Riverdale Board Advances Fire Tax Collection Plan
Riverdale village trustees approve a 2 percent fire insurance tax collection plan proposed by Thomas & Co with a 50 percent fee for collecting back taxes. Meeting notes show July treasurer reports, street weed control delays, police fines totaling 32 dollars, and building grounds work including coal purchase and water leak repair permit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Riverdale
Claussen
Lane
Robinson
Gody
Thomas & Co
Torpy
Ivanhoe
Harvey Relief Headquarters
Martin
J. E. Kinney
Ray Baumgartner
Harold Miller
Arthur Hatfield
Frank Kala
State Highway Department
189Th and
Halsted
Local Families Note Tours and New Arrivals
Mrs. Fred Landgraf and Lois May of Denver depart for Buffalo to join her husband. The Landsraf family and Roushs, Warners, Applonis, and Wilders are noted in visits and travels across Dalton Watseka and Riverdale. A baby girl born to Mr. and Mrs. Frank Apploni and a baby boy to Mr. and Mrs. George Kasha are reported along with a beauty salon ad.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Landgraf
Lois May
Denver
Albert Roush
Buffalo, N.Y
R. G. Warner
Barbara
A. Roush
Dalton
F. Landgraf
Watseka
Frank Apploni
Pullman
Apploni
Emma Miller
Riverdale
George Kasha
Fairfield Avenue
Roseland
The Bank and Newspaper Duty to the Community
A Clarion Minnesota editorial urges public support for banks and newspapers as vital community pillars. It argues that closing banks revealed their importance and warns that undermining newspapers with cheap printing harms local progress, noting ironies of penny pinching in business and public office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
St. Peter Herald
United States
Clarion
Everett
Minnesota
Wyatt Lestmeister and Lillian Wyatt wed in Lansing
Walter Lesmeister of Lansing and Lillian Wyatt of Chicago united in marriage at Immanuel Evang parsonage on Saturday evening July 29. Rev Ph H Bassler performed the single ring ceremony. They will reside in Lansing.
Illinois Receives 17.6 Million for Roads Project
Washington Aug 7 Illinois is allotted 17 570 770 in federal emergency funds to expand employment through a sweeping roads program. About 4 430 000 will go to the federal aid highway system 6 880 000 to extend it through municipalities and 6 260 000 to secondary or feeder roads. Allocations approved by Secretary Ickes and R G Tugwell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Illinois
Washington, D. C
Federal Emergency Administration of Public Works
T Illinois
United States Bureau of Public Roads
Ickes
R. G. Tugwell
Family reunion trip to Frankfort noted
Mr and Mrs Ray Baumgartner and niece Bessie with Mr and Mrs J Reed and Russell Reed of Gary Indiana and Miss Dorothy Morse of Harvey attended the annual family reunion in Frankfort Indiana on Sunday August 6. Mrs August Herford of Riverdale sustained a deep cut to her head following a fall at home on Wednesday evening August 9. Her scalp required eleven stitches after the head struck a door frame during fainting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ray Baumgartner
Bessie
J. Reed
Russell Reed
Gary
Ind
Dorothy Morse
Harvey
Frankfort
August Herford
186Th Street
Riverdale
Weidner
Dalton Party Hosts Birthday for Mrs Schabloske
Mrs Felix Schabloske of Lincoln avenue Dalton celebrated a birthday with a Thursday evening party at her home. Guests enjoyed cards and lunch. Ralph Van denberg Sr plans a Corfu visit on Saturday August 12. The Diederich Haggerty Fisher Wayne party from San Jose California stayed two weeks with Father Diederich before traveling to Indianapolis Indiana for a fraternity conclave.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ralph Vandenberg
Ralph, Jr
Henry Albrecht
Felix Schabloske
Lincoln Avenue
Dalton
Martin Diederich
Fred Haggerty
Ben Fisher
Clifford Wayne
San Jose
California
Father Diederich
Indianapolis
Ind
Manteno guest Miss Nussbaum hosted by Bouchards
Miss C. Nussbaum of Manteno Illinois is visiting Mr. and Mrs. O. Bouchard at 10 FE. 188th Street.
Working Codes and New Deal Plans From Washington
Government plans to sign blanket agreements, standardize labor codes, and boost employment across industries. Six million unemployed, three million removed from breadlines, with businessmen urged to follow new rules as Uncle Sam enforces codes to revive circulation and commerce. The Pointer plant will meet demands once codes are completed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
lUncele Sam
Antlawine
Washington
Sam
Uncle Sam
Delton Board Considers Street Renaming and Milk Ordinance
Delton trustees discuss renaming Main street to 142nd street to reduce map confusion and aid navigation for autoists and visitors. A state highway reply is awaited before final action. A milk sales ordinance is tabled pending Federal Farm Board proposals and dairy market disputes. Committee reports follow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Delton Board of Trustees
William G. Maurer
Main Street
142Nd Street
County Highway Department
Dalton Avenue
Maurer
Chicago
State Highway Department
Dalton
Federal Farm Board
Frank Dickman
Arthur Erffmeyer
William F. Propper
Busse
Visitor Jacob Sellin Recounts Cheyenne Visit and Village Changes
Jacob Sellin and his wife of Cheyenne Wyoming stayed with Mr and Mrs Walter Sellin and relatives this week. He left Riverdale about 30 years ago as a boy of 12 and was surprised by the changes since leaving the village. He works as a federal inspector on the Union Pacific railroad and is prosperous.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jacob Sellin
Cheyenne
Wyoming
Walter Sellin
Sellin
Riverdale
Union Pacific Railroad
Ninth Ward Picnic Invited By Regular Democratic Leader
Judge John Prystalski invites all Ninth ward residents families and friends to the annual picnic on Sunday August 20 at Calumet Grove near Blue Island for a real met together of local home folks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ninth Ward
John Prystalski
Calumet Grove
Blue Island
City Council halts arrest slip fixing in Blue Island
The Blue Island City Council ended the practice of fixing arrest slips after a heated meeting last week. Mayor Frank Kasten is named the sole official who may fix tickets. Riv erdale board also tightens controls to prevent offenders from evading fines and court costs. Crazy Water Crystals and Plunder's Tablets advertised at Dalton Drug Store. 5tf at Bonnie Lou Salon. Inter ocean 9860.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blue Island
Frank Kasten
Riverdale Board
Dalton Drug Store
Bonnie Lou Salon
Interocean
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Fire Department
Stokley Wilder
Olive Branch
Marl Dorrell
Wabash Avenue
Stokley Wilder, Jr
Caroline Beauty Shey
188Th Street
Dolton
Dolton Community Chorus
Mothersingers Chorus
Mendelsohn Club
Swedish Choral Society
NBC
Columbia
Charles Erickson
Marquette
Mich
A. S. Florey
Edbrooke Avenue
Stanley Prymas
Kenneth Lentz
Michigan Avenue
Carl Benson
Elsie Eckenburg
John Larson
Margaret Dardis
Herbert Schmidt
Ethel Grapenthien
Ambrose Tatar
Mae Berschinski
Conrad Kern
Eien Squires
Marie Kinney
Polly Iverson
John Kinney
Lorraine McClellan
Thomas Kinney
Richard Hall
Ruby Deusch
Esther Tartels
Milton Tarmoning
Frances Wittig
Aileen Bretcher
Lester Dieck
Ida Tews
Kiel
Germany
Rudolph Ohrt
Mero
Mas Struven
Ohrt
Baltimore
Maryland
Leo Whorn
Julia Pauls
Sheboygan Falls
Wis
James Palmer
FE. Payne Palmer
Phoenix, Arviz
Peter Kern
E. 136Th Street
Elnora Housman
Red Wing
Minn
Emil Housman
Hillsboro
N. D
T. R. Mason
St. Louis
Rosalind Housman
Rosalind
Pointer
Salvadore Orosco
Union Avenue
Orosco
Hoe
Lawrence
Mass
New York
Fred Struss
Danville
Ill
Betty Koranda
Cicero
Kern
Edward Murphy
Lincoln Age
Purdue University
Halsted Street
C. J. Pixler
Park Avenue
Hammond
Innner
Lockhardt
Vernon Avenue
Roseland Community Hospital
128Th
Twin City
Kensington
St. Anthony’s Parish
Margaret Eggert
Wassenberger
Joe E. Rech
Dolton Tennis Club
Dolton Park
Maurice Wright
Genevieve
Montague, Mich
Kinney
White Lake
Sth Precinct Improvement Association
9Th Ward
Lcidquarters
Steve Zychowski
Vincennes Avenue
Ilinois Central
188Th
Tlinois Street
Twealls Memorial Hospital
Delton
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