Seek Franchise for Oil Pipeline Over 1 HB Right of Way
Dalton board, in a Tuesday session, hears Texaco Pipeline Co proposal for a six inch oil pipeline right of way from Lockport Illinois to Indiana Harbor Indiana via Indiana Harbor Belt railroad property. War dept approval cited to free Sag channel boats for war effort use elsewhere. Attorney Dillner to obtain regional input and a formal recommendation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur E. Dillner
Dalton Board of Trustees
Texaco Pipeline Company
Indiana Harbor Belt Railroad Company
Lockport
Ill
Indiana Harbor
Ind
Texaco Company
War Department
Sag Channel
Calumet River
Dillner
144Th St. Crossing
Clarence G. Fike
144Th Street
Pennsylvania Railroad
188Th Street
Riverdale and Dolton Lead in January Home Permits
Riverdale and Dalton ranked second and third behind Chicago in January home permits in the Chicago region. Bells Savings Survey shows 216 Chicago permits valued at 965 150, 35 for Riverdale at 175 000, and 24 for Dalton at 108 000. Construction started on 366 homes valued at 1 579 535 despite restrictions, more than three and a half times January last year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Riverdale
Dolton
Chicago
Bells Savings
Dalton
Cook, DuPage, Kane and
Lake
Visit by Mobile Blood Bank to Harvey
A Red Cross mobile blood unit will be in Harvey from March 7 to 11. Local residents may call Mrs. Mae Mossell at Dol. 689-J to schedule an appointment for a donation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harvey Mar
Red Cross Blood Bank
Harvey
Mae ‘Mossell
Notice to Voters Riverdale Registration Reopens March 1 2 3
Village clerk announces registration reopens in Riverdale on March 1 2 and 3 during office hours and closes until the first Monday in May 1944 Peter J Kurz Village Clerk 42 2 Wanted clean cotton rags 5 cents per pound at Pointer office
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peter J. Kurz
Pointer
Contest Spurs Bond Sales in Dist 148
District 148 schools hold a Feb 7 to 15 contest to boost War Stamp and bond purchases. Lincoln led with $9,336.20 in stamps and bonds and $44.03 per pupil. Franklin, Roosevelt, and Washington followed with smaller totals. Since Sep 7 1943 through Feb 15 1944, District 148 pupils bought $17,705.49 in stamps and bonds across four schools.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Treasury Department
William L. Reaugh
General Eisenhower
Lincoln School
Franklin
Roosevelt
Washington
Lincoln
Lions Club Plans Youth Day for March 14
The Riverdale Dalton Lions in cooperation with village officials and local schools will sponsor a Youth Day in village government on Tuesday March 14. Seventh and eighth graders will elect classmates to offices including president clerk treasurer attorney and health officer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Riverdale-Dalton
Lions Club
St. Paul’s Church
Berger
Lincoln
St. Paul
Bowen
Curtis Branch
St. Mary
Washington
Lions Education Committee
George Kingsland
John Heil
E. T. MacDowell
William Reaugh
Frederick D. Schmidt
Riverdale Youth Home Welcomes Submarine Veteran on Leave
John Biiney E M 1 e arrives on a thirty day leave after two and a half years in the South Atlantic submarine service. He spent eighteen months in active duty aboard a submarine crew and will serve as an instructor at the navy's submarine training station in New London Connecticut. He entered the navy three years ago this month after training at Great Lakes and New London.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Biiney
E.M
R. A. Russell
Riverdale
South Atlantic
John
Navy
New London
Conn
Great Lakes
Legion Post Outlines Aid Act At Patriotic Rally
Paul Gall Post No. 303 American Legion will present the Servicemen's Aid Act of 1944 at a Lincoln School rally in Dalton and Rendale on Friday Feb 25 at 8 00 p m. The bill aims to create rehabilitation systems for transition to civilian life and to cut red tape to better assist veterans and their families.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
American Legion
Bennett Clark
Missouri
Paul Gall
Dalton
Riverdale
Lincoln School
Illinois
Residents of 58th Precinct May Register at Fire House
Alderman Lindell announces 58th precinct residents may register at the fire station 1d So State St from March 8 to 13 daily 12 noon to 10 pm excluding Sundays. Other stations listed include 330 W 104th St 623 E 108th St and 34 E 114th St. Eligible are first time registrants those changing residence or name after marriage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur G. Lindell
58Th
State St
West 104Th St
E. 108Th St
E. 114Th St
Dolton Names Mrs. H. W. Slaughter War Fund Chairman
Mrs. H. W. Slaughter of 13919 Lincoln Ave Dolton was named 1944 Red Cross War Fund chairman for the Dolton community. Martin H. Kennelly announced the appointment as part of a Chicago Chapter drive to raise 12 million dollars. Cohon’s quota is 1500 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. W. Slaughter
Lincoln Ave
Dolton
Red Cross War Fund
Martin H. Kennelly
Chicago
Cohon
Garden Club to Hear Life in the Australian Bush
The Ivanhoe Gardeners invite members and one guest to a March 3 meeting at 8 pm hosted by Mrs. Gerald Eckley and Mrs. A. J. Cooper. Speaker Mrs. David Gray will discuss Life in the Australian Bush, a timely topic with many servicemen in Australia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Garden Club
Australia
Ivanhoe Garden
Gerald
Eckley
Wentworth Ave
A. J. Cooper
David Gray
Ivanhoe
Exhibits On Juvenile Delinquency And Traffic Safety Show
Booth 11 at Riverdale Police Reserve in the village hall on March 4 evening and March 5 afternoon and evening, run by Officers Lucht and Rogers, covers juvenile delinquency with FBI excerpts. A Traffic Booth by Officers Huber and Kuester presents car history, congestion causes, accident prevention, three E's, and accident investigation methods for court use.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Booth
Riverdale
Edward Lucht
C. Rogers
F.B.I
Frank Huber
John Kuester
Carrie Bouchard Passes in Riverdale Home
Mrs Carrie Bouchard age 58 of Riverdale died Wednesday at Ingalls Memorial Hospital Harvey after two months of illness She was born September 26 1889 She leaves son Emmerson mother Mrs Bessie Nottorf two brothers William and Arthur Nottorf all of Riverdale Her husband O J Bouchard died seven years ago Funeral Saturday at 2 pm from Our Savior s church with Rev R C Shawl officiating Interment Oak Lawn cemetery Thornton Body at Bachmann funeral home
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carrie Bouchard
Riverdsie
Ingalls Memorial Hospital
Harvey
Emmerson
Bessie Nottorf
William
Arthur Nottorf
Riverdale
O. J. Bouchard
Our Savior’s Church
R. C. Shawl
Oak Lawn Cemetery
Thornton
Bachmann Funeral Home
Riverdale Vehicle Tag Fees Rising March First
The Riverdale village hall reports vehicle license sticker fees increase March 1. Passengers cars rise to two dollars and trucks to four dollars. Ted Dreger of Riverdale is improving after a serious illness at Ingalls Memorial hospital. His son, a Coast Guard coxswain, will leave soon for Cape May Point after a furlough at home. Mrs. Albert Roush of Dalton is great-grandmother to twins born Feb. 20 to her granddaughter Mrs. Elizabeth Roush Chase of Gilman Illinois.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ted Dreger
Riverdale
Ingalls Memorial Hospital
Harvey
Coast Guards
Cape May Point
N. J
Albert Roush
Dalton
Elizabeth Roush Chase
Gilman
Iil
Chase
Riverdale Reports 168 500 in Fourth War Loan Drive
Frank Stewart chair man of Riverdale War Finance announced that Riverdale totals reached 168 500 in the Fourth War Loan Drive through First Trust and Savings Bank. Of this 36 225 was Series EK bonds bought by 601 individuals. District 148 and surrounding communities expect continued additions before the Feb 29 final report.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Stewart
Riverdale
First Trust and Savings Bank of
Dalton
Arthur E. Dillner
Ivanhoe
Roseland
West Pullman
Pullman
A. L. Pearson
War Finance Committee
Riverdale Polio Fund Drive Total Reaches $418.60
Riverdale residents contributed a total of 418.60 to the Infantile Paralysis Fund drive with 294 from coin cards 105.70 from coin cans and 18.90 from letters and checks. Schools contributed Washington 80.02 Roosevelt 31.63 Bowen 31.95 St Marys 96.75 and St Pauls 48.42. The quota for Riverdale was 290. Peter J. Kurz, chairman of the Cook County Chapter of the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis, thanks the village.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Riverdale
Peter J. Kurz
Washington School
Roosevelt
Bowen
St. Mary’s
St. Paul’s
Renewal of Gas Ration Renewals Due Ten Days Early
Gas ration renewals beginning March 1 1944 will be issued from the Central Issuance Office in the Chicago area. Motorists must file renewal applications with their local board at least ten days before their current ration expires.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Central
Chicago
Navy Seabee Daniel Arndt Transferred to Regular Navy
Daniel L. Arndt, formerly with the Seabees, has been transferred to the regular navy and is now serving in general ship repair at Camp Peary Virginia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daniel £. Arndt
The
Seabees
Regular Navy
Camp Peary
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Sibley
Spina Cafe
Riverdale-Dolton
Legion Post
58Th Precinct
Red Cross War Fund Drive
Carellow
Boys Scouts
Boy Scouts
Cubs
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