Berlin airlift memories flow from Riverside notes
Lt Richard S. Jackson and Capt Robert Jackson recount Operation Vittles as Berlin airlift pilots share experiences from Rhein Main to Templehof. Navy aviators explain fleet terms, while Jackson describes flight intervals, corriders, and quick loading times amid ongoing missions and limited casualties.
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Berlin
Ryerside
Richard S. Jackson
Brother James
Lawton
Robert Jackson
Nancy Stark
Biéutenant Jackson
MtRi
Captain Jackson
Frankfurt
Main
Jackson
Gordon Clithero
Gage Wood
California
Army Air Forces
Laura Jackson
U.S. Navy
Navy
Army
Air Force
Ormond C. ‘Fowler
USN
Rheinmann
Fowler
James
CALFT
Rhein Main Field
Fulda
Templehoff
Tempichoff
Marian Homer Re-elected by National Group
Miss Marian D Homer LTHS secretary was re elected corresponding secretary of the National Association of School Secretaries at the 1949 regional conference in St Louis February 25 27. She will serve until July 1 1950 and may attend the next regional conference in Philadelphia March 25 27. The summer conference will be in Salt Lake City Utah with a workshop for school secretaries at the University of Utah. The University of Wisconsin also sponsors a workshop August 16 at Madison.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marian D. Homer
LTHS
National Association of School Secretaries
National Education Association
Association
St. Louis
Miss Homer
Philadelphia
Salt Lake City
Utah
University of Utah
University of Wisconsin
Madison
Principals Inspect Lyons Township High School Tour
Thirty principals from Colorado, Canada, and St Petersburg Fla visited Lyons Township High School and Junior College on March 4 and 8 during a convention of the National Association of Secondary School Principals. They explored terminal education, the high school guidance program, the student council, and the Adult Evening School. Lyons faculty attending included Supt. George S. Olsen, Dean Harold Bitting, Ronald Deabler, George Hawking, Elliott, and Dorothy Banks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Colorado
Canada
St. Petersburg
Fla
Lyons Township
National Association
George S. Olsen
Harold’ Bitting
Ronald Deabler
George ‘Hawking
el Elliott
Dorothy Anks
Low Heat Tip for Sausage and Bacon
Keep heat low when cooking sausage and bacon to ensure thorough cooking without drying or scorching. Slow cooking preserves flavor, yields tender texture, and minimizes waste.
Youth Orchestra Concert Set for March 18 at Orchestra Hall
The Youth Orchestra of Greater Chicago will perform a spring concert at Orchestra Hall at 8 15 p m on Friday March 18 featuring musicians from thirty six area high schools including LTHS. Performers Richard Quinlan Robert Quinlan Marilyn Warkow from LaGrange will join the ensemble conducted by Tauno Hannikainen. The program includes Sinfonia Piccola Rienzi Overture Liszt Les Preludes and Suite Algerienne. Rehearsals have run eight weeks with future trips and summer plans noted.
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Greater Chicago
Orchestra Hall
Greater Chicago Area
LTHS
LaGrange
Richard C. Quinlan
Robert P. Quinlan
Waiola Avenue
Marilyn B. Warkow
North Stone Avenue
Tauno Hannikainen
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Hannikainen
Soulahti
Wagner
Liszt
Saint Saens
School of Music
University of Illinois In
Urbana
Deceptive telephone quizzes lure shoppers with fake prizes
The Chicago Better Business Bureau condemns a wave of telephone quizzes promising a $50 merchandise certificate as prizes. Winners, often unaware the certificate applies only to fur coats or other goods, are pressured into stores. Critics say the ploy misleads, humiliates participants and amounts to a deceptive marketing tactic contrary to public interest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ujigh
Better Business Bureau
Chicago
Big Bend Tunnel’s 1872 hole through proves tight alignment
The original Big Bend tunnel, completed in 1872, was holed through with opposite bores misaligned by only inches, illustrating precision in early tunnel construction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Big Bend
Lions on the Track Look for Core to Build Depth
Coach Russ Deason outlines a veteran nucleus from Champaign state title teams and lists key returnees James Caffey, Steve Little, George Hooper, Bob Diouhy, and Cur ly Vieth. He notes other hopefuls in distances, sprints, and jumps while seeking low hurdlers and refining practice after a soft start.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russ Riley
Bob van Horn
Nile
Dean McKown
George Wilson
McKown
Bill McElihiney
George Swanson
Jim Hermes
Deason
Pete McKinney
Rod Webber
Fred Wishe
Webber
History repeats itself in St Johns bowling league race
In a tight week the league saw Lanning's Market take two from the top flight Men's Club to stay close. Schroeder Motors moved from last to fourth by sweeping Heydorn Builders. Schlueter Drugs won two against Lustfeld Packers. Top bowler was Rudolf Hiller with 227 650, followed by Karl Schultes 222 549 and Harold Mayer 542. Walter Schroeder rolled a 504 series.
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St.John’s
Learue
Lanning
Schroeder Motors
Heydorn Builders
Schlueter
Lustfeld
Cocey
Rudolph Hiller
Karl Schultes
Harold Mayer
Axl Winkelman
Walter Schroeder
Signs Explain Roadway Signals and Warnings
An old prose paragraph describes eight sided STOP signs, round railroad crossing signs and diamond warning signs. It explains that octagonal STOP signs warn of stop streets or junctions, round signs warn of crossings, and diamond shapes indicate hazards such as sharp curves, hills, narrow bridges or bad road surfaces.
Relays Move Ahead as Cagers Shift to Track
With basketball ending, freshmen and sophomore cagers report for track training. Varsity athletes Virth Little and McEilhiney head to Monday sessions. Frosh-Sophs race in Naperville Relays on March 24, then Oak Park Relays on April 2. Outdoor season starts April 8 at Riverside in a triangular with Maine and RR.
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Frosh-Soph
Virth
Little
McEilhiney
Frosh-Sophs
Naperville Relays
Varsity
Oak Park
Lions
Cubs
Maine
R-R
Riverside
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Riverside News
Gatow
Therd
Ejeven
Tekken
Switzerland
Bavarian Alps
Paris
St. Moritz
Zurich
French Riviern
Marian
Homer
Joseph T. Kolar
Brookfield
Broadway
Nancy Warren
Aroman Ko Hell
Wees
Naperville
Darch ii Iit
Naperae Ou
Desson
Lion
Champaign
Insurance “Company
la Grange
Member
Federal Deposit Insurang
Motorola
Stromberg-Carlson
Zenith
Po Eas
RCA Victor
Uae
Brad
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