Unemployment in South Suburbs During the Depression
The Chicago Heights Star notes 1932 unemployment hit the south suburbs hard as factories closed and retail collapsed. Relief rolls swelled, banks closed, teachers unpaid, schools shut, and some went hungry while national rates topped 23.6 percent. Bloom high School’s 1932 graduates and local life are sketched in memory.
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America
Chicago
Star Publications
Marion Oliver
Chicago Heights
St. James Hospital
Burns
Bloom High School
Mary Jane Hall
Walter H. Koehler
Hubert Thompson
Robert St. Pierre
Ethel M. Williams
Hill sees good and bad in RTA future
RTA chair Lewis W. Hill warned that state transit funding may remain scarce due to Illinois’ weak economy while expressing optimism that riders who deserted services for charter lines will return. He noted fare hikes funded a balanced budget with a $20 million surplus but warned charters depend on non union staff and could raise prices if equipment must be replaced.
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Bloom Township
Herbert Hoover
Franklin Delano Roosevelt
Chicago Heights Star
Barbers Union
Local 421
William Hummel
Leo Hansen
J.J. Llewelyn
James Sievert
Society
Star
W.E. Williams II
Jefferson Bank and Trust Company of
Peoria
Regional Transportation Authority
RTA
Lewis W. Hill
Manufacturers Association of
Chicago Heights
Olympia Fields Country Club
Hill
Mass Transit
Downstate
New York City
Boston
Springfield
Chicago
Illinois Central Gulf Railroad
Chicago Transit Authority
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Tri-Chevy A Association
Will County Fairgrounds
Peotone
Rich Ot
Bey
Aale
Misses Sportswear
the Place JR. Sportswear
Rosalee
Coats & Suits
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Woodmark
Southlake
Lincoln Mall
Orland Square
Ford City
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