Draft Boards Ready to Sign 10 Million Men for Service
The new draft calls for 10,000,000 men aged 20 to 45 to be classified for military service. Registration is set for Monday February 16 for those under 45 and not yet past their birthday. Details include local Selective Service boards No. 11, 14, 12 with contacts, offices, hours, and address listings for Harvey, Riverdale, Blue Island, Dolton and Lansing in Cook County.
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Selective Service Boards
Selective Service Board No. 11
Thornton Township
Riverdale
Cook County Local Board No. 11
Harvey
Illinois
Charles J. Wilson
Broadway
Harvey, Ilinois
Walter E. Deichen
E. 138Th Street
Fred F. Geiss
E. 155Th Street
Fred H. Bartlet
EE. 150Th Street
Frank Cunningham
Loomis Avenue
Ninth Ward
Chicago Selective Service Board No. 17
East 119Th Street
Chicago
Commodore
Calumet Township
188Th Street
Cook County Selective Service Board No. 14
Emil J. Blatt
Artesian Avenue
Harvey O. Antilla
Maple Avenue
Ralph B. Sullivan
W. Cochran St
William H. Townsend
Longwood Drive
Walter F. Briody
Western Avenue
William Aitchison
Fairview Avenue
Henry W. Buhring
New Street
Robert H. Gilson
Paul T. Klenk
Roy Massena
Frank M. Ozinga
Cook County Selective Service Board No
Dalton
South Holland
Ridge Road
Lansing
Lansing 12
Herman J. Anders
Lincoln Avenue
Dolton
K. L
Snyder
Ann Street
Arthur
Four Are Injured in Week End Crashes
Two passengers were seriously hurt when a car driven by Ira J. Roberts lost control at Main street and Lincoln avenue. Joseph Wesolak and Robert Judd, both Chicago residents, were hospitalized with head and wrist injuries after the crash. A second accident at 144th street and Greenwood road left Andrew Olson with leg injuries. Carl Butler's car hit a tree after being sideswiped by a truck driven by Marshell Van Schouwen who said he swerved to avoid a pedestrian. Dorothy Nordhoff, riding with Orland David, sustained facial cuts after a vehicle skidded into a tree near 144th street on Halsted.
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Main Street
Lincoln Avenue
Joseph Wesolak
Cornell Avenue
Chicago
Robert Judd
E. 65Th St
Ingalls Memorial Hospital
Harvey
Cook County
Alfred Kort
Dalton
Wesokak
Ira J. Roberts
Chicago Avenue
Grant Street
Myron Schmidt
Andrew Olson
144Th Street
Greenwood Road
St. Francis Hospital
Blue Island
Carl Butler
Butler
Marshell van Schouwen
Lansing
Ill
Dalton Police
van Schouwen
Orland David
David
Halsted
Riverdale
Dorothy Nordhoff
St .Francis Hospital
Hastings
Dolton
Acme Girls Form Red Cross Unit
Acme area girls unite to form a Red Cross evening unit at Bowen school on January 5 with eighteen members present and plans for growth. Instructors Mrs. W Hinkle and Mrs. F Deacon lead as the group supports the nation's defense effort amid cold conditions.
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Acme
Anna Schultz
Acme Steel Company
Red Cross
Riverdale
Bowen School
W. Hinkle
F. Deacon
Mullins
183rd_ street
Homewood
Lincoln Avenue
Hazelcrest
Ill
Harvey
Frank P. Cowing
Cowing Brothers, Inc
Hind
William Jacobs
Park Avenue
South Holland
Orman I. Lewis
182Nd Street
Lansing
Robert J. Burdett
Howe Avenue
Jack Walker
Ridge Road
Lansing 51
Dolton Residents Urged to Enroll in Defense Service
Dolton Civilian Defense Council held a meeting led by Earl F. Slaughter. Many residents misunderstood the program, thinking enrollment assigns metro area duty. officials say duties stay within Dolton unless extreme emergency. Enrollees to obtain questionnaires at the village hall Trook's barber shop or from police. Both men and women urged to sign to determine best suited duties, with a limited number of boys 14+ needed as messengers.
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Dolton
Slaughter
Trook
Dolton Woman's Club Gypsy Night January 26
The Dolton Riverdale Woman's Club chorus hosts a gypsy evening January 26 at Dolton village hall at eight. Fortune telling, refreshments, and a music readings program include Mrs Dorothy Dickey Frances Basile Lois Nelson Mrs Frank Thompson Mrs Louise Ewert and the audience sings In a Little Gypsy Tea Room.
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Dolton - Riverdale
Frances ‘Basile
Lois Nelson
Frank Thompson
Louise Ewert
H S Club to Stage The Royal Family Drama
The Boys and Girls clubs of Thornton township high school present Edna Ferber and George Kaufman’s The Royal Family. Directed by M C White, the cast performs at 8 15 PM in the high school auditorium on Friday January 23 and Saturday January 24.
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H. S. Club
Royal Family
Edna Ferber
George Kaufman
Thornton Township High School
M. C. White
Red Cross Seeks Volunteers In Dolton War Effort
The American Red Cross asks for sewing and knitting help to meet wartime demands. Volunteers may contact local chairman Mrs H W Slaughter at 13919 Lincoln Avenue Dolton or assistant chair Mrs Charles W Berger at 715 144th Street Dolton. Dolton phone numbers Dolton 909 and Dolton 841 are provided.
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American Red Cross
Red Cross
H. W. Slaughter
Lincoln Avenue
Dolton
Charles W. Berger
144Th Street
Dolton Increases Vehicle License Fees to Five Dollars
The Village of Dolton announces vehicle licenses rise to five dollars effective February 1. The prior charge was three dollars. Licenses can be purchased at the Village Clerk’s office.
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Dolton
Evening School Registration Set for Thornton Township High
Registration for the regular evening school for the second semester will be held in the Thornton township high school office from 7 to 9 p m on Monday January 26 1942 National defense classes accept new members at any time The courses span English and speech business correspondence Spanish stenography typing office machines mechanical drawing blue print reading beginner and advanced machine shop cooking sewing home nursing algebra geometry and advanced mathematics with classes in commercial subjects English and speech and machine shop scheduled on specific evenings.
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Thornton Township High School
National Defense
National Defense Group
Two South Side Women Highlight Dalton Riverdale Club Program
The Dalton Riverdale Junior Women host a January 26 meeting at Riverdale village hall starting seven thirty. Poet Hilda Butler Farr will read Dream s and Memories and review A Leaf in the Storm by Lin Yutang. Librarian Beatrice Carswell reviews the current best seller.
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South Side
Dalton-Riverdale
Riverdale Village Hall
Hilda Butler Farr
Chicago Tribune
Rita Ackermann
Lterature Committee
Farr
Ilinois
National League of Penwomen
Mu Psi Epsilon
Pullman Tech
Beatrice Carswell
Pullman
Lin Yutang
Margaret Baseheart
Radio and Motion Picture Committee
Evelyn Bos
Marjorilee Hampton
Dorothy Herman
Marie Kinney
Funeral services held for Christ P. Emde of Riverdale
Christ P Emde died suddenly January 14 while visiting Monce. Funeral from Bachmann to Immanuel Evangelical Dalton officiated by Rev Bassler. Interment Evangelical cemetery Monee. Born Germany January 8 1868. Survived by Catherine Goos wife three daughters Margar et Prater Mabel Fink Helen Flahive one brother in Germany three grandchildren and many relatives and friends.
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Christ P. Emde
Riverdale
Monce
Bachmann
Immanuel Evangelical and Reformed Church
Dalton
Phil. H. Bassler
Evangelical
Monee
Mr. Emde
Germany
America
Minnesota
Catherine ‘Goos
Acme
Margaret Prater
Hazelcrest
Mabel Fink
Crete
Helen Flahive
Thief Sentenced To Sixty Days For Shoplifting
Leo Sorenson, a transient, received a 60 day sentence in Harvey court for shoplifting at a Harvey store. He confessed a prior similar offense at Mau Hardware, 13709 Leyden.
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Mau
Leo ‘Sorenson
Harvey
Leyden
Riverdale Votes to Buy Defense Bonds and Appoints Police Officer
Riverdale approves a 2250 defense bond purchase and authorizes three Series F bonds. The village also approvesArthur A Ruff as a regular police officer due to increased defense work and he goes on duty January 15.
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Claussen
Riverdale Board
Henry Strosinski
Peter J. Kurz
James F. Hanihan
Thornton
Calumet Township
Day
Hanihan
Arthur A. Ruff
Arthur Ruff
Ruff
Red Cross Appeals to Local Helpers for War Relief
Local residents are urged to donate to the American Red Cross war relief fund. Mrs. Pauline Slaughter, chairwoman, says contributions may be left at her home 13911 Lincoln Avenue Dalton or mailed. Red Cross materials will be sent by return mail. National leaders set a 50 million dollar goal to expand services for the armed forces and home nursing, first aid, disaster preparedness, garments and surgical dressings, and care for civilians affected by bombing or sabotage.
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American Red Cross War Relief Fund
Pauline Slaughter
Community drive fights infantile paralysis nationwide
The annual drive to raise funds against infantile paralysis is underway in Cook County and other communities. In Cook County the effort is led by Celebration of the President's Birth, with the county committee directing the day. Riverdale chairs are Peter J. Kurz and Hugo Schmidt, while in Dalton Postmaster Louis J. Albrecht leads the drive. Metal collection containers are placed in local businesses and village halls for convenient giving.
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Cook County
Riverdale
Peter J. Kurz
Hugo Schmidt
Dalton
Louis J. Albrecht
Dolton Woman Mrs Henderina Fray Dies at 12:30 PM
Mrs Henderina Fray wife of Cornelius Fray Dolton florist died Wednesday afternoon at 12 30 at her home 15213 Lincoln avenue The body rests there until 11 Saturday when taken to Immanuel Evangelical and Reformed church Dolton for 2 PM services Rev Phil Bassler officiates Interment at Oakland Cemetery Dolton Jacobsma funeral home handling arrangements
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Henderina Fray
iCornelius Fray
Dolton Florist
Lincoln Avenue
Immanuel Evangelical and Reformed Church
Dolton
Phil. H. Bassler
Oakland Cemetery
Jacobsma
Schumann Family Returns From Hospital Stay
Mrs. A R Schumann of Dalton arrives home January 15 after medical confinement at St. Francis hospital Blue Island since December 31. Her brother in law Lorenz Schumann of East 134th Street who had a hernia operation there on January 3 also returns home early this week.
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A. R. Schumann
Lincoln Avenue
Dalton
St. Francis Hospital
Blue Island
Lorenz Schumann
East 134Th Street
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Woman’s Club Chorus
The
Will
Pres. Claussen
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