Board Learns Of WPB Approval Of Acme Rd Project
Riv erdale village board learned from the War Production Board that authority was given to begin work on Acme Road between Halsted Street and Acme Steel plant. Engineer Putnam said trucks and cement finishers delayed start. drainage and sidewalk repairs were discussed with proposed actions and costs. War Bond Drive total sales reached 109031 25 with village to award 50 for top bond sellers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Riverdale
War Production Board
Division of Industry
J. Joseph Whalin
134Th Street
Forest View Avenue
Halsted Street
Acme Steel Company
Putnam
Martin
145Th
State Streets
140Th Court
Hanschmann
Dearborn Street
Drainage Committee
138Th
139Th Strets
State Highway Department
Pennsylvania Railroad Company
B. & O. Railroad Company
138Th Street
Claussen
Frank Mraz
Civilian Defense Organization
OCD
Evangelistic Meetings Continue in Riverdale
The Rev Cornelius Stam of Patterson New Jersey continues a two week evangelistic campaign at Open Bible Church Riverdale 8 W 138th Street Readers can find details on page three about the topics and messages chosen for the meetings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cornelius Stam
Patterson
N. J
Open Bible Church
Riverdale
W. 138Th Street
Stam
Fire defense course offered by Riverdale OCD
Riverdale OCD will present a fire defense course at the Riverdale fire house on Tuesday evening May 25. The open session invites all residents who have not yet taken the training.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Riverdale Ocd
Riverdale Fire House
Winners Announced in Riverdale War Bond Drive
The Riverdale OCD house to house canvass produced four prize winners in the War Loan Drive. Edmund J. Sullivan had the largest bond amount, Joseph V. Lennon the most separate subscriptions, William C. Zesch Sr. the second highest sum, and Mrs. Clarence A Brown the second in bonds sold. The top two received $25 War Bonds while the others got $6.25 in War Stamps.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Riverdale
Something Different Promised in Choral Club Revue
Harmony Choral club presents Irving Berlin Revue at Bowen School on Monday May 31 at 8 p m. The show traces twenty five years of Berlin songs with dances skits and solos featuring Sun ny's orchestra a young men s quartet and several local performers. Also May Queen contestants from Dalton Ivanhoe and Riverdale and ticket outlets listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Irving Berlin
Harmony Choral Club
Bowen
Choral Club
Sunny
Louise Ewert
John Peiguss
Lois Nelson
Arlyne Peiguss
Zilsberger Twins
Phyllis
Joy Reasor
Norman Beasley
Peggy Howard
Dalton
Ivanhoe
Riverdale
Eleanor Basile
Shirley Spoolstra
Shirley Meeder
Virginia Bowerman
Marian Watson
Theresa Zenere
Shirley Cogswell
Gloria Bechely
Anita Dege
Thelma Lambert
Dorothy Meginnis
Florence Kalkbrenner
Dale “Nelson
Violet Zoller
Lansing Board Lists 41 For Induction Into Armed Forces
The Lansing draft board named 41 men for imminent induction into the armed forces. Listed from Dalton are Alfred Hazzard Wilhelm George Henry Groeling Jr William Nelson Wise Raymond John Diette and Donald L Ripley. Remaining names include Peter Wm Shilling Arthur Le Roy Wingard Fred Walter Swets Ralph Harry Van Mynen William Van Kley John William Van Drunen William Bruce Boender Robert Sylvester Ashmore Rudolph Charles Schultz Nicholas Kortenhoeven Richard Arthur Schultz John Henry Becker Eugene Benjamin Frigo Lansing Lester Darrce Wolf Floyd John Wozniak Frank Joseph Krohl Matthew Andrew Basista Chester Anthony Sadowicz Martin Albert Evans Phoenix Mario Peter Del Santo Daniel Arthur La Tour Thornton Herbert William Garity Whitney Theodore Lundin Hazelcrest Jack Conrad Kurtz Robert Paul Dearborn Edward Leslie Hisele Homewood and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lansing Draft Board
Dalton
Alfred Hazzard Wilhelm
George Henry Groeling, Jr
William Nelson Wise
Raymond John Diette
Donald £. Ripley
South Holland
Peter Wm. Shilling
Arthur le Roy Wingard
Fred Walter Swets
Ralph Harry van Mynen
William van Kley
John William van Drunen
William Bruce Boender
Robert Sylvester Ashmore
Rites Held for Dalton Resident Charles Milhahn
Funeral services were held Monday at Sandridge Methodist Church for Charles Milhahn a Dalton resident for 64 years who died Friday May 14 at Ingalls Memorial Hospital Harve y He was born May 20 1858 in Chicago and came to Dalton in 1879 He married Amalia Leavy on May 24 1894 in Chicago They had two children Elsie Sokol who died May 10 1927 and Gustav Milhahn of Dolton His wife died May 4 1936 He leaves two granddaughters Marion Sokol and Leona Milhahn Interment was in Oakland Cemetery Dalton Bachmann Funeral Home in charge
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sandridge Methodist Church
Charles Milhahn
Dalton
Ingalls Memorial Hospital
Harvey
Chicago
Amalia Leavy
Elsie Sokol
Gustav of Dolton
Marion Sokol
Leona Milhahn
Milhahn
Frank T. Palm
Oakland Cemetery
Bachmann
Piano and Voice Recital Sunday at Sandridge Church
The Woman's Society of Christian Service sponsors a Sandridge church recital at 4 PM next Sunday May 22 1943 featuring Miss Mary Elizabeth Anders pianist and Miss Marion Benedict mezzo soprano students of De Pauw University who have given recitals there this year. Admission is free with a free will offering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woman’s Society of Christian Service
Sandridge Church
Mary Elizabeth Anders
Marion Benedict
Town Hall Club Announces First Dance at Dalton Hall
The Town Hall Dance plans its first event at Dalton village hall on Saturday May 22 at 8 p m. Only youths aged 15 to 20 are invited to attend with admission set at 25 cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Town Hall Club
Town Hall Dance
Dalton Village Hall
Poppy Day Observed by American Legion Auxiliary
The American Legion Auxiliary prepares for Poppy Day on Saturday May 22 at the Legion Home. Disabled veterans at Hines Hospital make the memorial poppies and receive wages over 100000 dollars this year, aiding hundreds of homes. Volunteers are urged to sell the flowers to fund rehabilitation for World War I and II veterans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Reinke
American Legion Home
Legion Home
Hines Hospital
Auxiliary
Julius Nelson
Girl Scout Association Formed Here Officers Named
A new Girl Scout Association was organized to serve Ivanhoe Riverdale and Dalton with officers elected Mrs Fred Long as president Mrs Albert Heine as vice president and Mrs Tom J Peters as secretary treasurer Two troops are active Troop 1 led by Mrs Heine and Troop 2 led by Mrs Malcolm Small with separate leaders Assistants were named and future meetings planned locally Pending date and place for the monthly gatherings were not set.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ivanhoe
Riverdale
Dalton
Tom Peters
Michigan Avenue
Otto
Girl Scout
Chicago
Fred Long
Albert Heine
Tom J. Peters
Riverdale Service Flag to be Dedicated Friday
Servicemen from Riverdale and the Riverdale-Chicago community will be honored Friday at 8 o clock in Bowen school auditorium as the Riverdale service flag is dedicated under the American citizenship committee of the Dolton Riverdale Woman s club Parents and wives of servicemen have been invited A similar ceremony will follow next Friday May 28 at Lincoln school auditorium for the Dolton village service flag dedication.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Riverdale
Riverdale-Chicago
Bowen School
American Citizenship Committee
Dolton-Riverdale Woman’s Club
Lincoln School
Dolton Village
Luther League to Screen Last Days of Pompeii
The sound film Last Days of Pompeii will be shown at Our Savior's Community Church in Riverdale next Wednesday evening May 26 at 7 30. The Luther League sponsors the event with tickets 35 and 20 cents available from members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pompeii
Our Savior
OCDs Personnel Prepared For Mock Air Raid Drill
Citizens Defense Corps units in the Chicago Metropolitan Area gear up for a full area mock air raid next Sunday May 28 from 2:00 to 5:47 p.m. weather permitting. 150 Civil Air Patrol planes simulate bombs with color coded tokens and wardens track imagined damage while auxiliary police control traffic.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Citizens Defense Corps
Chicago Metropolitan Area
OCD
Civil Air Patrol
Chicago
Riverdale Ocd
E. M. Stephenson
Dalton Ocd
Lawrence Stiemann
Riverdale-Chicago
East 112Th Street
Officers to Be Installed at T T H S and J C P T A
A program by faculty members will be presented at the Thornton township high school and Junior college PTA meeting next Tuesday May 25 at 3 pm in the high school auditorium. Officers elected to serve for the ensuing year will be installed. Presentation of colors will be by Boy Scouts of Riverdale and Dolton, and members from Riverdale and Dolton will hostesses for the social hour in the cafeteria.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thornton Township High School
Boy Scouts of
Riverdale
Dolton
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Acme
Rev. Stam
Lansing Board
Paul Herman Tuemler
Peter Nicholas Schrum
Hammond
Ind
Everett Pitts
Springfield
FrankGeorge Lakis
Lyle Ralph Dorman
Midlothian
Ervin Harold Steinke
Bloomington
Edmund Joseph Sylwestrzak
George Howard Kegebein
Oak Glen
Raquel Delapaz
Weslaco
Texas
Clifford Arland Cheek
Gary
Paul G. Armstrong
Sinois
Army
Navy
Armstrong
Col. Armstrong
Sandridge
Girl Scout Assn
Luther League
T.T.H.S. and
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