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22 BROOKLYN EAGLE, AUG. 24, 1947 Legion Holes IV. F. W. Notes VETERAN The foresight and strength ol BiooUyn Council.

V. F. in up porting every effort toward trig By A. J. CINCOTTA Thousands of Brooklyn legionnaires and additional thousand of non-affiliated veterans who re In Brooklyn; By Sylvan Furman Kiart oi construction on ine Veterans' Administration Hospi-a side here wiU spend most of next week in Manhattan, the 29th annual national convention of the The axe will come down an l.M VA is charged with give meaning wk by N.UonaI Commandel Veterans AdminiitraiioB staff nd prax-tically to Its other Job ljOUU Suirr o( pomand.

Ore, members over the nation In the of hlndin out tne during an inspection of the site fol Vt this twirt i in nf 1'1'e American Legion being the big at- comin month nr Mh nf inaiuution on Friday. trvr.r& mnrn or it. nrvir traction. The carnival spirit will A th nffirisl pii.s.t nf RrmklvB move bodex no snnrf fnr th be most evident throughout thetivenesa of VA services. Accord-four-day convention which opens ing to VA's announcement, the in Madison Square Garden onicu' t'f is necessary because Aug.

28 with the conclave con- th' recent congressional appro-tlnuing until Sunday when nomi-'Pr'tion provided for 10.000 fewer Vocational RehabillUtion and council. Commander Starr de-Education program, is most seri-cltTfi thtt he wal d.plv lm. ously threatened by the Impend-(pre vilh WOrk of the local ing cuts in staff, who are asserting that 'here to by VA as "administrative per- evldenoe that our fight is worth, aonnel. But the vocational coun- wnjje mm 1 1 nra -vox- rl t-t mt an nrVuw I nation and elections of national 'administrative employes thanVA officers will conclude the session, ihad requested. Since about 2 000 TJl MVtT vWtin the Fort Hamilton The Brooklyn delegation will be have already left for various rea- headed by County Comma nderlsons and eT not replacd, VA James T.

Watters who Is it Is now necessary to cut national chairman of the ore-i'1 personnel by another g.000. reeLstration committee. Thomas Since they will be spread over Callahan, junior past county com- iu hundeds of offices thoughout th, facilities at the Manhattan trative tiey are professionally Becn Hospital the BUest 0, trained specialists who give vete- Noe, Jeffrey. managfr. then rans direct personal service.

was tendered a luncheon at Mi. If you cut substantial part of icher. Restaurant. 36 FlatbuslJ the counselling sUffs-as VA bAve m.nere Uv(T doing-you threaten the whole L. prwnM him bv for good counselling Commander Daniel J.

Neil. can be g.ven to only so many After tne iuncheon tne veterans a month by each coun- went to rid when un. vm Pl4que Ponied, on behall Units, and it tfllce time snH sfc I mander. will be second in com- me many va subflivlsions, these Si? v'" mand. He will also have Rerm at first glance fairly of the Brooklyn division In the' mnocuous: actually, because of parade to be held on Saturday units where they are I I Aug.

29. Brooklyn units will made' represent a semble at 3 p.m. on 28th St. threat to the very 4 u. nruiiK vn tumrii nv I'JIffl, of Fifth Manhattan.

The 1 that have en- parade will start at 9 a.m. and VA to noid its head up af to counsel them. If you overburden your counsellors, then all the veterans who come to them ter years of ineffectiveness. in 1 1 ine nrooKiyn delegation is ex mander Starr to the Brooklvq Baseball Club far their contribu tion to the Brooklyn War Mem orial Fund. Heading the reception commltiet were 'must suffer.

wnich these very services neglected or absent. I bo the services that put guts eterans AdmimstratioD Is not nri pected to swing Into line at 3 m. 24-Hour Parade Keen Although every effort is being made to cut the parade to eight practical value as well as merely a gigantic paymaster for; hrtinn tV. nT Commander Starr was pa. the fr bu uomnianaer-in-cniei Jean Bum.

the for veterans' benefits; it Is also 1 1 hours, It is more than likely that fulfilment of Uncle Sam's prom- bein cut to the noint Commander Jame tee-Hluly written into tawluSt1 mU orteir un'' the government will give more lIlam v- Mahon and Pas! the parade of the delegations from AO i .1 ti I l-Uv 111 tUUIl- nAII pAmmnA tTU the men In this group, one of physical instructor of the old 23d The di7or Old Timers: In the heat of battle between team originated from vwnwries. loreign oe- i oacKing to tne ex- selling personnel might well meanip" A partments and possessions will lor raining ana 75 percent cut in real service rl. 7 Ication. It al.so Ls there tv helnth.m lAimee. Edward Dunne, James St.

branch. First row from left toXhurch of the Epiphany at Tom- I2' SHBm Dfummon1; kins Ave. and McDonough St. in former coal administrator of Brooklvn. the third man i.

Rillv chapel used as a gymnasium the Dodgers and the St. Louis Cardinals, I want to remind you that the boss of the Cardinals, tase at least nours to pass aiwork out tnase so that thev u. 'Cole. John Gardella and National given point. The public will tJl "terans are only Dr.

Matthem which was the writer, played in what was supposed to be the first indoor football game on tanbark In the old Madison Square Garden in the year of 1899 when this picture was taken. The contestants were the Warlow A. C. of White- Is w. ginning 10 emerge, considerable! nrnVirimff where manv nf the cnllM teams! President Sam Breadon, was once very proud to be in sports in the uiuui uorps in Amerira wells who became an executive with Macy's of New York and Victor Biidgman Past, the old.

ul vrinaus are raving to i services that will aid revise their rarr rwi.n. k.o..' lunu ogaiii.ii, uui Mil 111U11U1 UH1IU WllOSe Uni veterans In ilMln. CSl DOSt east nf IP 1 i.sxisxtnnl una great Borough of Brooklyn as is xjttniuemrr company oi NewarK Mr. Burs was our manager and alforms are all hand -made with -i. Jv i cnanges In business and job "TTrTu and holding the ball in the center gentleman who made lair play andibeads and cost thousands stone and the Pastime A.

C. of New York. fHn. iioiia nne witn tneir real condiuons The cuidanre and re lu "ldt Of dollars, ahillti-, -iV llle UInnc ana Of the best r.aak Walmn vniie. aiii! upui vuiimra naoiiitation.

services or VA are i duij lyincniei. capiHin oi ineiciean sportsmanship the basis of. At least 150 Biookl The only names I can remem ktbiii. cranny uoger. iour success.

Kei ve on the mm not tne places where cuts should by the accompanying photograph. This Is a picture of the famous football team called the Tompkins A. C. who for two years played together and were never beaten. It is worthy of notice to mention the fact that a couple of ber In the picture are as follows: 1 to Jl'- No-, If ay of the men in the picture, Legionnaires and the Hill Hf rruui a a nri Kin 1 ilial i i 1 ao tax? training, and so On.

be made riaht now out, a lew ami public may iSo the a deleaatlon of -fishermen" Seated on the floor is Sam wir uius i noma line ut nar irom convention tl.1iwm. "ZT IZllL PP-ars headed bv Past. Crointv mnn.nrte. I iVTi.TLiri i Ul Lslc writer Ernest Block, who played! them. ERNEST BLOCK.

Breadon, on the stool is seated Professor McKenna, Y. M. C. A. Room 1, Borough Hall, the of-i: 8 Buna- lw.

J()hn fullback. 372 Lefferts Ave Brooklyn 25. THIS WEEK OUTDOORS 2.9 lice of the county adjutant on payment of $:. Packets containing the convention badge and admissions to numerous events will be ready for distribution at the adjutant's office, beginning tomorrow. Others holding paid registration receipts may obtain the badge and tickets at the Pennsylvania and Grand Central stations and the leading hotels.

Asks About Storm In Woodhaven dior Old Timer Broad on tiie good ship Litt commanded by Captain "Com- radei Charles Walius. As the lal Al Smith would say "Us on thl record!" The gang returned witn everything but a whale. But thrj did return with at least catches apiece, which in the words of Jack Dunant, "isn bad." O. John, now you've let yourself open for a challenge. Maybe we can put up a good-sized cup for a good-sized fish among the V.

F. W. Birds Like Poison Ivy Berries, Help Spread Pestiferous Plant Who knows of the hurricane In DISCUSSES FOOTBALL GAME jBrOOklyn ChlllM By LORLNE LETCHER Bl'TLER ries, like miniature graofs. later Woodhaven about 50 years ago? some 12,000 Legionnaires and their friends will be guests of the Author 'Bird Am, th, vr berries will be grayish while Uncle Jim lived on the pipe line PLAYED FOUR DECADES AGO Brewers Association at the base- ti i. 'ien ripe, inen tne buds will' wauons? bv the wav art Editor Old Timers: My Dad sent ne ball dm hrtvMn tha u.piiM.ig to come 0 fal, fishermen t- copy of the Editor Old Timers pv.re line?" Take it pr: line?" Take I system of rapid lineup and rugged, Brooklyn Eagle's Old Timers col-lan wllcMf.

Thursday "men poison poisonous to birds and the berries dikm the or turnpike at the time. He had 3 teams of horses. He also had a horse that was not broken in for driving. They used to keep the ai. r-oDers neia.

momas f. Calla- Ki- us own are appetizing to many snee fs. away, Jack, the bah's oit. "Here are a cotiDle for Paddv Mc-I Tandem play which had made umn and It. int Ihan will hiive rhnrtrp nf th ma advices.

wnn every nana ana hoe The crow is esneciallv fond of. Gough: The football game played Monawlc ifnous ana victorious on so manv football fields. You told1 1 ing of more than 150 sets of colors.1:""! not uiwn noes it prison ivy bernes. Thus the birds Brooklyn councils efforts to see horses in Myers' barn at Logan St between the Mohawks and Forta aM wnen vou said Colonials i1'0' myself. I still have my mem Named Service Officer and Plankroad.

Jamaica Ave. was mave a chance to snow what a cany the seeds and poison ivy is 'that the veteran is not shumed handsome plant it can really be--scattered in new and far places, in his rightful search for 2 Hamilton. I Lelleve they played ti, rri. bershln hintnna inn. ing thing is that thev not onlv h.

.1 r- yuBd'i. pat county 1 1 1 1 iiiinir i in nwin iiuinr, nae o.cn more tnan s. am. i.u 9 Plankroad in those days. Liederman or Lietermans score was on the corner then Myer's vmw.

miicuiiii nit a rnmmanriar n-hrv utiy at, nui oi. anu int nvr. wu hut MiA inai on Biiciriii me woon ana srnr.nincr a justly rewarded in the fine turn- one of the boys pushed in front kickoff. That really was 1,1 lal" alld 1913 h0Wlf-s service officer under Heet' sum lowers above the modest foot or two above the appointment i ounger about li. Among ground, is the same piant as the basket shop.

We lived upstairs at thine. But then let me add that wou" ifdeem out credits orporarj of you and Willie Moore that day. The other boy is still living in prizes in Aunt Jeans office of the WM unanimously elected; in giant wnicn climbs the sweet gum larger leaves are mingling with tree. The groundling rises from the Colonials learned their football in Bay Ridge and had been tutored by players of the old Brooklyn Eagle. ouicer ior iwo years at the corporate meeting of the that time, as near as I can remember.

I believe Uncle did some work on the building of roadway or something in regards to Highland Park. The horse not broken in for Sedgwick team, former football champions of old Bay Ridge. That out of veterans organizations which have met under the auspices of the County V. F. W.

to form the United Veterans Commit-tee on Housing. Julian Case, th chairman, announces that another meeting will be held tomorrow night at Brooklyn Council head quarters In Room 9. Borough Halt Though started for veterans the respoase has been such that, delegations from tha Bay Ridge. Another time the Mohawks played the Colonials at 74th St. and 4th Ave.

The Colonials caught the kickoff and ran for a touchdown. Five minutes your team scored. The game broke up a few minutes later as an underground runner, which is the counterpart of the stem that fastens itself to the bark of the tree; and the various plants In a patch of poison ivy are the same as the branches which spread out them, yet thtre is no other tree immediately near. Odd, Isn't it? A sweet gum tree cannot bear two sets of leaves, yet large branches of the large loaves spread out from the trunk in regular array among the sweet gum branches. All the i am coming to the annual Kings County Legion Welfare American Legion Convention i 1 1 last Tuesday New York as a delegate from Hoi- night at Legion clubhouse 160 ly wood Post No.

43 in California. pierrepont St. Dugan succeeded I should like to see some of myThomas F. Kilcourse who resigned old time friends from Southlin tak, th o.h.hiii driving was named Tanglefoot. They had a hurricane In Wood game was played oh McKenna's Field.

Mr. McKenna did much for the youngsters of old Bay Ridge. Freely he gave of his time along haven and Uncle took us out to your team far outclassed them. aiuuug uic uiaiu-tied oi me swetl way to the top of the trees, as far; gum tree The next time we hear Irom you with the use of his land and fields see what the wind had done. Tanglefoot got frightened and ran Brooklyn near Prospect Park- tiorOfficer with headquarters in Jhn Veterans Administration Jl? Veterans Administration as one can see, the two sets of 'Virginia (rreper Emulates tell us about the game that all the young folks could play p.vp I Such are the words of one para Canarsie Civic Association and th Youth Organization han i -Iks -ou Zl 'ianv of the others The five-parted leaves graph in an interesting piece on old Bav Ridge bv a writer signing himself, OLD BAY RIDGER.

1897. worthwhile tips hi gave me and away, but no one was hurt. I also remember they got a nail keg or some kind of barrel and took a collection to help the folks whose homes were damaged. G. MONETA.

member me as the son encircle the trunk and grow well of Let er' kn0Wn the problem is solved The" en oi Letter lclal aoclrtejiar side of the trunk is covered uf 1. i 5 tnk trunlJ covered; up forwarding ad- ,2. Albert L. Jacobsen. into the branches: but the stem Since you gave no vou will be LEONARD M.

JACOBSEN. inics growtn or poison ivy satisfied dress, I take it that at practice on a Sunday morning fortymenlstcnts. bunched together and co "wind a a Care Ruth Mov.zakes looking for my answer to your re already attended the meetings. Al the last meeting the Canarsie Veterans Committe for Permanent Housing was represented by Margt O'Donnell and Joan McLaughlin. All organizations interested in tbt housing of veterans and non-vet- erans are invited to attend thl meetings even though the immedi- ate objective is necessarily th housing of the veteran.

wui amnc vneir.rrea wun innumeraole aerial root-iron Mp 130th South Park. into the bark and quest in the widely read Old 29th annual convention on Aug lets; a dark fibrous mass as if the Timers columns of the Brooklyn Eagle, so here goes. stems had wound a sort of protective cocoon about themselves. rootlets about itself as does its ambitious neighbor. The berries of Virginia creeper that ripen the last of this month are also pleasing to You gave as clear and concise 27 at Manhattan Center, 34th between 8th and 8th Manhattan.

The banquet will be held at the Pennsylvania Hotel, 33d St. and 7th Aug. 29. The stems have grown to great Few people know that Mohawk had a first class baseball team, because after winning the first five games we had booked, the local church organizations borrowed our stars to build up winning teams of their own and, well, we just fell apart. When we started, we were in the class of such teams as the Spooner Field Club account of the outcome of that siae ana as uie vine climbed into hirris Thev lac.

thmimi, Augustine Morris Backs Mr. Spiegel Editor Old Timers: Jack Spiegel is correct In regard game as anyone could and a much Remembers Fight On Thanksgiving! the tree, waxing stronger and more ter and we'll into Spring. fumiMi-vigorous with the passing of the 'ing food for the Winter birds. That The responsibility of making all better one than I can, for, you see, Old Bay Ridger, 1897, I did not Mardl Gra time at Coney Island ai.Ki-uic.il uie uiree-oay ut as long us, tney would if they were r.otj's almost at hand and County conclave of this honor group falls and the like. Quigley, the Moorej Edi'or.

Old Timers: on two Brooklynites, Thomas F. me oiancnes oi tne but as one of the most popu-1 Commander O'Neil is anxious that sweet gum tree. The leaves areilar varieties of berries' the birds the "county" come out in full out-sized, but retain the three- soon disuose of ihem and fn rrre fnr th i play in that game. I was nursing a broken ankle at the time and as the doctor would not sanction my hopping around on said ankle To Old 39th Street: I was read- Du8an' wno Sran to the Broadway line running to Rockaway Beach. If my memory dojs, jonn Morris, going to St.

Al-phonsus; Pete McEvoy to the Black Nichols-answer th i.r tuc lne vme spring. -nared for veterans will be on Cirri a a tr. i 111 IIP Pfl thai 1C Mia litim a I I itti I was forced to stay at. home. Wil M.0nnaTrch.,S-Th"! li lJ'B'1' trM ttku, tir IS in' DrrriPR OI DOLSrm IVV Jiunt Pin Tr roral san 1 ira in ft nn.n ji.

i ii 3 np ni rn. an- octA.MK somethimi that haooened 57 rears. rnairman 01 primenade na i lie Moore and Pete McEvoy were acting as co-captains for Mohawk that day and it seems that neither At the base nf thi r. raritwaj swimming activties. ago.

On Thanksgivings in those Vort" EiRnts and' faea Breeze Ave. The nearest That Mohawk-Wacondah game S. Cowan whn nanK "Kie buncoes of green ber- creeper. en irom Mannari.n one of them took it upon himself serves me right, there was a spur on Jamaica Ave. near the old water works, thence to the surface and it continued on to Rockaway Beach via Holland, Hammels and Seaside.

Frank Rlggo mentions the Folly Theater at Broadway Graham -Flushing Aves. and the Broadway, not i 7wiof conductor nationale. The high- to designate a "safety man" at kickoff, a position that I always J. W. V.

Notes C. W. V. Nofes 'Station is the O-ean Parkway station of the B. M.

T. Brighton lint. AH bands are rordjally invited to attend. In the words of County i Commander Nril "Let keep up iour showing what has been banner year." assumed at each kickoff by Mo Broadway-Stockton St. The Folly Leave it to the ladies to do a roUed around a bit roughly a to 3d Ave.

and thenjBennett Grand Marshal one so young at the time. 0'11 51" IPty Mayor John J. hawk. The result of this failure to name a "safety man" brought about the result you report. A runback of the kickoff for a touchdown.

grand job of cheering up hospital-' By WII.I.MM D. SCT I.LY The regular county meeting will be held Friday night at St. Vin- was opened in 1901 and catered to those who liked the pick and shovel dramas. The Broadway opened as to starting a fWty and Fifty: i is the honorary grand marshal Hats ol'f. gcrttlrtiien.

to the ladle Years in Bay Ridge Club, why of th? na" Otis' E. Mercer, Chef de Chemin Lalfst Ger- Milt', llnm, X3nit. CC U. write to Joe Doyle, the old Fer Pa.ve. is marshal ann riiifnrH irude Cohen.

in 1905. Leo Teller was th lessee From all I could gather later. 'ounty r.uilKfnu, re- Plate. Countv Commander Assuern cntlv 'apuoimed rh.tirinan nf 1 1 a ks' wnn iari lairAti a ut it tr LuvmtiM)n AVc-too much, hit m. in h.

ii Cowan: ra Prnt brings tidings that 12 v. Canet.ji reauests the deleeates lertamiiiMi' for the Kinas rnnnt and manager. The class of performances at this theater were on it was a very good tiling for our team and a very sorry one for the ui vuiuiiy viriiiiii now in tne li. oanidft wi i marip un nf siy nu i T. mi, toi D'di'K ann Th hnv aise lounges.

30 bed lamps, clit- from cornty post he present ladies Auxiliary, if already map- iHHMixiiitf "vpn ii. Tnir ervms nnu uiwiiiiiin i-wtv i ivmpvo areltes ar.d a bau-h of de.ica.-ies for a secial election ol a judije P' plans fora mid party in neiahborhood got together!" i States, Aiaska. Hawaii. Panama. fit the cocksureness out of the arft intcrefted in such (ujLt, ii nit iAV- a par of some of Manhattans famous theaters.

Among some of the plays I saw at the Broadway nil hau Hde feel sn if K.rt,'"t mSht ana lined tin on each will be presented to vets at H'llo-. ofa'e cptrmoei. in. cia.e and place to i. uiiu (lui' oatagc uv- on.

alio riallie ji i i termination in its place, for they jsigi" vour name and address 3,9. a Another Bvooklynito. Jacob You- ran Hospital. down lhvy SRllpd n. rairuifir.s nave oeen com- ur eu a.

a iti.er nate. When Entertainment fnr th as 'ihe Round-Up. If my memory is not playing me trlcka, I saw-Fatty Arbuckle in this play. It was 1,1 nave be lurms hod bv Rosins iwu settled down at once and scoredlyour Old Timers article you of Flatlands Post a touchodwn of their own In the! have heard from many interested -f- 'J, SHme hl- 11 charge of recetvuw'aU the looked as if the :7. A.r 1 le.

I 11111111,11111 UOX call h. 11 I. whieh ha h.M o-. .1. I gang were fighting gang were fighting: next five minutes as vou reported old timers, novi fiu.

old timers a solo scene depicting a scene on a 1.1. nun, n. uni ll.I .11 K.ii, in riwjnn raib fr.m i i.n'y... 1 women, as the men were dolled up tl. LUU Iimm-l llrtPr ui.mn.H in.

i.ou U.I.J. WJJ .1 W. CM (.1 icoau.i irom an parus 01 til Many of them and then went on to run their op- AKrvriK (paddy) McGOFF. ponents ragged with the Mohawk I 242 E. 28th St.

lone prairie. Fatty was sitting around a camp fire In a moody the.ireolicas of the French Grow is Ri.u,. 'Pwu ard will assemble the Rd Hook. Manorial Post haj are replicas of the French loco frame of mind. Suddenly he got SJ3T.UI"a:?!fM!lHl box cars used in the trans-! which nZJ.

v'. rolols 81 the nal ahow of VMe War ..10.1. iS iu, me mi) imu i ncy arml. VJ 'u i empire nouievaru entrance to the ueuanmen. motion pi: iie4 Set entrance to the Department tlon IpSrtaUon 'the" World War I.

Manhattan Beach VA Park 1:30 p.m. sharp. Among on the return of our Hon 1 an uown tne ariveway ana dove honored ar Describes 39th St. in 1891 through the windows. I remember The election of a national the past, of whirh 1 -nanes wwf-ij Mr Owenhauser a nice guv.

I the Ben F. Schwamberg is com- nf up ana said, "Oh heck, nobody loves a fat man," and the curtain came slowly down. According to my list of theater seating, the Folly was 2,200. the Broadway 1,800. AU.GUSTINE C.

MORRIS. 127-16 140th South Ozone Park 20. Editor Old Timers: Bob 10 mander. honored request from Mnvnr John .1 residents nf the n.ic-hwhj Senne Tom Smedlev Dllof would llk know your name, Old me on Jzl i. u.T 39th Street as I lived nn thatfourtn alld concludm? session herty.

baseball manager; 1 lhed on tnatbe held next Sunday holds the and Henry Wenke Paul, Ar-jrtw' Iterest of the delegates and al mander of the Legion on sion iif. Ed. Third Ave. and 39th in the the hosoital Two member Hiitormn a ifslh- iQm cordially iuviieri tn at: Ous f.111- ihuh and Harry Henze, Jim Mo r- Watters. county commander of ho have sufi -I v.

1. Mart ana JACK Bllttunm s. and Jack Buxbaum es- iviiii irurtuic AUtlltn, 1L naranie-. American legion; Past Countv tne lass of a loved one in the nr. parapipgi.s to hear fii, .1,....

believed that the candidate offered corted two nS Asiiiero Carrttt? are t'ker" iratit lor uie post. mere are six ater. The nnst i mino ni.n riri ivni. i.n,,m pin ,1., 1 i.v.., ivuul, VI CU.M..T7. candidates in the field.

Augments List 01 Undertakers ur a ran aance, uct. 4. at Aperton is cnatrman. u- ni Manor. Gerry Applebaum Is in Headquarters lor all Legionnaires UmD Cin "'9h Plans charge of arrangements.

jwho are members of the C. W. Beginners' Classes Garry, Pete Kenny, McPherson, piano player; Billy Alfonsin, star ball player. On the cast side of 3d between 39th and 40th Sts Mrs. Vachris, fruit store; O'Neil, grocery (there was a clerk there named Mike but he did not fancy the name so the customers called him Leo); Williams family, theatricals; Hanrahan, plumbing Some of he boys around 40th year 1891: On the northwest corner, Rugen, saloon; McCormlck.

furniture. Going down 39th St. in the red brick row, Litchenberg barber; Rudolph, assistant; big Tony, fruit store; Mr. and Mrs. Marrlner, genial old couple, notions; Mahoney, restaurant; Bennett, cigar store.

On the south side of 39th Schaffer and Roach, undertakers; John, the coachman; O'Rourke, builder; Fitzpatrlck, umbrellas; Alfred and Olga Helwig, Billy, Louis and Irene Myers, Axel An win De in tne Hotel Biitmore and Marine Nofes it will be open hoase during the Takes Issue With Joe Editor Old Timers: I wish to correct Jo Brady in the letter In which he mentioned "Old Biograph Stars" John Bunny, Flora Finch, Kate Price, Maurice Costello and his daughters. Please note, Joe, that those stars were associated with the old Vltagraph Company of Brooklyn, and not Biograph. Also a few The hot spell didn't stop Murray Brenner Post from holding its regular session last Thursday When the Fall term begins Sept. 15, classes for beginners as well for those with previous high school credits, will be formed at th convention. Material for this column should By JAMES H.

HICKS di(or, Old Timers: James M. Mannix's article on Downtown chief n.orticlans was very interesting, but he forgot two of the oldest ones in the section Marine personnel of all grades! night. Irving Mandel. commander. be mailed to Room 4.

Borough Hall, Columbian Evening High St. were Henry Garcia, Jack Bart- oy inursaay of each week for publication in the Sunday Eagle were assured an additional year of reports that Burt Mandel, to oe exemption from Federal Income married Aug. 31, was honored at tflxe.s when the Sonai. omonriorfl an "informal celebration" after ley. Henry Graf, Hugo Lowden Dinnv Paxton, Con Nolan, Frank! bv nim lira e.

76tn Manhattan. Tha school has been assisting adults to complete their high school education for 26 vears. other Vitagraph stars, such as Teft derson, George Volkner, John Mc- Haines and Robert Egan. opaioing. located on At-H.

R. 4069 to provide that tax ex-tn meeting. Johnson, Carlyle Blackwell, lacrosse player tvery baturday night a peddler. LU be removed on service pay Profile Pushing ahead nn with a horse and wagon and a on Atlantic received after Jan. 1.

1949. Instead: Army-Navy Union torch lieht wonlH stnr. nn Ave above Henry St. Frankof jan, 1948 aA'pr0posel by 1 Benjamin H. Chasln the southwest corner nf vioi opaiamg lather started the busi- t.

hm i. doing a crediable lob emmtv Flatbush Ave. to the MomorinI Arch at Grand Army Plaza. Chairman Doyle will present Cecil H. van, James Morrison, Helen Gard- On the east side of 3d Lillian Walker and the "mo-'tween 38th and 39th Boyle, tion picture boy." Kenneth Casey.jcandy store; Percy Radford, hard-Fatty Arbuckle was ware; George and Louis Walters, with the Keystone Company and; bakery.

Louis wore heavy under-later came East to make short wear all Summer, comedies with Warner Brothers, Going up 39th Old man ARTIG would offer some article for' salel.uess Mme B0 ears and 'hendenl Truman's desk for annroval Judge advocate. Ben always NORMAN 1 1 1 iiinunn a 11 a n-aa Tavan nimT aIpa 1. eta iilr Umir. LHIVCA II IS rillin'S junn IC fi Mil njl-af Tit. a ana 11 r.o one wantea to buy it 00 by his son.

as above mentioned he would shout; "Well, back the ,7 me nrnij-navy union of Brook- jonnson oi the Brooklvn Ejb; the amendment, hlsfellow j. wlu hoM Ju nd ycrol, is Interest Inh 'graduated from Bovs Hieh. jNavy Day parade in the boroughi goes among the works of are." lormeny Vitagraph, In Broooklyn. Lott, Fireman Gill. Doctor Ptielan, OLD 39TH ST.

I believe their parlors are still on Atlantic Ave. Second. Murnane, now on 6th Ave. and Carroll but years ago wisnes, joe. cers.

headed by Vice Admiral Wil- Admitted to the bar in 1932. after Oct. 26 under the chairmanship organizations have her! WILLIAM E. HUME. 1541 E.

35th St. B.ou.Bi.i.K nuiii 01. jonns. in- i-ravia w. uoyie.

oast commanrier deputy chief participate In the parade and It i TESTS HIS MEMORY OF FERRY BOAT NAMES first on Hicks near Carroll, then of the Navy Yard Garrison of the organisation. A procedure which featured last years parade will be ducted as an infantry private In 1942. Graduated with the 33d Infantry Division; saw combat in New Guinea. Dutch East of naval operations for has been appointed to study revision of service pay, retirement1 and survivor's benefit laws. The Old Timers: remember the Osprey How good is your memory? 1 1 South Side which were used on i believe.

They have been in busl-stul read the Sunday Eagle al- the 10th St. line and the North ness over 60 veara fVlnllD-h liava llvH In fh. Ulllo nr' ou ou. expected that Borough President Cashmore will issue a proclamation on the event. Chairman Doyle caa be reached at 1010 President St.

or by calling NEvins 8-5095. reversed this year. Sgt. Thomas Kelly, Brooklyn winner of the Con- Indies and the Philippines. board Is expected to make recom 1111.

oiuv, juei, oiuc UIIU 1 LllllltC wesi I link no ts mntrl 'vium- northern New Jersey for many; side on the 23d St line There about Hit. t0 Congress next montns and gressionai Medal of Honor in 0- or 1LJenr. SUTerfy L-. increases which wil, Star Medal and: World War was then Resented with the The Navy Yard Garrison will Army-Navy Union Borough League Edifor Old Timers: Would like to know If the Borough League of Brooklyn or any branch of it Is still In existence, especially a Mr. McOuiness.

If so, please let me hear from any one who knows. KAY BRUNNER BoT'j Greene Brooklyn. sponsor a convention rvirtv in rrfc n. 1... nf uo any or your urn nmers was three cents Am I right? not the original but worked lor leM om" lnrntne taxes to Lft frm J'U and w'en the or glnal be af" (ft Com'' boats that oneratH between nf ew Jprey Ae.

com-' yi tic UIllLen States Attorney J. Vincent lth wgioa I. r. 1 UP Dr" rui una i ins year sergeant Kelly will pre- Greenpoint Ave. and 10th and 23d these good old ships.

ithe butwmess. if Mr. Mannlx inra.raiiii p.1 a mciiiuer 01 ex- wm xr lieogn witn the award. Vi. BUY IT.

S. SAVINGS STAMPS AND BONOS ots. separate nnesi between snip Ahov! the years 1895 and, say, 1908? RITCHIE BROOKS. i thinks, he will find this to be correct. ARTHUR J.

WHITE. "in comniiuee irom btn uis- The line of march wilt be vn 1, r. V0.u.n' tnct. Hall, along Fulton 6,.. toWto to ta orZV.

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