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This Made News 25 Years Ago In Midlothian!It was mid-August 1943 in Midlothian ... and one of the first children born in Midlothian (his parents lived at 147th and St. Louis, in the old “Legion Hall”), Elmer Sperlin, was safe after several close calls with death while on 'Nav}convoy duty in the Atlantic . . . his ship was torpedoed once, and another time was in a collision with a freighter . . . he touched^’orth Africa, Ireland, the Mediterranean, Cuba, France . . . and then was awarded a imdal for being responsible for the destruction of a Jap submarine in the Pacific . . '. he said his only ambition was to get back home, own a house and raise a family! . ..$25 in war stamps was to be the prize for winning exhibits in the Victory Garden Fall Show at the Midlothian public school, sponsored b\ the Garden Club ... A mystery surrounded the discovery of a body of a man, beaten with a blunt instrument, dead in a ditch at 123rd and Crawford . . . Walter Dohl was installed as commander of the Legion Post at ceremonies where Mildred Nelson sang and Navy Commander Studell spoke on his experiences in air raids in England . . . Dohl pledged to build the post so that the “boys” wduld. have a place to go when they came homefrom the war ...A tragic accident in Chicago took the life of William Bradley of 14410 Springfield, a gasoline tank truck driver, whose rig exploded when it hit an underpass as he swerved to avoid hitting a car . . . Funeral services were from St. Christophers, and survivors were the widow and a daughter Margaret . . . PFC Newton LeVee phoned his mother on her birthday from his post at Fort Lewis, Washington . . . Jimmy Youngblood was stationed in Pennsylvania and reported he was getting a lot of “KP Time” .. • Adrian Schellinkhout vas at submarine radio school atNew London, Connecticut, having transferred from the Air Force to Submarines Pvt. Karl Lehmann wrote home that it was“plenty hot” at Camp Bowie, Texas . . , PFC John W. Kinsella was in radar school at Hattiesburg, Mississippi . . . Pvt. Wilbur Soyk arrived in Sicily from North Africa but stated that his copies of the Messenger were catchingup with, him . . .Mrs. Harry Boomsma was chairman of the Mac Arthur Womens Club Bazaar ! . . crocheted dresses, knit booties, fanc aprons and quilts were auctioned off to raise funds to send Christmas gifts overseas to Midlothian boys ., . Walter Slowik, ,14637 Trumbull, advertised a horse harness for sale, and the Roches at 146th and Avers wanted to dispose of their ice cream freezer . . . The U. H. Doyles and J. P. Lerners were celebrating the arrival of a 7 lb. 15 oz. grandson, to Lt. and Mrs. George Doyle, at St. Francis. Lt. Doyle was on duty in California.. . The Merry Melders met at Jessie Reagan’s home . . . Jess Entrop had his appendix out at St. Francis ...Army Nurse Erna Drusch had arrived in Australia after training at Camp McCoy, Wisconsin . . . Glenda Sperlin,• then the Editor of the Messenger, received an anonomous phone call threatening the life of Police Chief McNeela . . . Albert Burton celebrated his tenth birthday with a party, entertaining Carl Walter, Dwight Hendrickson,Harold ' Haase, Steven Bauer, Walter youngblood and Louis and Ralph Freese. . . ^97 children attended the Midlothian Gospel Tabernacle picnic held in Holm’s grove at. 147th and Clifton Park . . • Rose Weinberger announced that the Five Point Club was disbanded because so many of the members were working . . . William G. Hayes, 39, of 156th and Waver ly, died of a heart attack * . . Lydia’s Tavern at 157th and McKinley, advertised barbecued ribs at all times, and fish on Fridays . . . The folks at 14937 S. Avers were offering green beans for canning at $2.25 a bushel . . • That was news, in 19431
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Midlothian Bremen Messenger
Midlothian, Illinois, US
Thu, Aug 15, 1968
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