Cheryl, It would be interesting to know when these two men passed away? Do you have information on that? Margaret ----- Original Message ----- From: "cheryl BALOG wenberg" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, September 02, 2008 1:19 PM Subject: [HUNGARY] SABADOS - VANDERPOL 1941 > The Suburbanite Economist Chicago, Ill. Mar. 26, 1941 > > Two Reach 105th. and 100th. Year > > There is no set formula to follow for those wishing to attain > centenarian age. > The truth of that statement may be found in the differing > habits of Arpad SABADOS, 3717 W. 68th. Pl. and Peter > VANDERPOL, 240 W. 107th. Pl. > > Mr. SABADOS, who celebrated his 105th. birthday yesterday, > partakes of wines and beer. He smokes big black cigars and is > partial to rare meat. > > A Contrast > > Mr. VANDERPOL, who was guest of honor at a party for his > 100th birthday Monday, does not drink any liquor,does not > smoke and is partial to fruits and vegetables. > > Mr. SABADOS, born in Hungary, March 25, 1836, was a farmer > most of his life. Mr. VANDERPOL, born in Holland, March 24, > 1841, has spent most of his life in more urban communities. > > Nor does the difference in habits and histories of the two > Southtown centenarians end there. > > Consider: > > Mr. VANDERPOL married in 1864, when he was 23 years old. > His youth was spent quietly although he served his period of time, > as per custom, with the army of his country. He saw no military > action. > > Mr. SABADOS, on the other hand, cheerfully admits that he was > somewhat of a Lochinvar and did not marry until 1877 when he > was 41 years old. His youth was spent on many battlefields of > central Europe, under the banners of King Ferdinand and later > the fiery Louis KOSSUTH, Hungarian revolutionary leader. > > Mr. VANDERPOL is content to sit in the sun parlor of the Holland > home, chatting with his associates and members of his family. > > News article shows continued on Page 19. However, it does > not show page 19. > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - http://www.avg.com Version: 8.0.169 / Virus Database: 270.6.16/1651 - Release Date: 9/4/2008 6:57 AM