Unsung Coast Guard Deck Hands Helped Sinai Normandy Landings
Coast Guardsman Anthony Furlan, 25, of Elmwood Avenue, served in four invasions including Sicily Salerno Normandy and Southern France. He and unloading crews aboard attack transports worked tirelessly to unload vehicles ammunition and guns shaping a smooth surprise landing. Rescue cutters moved casualties aboard as soldiers were transferred from multiple ships throughout the day.
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Coast
Normandy
First Division
French Channel
Coast Guard
Furlan
Sicily
Salerno
France
Card Party at First Spiritual Church
The First Spiritual Church on Jasper Street near Raynor will sponsor a banco and card party tomorrow evening at six o clock. Proceeds support church activities and fellowship.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Spiritual Church
Jasper Street
Raynor
Milne Family Connections Tie Through World War II Service
Mr and Mrs Dwight Milne of Lockport learn two of their four children met in New Guinea on Sept 26. Lieut Louise Milne Army nurse in Sinshhafen area welcomes her brother William signalman third class USCG on a five day pass. Their other sons serve abroad and at home including Dwight radioman on B 29 and Robert USCG machinist mate convalescing in the States after six months in the Mediterranean.
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Dwight Milne
E. Seventh Street
Lockport
New Guinea
Louise M. Milne
Sinshhafen
William
USCG
Bill
Coast Guard
Milne
Pfc
Dwight
Texas
Robert
Ramuta brothers meet near Rome in wartime reunion
Miss Josephine Ramuta learned three of her brothers met near Rome Italy Corporal William 29 overseas recovering in an Italian base hospital while Sgts John 27 and Joseph 31 who also served overseas arrived by Red Cross passes to visit him Two days travel allowed the surprise visit All have since been reassigned to other bases Earlier a year ago three Ramuta brothers met in Africa Edward now discharged Joseph and William were among them John William and Joseph attended De La Salle high school and other Jolietans with the Ramuta family include Dick Selfridge Bob Blake and Peter Serena
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Italy
Corp
William
John
Joseph
Red Cross
Ramuta
Africa
Edward
Willam
Headquarters Corps
Field Artillery
Willism
de la Salle High School
Postoffice Open Late Saturday for Overseas Christmas Parcels
Joliet postoffice will stay open until 4 pm Saturday to accept overseas Christmas parcels. Postmaster J Walter Lowrey said packages mailed overseas after Sunday require a serviceman or servicewoman to request it. No box over five pounds is accepted and length plus girth must not exceed 36 inches.
W. G. U. branch elects officers in Joliet
The St. Alois branch No. 21 of the Western Catholic Union elected officers at a Sunday meeting. New officers include Julius G. Weese as president and Julius G. Weese as supreme president up for reelection. Delegates from Joliet and neighboring towns were named for the supreme council convention in Quincy Illinois on October 14 to 16.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Alois
Western Catholic Union
Julius G. Weese
Frank A. St. Julien
Peter J. Martin
Joseph A. Hammel
Fred C. Dames
Constantine Bach
John Foncker
Rudolph Schauer
Alois J. Stahl
John M. Weese
Alois E. Sittel
Edward Loscheider
Anton F. Racher
John Prodehl
Anthony Carl
Supreme Council of the Western Catholic Union
Quincy
Joliet
Anton F. Rachor
George Stonich
Charles Vismara
George Wilhelmi
Nina Maffeo
Peter W. Kehlenbach
Lockport
Madeline Losey
Antoinette Sliwinski
Thomas Fitzgerald
Lemont
Frank J. Stephen
Chicago Heights
Kankakee Pastor to Speak on Making Marriage Workable
Rev. Morgan Williams of First Methodist Church Kankakee will discuss Making Marriage Workable in Maitland room at First Baptist Church this Sunday. He is a noted youth and adult leader on Christian home and family relations. An opening singspiration led by Rev. R Blatt is set for 7 30 Sunday evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morgan Williams
First Methodist Church
Kankakee
Maitland
First Baptist Church
Williams
Illinois
R. Blatt
Stokers Removed From Priority List In Joliet
Joliet dealers announced that all stokers are no longer on the priority list for home or store use. Dealers report very limited stock and urge immediate orders as first come, first served policy will apply. Distributor Robert J. Schultz says two years needed to manufacture enough stokers, with only limited sizes available now.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert J. Schultz
Winkler Stokers
U. S. Machine Corporation
Chicago
Will County Federation of Womens Clubs Meet Monday
The fall meeting of the Will County Federation of Womens clubs will be held Monday at 1 30 P M in the assembly room of Western United Gas and Electric Co Ottawa street Mrs Alice Herron home adviser for Will county will give a lunch packing demonstration and talk on food The meeting is open to all clubs and organizations in the federation Mrs William Birkett Plainfield is federation president
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Will County Federation of Womens Clubs
Western United Gas and Electric Company
Ottawa Street
Alice Herron
Will County
William Birkett
Plainfield
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Jolietan
Riveria
E. Jefferson St
Woodruff
Union National Bank and Trust CO
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Jefferson and
Ottawa Sts
Rome
Josephine Ramuta
Center Street
Chicago ST
W. G. U. Branch
Executive Mansion
Dwight H. Green
WGN
the Spectator
the People’s News
William R. McCabe
The
Spectator Publishing Company
Tober
Cass Street
Lllinois
Carvier
Y Mail
Women’s Federation
T. A. Sheehan
Optometrist
N. Chicago
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