Third War Loan Drive Underway in Dolton and Riverdale
A village wide canvass launches with volunteers from the Dolton OCD and Woman's Division as Edward Munson leads workers in distributing materials and training War Bond sellers. In Riverdale Frank Stewart reports $45,000 in bond sales since Sept 9, about one third of the local quota, with bank hours extended for late purchases.
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Dolton
Richard Whitney
Flossmoor
Woman’s Division
Cook County Towns South
James B. Pratt
War Finance Committee
First Trust and Savings Bank
Riverdale
First Trust and Savings Bank of
First National Bank of
Dalton
Dolton Village Seeks Bids for Band Instruments Sale
Dolton village trustees ordered sealed bids for the sale of stored band instruments as a single lot. Bids open November 23 to maximize revenue. The board also announced bids for painting village hall woodwork and plans to plant evergreen trees at the hall entrance. Village health officer reported another infantile paralysis case with precautions in place.
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Dolton
Dalton
James J. Mossell
Mossell
John C. Wernicke
Lions Club Edits Safety Column for Riverdale Dalton
The Riverdale Dalton Lions Club safety committee chaired by Floyd M. Mix launches a new community safety column in the Pointer. It will cover home street and recreation safety with practical tips to cut accidents and promote safer behavior for all ages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lions Club Committee
Riverdale-Dalton
OCD Block Flag Dedication Postponed to Sept 19
The flag dedication event for OCD block at 194th and Indiana Avenue was postponed due to bad weather and will now take place on Sunday September 19 at 2 30 p m A parade precedes the program music by the Acme Steel band and participation by Paul Gall Post No 803 American Legion Speakers include Rev John N Weiler and Rev Walter J Kenmitz
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OCD
194Th
Indiana Ave
OCD Block
Acme Steel Band
Paul Gall
American Legion
John N. Weiler
Walter J. Kenmitz
Flight Surgeon Weidner Reassigned to China
Captain M R Weidner Jr a flight surgeon with the Army Air Corps has been stationed in India for months and is now in China a cablegram to his wife Tuesday morning said he was well and at his new post He left for overseas duty on June 9 and has since travelled extensively
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M. R. Weidner, Jr
China
Army Air Corps
India
Dolton Home Front Pledge Week Set Sept 20 25
Dolton proclaims Home Front Pledge Week to educate residents about rationing and price control. A Friday Sept 24 mass meeting at Lincoln school auditorium will introduce the pledge and discuss keeping food costs down. The program, led by Dr. W D Shannon, promotes signing the pledge to pay no more than legal prices and to resist non rationed goods without stamps.
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Dolton
America
Ira J. Hastings
Lincoln School
Home Front
Dalton
W. D. Shannon
Ration Board
Draft Rd Offices Closed Mornings in September
Illinois selective service offices will be closed to the public mornings through September to allow board clerks to complete the Local Board Inventory. Clerks will be on duty mornings but will not serve the public until 1 p.m. each day, with afternoon operations and inductions continuing as normal. Written requests for hearings or appeals must be submitted within 10 days.
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Illinois
Paul G. Armstrong
Col. Armstrong
Two Local Men Take Part in New Georgia Island Battle
Pfc Alfred F Krone informs his wife and parents that he is safe and well after the New Georgia campaign. Pvt Jacob Steinhauer of Riverdale fought alongside him. Krone says he was stationed on Rendova Island for a period and has served in the Pacific since last October. He sent souvenirs including Japanese cards stamps writing paper and a cross he made from plane wreckage.
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Pacific
Pfc
Alfred F. Krone
Ivanhoe
New Georgia
Jacob Steinhauer
Riverdale
Krone
Pfe. Krone
Rendova Island
Enrollment in local schools shows modest gains overall
Local grade schools opened last week with higher enrollments than last year. Berger school reports 125 pupils this week versus 64 last year, and St Mary’s School rises to 221 from 200. Franklin 92, Lincoln 182, Roosevelt 81, Washington 167, St Paul’s 155, Bowen 71, Thornton Township High School 2639 with about 180 fewer than last year.
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Berger School
St. Mary’s
Franklin
Lincoln
Roosevelt
Washington
St. Paul’s Lutheran School
Bowen School
Riverdale
Esther M. McCambridge
Southern Illinois State Teachers’ College
Carbondale
Ill
Taylorville
Springfield
Thornton Township High School
Harvey
Proclamation Declares Home Front Pledge Week in Dolton
The village of Dolton proclaims September 20 to 25 as Home Front Pledge Week urging citizens to curb rising costs and refuse to pay above legal prices or accept rationed goods without surrendering stamps. Signed by President Ira J. Hastings on September 14, 1948.
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U. S. Department of Labor
Chicago
Ira J. Hastings
Dolton
Illinois
Civic Club to Hear Mrs Gray on Australia Sept 20
Ivanhoe Civic club resumes meetings September 20 at Mills and Sons building. Mrs David Gray will discuss Australia old and new, with prior talks well received and a request for another appearance. Three new directors to be elected during the business portion, hosts Russell Schnake William Sluka and Clarence Brown. Meeting begins at 8 p m.
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Civic Club
David Gray
Ivanhoe
Russell Schnake
William Sluka
Clarence Brown
Mills and Sons
Ivanhoe Paralysis Toll Grows With Five Year Old Victim
Five year old Walter E. Jacobson Jr. and three other Ivanhoe children are new polio cases in the latest epidemic update. Walter, son of Mr. and Mrs. Walter E. Jacobson, died Sunday at Cook County Contagious hospital after illness since Wednesday. The community totals 11 polio cases with Dalton and Riverdale also affected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter E. Jacobson, Jr
Walter E. Jacobson
Michigan Ave
Ivanhoe
Walter
Cook County Contagious Hospital
LaGrange Cemetery
Berwyn
Judith Ixy
Jacobson
Roy C. Gall
Marilyn
Lynne Harris
F. J. Harris
Ivanhoe Terrace
Madeen
Donna Rae
Raymond Schofield
Lynne
Bob Roberts Hospital
Dalton
Barbara Horak
Emil Horak
Irving Ave
Chicago
Riverdale
Cook County
Lions Club Honors Dorman with Honorary Membership Plaque
Riverdale Dalton Lions Club awarded a plaque from Lions International for first place in its division during the past year membership drive. Lion Wm Dorman received a farewell and honorary membership as he left for army duty. A new drive under Wm McKinney was launched at the meeting. Next meeting set for September 28 with hope for new members.
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Riverdale- Dalton
Lions Club
Lamont Hosts Birthday Dinner for Mrs Waedow
About 25 guests from Riverdale Roseland and Lamont attended at the home of Mr and Mrs Frank Waedow in Lamont Illinois for dinner and a birthday celebration for Mrs Waedow.
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Emil Matz
Nick Klinkhammer
Riverdale
John Krause
Roseland
Frank Waedow
Lamont
Ill
Soldier Nimtz Returns From Ten Day Furlough
Pvt Arthur V Nimtz arrived back at Fort Belvoir Virginia on September 10 after a ten day furlough spent with his family in Riverdale.
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Pvt
Arthur V. Nimtz
Fort Belvoir
Riverdale
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Draft Rd
New Georgia Island
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