National Army selects 30 percent for Sept camps in 8th District
The 8th District draft lists physically fit young men from Dalton, South Holland, Thornton and nearby villages. The War Department plans call for a 30 percent call on September 5, another 30 percent on September 19, 30 percent on October 3, and the final 10 percent later.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thornton
Dalton
South Holland
Harvey
War Department
Michael J. VanDrunen
So. Holland
Jove Mardush
Edward Schultz
Lansing
Jacob van Milligan
John Kregzda
Dolton
Maurice H. Eck
Henry F. Holtz
Louisi Pamozzo
Jacob Slieman-Diano
Homewood
William Lehmker
Oakglen
George Kiel
George Peterson
Angelo Anselmo
Arnold A. F. Schultz
Harry E. Culler
Mike J. Fonck
Adolph M. C. Bachran
Frank L. Barr
Cornelius Gouwens
John VanDerWoods
Frank Perito
Albertus Rietveld
Fred Rietveld
Pasquale Ritacco
Riverdale
George Lesmeister
Henry Rennner
Alphonso J. O’laughlin
Melchierre Nudo
George Cash
Phoenix
Walter H. Wesse
Alexander Altier
James Prickett, Jr
Fred A. Buedefeldt
Jacob Schaap
John Albin Larson
Wm. Rinkema
Albert Boyd
Henry Ridder
Holand
Arthur W. Claussen
Louis E. Lorenz
Carl Mauer
Arnold F. Dahme
Paul Sass
Henry Tysse
Charles F. Kortum
Stanley Dyrez
Renzel Weidenaar
Henry Blink
Alien Aardema
John Mice
Fred G. Kufeldt
Louis Boehn
Alex Urvakis
George Ellis
John Gerritt Voss
Peter Ruiter
Dick J. VanDrunen
Emil W. Dormann
Luigi Vinciguerra
Jacob van der Giessen
Earl Peters
William Schmfieser
Jos. Razza
William H. Frank
Leroy Jorgensen
William Boldenow
Arthur F. Harbrecht
Frank E. Bon Durant
John H. Hoppe
William A. Milhahn
Leroy W. Holmes
Thorn ton Township High announces Saturday conference for pupils
Principal L W Smith of Thorn ton Township High School will hold an in office conference on Saturday September 1st from 8 am to 5 pm for pupils entering or changing subjects. Return to complete study plans before classes begin Tuesday September 4th. Just on the market a few Highlawn lots at 175 each A C Reich Riverdale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. W. Smith
Thornton Township High School
Highlawn
A. C. Reich, Riverdale
Local and Personal News Highlights From the Community
Arthur Nottorf, son of Mr. and Mrs. Richard Nottorf, suffered a severe accident last Saturday when his arm was crushed between a truck and the car, leading to amputation above the elbow. Rev. A. A. McCracken returns to the pulpit, with Rev. I. A. O'Farrell to speak in the evening. James Fitzgibbins of Chicago pays $20 and costs after an incident in Calumet Grove. The community notes visits, entertainments, and travels, with updates on families including the Holmes and Oppenhouse households and a newborn baby boy for Ed Oppenhouse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur Nottorf
Richard Nottorf
Michigan Avenue
Fred Llau
107Th Street
Fred
Arthur
Pullman Hospital
A. A. McCracken
I. A. O'Farrell
Europe
John “Ornow
Calumet Grove
James B. Fitzgibbins
Chicago
youngFitzgibbins
Nicholas Lorenzen
Herriet
Green Bay
Wis
Lorenzen
Scott McPike
London
Columbus
Ohio
Henry Dillner
Martin Niewald
Helen
Louis
Martin
Intevale
Karl Krumre
Rk. W. Brown
Garland
Wyo
Wm. Lawall
Hallead
Louis Kratz
Logansport
Ind
Esther
Horace Holmes
Lakeside Hospital
Holmes
Card of Thanks for Richard C. Vandenberg
We thank the 8S. A. of N. A. George Washington Lodge No. 189 Peerless Lodge K. of P. Harvey Lodge L. O. O. M. and all who sent flowers and kindness during the illness and death of our dear brother Richard C. Vandenberg. Brothers and Sisters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
N. A
George Washington Lodge No
Peerless Lodge
Harvey Lodge
Richard C. Vandenberg
Janitor Wanted for Berger School Procedures
An elderly man is sought to janitor Berger School to care for 8 rooms and auditorium steam furnaces and grounds. Apply at Al Steinke HW UW Meyer or F E Waterman. Directors ask managers of local theatres about Rex Beach’s trip pictures with Dr Edw A Salisbury and Mary Roberta Rinehart Ady.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berger School
al Steinke
UW. Meyer
F E. Waterman
Rex Beach
Central and
South America
Edw. A. Salisbury
Mary Roberta Rinehart
New Telephone Directory For Dalton Riverdale and South Holland
The Pointer announces a new local telephone directory for Dalton Riverdale and South Holland. The work is under way with solicitors calling on businesses for card ads and space. The edition will include the South Holland Directory due to allied business interests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dalton
Riverdale
South Holland
Dolton
Red Cross Work Inspires Dalton and Riverdale Women
An appeal urges local women and girls to knit for sailor boys and soldiers. Emphasizing ocean crossings and cold winds, the piece invites readers to Park Avenue headquarters for knitting lessons from instructors to keep joints from tiring.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dalton
Riverdale
Kait
Ocean
Park Avenue
Flag Raising at Bernice Brickyard Planned for Aug 25
Workmen prepare for a flag raising at the Bernice Brickyard next Saturday after noon Aug 25 at 2 o'clock. An all‑patriotic program is scheduled with Mr. A Van Steenberg as chairman. The Dolton Concert Band will accompany songs and selections including Sine Spangled Banner Columbia the Gem of the Ocean and America.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bernice Brickyard
A. van Steenberg
Liverybody
Dolton
Columbia
Remember The Boys Away Line-From-A Home-Club
Women volunteers in Dalton and Riverdale send and deliver appreciation cards to enlisted soldiers. They prepared about 20 boxes of homemade cake and other treats on Wednesday evening and seek mothers of service members to provide names for ongoing support.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dalton
Dolton
Riverdale
Thornton Brewery Closes Down Amid High Material Costs
The John Bielfeldt Brewing Co. at Thornton has shut its doors due to rising material costs in beer manufacturing. Several small breweries statewide have closed recently as profitability declines for small manufacturers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Bielfeldt Brewing Co
Thornton
Larze Mraz and Marie Mraz Wed in Chicago Area Home
Larze Mraz of Chicago and Miss Marie Mraz of Hightawn were married Saturday August 18 at the bride’s parents home. Judge Itetch performed the ceremony and offered blessing. The judge is rising in popularity with local youth for his charms and guidance.
Wanted good boy for mail boy position at Buda Company
Classified ad seeks a well behaved boy over 16 for mail duties at the Buda Company in Harvey Illinois. Apply at the Employment Department. Also for rent or sale: 6 acres and 4 lots one mile east of Dalton, large house with fruit. Immediate possession possible. Inquire on property or at the Pointer office. Phone Dolton 644.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buda Company
Harvey, Ill
Dalton
Waltkerly Ilamestead
Dolton
Ernest Harms Died at Kankakee Hospital
Ernest Harms died at Kankakee hospital on Saturday August 18 at age 65. He contracted scarlet fever in childhood leaving him partially crippled and dependent, yet he hunted with neighbors and shared nests and trinkets with local children. Funeral services were held Monday afternoon with interment at Oaklawn Cemetery in Thornton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ernest Harms
Kankakee
John Harms
Oaklawn Cemetery
Thornton
Printers Outing at West Pullman Park Report
About 60 south side printers and families joined Geo. I. Roberts and his daughter Blanche for a Saturday gathering at West Pullman Park. A ball game pitted Calumet printers against Cook County Press Club with Carl Morgan guiding the scribes and Markus Aurelius backing Morgan as the printers lost 4 to 2.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Calumet Ben Franklin Club
South Side
Geo. I
Cook County Press Club
Carl P. Morgan
Calumet Index
Morgan
Markus Aurelius
Pullman Trust & Savings Bank
Roberts
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National Army
Harry J. Coleman
Robert I. Claypool
Frank Lund
Frank C. Wulff
Pantaleone Zordan
Irving H. Flanigan
Joe Fisher
Herman Winterhoft
Henry C. Franke
Jacob C. Bykerk
Elmer E. Eberhardt
Firank X. Maxwell
John van Duersen
V. D
Robert Vyverberg
John Kingma
Alessandro Casalin
Stanley Kasprzyski
John Urban
Carlyle Reiger
Anton Pochopian
Joseph F.jurkwicz
Paul A. H. Schultz
John Henigenburg, Jr
Elmer G. Boettger
William Jahnke
Fred Kalas
John Trininski
William F. Dahlman
Donald G. Jenness
Ceceil G. Whitney
Henry Williams
Arnold A. Dalenberg
Holland
Blue Island
W. Biletski
Edward Hanley
Karl A. H. Besemann
Alf. Lewis Klaege
Henry J. Mathieson
William H. Bonse
John Henry Kay
Ben Reinertson
Rudolph G. Hamming
Joseph J Berschinski
Eugenio Leiva Venitez
Arthur Beckmann
Gustave J. Hettman
William Leo Mayhew
Carl Wm. Schafer
James Robinson
Edward Wunch
Chas. Jennings
Leyden Ave
Jos. A. Kummerer
H. M. Osby
Emil J. Schumann
Oscar J. A. Reich
Indiana
Frederick Hess
Indiana Ave
Oran I*. Lehman
Leyden
J. Peter Lau
John C. Reinke, Jr
Henry Jacobitz
Ed. Oppenhouse
RED Cross
Lon
Hiarry Atwood
Tagle
Dolton Concert Band
W. F. Propper
Walter Estrup
Ilmore
Frank Kasten
Adilene Wilette
America
Thornton Brewery
Black Products Co
Calumet Ave
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