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Newspaper
Riverdale Pointer
Location
Riverdale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
May 06, 1943
Page
3
The executive board of the Ivanhoe Po. IT. A. will meet Wednesday May 12 at 1 p m at the home of Mrs. Albert Heine 14331 Atlantic street. Local families host events and military furloughs noted among Riverdale Dalton Dolton and Harvey residents.
Frances L Harris DeWalt 50 of Wilkinsburg died May 2 after a brief illness. Funeral services were held at Wareham's funeral home and West Freedom cemetery Clarion County. She married G H DeWalt in 1917 and lived in Pittsburgh active in community and church work with Miflin Avenue Methodist Church. Born April 9 1898 in Dolton she was a Thorn Township High School and Chicago Teachers College graduate. She left her husband two children Helen and John and seven siblings.
Hedwig Beck daughter of Mr and Mrs Albert Beck of 219 East 136th Street died Tuesday morning at home after months of illness. Born September 25 1909 in Riverdale Chicago she worked twelve years as a secretary for the National Geographic Society. Survived by four brothers William Roseland Frank Albert and Fred and three sisters Violet Bilow Rose Driese and Hilda Koch. Funeral at Bachmann funeral home this afternoon at 2 30 with Rev R C Shawl of Our Savior s Community Church officiating. Interment Oakland Cemetery Dolton.
Quentin Pettigrew son of Mr and Mrs Alex Pettigrew of Harvey and a former Pointer of fice employee underwent removal of part of his foot to the ankle at Walter Reed hospital Washington DC He has served in the army nearly two years and sustained a fractured leg and crushed foot last November during an air raid while stationed abroad Part of the foot was removed then and about a month ago the remainder was removed after his return to the United States
A get acquainted program sponsored by the Thornton township high school and Junior college P T A will be presented Tuesday May 11 at 8 p m in the high school auditorium. The Homemaking Department directed by Miss Ford and Miss Salzmann will present a fashion show with students modeling their creations. An address by Egbert Hunter assistant principal of Calumet high school on Do Adolescents Need Parent will complete the program. Parents of incoming freshmen are invited with no admission charge.
The G W R C will hold its regular meeting Friday afternoon May 7 at two o'clock at the Riverdale village hall.
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