Riverdale Board To Hear Rendering Plant Legality
A Riverdale village board meeting will hear Marcus-Ruth-Jerome Co explain materials used at its Indiana rendering plant to determine compliance with village health and zoning ordinances. Village counsel notes the ordinances ban operation or construction of such plants. officials seek cause for possible prosecution. Also on agenda: discussion of repairing unpaved streets under a WPA project and update on Greenfield subdivision storm sewer work nearing completion with eight workers funded until about April 24.
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Marcus-Ruth-Jerome
Indiana Harbor Belt Railroad
Riverdale
Board of Local Improvements
Herbert F. Zornow
Marcus-Ruth-Jerome Co
Hanihan
Karl S. Putnam
W.P.A
137Th Street
Obituary: M Dykstra of Roseland Dies at 66
M Dykstra, longtime Roseland resident, died Tuesday morning April 5 at age 66. Born in the Netherlands on May 11, 1871, he leaves a large family including his widow Mrs M Dykstra and numerous children and spouses. Funeral services by Rev F Doezema will be held Friday April 8 at 2 p.m. from the First Christian Reformed Church of Riseland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. Dykstra
Roseland
Aloay
Dyksra
Netherlands
John M. Dykstra
Sioux City
Town
Peter Dykstra
Blue Island
Charles Dykstra
South
Princeton Avenue
Burglars Loot Villa Nova Restaurant in Dolton
A trio of youths broke into the Villa Nova restaurant at Chicago Street and Sibley Boulevard in Dolton early Monday through a back window, taking $15 and damaging stock and furniture. Fingerprints were collected and sent to Calumet Region headquarters in Blue Island.
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Villanova
Chicago St
Sibley Boulevard
Dolton
Calumet Region
Blue Island
John Dahms Dies At Home In Whiting Indiana
John Dahms formerly of Dalton died suddenly at home at 1819 New York Ave Whiting Indiana Funeral services set for Monday at C Neidow Funeral Home Hammond Indiana
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John Dahms
Dalton
New York Ave
Whiting Ind
C. Neidow Funeral Home
Hammond
Nelson and Gildin Introduce Spring Suits at Roseland
Nelson and Gildin a leading men's store at the corner of 142nd and Michigan Ave invites local customers to visit for new Easter outfits featuring spring creations in suits and topcoats. See ad on Page 7.
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Nelson and Gildin
Roseland
142Th
Michigan Ave
Clan rivalries fuel a grand Highland pinochle tourney
The tale describes Harvey and Lowvale clans facing off in a lively pinochle match with taunts, bids, and bold plays. High-spirited players Caranza Woodward George Ford Percy Sel kirk and others clash as the cup moves between Harvey and Lowvale amid boasts and bravado.
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Harvey
Brither
Caranza
Cardin
George
Mr. Woodward
Vic
Pinkertons
Robinson
Grandpa Kasten
George Ford
Percy Selkirk
Fleming
Tonvale
Rascal MacRoush
Thornton Two Tax Bills Ready Apr 30
Tax bills for the first half of 1937 are expected to be mailed to Thornton Township property owners late in April with a May 30 collection period and June 1 deadline to avoid extensions. Walter Haines plans to establish the township office at the National Bank of Harvey as clerks finalize rates after valuations.
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Thornton Township
Walter Haines
National Bank of
Harvey
Mr. Haines
Cook County
Chicago
Flynn Iby
Board of Tax Appeals
John Clark
Thornton Students Lead in Northwestern Writing Contest Team
Six local seniors from Thornton Township high school join fourteen contestants to compete in seven divisions at the Greater Chicago Scholastic Press Guild extemporaneous contest at Northwestern University on Saturday April 9. Riverdale entrants include Doolen Berschinski Spencer Archer Rampke Dudek Golden Shankland Mandel Schroder Kristinich Hair and Pracht plus Stobbs who will run an essays roundtable.
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Dorothy Bersehinski
Thornton Township
Earl Edelen
Raymond Pracht
Riverdale
Marion Dudek
Ada Golden
Nancy Shankland
Abela Mandel
Bedy Schroder
George Kristinich
Robert Hair
Dalton
Alberta
Betty
Nea Stobbs
Fowkeen
Thornton
Local School Election Set for April 9
Voters in districts 748 and 133 will vote Saturday afternoon April 9. In district 748 three candidates vie for two three year board seats: George Budwash Avie De Ridder and Clarence A Brown both incumbents. In Bowen district 133 William J Claussen seeks re election with no opponent. Polls open 12 noon to 7 pm at Tacoln and Washington schools in Riverdale.
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Distrit
George Budwash
Avie de Ridder
Clarence A. Brown
Bowen
William J. Claussen
Tacoln
Washington School
Riverdale
School Children to Get Tuberculosis Tests Here
Dalton Riverdale School District 148 joins a national TB fight offering free Tuberculin Skin Tests and X rays to students. Dr Novak of the Chicago Tuberculosis Institute will assist local physicians in screening for exposure, with early diagnosis aiding prevention and protection.
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Dalton-Riverdale
Novak
Chicago Tuberculosis Institute
Bernis Thompson Receives D.A.R. Citizenship Medal
Miss Bernis Thompson of Dalton was awarded a gold D.A.R. achievement medal for citizenship at Thornton Township High School in Harvey last Friday. Mrs. G. E. Harbert, citizenship chair, presented the award. State Regent Mrs. J. A. Zimmerman of Harvey attended to honor the selections.
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Bernis Thompson
Dalton
Thornton Township High School
Harvey
G. E. Harbert
Community High School
Blue Island
J. A. Zimmerman
Miss Thompson
Thornton
Obituary of George Neath 1844 192? Dalton resident dies
George Neath aged 93 years 10 months and 16 days died at home 625 East 144th Street Dalton on March 80 at 10 45 p m Born May 11 1844 in Puriton Somerset England Married Mary Grover Baker September 9 1869 He left seven children Ernest Jennie Edley Imorence Joseph Edgar and Annie plus 21 grandchildren and a sister in England Surviving relatives noted Funeral services were held Saturday afternoon from his Dalton home and the Dalton M E church with interment at Oak Lawn Cemetery Thornton
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George Neath
144Th Street
Dalton
Puriton
Somersetshire
England
Mary Grover Baker
Ernest
Jennie
EF. E. Warner
Edley
Imorence
Joseph
Edgar
Annie
Riverdale Man Stricken By Measles At La Salle Address
Robert Struven of 13830 La Salle Street Riverdale has been ill for a week with measles.
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Robert Struven
la Salle Street
Riverdale
International Limited Strikes Two More In Harvey
The Grand Trunk International Limited fatally struck a car at 147th Street grade crossing in Harvey. Erwin Mohr and Michael Tycheiwicz, both off a night shift at Ingalls Shepard, were killed instantly and their widows and two children survive. A coroner's jury called the death accidental, joining a string of Harvey fatalities linked to the train over the past two years.
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Grand Trunk Railroad
International Limited
Harvey
147Th Street
Michael Tycheiwicz
Park Avenue
Erwin Mohr
Oak Park Avenue
Tinley Park
Mohr
Ingalls Shepard
Ingalls-Shepard
The
Halsted Street
Erade Crossing
Chicago Heights
Tycheiwicz
Traffic Returns to Normal After Big Snow Storm
The region endured a late Tuesday to Wednesday snowstorm that paralyzed traffic but eased to normal by day’s end. Despite lighter snowfall than past blizzards, many vehicles became stuck in wet compact snow, stranding drivers and prompting calls for help.
Bunte Candy Co. Land Sold Near Riverdale
The Bunte Candy company sold eleven and a half acres south of the Calu met river from Indiana avenue west to the Illinois Central railroad tracks. The buyer’s name was not disclosed, but rumors say the land may become a brewery site, bringing new industry to Riverdale. The last remaining building was a warehouse used to store cocoyz beans, boxes, glass jars and sugar as of March 30 at 10 45 p.m.
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The
Bunte Candy Company
Calumet River
Indiana Avenue
Illinois Central Railroad
Candy Company
Riverdale
Bunte Company
The Thorn Crowned King Cantata At Our Saviors Church
Palm Sunday concert by combined women and girls choirs at Our Saviors Church 138th Street and Wabash Avenue at 8 oclock. The cantata portrays scenes before and after the crucifixion with a unified holy Lenten and Easter message. Everyone is invited.
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Holton
Our Saviors Church
138Th Street
Wabash Avenue
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B.L.I
Villa Nova
Heilands
Hazelcrest
Calumet
Scotland
Lowvale
Joram MacRoush
Isaacs
Lowvael
Weber
Andy Lauridsen
Dick Hess
Geo. Tuch
de Throning
Thornton Two
Fred
D.A.R. Achievement
147Th St. Crossing
Bunte Candy Co
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