Soldier Describes Safe Arrival in Australia and Life Abroad
Tech. Cpl. 5/e Leslie Bales writes his parents about his safe arrival in Australia and his transfer to a new post in the Southwest Pacific. He expresses amusement with the natives and enjoyment of abundant tropical fruits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leslie Bales
Australia
Southwest Pacific
Ralph Wells
Army Air Force School
Elkins
W. Va
Davis and Elkins College
Card of Thanks for Support After Mother's Bereavement
The Meredith Farrell Family thanks friends relatives and neighbors for kindness during their bereavement of their mother. Special thanks to Rev Shawl Miss Lois Nelson and Mrs Emil De Marche for comforting words flowers and music and to the police departments of Dalton and Riverdale for assistance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shawl
Lois Nelson
Emil de Marche
Dalton
Riverdale
Meredith Farrell
Bids Sought for Fire Station Hot Water Boiler Dalton
Notice from the Village of Dalton seeks sealed bids for a hot water boiler at the fire station. Bids must be received by 6 p.m. October 12, 1943, with the board reserving the right to reject any or all bids. Dated September 28, 1943.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greenfield Subdivision
Riverdale
140Th Court
Ivanhoe
Dolton
Lincoln Ave
Chicago Street
Albert H. Harms
Lincoln Avenue
Monee
Ill
A. Viemer
Kimbark Ave
Chicago
Fairfax
Board of Trustees
Dalton
Our Boys in the Armed Forces From Twin Towns
Detailed hometown notes report Dolton and Riverdale sending a large group to service. Inductions in Aug and Sept include Frances Kramer, John Berger, Lyle Dorman, Henry Steinhauer, and others. Letters from overseas describe jungle warfare, training in California and Texas, and longing for home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Weare
Dolton
Riverdale
Frances Kramer
A/S
Kramer
Navy
Camp Bannion
Farragut
Idaho
Pfc
Alfred Kramer
Pvt
Mason Ehlers
Wm. Ehlers
Dalton
San Diego
Calif
Cpl
Southwest Pacific
John Berger
Charles Berger
Camp van Dorn
Miss
Herbert Berger
Air Transport Command
Africa
William Dorman
Wm. Dorman
Camp Grant
Lyle Dorman
The
Washington University
St. Louis
Pfe
Jacob Steinhauer
Munda
Guadalcanal
New Zealand
Russell Islands
New Caledonia
William Beaumont General Hospital
el Paso
Texas
Bernard L. Middleborn
Fort Bliss
Mexico
Camp Ellis
Missouri
Kansas
Colorado
New Mexico
Ace
Community thanks for support after loss of husband and father
We thank neighbors and friends for kindness shown after the passing of our husband and father. Special appreciation goes to Paul Gall Post No. 303 American Legion and Auxiliary, Rev. M. S. Freeman, and the Dalton police department from Mrs. Herman Hays and Sons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul Gall Post
No. 303
American Legion
M. S. Freeman
Dalton
Herman Hays and Sons
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Fordson and Oliver
Dyer Supply Co
Dyer, Ind
Call Dyer
Irving Furniture CO
S. Halsted St
la Salle St
Inquire Riv
War Man Power Commission
Monarch Laundry CO
11Th Street
Pullman
Park View
John E. Perguss
Riverdale Millwork Co
Victor Homer
Atlantic St
Hamilton Piano Co
Cedarer
Robert C. Haney
Man
Central Cold Storage Co
140Th & Halsted St
Arcady Farms Milling CO
W. 188Th ST
Civilian Signal Corps
Illinois
Bell Telephone
Henry Steinhauer
William Steinhauer
Albert Shapas
Theodore Shapas
Army
Jefferson Barracks
Frank Wells
Camp Lee
Peter Lezeau
Lr.t.c
Camp Blanding
Fila
Vert
Cecil E. Purnell
Clifford Purnell, Dolton
Marines
Marine Base
Gulfport
Robert E. Propper
Fred Propper
Army Air Forces Technical Training Command
Werner Wulff
Marine Corps
John Wulff
Wulff
Puget Sound
Wash
Cpl. Wulff
Joseph T. Schaefer
Camp Gordon
Camp Campbell
American Red Cross
Red Cross
Station Hospital
Clarence Radtke
Charles Reinemann
Palm Springs
Army Air Field
Allen Schaeffer
Middle-West
California
Hollywood
Long Beach
Sin Ee
Ellery Wernicke
India
Mitchell Schaafsma
Brazil
Earl Swanson
High Seas
Caribbean Sea
F. D. Meeder
S.M
O.K
Meeder
Edison Packard
Harvard
Neb
Robert Laws
Cuba
Edie Gutswiller
Hammond
Ind
Seaman Laws
Charleston
S. C. Zs
Sam Jessen
Gore Field
Great Falls
Mont
Henry Reisbieh
Vallejo
Ken Maxwell
Louis Shilling
Harold Schmidt
Leensvaart
Hickam Housing
Hawaii
Sgt. Maxwell
Donald Wilecoxen
U. S. Naval Proving Ground
Dahlgren
George Wise
Wise
Camp Sutton
N. C
Ray Panozzo
Fort Dix
N. J
Lorenz Ripley
Ft. Sill
Okla
Kenneth Rampke
Raymond Schroeder
Shreveport
Bernard Middleborn
Tex
Elmer Lotz
Camp Cooke
Robert J. Achterfeld
William Ludwig
Walterboro
C. Lenover
Camp Claiborne
Edward Brookfelt
Alaska
Louis Spinozzi
Nashville, Tenn
Don Bitters
Sleepy Bear Point
Mich
DR. W. D. Shannon
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