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Newspaper
Riverdale Pointer
Location
Riverdale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Sep 28, 1944
Page
4
Letters from local servicemen describe life in Italy and France, V mail notes on hospital stays and home news, changes of address, and updates from training centers. Readers learn about comrades, missions, and the home front connection through the Pointer newspaper column.
A beginning Spanish course starts Monday October 2 in room 108B at Thornton Township High School. Classes meet 7 to 9 pm on Monday and Thursday. Miss Mildred Anderson leads instruction. Credits may be earned for college or high school. Registration is 15 dollars per semester. Interested attendees should meet at the high school Monday or call Mr. O F Umbaugh.
Illinois unemployment fell to a new August low as job insurance payments rose 8 percent to 523 104. The number of claimants drawing benefits declined 8 percent from July to 9 409, 25 percent below August last year. Wage credits from 700 to 20 000 weekly are allowed with a 360 maximum per year. eligibility requires work, registration with the US Employment Service, and ability to accept suitable work.
The Sixth Service Command announces a growing need for American women to enlist in the Women's Army Corps for medical and surgical technician duties in Army General Hospitals. Applicants aged 20 to 50, in good health, with at least two years of high school, and a satisfactory aptitude rating may enlist. those with previous technical experience may join vacancies, with six weeks of training for medical and surgical assignments.
The article notes women entering basic WAC training before hospital assignments or advanced schools. It states training varies by assignment and Army personnel believe the postwar value of such education will carry over to future careers for women.
Veterans and service personnel are asked to register at The Pointer office on returning home on leave or furlough, in line with a local patriotic and civic organizations’ request.
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