Churches Observe Holy Week Rites Across Dolton Area
Holy Week events span multiple churches including First Methodist of Dolton Sandridge Methodist and Emmanuel Evangelical and Reformed of Dolton with Good Friday union services at 1 30 p m Easter Sunday services at 11 a m and related rites At St Marys and other churches high masses processions cantatas sunrise services and German English services mark the celebration with youth and church groups participating in a range of observances.
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First Methodist of
Dolton
Sandridge
Woman’s Society of Christian Service
Ivanhoe Community Church
Open Bible Church
St. Mary’s Church
Joseph Connerton
University of Chicago
Peter Kern
Our Savior’s Church
Sambridge Methodist Church
Central Church
Blue Island
Emmanuel Church
St. Paul’s Lutheran Church
Fenger High School
Bethany Reformed Church
November Candidates to be Chosen at April 11 Primary
Voters will select state and national candidates for the next November election and delegates to national conventions on April 11. Polls open 6 am to 5 pm at Delton and Riverdale polling places. Democratic turnout expected light. Republican voters urged for multiple nominations in important offices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Delton
Riverdale
Sgt W Ehlers Wins Infantryman Honor on Bougainville
Sgt William H Ehlers of the 37th Infantry Division earned the Combat Infantryman badge for exemplary conduct in action. The Illinois born sergeant, 21, advanced from corporal for leadership and received the award two weeks after a promotion. He arrived on Bougainville after joining the unit last November, and served previously on Fiji New Hebrides and Guadalcanal. He is married to Loraine V Alt rangar and is the son of Mr and Mrs William C Ehlers of Dalton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
37Th
Bougainville Island
Acme Steel
Solomons
William H. Ehlers
Ehlers
Bougainville
Fiji Islands
New Hebrides
Guadalcanal
Key
William C. Ehlers
Park Ave
Dalton
Thornton Township
Harvey
Chicago
Pearl Harbor
Colors
Loraine V. Altringer
138Th St
Riverdale
Elections Set Saturday in Three Local School Districts
Voters will cast ballots Saturday April 8 in districts 148 149 and 133 to elect school board members. District 148 polls at Lincoln or Washington in Riverdale from 12 noon to 7 p m with Lyle O Hill and George Budwash seeking reelection. District 149 voting at Berger from 6 to 8 p m for a three year director and a two year vacancy with Edwin R Waterman up for reelection and James Diekman to fill the vacancy. District 133 Bowen school polls 1 to 5 p m with Walter E Deichen seeking reelection as one full term member. A caucus runs 12 30 to 1 p m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lincoln
Dalton
Washington
Riverdale
Lyle O. Hill
George Budwash
Berger
Edwin R. Waterman
James Diekman
Walter E. Deichen
Bowen
Verlyn P. Mack Awarded Purple Heart and Soldier’s Medal
Cpl. Verlyn P. Mack, son of Mr. and Mrs. Peter Mack of Lansing, formerly Dalton residents, served as a switchboard operator with a field artillery unit in North Africa, Sicily and Italy. He earned the Soldier’s Medal for saving a buddy from burning and the Purple Heart after being wounded the next day. He and his crew remained at their switchboards in muddy holes during shelling. He now serves in a general hospital medical detachment in Italy as a medical supply clerk. He enlisted in April 1942, trained at Fort Sill, and joined the 45th Division at Fort Devens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cpl
Verlyn P. Mack
Peter Mack
Lansing
Dalton
North Africa
Sicily
Italy
Cpl. Mack
Mack
General Hospital
Fort Sill
Okla
Fort Devens
Mass
Dolton Police Crack Down On Tagless Motorists
Dolton officials announced strict enforcement for 1944 vehicle license noncompliance with court summons and fines. Police also warn against improper windshield placement of licenses, illegal parking, and fenced-in dogs as an rabies containment drive targets loose pets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dolton
Chicago
Main
Extend Red Cross War Fund Drive to April 15
The American Red Cross War Fund of Dalton extends the local drive to April 15 since the national quota remains unmet. Residents may arrange contributions by contacting Mrs. H. W. Slaughter or Mrs. Walter Pohlers for a Red Cross worker to collect. Riverdale canvass nears completion with several local industry gifts. totals for Riverdale and Ivanhoe to be published next week indicating progress toward the top.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Red Cross War Fund
Dalton
H. W. Slaughter
Walter Pohlers
Red Cross
Riverdale Drive
Quota i
Della Deam
Red Cross War Fund
Riverdale
Ivanhoe
Chicago Air Force captain earns DFC for 25 missions
Captain William L. Leirevaag, son of Mrs. Alice Lau of Riverdale, among seven Chicago area servicemen in the 9th Air Force to receive the Distinguished Flying Cross for 25 combat missions over the coast of France. The navigator bombardier on B 26 bomber The Son of Satan also holds the Purple Heart Air Medal and oak leaf clusters. Training occurred at MacDill Field Florida and Lake Charles Louisiana before overseas service.
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William L. Leirevaag
Alice Lau
East 136Th Place
Riverdale
Chicagoland
Army
9Th Air Force
France
Leirevaag
MacDill Field
Fla
Lake Charles
Legion Auxiliary Card and Bunco Party Planned
The American Legion Auxiliary hosts a card and bunco party on Saturday evening April 15 at 8 o clock in the Dalton village hall. Admission is 25 cents with chance for good prizes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ecord
Bunco
American Legion Auxiliary
Dalton Village Hall
Riverdale Soldier Missing On Flight
Pfc Willard Mailloux flight engineer with a ferrying group is missing on a flight to Australia. The War Department informed his wife in Long Beach California. A commanding officer said a thorough search is under way for the overdue plane and crew. Mailloux trained at Kansas City Alpena and Seattle before transfer to Long Beach. His wife Kathleen Schulte and daughter Judith reside in Riverdale with his father Adlora Mailloux also in Riverdale.
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Pfc
Willard Mailloux
Australia
War Department
Long Beach
Calif
Mailloux
Charles H. Cosgrove
State St
Riverdale
Pic. Mailloux
Kansas City
Alpena Army Air Base
Ten Youths Admit Vandalism After Drinking at Tavern
Riverdale police report ten youths aged 16 and 17 confessed to vandalism at the 187th Street C. station after drinking at a local tavern. They damaged windows on New Year’s Eve and March 18. prosecution was waived after they agreed to pay thirty dollars in damages.
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187Th Street
Riverdale
Frank J. Mraz
Chicago
Mraz
C. J. Buttimer
Illinois Central
Police Department
Dolton Draft Board Names 35 Navy and Army Inductees
The Dolton draft board lists 35 inductees heading to army and navy training next week. Army volunteers include Dolton residents Earl Gordon Conner Charles William Lucas Julius Matthew Mulder Herbert DeYoung Milton Workman Allen Van Vuren Robert John Anker and George Clarence Boomsma with others from South Holland Lansing Phoenix Dolton Homewood Thornton Harvey and Hazelcrest. Navy enlistees include Paul Bertrand Sam F Houtsma John Hoeksema Jr Jay Amptmeyer South Holland Oak Glen and Phoenix residents Ted Stanley Lach Earl Gibson Matthew Andrew Batista Aloysius Frank Serna Merrill Koester Toohey Portwood Harvey Lindley Gengo and more.
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Dolton Draft Board
Army
Navy
Dolton
Earl Gordon ‘Conner
Charles ‘William Lucas
Julius Matthew Mulder
Herbert DeYoung
Milton Workman
Allen van Vuren
Robert John Anker
George Clarence Boomsma
South Holland
Floyd Russel Blake
Menno Poortenga
Glen Arthur van der An
Lansing
Thaddeus John Korbel
Chester
Mathew Andrew Batista
Aloysius Frank Serna
Phoenix
Merrill Edward Koester
Thornton
James Elmer Toohey
Homewood
Raymond LeRoy Portwood
Harvey
Donald William Lindley
Angelo Gengo
Hazelcrest
Promotion Brings Captain Walter Mau to Army Medical Corps
Mrs. Walter Mau and their son Frank arrived Wednesday from Leavenworth Kansas. Capt Mau is stationed with the Army Medical Corps and is lodging with his parents Mr and Mrs Walter E Mau at 13709 Leyden Ave. He was recently promoted to captain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter Mau
Frank
Leavenworth
Kansas
Mau
Army Medical Corps
Walter E. Mau
Leyden Ave
May
Roseland Man Killed in Dolton Rail Crossing Crash
Richard Hofstra age 30 of Roseland died Friday when his car was struck by a C and E I passenger train at the 144th street crossing in Dolton. The vehicle was hurled 300 feet, Hofstra suffered a skull fracture, and witnesses said he failed to see the northbound train. The crossing has stop signs only and was ruled accidental death by a coroner’s jury. Funeral services were held at 10928 Michigan Ave with burial at Cedar Park cemetery. Hofstra, born March 14 1914, served in the U S Army and recently worked as a guard at the International Harvester plant in West Pullman. He survived by his mother and three brothers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard Hofstra
111Th St
Roseland
144Th St
Dolton
Hofstra
142Nd Street
Kort
Jacobsma Funeral Home
Michigan Ave
Harry J. Hager
Bethany Reformed Church
Cedar Park
40Th Armored Regiment
International Harvester
West Pullman
Emma Hofstra
Donald
U. S. Air Corps
England
Daniel Perry Named Dolton Victory Garden Chairman
Daniel Perry named general and area chairman for Dolton Victory Gardens in Dolton. Area leaders include A R Lembcke and Mrs Pred Wilck. Residents are urged to register gardens for priority plots and to display Victory garden markers. About 300 gardens existed last year. this year all gardeners are urged to register.
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Dolton Ocd
Daniel Perry
Forrest Ave
Dalton
A. R. Lembcke
Sheridan St
Pennsylvania Railroad
Pred Wilck
Pohlerscourt
Victory Garden
OCD
Victory
Delton Ocd
Delton
QCD
Victory Gardens
OCD Dance Saturday at Venetian Hall Roseland
The Pullman Riverdale Community sponsors a dance at Venetian Hall in Roseland on Saturday evening to raise funds for OCD headquarters. Donations for the Chicago Service men's Center will be accepted next Wednesday April 12 at Hess Barber Shop.
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Pullman-Riverdale
Venetian Hall
Roseland
OCD
Chicago
Hess
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Union
Sgt. W. Ehlers
Infantryman
Purple Heart
Dolton Police
Wm. Leirevaag
D.F.C
Dolton RR
144Th Street
Dolton Victory Garden
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