Riverdale Forms Youth Activities Council
A Riverdale community group organized the Youth Activities Council on May 31 at the Riverdale village hall. Officers include Edward P. Lucht as chairman and Mrs. Clarence A. Brown as co chair, with an executive board featuring Harry Meginnis John Bowerman Mrs. Robert Newell and Mabreyn Weaver. The council aims a year round recreation program for ages 10 to 16, plans handwork hobbies and athletics, surveys students, recruits members, and seeks civic participation to prevent juvenile delinquency.
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Riverdale
Riverdale Reserve Police
Youth Activities Council
Edward P. Lucht
Riverdale Reserves Committee
Clarence A. Brown
Clark Sr
Arthur W. Ruff
Parnell Ave
Harry Meginnis
Michigan Ave
John Bowerman
Dalton
Representa
Lucht
M. E. Whitehread
Owen Roberts
Robert Rohiman
Lester Brookfelt
A. J. Bailey
Immanuel Church Plans Children's Day Program
Immanuel Evangelical and Reformed Church schedules a Children's Day program for Sunday June 11 at 11 a.m. The Sunday school choir will sing hymns and beginner and primary groups will perform songs. Treasurer and cradle department reports are read. Mrs. Fred Schubert will read a Jesus and children story. All parents and friends invited.
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Immanuel Evangelical and Reformed Church
Jesus
Fred Schubert
Three local high schools reveal graduation plans
St. Pauls Lutheran will hold diplomas for eighteen graduates at 8 p.m. in the parish hall with guest speaker Herbert H. Gross and solo by Ruth Firnhaber. St. Marys plans eight oclock mass followed by a playlet and diplomas to twenty two graduates, with Barbara McCarthy as salutatorian and Patricia Byrne as valedictorian. Bowen school honors twenty one graduates with diplomas at 6 p.m. June 15 and an Honor Day at 1:30 p.m. June 14. Milton Bollman and David Heffernan will attend.
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Muriel Beckman
Ruth Firmhaber
Alice Fritz
David Herbeck
Grace Kliefoth
Elmer Kortum
Herbert Markus
Shirley Miller
Virginia Perguss
Robert Poppel
Edwin Rusch
Richard Schroeder
Salutatorian
Gertrude ‘Schultz
John N. Weiler
Donald Berschinski
Thomas Haney
Joseph Pegorin
Donald Sass
Walter Lopata
Milton Wordelmann
Melvin Zoller
Leona Amsden
Phyllis Berschinski
Marian Braun
Claire Brown
Patricia Byrne
Lucille Carrarini
Patricia Doyle
Roberta Gaines
Dorothy Laib
Jacqueline Maynard
Barbara McCarthy
Charlotte Schmidt
Mary Schumann
Dorothy Thorp
Violet Vezzetti
June Rose McDonald
Academy of Our Lady
Loretta Pietsch
Joan Fiahive
Patricia Geier
Mary Lou Zabrockas
Robert Berschinski
Lois Stern
Patsy Simnick
Asst
Milton W. Bollman
Bowen School
David J. Heffernan
Phyllis J. Ferguson
Jill A. Hoffman
Patricia L. Sobeck
James F. Vogel
Roy
Zenere
Special Meetings at Open Bible Church
Pastor C. R. Stam from Patterson New Jersey and field man for the World Wide Grace Testimony will lead a week of services at Open Bible Church starting Tuesday at 7 45 each night through Sunday with special music. The messages titled Good News for Bad People focus on Galatians. Everyone is invited to attend all services.
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C. R. Stam
Patterson
N. J
Grace Testimony
Open Bible Church
Pastor Stam
John Stam
China
America
Brothers Reunite Aboard Ships After 2½ Years Absence
Two Schaefer brothers, M W Schaefer and Russell W Schaefer, children of Mr. and Mrs. William Schaefer of Dalton, describe a mid ocean reunion on Mother's Day while both serve in the Pacific. They met on sister ships, shared stories, and noted long separations and plans to meet again soon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. W.schaefer
Russell W. Schaefer
William Schaefer
Park Avenue
Dalton
Pacific
Bill
Russ
Russell
June 20 Deadline for Transport Mileage Applications
All transport mileage ration applications must be filed in person with the local ration board by June 20. Mail submission is not allowed. Ration Board 92-4 at Dalton village hall will reopen Monday, Wednesday and Friday evenings to accept fuel oil and gasoline requests, with other rationed articles handled on Wednesday evenings.
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Dalton Village Hall
Dolton Draft Board Names Lansing Men for Navy Training
Dolton draft board lists Calvin Donald Jansen Hessel Wiersma Jr and Harold Cornelius Bultema all of Lansing to report next week for U S Navy training. American planes have evacuated over 178000 ill and wounded fighters since the war began.
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Dolton
Lansing
Calvin Donald Jansen
Hessel Wiersma, Jr
Harold Cornelius Bultema
U. S. Navy
Washington School Wins Track Meet
Washington school won the fifth annual field day and track meet at Dalton Park with 125 points. Lincoln followed with 12242 points, St. Pauls 7644, and St. Mary 70. Top three schools received trophies. individual winners got hudges. Riverdale- Dalton Lions Club sponsored. education committee oversaw judges and helpers including George Kingsland and Virgil Petty.
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Washington
Dalton Park
Toth
Lincoln
St. Paul’s
St. Mary
Bowen
Berger
Franklin
Riverdale- Dalton
Frederick W. Schmidt
Arthur C. Dillner
William C. Zesch
Lyle Wilkins
E. T. MacDowell
Edward C. Kinney
Red Cross Blood Drive To Aid Wounded Invasion Effort
A mobile Red Cross blood bank unit will visit Harvey June 20 through 25 to collect plasma for wounded troops. Residents may donate by calling Dolton contact Mae Mussell or Riverdale contact Edward Price to book appointments on or before June 12.
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Red Cross Blood Bank
Harvey
Mae Mossell
Dolton
Edward Price
Riverdale
Riv
Dolton Theater to Screen Honor Roll Dedication Film
Moving pictures of the May 14 Dolton Honor Roll dedication parade were taken by Donald Henke and will be shown at the Dolton theater on Tuesday and Wednesday June 13 and 14 at about 9 25 in the evening.
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Dolton Theater
Dolton
Donald Henke
Hruby
June 12 Official Opening Date for Fifth War Loan Drive
D-Day in wartime terms marks the June 12 start of the Fifth War Loan Drive, running through July 8. Volunteers will canvass homes and businesses nationwide to raise a national quota of 16 billion dollars, with individuals asked to contribute at least six billion. Local chairmen Frank Stewart Dalton Arthur Dillmer and Emily Ripley lead campaigns and house-to-house canvassing plans are in place to support the effort.
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Europe
Riverdale
Frank Stewart
War Finance Committee
Arthur C. Dillmer
Dalton
Emily C. Ripley
Woman Driver Held After Accident Saturday Evening
Mrs. Rosie Lee Harwell of Hammond Ind was held on a speeding charge after her northbound car struck a westbound vehicle at Lowe and 143rd. Injured were Mrs. Viola Glass and Mrs. Vivian Cross. Glass had a deep arm cut and was hospitalized. Douglas Linde of Hammond drove the other car. All three women work at Bennett Manufacturing.
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Rosie Lee Harwell
Summit Street
Hammond
Ind
Lowe Avenue
Ward Street
Lowe
Viola Glass
Black Street
Indians Harbor
Vivian Cross
Field Street
Riverdale Reserve
Cross
Harwell
Douglas Linde
School Street
Hastings Garage
Bennett Manufacturing Company
Harry Foss
SS. Park Avenue
Chicago
Halsted Street
143Rd Street
Foss
Tovey Igaly Wedding Postponed
The wedding of Bettiste Tovey of Chicago and William Igaly of Great Lakes Illinois, announced on page 4, at Dalton Methodist church, Friday evening, has been postponed due to unforeseen circumstances.
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Bettiste Tovey
Chicago
William Igaly
Great Lakes
Ill
Dalton Methodist Church
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Immanuel Church
Washington School
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