Civilian Defense talk outlines local OCD training
A village meeting covered the Civilian Defense OCD training program. Plans include training of captains and assistants, sewing and knitting projects, grease conservation for explosives, and organizing service and home defense zones.
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Jaake
Entrop
Police
OCD
Jackson‘ville
Nicoll
McColl
Neumann
Me ‘Zneimer
Consumer's Information Service
U. B.widman
PP. F. Schwalghart
Con‘Sumeér
Chicago
Dri Rs Nicolay
Vietary
Ernest Colbert
Atness
Andrews
Mothers' Club Meeting Postponed Until Friday
The St. Christopher's Mothers club meeting has been postponed to Friday June 5. Members are advised to watch for new notices and updated details from organizers.
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Mothers
CLUB
St. Christopher’s
Mothers Club
Legion Poppy Sale Raises 152 Dollars for Post 691
Poppy sales by African Legion Post 691 and its auxiliary on May 23 gathered 152 dollars and five cents. Members assisting included chairwoman Mrs Bruno Lee and others, joined by several outside volunteers and junior helpers. The proceeds and protocols support service funds for both Post and Unit.
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Afican Legion
Post 691
Bruno Lee
Archie Rice
Howard Hulett
Rose Laramie
Chas. Nelson
Claude Lake
Ethel Moist
Catherine Morrisette
Walter Hail
Herbert Brown
Clarence Rose
Allan
Harry Combe
Roy Potter
David Jones
Marie
Pat Andrews
Harriet Heatherly
Margaret
Barbara Widman
Betty” Ann Lake
Rosalie
Marianne
Laramie
Patsy Oleary
Lorraine ‘Bodda
Caroline
Joyce
Ann Dahl
Officer Bidda
Bruno ‘Lee
Local Social Notes Mixed Visits From Beverly Hills and Camp Crowder
Mr and Mrs Wilbur Scharlau entertained three aunts and Mrs Scharlau s mother from Beverly Hills Sunday. Ernest Colbert hosted a Sunday guest Jerry Bingenheimer from Camp Crowder Mo. Mrs John Neely and daughter Elaine visited friends in Oak Forest after a musical at St Christopher s Wednesday. Mrs Frank Butler from Chicago was a visitor at the home of Mr ? and Mrs Rdaughteny.
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Wilbur Scharlau
Charlau
Beverly Hills
Ernest Colbert
Jerry Bingenheimer
Camp Crowder
John ‘Neely
Elaine
Oak Forest
St Christopher’ S
Frank Butler
Chica‘go
Rdaughteny
Raymond Ee
Nellie Cressy Dies of Heart Attack at 48
Nellie Cressy, 48, of 14666 Clifton Park avenue, died at Tagalls Memorial hospital after a heart attack following a prior asthma attack. Funeral services are set for Monday at 2 30 pm from Hickey Funeral Home in Blue Island. Survived by husband Clifford, two daughters, and multiple relatives across Iowa and Illinois.
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Nellie Cressy
Clifton Park Avenue
Orlock
Tagalls Memorial Hospital
Hickey
Blue Island
Cressy
Princeton
Midlothian
American Legion Auxiliary
Fletcher E Sullivan
Clifford
Vivian Lucille
Shirley Mae
Frank Chandler
Davenport Ia
LeRoy Doyle
Rockford
Leila Boege
Davenport
Ren
Quick Thinking Saves Possible Train Wreck
Anton Chiz of Midlothian spotted a hazardous concrete block standing between rails as an 728 train approached at 7:25 am. He sent his son to flag the train while he attempted to move the block, aided by a bar from the engine. the train was stopped and the block replaced with Chiz’s help.
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Anton Chiz
Midlothian
Chiz
Antemie and Weininger Wedding in Gary at Romanian Church
Miss Helen Antemie married Clarence Weininger of Gary on Sunday May 24 at the Romanian church in Gary. The bride wore white satin with a trailing veil and carried white orchids and red carnations. Matron of honor Veronica Melonoski wore yellow, bridesmaids Betty Weisninger Natalie Barr Edith Benson wore blue, best man Nickolas Melowaski, ushers Webb OLeary and Paul Weininger.
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Helen Antemie
Clarence Weininger
Gary
Veronica Melonoski
Betty Weisninger
Natalie Barr
Edith Benson
Nickolas Melowaski
Mr.Webb
William Oleary
Paul Weininger
Walter Isemonger New Fire Chief Confirmed
The Midlothian Village board confirmed Walter Isemonger as the new fire chief at their regular meeting Wednesday evening. The report also notes Philip Stevens enlisting in the Army Signal Corps and other local updates from Kostner Avenue and George Williams College events.
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Walter Isemonger
Midlothian Village Board
Philip Stevens
A. Stevens
Kostner Avenue
Army Signal Corps
Ernest Colbert
George Williams College
Chicago
al Toms
Midlothian Civic Club Plans Limited Meetings
The Midlothian Civic Club met at Ronald Mulville's home. Future gatherings will be confined to special occasions during the duration of the active home defense projects by members.
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Midlothian Civic Club
Ronald Mulville
Graduation Held At Midlothian Public School
Graduation exercises take place in the school auditorium at 8 pm on Wednesday June 3 with a program including a procession by graduates the school orchestra Welcome by Amy Fredrick evening prayer by eighth grade voices and the speaker Rup ert E Ohm. certificates awarded by R K Cumming and Miss Dorothy Thompson.
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Midlothian
Amy Fredrick
Clorinda Schmol
Rupert E. Ohm
R K. Cumming
Dorothy Thompson
Ollie James Yates, Jr
Earl Herbert Lash
Donald Glen -Pyks
George
William Kreis
Beatrice Teh
Ekuney Hos Ganhervesabe] Murray
Eugéne R. Re Harter
Elayne Delsres Welty
Theodore Edwin Miller
Gloria B Anker
Kenneth Wesley Boyer
Franzes Bodda
Eleanore
Midlothian Garden Club Announces June Flower Show
The Midlothian Garden Club invites locals to a June flower show at the Public School auditorium. Entries are due Saturday before 10:30 a.m. or Friday after 7 p.m. Exhibits include irises, peonies, delphiniums, oriental poppies, hemerocallis, roses, and flowering shrubs with education and culture as key goals.
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The
Midlothian Garden Club
Tima Hy
Forest Ridge School Graduation Spelling Out June Commencement
The Forest Ridge School plans a Monday June 4 8 p.m. commencement with motto No Victory Without Labor. The program includes Star Spangled Banner processional Triumphal March from Aida and speeches by Mary Ann Wiseman O F Umbaugh Hal lad for Americans. Graduates listed include Rodney Blomquist Doris Dexter James Hawken Dorothy Hagenbirk Fern Janssen Lois Kipp Melvin Lewis Robert Rask Frances Tanzer Kenneth Trumpay Merritt Weaver Frances White Mary Ann Wiseman Charlies Young and Elvira Zarembski.
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Forest Ridge
Lavor
Aida
Gertrude Terwee
Mary Ann Wiseman
Hallad
O F Umbaugh
Thornton Township
Bich School
Solo
Lois Kopp
Elvira Zarembski
Charles Young
Herbert Trenning
Owen Winter
Board of Education
Rodney Blomquist
Doris Dexter
James Hawken
Dorothy Hagenbirk
Fern Janssen
Lois Kipp
Melvin Lewis
Robert Rask
Frances Tanzer
Kenneth Trumpay
Merritt Weaver
Frances White
Charlies Young
Elvira Zarembsk
Hope Lutheran Church Observes Youth Sunday
Hope Lutheran Church will observe Youth Sunday on May 31. The service begins at 10 45 AM and invites all youths in the community to attend.
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Hope Lutheran Church
Sps Roe
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Legion
Antemie - Weininger
Midlothian School
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