Blue Island Drives War Savings Stamps Effort
Blue Island mobilizes for a War Savings Stamps drive led by Postmaster John A. Lentz and Woman's Committee chair Mrs. McGinnis. The plan uses letter carriers and 30 local volunteers to canvass homes across districts with a goal of boosting Illinois from its low ranking while urging thrift among all residents to support the war effort.
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Blue Island
Woman’s Committee
State Council of Defense
John A. Lentz
McGinnis
Burr Oak Avenue
Illinois
Army
Navy
Prize winning teams in the patriotic bowling tourney
Local teams in the Patriotic Bowling Tournament at Blouin alleys received prizes in a Chicago drawing. Elks No 5 led by Harry Rohrbach. Eagles Nos 1 4 5 14 24 led by Ed Blouin Arnold Myers John Kruse A C Roche H Wegener. Doubles prizes went to Koenecke Bruckner Wilcke McCormick. No singles prizes for Blue Islanders. Prizes were thrift stamps and merchandise.
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Blouin
Chicago
Elks
Harry Rohrbach
Eagles
Ed. Blouin
Arnold Myers
John Kruse
H. Wegener
Reynolds
Tom Reynolds
W. Koenecke
Geo. Bruckner
Gus Wilcke
M. J. McCormick
Blue Islanders
Elk
Tag Day For St. Francis Hospital Set For July Fourth
Thursday July 4 Tag Day at St. Francis Hospital marks a yearly charitable effort by the sisters. The hospital’s placement serves local and neighboring communities, meriting loyal civic support and encouragement from residents.
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St. Francis Hospital
Sisters of St. Francis
Five Auto Violations Arrests by Kincaid Reported
Five arrests for automobile law violations last week by Motorcycle Officer Kincaid list offenders with addresses and fines. Chas Heckler 2009 E 77th Place Chicago five dollars plus costs H Zemte Chicago Heights ten dollars plus costs Paul Parkham 504 Honore Street three dollars plus costs Chas Schenler 7924 S Green Street Joseph Mulski 2824 S Kedzie Avenue Chicago pending. Parkham changed venue to Judge Synakiewicz. Monthly magazines to soldiers and sailors must be under two months old and weekly publications under three weeks old per Post Office.
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Kincaid
Chas. Heckler
E. 77Th Place
Chicago
H. Zemte
Chicago Heights
Paul Parkham
Honore Street
Chas. Schenler
S. Green Street
Joseph Mulski
S. Kedzie Avenue
Heintz
Parkham’s
Synakiewicz
Post Office Department
Sixty Men Leave for Camp Wheeler from Cook County
Sixty men from District No. 7 Cook County depart Blue Island for Camp Wheeler Georgia. The convoy joined at Joliet with Lemont units and includes Arthur Benson Lemont Arthur Stuebe Blue Island George Hodge Jr Chicago James O Neal Palos Mark Reich Lemont Martin Konopinski Lemont Ernest Lindeman Lemont John Bisetti Worth Riverdale Gillbert Racine Blue Island William Baker Oak Lawn Howard Hodgdon Blue Island Harry Hanschman Riverdale Raymond Picard Blue Island Richard Kott Worth Lester Farrelly Greenwood Emil Meyer Worth Frank Becker Blue Island Stanley Fay Blue Island Henry Dorow Blue Island Walter Ellis Blue Island Peter Merz Blue Island Walter Walter Lemont Nicholas Bormann Lemont Albert Sniegowski Lemont Gustaf Lundin Blue Island Arnold Anderson Blue Island Cyril Nelson Lemont Raffaele Zolfo Blue Island John Tobolski Lemont Carl Waxweiler Lemont Max Fries Lemont Jacob Weissmann Blue Island Michael Mowinski Lemont Harry Hoffman Lemont Albert Johnson Lemont George Hankey Riverdale Charles Nelson Riverdale John Flanigan Lemont Louis Wesolowski Lemont Raymond Burnett Chicago William Spraul Lemont John Bonick Chicago Frank King Worth Thomas Znuda Blue Island Jacob Leppin Evergreen Park Harry Hopf Blue Island Edward Lionberg Blue Island William Agema Blue Island Thomas Reardon Lemont Frank Braasch Chicago Lawn Lewis Losey Lemont August Nieman Blue Island Joseph Ekkert Lemont Noah Briggs Blue Island Edward Becka Greenwood Arthur Swanson Lemont Robert Jebsen Chicago Mike Rot Oak Lawn Alexander Clement Blue Island No further instructions have been received by the local board as to future draft calls.
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Cook County
Blue Island
Rock Island
Joliet
Lemont
Camp Wheeler
Georgia
Arthur W
Cyril E. Nelson
Raffaele Zolfo
John M. Tobolski
Carl Waxweiler
Max Fries
Jacob J. Weissmann
Michael Mowinski
Harry G. Hoffman
Albert S. Johnson
George F. Hankey
Riverdale
Charles W. Nelson
John Flanigan
Louis Wesolowski
Raymond L. Burnett
Chicago
William Spraul
John Bonick
Frank King
Worth
Thomas J. Znuda
Jacob J. Leppin
Evergreen Park
Harry N. Hopf
Edward L. Lionberg
William Agema
Thomas A. Reardon
Frank Braasch
Chicago Lawn
Lewis N. Losey
August Nieman
Joseph J. Ekkert
Noah Briggs
Edward Becka
Greenwood Arthur W. Swanson
Robert T. Jebsen
Mike Rot
Oak Lawn
Alexander Clement
Autos Crash on Western Avenue No One Injured
A pair of auto crashes on Western Avenue near New and near Vermont streets caused excitement but no injuries. Carl Everfoot and Marie Sammons collided at New Street, Everfoot’s wife and three children were spilled. Mrs. Everfoot reportedly hurt a shoulder but was deemed uninjured. On Monday J B Dedrich collided with August Clausen near Vermont Street. both blamed the other, but no injuries or major damage were reported.
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New and Western
Vermont and
Western
Carl Everfoot
Herndon Avenue
Chicago
Western Avenue
New Street
Marie Sammons
Kverfoot
Seim
Chicago Elks Visit Blue Island July 8
Blue Island Elks host Chicago Lodge No 4 on Wednesday July 8 with a 100 member delegation. A 4 pm baseball game at Star's old grounds precedes the initiation of 12 candidates in the Blue Island Lodge. A barbecue and athletic events at Comiskey Park follow on Saturday under Chicago Lodge sponsorship.
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Blue Island Elks
Chicago Lodge No. 4
Big Brother Lodge
Chicago Lodge
Blue Island Lodge
Elks
Graduation Exercises of St Benedict School a Grand Theatre Success
The St Benedict School graduation program at the Grand Theatre Tuesday evening filled the venue to capacity. Sisters arranged the program with careful costumes and stage setting. About one hundred graduates performed patriotic drills and two plays The Enchanted Violin and The Cost of a Promise while The Band That Will Make Blue Island Famous drew applause. Diplomas were awarded to twenty three graduates.
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St. Benedict School
Blue Island
Errett and Melvin Sell The Standard to Chicago Parties
Errett and Melvin sell The Standard including subscription list and goodwill to Roy M. Phillips and associates H. E. Stroup and Norris Quinn. Printing plant not included. paper will be printed in Chicago. New owners take charge with this week’s issue. Errett plans short-term stay at printing and may enlist in military service.
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Errett & Melvin
Roy M. Phillips
H. E. Stroup
Norris Quinn
The
Standard
68Rd Street
Cottage Grove Avenue
Chicago
Messrs
Erret & Melvin
Errett
Army
Navy
the Sun
Phillips
Blue Island
Band Concert At Central Park On Independence Day
The St. Donato band of the East Side will perform at Central Park on July 4 from 2 30 to 5 00 PM. A high quality program is promised and the public is invited. No other July Fourth celebration is planned in Blue Island.
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Central Park
St. Donato Band
East Side
Blue Island
Cottage Building and Loan to Elect Nine Directors
Notice to stockholders announces annual meeting Friday July 5 at 8 PM at the association office 348 Western Ave Blue Island Illinois for electing nine directors for terms of one two and three years. P H Krick secretary.
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The
Cottage Building and Loan Association
Western Ave
Blue Island
Iil
P. H. Krick
J Klinkmann Killed At Pullman Shops
John Klinkmann a Blue Island resident died after a monorail crane he operated ran off its track at Pullman shops. He died at Pullman hospital the next morning. The inquest found no fault by him. He was 58, born Summit Illinois, married Katherine Kay, and survived by wife five sons and two daughters. Funeral at Friedens church with Odd Fellows involvement. Burial Mt Greenwood cemetery.
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John Klinkmann
Blue Island
Pullman
Pullman Hospital
Klinkmann
Hallinan
Western Avenue
Dedrick
John Christian Klinkmann
Summit
Katherine Kay
Riverdale
Friedens Church
Calumet School
North American Union
Fire Department
Odd Fellows
Mt. Greenwood
Edwin
Jefferson Barracks
John
Raymond
Harold
Elmer
Erma
Mildred
C. Draeger
Albrecht
Dolton
Zacharias Resigns From Local Exemption Board
John L. Zacharias resigns as member and chairman of the local exemption board District 7 for health and business reasons. George C. Gobet, former Blue Island mayor, named as successor though confirmation pending. Gobet would accept if offered. Citizens applaud his integrity and fairness. Word later confirms Gobet’s appointment.
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John L. Zacharias
Zacharias
Geo. C. Gobet
Blue Island
Gobet
Mammoth Plant Nears Completion With 2000 Workers
A vast new factory on Calumet Lake site, four and a half acres, 1400 by 150 feet, under one roof with three electric cranes, is nearly finished. The $1,000,000 plant will employ about two thousand on war production for the government, with operations slated to start shortly after July 1. Managers include W. P. Wilkins as general manager and W. H. Inglehart as superintendent.
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Calumet Lake
Pullman
D. L. Jones Co
West Pullman
Mansfield
Bucyrus
Willeby
Ohio
W. P. Wilkins
Chicago
W. H. Inglehart
Princeton Avenue
Canada
James McCarthy
W. 118Th Street
South End
News of Qua Soldier Boys: Letters From WWI Service
Walter Crossland, recovering in a French rest camp, hopes to rejoin trenches and fight Bowies after a German drive last April. Lt Robert Peyton, Albert Hausner, John Brown, Gilbert Boeber, Joseph Oster, and Mark Barner share experiences in France and aboard the USS Alabama. Barner notes training, overseas transport, Navy life, and letters home amid wartime censorship.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter Crossland
France
Bowies
Robert Peyton
Blue Island
Albert Hausner
Camp Grant
Italy
John Brown
Field Artillery
Gilbert Boeber
Potomac Park
White House
Joseph Oster
Joe
Camp Wheeler
Georgia
Mark Barner
U. S. S. Alabama
Leter
U. S
Jackie
Great Lakes
League Island Navy Yard
Philadelphia
Norfolk
Alabama
Uncle Sam
Navy
Ridge Patriots Plan Gala Fourth of July Celebration
The Ridge Patriots League inMorgan Park Beverly Hills hosts a major July 4 event led by a Jackie band of 100 with five bands, military units, Boy Scouts and nearly 4000 participants. The program includes a parade from Morgan Park and Ridge Park activities, field contests, vaudeville, a band concert, diving contests, fireworks, and dancing in the Field House.
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the Ridge Patriots’ League
Morgan Park
Beverly Hills
France
United States
Co. M
11Th
Illinois National Guard
Home Guards
Swift & Co
Great Lakes
H. R. Conklin
Charles G. Blake
Ridge Park
96Th Street
Longwood Boulevard
11Th Street
U. Marines
Grees M
Illinois Reserve Militia
Illinois Volunteer Training Corps
Illinois Infantry
Morgan Park High School
Boy Scouts
Joan of Arc
Knights
Royal Arcanum
Betsy Ross
Daughters
Red Cross
Camp Fire Girls
Ridge Country Club
Morgan Park Business Men’s Association
Morgan Park Woman’s Club
Co. M, 11Th Regt. Ill. National Guards
U. S. Marine Corps
Ridge District
Ridge Patriots
Red Cross Notice schedules reduced hours for workrooms
Until further notice the Red Cross workrooms will be open only on Tuesday and Thursday afternoons from 1 to 4 30. They will be closed on July 4 leaving only Tuesday and Wednesday open for next week. The Red Cross office will be open every afternoon next week except Thursday July 4 from 2 to 4 30 for the payment of pledges on the 2nd Red Cross War.
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Red Cross
And
Faber’s Bootry Opens In Splendid New Quarters
Emil Faber relocates to 300 Western Avenue after buying from the Klin estate. The store has a modern plate glass front and redecorated interiors. Delays in receiving some fittings postponed the opening, but Faber aims to offer the largest specialty boot and shoe shop around Chicago.
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Emil Faber
Western Avenue
Klin
Faber
Chicago
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Letter Carriers
Campwheeler
Chicago Elks
U.S. A
Grand Theatre
Klinkman
Mammoth
American Steel and Machinery
Justice Lodge
Mystics
Justice Lodge No. 1248
Mystic Workers of the World
Odd Fellow Hall
Miss Sorgenfrei
Laura Ganzer
Gladys Hinman
Little East Side
Faber’s Bootry
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