U.S.O. Drive Seeks Broad Community Support
Local officials report progress of the U.S.O. drive as the Executive Committee invites all member organizations to solicit donations. Riverdale’s business and industry canvass shows a sympathetic response, with several families posting supportive letters from service members stationed in Hawaii and the Philippines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Riverdale
Hugo E. Schmidt
Karl Putnam
Paul
Hawaiian Islands
Paul Putnam
16Th Coast Artillery
Fort Ruger
Territory of Hawaii
Putnam
Honolulu
Waikiki Beach
Fort Monroe
Peter J. Kurz
Company H
G& Medical Regiment
Camp Robertson
Ark. Mi
Fred Ek
S. Clark Street
Karl
Philippines
Karl Ek
Fort Stotsenburg
Pampanga
Philippine Islands
Manila
Jack Sherrittt
Willam Burbach
Clark Street
Camp Croft
South Carolina
Spartensburg
Indiana Town Gan Camp
Harrisburg
Teddy Rose
William A. Rose
S. Halsted Street
Barksdale Field
Shreveport
James Seaglione
Sam Seaglione
Fort Ord
California
James
Presidio
San Francisco
82Nd Infantry
Monterey
Twin Cities Claim 26 Pairs of Twins
The Riverdale and Dalton communities boast twenty six pairs of twins found by a two weather search. Notable pairs include Patricia and Roberta Horn born May 2 1941, Margaret and Patricia Strout nine months old, and Jo Ann and Carol Ann Smith one year old. The piece notes shared civic ties and intertwined local clubs across both villages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Riverdale
Dalton
Twin Cities
Hendy
Edward Horn
Patricia
Roberta
Margaret
Patricia Strout
F. H. Strout
Union Avenue
Buffalo
New York
Detroit
Michigan
Jo Ann
Carol Ann
Harry Smith
Joseph Leib, Jr
Richard Herman
Herman ‘Lentfer
State Street
Jimmie
Johnnie Phillips
Mason Phillips
Johnnie
Clifford
Claude
James Deupree
Princeton Avenue
John
Joan Sobeck
Bowen School
Otto Sobeck
T Riverdale
Mary Tou
Shirley Mae
Hugo Schmidt
Michigan Avenue
Jean
Joan Vorphal
Arthur Vorphal
Leyden Avenue
Joan
St. Mary’s School
Mary Lou
Washington School
Dorothy
Doris Walter
Clements Walter
Dolton
Dr Guillermo Gallegos Dies Suddenly Popular Dentist
The community mourns Dr Guillermo Gallegos a well known dentist and public spirited citizen who died suddenly at 12 80 pm at St Francis Hospital Blue Island after being taken from his Riverdale home. He leaves a widow two sons Edward and Robert and two daughters Charlotte and Flora. Funeral services are set for 9 30 am Saturday from Bachmann Funeral Home to St Marys Church with Solemn Requiem Mass.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guillermo Gallegos
Gallegos
St. Francis Hospital
Blue Island
Indiana Avenue
Riverdale
Pinta Council
Knights of Columbus
Riverdale-Dalton
United States
Alice Gallegos
Edward
Washington D. C
Robert
Charlotte
Edward Kleinz
Flora
Bachmann
St. Mary’s Catholic Church
John N. Weiler
Thornton Township Regular Democratic Picnic Plans at Viking Garden
The Thornton Township Regular Democratic Organization sponsors its annual family picnic at Viking Garden on Ridge Road, two miles east of Thornton, Illinois, this Sunday. Arthur Dillner of Dalton is named general committee chairman, Judge William Donahue of Harvey handles publicity, and Frank G. Ring leads the township committee. Advance sale of 3 Star Special tickets suggests an overflow crowd.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thornton Township
Viking Garden
Ridge Road
Thornton, Ill
Frank G. Ring
Arthur KE. Dillner
Dalton
William F. Donahue
Harvey
Dillmer
Owners Grant Land For River Dredging
Calumet District Clean Streams reports progress on dredging the Little Calumet River. John J. VanDer Aa says easements for twenty four riverfront tracts were obtained at no cost, clearing the last hurdle to dredging from the Illinois Indiana line to Thorn Creek. Heavy work shifts to finish the first section near the Pennsylvania railroad east of Torrence Avenue as Indiana groups seek funding to extend the project upriver and restore the waterway for fishing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Calumet District
Clean Streams
Calumet
John J. VanDer Aa
Illinois- Indiana State Line
Thorn Creek
Pennsylvania Railroad
Torrence Avenue
Thomas M. Madden Company
Clean Streams Committee
South Holland and
Harvey
Sag Canal
Blue Island
Illinois
Indiana
Little Calumet
VanDer An
Thornton Township Republicans to Hold Annual Picnic
The Regular Thornton Township Republican Organization plans a picnic on Saturday August 30 at Brown Derby Grove one mile west of Thornton. Events include racing free dancing and amateur contests with prizes. At 4 p.m. prominent Republicans will be introduced. Propper leads the arrangements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thornton Township
Brown Derby Grove
Thornton
Wm. F. Propper
Wilmer Stutzreim Returns From Army Furlough
Wilmer Wim Stutzreim son of Mr and Mrs William Stutzreim Riverdale arrived home on a weeks furlough Sunday from Indian Town camp near Harrisburg Pa where he had been transferred from Camp Croft South Carolina.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilmer
Wim” Stutzreim
William Stutzreim
Riverdale
Harrisburg
Camp Croft
South Carolina
Coroner's Jury Urges More Crossing Protection After Death
Following the inquest into Ronnie Fike's death at the Lincoln avenue crossing of the Indiana Harbor Belt railroad, a coroner's jury recommended folding lattice gates at pedestrian crosswalks and a second watchman. They cited rising rail traffic and the crossing's dual IHB and B&O use, plus pupil pedestrians. Ronnie Fike, 4, died August 6, and funeral services were held at Jacobsoa Funeral Home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ronnie Fike
Phillip Fike
Dalton
Lincoln Avenue
Indiana Harbor Belt Railroad
Jacobsma
Me Tlowerman
Jacobsoa
St. Mary’s Catholic Church
Halsted Street
Fleming
Riverdale
Mathew G. Benich
S. Ellis Avenue
Chicago
M. Robert Weidner, Jr
Three Negroes Suspected in Riverdale ITC Platform Robbery
Riverdale police freed five men after Samuel Morden failed to identify three suspects from a Sunday evening incident on the Ivanhoe IT C platform. Neighbors reported a loud cry for help and sightings of three men, while Homewood officers later detained five men elsewhere. Joseph was handed to federal authorities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Riverdale
Samuel Morden
Monroe Street
Ivanhoe IT. C
Stanley Kozlowski
Wentworth Avenue
Norden
Margaret Vanderlinden
la Salle Street
Homewood
S. C
John Simmons
Jim Anderson
Henry Jackson
Atlanta
Georgia
Charles Joseph
South Haven
Michigan
Richard Tates
Monee
Illinois
Morden
Joseph
Also Mentioned on This Page
U.S.O
Community Patriotic Council
G. Gallegos
St. Mary’s Church
Dr. Gallegos
Costa Rician
Rafael Angel Calderon Guardia
Republic of
Costa Rica
R.R. Death Crossing
S.H.B. Lincoln Ave
Sencome
I. C
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