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Recreation Center for service unclear the Catholic Youth Club (later became the U.S.O.) I played a very important part in raising money to acquire the New's Sun Bldg. (4 floors down town Waukegan) Oh! By the way, My #2 daughter was born 1939. Jan. '42 I tried to enlist in the U.S. Navy. (was rejected - loss of sight in left eye) April '42 I went to work building ships in Seneca Ill. I was one of the Organizers and later became the Chairman of Management and Labor Comm. I recruited workmen where ever avoble including 200 Amer. Ind. from Okla. and was the first person to Advocate the hiring of Women in Ship Yards, also the first and only Yard to pay up to $4.00 per hour for skilled welders men & women, we set up our own school, I remained in Chair until war ended, building 156 L.S.T. for U.S.A. and 8 L.S.T. for the Queens Navy. 1948 We organized the Indian Service league of Chgo.