Clean Sweep Campaign Shapes Election In Nearby Towns
In Riverdale and Dalton the Progressive Party won in Riverdale with four seats, while Dalton’s Non-Partisan slate secured a village clerk and two trustees. Fred Weber won a Peoples Party trustee seat as total votes reached 12 938 across the two villages.
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Riverdale
Progressive Party
Dalton
Fred Weber
Peoples Party
William G. Dolton
Frank Diekman
William Maurer
Victor E. Cardin Lott Neat
Close Riverdale vote decides trustee race by one
Gilbert Ioane edged Frank Price by a single vote for trustee while Peter Kurz won Riverdale village clerk against George Koehler. Bill Dolton appears set to carry the Dolton vote as results tilt. The Progressive ticket routed Riverdale voters by a late Monday radio ploy at Hammond station.
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Riverdale
Gilbert Ioane
Frank Price
Lane
Price
Frank
San Juan Hill
Peter Kurz
William Dalton
Bill
Peter
Pete
George Koehler
Bill” Dolton
Dolton
Progressive
Hammond
Press
Progressive Party Parade Marks Local Victory in Riverdale
The Progressive Party celebrated its April 19 victory with a large automobile parade through Riverdale and Ivanhoe. A list of elected officers across nearby cities includes Burnham, Calumet City, Dixmoor, East Hazelcrest, Glenwood, Hazelcrest, Homewood, Lansing, Markham, and Thornton, naming clerks, trustees, and police magistrates.
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Dent Claussen
Gilbert Lane
Progressive Party
Riverdale
Ivanhoe
Burnham
Otto Heigl
Ottomar Kiersey
Clarence M. Heitile
Roman Novak
John W. Buchner
Calumet City
John McCarthy
Frank Kaminski
Irving Styer
Edward Derwanger
Francis M. McGee
Calumet Park
William Peters
Anton L. Lenert
Michael Kulig
Peter Peters
Dixmoor
Patrick Daley
E. Blair
S. Lavny
P. Pinkin
East Hazelcrest
Thomas Kardaless
Frank Kiss
George Figle
Henry Heffner
Carl M. Farrell
Glenwood
Don Robbins
Robert M. Krause
Harvey Vachon
Ernest Eblen
W. C. Patterson
Hazelcrest
Hugo Sodergren
John F. Lennant
Harry J. Mell
James A. McLeod
Edwin A. McGowan
Homewood
D. F. French
Stewart Reed
Leroy Manners
Edward Knutgen
Lansing
Anthony A. Koselke
William A. Lehnker
George Dickweiler
Wilbur Canaga
John Epstein
Markham
Paul M. Hatch
Frederick R. Snyder
Bruno Kluge
Frank Zenek
Thornton
Charles Sleck
Arthur E. Sweet
Alfred A. Schultz
William E. Hart
Mohawks Set to Face Merchants in Sunday Baseball Clash
After two lopsided wins Mohawks meet South End Merchants on April 24, a Riverdale formed lineup led by pitcher Chuck Marcus. Mohawks prospered last week with a 19 to 2 victory as Phoenix outfielders misplayed fly balls amid football like chaos.
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South End Merchants
Riverdale
Chuck” Marcus
Merchants
Phoenix
Memorable cab ride ends in robbery and police manhunt
Grover Cogswell, a cab driver for Fike Cab Co., picked up two dark complected men on West 137th Street. They visited Racine Club and other speakeasies, then robbed him of $9 at Ogden and Washington. He later identified the suspects at Desplaines police station, including a man wanted for murder.
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Grover Cogswell
Fike Cab Co
West 137Th Street
Racine Club
60Th and
Racine
Madison St
Grover
Ogden
Washington Street
Desplaines Street
Peoples Party Thanks Riverdale Voters After Munedawe Ballot
The candidates of the Peoples Party thank Riverdale voters for generous support received at last Munedawe alantinn. Roy Bishop Clarence Gruhlke Frank Price Geo Koehler are named among supporters in this acknowledgement message.
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Riverdale
Peoples Party
Munedawe Alantinn
Riverdale Fire Dept Honors 30-Year Treasurer Herman Dreesen
The Riverdale Volunteer Fire Dept honored Herman Dreesen, treasurer for 30 years, with a dinner at Our Savior's church and a village hall party. He received a gold watch chain and charm, engraved for the long-serving official. Dreesen is a respected Riverdale resident and enjoyed by many friends.
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Riverdale
Obituary for Mrs. Louise Mehler of Dalton
Mrs. Louise Mehler, aged 71, longtime Dalton resident, died after a brief illness early today. Funeral services are set for Monday afternoon with interment at Oaklawn Cemetery. For details call Mr. Bachmann in Dolton at 900.
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Louise Mehler
Dalton
Oaklawn Cemetery
Bachmann
Dolton
Ivanhoe Civic Club Draws Large Local Turnout
The Ivanhoe Civic Club met last Monday in Branigar hall with over 125 people present. Local property owners from the city and suburbs attended to meet residents, enjoy a fine program, and share lunch. President Frank Martin and Secretary Lundgren praised the interest and plan more large meetings soon.
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Ivanhoe Civic Club
Branigar Hall
Ivanhoe
Frank Martin
Lundgren
Vehicle tampering in Ivanhoe warned of prosecution
Special Notice reports that automobiles in Ivanhoe have been tampered with. Authorities caution that prank or spite vandalism will not be tolerated and offenders will be prosecuted to the full extent of the law, per WM. J. Claussen, President of the Village of Riverdale.
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Ivanhoe
WM. J. Claussen
Riverdale
Vandals damage four cars in Ivanhoe theft
Wednesday evening Mr and Mrs Frank Martin hosted guests at 14810 Wallace Street Ivanhoe. Four autos in the party had flat tires and missing valves, a spiteful vandalism act amid rain. Local efforts seek to trace the perpetrators of the outrage against civic volunteers.
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Frank Martin
Wallace Street
Ivanhoe
Martin
Daylight Saving Time Begins Next Sunday Morning
Daylight saving time will go into effect across the metropolitan area next Sunday at 2:00 am. Train schedules will shift to the new time and local activities will move forward. The lost hour will be regained next fall when Standard time returns.
Gladstone Co Announces Low Prices and Daily New Goods
Gladstone Company's new policy promises lower or equal prices to any rival in the area or Chicago. The firm thanks customers for a successful cash raising auction and invites patronage for daily new merchandise at consistently low prices.
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Gladstone Co
Chicago
Gladstone Company
Village Clerk Peter Kurz thanks Riverdale voters
Peter J. Kurz expresses gratitude to the residents of Riverdale for electing him village clerk in the recent election. He pledges to serve with dedication and transparency.
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Riverdale
Local notes salute births birthdays visits and mischief
Ruth Hammermeister returned home after four weeks at Roseland Community hospital. A birthday party for Mrs. Max Struven drew about thirty relatives and friends on April 16. John Flahive Jr. and wife welcomed a baby girl born April 19 at Ingalls Memorial hospital. Fire damaged a shed near Joe Kivanis’ home. a cow perished. Edward Ripley Jr. set a 40 yard backstroke record at South Suburban Conference. Several social events and visits are noted across Dalton and surrounding areas.
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Ruth Hammermeister
Roseland Community Hospital
Max Struven
Spplhl
John Flahive, Jr
South Union Avenue
Ingalls Memorial Hospital
Dalton
Joe Kivanis
White City
Harmony Club
A. Mongeau
Lowvale
Eastern Star
Adlora Mailloux
Main Street
St. Mary’s Hospital
Kankakee
Edward Ripley
East 137Th Street
Stanley Prymas
Marquette Manor
Chicago
Catherine Juul
The
Postal Telegraph Co
J. A. Kollar
Edward Ripley, Jr
Thornton Township
Pete Molenar Named Deputy Game Warden in Illinois
Peter Molenar of Oak Glen is appointed deputy game warden covering Cook and Will counties and surrounding areas. He began duties on April 1 this year and is praised as a capable public servant by the Lansing Herald for enforcing fish and game laws.
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Peter Molenar
Oak Glen
Cook
Will
Pete
Lansing Herald
School District 148 Parents Organize Instruction Day
The Parent-Teacher Association of School District 148 hosts a school of instruction at Washington school on Thursday April 28 1932. The event welcomes parents and child welfare supporters with sessions morning and afternoon and a luncheon for twenty five cents. Transportation from Dalton side to Highlawn is provided by volunteers.
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Parent-Teacher Association of School District 148
Washington School
Harvey
Blue Island
Flossmoor
Hazel Crest
Chicago Heights
South Holland
Lansing
Calumet City
Glenwood
Lincoln School
John Wernicke
Franklin School
George Kay
Washington
Clarence Brown
Dalton
Highlawn
Lorenz Ripley
Morning Session Agenda of Franklin P. T. A. Dolton
The schedule shows a two part program from 9:45 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. with calls to order devotional singing welcomes announcements talks by Mrs DeWilde and Mrs Kerr sketches by Washington P T A and Executive Committee, exhibits tour, mother chorus performances, child study discussion, and council organization talks led by Mrs De Wilde and Mrs Bruce Smyth. General Chairman is Mrs C P Gibson.
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Orville T. Bright
DeWilde
Washington P. T. A
Kerr
Treas
Illinois
Congress
District 148
Bruce Smyth
Franklin and
Lincoln P. T. A
Chester Green
Better Films
Ill
de Wilde
C. P. Gibson
Franklin P. T. A. Dolton
Non-Partisan candidates thank supporters after election
The Friends and Voters of Dalton express gratitude for loyal support in the recent election. Wm. G. Dalton Wm. Maurer Frank Diekman Victor E. Cardin thank friends and voters for their time and services gratis.
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Wm. G. Dalton
Maurer
Frank Diekman
Victor E. Cardin
Progressive Party thanks voters for support in village government
The Progressive Party leaders thank residents for supporting the selection of men to represent the village in government. They express belief that the elected officials will continue to merit public confidence and pledge ongoing service.
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The
Progressive Party
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al Lind
Herman Keller
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