Hellcat News, (Skokie, Ill.), Vol. 22, No. 5, Ed. 1, January 1968 Page: 1 of 6
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Lawrence E. Mintz, President
20020 SNOWDEN AVENUE
DETROIT, MICH. 48235
News
Harold J. Hendricks, Exec. Secy.
BOX 13
SKOKIE, ILL. 60076
JANUARY 1968
MIDWEST CHAPTER HOLDS 6ESELLSCHAFT IN MILWAUKEE Europe Revisited
Date: February 24, 1968
All Day Saturday
Dinner at 7:00 P. M.
Tyrolean Towne House
1657-73 So. 108th St. (Hwy 100)
West Allis (Milwaukee), Wisconsin 53214
is a special hospitality room for the Hellcats arriving
on Frday and Saturday and discounted rates for
those wishing to spend the night ($9.85 for a
single double bed. $12.35 for double occupancy).
There is an indoor heated swimming pool.
Our own "Concertina Millie" Kaminski, who is
a well known night club, radio and TV personality
in the Milwaukee area will be on hand so you know
you'll have a wonderful time.
The Tyrolean Lodge is simple to find. It's on
Route 100 and all expressways lead to rounte 100.
The setting is in a real Bavarian Gasthof, an The room reservations are cancellable without notice,
old fashioned German Band (Leiderhosen and all) but it would be appreciated if you notify the Ex-
and a Mittagessen (Dinner) das is a kostlich. ecutive Secretary if you plan to attend or mention
The dinner and dance is only $6.00 each. There the Twelveth on your room reservation.
Edmund Kaminski, Chairman for the 1968
MIDWEST CHAPTER ANNUAL DINNER - DANCE
SCHERZ AND GELACHTER.
HAS SET THE STIMMUNG FOR AN ABEND OF
SLOGAN ... TO BE
OR NOT TO BE
"STILL DEFENDING THE
AMERICAN WAY OF LIFE WE
FOUGHT FOR IN WORLD WAR
II" You asked for comment on
the above, and as my dues are
paid this little old country boy
would like to be heard.
Now that is a real drumbeater,
and beating drums remind me of
restless natives. I also take ex-
ception to the reference of a re-
cent editorial that we banded
together to fight for ideals. I am
no fighter in fact I lean a little
toward pacification ... I was
going to say lover I would like
to think that my association is
made up of men that, having
shared a common experience,
would like to sustain the friend-
ships they made and someday by
reunion attendance add many
more, for the simple reason that
every eligible member is one of
us.
Boil down this potpourii of
beating drums, flag waving and
other emotions it becomes basic
and simple brotherhood.
Brotherhood Conceived in
Combat Fraternaly Yours.
Claude Hopper
My wife and I just returned
from a European vacation which
prompts this letter. Our trip was
to London for two weeks, but we
took off for three days and flew
to Luxembourg, rented a car and
drove through part of the territ-
ory covered by the 714th.
Specifcially we drove from Lux-
embourg to Metz, then Falque-
mont, Sc. Avoid, Hagenau, Bit-
ceh, Herrlisheim, Speyer, Enken-
bach, Kaiserlautern and back to
Luxembourg.
I strongly urge any member of
the Ass'n contemplating such a
trip to do so at once before the
terrain is unrecognizable. For
instance, the road from the water-
works to Herrlisheim is now only
a side road connecting to a new
autoban.
The old European tradition of
living in the village and then
travelling to their farm is rapidly
changing. The farmers now pre-
fer to live on their land. Also,
road construction has taken care
of those beautiful tree-lined roads.
I was rather disappointed with
the trip. The English are friend-
ly and cooperative but the whole
country seems to be in a state
of unreality. ^Vildcat strikes
occur for the most ins:gnica.nt
reasons. The French though not
unfriendly couldn't care less about
strangers. The Germans the fri-
endlier, seemed troubled. They
seem tired of democracy and it's
political disputes. They yearn
for the good old days" when
everything ran smooth. One
stabilizing influence is the large
number of U. S. M'litary per-
sonnel in Germany. The autoban
carries a continuous stream of
Army vehicles going in both dir-
ections. Reminded me of Texas.
Now is really a good time to
visit Europe. It s quite inexpen-
sive and nothing like I imagined
it would be.
Regards,
Ira Schobel (B-714)
Middle age is when you don't
care where your wife goes as long
as you don't have to go with her.
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