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. Dorothy Curtin attended a family reunion
and saw many people she hasn't
seen in years and some she had never
met before . -toreda Haggerty
TA-1: It's nice to see Capt. Steinhauser
back in the fold. His rapid return to duty
made history in medical circles. Hope he
has a fine furlough ... Bill Pater left the
friendly confines to go with the big guys.
In his place we got Pete Muscato ...
Artis Haywood is going back to Vegas to
pick up some money he left there last
year ... Tom Kelly is going to Lake Tahoe
to drop some money off and Fred
Magee just returned from Vegas a poorer
but wiser man ... Finally, I am planning
a trip to the West Coast armed with
words of wisdom from Capt. S . .. Lou
Gade has made a passable showing as a
fill-in for Fleming's fudough, ' even getting
fat and sassy .. Bob Alberts is
filling in for Russ Genaze .. Welcome
aboard, Bill McNamara, a fine young man
from Canaryville ... We are planning
an Octoberfest and Bratwurst eating contest
next month. See you then.
-Ptlmn. Charley Jenkins
VOUTH DIVISION: Congrats to Lt. Gannon
and the group of sergeants who
conducted another successful seminar
on Youth Division manual and Procedure
· .. V.O. Bill Kane called to express his
thanks for all the prayers and assistance
extended to 'him and his family while he
was in the hospital ... Dir. T. Hanley
spent his furlough touring Ireland ...
Best wishes to Polwmn. K. Johnson and
V.O. Bellon on their recent marriage ...
Our congratulations to V.O. Pizzo and
Becker at the time of their promotion
to sergeant ... The Fall Police Retreat
to Mayslake will be held in October this
year. Call Paul Burns at the credit
union for your reservation . . . Bob
Jones of Y.D . Headquarters recently retired
and is now managing his motel
in Texas . .. Our sympathy is expressed
to the families of Polwmn. Corless and
Ryan Poppish on the deaths of their
fathers . Sgt. Prosser and Lorden
each were awarded a bottle of cologne
after a recent golf tournament. Could it
have been their scores? . .. Medical roll
finds B. Ward and M, Mulligan doing well
· .. Y.D. headquarters extends a hearty
welcome to Rosemary Cline.
-V.O. Thomas Heaphy
TRAFFIC HEADQUARTERS: The Vehicle
Section was sorry to see their boss,
Lt. Robert Peterson, leave the unit. He
will certainly be missed and we all wish
him the best in his new assignment at
018. We hope that our new boss, Lt.
James Reilly will find the Veh. Unit an
enjoyable experience and we welcome
him aboard. Also welcome Sgt. O'Donnell
into Veh.. . Congratulations to Sgt.
Tony Faklis on his promotion to lieutenant
... Ptlmn, Herrdt (Radar) is a
proud papa with his boy Edward William
Ptlmn. Galvin (Hit & Run) is a daddy
again for the eighth time with his baby
girl. That makes six girls and two boys
· . . Ptlmn. J. Caputo and R. Bartolo
(Loop) and members of the Italian-Amer.
Police Assoc. are to be commended for
their recent humanitarian efforts. On 28
August, they conducted Operation Happiness
and visited the mentally retarded
children at Dixon, '".... My fellow reporter
Charlie Jenkins told me that
retired Sgt. E. Bauer is working downtown
and says hello to everyone . . . I
promised Sgt. Ben Goslawski that' would
mention his name and that he is back
with us working in Loop.
-Sharon Halper
TRAFFIC RECORDS AND STATISTICS:
Cheers, whistles and fireworks were
heard loud and clear from White Sox
Park on family night. Great to see some
Sox fans from Traffic Records and Statistics
participating in the event . . .
Some of our vacation hot spots were
really booming when Williams reached
Mexico, Glover relaxed in the Banamas
and Godbolt toured in Colorado. Capt.
Parker, Sgt. Brown, Ptlmn. Coughlin, Sea·
graves, Ephraim and Evonson have returned
from their furloughs. Ptlmn.
McNicholas spent his furlough between
his luxurious villa and the country club in
Lake Geneva, including idle moments at
the Playboy Club ... Condolences to the
family of Merriweather and Maciuszek.
Condolences also to Ptlmn. Trunzo and
Jr. Clerk Alesky ... The following are
looking forw.ard to their vacation: Danta,
Matthews, Fields, Naselli, Rudolph, Tate,
Gleeson, Gonzales, McDougal. Antonucci,
Benecki, Stachler, Coulter, McLaughlin,
Meeks, Ward, Scott and Cadet Irmen. We
all envy them and look forward to our
next furlough .. . We'll all miss Carlson
who will be leaving us and returning
to school. -Nancy Mangiaracina
TRAFFIC AREA 6: Best of luck to Capt.
P. Grant on his retirement and new ven·
tures. Welcome aboard, Capt. Jerry Cal·
lahan, our new C.O.... Chuck Epperson
has inherited all of our recently retired
secretary Ed O'Hayer's problems . . . A
wonderful time was had by all at
O'Hayer's retirement party with Charlie
Brimie dancing with all the girls as
usual .. . Our sincere condolences to
Jim Trunzo on the death of his brother
... Sorry to lose Sgt. Ralph Gentile and
George Hickey. You will be missed . .
Welcome Sgt. Robert McFadden and
Allen Boehmer We're happy to see Pat
Nichol and Joe Krieger back from Medical
Roll and Colonel Matt Landers back
from Loop Traffic ... Returning from an
enjoyable furlough are Loftus, Jensen,
O'Neill, Pudlosky and the effervescent
Charlie Washburn . . . We will miss
Cadet Ray Cowell who is being replaced
by Cadet Mike Querfurth. Welcome.
Mike .. . One of our Midnight Maraude'rs,
James Damion, has been selected .for a
three·week course at Northwestern Traffic
Institute . . InCidentally. what's with
all the nose jobs around here fellows?
Sgt. Baietto wants to sell his golf clubs
-Rita Koehl
BUREAU OF TECHNICAL SERVICES: We
would like to wish many yeClrs of health
and happiness to Ptlmn. Stanley Kolanowski,
Raymond Splett and John Gilhooly
from the Motor Maint. Div. on their
recent retirements ... A big welcome
aboard Patricia Stedman to the Motor
Maint. Div. Elaine Puhr, Electronic
Maint. Section. had a marvelous time on
her furlough. Lake Lawn will never be
the same . . A speedy recovery to Joe
Schroeder and Bernie O'Neill, Electronics
Maint. Section ... Congratulations are
extended to Kris Deuerling, Communications
Div., who was married on 4 September.
We wish Kris and Jack much
happiness and best of luck in the future
. . . A big welcome aboard to James
Lebeter to the Evidence and Recovered
Property Section ... We would like to
wish many years of health and happiness
to Ptlmn. Lawrence F. Ludwig, Automotive
Pounds Ser:tion, on his recent retirement
after 28 years of faithful service
to the Department. -Audrey Twarok,
COMMUNICATIONS OPERATION SEC­
TION: A big welcome to Lt. John Abraham
formerly of 014, and Sgt. Amadeo
Vanni, formerly of 013 , recently transferred
into this section ... We all wish
Ed Crescio, who has moved to Arkansas.
Good luck and happy retirement. Retiree
Eddy Adams paid us a visit recently
and it appeared that living in
Jackson, Tenn. agrees with him . .
Sincerest sympathy to Russ Carroll on
the death of his wife; Bob Walla on the
death of his wife; Pete Karl and Jim
McDonald on the deaths of their brothers.
Condolences to Mrs. C. Gragido, P. Joerger
and C. Coleman on the death of their
fathers. . A speedy recovery to Sal
Palumbo in Gottlieb, Felix Maliska in St.
Francis Cabrini. and Wi! Corcoran in St.
Francis, Evanston . . . John Parison's
daughter, Debra, won a gold medal in
the finals of the III. State Special Olympics
held in Grant Park. . Timekeeper
Lois Kramer became a grandma for the
7th time ... How many know that John
Fischer was awarded a pair of silver
spurs for bronc riding?
-Sgt. Erv Stojkovic
MODEL CITIES: This has been the month
for sad farewells and warm welcomes.
The entire staff of the Community Service
Aide Project wishes Lt. Therlow B.
Simons the best in his new assignment
as District Commander. 3rd District ...
We welcome Capt. Ronald Rae as the
Project Director who is taking over the
reins from Lt. Simons. . 003: Farewell
and good luck to Sgt. Lewis, N. DeNye
and Juan Gomez who were transferred
to new units ... We welcome to our
family Sgt. Anthony Gaudio, Ron Kargol
and Ptlmn. Chas. Dietz ... Good luck to
Ptlmn. Jim Brown on his new aSSignment
021: Fond farewell to Ptlmn. H.
Strong and weoicome to Pt,lmn. Pat Con·
ley . . . - We are happy to see C.S.A.
Beach return from a brief hospital stay
. Ptlmn. B. Mosley is off to his 23rd
annual National Guard encampment .
R. Common brings greetings to all
C.S.A.'s from the President of the U.S.
. . It's a girl for Ptlmn. G Hunt. Our
congratulations to the happy parents
020: Lt. Haas and staff welcome Sgt. J.
Gomez, C. White, Ptlmn. Montgomery,
Pruitt and R. Johnson to our Center . ..
The summer recreational casualty list
continues to grow while the win column
remains almost empty .. C.S.A. Carlos
Smith has the distinction of being the
only Aide who pedals tc work ... Sgt.
Don Collins and family are vacationing
in upstate New York ... C.S.A. Ellen San
Hamel is sporting a beautiful tan. Could
it be that friend with the boat?
-C.S.A. Annette Jungheim