Village Election Results Show Confidence in Board
Riverdale Dolton voters re-elected three Dalton trustees Wm Maurer Frank Diekman and Fred Weber while Wm G Dalton was chosen clerk. A bond lawsuit over Oberdobel collector defalcation looms as President Wm J Claussen faces tough governance. Over a thousand people attended the Pipe O Peace Park parade marking the end of the campaign.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Riverdale
Wm. J. Claussen
Oberdobel
Dalton
Wm. Maurer
Frank Diekman
Fred Weber
Citimen
Mr. Weber
Feoples
Wm. G. Dalton
Citizens
Bill
L. E. Brookfelt
Progressive Party
Pipe O’ Peace Golf Club
Rau
Wendt
Riverdale Ballot Totals and Candidate List for 1920s
The report lists Progressive Party and Better Government Party candidates for Clerk Trustees and Police Magistrate with vote counts and totals. It notes Straight Progressive and Straight Better Government tallies, plus Peoples and Citizens party figures. A nearby towns section names CALUMET PARK and DIXMOOR officials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peter J. Kurz
Harry Hanschmann
Howard T. Nelson
Frank L. Schroll
Louis E. Haht
Better Government Party
John J. Johnston
David S. Florey
Walter H. Sellin
Melvin T. Brockman
Raymond Baumgartner
Acme Steel Table Tennis Championship Set At Dalton
The Acme Steel Co hosts its second annual table tennis championship at St. Pauls Lutheran gym Dalton on Thursday and Friday night. Open to all employees entries expected with singles and doubles. exhibition matches feature Paul Pearson Frank Work Ed Dugan Max Rushakoff with tickets twenty cents per session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Acme Steel Co
St. Paul’s Lutheran Gym
Dalton
United States
Paul Pearson
Chicago
Illinois
Pearson and
Lewis
Frank Work
Fushimi
Ed Dugan
Judson Cross
Max Rushakoff
Max
School Elections Highlight District 148 Voting Totals
Dal ton and Riverdale district residents cast large ballots last Saturday. President race results list John J. Connors and multiple candidates for Members positions with district totals shown for each precinct. Mrs Dengler wins re election to the Board of Directors in District 133. Frances Rubinkce recovers from appendicitis while Betty Robinson’s team wins a New York silver cup and trains for upcoming contests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dalton
Riverdale
John J. Connors
Lincoln Ave
Washington School
Harold F. Miller
Albert C. Wesse
W. H. Stanley
Peter A. Lundquist
Elmer J. Krause
Andrew O. Skye
Bowen School
Ralph Dengler
Jessie Paumgartner
Frances Rubinkce
Roseland Community Hospital
Betty Robinson
New York
Betty
Local Clerks and Trustees Named Across Towns
Clerks Patrick Daly Henry Boender and Edward C Ring oversee trustees Ser vian Lozny Theodore Pinken Martin Ristens Fritz Kopitz Joseph Keen Werman Tromp Joseph Pasek Roland Flannigan Charles J Fleck Arthur FE Sweet William Hart Alfred A Schultz Donald Robbins Francis C Gregory William Bauer George Brooke named in town records.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Boender
Martin Ristens
Fritz Kopitz
Joseph Keen
Phoenix
Edward C. Ring
Werman Tromp
Joseph Pasek
Roland Flannigan
Thornton
Charles J. Fleck
Arthur FE. Sweet
William ©. Hart
Alfred A. Schultz
Glenwood
Donald Robbins
Francis C. Gregory
William Bauer
George Brooke
Death of Hugh J Barron at Riverdale real estate office
Hugh J Barron aged 56 died suddenly in the Wm Maurer real estate office at 18785 Leyden Ave Riverdale from heart failure. He had worked as an engineer for the Indiana Harbor Belt railroad until health issues. survived by widow Anna F Barron. Funeral at St Mary's Church with interment Oaklawn Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hugh J. Barron
Wm. Maurer Real Estate
Leyden Ave
Riverdale
Bachman
Barron
Indiana Harbor Belt Railroad
Anna F. Barron
St. Mary’s Church
Father Diederich
Oaklawn Cemetery
Riverdale Election Gratitude From Progressive Party
The Progressive Party thanks Riverdale voters for their confidence in the village election. We will continue to work for the best interests of the village and all its people.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Riverdale
Progressive Party
Dalton
Citizens Party Confident in Dolton Village Vote
The Citizens Party thanks voters for the confidence shown in last Tuesday's village election and pledges to continue serving in the village's best interests.
Chiaro Gildersleeve Name Chicago Couple Wed
James E Chiaro of Chicago who supervised Bowen school gymnasium construction married Wednesday April 18 to Ardythe Gildersleeve of Chicago at St Jarlath's church. A reception followed at Graemere hotel then a honeymoon to Nebraska and Colorado. John Chiaro, the groom's brother, was the gymnasium architect.
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Chiaro-Gildersleeve
James E. Chiaro
Chicago
Bowen School
Ardythe Gildersleeve
St. Jarlath’s
Graemere
Nebraska
Colorado
John Chiaro
Dalton Voters Back Trustee. Fort Sheridan Absentees
Fred Weber thanks Dalton voters for village trustee support and Jessie Baumgartner thanks School district No. 133 for recent backing. City notes report Fort Sheridan departure for six months for William Albrecht Lyle Dalton and Robert Grandmaison. A stolen Ford V eight recovered near 147th street and Stony Island. A style show at St Willibrord hall featured Marian and Christine Denham from Riverdale. Local visits include Neering and Des Jean from Decatur Indiana. A girl was born Friday April 6 at St Francis hospital Blue Island to Arthur L Lussenhop and wife.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Albrecht
Lyle Dalton
Robert Grandmaison
Fort Sheridan
Herbert Dickelman
Dalton
147Th Street
Stony Island Ave
E. Churchill
Chicago
Marian
Christine Denham
St. Francis Hospital
Blue Island
Wagon missing from Unity hall in Dalton
Notice requests the party who took the Rosemary labeled wagon owned by Rose Mary McLaughlin from Unity hall Dalton on Friday April 6 to return it at once with no questions. Otherwise prosecution will follow. Reward offered to Peter Bagetta at 158th et Dalton near Chicago Brick yards. contact Pointer office.
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Rosemary
Rose Mary McLaughlin
Unity Hall
Dalton
Tost
Peter Bagetta
Chicago
Local Community Gathers For Marital News And Local Affairs
Local residents learn of John McMahon and Margaret Jane Stears marriage on April 7 in Chicago. Community notes include hospital treatment for Margaret Kern, travel updates for Mr. and Mrs. Huntley, police actions on a Plymouth truck, club meetings, and local social visits in Riverdale and Dalton areas.
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John McMahon
Margaret Jane Stears
South Loomis Street
Chicago
Mr. McMahon
Parker Inch Sehanl
St. Mary’s Church
Margaret Kern
136Th Street
Riverdale
St. Francis Hospital
Blue Island
O. V. Huntley
Gurus
Rio Grande Valley
Texas
Little Rock
Arkansas
Tolono
Illinois
John Powers
Ilinois Central Railroad
John Malloy
Park Ave
Dalton
Riverdale Pole
136Th
Halsted Street
J. C. Grost
South Green St
Cal
Ladies Aid of Our Savior’s Community Church
W. H. Baker
Kanawha Avenue
Frank Stie
Charles Tompky, Jr
Leyden Ave
Bruno Petkus
3. Schmeisser
Wabash Ave
Clyde Kelly
Kee
Joanna
Bunch
Griffith
Wry
Marl Dorrell
Dorothy Lotz
Reinhardt Lotz
Roseland Community Hospital
Dolton approves new liquor ordinance and village actions
Dolton village board held an April 18 special meeting and passed a new intoxicating liquor ordinance. Other items included finance and street work updates, a dissolved Malloy Coal Co injunction, hydrant replacement, a Monroe Street building permit, water and gas tax notes, and coal dust concerns raised by John Malloy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dolton
Schnoor
Judiciary
Summerfield
Malloy Coal Co
Erstmeyer
Chicago Street
147Th
154Th Street
Effmeyer
Schuman
Main Street
Stieman
Weber
Irving Ave
Monroe Stree
Sanitary Engineering Laboratory
State Highway Department
Illinois Municipal League
John Malloy
Tie
Mrs Prymas Stars in Minstrel at Thornton High
Mrs Ida Prymas of Riverdale delighted audiences with a vocal solo in a minstrel titled Marching Alone at the Thornton High School Auditorium. The show, directed by Mr Joseph Cook of Harvey, featured Chicago and Harvey troopers in a worthy production despite Prymas illness prior to opening.
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Ida Prymas
State St
Riverdale
Thornton High School
Joseph Cook
Harvey
Chicago
Trarvey
Seletto
Hobb
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Kurz
Hanschmann
Nelson Schroll
Haht
Maurer
Diekman
Clerk
Dixmoor
Acme Steel
Patrick Daly
Servian Lozny
Theodore Pinken
Tansing
The
Citizens Party
Dolton Board
Mrs. Prymas
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