American Legion Auxiliary Holds September Meeting
The American Legion Auxiliary met in Legion club rooms with Mrs. Mary Ferguson presiding. She named chairmen for favors, Americanism, and other duties, announced auditors and color bearers, slated district delegates and alternates, and discussed community projects and donations to war relief funds and a Juvenile Detention home book drive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Legion Auxiliary
Legion Auxiliary
Legion Club
Mary Ferguson
Favors
Frankie Albrecht
Emily Messerschmidt
National Defense
Viola Wiebke
Ruth Slaughter
Margaret Meginnis
Anna Bock
Margeret Sagneri
Dolton
Edith Rudolph
Katherine Kaiser
Riverdale
Mays
Legion Auxiliary Calendar and Updates From Riverdale
The column lists future meetings in Chicago Heights Flossmoor Lemont and Green Oaks. Helen Betty Thul misses the Legion Auxiliary installation due to illness and will receive her Junior Past President pin soon. Amy Schliemann of Riverdale had major surgery at St Francis Blue Island and is recovering. Lillian Hankey of Riverdale is ill at Ingalls Memorial Hospital. Next regular meeting Thursday October 12 at eight o clock with Mrs Mary Pertuses presiding. Dues are payable now.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mable Nelson
Emily Messerschmidt
Frankie Albrecht
Edith Rudolph
Katherine Kaiser
Amy Schliemann
Margaret Sagneri
Ethel McPike
Anna Bock
Ruth Slaughter
Viola Wiebke
Zelda Bock
Eighth District
Dalton
Riverdale War Relief Fund
Hines Hospital
Dorothy Schroeder
Auxiliary
Alex Goeringer
Sgt
Alex
Harvey
Harvey Legion Club
Chicago Heights
Flossmoor
Lemont
Green Oaks
Helen Betty Thul
Legion Auxiliary
139Th
Wabash Avenue
Riverdale
St. Farncis Hospital
Blue Island
Lillian Hankey
Ingalls Memorial Hospital
Mary Pertuses
Jeige
Wartime Course for Red Cross Leaders in Harvey
A wartime orientation course for Red Cross community leaders will be held in Harvey on Tuesday October 16 at the Elks club 155th and Center. Additional sessions are planned on Chicago’s south side October 24 at Hyde Park Baptist church and a special evening session November 15 at the People’s Gas Auditorium. Mrs James Cathcart vice chairwoman leads the effort with local organizers including Mrs A C Brookley and Mrs C H Neale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harvey
Red Cross
James Cathcart
Chicago
Elks Club
155Th and
Center Avenue
South Side
Hyde Park Baptist Church
56Th and
Woodlawn Avenue
People’s Gas Auditorium
122
Michigan Avenue
A. C. Brookley
Vine Street
Harvey Red Cross Center
C. H. Neale
Myrtle Street
Cathcart
Eleanor 5S
Feeney
Home Service
Dorothy M. Andrews
Arts and Skills Corps
Speakers’ Bureau
Wm. W- Maloney
HG. Zander, Jr
Lowell Pittman
Whiting Minstrel to Benefit Yank Yule Fund
Nearly a hundred Whiting Corporation employees stage a minstrel show at Thornton Township High School on October 26 27 and 28. The event features a traditional minstrel line a bronze eight girl chorus a 18 voice girls chorus and Whiting musicians. Proceeds go to the Whiting Servicemen's Fund to buy Christmas gifts for employees who have joined the services. Sponsored by the Girls club with ticket sales from Whiting staff and local stores. Admission is one cent including tax.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Whiting Corporation
Thornton Township High School
Whiting
Whiting Servicemen’s Fund
Conference Called on Proposed South Side Hospital
The Chicago and Cook County United Federal Social Liberty Council calls a conference for October 22, 1944 at 2 pm at Union Bank 3026 E 92nd Street Houston to plan postwar hospital expansion as 10,000,000 service members return. Delegates are urged from every organization. time is running out to act.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago and
Cook County
United Federal Social Liberty Council
Union Bank
E. 92Nd Street
Houston
Rationing Briefs on Supplemental Gas Rations
War Price and Rationing Boards require car owners applying for supplemental gas rations to submit the mileage rationing record with their A books. Effective September 15, the tire inspection record no longer needed with the application. October 31 is the sugar canning deadline. no applications will be accepted after that date. Mrs. George Krebs led the speakers' bureau special activities committee.
Raymond Gebauer Receives Air Corps Enlisted Reserve Wings
Raymond John Gebauer son of Mrs Lena Gebauer Dalton received the blue and silver wings with a group of 17 year old men at the Chicago Army Air Force Examining Board. They will not be called until after their eighteenth birthday and remain in the Army Air Forces. A brother, Cpl Edward Gebauer, is stationed at MacDill Field, Tampa, Fla.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raymond John Gebauer
Lena Gebauer
Dalton
Air Corps
Chicago Army Air Force Examining Board
W. van Buren Street
Army Air Forces
Raymond
Pullman Tech
Cpl
Edward Gebauer
MacDill Field
Tampa
Fla
Army Air Force
Local families host weekend gatherings in Riverdale and nearby areas
The Rev. Reuben Schellhase and family spent the weekend with his parents in Riverdale. Henry Bessinger and family from Lakeside celebrated his birthday and their silver anniversary with about 45 relatives and friends. Other visitors included Mrs. H N Strickler from Muskegon and Navy nurse Ensign Thelma, plus updates on Ronnie O Connor and the arrival of a newborn girl for Gerhart Loty and spouse in Allegan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reuben Schellhase
Olivet Methodist Church
Chicago
Vivian Ruby
C. F. Schellhase
Michigan Avenue
Riverdale
Henry Bessinger
Calumet Avenue
Lakeside
Mich
George Jessen
Mr. Bessinger
Henry, Jr
Pacific
Bessinger
Clara Engel
Anna McGrain
Martha Tatgenhorst
Seabees
Seattle
Wash
Aleutians
Gerhart Loty
Allegan, Mich
Connell Couple Welcome Baby Son Francis
Mr and Mrs Frank Connell announce the birth of a son Francis on September 22 at St Francis hospital Blue Island. Mother and baby arrived home Monday afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Connell
Atlantic Street
Riverdale
Francis
St. Francis Hospital
Blue Island
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Pointer
Thomas F. Kinney
Kinney-Hood Printing CO
Yank Yule
South Side Hospital
George Krebs
Bureau Special Activities Committee
NAT. Distiller’s
Lincoln Ave
Calvert
Lord Calvert
Calvert Reserve
Calvert Special
Muscatel
Gilbey’s
London
Schenley Whiskies
Schenley Reserve
Walker
DE Luxe
Bourbon
Cream of
Kentucky
Virginia Dare Wine
Raymond Gebauer
Anthony Basile
Chicago Street
August C. Reich Agency
Interocean
Indiana Avenue
Riverdale Inn
Fred Keyl
Carl Dieck
Park Avenue
Acme Coal CO
Riverdale, Illinois
Hiverdale
Commodore
Acme
Malloy Coal Co
Central Garage
Pohlers & Stahnke, Props
Washington Ave
J.F. Chandler Roofing Co
Chicago St
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