State Engineer vows ongoing cleanup of Little Calumet River
Chief State Sanitary Engineer Ferguson asserts the cleanup is underway and vows to pursue legal action to stop pollution of Thorne Creek and the Little Calumet River. He clarifies jurisdiction limits, notes past efforts, and explains creation of the Sanitary Water Board in 1989.
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Calumet River
Thorne Creek
Ferguson
Clean Streams Committee
State of Ilinois
State Department of Public Health
State Health Department
Chicago Heights
Sanitary Water Board
Bloom Township
Mrs Henry Madderom Dies at 36 in Roseland
Mrs Henry Madderom aged 36 passed away Friday August 8. Maiden name Tina Van Buren daughter of Floris Van Buren she married Henry Madderom on September 10 1919. Survived by husband father six sisters and two brothers. Funeral at home 1:30 then at First Reformed church Roseland 2:00 conducted by Rev Hagen. Interment Mt Greenwood.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Madderom
Harvard Avenue
Tina van Buren
Floris van Buren
Riverdale Pullman Branch
First Reformed Church
Roseland
Rev. Hagen
Mt. Greenwood
Bach Brothers Closes as Receivership Ends Era
One of the community’s oldest retailers, Bach Brothers clothing at 115th Street and Michigan Avenue, went into bankruptcy and exited the market after 30 years. Founded by Sam Bach with Leopold and Joe, Joe departed in 1909, and the firm once led local advertising but declined in recent years.
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Bach Brothers
115Th Street
Michigan Avenue
Sam Bach
Leopold
Joe
Van Deursen Covert Married in Dalton
Miss Dorothy VanDeursen and Mr Harold E Covert wed Tuesday August 12 at the bride’s mother’s home 441 Lincoln avenue Dalton They plan to spend a year in Europe The bride a University of Michigan graduate and Phi Kappa Psi member The groom also a UM graduate and Kappa Kappa Gamma member The Pointer joins friends in congratulations
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Dorothy VanDeursen
Harold E. Covert
M. VanDeursen
Lincoln Avenue
Dalton
Europe
University of Michigan
Phi Kappa Psi
Kappa Kappa Gamma
Pointer
Village Board to Meet Over Brick Plant Track Plan
The President and Board of Trustees of Dalton will meet Friday evening August 15 1930 at 8 00 oclock p m to approve or reject Illinois Brick Companys plan to lay a track across Cottage Grove Avenue to move clay to their brick plant. William G Dolton Village Clerk.
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Dalton
Illinois Brick Company
Cottage Grove Avenue
WM. G Dolton
Riverdale Sealed Bids Sought for Coal Delivery
The Village of Riverdale invites sealed bids by 7 30 p m daylight saving time on August 26 1930 for about 40 tons Pocahontas Mine Run coal to be delivered to Village Hall and Fire Station bins. The President and Board of Trustees may reject any or all bids. George L Koehler village clerk.
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Riverdale
George L. Koehler
Berlin Travel Note From Aug 1930 Visit
W F Propper arrives in Berlin and stays at the Hotel Adlon near the Reichstag. He plans to attend Dorn church services where the president attends, noting Germany feels free and busy during the visit.
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Berlin
Adlon
Three Link Notes Picnic for Oddfellows and Rebekahs
The Oddfellows and Rebekahs invite members to a Sunday picnic on August 17 at the forest preserve by Halsted Street and the River opposite Pipe’s Peace club house. Bring lunch, wear old clothes, enjoy a tree sitting contest boxing match and scooter race. Transportation provided from 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. Cars depart about every twenty minutes.
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L. Edw
Brookfelt Oddfellows and
Rebekahs
Forest Preserve
Halsted Street
Pipe ’S Peace Club
Coffee Shortage Leads to Arrest of Store Manager
D. R. Paul manager of National Tea Co. at 6837 Hohman Street Hammond was arrested on a complaint by E. E. Brandenburg for short-weight under state weights and measures law. A 12 ounce coffee package weighed four ounces less than a pound across two drugstore scales, with Brandenburg citing prior butter shortages.
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D. R. Paul
National Tea Co
Hohman Street
Hammond
Paul
E. E. Brandenburg
Brandenburg
Calumet City Herald
Postcard From Berlin Shows German Toasting Scene
The Pointer reports Oswald Obeldabel visiting relatives and his boyhood home in Germany. A Berlin dated Aug. 6 postcard features him and eight friends hoisting beer glasses, about eight percent, with a caption implying drinking in public, noting cultural differences with the United States.
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Oswald Obeldabel
Germany
Berlin
Obkel
Hopeful plans for Calumet sewer system relief take shape
Cook County Chicago News Bureau outlines a multi year program to build the California Avenue intercepting sewer from 139th Street to the Calumet Sago Channel serving Robbins Midlothian Oak Forest and parts of Harvey and Blue Island. The project includes a $1.56 million Harvey intercepting sewer and a $2.135 million Calumet intercepting sewer after 1930 with broader extensions and a $11.195 million Calumet treatment expansion. The north side plant costs $695,000 and land has been purchased. The north branch pumping station is in operation at about $2.72 million, pumping to the north side plant and storm water to the north shore channel.
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Cook County
Chicago
Little
Calumet River
Harvey Chamber of Commerce
Sanitary Board
Sanitary District
Walter Beebe
California Avenue
139Th Street
Calumet-Sago Channel
Robbins
Midlothian
Oak Forest
Markham
Harvey
Blue Island
95Th Ft
Calumet
125Th St
I Ilinois
Riverdale
Dalton
Phoenix
South Holland
Posen
Calumet City
Burnham
Hegewiseh
95Th Street
Colfax Avenue
Forks
North Branch
North Side
North Shore Channel
Baby Crying Habit Warns of Juvenile Court Burden
Dr. Alan Brown of the University of Toronto told the Ontario Medical Association that two week old infants who stop crying when held may be teaching parents to cave in. He warned this pattern could raise future behavioral issues and add strain on juvenile courts.
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Toronto
Ont
Alan Brown
University of Toronto
Ontario Medical Association
Brown
Plans Journey By A Cub Reporter Alfred Ballard
Alfred Ballard, a grocery clerk at L. E B Reich's, left on Sunday for a week long trip traveling south to South Holland then west to Harvey, Blue Island, and Wildwood. He may hunt game and fish. friends wish him luck and hope for a safe return.
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Alfred Ballard
L. E B. Reich
South Holland
Harvey
Blue Island
Wildwood
Calumet
Local and Personal News From Dalton and Vicinity
Miss Lois Bergold of Dalton spends two weeks on vacation with cousin Lor rainne Gregory of Harvey Illinois. Rita Cook Geraldine Rogers and others visited stays with Eileen Muller. Mrs Chas Tompke Jr and Lorraine Rose spent a week at a summer cottage near Kikhorn Wisconsin. Mary Paxinos purchased the Candy Land store in Dalton and took possession July 28.
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Lois Bergold
E. 144Th Street
Dalton
Lorrainne Gregory
Desplaines Street
Harvey
Rita Cook
Geraldine Rogers
Eileen Muller
Chas. Tompke, Jr
Lorraine Rose
Carl Dieck
Drakin Island
Kikhorn
Wis
Mary Paxinos
Jim Karambolos
Karambolos
Greece
Dolton Board Sets Tonight Special Meeting on Brick Yard Tracks
Dolton trustees plan a special meeting to hear both sides on Illinois Brick Co crossing Cottage Grove avenue for tracks to a new clay hole east of the street. The board also notes missing catch basin covers likely stolen, and discusses parkway weed cutting and tax warrants for 1930 1931.
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Dolton Board
Walter Rudloff
Wm. J. Albrecht
Illinois Brick Co
Cottage Grove Avenue
Dickelman
Erffmeyer
Schaefer
Schneor
South Holland
Miller
Riverdale Board Approves Anticipation Tax Warrants Ordinance
Riverdale Board meets in regular session with President Price. Trustees discuss July treasurer and collector reports and authorize attorney to draft an ordinance for anticipation tax warrants for 1930 1931 taxes. Drainage notes basin cleaning and missing covers, covered temporarily with sheet iron and brick.
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Riverdale Board
Price
Bishop
Ivanhoe
Bonse
Mrs. Alban Reich Sr dies at 83 in Dolton
Mrs. Alban Reich Sr aged 83 of 338 Lincoln avenue Dolton died Saturday after a six month illness. Born May 9 1847 in Germany she emigrated to the U S in 1866 and married Alban Reich in 1867. Funeral services were held August 12 with interment at Hazelwood cemetery.
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Alban Reich
Lincoln Avenue
Dolton
Reich
Germany
America
Chicago
Globe
Dalton
Louis
Kansas City
Otto
Denver
Adolph
St. Joseph
Mich
Alban P. Reich
Hazelwood Cemetery
William
Edward Reich
Elkhart
Ind
Herman Reich
Hollywood
Cal
Otto Reich
Naperville, IL
Gustav
Fred
Emil Rave
Leonard
John Perry
Gustav Reich
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