OCD Seeks Food Donations for Chicago Servicemen Centers
The 3rd District OCD calls for community support to feed 160 000 servicemen at four Chicago Servicemen Centers. A weekly haul includes bread buns hot dogs cheese coffee milk pies sugar candy and cakes. Donations must be itemized with donor names and addresses and delivered Aug 4–5 to designated OCD offices or Roseland Pullman and Riverdale locations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Leslie V. Beck
Margaret Willey
Alvin Pearson
Harry Ball
Charles W. Novak, Jr
Roseland
Anita Lucas
Pullman
E. ©. Tustin
West Pullman
Mary Sabo
Riverdale
Ruth Patz
Richard Hess
Indiana Avenue
OCD
South
East 115Th Street
West
119Th Street
East 112Th Street
Two Dolton Men Earn Commissions in Engineers Corps
Two Dolton Army men from Dolton were commissioned as second lieutenants in the Corps of Engineers after graduating from the Engineer Officer Candidate School at Fort Belvoir on July 21. Robert J. Achterfeld, husband of Olive Fischer, entered service in 1942, and Robert A. Kipley, son of Emily C. Kipley, was inducted in November. Ripley has since been transferred to Fort Crook, Nebraska.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dolton
Engineers Corps
Engineer Officer Candidate School
Fort Belvoir
Corps of Engineers
Army of the United States
Robert J. Achterfeld
Olive Fischer
Robert A. Kipley
Emily C. Kipley
Army
Ripley
Fort Crook
Foat Crook
Nebr
Local Lions Elect New Officers and Attend National Meet
Riverdale Dalton Lions Club elected new officers for 1943 44 including Edw C Kinney president and John Davis first vice president. Delegates Lennon Sullivan Weiler Schmidt attended Lions International meeting in Cleveland July 21 22 and 28 where 1942 43 Lions activities totaled 66507 with 21759 war contributions and 2718 member gains. Dr B G Gill of Roanoke Va was elected president of Lions International.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Riverdale-Dalton
Lions Club
Pipe O’ Peace
Edw. C. Kinney
John Davis
Joseph Lennon
John Perguss
E. T. McDowell
Wayne Bennett
Lion Tanner
E. J. Sullivan
John N. Weiler
Frederick Schmidt
Lions International
Cleveland
Ohio
Melvin Jones
Lions Clubs
United Nations
B. G. Gill
Roanoke
International Association of Lions Clubs
Local Woman Volunteers to Drive for Navy Motor Corps
Chicago area volunteers aid Admiral Downes by filling 150 Red Cross Motor Corps driver positions. Joan Stevenson of Riverdale joins, starting immediately for two days weekly, driving Navy cars and Red Cross transport. Applicants must be US citizens 20 to 50 with clean driving records and complete first aid and mechanics training.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago Area
Red Cross
Red Cross Motor Corps Service
Harriet McLaughlin
Navy
Red Cross Corps
Motor Corps
South
Wabash Avenue
St Marys Parish Dinner and Festival Date Set
St Marys church in Riverdale announced August 22 as the date for its annual parish dinner and festival. A Monday parish hall meeting organized planning committees with names to be announced later. Mrs Matt Buechler will lead the kitchen for a chicken frying dinner. Residents are urged to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Mary's
St. Mary’s Church
Riverdale
Matt Buechler
Gard en Club to Hear A C Brookley on Trees
The Ivanhoe Garden club will host A C Brookley head of biology Thornton Township High School Harvey speaking on Trees at eight o'clock Friday evening August 6 at the home of Mrs Joseph Bechely 14304 Union Avenue Dalton family notes Arthur Damiani son of Mr and Mrs Louis Damiani convalescing at home after operation at Ingalls Memorial hospital
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Garden Club
A. C. Brookley
Arthur Damiani
Louis Damiani
Dalton
Ingalls Memorial Hospital
Grocers Urged to Post Point-Price and Class Signs
War Price and Rationing Boards urge grocers and meat dealers to display the OPA official consumer table of point values for meats fats canned fish and dairy and a sign showing Class 1 through 4 ceilings. The measure aims to speed service reduce rationing delays and allow customers to know point values at a glance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
OPA
Sunday Vesper Services at Berger Camp Grounds
Vesper services will be held at the Berger Camp Grounds every Sunday evening at four o'clock during August. Special speakers include Rev. B. F. Langdon Aug 1 Rev. Asbjorn Smedstad Aug 8 Rev. Constantino Gonzalez Aug 15 Rev. O. G. Ekstrom Aug 22 and Rev. Joseph C. Yemm Aug 29.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berger Camp
B. F. Langdon
Asbjorn Smedstad
Constantino Gonzalez
O. G. Ekstrom
Joseph C. Yemm
Navy seeks young women for WAVES or SPARS enlistment
The Navy Department invites women aged 20 to 36 to join WAVES or SPARS. Information and application forms are available by contacting local chairman Miss Millicent Dieck at Dol. 813.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Navy Department
Millicent Dieck
Dolton Village Acts to Cut Weeds and Enforce Nuisance Rules
At the Dolton Board of Trustees meeting on July 27 the village ordered an anti weed campaign for vacant lots to improve sightlines and reduce hay fever pollen. Officials will serve notices to property owners to cut or destroy weeds, with penalties for noncompliance. The board also pressed to curb locomotive smoke and directed police to continue arresting motorists without 1948 vehicle tags.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dolton Board of Trustees
Ration Timetable for Processed Foods and Staples
Government ration dates outline blue stamps N P Q from July 1 to August 7 and R S T from August 1 to September 7. Red stamps P to W cover meat through August 31 with varying end dates. sugar stamps 13 and 15 16 in War Ration Book One valid through mid to late August or October 31. coffee stamp 22 valid through August 11. shoes stamp 18 valid to October 31 and exchangeable among family members.
Local Committee Fights to Obtain Original River Sum
Thornton township supervisor Wm H Winterhoff and Lansing Mayor George Jones joined Calu Mayor John W Jaranowski in Springfield to push for a one half million dollar Little Calumet River improvement appropriation. They meet with the Flood Allotment Committee as officials seek to maintain the $500 000 grant despite wider requests for funds from a two and a half million dollar flood relief pool.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wm. H. Winterhoff
Thornton Township
John W. Jaranowski
Calumet City
George Jones
Lansing
Springfield
Ill
Hugh Cross
Calumet River
Little Calumet
Virkus
Bidwell Promise Aid
Winterhoff
Frederick Virkus
Arthur Bidwell
House
Senate
Farm Bureau
Thorn Creek
Bloom Township
Deer Creek
Lansing Lincoln
Anthony Meeter
B C Cardholders Must Display Sticker on Windshield
War price and rationing boards warn BY and C gas ration book holders to show a B or C sticker on their windshield. Misplaced stickers can be replaced at the rationing board office. Mrs H Wilkens of Riverdale was hospitalized after a heart attack Wednesday morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Michael F. Mulcahy
Chicago Metropolitan Area
OPA
H. Wilkens
Riverdale
Ingalls Memorial Hospital
Harvey
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Navy Motor Corps
Molly Pitcher
Beckys
Berger Camp Grounds
Dolton Rd
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