Monday, January 09, 2012

James Joseph Scahill - Draftee Of Board 29 - Historical Newspapers - Southtown Economist, Chicago, Illinois

This is an extract from Ancestry.com

The SouthtownStar, previously known as The Daily Southtown, is a newspaper of the Chicago, Illinois metropolitan area that covers the south suburbs of Chicago and the South Side neighborhoods of the city - a wide region known as the Chicago Southland. Its popular slogan is "People Up North Just Don't Get It" (a pun). It is published by the Sun-Times Media Group.

Founded on September 11, 1906, the Southtown celebrated its 100th year as a paper in 2006. Originally called the Englewood Economist, it was retitled the Southtown Economist in 1924 and began publishing twice weekly.

Name: James Joseph Scahill, of 7715 Fielding Avenue. Was one of 35 draftee's of board 29 at 235 West 75th Street

Newspaper: Southtown Economist, Chicago, Illinois

Event: Here's Additional Men..

Venue: Southtown Draft Board at 235 West 75th Street

Date: 5 March 1941

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