Al Janocha Receives Post Certificate of Merit in Illinois Banquet
Al Janocha is shown receiving a Post Certificate of Merit from Dept. Commander George Sansome. Ben P. Karwacki, Commander of Post 1811, looks on. The citation was given at a Department of Illinois Catholic War Veterans Banquet held at Chicago Heights Memorial Post 1060. Al, former owner of Al's Palmer Club, has befriended the local post and other groups on many occasions.
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al Janocha
Dept
George Sansome
Ben P. Karwacki
Department of Illinois
Northern Illinois Gas to issue 500000 refund to customers
Northern Illinois Gas Company will start issuing refunds totaling about 500000 to customers over 12 months. The refunds come from Federal Power Commission approved settlements with two pipeline companies reducing gas prices in recent years. Total refunds for NI Gas customers reach roughly 10.4 million over two years, with a typical six room home expected to save about 10 dollars and more than three percent on rates.
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Northern Illinois Gas Company
Federal Power Commission
N-I
N-I Gas
Christmas Greetings From Leland M Inman
Seasonal message from Leland M Inman Principal of Posen Elementary School. He urges inner happiness and spreading kindness beyond Christmas while thanking the community for cooperation in schools and educational opportunities for children. He calls for peace, service, and looking forward with courage.
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Leland M. Inman
Posen Elementary School
Legion Auxiliary Members Deliver Christmas Gifts to Vets
On Saturday December 14 Angie Pociask Irene Holus and Matt Swider gal and Walter Hawrysio of the American Legion visited Oak Forest Hospital to distribute Christmas gifts to veterans confined there. The donations brightened the holidays for some less fortunate veterans.
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Angie Pociask
Irene Holus
American Legion Auxiliary
Matt Swidergal
Walter Hawrysio
Legion
Oak Forest Hospital
Service Man Tom Nowak Home on Fur Lough
Private Tom Nowak is home on furlough from Ft. Sill Oklahoma until January 3. He entered the Army in August and completed basic training at Ft. Knox. After furlough he will be sent to Oakland California and then Hawaii. Tom is a graduate of St. Stanislaus and Mendel High School.
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Tom Nowak
Ft. Sill
Oklahoma
Army
Ft. Knox
Oakland
California
Hawaii
Tom
St. Stanislaus & Mendel High School
Catholic War Veterans Visit Oak Forest Hospital
Commander Ben Karwacki and Catholic War Veterans Post 1811 entertained veterans at Oak Forest Hospital on Saturday December 21. They distributed cigarettes clothing and stationary to 100 bed patients and 50 additional patients in the auditorium. The event is one of several annual projects by members.
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Ben Karwacki
Catholic War Veterans Post 1811
Oak Forest Hospital
Shelter project for school children planned at Brown's Chicken
Brown's Chicken at 2644 W 147th St Posen offers to provide materials for a shelter for school children waiting for the bus if a capable person volunteers to build it.
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Brown's Chicken
Posen
Seaman Rushing Serves Aboard USS Spiegel Grove
LeRoy D. Rushing seaman USN, son of Mr. and Mrs. Omar M. Rushing of Posen, serves aboard the dock landing ship USS Spiegel Grove which returned to Norfolk Va. Oct. 3 after a three month Caribbean training cruise. Spiegel Grove took part in an amphibious exercise at Vieques Puerto Rico with 5000 Navy personnel and Marines, visiting San Juan and the Virgin Islands ports of St. Croix and St. Thomas.
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LeRoy D. Rushing
USN
Omar M. Rushing
Harrison
Posen
USS Spiegel Grove
Norfolk Va
Caribbean
Spiegel Grove
Vieques
Puerto Rico
San Juan
St. Croix
St. Thomas
Virgin Islands
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N.I. Gas CO
Seasons Greetings
Sauers Cove
Western Avenue
Verne
Verne Sk
Rod
Chicago Motor Club
Snoco
Kedzie
Illinois
Oak Forest
Kalmar
W. 147Th
St. Francis of Assisi
E. P. Cebulski & CO
147Th Street
Midlothian
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