Dolton Board Tackles Coal Dust and Liquor Districts
The Dolton village board met April 24 with three delegations. Residents protested Malloy Coal dust and sought action. Berger district residents pressed to declare their area a residential district to curb tavern business. Tavern owners urged liquor license fee reduction from 250 to 150, and a meeting was set for April 27 to discuss funding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dolton Board
James McLaughlin
J. J. Connors
Malloy Coal Co
Dickelman
Berger
Diekman
Dalton
Bob” Albrecht
Daylight Saving Time Starts Sunday in Chicago Area
Chicago and suburbs begin daylight saving time next Sunday April 2. Clocks set forward one hour at 2 a m as per city ordinance approved by referenda in 1920 and 1926. Turn clocks ahead before bed Saturday night to be on time for Sunday services.
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Chicago
Riverdale Foreman Perishes In Brick Co Shanty Fire
Riverdale firefighters found the charred remains of foreman Edward Pierce after a blaze at the Illinois Brick Company clay hole dump on West 188th Street. Pierce, a Crestwood resident with eight children, likely suffocated in the tin shanty filled with rubbish before the fire was extinguished by a 30 gallon chemical tank. County police transported the remains to Harvey for burial as investigators assess the cause.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Riverdale
Illinois Brick Company
West 188Th Street
Edward Pierce
144Th and
Grawford Avenue
Crestwood
Harvey
Edw. A. Ripley
Pierce
Dalton Residents Face Medical and Social News Highlights
Gordon Schnoor from Dalton underwent appendicitis surgery at St Francis hospital Blue Island and is recovering. Mrs Stanley Prymas and Mrs John Kinney attended the Marquette Manor Women's Club lunch at Congress hotel with speaker Mrs Henry Hardy. Mrs William Rockrohr traveled to New York after her sister’s death. Daniel Perry Sr of Dalton suffered a heart attack and was moved to Roseland Community hospital. he is improving. Lutheran Women's Missionary convention was held in Aurora with attendees including Mrs Louisa Schafer and others. William Walter opened a tin shop at 13911 Lincoln Ave in Dalton offering gutters and repairs. phone Dalton 648. Mrs George Stier hosted the 500 Club on April 19. Marilyn DeVries celebrated her fifth birthday with a party including several children and relatives. A jeweled pin was lost. Myrtle Dillner 532 Chicago St Dolton is seeking information.
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Gordon Schnoor
Arthur Schneor
Dalton
St. Francis Hospital
Blue Island
Stanley Prymas
John E. Kinney
Marquette Manor
Congress Hotel
Henry Hardy
Cook County
Chicago Federation of Women’s Organizations
Daniel Perry
Forest Ave
Roseland Community Hospital
Louisa Schafer
C. Bouchard
M. Schrader
M. Newell
Aurora
Ill
William Walter
Lincoln Ave
George Stier
Prairie Ave
Riverdale
500 Club
Marilyn DeVries
James Selle
Patricia Hawes
Junior
Donald Eggerstedt
Betty Jane
Joyce de Vries
William Dean Wisdom
Harvey
Marilyn
Hughes
Costly Arcady Mills Fire Sparks Dramatic Rescue
A blaze at Arcady Farms Milling Co. 138th and Stewart Ave. on Thursday morning damaged 375000 worth of buildings and grain. Firefighters rescued worker Charles Schank on the twelfth floor with Leonard Danielson leading him to safety.
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Arcady Farms Milling Co
138Th
Stewart Ave
Raymond Baumgartner
Riverdale Fire Dept
Edward A. Ripley
Pullman
Dolton, Harvey
Blue Island Fire
Charles Schank
Union Ave
Blue Island
Leonard Danielson
Schank
Gilbert Lane
Walter Young
Danielson
Shank
Leonard
Gilbert P. Lane
Notes on the big fire at the Pullman shops
Fire Chief Edward Ripley, working at the Pullman shops when the blaze began, was summoned from his duties and rushed to the scene arriving shortly after the fire started with authorities continuing coverage on page 66.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward Ripley
Pullman
Dolton Riverdale Community Firemen Meet and Local Notices
The Community Firemen's association met at Glenwood Manual draining school on April 23 with about 190 attendees. Police logged a tire theft at Dengler's Service Station, while a birthday party for Mrs. Max Struven and a birthday celebration for Mrs. John Kasha were held in Dalton and Riverdale respectively. Fire at J Luehrs home caused $200 damage. Axel Berquist returned as Riverdale postmaster after 10 weeks. References to local visits, a car theft link, and schoolmate birthday festivities fill the record from Dolton and surrounding towns.
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Community Firemen’s Association
Glenwood Manual
Chicago Eight
Chapta
Eastern Star
Dolton
Riverdale
Anna O’keefe
Ironton
Ohio
J. E. Kleinz
Kanawha Ave
Max Struven
Lincoln Ave
Dalton
Struven
John Kasha
Michigan Ave
J. Luehrs
Fred C. Barkow
Milwaukee
F. W. Rademacher
Axel Berquist
Harry van Wittenburg
Berquist
Milton Younker
Ilinois Congress of Parents and Teachers
Springfield
Younker
Lincoln Association
C. Laurent
Jean
Wheaton
Ill
Rose Benjamin
Charles Tompky
Leyden Ave
Kenneth Stutzriem
Acme
188Th
Halsted
Dengler
George Kay
Ruth Straven
June Slaughter
Dorothy Wegener
Beverly Doyle
Louise Speicher
Adele Bonneman
Marie Groeling
Corinne Trimble
Antoinette Linard
Ellen Cook
Hazel Melin
Myrtle Dillner
Junior Cohen
Bob Hair
Kenneth Maxwell
John Lakis
Albert Abraham
Edgar Banis
Tom Kroon
Emerson Rodman
Ruth Struven
Corrinne Trimble
Om Kroon
Riverdale Board Sets Arterial Street Plans and Mail Delivery Appeal
The Riverdale board approved arterial street routes funded by the Illinois Department of Public Works and a March gasoline tax allotment of 241.90. Streets include Arterial Street No 1 from 188th St along Wentworth to 137th then Indiana Ave, Arterial Street No 2 along School St to 142nd St, and Arterial Street No 3 from 188th St to Illinois St to 187th St. The board also approved a resolution to seek mail delivery for west Riverdale businesses and residents from the Chicago Post Office, citing rural delivery from Blue Island as confusing. Trustees Lane and Martin expressed thanks at term end.
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Riverdale Board
Illinois State Department of Public Works
188Th St
Wentworth Avenue
137Th Street
Indiana Avenue
138Th Street
School Street
142nd_ street
188Th Street
Illinois Street
187Th Street
Zornow
Ernest J. Kreutgen
Chicago
Wallace Street
Riverdale
Blue Island
Lane
Martin
New Board at Village Hall Sworn In
The village hall was filled with friends of the newly elected clerk trustees and police magistrate. President Claussen reviewed the board’s past two years and outlined the village’s financial condition and upcoming challenges. Newly elected officers received applause and pledged to serve diligently.
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Claussen
Peter Kurz
Howard T. Nelson
Harry Hanschmann
Frank IL. Schroll
Louis Haht
Detective Killed in Indiana Harbor Yard Accident
Henry Brongil, 1845 W. 38th Street, Chicago detective for the Indiana Harbor Belt railroad, died Tuesday morning April 26 in Riverdale yards after being struck by a freight car while checking car seals. Witness Sergt. Duffy saw the incident. an inquest returned a verdict of accidental death. Brongil, married with eight children, was pronounced dead by Dr. Kollar and laid to rest at Kerr's Funeral Home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Brongil
W. 38Th Street
Chicago
Indiana Harbor
Duffy
Brongil
Kollar
Kerr
Harvey
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Schnoor
Erffmeyer
Chicago Street
147Th Street
Schuman
New Chicago
Chicago St
152Nd Street
Preston
State Highway Dept
Weber
Band
Frank E. Foster
Division of Highways
Dept. of Finance
Dept. of Commerce
William Rockrohr
New York
Arcady
H. B
Harbor Yards
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