Speedway Flyer, Volume 13, Number 7, Indianapolis, Marion County, 4 August 1944 — Page 1

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ST. CHRISTOPHER’S CATHOLIC CHURCH Rev. L. A. Lindemann Pastor Sunday Masses: 6:00 o’clock Weekday Masses 7:00 o’clock The men of St. Christopher will receive Holy Communion at the 8:30 o’clock Mass Sunday—on the Feast day of the Transfiguration of our Lord. The Men’s Club held their regular monthly meeting on Wednesday evening of this week in the Parish Hall. The meeting was announced at all the Masses on Sunday and a request was made for a large attendance as the part of the men of the Parish will play in the Summer Festival to be held August 24th, 25th and 26th was to be discussed. The regular meeting of the Altar Society will be held next Wednesday evening in the Social Room. Mrs. Herbert Grande, President of the Society, is hoping a great number of ladies will attend, as final plans for the Festival will be discussed and made. The hostesses for the evening are Chairman, Mrs. Bruce Atkinson, Co-Chairman Mrs. Al Aulbach, assisted by Mesdames Catherine Baldwin, J. W. Basch, Elizabeth Beberdick, Juanita Bender, L. Benedetto, Josephine Waldon, Jane Watson, Viola Whelan, Maxine ThurSbay, Clara Rausch, Rosemary Thompson and Dorothy Unnewehr. Next Monday, August 7th, is the time St. Christopher’s ladies are to report at St. Vincent’s I ospital between 9 and 12 and 2t05 to make surgical dressings. More ladies are needed. If you can go, please contact Mrs. Herbert Grande, President, Mrs. Raymond Vurpillat, Secretary, Nora Bray, after seven of evenings, or advise Father Lindemann. Mrs. Louie Carlsen who is in charge of the Fish Fry at the Summer Festival has named her committee as follows: Mesdames John Crehan, Joseph Cohen, Magdeline Devine and Nora Bray. “To np man render evil, for evjh 'but provide good things neft sight of. God, b„t afcp i the sight of all men.”— Romans 12:2. nora bray.

OLD HOME WEEK IN THE JUNGLES OF INDIA “Hi Ya Sis: “What really prompted me to write you so soon again was that I met an old friend of yours and mine this morning—none other than Bob Mugg. I know you remember him. His home is across the street from Miss Spencer’s. “I was sitting in a weapons carrier just getting ready to come to my base and up walks Muggs to ask the driver a question. At first I didn’t think L was sure about his identity. Then he saw me and both of us just about went wild—it all goes to show you that this is a small world after all. “Bob has been out in Burma for eight months fighting with the Chinese forces and he has had no easy time of it. He is on his first rest leave now. A whole month of some of the finer things that he has been missing out on. I gave him a fresh carton of cigarettes to tide him over till he gets to where he’s going. I hope they

Speedway Nazarene * Church Lyndhurst and Crawfordsville Rd. Rev. F. L. Barber, Pastor 1176 Eugene Street Sunday School - - 9:45 a. m. Morning Worship 10:40 a. m. , Evening Evangelistic Service 7:30 p. m. Prayer Meeting Thursday 7:30 p. m. EVERYBODY WELCOME _ ATTENTION . . . CHANGE OF ADDRESS The Speedway Church of the Nazarene has moved from 1432 Main St., to Lyndhurst Drive at Crawfordsville Road. We have moved to larger and more commodious building and a more convenient location. Make plans now to attend our services. Our Sunday School and Church services are open to any and all who wish to attend. • GO TO CHURCH SUNDAY A hearty WELCOME awaits you at our door. • F. L. BARBER, Pastor.

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don’t send him back into Burma again Eight months of that jungle is surely enough. “I was’ never so happy to see a home town fellow in'all my life. Gosh, I’m just bubbling over with joy. Really means a lot to see oli faces and friends. EARL.” The Higbies received the above letter from Earl this past week. Earl is pilot on a cargo plane and has 104 missions to his credit. Lad ies Needed To Help Make Surgical Dressings Ladies of St. Christophers, we have been asked to help wrap surgical dressings at St. Vincent’s Hospital this coming Monday, Aug. 7th. Several ladies have volunteered, but we need several more. All those who can help either morning, afternoon or ass "day will be doing a very necessary work. Further information can be obtained by calling Mrs. Vurpillat, Belmont 2277-R.

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Birthdays for the month are as follows: August Sth, Albert Wel?b; August 9th, Richard Nelson; August 13th, Raymond Grange and Allen Smith, Jr.; August 18th, Art Raper; August 30th, Charles Thompson; August 31st, Roma T. French; September Ist, Robert Williams; September 3rd, Niles Gwinn; September sth, Walter Daupert and John Hayes; September 12th, John Nelson. Change of address: Eugene Edward Hanen, A. S., Ward R-West, Mclntire Dispensary, Great Lakes, 111. We are sorry to report that Gene Hanen has contracted scarlet fever, but he is getting a nice long rest and is getting along “okay,” too. We will be seeing you soon, we hope. -Cpl. Calvin Strouse dropped in unexpectedly Sunday at home. Lt. (j.g.) Tom is there, too.' So, we say, “Boys, have a grand time while you are here.” Last Monday evening, July 24th, Bob Schowalter met Steele Roberts, Jr., in San Francisco. Bob says Steele never did look so good! These boys are graduates of the class of 1943 so they decided to visit some more Speed-way-ites and taxied out to the residence of Mr. and Mrs. Bob Bland. Don’t you imagine the Army, the Navy, and the “Sea Bees” had a grand time? Mrs. Melson tells us she has received a letter from Frank and he is in Sardinia. Frank is a radio operator and gunner on a Marauder bomber. He and the crew flew their ship over. They had a grand hop and saw some very interesting and beautiful country and plenty of the Atlantic. We have his new address now. The family of Harvey Phipps, Jr., and Miss Dot Gleason received three letters and a card from Harvey last week, saying he was well and that his crew of ten had. parachuted to safety and not to worry about him as the Red Cross was taking good care of them. Harvey is the catcher on their ball team. \ Mr. N. D. Richardson of 4936 West 12th Street, received a telegram from the War Department stating that Bob has been missing since July 19th, during a flight over Germany. Bob was inducted in August of 1943, receiving his training in Jefferson Barracks, Mo., Las Vegas, Nev., and Tampa, Fla. Bob has only been overseas a few weeks. Rev. Anderson received letters during the past week from Wayne Senter, Dwight Bilbee, Jr., and Bob Penn. All of these boys are „wcll and they all send their best wishes to everyone in (Speedway. —— "f~ War Mothers Organization Close Busy Month 7 —<fhe U(S. A. Chapter American War Mothers ended the busy month of July by sponsoring the band concert given at Garfield Park last Sunday evening by the 667th AAF band from Stout Field, under the direction of Warrant Officer John G. Doyle. A basket picnic was held in the afternoon by the chapter members, and the band members and their wiye§_ .were guests at the supper The committee in charge was Mrs. A. L. Wottring, Mrs. Ralph Fisher, Mrs. C. L. McMurray, Mrs. Ray Trefz, Mrs. Fred Myers, Mrs. R. B. Bailey. The guest table was beautifully decorated an<f laden with food prepared by the committee and chapter mothers. The service men and their wives expressed their thanks for what they said was a grand time. .Mrs. H. F. Bernhardt was in charge of the Red Cross Blood Bank booth that the U. S. A. Chapter sponsored during the July drive at Loew’s Theater. She (Continued on Page 4.)

FRIDAY, AUGUST 4, 1944

Speedway Flyer Vacation Dates. The Speedway FLYER will be on its vacation August 18th and 25th. We wjlljjublish a paper next Friday, August 11th, and we will resume our paper Friday, September Ist. We are sorry to have to miss two issues of the paper but under all circumstances it has seemed the most advisable thing to do.

PERSONAL MENTION MRS. WINFIELD WOOD 5032 W. 14th street BeL 4895

Miss Patty Monee has returned from Hanlmond, Indiana, where she visited her uncle, . C. Wilkins, and family. She was accompanied home by Mr. Bill Wilkins of Brazil, who spent last week with the H. R. Monces’. He returned to Brazil Sunday afternoon with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Theo Wilkins, who have been visiting their daughter, Mrs. Monee, and family, for the past two weeks. Mrs. Minnie Schenck and Margie Lou have gone to Tujunga, California, to visit Mrs. C. D. Huff and daughter, Ddrothy. Mrs. Margaret Kelley accompanied her sister as far as Chicago. Mr. and Mrs. Otto Heuser and Mr. and Mrs. Fre4 Green and children have been-'spending the week at Lake Shafer. * ♦ • Mr. and Mrs. Charles Armstrong and daughter, Joyce, spent the week-end with relatives in Deerfield, Indiana. They attended a family dinner and open house in honor of the 63rd wedding anniversary of Mr. Armstrong’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. Howard Armstrong. ♦ ♦ • Mr. and Mrs. Herbert L. Plowman and family of Gary, Indiana, were week-end guests of Mr. and Mrs. S. A. Gummere and son. * ♦ • Ensign and Mrs. Thomas Strouse and daughter, Rosemary, and Cpl. Calvin Strouse arrived Sunday to spend furloughs with their parents, ..Mr. and Mrs. Charles Strouse, and sister, Mrs. Frank Morton. Tom is stationed at Boston, Massachusetts and Calvin at Fort Dix, New Jersey. • ♦ ♦ Mrs. Nellie Schrock of Lafayette visited her son, Christian

SIHOOLNEWS Speedway schools will reopen Tuesday, September sth. Students will come the first day at 8:20 a. m. There will be a short schedule of classes the first day. • ♦ • The Speedway School Board has reorganized for the coming year as follows: Robert L. Thomas, president; Robert J. Kry ter, treasurer, and Erwin H. Hamke, secretary. ♦ ♦ * Plans a:-e being completed for the£feomir z school term and the list of tellers for the coming year will be announced in the Flyer next week. Plans for the kindergarten are going forward and enrollments for the k: idergarten will be accepted after August 14th. There will be two kindergartens, one meeting in the morning and the other in the afternoon. Further announcements in regard to the kindergar ten will be made in next week’s Flyer. * » • Work cn tbe new building is progr&ssir g nicely and it notv seems certain that the building will practically be completed within the next two weeks. Some difficulty is being experienced in regard to radiation and lockers and these :liings may have to wait .until a later date.

Schrock, and family, a few days this week. • • • Rosemary McDonald, Catherine Humphreys, Gertrude Daupert and Mary Kuszmaul were in Chicago last week-end. While there the girls visited some of Mary’s schoolmates. • ♦ • Mr. and Mrs. George B. Folson of Washington, D. C., were the guests of Mr. and Mrs. H. R. Monee of N. Lyndhurst Drive last week. The Higbie family entertained one of Earl’s buddies who is back from the fighting front of Italy, Captain Noel Kitchen. Captain Kitchen is a fighter pilot with several Nazi planes to his credit. Other guests of the evening were Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Phipps, .Mrs. Don Walker, Dot and Jennie Phipps, Mrs. Noel Kitchen, Dot Gleason, Bud and Bea Jenkins. ♦ ♦ Miss Dorothy Thau, who has been-a patient at SunnysiSeSafiP torium for the past two years,, has been released and is now staying at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Gus Thau, 1915 Gerard Avenue. ♦ * ♦ Mrs. Omar C. Scott of 5302 Carlton Way, will spend the week-end with her husband who is attending Navy Engineers School at Great Lakes. •♦ ♦ ♦ Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Etter and family of 5250 West 15th Street, Mr. and Mrs. John Fidger of 1616 Fisher, spent an enjoyable weekend with Wilbur Messick at his cottage on Bruce Lake. Mrs. Henry Carl visited her daughter, Mrs. Pauline Robbins, of West 15th Street, for several days last week. ♦ ♦ ♦ Mr. and Mrs. Louis Carlsen have xeturned from a very successful fishing trip at Oakdale Inn, Monticello, Indiana. * * * Mr.'and Mrs. Frank Medenwald and Deloris Ann of Loy Street and Mr. and Mrs. Orville Headley of Indianapolis spent their vacation at Lake Gage. Sugar spent her vacation with her grandmother. 1 v * * * C. C. Templin, petty officer 2/c, Jias been home visiting his wife and son at 1730 Allison Avenue. Mr. and Mrs. Steele Roberts and Mrs. Roger Foster attended the funeral of Mr. H. M. Gentry, an undertaker at Jamestown, Indiana. The funeral was held last Tuesday afternoon. ♦ ♦ ♦ Sgt. Henry C. Hazlewood, Jr. is spending a two weeks furlough with his wife and parents at 5027 West 13th Street. * * * Mrs. Dora Watson of Huntington, Indiana, is visiting with her daughter, Mrs. C. C. Templin, of 1730 Allison Avenue. ♦ ♦ ♦ Sgt. Mag. Ken L. Martin and wife have been visiting their parents, Mr. and Mrs. V. H. Bolton, of 1629 Presto Street, Speedway City. Sgt. Mag. Bolton is stationed at Norman, Oklahoma. ♦ ♦ ♦ Mr. and Mrs. Lester Taylor of Speedway have moved to their farm near Zionsville, Indiana.

SPEEDWAY CHRISTIAN CHURCH The Rev. Howard Anderson. _ Minister SUNDAY SERVICES: . 9:30 A. M .Church School (For young people and adults this is a unified service of study and worship) The services of worship will be conducted by members of the congregation during the month of August. Mr. Hamilton Powell will preside during church services next Sunday morning. The sermon will be preached by Mr. N. D. Cory, Supt. of the Speedway Schools. HiS subject will be “The Man of The Future”. Mrs. Claude Westenhofer will sing the communion hymn and Miss oyce Armstrong will be the guest organist. The attendance at our unified services duping the summer months has been outstanding. There were 435 people present last Sunday morning. Once more we issue an invitation to anyone in Speedway, who is not attending church elsewhere, to come to our services for the Christian education and expression of worship which is needed so much during these days. If you are new in the community and a stranger to this church, we assure you a sincere welcome. Our ushering committee will greet you at the door and guide you and your children to the proper classes of the church school. Our courteous welcoming committee will see to it that you are a stranger but once. Church school classes for the children are conducted each Sunday morning during the time that the young people and adults are in their study and worship groups. The quarterly meeting of the church board will be held Tuesday evening, August Bth, at Buckley’s in Cumberland. A fried chicken dinner will be served at seven o’clock. Following dinner the business meeting will be held. Board members should contact Mr. Wood or Mr. Norman to arrange for transportation. The Children’s Story Hour will meet each Friday morning during August with the exception of August 18th. The time of the story hour is nine-thirty o’clock. Four new members of the church were welcomed into the fellowship of the congregation last Sunday morning. Mr. Karl Degener, Mr. Robert Parke, Miss. Cary lon Bennett and Miss Ruth Gerber are the new members. Our minister and family are on vacation during this month. The church office will be open each morning excepting Saturdays. Mrs. Helen Thomas Martin is attending the Church and Choral Music Institute at Northwestern University. This institute is held each summer to give advanced instruction to choir directors. Mrs. Martin will return to Speedway for church services on August 13th, and will begin her vacation August 14th.

I Speedway Girl Enrolled In Radio School Feminine Bluejacket Mary J. Riley, 20, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. R. Riley, 1653 Winton Avenue, Indianapolis, was enrolled recently in the Naval Training School (radio) at Miami University, Ohio, where she is learning fundamentals of radio communication. Her selection to the specialty school was m(ide on the results of her recruit training aptitude tests.

ST. ANDREW’S LUTHERAN CHURCH (Worshipping in Speedway Town Hall) Rev. Robert H. Heine, Pastor 1703 Gerrard Drive Sunday School 9:30 A. M. Morning Worship 10:45 A. M. MR. GEORGE SCHUETTE, a Senior at the Chicago Lutheran Seminary, and a son of First Lutheran Church, Columbus, Indiana, is serving as guest preacher during tfie pastor’s vacation. Encourage this fine young man by being present. You will be helped by his message. PASTOR HEINE is attending the Summer Graduate Session of the Chicago Lutheranjjjßeminary. He will return to Speedway to resume his duties for the last Sunday in August, the 27th. Meanwhile, if the services of the pastor are needed, contact Mr. Carl Merle or Mr. Arthur Rhoades, who will know how to contact the pastor at all times. BRING YOUR SUMMER GUESTS TO CHURCH. You can do them no greater, service. Visitors and new residents of Speedway are most welcome. Worship with us often.

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.The completed course of study includes operating navy radio transmitting and receiving equipment, enciphering and deciphering navy code messages and the basic operating principles of all navy radio and electrical equipment. Speedway Homemakers Club Notice Speedway Homemakers Club will hold its monthly meeting on August 10th, in the Town Hall at 1:30 o’clock. A discussion on Time a?d My given. All members to attend. Mrs. Ruth Thomas, Publicity.

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