Three Local Schools Plan Commencement Programs
St Paul Lutheran St Marys and Bowen announce graduation activities for June. St Pauls in Dalton hosts June 8 at 8 p.m. with Rev W T Rossnagel guest speaker and diplomas by Rev W J Kemnitz. Graduates include Barbara Lane and Robert Steinhauer among others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Paul Lutheran
St. Mary’s
Bowen
St. Paul’s School
Dalton
W. T. Rossnagel
Lansing, Jr
Barbara Lane
Robert Stein
Robert Steinhauer
Phyllis Stier
Doris Walter
Dorothy Walter
Helen Yost
Robert, Benton
Thomas Brown
Richard Cosman
Gerald DeVore
Richard ‘Nelson
James O’connell
Thomas ‘Piette
Lawrence Stieman
Frances Betgold
Veronica Casoni
Carole Horn
Mary-Jane McCarthy
Mary Evelyn McCloskey
Ruth Obel
Loretta ‘Pietsch
Rosemay Schmidt
Bowen School
Riverdale
At & O'Clock
Arthur GC. Brookley
Thornton Township High School
David J. Heffernan
R. C G. Shawl
Walter E. Deichen
Edward John Dickelman
Margaret Joy Ferguson
Clifton Hardin
Patricia Marianne Hawes
John Robert Hess
Esther Robbins
Dorothy Robbins
Rita Anne Stawczik
Patricia Ann Woods
Man Loses Both Legs After Freight Car Collision
Earl Lafferty of Evansville Indiana was struck by a freight car on the LH B railroad near the Halsted street viaduct last Friday afternoon. He had his right leg amputated and his left leg crushed. he died later at Cook County Hospital after transfer from St. Francis in Blue Island. Police traced him via social security data to his job with Farm Tool in Evansville. Relatives were initially unavailable, later traced to cousin Beatrice Bolton of East Chicago Indiana.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Earl Lafferty
Edgemont St
Evansville
Ind
LH. B. Railroad
Halsted Street
St. Francis Hospital
Blue Island
Cook County Hospital
Vulcan Pl
Farm Tool, Inc
Beatrice Bolton
Alcott Ave
East
Chicago
Thornton Township High School Honor Roll Corrections
A correction notice states that reference marks in last week’s list misidentified graduates. It clarifies which students belonged to the Academic Honor Roll and National Honor Society and notes Albert B Stevenson should appear on both lists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thornton Township
Albert EB. Stevenson
Dalton
Captain F C Diekman earns Bronze Star in Germany
Franklin C Diekman of South Holland and husband of Phyllis Diekman earned the Bronze Star for heroic action during intense German shelling on April 14 15. Serving with the 69th Division first Army he maintained battery control and organized movement enabling a quick orderly repositioning. His actions reflect credit upon himself and the United States Army.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Franklin C. Diekman
Fred Diekman
South Holland
Phyllis J. Diekman
Franklin C. ‘Diekman
Field Artillery
United States Army
Germany
Diekman
United States
69Th
1St
Service Aboard Destroyer Saga of Sea and War
Lt. John A. Kinney USNR on leave from the navy describes two and a half years aboard the USS Fitch since December 1942. He enlisted in August 1941, studied at Notre Dame and Northwestern, was commissioned November 14, 1942, and rose to senior grade lieutenant by May 1943. The Fitch saw action from Spitzbergen to Normandy, participated in three major invasions, and earned commendations for fire support and rescue missions. The couple wed in November 1944 before Kinney’s Pacific duties resumed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John A. Kinney
USNR
John E. Kinney
136Th St
Riverdale
Fitch
Navy
Board of Trade
Chicago
University of Notre Dame
Northwestern University
Western Pacific
Kinney
Equator
U. S
Spitzbergen
Richard E. Byrd
North Pole
Bay de la Seine
Normandy
USS
European North Atlantic
Norway
Mediterranean
France
Texas
St. Tropez
States
Helen Rita Thomas
Norfolk
Marie Kinney
Long Beach
Calif
Norfolk, Va
Miller Couple Mark 25th Anniversary With Open House
Mr and Mrs A R Miller of 13846 Park Ave Dalton celebrate their twenty fifth wedding anniversary with an open house on Sunday June 10 from 8 to 9 pm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. R. Miller
Park Ave
Dalton
Dalton Fire Department Jubilee Parade and Fireworks
A Dalton community jubilee celebrates the 50th anniversary of the fire department from June 27 to July 4 at the Carnival grounds Dolton Park. A water fight series culminates July 4 and a grand fireworks show follows the parade. Local groups and Oak Lawn Auxiliary will join, with trophies awarded by judges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dalton
147Th
Irving Avenue
Dalton Park
Oak Lawn
Ilinois
Dolton
H. J. Dickelman
Fire Department
1380
Indiana Ave
Riverdale
138Th Street
Lincoln Ave
Chicago St
Dolton Park
Dolton Bank
Cpl Joseph Rader Cited for Heroic Achievement
Cpl Joseph C Rader of the 108th Engr Combat Battalion is recommended for the Bronze Star for a March 5-6 1945 mission in Schleiden Germany. He led foot bridge construction across the Urft under heavy fire and rising waters, directing his squad to safety in the river while completing the bridge. He is the son of Mr and Mrs Joseph Rader of 580 Englest Dalton and prior recipient of the Purple Heart.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Urft
Schleiden
Germany
Cpl
Joseph C. Rader
108Rd Engr
Rader
Pfc
Cpl.Rader
Cpl. Rader
Cpl, Rader
Joseph Rader
Englest
Dalton
Dolton Youth Receives Air Medal for Reconnaissance Missions
Staff Sergeant Charles P. Gibson Jr of Dolton was awarded the Air Medal and Oak Leaf Cluster by Maj Gen Curtis LeMay for meritorious achievement as a combat crew member on B 29 photo reconnaissance missions over the Japanese Empire. He endured adverse weather, enemy fire, navigational hazards, and fuel shortages leading to a forced Iwo Jima landing on his thirteenth mission. He served as Central Fire Control Specialist with a Marianas based squadron after earning wings at Lowry Field in 1944.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles P. Gibson, Jr
Dolton
Curtis LeMay
Twentieth Air Force
Marianas
Japanese Empire
Army Air Forces
Charles
Iwo Jima
Gibson
Air Transport Command
Paris
France
Charles Garry
Dalton
Raymond
Charles Gibson
Thornton Township
Harvey
Hail Storm Damages Dalton Area With Broken Windows
A Friday afternoon hail storm caused extensive damage mainly in Dalton’s southern end. Windows shattered in homes and buildings, car windshields smashed, and roofs dented. Students at the Dalton park field day lacked shelter and several were struck, needing first aid. Riverdale saw little hail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dalton
Dalton Park
Riverdale
Memorial Service Set for James E Rodman
A memorial service will be held at Dalton Methodist Church on Sunday June 10 at 3 30 p m for James Emerson Rodman machinist mate second class Seabees U S Marines killed in action in Lingayen Gulf Philippine Islands He served with Marines over two years and prior two months in South Pacific demolition unit He was born in Dolton and was 25 his mother Mrs May Rodman formerly of Dolton now living in Harvey
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James Emerson Rodman
Bor
Dolton
May Rodman
Harvey
Poppy Day Thanks From Dalton Riverdale Legionnaires
Mary Ferguson and Margaret Meginnis of the American Legion Auxiliary Paul Gall Unit 808 thank poppy sellers on May 26. They praise Mothers of World War II Relief Corps Girl Scouts Auxiliary members and others who helped with posters and publicizing Poppy Day, and acknowledge local presidents for their cooperation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Ferguson
Margaret Meginnis
The
American Legion Auxiliary
Paul Gall Unit
Dalton-Riverdale
G. W. Spencer Woman’s Relief Corps
Girl Scouts
Tra J. Hastings
Dalton
Wm. J. Claussen
Riverdale
Riverdale Navy Man Missing After May Flight Crash
Navy telegram informs Mrs. Flahive that her son Eugene J. Flahive ARM 1/c is missing in action after a four plane crash on May 8. He departed Alameda from California on April 1 for Pearl Harbor training with a shore patrol unit. His crew members are all reported missing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Navy Department
John J. Flahive
East 136Th Place
Riverdale
Eugene Joseph Flahive
ARM
Alameda
Calif
Pearl Harbor
Fleet Air Detachment
Flahive
Eugene
Navy
Great Lakes
Navy Radio
Indianapolis
Ind
Memphis
Tenn
Naval Air
Herb Dickelman Heads Com Fireman's Association
Chief Herb Dickelman of the Dalton Fire Department was unanimously elected president of the Community Fireman's Association at the May 28 election in Phoenix TL. Other officers include Ray O'Brien vice president, William Hart secretary, L E B Reich treasurer, and E Beckman secretary treasurer of the benefit fund. The 45-department group spans Cook Will and Kankakee counties. A Blue Island drill tower will host a three day fire school June 26 to 28 with State Fire Marshal instructors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herb Dickelman
Dalton Fire Department
Community Fireman’s Association
Phoenix
Ray O'Brien
Hazelcrest
William Hart
Thornton
L. E B. Reich
Riverdale
E. Beckman
Blue Island
Benefit Fund
Cook
Will
Kankakee
Association
Springfield
Riverdale Adopts Rooftop Warning Light and Siren
Riverdale introduces a new rooftop warning unit on the squad car aimed at making police presence more noticeable at accidents or scenes needing police attention. The system, described as a trafficing by Chief Frank J Mraz, was tested Tuesday evening and deemed very adequate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Riverdale
Frank J Mraz
Boy Scout Finance Drive Completed in Dolton
The annual campaign in Dolton is finished. Chairman James J. Mosseil thanks all who gave time and funds to support Boy Scout training and activities in the village. Committee members include Herbert Dickelman Elmer Steiner Harold Kaiser William Heitmann Abe Frerichs Edward Murphy Thomas Harper Jr Paul Ripley and Edward Hradek.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dolton
James J. Mosseil
Herbert Dickelman
Elmer Steiner
Harold Kaiser
William Heitmann
Abe Frerichs
Edward Murphy
Thomas Harper, Jr
Paul Ripley
Edward Hradek
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Bowen, St. Mary and
St. Paul
Caron Lh.b
F.C. Diekman
Eugene J. Flahive
Geo. Jennings
George H. Jennings
Tokyo
Union Ave
Jennings
Com
Fireman's Association
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