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VOLUME 17 - NUMBER 45^ THURSDAY, MARCH 17,1977
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AMERICAN LEGION BIRTHDAY DINNER
Pictured above are W. Pat Williams, Harry Weltzien and Donald Enstrom as they cut the Legion's Birthday Cake. More Legion pictures appear on the back page with story.
i, H^ \Ateltzlen In Frarx» during the 1st .       \Not\6 War on a Harley-Davldson Motorcycle.
This Is one of several motorcydee used by Mr.
Weltzien during his tour of duty. He stated that I    h3 would ride the machine at night without
lights and keep far to the right of the road so that ^     <'i^^ wouldn't run head on into trucks.  Mr.
V^ said that the Army also used Indian ^^^^::^^ which didn't hold up as well as the
Mflrley-Davidson's.
¦ V - Last Saturday, March 11th, the Huntley American Legion and Auxiliary held it annual Birthday Dinner at the American Legion Home. Following a delicious corned beef and cabbage dinner, the birthday cake was cut by Worid War I Veterans, W. Pat Williams,
'! Harry Weltzien and Don Enstrom.
'    >;Metiibership pins  were  then  awarded  by  President  Ariene
Mattingly to the following:   50 years - May Chesak and Agnes
"Brodks; 25 years - June Offenheiser; 15 years - Myra Schachtner; 10
years'- Anna Blanchard, Cindy Jo Bakely and Doris Maynard; 5
, .:  y48«i, - Roberta Staab, Gloria Daughtery, Annette Peters and
' ,l)eiJOT(ps Graham, Julie Olson, Estelle Daughtery, Marge O'Brien ' ,,4' •,  , Continued on Back Page
§miR(^ RANDAZZO LAST DAY A        AT THE POST OFFICE
^<<-?'^^^4tt|e'iUnd«£zo's last day at the Huntiey. Post OtRce will bi'
tSl^»3f^>i*rchl8th.
ki^iir-J6«f«*»7:»^*>»"-" '""¦• She has been with the Huntley Post OfRce for >mMytat$.~
•r ;'^^'^?:'J^J^,The kandazzos will be moving to McLeansboro, Blinois to theii^ - '"'^^Mft&iiivt home.  Marge will miss all of her friends and plans to cotni^'-
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The above picture of the USS Ohio was printed on a postcard sent by Pat Williams to his brother, Thomas shortly before he Left Breast, France on Februa¬ ry 20, 1919. Pat and Harry Weltzien were the two World War 1 veterans who along with Don Enstrom cut the Legion's Birthd¬ ay cake with a ceremonial sword last Saturday. Pat joined the Navy in October 1917 and served aboard the U.S.S. Ohio until April of 1919. On June 1, 1918, the Ohio and several other ships engaged and sunk a German Submarine. Pat's battle station was in the aft turret. His job was handing up the powder. He said that the powder was in silk bags weighing 56 pounds each. That each time a shell was fired four of these bags had to be loaded into the 16 inch gun. Pat said that each time the gun was fired it had to be hosed down with water to put out any fire. He said that during gunnery practice many turrets on battleships had explos¬ ions on them because the crew did not hose down the chamber well enough and a spark would remain which would ignite the powder.
The U.S.S. Ohio had four 16 inch guns plus a number of 6 and 8 inch guns on the side. Pat said he believed that the ship was commissioned in 1904. He said that when it was new it was one of the ships Teddy Roosevelt sent around the world to show United States sea power. Roosevelt's daughter was reportedly on the
MONTHLY TOWNSHIP MEETING
(The regular meeting of the brafton Township Board of Audit¬ ors was called to order by acting Supervisor Mildred Ruth last Thursday, March 10th at the Township Garage. Trustees Schu¬ ltz, Schmuck, Pierce and Oldham as well as Qerk Enstrom. Assess¬ or Brunschon, Road Commission¬ er Brunschon and Attorneys Fra¬ nks and Schmitt were present. A large number of candidates and interested citizens of the Townsh¬ ip attended.
The first order of business was a reading of the minutes from the February meeting.
The monthly financial  report vtead as fc^ows:
TOWN FUND Balance Feb. 1st    S 9738.31 Receipts 10000.00
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ED ECKMAN APPEALS ELECTORAL BOARD DEQSION
uck Ruth
It was learned Utis week that Mr. Ed Eckman's attorney, Bernard Narusis, has fil«d.a9 appeal against the Board of Election's decision to retain Chartfes lath's name on the ballot.
As of this timCi^^ date for the court case has not been set.
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