Workers Map Plans In War Loan Drive In Dalton And Riverdale
Final plans are laid for a house to house canvass as part of the Fourth War Loan Drive in Dalton and Riverdale. Arthur E. Dillner chairs the Dalton campaign with Edward Murphy and others guiding divisions and solicitors begin soon. Riverdale leaders include Mrs. N M Tourtellette and Frank Stewart announces a village quota of 113 500 dollars toward the national fourteen billion goal. OCD groups in nearby wards enlist nearly 200 students as bond wardens to cover every home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dalton
Riverdale
Arthur E. Dillner
Edward Murphy
Milton Younker
Emily Ripley
Earl Slaughter
Lyle Wilkins
Harriet Hill
Dillner
Younker
N. M. Tourtellettee
Frank Stewart
War Finance
Ivanhoe
Edmund ‘Sullivan
Milo Day
OCD
Fred Ek
Roseland
West Pullman
Pullman
Uncle Sam
Fenger High School
Harry Ball
Pullman-Riverdale
Ladi Tome
Gormander
Ruth Patz
U. S. Treasury Department
Man Found Dead in Barn on Langley Avenue
Valentino Frego, 43, was found deceased Monday morning in a barn at 14208 Langley Ave by Fred O. Frego. Police were notified and the body was sent to Jacobs Funeral Home. Organic heart trouble was listed as the cause. Funeral services were held at the chapel on 252 East 115th Street for St. Anthony's Church, with interment at Holy Sepulchre Cemetery. Survived by a wife and two children in Italy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Valentino Frego
Langley Ave
Fred O. 'Frego
Dalton
Jacobsma Funeral Home
115Th St
St. Anthony’s Church
Holy Sepulchre
Italy
Riv erdale Board Hears Audit Report and Village Actions
At the January meeting President Claussen presented a report on a special audit of former village collector Hugo E. Schmidt. The accounts totaling 3641.35 were not turned over to the treasurer. Items include special assessments and tavern licenses. The board moved the report be filed with copies for the attorney and state’s attorney.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Riverdale
Claussen
Hugo E. Schmidt
James T. Wilkes
Aetna Surety Company
Strasinski
138Th
School St
Evanston
Smith
Public Service Company
145Th
Edbrooke Ave
Office of Civilian Defense
Division
Chicago
Acme Steel Company
Forest Ave
Perry Av
B. & O. Railroad
187Th Place
138Th St
Youth Panel Planned for THS and JC PTA Meeting
A panel discussion on Thornton Sons and Daughters Present their Aims and Problems in a Changing World will headline the Thornton township high school and Junior college PTA meeting Tuesday evening January 25. Moderator will be Mrs. Evelyn Willis Duvall director of the Association for Family Living. Special music by Homewood Woman's trio and community singing. Hazelcrest Scouts will be colorbearers and Hazelcrest ladies will hostesses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
THS & JC P.T.A
Thornton Township High School
Thornton Sons and Daughters
Evelyn Willis Duvall
Association For Family Living
Homewood Woman’s Trio
Hazelcrest
Co Workers Honor Mrs Frances Berschinski at Riverdale Party
A party at Mrs Grace Zornow's Riverdale home hosted forty female employees from Riverdale and Archer Avenue Acme Steel offices. Frances Berschinski received a modern lounge chair and two vases in a warmly social gathering with airship bunco games and a buffet supper. Frances Dougall and Clem Berschinski wed August 30, 1941 and now live at 11109 Emerald Avenue Sheldon Heights.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grace Zornow
Riverdale
Archer Avenue
Acme Steel
Frances Berschinski
Bunco
Dorothy Hartnett
Acme News
Frances Dougall
Purchasing Department
Clem Berschinski
Emerald Avenue
Sheldon Heights
Names of Dolton Servicemen for Honor Roll
Parents and wives of Dolton servicemen are asked to promptly send in the names of their sons or husbands to The Pointer office. The list will be used for an honor roll and must be complete and correctly spelled for the committee in charge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dolton
Final Notice To Tax Delinquents Warned By County Treasurer
County Treasurer Victor L. Schlaeger warns 1942 delinquent real estate owners that notices of delinquency are being sent to town and city taxpayers behind in taxes. They must pay within 10 days to avoid a sale, with interest and penalties on unpaid amounts. The office will issue a new bill on request if 1942 bills are missing and asks movers or buyers to notify of address changes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Victor L. Schlaeger
Schlaeger
Second Telegram Confirms Pvt. Radtke Safe
Joyful news arrives as the War Department confirms Pvt. Clarence Radtke was found uninjured after being reported missing in action since Dec. 15. The Radtke family of 223 East 134th Street in Riverdale had awaited word, receiving earlier letters from him and a January 4 note stating he was okay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Riverdale
August Radtke
East 134Th St
War Department
Pvt
Clarence Radtke
Pvt. Radtke
New Britain
O.K
Adjutant General’s Office
Washington, D. C
Clarence J. Radtke
South Pacific
Yarn drive for WWII convalescent servicemen in Dolton
The Dolton Riverdale Unit of Mothers of World War II asks residents to donate yarn at Keitler's Pharmacy Dolton and Dolton drug stores for afghans for Gardner’s hospital Chicago. Members seeking caps for installation should contact Mrs Albert Lembeke 613 Sheridan St Dolton before January 26.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dolton-Riverdale
Gardner’s Hospital
Chicago
Keitler
Dolton Drug Store
Mothers
Albert Lembeke
Sheridan St
Dolton
Robert Gallegos Wins Pilot Wings at Blackland Field
Robert Gallegos son of Mrs. Alice Gallegos of Dalton received his pilot wings and a commission of second lieutenant in the Army Air Force at Blackland Field Waco Texas on Jan 7. He arrived home on leave Jan 9 and left last Monday night for Salt Lake City Utah where he has been transferred.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Gallegos
Blackland Field
Alice Gallegos
Dalton
Army Air Force
Waco
Texas
Salt Lake City
Utah
Dolton 1944 Vehicle Tags On Sale At Village Hall
Vehicle license stickers for 1944 are on sale at the Dolton village hall clerk's office. The passenger car and light truck fee is $3 now and will rise to $5 beginning February 1. Charles Damaskus on furlough from St. Petersburg Florida visited family in Valparaiso Indiana and Chicago area relatives, noting the Dolton origin of the Damaskus family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dolton
Charles Damaskus
R.M
U. S. C. G. Air Station
St. Petersburg
Fla
Fred Damaskus
Valparaiso
Ind
Joseph Lipps
Chicago
Paul Lipps
E. 137
Jr. Woman's Club Hobby Exhibit at Riverdale Meeting
Dalton Riverdale Junior Woman's Club hosts an evening of handwork and hobbies at Riverdale village hall on Monday January 24 at 8 p m. Miss Gertrude Engelhardt chairs the American Home and Art program with musical selections and notes on hobby origins. Guests include members mothers district and senior chairmen and Mrs Edward Stahnke and Mrs Frank Miller. Members with scrapbooks for servicemen are asked to bring them.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jr. Woman's Club
Dalton-Riverdale
Riverdale
Gertrude Engelhardt
Edward Stahnke
Frank Miller
Garlock Named Leader of Ivanhoek Civic Club 1944
Robert W. Garlock was elected president of the Ivanhoek Civic Club for 1944 at the meeting last Monday. Stanley Steinke was named vice president and Mrs. C. A. Brown treasurer. Retiring president John Edelhoferg thanked members for a successful past year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert W. Garlock
Ivanhoek
West Coast Mail Boxes Feature Voice Announced Zone Numbers
The system equips mail boxes with recording devices that announce the correct zone number when a button is pressed. This new feature aims to streamline mail delivery and reduce misrouting by callers and postal staff on the West Coast.
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West Coast
Dolton War Price and Ration Board Office Closes Mondays
The Dolton War Price and Rationing board office at Dolton village hall is closed all day every Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dolton
Campaign for Funds To Fight Paralysis Gets Started Here
Communities outside Chicago including Dolton and Riverdale join the drive to raise 500 000 for the Cook County Chapter of the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis. Local chairs are Louis J. Albrecht and Peter J. Kurz with Mrs Anna Colebourn. Coin cans will be placed in stores and plants and envelopes will go to school children to collect contributions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Dolton
Riverdale
Cook ‘County
National Foundation For Infantile Paralysis
Louis J. Albrecht
Dalton
Peter J. Kurz
Anna Colebourn
Cook County
National Foundation For
Michael Reese Hospital
Northwestern University Medical School
American Medical Association
Cook County Public Health Unit
Illinois Department of Public Health
National Foundation
Visiting Nurses Association
Edward A. Piszcrek
Sugar Stamp 30 Valid Through March For Five Pounds
Sugar Stamp No 30 in War Ration Book Four becomes valid January 16 and remains good for five pounds through the end of March. Stamp No 29 expired January 15.
Food retailers urged to file ration token applications
Retailers who have not filed applications with ration banks for token supplies to be used starting February 27 are again asked to apply. The tokens will provide change as meat and processed food stamps are assigned a value of 10 points each, preventing retailers from acting like bank tellers without change.
Also Mentioned on This Page
F. Bereshinski
Robt. G. Garlock
Civic Club
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