Many More Bonds Must Be Bought To Meet Loan Quotas
Facts and figures highlight the military sustainment effort including Army Service Force staffing, rail freight, and global supply needs. The piece urges bond purchases to reach the Second War Loan drive quota, noting Dalton and surrounding towns plan a War Bond rally and continued house-to-house canvassing, with Riverdale, Ivanhoe, and Dalton residents offered evening purchases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Army
A.S.F
North Africa
South Pacific
Great Britain
Australia
China
Lincoln School
Dalton
Riverdale
Ivanhoe
Firs Trust and Savings Bank
Trust and Savings
Legion Auxiliary To Induct Officers In Dalton Village Hall
Members of Paul Gall Post No. 303 and auxiliaries in Eighth District gather next Saturday at eight for joint installation in the Dalton village hall. Post officers to be installed include Harry Meginnis as commander and Karl Meginnis as finance officer with other incumbents listed. Auxiliary officers include president Mrs. Margaret Meginnis and secretary Mrs. Mable Nelson, with Junior Auxiliary officers also installed by Mrs. Frankie Albrecht and Audrey Meginnis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul Gall
No. 303
American Legion
Friends of
Eighth District
Legion Room
Dalton Village
Walter Stanzel
Charles Smith
Harry Meginnis
Frank Sagneri
Leonard Mohr
Charles Colebourn
John Harter
Julius Nelson
Karl Meginnis
John Thul
Ray Baumgartner
Lucille Dowd
Homewood
Elsie Parkins
Chicago Heights
Margaret Meginnis
Minnie Calcott
Margaret Sagners
Mary Ferguson
Emily Messerschmidt
Ann Barbeaul
Minette Nelson
Shirley Baumgartner
Faith Petraske
Viola Wiebke
Dr. Meis Receives Army Dental Corps Commission
Riverdale dentist Dr. Wm A Meis with a two year office at 13702 Indiana Ave has earned a first lieutenant commission in the Army Dental Corps and left to serve at Willow Run Technical Training School Michigan He wed Miss Virginia Traughter of Decatur on Sept 18 at St Thomas Church Decatur she is a Militia University graduate and the couple won broad community best wishes for his new military and domestic ventures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wm. A. Meis
Riverdale
Indiana Ave
Dental Corps of
Army
Army Air Force Technical Training School
Willow Run
Mich
Virginia Traughter
Decatur
St. Thomas Church
Militia University
Dr. Meis
Thornton High School and Junior College PTA Meeting Preview
The first PTA meeting of the year at Thornton township high school and junior college is set for Tuesday Sept 28 at 8 p.m. in the high school auditorium. A member of the Sixth Command will speak on Men in Service. Blue stand members will run refreshments. Sgt George Moomaw has been released from active duty and assigned to the Enlisted Service Corps. Pfe Robert Klinkhammer is recovering from pneumonia at Keesler Field Hospital Mississippi after recent surgery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thornton Township High School
Ad Junior College
Sixth Command
Blue Stand
George Moomaw
War Department
Pfe
Robert Klinkhammer
Keesler Wield, Miss
Banks Open Evening Bond Sale in Dalton
Bank of Riverdale and the First National Bank of Dalton will stay open from 7 to 8 30 p m to sell War Bonds only.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bank of Riverdale
First National Bank
Dalton
Early Deadline Notice for News and Ads
Public notices urge publicity chairmen and contributors to submit announcements and news items to the Pointer office by Tuesday noon. All advertisements, display and classified, must be received by 9 a m Wednesday morning to meet the early deadline.
Ask Cooperation of Citizens in Conservation Drive
Citizens nationwide are urged to volunteer in conserving manpower transport fuel and critical materials during wartime. Led by Donald M. Nelson Joseph B Eastman and Harold L Ickes the appeal targets industrial plants and private citizens to save coal electricity gas water and transport. The program begun September 15 aims to avoid rationing through voluntary economies potentially saving millions of tons of coal and thousands of lamp bulbs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Donald M. Nelson
War Production Board
Joseph B. Eastman
Office of Defense Transportation
Interior
Harold L. Ickes
War and
Dolton Men Among 29 Drafted by Lansing Board
The Lansing draft board summoned 29 men for induction into the land or naval forces. Four Dolton men are listed among the draftees: Thomas Domenic Panozzo Louis Rubinic Melvin Alexander Haddon and Robert John Anders. Other draftees include Domingo Salas Ramon South Holland Richard Schultz Jr Dwain William Brumm John Henry Becker Adam Lionel Hauck Charles Reed Jr Robert Norman Maurer Donald George Peterson Arthur Henry Olvich Lansing Melvin Henry Hildebrandt Robert John Turner Oak Glen Ferdinand Raymond Turngren Fred Williams Frazier Young Thaddeus John Wrobel Edward John Kempa Louis Stanley Sandelski Phoenix Walter Elmer Reeves Whitney Theodore Lundin East Hazelcrest Milorad Erakovich Hazelcrest Peter Effers Cantrell Stanley Joseph Wishba Harvey Frank John Maticjevich Thornton Albert Frederick Zilske Homewood Raymond Edward Lewman Hammond Ind.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dolton
Lansing Draft Board
Thomas Domenic Panozzo
Louis Rubinic
Melvin Alexander Haddon
Robert John Anders
Domingo Salas Ramon
South Holland
Richard Schultz, Jr
Dwain William Brumm
John Henry Becker
Adam Lionel Hauck
Charles Reed, Jr
Robert Norman Maurer
Donald George Peterson
Arthur
Home Nursing Course to Begin in Dolton
A home nursing course starts Tuesday Sept 28 at 7 30 p m in Dolton village hall under American Red Cross sponsorship. With nurse shortages, the instruction is vital and many women are urged to attend. Dalton and Ivanhoe women are invited to join and report promptly at 7 30 p m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dolton Village
American Red Cross
Dalton
Ivanhoe
Lions Meet Tonight at Pipe O Peace Clubhouse
Riverdale Dalton Lions Club holds its regular meeting this evening September 23 at the Pipe O Peace clubhouse. Prospective members will be present. Miss Elaine Panozzo of Chicago was the weekend guest of Miss Loraine Tomky of Riverdale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pipe O’peace
Riverdale-Dalton
Lions Club
Pipe O’peace Club
Elaine Panozzo
Chicago
Laraine Tomky
Riverdale
Polio Case Reported As Epidemic Wanes In Area
One new infantile paralysis case is reported in Riverdale, Ivanhoe, and Dalton bringing total cases to thirteen with two deaths. Victims include Emmett Meager and several children who are returning home from Bob Roberts and Billings hospitals. Most are recovering without crippling effects, though some remain bedridden for weeks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emmett Meager
Edbrooke Ave
Bob Roberts Hospital
Riverdale
Ivanhoe
Dalton
Lynne Harris
F. J. Harris
Ivanhoe Terrace
Madeen Schofield
Raymond Schofield
Donna Rae
Keith
Buddy McLean
Harry L. McLean
W. 144Th St
Billings Hospital
Jerry Struven
Harry Struven
Shirley Mae Lorenz
Walter Lorenz
E. 144Th Street
Canteen Saved Sailor from Shrapnel on July Fourth Bomb
Rita Ackermann and Kurt J. Ackermann of Riverdale learned how a canteen stopped a fragment of shrapnel from striking Petty Officer Kurt J. Ackermann during a July Fourth explosion. He only suffered a bruised hip after serving with the amphibian force in the South Pacific for months. In a recent letter he recalls a reunion with former shipmates, including Don Dunaway, in port on Sept. 8.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kurt J. Ackermann
Rita
Riverdale
Kurt
South Pacific
Don Dunaway
Two Thefts Reported To Riverdale Police
Two thefts were reported to Riverdale police last Sunday Sept 19. Earl Lewis of 13829 Edbrooke Ave said his home was entered Saturday night or Sunday morning and a pair of trousers with a billfold twenty dollars and IDs was taken. M Scheer of Marion Ind reported forty dollars in cash and a watch stolen from his car at the Pipe O Peace club. Police continue investigation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Riverdale
Earl Lewis
Edbrooke Ave
M. Scheer
Marion
Ind
Pipe O’ Peace Club
Dolton Issues Building Permits for 10 New Homes
The Village of Dolton issued building permits for ten homes on Main street in the Dr Karl Thomsen subdivision. Construction will start immediately and run east to the railroad. Teninga & Co Realtors and Sullivan Construction Co Chicago are the contractors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Main Street
Bookkeeper Wanted at The Pointer Office
Help wanted for a bookkeeper position at The Pointer Office. Applicants of any gender invited to apply in person for the role and duties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pointer
Dalton Community Rally Aims to Spur Bond Sale and Pledge Week
Dalton hosts a joint War Bond rally and Home Front Pledge meeting at Lincoln School to boost Third War Loan Drive and educate on rationing. Dr. W. D. Shannon outlines the program with patriotic entertainment and a $25 War Bond door prize.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dalton
Lincoln School
Dalton War Price and Rationing Board
Office of Price Administration
War Finance Committee
Home Front
W. D. Shannon
United States
Social Program Planned for Jr Women Tea
Dalton Riverdale Junior Woman's club plans an event Monday Sept 27 at 8 pm in Riverdale village hall with musical numbers. All young women and club members invited. Tea is club's first social of the season. Committee members Dorothy Paynter Margery Kleinz lead arrangements. Bowling league organized under Florence McNulty with teams forming to bowl Fridays at St. Paul's lanes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dalton-Riverdale
Riverdale Village Hall
Dorothy Paynter
Margery Klein
Home Nursing Class Organized in Riverdale
A Red Cross home nursing class is being organized in Riverdale to teach personal health, family health safeguarding, illness response, and National defense health service. Trained nurses instruct using a learn by doing method for women and girls. Registration: Riverdale 141 or Interocean 9638.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Red Cross
Riverdale
Special Health Service
National Defense
Interocean
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Legion Auxiliary
Dental Corps
T.T.H.S. and
J.C. P.T.A
Lansing Bd
Sailor
Riverdale Police
Jr. Women's
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