American Legion Auxiliary schedules meetings and project briefings
The American Legion Auxiliary holds a 8 o clock meeting on Feb 24 led by Margaret Meginnis with an Americanism program. An open meeting on the Bill of Rights for World War II veterans is set for Feb 25 at Lincoln School. Past Presidents' night featured Elsie Parkins of Chicago Heights as district director. The club Mobile Unit charity project supports Red Cross coffee and supplies to front-line troops. two units cost 42000 annually and can convert to ambulances. Members from Paul Gall Post attended the Eighth District meeting in Harvey on Feb 13.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Legion Auxiliary
Frankie Albrecht
Margaret Meginn
Ruth Slaughter
American Legion
Lincoln School
Gladys Johnson
Elsie Parkins
Chicago Hights
Battle Front
Red Cross
Paul Gall Post
Eighth District
Harvey
Margaret Meginnis
Helen Reinke
Ice and Snow Trigger Three City Accidents
Ice and snow caused three crashes on Halsted and Sibley Boulevard near Michigan City Road. John Kalaboski from Chicago lost control on an icy stretch and hit Frank Haack from Blue Island. Mrs. Phernela Myers was injured when another vehicle struck her parked car amid heavy snowfall. A second Halsted crash involved Grant McGowan in a snowbound truck near 134th Street.
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Sibley Boulevard
Michigan City Road
John Kalaboski
Lowe Ave
Chicago
Frank Haack
California Ave
Blue Island
Phernela Myers
Calumet Ave
Halsted St
144Th St
Halsted
Grant McGowan
Michigan Ave
McGowan
134Th St
Special Farewell Service at Open Bible Church
A farewell service is planned for Sunday February 27 at 7 45 pm honoring Mr and Mrs Chas Swallow who leave for Lexington Kentucky where Mr Swallow opens a business Carl Weber of Chicago will direct the choir and lead three requested songs He will also supervise the church quartet Ambassador Four of Roseland will perform and Mrs James Ward of Ivanhoe will sing Precious Lord Take My Hand The pastor will deliver a message titled The Two Greatest Whys in the Bible Mr Swallow will give his testimony and closing remarks
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Open Bible Church
Sun
Chas. Swallow
Lexington
Roseland
James Ward
Ivanhoe
Marion Grant Service Planned Weeks Ahead
Marion Grant who recently passed away had planned this service weeks before his going to be with the Lord. The public is invited to come and enjoy a full evening of Christian love and fellowship.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marion Grant
Riverdale Laborer Dies of Skull Fracture
An inquest into the death of Charles Frederick Stuck, a Riverdale resident for 14 months, found he died from a skull fracture incurred while working near a steam shovel on Ashland avenue. G. W. Tucker testified Stuck lay about thirty feet from the crane base. Stuck was a watchman and laborer for Rafco Contracting. The coroner's jury returned a verdict of accidental death after establishing the crane bucket used to unload scrap cars on the railroad contributed to the incident.
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Charles Frederick Stuck
Riverdale
Ingalls Memorial Hospital
Harvey
Ashland Avenue
Crraneman
G. W. Tucker
Carse Ave
Stuck
Rafco Contracting Company
Tucker
Roy E. Litten
150Th St
Notable Death in Car Accidents at Clayhole Site
The incident involved a man named Stuck, a widower born October 9, 1879, in Schleswig Holstein Germany, who was living with his brother at 138th and Racine Avenue. A portion of the load spilled during swinging from a car to a clayhole, and it was presumed he was struck on the head by a falling weight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stuck
Schlesswig Holstein
Germany
138Th
Racine Ave
Dalton Riverdale Junior Woman's Club Hosts Feb 28 Program
Miss Dorothy Dohrman junior chairman of the Illinois Federation of Women's clubs and Mrs Juanita Bohne third district junior chairman will attend a Dalton Riverdale Junior Woman's club meeting on February 28. A music program directed by Mrs Caroline Rentner will feature Negro spirituals and patriotic numbers to mark birthdays.
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Lf.w.c
Dorothy Dohrman
Illinois Federation of Women’s Clubs
Juanita Bohne
Third District
Dalton- Riverdale
Caroline Rentner
Musical program featuring group singing and solos at church
A community program will present spirituals by six young girls directed by Miss Ethel Denny, a piano solo Cotton Fluff, a solo Mighty Lake Rose by Mrs Eugene Johannes, and a piano duet by Miss Hazel Paynter and Mrs Dorothy Lyons. Community singing will follow.
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Lincoln
Washington
Ethel Denny
Cotton Fluff
Eugene Johannes
Hazel Paynter
Dorothy Lyons
Grassmick Girl Weds Pvt. Simnick at Madison Ceremony
Riverdale couple announces Katherine Grassmick’s marriage to Pvt. Raymond J. Simnick. The Feb 19 ceremony in Madison, Wisconsin united the bride with the serviceman serving in a Traax Field technical squadron. The bride is a popular Riverdale young woman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Grassmick
Riverdale
Katherine
Raymond J. Simnick
Raymond Simnick
Madison, Wis
Pvt
Simnick
Traax Field
Gerloff Named General Yardmaster for Chicago Terminal
R. W. Gerloff of Riverdale is appointed General Yardmaster of the Chicago Terminal of the Chicago & Eastern Illinois railroad. The announcement comes from F. J. Freese, Terminals superintendent, succeeding the late Arthur A. O Keefe of Dalton who had held the post since 1932.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. W. Gerloff
Riverdale
Chicago
Chicago & Eastern Illinois Railroad
F. J. Freese
Mr. Gerloff
Arthur A. O’keefe
Dalton
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