Riverdale Village Board Sees Regular Session Actions
Riverdale Village Trustees meet in regular session with Niemeyer as pro tem. Treasurers report shows balance of 1457.96 at March 31. Notices include street repairs, crossing safety issues, and bids for sewer work along Panhandle track north of 137th street. Public service bills approved and church resolution regarding village hall use noted.
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Riverdale
Kinley
Niemeyer
Sellien
Stieman
Highlawn
Trustee Loft Reports
138Th Street
Lota
137Th Place
Lotz
Panhandle
137Th Street
Reich
Fre Company
Public Utilities Board
John Chuke
Walter May
Henry Jonan
Fred Ludwig
John Metevia
Harry Hanschman
City of Chicago
Public Service Co
Alalda Schulte
Daniel Trapp
Fulford
A. G. Wilkens
O. Bergold
Arl Krause
Church Council of
Our Savior’s Evangelical Lutheran Church
Iverdale
Ill
Our Savior’s Church
Our Savior’s
Church Council
Trustees of Our Savior's
Church presents thanks to Riverdale Village Trustees
Evangelical Lutheran Church and Sunday School extend thanks to the President and Board of Trustees of Riverdale Village for three years of hall use. Resolved a copy of these resolutions be sent to the Village Trustees and The Pointer for publication. Signed GEO P Kabele pastor president and ARTHUR C Sorensen secretary.
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Evangelical Luthern Church
Riverdale
Geo
P. Kabele
Arthur C Sorensen
Illinois Central Elevation Advances Between Crand Crossing and 116th Street
Elevation work on the Illinois Central railroad progresses rapidly from Crand Crossing to 116th Street with piling for the first track and filling to begin. About 500 cars of sand daily will be delivered from the sand hills east of Gary by Indiana Harbor Belt and Michigan Central. A 4 track Jack Knife bridge will replace the current Calumet River bridge between Kensington and Ridgdale.
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Illinois Central Railroad
Crand Crossing
116Th Street
Illinois Central
Indiana Harbor Belt
Michigan Central
Sand Hills
Gary
Pointer
Kensington
Riverdale
Calumet River
Riverdale Improvement Association Plans Village Hall Smoker
Riverdale Improvement Association schedules a smoker at Riverdale Village Hall on Thursday evening April 30. The event invites all citizens and delegations from Blue Island Hammond and Dalton with several speakers promised to provide an engaging program.
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Riverdale
Memory test shows memory slips in business chat
Oakland April 11. V O Lawrence tells Rotary that continuous advertising keeps a name before the public. He offers a prize to anyone who can name Taft's running mate in the last election, noting few recall and he himself cannot recall either.
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Oakland
Cal
V. O Lawrence
Rotary Club
Taft
Lawrence
Card of Thanks for kindness during illness and death
We thank friends for respect and kindness shown during the sickness, death, and burial of our husband and father. Special thanks to Honey Office employees Rose Bud Pleasure Club Brickmaker's Union Local No 5 Rev Horning Measure Fred Waterman Charles Waterman Al Steinke Frank Dickman and all who sent flowers. Mrs Geo Diean and Family. Boarders Wanted Good board and room Apply 836 Park Avenue Dolton.
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Honey Otfice
Rosebud
Brickmaker‘s Union Local No 5
Horning
Fred Waterman
Charles Waterman
al. Steinke
Frank Dickman
All Who
Geo. Diean
Local and Personal News Highlights Dalton Community
The Ladies Aid of the Dalton M E Church plans a Thursday April 23 meeting at Misa Alma L and Edward Rampke’s home in Highlawn. Our Savior's church Ladies Aid gather at Mrs Alvin Wilkens home in Highlawn on April 22. John Brucer, farmer at 130th St and C EHJ RR, fell from a Riverdale street car injuring his face and hands but returned home. Dolton Orioles vs Calument Colts set for April 18 with Sellier and Horton in the battery. Arthur Appelt builds a two story home on Park Avenue and moves the former residence north. Riverdale Park Pavilion opens next Sunday with several summer picnics booked. Joseph Duller, ex mill superintendent, opens a cabinet shop at 2549 West Madison Street Chicago for store fixtures and contractor work.
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Ladies Aid
Dalton M. E
Misa Alma L
Edward Rampke
Wm Rampke
Atlantic Street
Highlawn
Ormeby
Minn
Arnold Ingold
Riverdale
Ladies Aid of Our Savior’s Church
Alvin Wilkens
John Brucer
130Th St
J. R R
Brucer
Dolton Orioles
Bate
South Hollard
Sellier
Horton
Orioles
Rthur Appelt
Park Avenue
Riverdale Park
Joseph Duller
Chicago & Riverdale Lumber Co
West
Madison Street
Gnrcago
Ridge Notes from the Ridge community affairs
Ed Meyer buys a Ford and Frank Diekman pilots a Paige. Election candidates number two or three. John Berger finds Bull Durham tobacco in his corn crib and seeks return of the missing tobacco. Miss Emma Engel returns home after an appendice operation and recovery. Ladies Aid hosts visitors from Dalton and Riverdale for church events. Delegates Ellen Waterman Clara terman Wally Schroeder Grace Meyer and Edwin Waterman travel to Chicago District Epworth League Convention. Ridge M E Sunday School hosts a free program led by three members.
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Ed. Meyer
Ford
Frank Diekman
Paige
John Berger
Bull Durham Tobacco
Burger
Berger
Emma Engel
Ladies Aid of the
Ridge M. E. Church
Dalton
Riverdale
Ellen Waterman
Clara Terman
Wally Schroeder
Grace Meyer
Edwin Waterman
Aurora
Chicago
Epworth League
The
Dolton Theatre Schedule Opens Weeknights and Weekends
Dolton Theatre opens nightly with The Up Hill Climb a two reel western. Sophie’s Imaginary Visitors plays on Sunday along with The Girl at the Curtain. Monday brings Sonny Jim in Search of Mother and a Bobby Connelly comedy. Doors at 7 p m with matinees 3 15 p m Saturday and Sunday. torx g rrauay mer.
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Sophie
Sonny Jim
Bobby Connelly
Riverdale Theatre Matinees and Evenings This Weekend
Doors open 3 p m and 7 p m shows on Saturday and Sunday at Riverdale Theatre Admission 6 and 10 cents.
Parable of the Village on a corrupt contractor and voters
A village votes to fund improvements but discovers the trusted overseer enriched himself. Citizens expose extra charges and collusion, while eight contractors and townsfolk debate blame and conscience. A columist laments how the blind deaf and crippled man led the goats astray.
Church Services and Mass Schedule For Sunday
On 138th Street the Sunday School begins at 9 00 a m while the Divine Service follows at 10 00 a m Rev H Winp presides. St Marys Catholic Church opens for a 7 00 a m first Mass and a 10 00 a m High Mass with a 2 30 choral service under Rev W H Derrier.
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138Th Street
H. Winp
ST Mary's Catholic Church
W. H. Derrier
Dedication of new Our Savior’s Ev Lutheran Church
The dedication services for the completed Our Savior’s Evangelical Lutheran Church will be held Sunday April 26 at 3 00 p m and 730 p m. Many English Lutheran pastors will participate including Rev H G Yarger Rev J M Brompkamp Rev John F Seibert and Rev Geo P Kabele among others with a cordial invitation to all paro hial members and neighbors.
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H. G Yarger
UV. D
Atchison Kan
General Synod of the
Evangelical Lutheran Church In the
U. S
J. M. Brompkamp
Islimoi Synod
John F. Seibert
Synod
Geo. P Kabele
Immanuel Church Invites for Services and Reunion
Immanuel Evangelical Church 9304 invites to Sunday School at 10 30 a m and German sermon at 7 30 p m Services and Sunday Evening League. A quarterly business meeting is set for Sunday at 2 o clock and a reunion of former confirmation classes will join the league. All members are urged to attend. Rev J C Hornaetar, Pastor.
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Immanuel Evangelical Church
Immanual Church
J. C. Horraetarer
Dolton M. E. Church Service Schedule Set
Dolton M. E. Church holds Sunday school at 9 45 a m, preaching at 11 00 a m and evening service at 7 30 p m Rev W Firth is pastor.
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W. Firth
Dutch settlers take up farming and new births reported
Qakglen and Bernice Mr. Van Doorn arrived from the Netherlands and will rent a Verkaaik house while attempting onion net farming. Several farmers plan small scale alfalfa and onion seta seeding continues amid favorable weather. Peter Paarlberg reports a baby girl born last Sunday and J M Vanderaa adds to his family. North Creek Suffragette Society met at Miss Rietveld’s. results not disclosed amid hints of militant campaign plans.
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Mr. van Doorn
Netherlands
Verkaaik
Veldhuis
Mr. Doorn
Peter Paarlberg
J. M. Vanderaa
Isaac Paarlberg
Seneca
Dak
North Creek Suffragette Society
Boy Struck by Auto in Dalton. No Serious Injuries Reported
Johnny VanDeraa ten years old son of the late Harry VanDeraa was struck by an automobile at the corner of Chicago and Margaret streets in Dalton on Thursday evening around 6 30. The driver, Henry Gehrf of Chicago Heights who was learning to run the car, stopped after the impact and took the boy home.
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Johnny VanDeraa
Harry VanDeraa
Chicago
Margaret Streets
Dalton
Henry Gehrf
Chicago Heights
Ram Separated From His Pelt Brightens Village
The tale recounts the Ram's separation from his pelt and the village's joy that followed with a lasting happy ending.
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I. C
Smoker
Advertising Man
Park Avenue Dolton
Torx G. Rrauay Mer
Riverdale Theatre
ST. Paul's Evang. Lutheran Church
OUR Savior's
Luth. Church
Dolton M
Qakglen
Bernice
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