Fifth War Loan Drive Faces Arduous Canvassing Effort
Workers in Dolton and Riverdale continue canvassing to reach the sixteen billion dollar national quota. Some reports suggest Riverdale may have overreached its local goal while Dolton awaits further visits and bond purchases since June. An Army Weapons of War Exhibit at Grant Park July 11 to 24 aims to spur bond sales for the drive. Public preview July 10 requires a $500 War Bond for admission.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
France
Dolton
Riverdale
Ivanhoe
Middle West
Grant Park
H. §. Aurand
Sixth Service Command
Army Service Forces
Treasury Department
Chicago
Cook County War Finance Committee
Northwestern to offer home economics degree for women
Northwestern University will begin a four year home economics curriculum for women this fall. The program under the School of Commerce includes 21 courses aimed at wiser child and family care, better home management, and expanded professional opportunities, with emphasis on psychology art English economics sociology and science.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Northwestern Univ
Northwestern University
School of Commerce
Riverdale Police Recover Stolen Car Linked to Chicago Case
Riverdale Officer Les ter Brookfelt recovered a car stolen from 8725 May Street Chicago on June 28. The vehicle, found outside S H B restaurant at 140th and Halsted, belonged to a Chicago owner. The driver Frank Welch 5989 Parnell Avenue Chicago 29, was intoxicated and detained, with the incident referred to Chicago police.
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May Street
Chicago
Lester Brookfelt
Riverdale
Frank Welch
Parnell Avenue
140Th and
Halsted Street
Brookfelt
Invasion Memoir From USS Nevada Sailor Describes D Day
Edward H. Belz writes his parents about D Day aboard the battleship Nevada. He recalls hours before H Hour, planes and star shells, bomb bursts, and enemy action with vivid detail and pride in the crew. Belz notes mail arrivals, radio reports, and the ship’s role in the invasion as an anti aircraft crewman.
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D-Day
Edward H. Belz
Nevada
Navy Department
O.W.I
Hollywood
Messerschmitts
Edward
John F. Belz
Dalton
Methodist Juniors to Hold Indian Chinese Festival
The Dalton Methodist church Juniors plan a World Friendship closing session on Tuesday July 18 at 6 30 pm. The event includes a pot luck supper a program and an exhibit of handwork with an Indian Chinese festival theme. Parents Women’s Society leaders and others are invited and those attending should contact Mrs Herman Anders by July 17 for the pot luck menu.
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Dalton Methodist Church
Women’s Society
Herman Anders
Rirrdale
Dalton
Ivanhoe
Riverdale
Clark Street
Edward P. ‘Lucht
Lucht
William Reaugh
Arthur W. Ruff
Clarence A. Brown
Youth Activity Council
No Time for Sleep Aboard Destroyer During Invasion
Lt. (j g) John A. Kinney writes of twelve hours sleep in three weeks during the D Day period. He describes officers on call every hour of the day and night and says sleep is a distant memory. Dated June 24 the letter notes his destroyer has played an active part in the preliminary action for the Battle of France.
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England
France
John A. Kinney
Tin can demand figures for military equipment
The record notes quantities of tin cans required for wartime gear: 9000 cans for a light army tank, 16 cans for a machine gun, and 4 cans for a bomb. The text presents a stark inventory of matériel needs.
Pvt. Raymond Jacobitz Wounded in Italy in Rest Camp
In a letter to his parents Mr. and Mrs. August Jacobitz, Pvt Raymond Jacobitz of the Army Engineers reports being wounded on the Italian front. The note places him in a rest camp and notes prior action at Cassino Anzio and Sicily.
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Pvt
Raymond Jacobitz
August Jacobitz
135Th Place
Jacobitz
Army Engineers
Cassino
Anzio
Sicily
Notice on Advance Payment for Classified Ads
Payment for want ads and other paid notices must be made before the deadline. Phone ads require remittance to reach the office by Wednesday noon, except for accounts on file. No exceptions will be made.
Idea Wins Praise For Local Soldier S/Sgt Schaefer Acknowledged
Raphael A Schaefer of the 7nd Ferrying Squadron at Palm Springs Army Air Field has devised an identification and decoration card to replace papers for wearers of medals. The card will show name rank serial number height weight eye color and complexion with awards description on the reverse. The plan has been sent to Washington for possible universal use and follows praise in the post Twenty-One.
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Raphael Allan Schaefer
Army Air Field
Palm Springs
Calif
Army
Washington
The
Post
Albert E. Higgins
Raphael A. Schaefer
7Ind
Sqdn
War Department
Armed Services
S/Sgt
Schaefer
S/Set
Higgins
Dolton Engineer Hurt in Chicago Freight Train Crash
Dolton engineer Edward G. Swanson of the Chicago & Eastern Illinois railroad remained hospitalized at St. Bernard's in Chicago after a collision of two freight trains at 90th Street and Eggleston Avenue. Swanson suffered shock and a broken foot. brakeman Elmer A. Pelaske of Highland, Indiana, was killed in the same wreck. An inquest opened Monday and continued to July 12.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward G. Swanson
Lincoln Ave
Dolton
Chicago & Eastern
St. Bernard's Hospital
Chicago
90Th Street
Eggleston Avenue
Elmer A. Pelaske
Highland
Ind
Tin Can Pick Up Planned In Dolton Next Week
Dolton residents urged to save and prepare tin cans for a wartime salvage drive. Collectors will pick up flattened cans, labelled and cleaned, Monday through the week via the regular garbage route under Civilian Defense coordinator WHart Slaughter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dolton
Hosewiuves
Whart Slaughter
Dalton
Dalton Ogd
Legion Carnival Set for Dolton August Week
Paul Gall Post No 808 American Legion announces a carnival in Dolton the week of August 14 to 20. Riverdale and Dolton fire departments sponsor with proceeds shared. General chair L Edward Brookfelt leads a lineup of rides and games similar to 1941 event. War Bonds to be awarded to lucky winners. more details next week.
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Paul Gall Post
American Legion
Riverdale
Dolton
L. Edward Brookfelt
Lncky
Death by own action ruled in Keir car case
Coroner's inquest finds Henry Alexander Keir 40 died from carbon monoxide poisoning as a result of self exposure in his car at Whistler Forest Preserve Chicago. Two Boy Scouts testified while the body was removed and funeral held. Keir born Sept 25 1904 in Braidwood Illinois and employed at International Harvester.
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Henry Alexander Keir
Michigan Ave
Chicago
Whistler’s
Forest Preserve
130Th
Halsted
Donald Guisto
Parnell Avenue
William Tatro
West 120Th Street
West 79Th Street
Riverdale
Bachmann
Keir
Braidwood
Ill
International Harvester
Evergreen Park Cemetery
Pre-High Institute Opens Sunday at Berger Camp
The Pre-High school institute will run from July 9 to July 15 at the Berger camp grounds. Seventh and eighth graders will join handicraft classes sports and worship periods during the week. Rev. Frank Palm serves as chairman and Rev. C Fridolf Carlson as dean.
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Berger Camp
Frank Palm
C. Fridolf Carlson
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Methodist
Alex B. Goeringer
Germany
Victor Panozzo
Italy
R. Jacobitz
Idea
OCD
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