SOLDIER FRIENDS MEET ON FOREIGN SOIL.
The good news from letters received by Olin Koester and Mr. and Mrs. George Schmidt tell us that Kenny Brodbeck looked up Howard "Huck" Schmidt on August 27th at his army post over there. You can be assured it was the best news of the month and all of their friends rejoice in their good fortune and hope they can get together quite often.
The following is the letter written by both the boys to Olin Koester:
"Well here we are both together again just like the days back home only one thing missing and that is the rest of the gang.
I got a letter from Huck yesterday and he said he saw some of our trucks around where he is so I decided to look him up and here we are together. We are only about six miles apart at present and looks like we will be together thru the thick of it. Now I will tune in on Huck.
Well, here I am tuned in again. Of all days I would have to be on guard so we are sitting at the guard tent writing this wonderful letter to you fellows. There isn't much we can do, as I can't leave the place to go anywhere so we just have to stick around here. I will let Kenny take over.
Here, I am again while Huck fixes up the guard book. I have my camera with me so we will take a few pictures and I will send them home if I get a chance later on. We are both living in doghouses with the soft ground for a bed. Huck certainly was a surprised boy when I stuck my head out of the tent and said "Hello". I will let him finish this.
Boy, he wasn't only saying it when he said I was surprised when he stuck his head out of my tent. I was in town and when I got back to camp they told me about someone looking for me so I asked them what kind of a built fellow he was and they told me so I thought it must be him so I asked if he was still there and they didn't know so thought he left. I started for my "Dog house" and out he came and so we still are here together and he is smoking a cigar and I am trying to keep the flies off of me."
Two of the old gang, Huck and Ken.
OUR LEAGUE AND LEAGUERS
On August 26 our Luther League met at the church basement. We entertained Luther Leagues from Maybee, Dundee, and Riga with about 70 Leaguers attending. Junior Sandersone gave a very interesting and vivid account of the Delegates School that was held at Dubuque, Iowa on August 17 to 21. This was for District and Federation presidents. Jr took Trumar Helzer's place who was not able to attend. Eugene Fischer gave a report on the Luther League projects, G.F.O. and the Resolutions at the school. Naturally, it wasn't all work and no play because they had just lots of fur. They had a picnic, a banquet, a play and the people treated them swell. We were glad they represented Ottawa Lake and that they brought back with them new enthusiasm for our Luther League.
After playing several games partners were chosen and each couple had to go through the furnace room which was fixed up as a "Haunted House" with ghosts and everything before getting their eats. Everyone reported a good time and we hope to entertain again.
I though boy could start any car that came along. Anyway. Clifford Papenhagen couldn't find the starter on a Ford the evening at League Meeting. Cliff P. and Leroy Bunge being very nice gentlemen were helping Lucille Schmidt in getting her car out of the car jam in the church drive. Some fellows park their car in the dumbest places, e.g. Don Consear. Leroy yelled for Cliff to move another car Lucille could get her car out and Cliff ready to help opens the car door only to find a man asleep in the front seat. I don't know which one was scared the most, Cliff or the sleeping man. Leroy was of great help as he stood very still. The girls were a great help too. All they did was laugh at the two boys. Anyway, Gerrie and Lucille got home safe and sound and thanks a lot boys. You were a great help. What would we do without our boys?
Betty Bexten is doing all right for herself. She now rides the bike around. I wonder why? It wouldn't be the three gallons of gas.
Elroy Rittner was seen with that cute, dark-eyed gal again. Seems her name is JoAnn and she is the ex-steady of one of our boys by the name of LeRoy. Guess she likes that name.
Who is Junior Sanderson thinking of these cool nights? Come on Junior, stop keeping it a secret.
Clyde Papenhagen had an appendicitis operation last month at the Bixby Hospital in Adrian. Glad to hear that he's improving fast and it will seem good to see him in Sunday school and church again.
Our Luther League is selling Christmas cards again this year.
Well, it's back to school again and we have a good representation at Burnham this year from our Luther League. Here are some of the names of those attending: Juanita Brier, Ronald Brining, Doris Fink, Joann and Janet Jacobs, Lois Kodelman, Juanita Nearhood, Mildred Faselk, Marvin Fink, Dean Beck, Betty Hammons, Bernice Ahleman and others. Relmond "Chub" Bunge is going to Iambertville High again.
Wilma Brodbeck and Betty Bexten with several friends vacationed at Mrs. Ida Brodbeck. We have organized a regular staff now to make our paper work more efficiently and the "Staff" will appear on one of the pages of this paper.
Melva Hall and Elda Kopp are spending a couple weeks up at Indian River, Mich. with Mr. and Mrs. Harry Smith and Dannie.
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