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Newspaper
Riverdale Pointer
Location
Riverdale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Aug 03, 1944
Page
3
The Harvey Rent Office explains eviction grounds under the Emergency Price Control Act and Rent Regulations. Landlords may file directly in local court for eight specified grounds, or obtain a certificate from the Area office for other cases, with notices to tenants and the Area office.
Chicago urged greater blood donations to support plasma production for the Army and Navy. The piece notes 8,506,000 pints already given and explains mobile units limited by lab capacity and 24 hour transit rules. It calls for appointments in Lansing and Blue Island with contact numbers provided.
Doris Mae Davidson completed WAVEs training at Hunter College New York and has been transferred to Cleveland Ohio. She arrived home Sunday on leave and departed Tuesday noon by plane to return.
J. T. Wilkinson, in charge of evictions, can answer questions at the Harvey office located in the Harvey Post Office Room 2. He is available any day from 9:30 to 2:30.
Wesley Heyman, a 26 year old New York City artist and assistant art director of House Beautiful, submitted a wartime poster accepted by the government. Over 700,000 posters have been printed and distributed by more than 100,000 Boy Scouts nationwide.
E. J. Gondon, director of the sixth civilian defense region, presents the National Security Award to Britton I. Budd, president of Public Service Company of Northern Illinois, in Chicago with about 50 employees present. Attendees include Major General Frank Parker and Col. A. D. Patterson among other officials.
Readers urged to stop spreading rumors about local service members. The editorial notes mothers and wives suffer anxiety from unverified reports of missing or wounded soldiers and calls for voluntary censorship to protect families. It argues for discretion and avoidance of discussion that could harm loved ones at home.
Eighty five Cook County communities will join Chicago in Fire Prevention Week activities from October 8 to 14. The Chicago Association of Commerce sponsors the program and will award four communities with outstanding campaigns. Participating suburbs include Arlington Heights Bellwood Blue Island Brookfield Calumet City Dalton Evanston Hazel Crest LaGrange Lansing Lemont Maywood Melrose Park Northlake Oak Lawn Park Ridge River Forest South Holland Western Springs and Wilmette.
A Chicago paper outlined the Riverdale Junior Police Patrol created under Assistant Chief Lester Brookfelt to curb juvenile delinquency and vandalism on new buildings. Patrolmen, Boy Scout Troop 9 members, wear badges and patrol sections, reporting violations to the police. Their own court handles only patrolmember cases. others go to the regular police.
A motor ship's smoke stock may serve as more than a smoking room. It can hold the crew's smoking room a dog kennel or the brig depending on the vessel's design and needs.
Seventeen year olds may qualify for the Army Specialized Training Reserve program through Army Air Forces screening at eight centers in the Sixth Service Command. Eligible applicants must be high school graduates and not yet 18, with entry normally in the month after enlistment.
Ingenious sailors on a Pacific island drill team haul a tank to blast volcanic rock. The 75 mm gun fires holes up to ten feet deep, boosting excavation progress and creating better access for construction work.
A brief aphorism stressing caution during moments of good mood to avoid mistakes. It cautions readers to stay mindful and not become reckless when confidence rises.
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