Suburban War Fund Drive Halfway to Goal in Cook Area
Suburban National War Fund canvassing reports over 50 percent of the suburban quota of 850000 across Cook DuPage and Lake counties. Districts 21 22 23 24 and 25 show varied totals with Fort District 23 leading at 2412 to date. Veterans Information Center in Chicago to open at 105 West Adams Street coordinating agency referrals for veterans problems.
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National War Fund
Stuart Cochran
National War Fund Campaign
Cook
DuPage
Lake Counties
Cook County
135Th Street
Henry E. Heideman
Orville J. Schmaedeke
Crestwood
MacArthur
Midlothian
Orland Park
Robbins
Wm. G. Fischer
Harvey
Dixmoor
Markham
Oak Forest
Posen
Tinley Park
Fort
F. R. Snyder
Hazelcrest
East Hazelcrest
Phoenix
Homewood
South Holland
Thornton
H. G. Carr
Calumet City
Burnham
War Fund
West Adams St
Chicago
Veterans’ Information Center
Selective Service System
War Manpower Commission
The
Veterans’ Administration
Red Cross
Stevens
Bomber Group Receives French Croix de Guerre Award
Cpl. William Stern’s Marauder group, already twice cited, earns the Croix de Guerre avec Palme from France for its role in the Italian campaign. The dated Sept 19 citation notes August 8 actions by the Bombardment Wing M in support of the French army amid heavy anti aircraft fire. The group is the oldest medium bomber unit in the Mediterranean.
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Cpl
William Stern
Cpl. Stern
Riverdale
Wm. A. Stern
de Guulle
Italy
Mediterranean
Riverdale board acts on dump complaints and lighting contracts
At the October meeting Riverdale board approved notifying Dixmoor that the dump at 138th and Ashland lies outside Riverdale while the village investigates odor sources. Chief Mraz said odor measures are underway after talks with dump operators. The board authorized five year lighting and pumping contracts with Public Service Co. and approved a gravel roof on the fire house. A water leak at 13832 Edbrook Ave was fixed and Eureka Fire Hose Division won a bid for 500 feet of treated hose.
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Riverdale
Dixmoor
138Th
Ashland
Frank Mraz
Smith
Public Service Company
Strosinski
Indiana Harbor Belt Railroad
140Th
School Street
Attorney and
Edbrooke Ave
Eureka Fire Hose Division
Northland
Riverdale Leader Elected Vice President At Illinois Parks Convention
At the Seventeenth Annual Convention of the Illinois Association of Park Districts in Peoria on October 25 26 1944 Charles Sellin of Riverdale was elected vice president for 1944 45 He has served as Riverdale Park District president for nearly twenty years Daltons Raymond Packard and other district officers attended with Riverdale and Dolton representatives praising local effort and district progress.
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Ilinois Association of Park Districts
Charles Sellin
Riverdale
Sellin
Riverdale Park District
State Association
Dalton Park District
Sell
Peoria
Cha. Sellin
Emma Leich~inger
Viola Wiebke
Raymond Baumgartner
Charles Colebourn
Raymond W.packard
John Needles
Thomas Harper, Jr
Arthur W. Albrecht
B. and O. Laborer Dies After Train Injury
Gegorio Rodriguez aged 38 of the B and O camp near 135th and Halsted in Riverdale died last Thursday night from injuries after being struck by a train on the railroad west of Halsted street. He was found by George Lomas and Edward Coker, taken to St Francis hospital Blue Island, and died about an hour later. His right foot had been amputated and his left leg was badly mangled.
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Gegorio Rodrieguez
135Th
Halsted
Riverdale
Halsted St
George Lomas
Edward Coker
St. Francis Hospital
Blue Island
Four Mohr brothers and Rader son reported wounded in action
A War Department telegram to Mrs. Katherine Mohr confirms Pee August Mohr, paratrooper, seriously wounded in Holland on October 6. Mohr, overseas almost a year, is one of four brothers in service. Henry, David, and Jacob Mohr serve in Coast Guards, infantry, and South Pacific. Another family, Mr and Mrs Joseph Rader, learn their son Cpl Joseph Rader was injured October 12 in Germany with an engineers combat division.
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Fantry
Holland
War Department
Pfe. Mohr
Henry
South Pacific
Joseph Rader
Pohlers
Dalton
Cpl
Germany
Joseph
Engineers
Township Republicans Announce Mass Meeting
The Regular Republican Organization of Thornton township schedules a mass meeting for Friday Nov 3 at 8 p m at Lowell Longfellow school 157th and Lexington Harvey. Speakers include Lt Gov Cross Richard Lyons John Dempsey Congressman Busbey Leo Carr and other county and state candidates with Mr Laughtman as political orator.
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Thornton Township
Lowell Longfellow
157Th
Lexington Ave
Harvey
Cross
Richard Lyons
John Dempsey
Busbey
Leo Carr
Laughtman
Silver Star Veteran Returns Home From South Pacific
Sgt. James McDonald, son of Richard McDonald of Dalton, arrived home on a 30 day furlough after thirty three months of action on Guadalcanal and Bougainville. He earned the Silver Star in January 1943 for gallantry in action when he recovered two guns and helped repulse an enemy attack. He joined the army in April 1941 and trained at Camp Forrest Tennessee.
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James McDonald
Richard McDonald
Dalton
Guadalcanal
Bougainville
McDonald
Army
Camp Forrest
Tenn
Homecoming of Ex-Prisoner of War Arthur Mullen
Arthur C Mullen, a 22 year old B 24 airman and ball turret gunner, has returned home to Riverdale after being released from a Bulgarian prison camp. He was listed MIA over Romania on August 10 during a Ploesti raid, survived a bailout from 138 000 feet on mission 13, received the Purple Heart and Air Medal, and earned a Presidential citation for his crew. He spent time in Egypt on leave before reporting to Miami Beach for further duty.
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Arthur C. Mullen
A. C. Mullen
Wentworth Ave
Riverdale
Newsport News
Italy
Romania
Bulgaria
War Department
Ploesti
Arthur
Chicago
Egypt
Miami Beach
Fla
Wounded Marine Recouperating at San Diego Hospital
Edward Purnell son of Clifford W Purnell of Dalton is recovering at a base hospital in San Diego California after being severely burned on Guam while serving with the Marines. He can be reached at U S Naval Hospital Ward 21 1 San Diego California and hopes to hear from friends while he remains on crutches for several months.
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Edward Purnell
Clifford W.purnell
Dalton
Guam
San Diego
Calif
U. S. Naval Hospital
Voters to Elect National State Leaders on Nov 7
Voters will cast ballots next Tuesday for national and state offices plus county posts at designated polling places. Key ballot items include an amendment allowing county sheriffs and treasurers to succeed themselves and a banking act modernization to aid state banks.
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Illinois
House
Senate
District 148 to Observe American Education Week Events
American Education Week will be observed in District 148 schools from November 5 to 11. Open House times are scheduled across Washington Franklin Roosevelt and Lincoln schools with Armistice Day programs and a holiday on November 10.
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Washington
Franklin and Roosevelt
Lincoln
Franklin
Roosevelt
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Fund For Veterans Information Center
Katherine Mohr
East 186Th St
Pee
August Mohr
Parachute
Pfe
Silver Star
Twinning
15Th Air Force
Calumet Township
Riverdale Village Hall
Greenfield
Wabash Avenue
Highlawn
West Ivanhoe
Washington School
East Ivanhoe
E. J. Sullivan
W. 144Th St. Dolton
the Berger School
Dolton Village Hall
Central Radio Shop
Chicago St
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