Illinois Exceeds Seventh War Bond E Bond Quota
Renslow P. Sherer announces final Mighty Seventh War Loan data for Illinois showing E Bond sales up 459 percent from the Sixth War Loan. Illinois met its quota of 279 million dollars, with sales at 281 million, 10 percent of the goal, while the national E Bond increase runs 39 percent. He credits war bond volunteers and press support, noting newspapers earned commendations from the Treasury War Finance Division.
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Renslow P. Sherer
War Finance Committee of
Illinois
Ilinois
Sherer
War Finance Division
Treasury Department
Plat for Third Addition to Ivanhoe Manor Approved
At the Dalton village board meeting the plat by Teninga & Company for the third addition to Ivanhoe Manor was ordered accepted. The president and clerk were authorized to execute. The clerk was directed to contact several railroads and the County Highway Department to address stop sign replacement and crossing repairs. Village engineer L A Davidson said street maintenance would finish in about one to two weeks.
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Dalton Village
Teninga & Company
Ivanhoe Manor
County Highway Department
Greenwood Road
154Th St
Pennsylvania Railroad
Indiana Avenue
C. & E. I. Railroad
142Nd Street
C. & W. I. Railroad
Lincoln Avenue
L. A. Davidson
Diekman
Indiana Harbor Belt Railroad
144Th Street
Vacationing Misses Ballard and Middelborn Tour North America
Miss Shirley Ballard and Miss Marian Middelborn of Riverdale enjoy a vacation trip visiting Detroit Buffalo Niagara Falls and Toronto Canada. They observe wartime lubricants capable of withstanding wide temperature ranges promising many postwar applications. A plane sitting on desert heat may quickly fly in the cold stratosphere.
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Shirley Ballard
Marian Middelborn
Riverdale
Detroit
Buffalo
Niagara Falls
Toronto
Canada
Home accident injuries total 13,000 daily says council
The National Safety Council reports one person injured in a home accident every six and a half seconds, totaling more than 13,000 injuries each day of the year.
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National Safety Council
Marine Saves Comrade in Saipan Earns Navy Medal
Tech Sergeant Nelle T. Roberts reports a Marine Corps Combat Correspondent tale from Saipan where Private Nuzzo, amid a sunken amphibian tractor and enemy shelling, used life belts as a raft to keep a wounded infantryman afloat. He endured severe gasoline burns before rescue.
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Nelle T. Roberts
Marine Corps
Pacific
Pic
Nofeo Nuzzo
611
East 144Th St
Dalton
Saipan
Navy
Pvt
Nuz Zo
Nuzzo
United States Naval Service
Furloughs Reunite Brothers in Riverdale Home
The Poeplau brothers three serve in the armed forces with two overseas and all three home on furloughs at once. Clarence, stationed in the Dutch East Indies, returns from a 34 day training and 22 months overseas. Fred, from West Palm Beach, Florida, on a 20 day furlough heads back to Florida. Lawrence, from Germany, arrives at Camp Grant after a 34 day furlough and redeploys to the Pacific. The reunion marks the first time in three years the trio is together. They hope the war ends soon.
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William Poeplau
135Th Place
Riverdale
Europe
Clarence Poeplan
Dutch East Indies
13Th Air Corps
Ypsilanti
Mich
Pacific
States
Pfe
Fred Poeplau
West Palm Beach
Fla
Air Transport Command
Florida
Lawrence Poeplau
104Th Infantry
First Army
Germany
Camp
Grant
Fred
Clarence
Lawrence
Fuel Oil Renewal Blanks Due at Ration Board
Riverdale households using fuel oil for heating should submit renewal blanks for next winter. Most forms have been received and ration mailing will complete this week. Return any remaining applications to the ration board office as soon as possible.
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Riverdale
Board
Local Soldier Returns From Europe on Furlough
Pvt Harold Grapenthien son of Mr and Mrs C Grapenthien Riverdale arrived home Friday July 13 on an 84 day recuperation furlough after seven months in Europe with the Eighth Infantry He will report to Camp Grant for reassignment after his furlough.
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Pvt
Harold Grapenthien
C. Grapenthien
Riverdale
Europe
Eighth Infantry
Camp Grant
Two Dolton Veterans Return Home With Honorable Discharge
Two Dolton youths with long army service return home honored. First Sgt. John W. Taylor, 13841 Kanawha Ave, served four years eleven months fourteen days, saw Leyte invasion with the 11th Airborne and teaches at Fort Benning since February. T/Sergeant Arthur R. Koch, 1617 Sibley St, served thirty months in North Africa and Italy with the 757th Tank Battalion, earned four bronze stars, Purple Heart, Croix de Guerre, and other ribbons, discharged with 117 points. Arthur and his brother Gifford Koch face hospital stays and continued recovery after war wounds.
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Dolton
Army
John W. Taylor
E. Carrarini
Kanawha Ave
South Pacific
Leyte
11Th Airborne
States
Parachute
Fort Benning
Arthur R. Koch
Sibley Sr
Dalton
North Africa
Italy
757Th Tank Battalion
Arthur
Po Valley
Naples- Foggia
Rome-Anna
North Appenines
Fort Benjamin Harrison
Ind
Pfc
Gifford Koch
91St Infantry
Vaughn General Hospital
Local Ex-Prisoner of War Arrives in States
S/Sgt Frank W. Leichinger, radio operator and waist gunner on a B 24, freed from a German prison camp last spring, arrived in the States last Friday and called his mother in Riverdale. After army processing he will receive a recuperation furlough. Sgt John F Horan, released from a German camp in April, arrived in the U S on June 7 and is home on a 60 day recuperation furlough with plans to return to Percy Jones General Hospital September 8.
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Frank W. Leichinger
Germany
States
Emma Leichinger
East 138Th St
Riverdale
Camp Edwards
Mass
Frank
John F. Horan
Percy Jones General Hospital
Baittle Creek
Mich
Set
Horan
Oil and Gas Field Coverage in the United States
The total area of U.S. land covered by oil and gas fields is about 26,000 square miles. Roughly one third of this area is actively productive for oil.
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U.S
New Food Stamps To Be Valid Aug 1
Five additional red stamps and five blue stamps in ration book 4 will be valid starting Wednesday August 1 for rationed foods. Each red stamp is worth 10 points for meats fats and related items, blue stamps for processed foods.
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James F. Riley
Chicago
OPA
Plane purchased by Lincoln School pupils
A letter from S/Set Al Treftz describes a plane refuel stop bearing a sign stating it was bought through War Bonds raised by Lincoln Avenue School pupils in Dalton. The writer notes the sign is a proud symbol of student support for war efforts and hints the plane may head to China.
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S/Set
al Treftz
Fred Treftz
Dalton
Frederccks
Okla
Army Air Corps
Lincoln Avenue School
District 148
China
Girl Scouts invited to Ivanhoe Community Picnic
The Girl Scouts are asked to join the Ivanhoe Community picnic on Sunday August 5. Plans are underway and will be completed this week. Interested scouts should contact their troop leaders.
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Ivanhoe
Sandridge Methodist Church Celebrates 95 Years of History
The Sandridge Methodist church founded by German Methodists from Chicago in 1849 will mark its 95th year with three services on Saturday and Sunday. Highlights include an anniversary address by Dr. John A. Dickman, history by Frank Diekman, and a main service led by Dr. Diekman with district superintendent Dr. C A Bloomquist delivering salutations.
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Sandridge Methodist Church
Chicago
John A. Dickman
Fred Waterman
Frank Diekman
G. W. Courrier
C. A. Bloomquist
Diekman
Dolton Board Inductees Sign Allied Enlistments
Eleven Dolton board registrants were inducted into the army navy and marine corps on July 17. Howard Earl Shipe was the lone Dolton entrant in the army and spent the weekend at home from Fort Sheridan. Inducted into the army were Charles Frank Onak Stanley John Lach Lloyd Herman hi ers Paul Raymond Tanis Nelson Eugene Lange Salvatore Fabbi. Navy inductees were Charles Joseph Kata Russell William Redd Henry John Panozzo and Gabriel Robert Marck. Marine Corps inductees were Salvatore Fabbi Hazelcrest connects to Phoenix and East Hazelcrest members joined the service.
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Howard
Earl Shipe
Dolton
Dolton Draft Board
Army and
Navy
Army
Fort Sheridan
Charles Frank Onak
Stanley John Lach
Phoenix
Lioyd Herman €Hiers
South Holland
Paul Raymond Tanis
Nelson Eugene Lange
Lansing
Salvatore Fabbi
Homewood
Charles Joseph Kata
Hazelcrest
Russell William Redd
Henry John Panozzo
East Hazelcrest
Gabriel Robert Marck
Marine Corps
Variety of Events Planned for Ivanhoe Picnic
The Ivanhoe Community picnic on Sunday August 5 will feature baseball games foot and relay races contests for all ages a bicycle and doll buggy parade a band concert Boy Scouts exhibits and street dancing. Prizes will be awarded and ice cream and pop will be sold.
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Ivanhoe
Stanley Steinke
Boy Scouts
Ivanhoe Church Members Plan Annual Picnic at Dalton Park
The Ivanhoe Community church will hold its annual picnic at Dalton Park on Sunday July 29. Attendees meet at the church at 11:30 a.m. and ride to the park by noon. Guests are asked to bring sandwiches and one dish to share. coffee and tea will be supplied by the committee.
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Ivanhoe
Dalton Park
Park
Outdoor Teen Dance at Riverdale Village Hall
The Youth Activities Council will sponsor a weekly outdoor teenage dance Friday evening behind Riverdale village hall. All young people in the community are invited to attend.
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Riverdale Village Hall
The
Youth Activities Council
Riverdale
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Ava
Lincoln School
Sandridge Congregation
Dolton Board
Ivanhoe Church
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