Hellcat News, (Springfield, Ill.), Vol. 33, No. 7, Ed. 1, March 1979 Page: 4 of 18
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Page 4 HELLCAT NEWS March '79
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there and Cone was going to visit
Czeiner later in the trip. Amidio
tried and hopes that Czeiner put
the clincher on getting Cone to
join the association. Thanks, Ami-
dio, and sure hope to see you
at Louisville.
Moss sent the following dues re-
ceived: Maurice Shaw (C), Leo-
ndius Thorp (C), Wm. Kocik (C),
Bennie Hice (C), Wm. Buckley
(C), Alfred G. Luther (A), Jos-
eph Kennely (A), Frank Gucken
(A) and my old pal Donald Betz
(B).
I guess I have again taken
more than our allotted space and
I better get to the post office
before the weather changes and
I can't make it. Until next month
- - BCNU.
remembered with cards, letters,
flowers, etc. during her spell.
She says it is colder in North
Dakota than Alaska. Til is chief
cook and bottle washer while she
is recuperating and he is still
off from the train accident. She
doesn't have to report back to
her doctor at Fargo, ND until
February and she isn't counting
on it. Son Larry and wife pre-
sented them with a little grand
daughter in September and they
say "She's a doll." Answers to
the name. Lea Marie. They had
a nice Christmas, eventhough son
Larry couldn't be there and also
Bunny's mother was in Alaska
with her son, Bunny's brother.
They also appreciated the many
Christmas greetings from their
many 12th AD friends. They plan
to attend the Western Chapter's
Reunion in May at Boise, Idaho.
It so happens that son, Larry,
lives there, and I am not sure
which is topmost draw to them -
the reunion or the new Grand-
daughter. I guess it is both. Bun-
ny qualifies the trip as being
contingent on the outcome of her
meeting with Fargo Doctor in
February. Sure hope everything
is GO, Bunny, and thanks a lot
for the nice note.
Old pals Marion and Hannah
Davenport (A) sent a note and
dues for 2 new finds, namely Clif-
ford L. Krogness (A) 1444 Ave. C,
Billings, Montana 59102 and Wil-
bert W. Clark (A) R. R. 2, Brook-
sville, Ky. 41004. They had a call
from Barb and George (Honest
John) Carr (A) Christmas Eve,
and they report all a-go-go for
Louisville. Barb also said that
Paul & Dorothy Bickling (A) and
Charles and Beulah Zincon (A)
also have Louisville in their sum-
mer plans. Then on Sunday, Paul
and Dorothy Bickling called them
and verified their hopes of mak-
ing Louisville. It's great to have
workers like you two Davenports.
Thanks a lot, and stay well. You
B Btry guys should remember
Krogness. It sticks in my mind
that sometime along the three
year span Cliff was in B Btry.
He must have signed a big Bonus
Contract to go with A Btry. Wel-
come, you guys.
Good old Amidio Passero (C)
sent a New Year's Greeting and
related the visit of Charlie Cone
and wife Betty (C) two days be-
fore Christmas. Said it was just
great. He said Charlie looks real
good after 35 years, except a
little stoved from Arthritis. Ami-
dio thinks a few rounds of golf
will straighten him out. Frank
Czeiner phoned while Cone was
The 12th Goes To Scandinavia
By Anna May Conklin (Mrs. Ernest Conklin) C-92
NEW MEMBERS
HOWARD H. FARMER Med-56
416 Castell
Rochester, Mich. 48063
FRANCIS L. STRAWSER Sv-66
R. R. No. 4, Box 36C
Bruce ton Mills. WV 26525
JOHN S. CASSELLA A-134
5309 Dover Drive
Godfrey, 111. 62035
WILBERT W. CLARK A-493
R. R. No. 2
Brooksville, Ky 41004
CLIFTON L. KROGNESS A-493
1444 Avenue 'C'
Billings, Montana 59102
AMOS T. FRIEND C-44
R. R. No. 1, Box 148
Friendsville, Md. 21531
LEON W. POLTENOVAGE
R. R. No. 1
Middleburg, Penn 17842
WALTER W. JOHNSON B-493
R. R. No. 8, Box 139A
Roanoke, Va. 24014
VICTOR G. SIRNA D-44
4907 McClintock Ave.
Temple City, Calif. 91780
MRS. JACKIE BOOSI C-714
South State Road No. 39
Lebanon, Ind. 46052
GEORGE M. SCHMALEY B-92
1900 Ridge Ave.
Arnold, Penn. 15068
MARTIN BOEDEKER B-92
R. R. No. 1. Box 227
Ravenwood,, Mo. 64479
CLARENCE JADRICH C-56
32 Wisconsin Ave.
Waukegan, 111. 60085
MRS. STEPHEN GARDNER
700 New Hampshire Ave
Washington, D. C. 20037
JACK K. HICKS C-56
1235 26th Street
Marion, Iowa 52302
HERBERT L. MOODY C-56
P. O. Box 512
Crawford, Nebr. 69339
HOWARD B. BOYD D-56
2270 Lee Drive
Burlington, NC 27215
The copy about the tour in gen-
eral written by Anna May Conk-
lin (Mrs. Ernest Conklin C-92)
and the second copy about their
side trip written by Emily Davis
(Mrs. Ray C. Davis 134th).
The Following were on the tour.
Ernest & Anna May Conklin, C-92
Roy C. & Emlie Davis, 134th
Fred Erichsen, 495th
Albert & Betty Gaus, Hq-17th
Maurice & Rubye Glover, 494th
Robert Hand, Hq-494th
Joseph & Bea LeDonne, C-92
Edward Weiss, C-56th
Albert & Edith Lipschultz, 152nd
Jean Makara, Guest
Kay Purvis, Guest
Hilda & Michael Traines, Guest
James & Lorraine Thomas, Guest
Dr. Pearl Britton, Guest
SUNDAY, AUGUST 20th, 1978:
DAY 1
What a way to end a summer
and begin another chapter of 12th
Armored travel!
Our daughter Connie and little
Paul see us off at Flint Airport,
where Roy and Emily Davis's
family are seeing them off too.
Ernest's sister Jean Makara is
with us.
In New York the temperature is
in the high 80's. We take a crowd-
ed bus (where the bus driver
keeps yelling "Get ta the back
a the bus or ya might miss yer
flight.") to SAS International
Terminal.
While Roy and Emily wait for
Betty and Albert Gaus, we go to
the lounge, where we soon see
Edith and Al Lipschultz, their
aunt, Hilda Traines, her grand-
son, Mike Traines, Bob Hand,
Bea and Joe LeDonne, Ed Weiss
and Kay Purvis, Ruby and Maur-
ice Glover. We meet Dr. Pearl
Britton who is the guest of Don
and Florence Halsey, who are un-
able to attend because of illness.
We board the SAS 747 aircraft
and Al is concerned about Fred
Erichsen and his niece and nep-
hew, Jim and Pat Thomas. Just
in time we see them board.
MONDAY, ANGUST 21st: Day 2
12:30 a.m. and it's getting light
outside. Dinner is over and so is
the movie. 1:45: full daylight!
We arrive in Norway near Ber-
gen at 8:03 a.m. Norwegian time,
which is 5 hours earlier than our
time at home in Michigan. Bags
are picked up and we go to the
waiting bus, where we meet Law-
rence de la Cour, who is the trip
manager.
Soon we arrive in Bergen, a
city along the North Sea. Too ex-
cited to nap in our rooms at the
Neptun Hotel, Jean and I go take
a look at the fish market where
they also sell lovely fresh flowers
and vegetables.
2:00 p.m.: we tour the city by
bus. The young woman who is the
guide is interesting and informat-
ive, and has special kind of a
sense of humor. She tells us (as
Lawrence already has) that if we
think we have inflation in the
United States, we have some
things to learn! We see 400 year
old city hall. It is now pouring
rain outside. Next we visit Han-
seatic museum. German seamen
and merchants were among th?se
who used these warehouses and
they are preserved, perhaps re-
luctantly. Next we go to the Ed-
vard and Nina Grieg home (a
museum). This was especially in-
teresting to those who were inter-
ested in music. Back in the bus,
our guide tells us that "Prices,
Mountain, and Morals are high in
Norway." She answers our many
questions: the cost of a modest
three bedroom, one bath home?
About 100,000 in dollars. The cost
of a compact car? About $8,000,
with more of the price being for
the tax than for the car; however,
they buy on the never, never plan
and never worry if it isn't paid
for from one debt to the next and
so on. She says that they are
happy and do not worry . . .
Wages average around $15,000.,
with about half going for taxes,
but to course Socialist countries
do not pay medical expenses.
When the metric system is men-
tioned she says, with an impish
smile, "Well now, I HAVE heard
that you Americans are convert-
ing to the metric system INCH
by INCH."
Evening now, we have a drink
and cheese in Edith and Al's
room just before dinner. Dinner
over, some of us take a short
walk and/or visit on the hotel
steps. It is still sprinkling. The
weather has been cool but not
cold, and after a long hot summer
I like it.
In our room with Ernest al-
ready sleeping in his twin feather
bed, I shut off the light and look
out at an apartment building
across the street. The lights are
on and the room looks lovely. One
window has a curtain of about
twelve inches in length across the
middle of it. How odd.
We're in Norway, where bath-
rooms have heated floors!
TUESDAY, AUGUST 22nd: Day 3
7:0C a.m. breakfast. Most of us
take a short walk to the harbor
and to the fish market. At 9:15
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