Dalton Road Hears Clayhole Closed to Village Dumping
The Piseateers Inc a Blue Island sportsmen club leases the abandoned Illinois Brick clayhole at Main and Cottage Grove until Dec 31 1947 as dumping rights end for the village. The board will invite brick company and club reps to discuss future arrangements and a new dumping location if needed. Plans to upgrade Irving Ave and 144th St from Greenwood to Irving to be ready for potential federal labor release. Winter damage hits local streets with Indiana Ave and Sibley Blvd faults reported. state and county highway departments notified. A streetcar shelter at 138th and Leyden is requested. The fire department will be assisted for the 50th anniversary parade on July 4. Lions Club advised on shelter plans for bus users with council support.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Piseateers, Inc
Blue Island
Ill
Illinois Brick Company
Main Street
Cottage Grove Avenue
Tueday
Dalton Board of Trustee
Irving Ave
144Th St
Irving Avenue
144Th Street
Greenwood Road
County Highway Department
Indiana Ave
142Nd Street
State Highway Department
Sibley Boulevard
Chicago
138Th Street
Leyden Avenue
Dalton Fire Department
Board of Trustees
Returned Soldier Urges More Blood Donors Worldwide
S/Sgt. John Biesboer, on a 21 day furlough after 27 months with the 12th Army Air Force ground crew, asks for universal type O blood donations to aid wounded troops. His brother Pvt. Peter E. Biesboer was wounded in France last August and is back in England. another brother, Pfc. Robert, serves at North Camp Hood, Texas. They are sons of Mr. and Mrs. Peter Biesboer of Dolton.
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John Biesboer
12Th Army Air Force
Biesboer
Pvt
Peter E. Biesboer
France
England
Pfc
Robert
North Camp Hood
Texas
Field Artillery
Peter Biesboer
Dolton
Mild condition noted for Mrs. Bertha Miller at hospital
Mrs. Bertha Miller of 14314 Lincoln Ave Dalton remains confined at In galls Memorial Hospital Harvey for observation since last Wednesday. Her condition is described as favorable. The Riverdale Girl Scout troop held a Valentine party Monday evening at the home of Mrs. Arthur R. Mosser in Ivanhoe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bertha Miller
Lincoln Ave
Dalton
Ingalls Memorial Hospital
Harvey
Riverdale
Arthur R. Mosser
Ivanhoe
Navigator Returns After 50 Missions
Lt Roy Messerschmidt arrives on a 21 day leave after completing fifty bombing missions as a navigator on a B 24 with the 15th Army Air Force. Overseas 11 months, he earned Air Medal with three Oak Leaf clusters and a presidential citation. He visited the Vatican, met the Pope, and carries a rosary blessed by Pius XI. He also holds a Roman Colosseum fragment and Michele bell from Capri, hoping for good luck. After leave he will spend weeks in a California rest camp before re assignment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
15Th Army Air Force
Italy
Germany
France
Austria
Hungary
Roy
Vatican City
Pius XI
St. George's Cathedral
Colosseum
Isle of
Capri
St. Michele
California
Mediterranean
Allied Air Forces
Messerschmidt
Pointer
Ivanhoe PTA Founders Day Talk by District Director
Mrs. A C Jorn director of District 19 Illinois Congress of PTA will speak on Founder's Day at the Ivanhoe PTA on Wednesday Feb 21 at 3 pm in Roosevelt school. Past presidents and members are invited. Youth activities briefings will be given by Brownies Girl Scouts Boy Scouts and Cub Scouts. Service men centers need red ration points and Mrs. Robert Van Eyra will collect them to send to the Michigan USO. Hostesses include Mrs M Phillips and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ivanhoe Pta
A. C. Jorn
Illinois Congress of Parent- Teacher Association
Ivanhoe P. T. A
Roosevelt School
Brownies
Girl Scouts
Boy Scouts
Cub Scouts
Robert van Eyra
Serviceman Center
Michigan Uso
M. Phillips
H. Lenter
L. Popper
M. E
Veteran of Leyte and Luzon Returns Home on Furlough
John W. Taylor son of Mr and Mrs E Carrarini of Dalton arrived home Thursday Feb 8 on a 21 day furlough after serving over seas in the South Pacific for two years He participated in the Leyte invasion with the 11th Airborne Division and also saw action on Luzon island.
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Leyte
Luzon
John W. Taylor
Local Youth's Unit Cited in Italy for Distinguished Service
Pvt. Paul W. Schmidt Jr. of Dalton is part of the 2nd Battalion 168th Infantry Regiment known as the Rainbow. The unit, within the 34th Red Bull Division, received a Distinguished Unit Citation for seizing Cerraro and surrounding hills, warding off Hermann Goering counterattacks over eight days, under Lt. Gen. Mark W. Clark.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fifth Army
Italy
Paul W. Schmidt, Jr
Dalton
168Th “Rainbow” Regiment
Mark W. Clark
15Th Army Group
34Th “Red Bull
Po Valley
Cerraro
Mt. Trocchio
Hermann Goering
168Th Infantry Regiment
John L. Powers
Worcester
Mass
New York
N. Y
Fort Bening
Benjamin J. Butler
Milton
Civic Club to Hear About Police Fire Departments
The Ivanhoe Civic club plans its monthly meeting on February 19 at 8 p m in Roosevelt school. A Riverdale police and fire department representative will explain organization and functions. Ivanhoe residents are invited. At the last board meeting Wilfred Wallace was elected vice president and Fred Long secretary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ivanhoe
Railroad switchman injured after ice slip at Arcady Milling Yard
Edward H. Albrecht of Dalton slipped on ice at the Arcady Milling yards in Riverdale last Wednesday morning and fell under moving train cars. He freed himself, crawled to a shed, and was hospitalized at Ingalls Memorial in Harvey with injuries described as tor larges unknown.
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Edward H. Albrecht
Dalton
Indiana Harbor Railroad
Arcady
Riverdale
Ingalls Memorial Hospital
Harvey
Red Cross War Fund Drive Plans Set for March 1
Preparations accelerate across Cook, DuPage and southern Lake counties for the 1945 Red Cross War Fund campaign. The Chicago Chapter aims to raise 11.3 million dollars across 174 communities with seven districts, district chairman Benny Swynla of Chicago Heights and coordinator H G Carr of Calumet City leading efforts.
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Chicago
Cook
DuPage
Lake
County Communities
Red Cross War Fund
Elks Club
Harvey
Benny Swynla
Chicago Heights
H. G. Carr
Calumet City
Dolton Ration Board Seeks Service Member Volunteers
The War Price and Rationing Board of Dolton seeks residents to volunteer as community service members. They assist public information efforts with the board, work with the newspaper and civic groups, and help explain rationing and price control. Interested individuals should contact chairman William Staat or clerk Mrs Minnie Caicott.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
War Price and Rationing Board of
Dolton
William Staat
Minnie Caicott
Suburban Next-of-Kin Association Meeting Feb 21
The South Suburban Next-of-Kin Association will meet Wednesday Feb 21 at 8 pm in the I C O FP hall 155th and Lexington Ave Harvey. Mrs Harriet Hester of the YMCA leads the discussion on The Geneva Convention as it Applies to Prisoners of War. Open to all concerned about loved ones missing in action or prisoners of war with no charge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Next-of-Kin Association
155Th
Lexington Ave
Harvey
Harriet Hester
Y.M.C.A
Clean cotton rags offered for sale at five cents a pound
Advertises clean cotton rags at Pointer Office priced at 5c per pound. Details include location and point of sale for customers seeking textile waste or textiles for shop use.
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Pointer
Ivanhoe Soldiers Reported Lost And Wounded In Germany
War Department telegrams confirm Pfc John F Horan missing in action since Jan 24 in Germany. He enlisted Dec 12 1942 after Illinois Central work, trained at Camp Philips and Camp McCain, served with infantry, overseas since August 1944, home on furlough July 1944.
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John F. Horan
Germany
Mary
Eggleston Ave
Riverdale
War Department
Illinois Central
Army
Camp Philips
Kans
Tennessee
Camp McCain
Miss
England
France
Whiting Corporation
Harvey
Ivanhoe
Herman J. Anders
Dalton
Pfc
Robert
3Rd Army
Patton
Fort. Benning
Infantry
Carl A. Powley
Clark St
Jack
Fort Benning
Harold Grapenthien
Pvt
Harold
Luxembourg
Fort Meade
Lindell Pushes Diagonal Link From State to 130th Street
Alderman Arthur G. Lindell asks Cook County to speed construction of a diagonal street and underpass connecting South State Street with 130th Street at Indiana Avenue. He notes current right angle turns create hazards and cites anticipated Illinois plan for a grade separation at 130th and Doty avenues.
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Arthur G. Lindell
County of Cook
State Street
130Th Street
Indiana Avenue
127Th Street
Tlineis Central Railroad
Illinois Central
Lindell
Bowen PTA Founders Day Features Skit
Founders Day to be observed at Bowen P T A meeting next Tuesday February 20 in the school auditorium at 7 30 p m A skit Mrs Jones Hears About the P T A will be presented directed by Mrs Della Deam Participants include Mrs Otto Sobeck Mrs BE Dick elmen and Mrs H Werner Jr assisted by other P T A members
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Bowen Pta
Bowen P. T. A
Jones
Della Deam
Otto Sobeck
BE. Dickelmen
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Dalton Rd
Hears
Riverdale-Dalton
Roy Messerschmidt
Edwin Messerschmidt
Main St
Aw.ge Props
Civic Club
Red Cross
Dolton Ration Board
Suburban
Next-of-Kin Assn
Ind
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