Buda Co. E Award Ceremony to Draw 4000 at Harvey Ill Plant
Four thousand employees of Buda Company in Harvey Illinois will gather at 3 p m Thursday April 27 for the Army Navy E award ceremony Col Luke Finley Maj Gen Gross and Lt Com Carl Stockholm will attend Mrs Bertha N Smith a six star war mother will be among honored workers J I Dempsey and other long time staff will receive pins The plant has produced war material for the Transportation corps Signal corps and Navy including gauge cars engines and diesel units
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buda Company
Harvey
Ill
Luke Finley
Gross
Transportation Corps
Carl C. Stockholm
9Th Naval District
J. i. Dempsey
Buda
Henry Rickert
South Holland
Howard
Air Corps
Bertha N. Smith
Worth
Martha
Spars
Pvt
Roy
Marines
Everett
England
Isaac
Infantry
Ft. Benning
John
Italy
Webster
Edward
Nell de Young
Eacthier
Theodore Stern
Intenanes Consumat
Yale Ave
Chicago
Robert A. Foster
W. Gist Place
Edward A. Koester
Thornton
Oldtimers
Fathers and Sons Club
W. E. McVey
Thornton Township High School
Buda Glee Club
Coast Guard
Jackson Park
Blue J Island
Signal Corps
Navy
Harmony Choral Club Concert Set for April 28 At Bowen
The Harmony Choral Club plans its annual concert Friday April 28 at 8 pm in the Bowen school auditorium. The program features old and new songs by club members with selections by the Thornton Township High School band. Featured numbers include Unfold Ye Portals Prelude Ave Maria Alleluia Children of the Moon The Donkey Serenade Romany Life and Jericho. Huntz Sett violinist will accompany the singers.
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Harmony Choral Club
Bowen School
Thornton Township High School
Jericho
Huntz Sett
St Mary's School hosts card and dance party fundraiser
On Friday April 28 at 7 30 p m the boys and girls of St Marys school sponsor a card and dance party in the parish hall to raise funds for athletic equipment. Tickets cost forty cents with proceeds buying balls bats basketballs and volleyballs.
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St. Mary's School
St. Mary’s School
Hall
YMCA Unit to Honor Servicemen in Harvey Campaign
The Harvey YMCA plans a $700,000 building memorial for World War II soldiers. Dr. William E. McVey chairs the campaign executive committee with Walter E. Rompel as secretary. Headquarters open at 163 E. 154th St. Campaign launches in May to serve 80 000 people in nearby communities.
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Young Men’s Christian Association
Harvey
William E. McVey
Thornton Township
150Th
Broadway
Association of Commerce
E. 154Th St
Walter E. Rompel
Ymca of
Rompel
YMCA
Blue Island
Riverdale
South Holland
Dixmoor
Dalton
Calumet City
Riverdale Reserves Completing NRA Pistol Course
Riverdale Reserve police advance through the National Rifle Association pistol training at Glenwood Manual Training School with chief instructor Larry C. McGuinn and assistants Mrs. Virginia McGuinn and Don Pearson. About thirty members near military eligibility will gain rifle shooting, with future outdoor range practice and certificates confirming marksman status.
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Riverdale Reserve Police
National Rifle Association
Glenwood Manual Training School
Larry 'S
C. McGuinn
Virginia McGuinn
Don Pearson
Riverdale Rerves
U. S
P T A Meeting Features Race Discussion at Thornton High
Thornton township high school and junior college P T A will hold a meeting next Tuesday April 25 at 8 p m in the high school auditorium. University of Chicago anthropology expert Ethel Alpensels will discuss Sense and Nonsense about Race. Piano solo by Fama Johnson and a woodwind ensemble. social hour hosted by Flossmoor South Holland and Thornton ladies. Boy Scouts of Flossmoor will present the colors.
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P.T.A
Thornton Township
Ethel Alpensels
Department of Anthopology
University of Chicago
Fama Johnson
Flossmoor
South Holland
Thornton
Boy Scouts of
Leaders Named for Dolton Cub Scout Pack
About twenty parents met with W. D. Randall from the Pokagon Scout council at Dolton village hall on April 5 to organize a Cub Scout pack sponsored by the Dolton fire department. Eugene Mantz is cub master with William O Leary Sr as assistant.
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W. D. Randall
Pokagon Scout Council
Dolton Village Hall
Dolton
War Mothers Outline Work Program at Apr 11 Meeting
Dalton Riverdale Unit of Mothers of World War II planned a busy month at their April 11 meeting despite bad weather. Winners of the first one dollar bank night draw included M Sgt J A Baseheart Pvt Richard Brand Cpl Paul E Burch Sgt Lyle Dolton Sgt Chas Garry Pvt O A Hines Cpl Donald Lorenzen James Lucas R S Pvt Donald McClellan Pvt Alex Paul Lt Henry Propper Pvt Henry Steinhauer Lt Roy Vanden Berg and Hannes Ver Wey WT 3/c. Additional plans include Afghan donations to Gardiner's hospital a serap jewelry drive and birthday cards for all members in service. A social membership was given to Mrs Della Deam for organizing work and publicity. One pound of fat makes glycerine for dynamite to blast 15 tons of soft coal.
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Dalton-Riverdale
Tues
J. A. Baseheart
Richard Brand
Paul E. Burch
Lyle Dolton
Chas. Garry
O. A. Hines
Donald Lorenzen
James Lucas
R.S
Donald McClellan
Alex Paul
Henry Propper
Henry Steinhauer
Roy Vandenberg
Hannes Ver Wey
W.T
Gardiner’s Hospital
Mesdames A. Mullen
H. Volkmar
Emma Leichinger
Tyanhoe Garden Club
H.S. Bock
Paul Pierce
Della Deam
Dolton Youth Earns Army Awards in Pacific Campaign
Pvt Howard R Van Clay 32 Dolton Ill serving with the 37th Army Division on Bougainville Island earns the Good Conduct medal and the infantry badge. He and siblings are among seven children of Mr and Mrs Arthur Van Clay of 14040 Lincoln Ave Dalton. Edward 22 served as a gunner on a Marine torpedo bomber and 2nd Lt Viola 21 a North Africa nurse.
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Bougainville Island
Howard R. van Clay
Dolton
Solomon Island
Cpl
Edward
Solomons
States
Viola
North Africa
Jackson Park Hospital
Pearl Harbor
Florida
Armed Forces
Arthur van Clay
Lincoln Ave
Dalton
Chicago
Howard
Curtis Junior High School
Pullman Company
Camp Forrest
Tenn
Proclamation urges X ray screening to curb tuberculosis spread
The village president of Delton Illinois calls residents to participate in an April 15 to May 15 chest X ray Early Diagnosis campaign conducted with the Tuberculosis Institute of Chicago and Cook County. The campaign aims to prevent a wartime rise in TB and protect lives and war production. TR A J Hastings, President, Village of Delton.
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United States
Tuberculosis Institute of
Chicago
Cook County
Delton
Tra J. Hastings
Tiolton
Ilinois
Riverdale village debates 142nd underpass and rail plans
At a regular Riv erdale village board meeting April 11 attorney Matthews said Illinois Central officials referred underpass plans at 142nd st to their engineer in charge. Village engineer Karl S. Putnam said Walters of Illinois Central inquired about school children to be served.
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Riverdale
Matthews
142Nd St
Illinois Central Railroad
Karl S. Putnam
Walters
Illinois Central
Lyle Hill
Wallace Tourtellotte
Lion’s Club
Claussen
Smith
Hanschmann
Ilinois Central
Clark
Day
144Th Street
Public Service Company
138Th Street
Halsted Street
New York Central Railroad Company
Oak Forest
130Th
Halsted Istreet
Mattr
Fire Damages Dolton Home After Morning Blaze
A blaze at the upstairs of Mrs. William Wise's residence at 616 East 148th Street Dolton caused about 2500 dollars in damage before being controlled by Dolton and Riverdale fire units. The home was largely saved and the granddaughter Mrs Theo Lake occupied the flat. Later that day two prairie fires were tackled by Dolton fire crews. In Chicago Heights St James Hospital baby girl born to Mr and Mrs Merle Kaufman of Dalton weighs 8 pounds 11 ounces.
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William Wise
Merle Kaufman
Dalton
St. James Hospital
Chicago Heights
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Rarin
Buda Co
Army-Navy
Choral Club
Y.M.C.A
N.R.A
Army
Dolton Youth
Riverdale Rd
I. C
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