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PRINTED IN BERWYN OF BERWYN FOfl BERWYN PEOPLE By BERWYN PEOPLE Vol. XII No. 44 Berwyn, Illinois, Friday, July'28, 1944 $1.00 per year; 5c per copy By COLLIER ITS ABOUT TIME! Three More Gold Stars Three new Gold 'Stars have appeared on Berwyn Service Flags the past week, representing men who fell in the present conflict. One of the men lost his life in Italy, one in Normandy and the third in the Southwest Pacific, One other man is reported as missing and another wounded. Pvt, Frank J.

Triner, 28, a graduate of Piper and Morton has 'been listed as being killed in action in Italy after (first being reported as missing. He vjas with the 5th Army. His parents, Mr. and Mrs, Thomas Triner, now reside at 5622 23rd st. in Cicero.

An aunt, Mrs. Frank Neu-berg, resides at 6506 28th street. Pvt. Triner saw action in North Africa, in Sicily and earlier Italian campaigns. Lt.

Frank J. Elias, who lived in Berwyn for some time before entering the army, lost his life five days after D-day in Normandy. He came from Cedar Rapids, where his wife now resides. Lt, Elias, who was with the infantry, has a sister, Mrs. E.

C. Reif, living at 1443 Wenonah avenue. Reported killed in action in the Southwest Pacific is Pfc Carl Oplatka, whose uncle Edward Oplatka lives at 2310 Euclid avenue. No details available at press time. Listed by the Navy as woundded is Ensign Edgar Davis Tripple, USNR, whose wife, Mrs.

Marjorie Marilyn Tripple, lives at 2017 Maple avenue. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Hurt of 1330 Grove avenue, have been informed that their son. Paratrooper Sgt.

Geo. F. Hurt, has been listed ns missing in action since D-day in the Normandy invasion. Sgt. Hurt, before entering the army, was editor of the Sport lite" a monthy paper for Bowlers of this area.

His stepfather, Frank Hurt, served in the Navy in World War being a member of Beywyn Legion post. COMMUNITY CHEST Berwyn Man Is Chairman of Region IV WKimugw John H. Wood, 3128 Wisconsin avenue, Berwyn, has been named Chairman of Region IV of the Suburban Division of the 1944 National War Fund Campaign, it is announced by Stuart W. Cochran, chairman of the Suburban Division, and by Clarence Randall, genl chairman of the 1944 campaign. Mr.

Wood takes on his new and large civic duty with a broad knowledge of the organization needs involved in a campaign of the scope indicated by his entire region, which includes Maywood, Forest Park, Cicero, Broadview, Westchester, Berwyn, Lyons, Riverside, Brookfield, Oak Lawn, Chicago Ridge, Evergreen Park, Blue Island, Atwood Heights, Lemont, Willow Springs, Justice, Roberts Park, Worth, Palos Heights, and Palos Park. At a meeting of all regional chairmen in the Suburban division Tues- day evening, July 18, in Chicago, Mr. Wood announced the appointment of the following district chairmen: Ray Warnecke, 640 Marengo avenue, Forest Park, District 16, which includes Bellwood, Maywood, Hillside, Forest Park, Broadview, Westchester, Ernest A. Pender, RFD No. 1, Box 371, LaGrange, District 17 Cicero, Berwyn, North Riverside, Lyons, La-Grange Park, Brookfield, Stickney, McCook, Hodgkins, Western Springs, and Forest View.

Maxime L. Larsonneur, 9 6 16 Brandt avenue, Oak Lawn, District 18 -Columbus Manor, Oak Lawn, Chicago Ridge, Evergreen Park, and Grand View. Joseph Kaufman, 835 Singer avenue, Lemont, District 1'9 Lemont, Hastings, Hazel Dell, Lambert, Willow Springs, Justice, Bedford (Park, Argo, Summit, Roberts Park, Worth, Palos Heights, and. Palos Park. Robert McQueen, 2411 New Blue Island, District 20 Aslip, Ked-.

zie Heights, Blue Island, Atwood Heights, and Calument Park. The National War Fund Campaign is building an organization of more than 60,000 volunteer workers in all sections of Cook, DuPage, and Lake counties to raise almost $13,000,000 in 1944 with which to carry on the-work of the National Fund agencies: and local Community Chests, In announcing appointments Mr. Cochran, chairman of the Suburban Division, told of the work done during the robot plane attacks on London by British War Relief, an important agency of the National War Fund, which will receive funds thru the efforts of the campaign in Cook, DuPage, and Lake counties. Maintaining 24-hour service, with the drivers sleeping in the cars ready HAVE YOU COUNTERSIGNED YOUR DRIVER'S LICENSE? Many automobile drivers are apparently not aware that they should countersign (on the reverse side) their drivers license, and so have failed to affix their signature on the line in the proper place. If you want to prove this just ask any of your friends who drive whether they have taken care of this detail or not.

Failure to sign your license may result in a $5.00 fine if you are ever stopped by Mr. John Law and askec to show your drivers license-even though you may be innocent of any other wrong doing. Maybe your friends will thank you for this tip Ye Ed did. LIQUOR CASH TAKEN FROM OGDEN AVE. BOWLING ALLEY PAPER A MUST" ON YOUR SALVAGE PROGRAM A paper collecting drive for the Chicagoland area has been set for August 12 and Berwynites are asked to save up all their waste paper so that Berwyn will make a good showing in the affair.

At a meeting of Scout officials Tuesday at Legion ball it was decided to conduct our drive on Sunday, August 13. The Scouters heard a talk by Mr. Bradley of the WPB, who stressed the importance of collecting paper to aid in the greatly increased war tempo. Nearly everything that goes to the fighting fronts contains or is wrapped in paper and it has been virtually impossible to make available new paper unless waste paper is salvaged and converted. It is estimated that some eight million tons of surplus paper will be needed during the present year to keep up with the needs It has been agreed that the Scouts will take over collection details on the 18th for the Berwyn-Stickney area, with Scouters arranging for the trucks or cars to do the actual Another meeting will be held on August 1 to work out final plana, Proceeds from the sale of the paper wilTbe divided on a unit basis with, each troop according to.

the number of members participating. O- INFANT GRANDSON OF DR. AND MRS VIRGIL STEPHENS DIES Some burglars with dry throats and an empty purse took care of those details sometime during the night hours of Monday-Tuesday, for they broke into the South Berwyn Recreation Bowling Alleys at 6701 Ogden avenue and took a quantity of intoxicating beverages" valued at about $400 and then removed about $30 from the cash register) according to a report by George Pavlik, proprietor. After trying several windows the burglars finally pried one on the alley open to carry out their business and their loot, It is understood that an attempt upas made this week to burglarize the Berwyn hotel, but it was unsuccessful. The infant son of Mr.

and Mrs. George Martin passed away at the Childrens Hospital in Chicago Wednesday after living only a few days. Mrs. Martin is the daughter' of Dr. and Mrs.

Virgil Stephens, 3121 Wisconsin The baby was born at MacNeal Memorial hospital last Sati rday but was removed to the Chicago hospital when a rare condition developed which demanded special 1.