Heights-Harvey Area Adopts Job Stabilization Plan
The Chicago Heights-Harvey division of the War Manpower Commission adopts an employment stabilization plan. It requires workers to hold a transfer slip or statement of availability for transfers and new hires. It mandates promotion or reassignment to highest skill, non-discrimination, and procedures for appeals and transfers to support the war effort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Heights - Harvey
Chicago Heights-Harvey Division
The
War Manpower Commission
William H. Spencer
Chicago
WMC
Labor and Management
Chicago Heights-Harvey
WMPC
United States Employment Service
U. S. Employment Service
U.S. Employment Service
Chicago Heights- Harvey
Chicago Heights
Harvey
WMP Management Labor Committee
Regional Management Labor Committee
Third War Loan Drive Opens September Ninth
Illinois War Finance Committee outlines the Third War Loan drive starting September 9. The plan targets millions of individual buyers and emphasizes house to house selling, with securities including Series E F G savings bonds, Series C notes, 2 percent bonds, and 7/8 percent certificates. Banks may offer later after drive ends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bulletin No. 1
Illinois War Finance Committee
Morgenthau
2nd Installment of 42 Taxes in Thornton Township Due
Tax collectors announce the second installment for 1942 taxes in Thornton township is due. Bills may be paid at Riverdale, Dalton, and South Holland banks through August 28, with Harvey National Bank office hours 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. daily including Saturdays. Haines lists payment sites on August 20 Riverdale bank, August 21 Berger’s corner schoolhouse 1 p.m. to 3 p.m., August 26 Dalton bank, August 24 South Holland village hall. A September 1 penalty applies to unpaid bills.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thornton Township
Walter Haines
Riverdale
Dalton
South Holland
Harvey
National Bank of Harvey
Haines
Riverdale Bank
Berger’s Corner
Dalton Bank
South Holland Village
Berets Through Time and Labor Stabilization Plan Adopted
A historical note references berets dating back to ancient Greece while detailing a Chicago Heights Harvey employment stabilization plan. It outlines enforcement authorities, non blacklisting, and cooperation with federal and state agencies, with noncompliance reporting to regional directors and immediate effectiveness upon publication.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
WMC
WMP
Chicago Heights-Harvey
Greater
Calumet
Restaurants Given Ceiling Price Order
An official OPA General Order No 50 places restaurant price supervision with local war price and rationing boards. Menus for the April 4 to 10 base period filed. owners must keep price records and menus for review. Prices for base period meals cannot rise, seasonal price adjustments allowed as costs fall, and reductions or quality changes must be balanced by price cuts. Unwarranted price increases during the base period should be reported to the local board's price panel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prentiss Brown
OPA
Proposed Site for Housing Project in South Chicago
Al Chase reports Chicago's largest federally financed war housing project may be built south of Lake Calumet near Cottage Grove Avenue in the 9th Ward. Alderman Arthur G. Lindell informs Mayor Kelly that residents are disturbed and urges the government to reconsider.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
al Chase
Chicago Tribune
Chicago
Lake Calumet
Cottage Grove Avenue
Arthur G. Lindell
Kelly
Dalton youths inducted into Marine Corps service
Mason Ehlers son of Mr and Mrs Wm C Ehlers 13817 Park avenue and Edward Purnell 14126 Chicago street were inducted into the U S Marine Corps on Wednesday Aug 11.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mason Ehlers
Wm. C. Ehlers
Park Avenue
Edward Purnell
Chicago Street
U. S. Marine Corps
Acme Steel Band Concert Sunday August 15
The Acme Steel Concert band under Norman J Beasley will present a concert Sunday August 15 at 2 30 p m at Riverdale Park. The public is invited and there will be no admission charge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Acme Steel
Norman J. Beasley
Riverdale Park
T. T. H. S. Sets Registration Days and New Staff
Thornton township high school schedules registration for additional students and changes on August 21 and 28, 1943, with 9 A.M. to 4 P.M. office consultations. Thornton Junior College opens September 15 with orientation through the 16th and 17th, then registration September 20 and classes start September 21. New teachers for 1943 44 include Marian Moore Lois Henderson Ruth Glass Frances Mayeur Ernest Cirou and Robert Sutor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thornton Township High School
Thornton Junior College
Junior College
Marian Moore
Greenville
Ill) College
M. A. Univ. of
Ill
Lois Henderson
Monmouth
Nil
M.A. Univ. of
Tiowa
Ruth Glass
B.S.E. State Teachers College
Conway
Ark
B.S.L. Univ
Frances Mayeur
B.S
Ernest Cirou
de Paul University
Robert Sutor
Northern
State Teachers College
de Kalb
Driver Injured When Car Hits Tree in Dalton Yard
Wm H Tobbe 33 of 12634 S Emerald Ave Chicago was hospitalized at Roseland Community with head lacerations and bruises after his car struck a tree in the yard of Elmer Fadke at 14116 Park Ave last Saturday at 10 p m He was driving west on Washington St The left front fender was badly smashed and the car was to Hastings Garage in Dolton
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wm. H. Tobbe
S. Emerald Avenue
Chicago
Roseland Community Hospital
Elmer Fadke
Park Avenue
Tobbe
Washington Street
Hastings Garage
Dolton
Plans for St. Mary's Festival Aug 22 in Riverdale
Plans are nearing completion for the annual parish festival at St. Mary's church in Riverdale on Sunday August 22. A chicken and rolling dinner will be served from one to six in the afternoon with games and amusements all day. Members and friends are invited to attend at the parish grounds 187th and Leyden avenue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Mary’s Church
Riverdale
St. Mary’s
187Th and
Leyden Avenue
Pfc. Robert Klinkhammer Recovers After Aug. Operation
Pfc. Robert Klinkhammer is recovering well from surgery performed last Thursday August 5 at Keesler Field Mississippi. His wife Dorothy and mother Mrs. John Klinkhammer of Dalton are visiting him for a few weeks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pfc
Robert Klinkhammer
Keesler Field
Miss
Dorothy
John Klinkhammer
Dalton
Ivanhoe Community Picnic Planned for August 22
Eight sponsoring civic groups plan the Ivanhoe Community picnic on Sunday August 22 at Ivanhoe Park. The day features a busy afternoon and evening program with parades, races, contests, a baseball game North Ivanhoe versus South Ivanhoe, an Acme Band concert, street dancing, and a basket supper. Servicemen are honored guests. residents are urged to bring a basket supper and enjoy the full day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ivanhoe Park
Illinois Central
144Th Street
Boy Scouts
North Ivanhoe
South Ivanhoe
Acme
Norman Beasley
Ivanhoe
Ivanhoe Civic Club
John Edelhofer
Ivanhoe Garden Club
Gerald Eckley
Ivanhoe Women’s Club
Fred Ex
Ivanhoe P. T. A
Stanley Steinke
Washington P. T. A
Fred Gronwall
Ivanhoe Park Board
John Torpy
South Ivanhoe Improvements Association
George Jones
Riverdale-Dalton Lions Club
C. Kinney
Victor Both
Robert Garlock
Clarence Brown
Thief Enters Two Homes on Park Ave
A thief entered two Dalton Park Avenue homes early Monday morning, stealing two suits of men’s clothing from Frank Miller at 18925 Park Avenue and $15 from John E. White at 13909 Park Avenue. Both break ins used a side door. Mrs White woke to noises and police were summoned. Neighbors heard an auto start and drive away. the robberies occurred between 4 30 and 5 o'clock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Park Avenue
Dalton
Frank Miller
John E. White
Origin of the piano name explained as soft and loud
The instrument earned its name from the ability to play softly or loudly, tracing back to the term pi anoforte piano meaning soft, forte meaning loud. This etymology shows how dynamic range shaped the instrument’s designation.
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Ancient
Greece
Outonnieres
Peantieun
Bouquel
Victory Gardeners Vegetable Arrangeme
Sth Ward
Marine Corps
Acme Steel Band
T.H.S
Dalton Yard
Park Ave
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