Asbestos Trust Purchases Riverdale Dairy Farm
The H. W. Johns Manville Company known as the asbestos trust buys Pullman dairy farm of 130 acres at Riverdale for 130000 dollars. Ten steel manufacturing buildings 125 by over 1 000 feet will cover more than one million square feet. Project cost 8000000 dollars, employing 7000 people. It aims to be the world’s largest asbestos and fire proofing plant.
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H. W. Tohns- Manville Company
The
Asbestos Trust
Pullman
Riverdale
Riverdale Deaths and Local Notices
Obituary notes report the death of Henry Stieman of Riverdale aged 88 10 7 with funeral at St Marys church. Minor notices include illness updates marriages hospital operations and a small car fire on a siding near the Ripley store.
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Henry Stieman
Riverdale
Anthony
Minnesota
St. Mary’s Church
Father Dettmer
John Smith
Chadwicks
N. Y
Joseph Krueger
Albert J
Ripley
Public Service
Foot and Leg Crushed in Railway Yard Accident
Ralph Vandenberg a switchman in the Co A EB yards suffered a severe crush injury last Monday evening when his foot slipped under a guard rail while uncoupling a car. He dislocated his knee and ankle as wheels passed over his foot and lower leg. He is at Englewood hospital where surgeons hope to save the foot though a lifelong limp is possible. The injured man is married with a baby and is described as popular in the community.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ralph Vandenberg
Englewood Hospital
Ralph
Plan to Plant Trees Along Highway In Illinois
Governor Stenry Horner to chair a statewide tree planting effort along 15 000 miles of improved highways. The program announced by Robert Kingery acting Director of the Department of Public Works and Buildings. committee includes DPWB representatives.
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Illinow
Public tree planting program to use no state funds
The program will be carried on without any expense to the state under the cooperation of civic organizations, the Public Welfare and Illinois State Nurserymen Association. Civic groups may plant trees along state highways by contacting District Highway Engineers for permits, with landowner approval required before issuance.
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Ment of Public Welfare
Illinois State Nurseryment’ Association
Kingery
Dolton Village Election Notice for 1933
Election set for April 18 at Dolton Village hall Cook County Illinois for village president three trustees and one police magistrate. Polls open at six in the morning and close at five in the afternoon. Notice dated March 1933 signed by the village official.
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Dolton
Cook
Allinois
Bnois
We Like Windmills and Pinocchio Play Planned
School notes list a Friday April 14 performance at 3 PM titled We Like Windmills with cast including Sue Catherine Robertson Billy John Miller Hans Marion Isadore Greta Donna Lindelof and Wind Burwell Stubbs Windmills Velma Jones Clara Popper Ruby Leturno Dutch Children Ruth and Frances 4 Zilsberger. Grade five two will present Pinocchio's Adventures with the Cat and Fox.
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Sue Catherine Robertson
Billy
John Miller
Hans
Marion Isadore
Greta
Donna Lindelof
Wind
Burwell Stubbs
Velma Jones
Clara Popper
Ruby Leturno
Ruth
Frances
Zilsberger
Pinocchio
Cat and Fox
School Activity Notes From Junior High
Seventh and eighth grade boys in manual training thank Mr. Miller and Mr. Ortel for nails and a finish box. They are making a sand table for the fourth grade with students listed. Sewing class prepares dresses for a fashion show on Wednesday May third at four in the gym. Tea served. all community women invited. Visits by Mrs. Middleborn and Mrs. Ray Martin. Eighth grade geography presents a Nile table project by Harriet Martin and Herbert Neander. Sixth grade reads The Golden Boys in a Haunted Camp. Mr. Fuller finishes Bascom Chest. Washington Jr. High pupils rehearse for assemblies with tryouts announced for George Flieth, Margery Tiedemann, and Harriet Martin.
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Mr. Miller
Alan
Mr. Ortel
Robert Volkmar
Christian Wartenberg
Bob Shirk
Frank Bartello
Herbert Neander
Harry Grapenthien
Arthur Ganser
Vincent Corsello
Harold Schmidt
Middleborn
Ray Martin
Nile River
Harriet Martin
Mr. Fuller
Washington Jr. High School
General Assembly
George Flieth
Margery Tiedemann
Cinderella at Junior High School Cast List
The junior high school will present Cinderella with Harriet Martin as Goodwife and Margery Tiedemann as Cinderella. Other roles include Antoinette Linard Ella's godmother and Edward Klinkhammer as Goodman, with Harold Schmidt as Prince Affability and Earle Stutz hiem as The King's Herald.
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Cinderella
Goodwife
Harriet Martin
Margery Tiedemann
Scratchcatty
Vainbetty
Jane Bright
Anna Schaafsma
Dame Truly
Ella
Antoinette Linard
Goodman
Edward Klinkhammer
Earle Stutzhiem
Ernest Reichert
Jack Devie
Schatchcathy
Russel Rogers
Arthur Wesse
Christian Wartenberg
Harold Schmidt
Vivian Martin
Nea Stobbs
Olive Johnson
Dorothy Zilsberger
Lois Unruh
Marion 'Middleborn
Robert Shirk
James Scaglione
Herbert Neander
Harold Matz
Siegel Bock
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Smith
Herman Horn
Rhodes Avenue Hospital
Chicago
C. & E. I. Round House
Kanawha Avenue
John E. Stern
Minnie Frahma
Burnside
Mrs. Stern
Charles Protehater
Herman
Roseland
Veale
Oakland Cemetery
Anna Sehmiedl
Presbyterian Hospital
Agnes Sprick
Northern Illinois
Fears
Public Service Company OF
Corner Beauty
113Th Street
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