Verhovayak Lapja, 1945 (28. évfolyam, 1-52. szám)
1945 / Verhovay Journal
Page 2 Verhovay Journal July 11, 1945 BROTHERS IX THE ARMY Lt. Alex A. Toth A/C Louis V. Toth Lieut. Alex A. Toth is stationed with the glider infantry regiment serving somewhere in England at the present. He was formerly in the anti-aircraft division but was transferred to the infantry. He is the husband of Mrs. Bernice Toth of Eau Claire. Air Cadet Louis V. Toth recently spent a furlough at his heme in Argentine. He was formerly stationed at Santa Ana, Cal., and returned to Albuquerque, N. M. These brothers are the sons of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Tcth of Argentine. Both are members of Branch 146, Boyers, Pa., and have their home in Argentine, Pa. LET TRUTH BE UNCONFINED CHICAGO BRANCH 503 “Necessity is the plea for every infringement of human freedom: it is the argument of tryants; it is the creed of slaves.” (William Pitt.) HELEN CSONTOS, Junior Secretary, has been confined to bed for the past several weeks. She has been working very hard and took sick. We hope Helen will soon be up and around. '■ CARL HODITS (on Iowa ' Street) recently was taken from his place of employment at the Union Station and rushed for an emergency operation at St. 1 Anne’s Hospital. The operation, done June 26, was successful and we hope that Carl will soon be ' out of his confinement. Best wishes for your speedy recovery! THE CARD AND GAME PARTY, held on May 20th, at the Nortwest Hall, 2403 West North Avenue, was a better success than was thought by the officials. The profit was over $115, and is for the benefit of our servicemen. We want to thank Mrs. Frank Omischl, Chairman of the Arranging Committee, and ' her assistant, Mrs. Emma Submits, who worked so dilingently to make this affair profitable. Our appreciation is due also to those who worked: Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Petrovits, Mr. and Mrs. ‘ Joseph Szenassy, Mrs. Charles Penzinger, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Balogh, Mr. LcTuis Puskarits and others. Last but not least, SZÉNÁSSY NÉNI who worked in , the kitchen. It seems that there isn’t an affair here in our group but that SZÉNÁSSY NÉNI takes complete charge of the kitchen. Thank you sincerely! Our thanks are due to those who contributed prizes. Among them we mention Mrs. Charles Schmidt (715 N. Paulina Ave.); Mrs. Omischl; Mrs. Subsits: (these two bought a beautiful bedspread as the door prize); Mrs. Alex Molnár; Mrs. Helen Balogh, Mrs. Charles Penzinger; Mrs. Anton Kovács; Mrs. András Stefely (948 N. Hoyne Avenue); Mrs. Alexander Novak; Mrs. John Besenhofer (STEVE AND SON BAKERY); Mrs. Theresa Stefely (Bensonville, 111.); Mrs. Joseph Papp (Bridgeman, Michigan); Mrs. Helen Reisenbuchler; Mrs. Joseph Szenassy. Our appreciation goes also to the several members from Branch 164 who donated /prizes: Mrs. Louis Barna; Mrs. Ernest Kunstadt; and Mrs. J. Csonka. It is the fine spirit of fraternalism which goes to make these bunco and card parties such a success. Thanks again, folks, and we know that our servicemen will appreciate it. We plan to throw a big SHINDING when the boys get back. Senior Secretary Frank Balogh and President Petrovits are planning for it and we feel that their untiring efforts will bring the desired results. A long letter reached us from Pfc. JOHN S. HUZIANY. He is no more in Deggendorf, Germany — near the Czech and Austrian frohtiers, but writes us from France. “We stayed in Deggendorf for a month. I sent some more souvenirs home. The things don’t cost anything for us GIs liberated them — compree! You know what the 3rd Army is going to do, but we are no longer assigned to the 3rd. So figure it out! Talking about points, I do not have enough. We may get two more battle stars: one for the Ardennes offensive and the other for the Central or Rhineland Campaign, which is 10 more points. I will then have a total of 60. (Editor’s Note: Pfc. Bob Sanoshy was wounded in the Ardennes while serving with the 1st Army; Johnny Huziany was with the 3rd, and thought he would contact Bob as he wrote us previously. Unfortunately, by that time. Bob was wounded and sent to England.) We engineers went along with almost every division on the Front. We guys didn’t get in front of the infantry but we came pretty close —neck and neck! ANNOUNCEMENT! AN INVITATION TO ALI. HUNGARIAN GIRLS OF WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA TO PARTICIPATE IN A WAR BOND QUEEN CONTEST SPONSORED BY THE AMERICAN HUNGARIAN WAR BOND COMMITTEE OF WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA All Hungarian girls of Western Pennsylvania are invited to participate in a war bond queen contest which begins July 5, 1945, and shall end August 5, 1945. Any unmarried Hungarian girl who resides in Western Pennsylvania is eligible. Through the very kind permission of Mr. Ignatz Lengyel, President of the United Magyar Civic Association of Western Pennsylvania, the winner of the contest shall be crowned the “American Hungarian War Bond Committee’s War Bond Queen” on Hungarian Day, August 9, 1945, at Kennyvvood Park during the afternoon program beginning at 2:30 PM. The Hungarian girl who sells the most number of E bonds by August 5, shall be chosen the winner. All bond pledges must be receipted “PAID” by the issuing agent, indicating that the bonds have been purchased, and they must be mailed or brought in to the American Hungarian War Bond Committee, 317 Oliver Building, Pittsburgh, Pa., by August 5, 1945. Mark your envelopes “War Bond Queen Contest.” Write immediately to the Mrs. Stephen Mazura, Chairman of the American Hungarian War Bond Committee, 1104 Wood Street, Wilkinsburg, Pa., indicating that you are entering the contest so that bond pledge blanks can be mailed you for your convenience. THE AMERICAN HUNGARIAN WAR BOND COMMITTEE Mrs. Stephen Mazura, Chairman. CHICAGO BRANCH 503 POP—“So you want to become my son-in-law, do you, young man?” Y. M.—“Frankly, no; but I see no way out of it if I want to marry your daughter!” FATHER SERVES COUNTRY Pvt. FRED ANDORRA Pvt. Fred Andorka, of 1232 Howe Street, Canton, Ohio, a member of Branch 64, Canton, Ohio, just completed his basic training at Fort Knox, Ky., and spent a brief furlough with his wife and little daughter Shirley Jo, who, too, is a member of branch 64. Incidentally, Pvt. Andorka’s father-in-law is Mr. Elmer Novak, President of the same branch. Our best wishes go to Pvt. Andorka and to his wife and daughter for his early and safe return! Sgt. Petrovits Jr. and Bride Word just reached us recently that Sgt. Eugene Petrovits, son of Branch 503’s President, entered the bonds of matrimony on February 24, 1945. He married pretty Miss Angeline Makris, who lives at 1641 N. Vine Street. The Sergeant is stationed at an air base in Louisiana. The couple were married in Ponchatwola, Louisiana, where Petrovits’ grandmother resides. We extend to the young couple our very sincere congratulations. ... After leaving France in November 1944 and entering Luxembourg and Germany, we are now back in France. It sure is a big change here. The people are so different and THE PRICES ARE TWICE AS HIGH AS IN THE UNITED STATES! I visited some of the old places like Nancy, St. Nicholas, Luneville.... and the people I knew were really glad to see me back. At one place they began making supper for me; at another they served me wine and home made apple pie. But the towns were all cleaned up from the debris of war; some of them were being cleaned up . . . Little by little we are getting new officers for all different outfits. I may see Frankie soon in the Pacific . . .” We hope you get a furlough, Engineer, although you made no mention of it in your letter. We hope to hear from you soon again, Johnny. OI/r VERY BEST OF LUCK TO YOU! Wednesday, June 27, 1945. The Scribe of Kőszeg Schedule of Portrait Presentations The Association will present portraits of the heroic dead according to the following schedule: JULY 15. ALLENTOWN, PA. — Commemorating the three heroe’s of Branch 90. The memorial celebration will be held in the auditorium of the Hungarian Home at 7:30 PM. THE PROGRAM First Part: Dedication of Service Flag. 1. ) Opening address by Joseph Kardos, President of Branch 90. 2. ) National Anthem, sung in Hungarian by Miss Valeria Kotzman. 3 ) Dedication of the Service Flag: The Rev. Father Laslo Nagy. 4.) Greetings by the representatives of the city and county. Intermission. Second Part: Stage-show. 1. ) '“Village and city.” One act. Performers: Irene Pomper, Olga Toth, Mrs. Toth nee Rose Bodish and I. Toth. 2. ) “Somewhere they bury a soldier.” Sung by Mrs. Julia Kotzman. 3. ) “There is a little hut ..sung by Irene Hyter. 4. ) “Mother, never cry!” Sung by Valeria Kotzman. 5. ) “Come home, dear son!” sung by Irene Pomper. 6. ) Group-dance. 7. ) Additional numbers. Master of Ceremonies: Joseph Subits. The program is arranged by stage-director Mr. Nicholas Heltay. Intermission. Third part: Presentation of Heroes’ Portraits. 1. ) Prologue: by Coloman Kocsis, manager of Branch 90. 2. ) Choir: the Ensemble. | 3. ) Unveiling of the portraits of Frank Roscman, Frank Zserdin, Joseph Haydu, heroic dead members of the branch. Speaker: JOHN BENCZE, Supreme President of the V. F. I. A. 4. ) Presentation of the portraits to the families: Joseph Kardos, president of the branch. 5. ) “'God Bless America”, sung in Hungarian by Valeria Kotzman and the choir. THERE IS NO ADMISSION. EVERYBODY IS INVITED TO ATTEND THIS CELEBRATION, BY THE OFFICERS AND MEMBERS OF BRANCH 90. HOLY MASS On the same day, July 15th, Sunday, at 10:30 AM., Holy Mass Will be read for the heroic dead members of Branch 90 in the St. Stephen’s Hungarian Roman Catholic Church. Members of Branch 90 are requested to attend the Holy Mass and the memorial celebration in the evening. JOSEPH KARDOS, president. COLOMAN KOCSIS, manager. JULY 22. WHITING, IND. — Memorial celebration of Branch 22 at 2 PM in St. Marie’s Parish Hall, at John St., and Davidson PI. AUGUST 19. HOMESTEAD, PA. — Branch 89 SEPTEMBER 2. TOLEDO, O. — Joint celebration of Branch 301, Port Clinton, O., and 27, Toledo. O. SEPTEMBER 2. BETHLEHEM, PA. — Memorial celebration in honor of the two heroic dead members of Branch 98. SEPTEMBER 3. NORTHAMPTON, O. — Honoring the three heroic dead members of Branch 216.
