Your Christmas Seal Investment and Tuberculosis Education
The Tuberculosis Institute of Chicago and Cook County promotes health education to prevent tuberculosis. Funds from Christmas seal purchases support materials, films, posters, speakers, and a consultant service for teachers, aiming to eradicate TB through early diagnosis, treatment, and better health standards. Health education targets individuals, families, and communities via newspapers and radio to raise awareness and preventive practices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tuberculosis Institute of
Chicago
Cook County
Tuberculosis Institute
Chicago Schools Run Slogan Contest for Cleanup Drive
Elementary and high schools in Chicago hold a slogan contest for the April 22 28 Spring Drive campaign sponsored by the Chicago Association of Commerce. District judging selects 15 finalists for final judging with War stamps awarded to district and final winners.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Chicago Association of Commerce
Universities Moved Inland in China to Seek Education
United China Relief, a National War Fund member agency, reports that some Chinese universities were relocated inland, carried bit by bit over long distances to pursue higher education during the wartime period.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
China
United China Relief
National War Fund
Troop 9 Seeks Improved Camping Facilities
Riverdale Boy Scout Troop 9 committeemen met to secure better camping quarters for the coming year. E Kinney and Max Taradash will study options at Pokoagon Trail council headquarters and arrange a move to the Youth Center if sponsor Riverdale-Dalton Lions Club approves with the Youth Activities council. The troop would meet there from March 9 and each Thursday, leaving Washington school on Fridays for current meetings. A card and dance party is planned at Washington school on May 12 under Elliot Taradash. The first American patent was granted in 1641 in Massachusetts colony for a salt making method.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Riverdale
E. Kinney
Max Taradash
Pokagon Trail
Washington School
Elliot Taradash
Washington PTA to Hear Talk Being a Good Parent
William Krahl will speak on Being a Good Parent at the Washington P T A meeting this afternoon at the Washington school. The cooking demonstration was cancelled due to wartime conditions. Special musical numbers and election of officers are scheduled.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington Pta
William Krahl
Washington P. T. A
Washington School
Seven men chosen by Dolton draft board for induction
Seven men have been named for induction by the Dolton draft board and will depart later this week to begin training with the Army or Navy. The inductees are John Van Noort Howard Anker John Anthony Van Drunen Floyd Anthony Gou wens Donald Eugene Couwenhoven Gerard Harry Ooms Harold William Lorenz and Louis Dileo.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dolton Draft Board
Army
Navy
John van Noort
Howard Anker
John Anthony van ‘Drunen
Floyd Anthony T. Gouwens
Donald Eugene Couwenhoven
South Holland
Gerard Harry Ooms
Harold William Lorenz
Oak Glen
Louis Dileo
East Hazelcrest
Johnston Named I C President at Illinois Central Railroad
Wayne A. Johnston of Flossmoor Illinois elected president of the Illinois Central Railroad to fill the vacancy caused by the death of John L Beven on January 3 He becomes the youngest major railroad president in the United States at 47 Johnston began as general manager and head of the operating department after a 1919 start as an accountant He holds multiple civic posts and has a son Wayne Jr a navy radar instructor in Honolulu and a daughter Betty Jane a DePauw freshman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wayne Johnston
Flossmoor
Illinois Central Railroad
John L. Beven
Johnston
United States
Mr. Johnston
The
Illinois Central
University of Illinois
Champaign, I
Boy Scouts of America
Young Men’s Christian Association
Illinois Conference of the Congregational Church
Wayne, Jr
Navy
Honolulu
Betty Jane
DePauw University
Greencastle
Ind
POWs' Next of Kin Meeting Held by Air Forces
Five thousand next-of-kin gathered February 15 at the 122nd Field Artillery Armory in a joint Army Air Forces event with the Chicago Chapter of the American Red Cross. POWs and missing in action from 21 camps were represented, with twelve American Air Force men delivering a reassuring message: tell the folks we're all right and not to worry, though they themselves are worried.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
122Nd Field Artillery Armory
Army Air Forces
Chicago
American Red Cross
Air Force
Also Mentioned on This Page
Red Cross
Philippines
Massachusetts Colony
Dolton Board
Punisnow
Dalenberg & Gouwens
South Park Street
Purasnow
Delsey Tissue
Wonder Soft
LINCO
Spic & Span
Cincy
Ryiver
Savoy
South Holland, Illinois
California
Washington
Jonathans
Idaho
Lima Beans
Great Northern Beans
Hershey’s
Borden’s
Wayne A. Johnston
I. C
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!