Thornton township high approves addition to school
Thornton township high school board decides to proceed with an addition to the building to add 1600 seats. Architects Burnham Brothers and Hammond of Chicago were chosen, with H Frederick Beck of Harvey as associate architect. Current enrollment exceeds 2300, junior college included, and the cafeteria capacity is 350. Financing plans will be announced soon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Education
Thornton Township High School
H. Frederick Beck
Harvey
Burnham Brothers and Hammond, Inc
Chicago
Joliet Township High School
W. E. McVey
Tax Bills Include International Payees for Township
Township Collector Walter Haines issued 38 real estate tax books with several international bills. Germans in Dalton were billed about 1.50 each for vacant lots, while Switzerland and Panama Canal zone addresses also received taxes. Most bills are smaller than last year though a few saw tiny increases. Harvey bills are payable August 13 to 31 at the Bank of Harvey building, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter Haines
Bank of Harvey
Germany
Switzerland
Panama Canal Zone
Haines
Dalton Property
Harvey
Harvey Tribune
Helen Thompson Wins Miss Cook County in Illinois Pageant
Helen Thompson and family traveled to Springfield to contest for Miss Cook County after entering an American girl styled pageant. She earned preliminary victory and will face final judging this Sunday for Miss Illinois. The winner advances to Miss America in Atlanta with a movie contract in Hollywood.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Thompson
Helen
Bennis
Springfield
Cook County
Linois
Illinois
Atlanta
Georgia
Hollywood
Bitten Inoculated Against Rabies
Mrs Kenneth Robbins of Glenwood formerly Hilda Kasten of Dalton is inoculated after being bitten ten by her pet dog. The bite seemed minor but the dog died days later. The note praises Louis Pasteur for his work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kenneth Robbins
Glenwood
Hilda Kasten
Dalton
Louis Pasteur
Dolton Robberies Reported Two Men Targeted
In Dolton last week two men were robbed. Stanley Dolton lost 74 dollars and a gold watch near the Emil Kasten home Saturday at 11 15 p m on his way to work as two suspects fled in a Pontiac coupe. Bert Wise lost 30 cents in change and a gold watch to an unknown pickpocket on a 85th street car.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dolton
Stanley Dolton
Emil Kasten
Bert Wise
Short Change Artists Warned by Dalton Police Chief
Dalton Chief Chas Heidenrich cautions storekeepers to watch for smooth talking con artists using large bills on small purchases. Two suspects were captured in Lansing this week. Heidenrich also warns bicyclists to remove sirens from their wheels and avoid sidewalk riding or face a monthlong bicycle ban.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chas. Heidenrich
Dalton
Lansing
Heidenrich
Rubinic and Summer Bride Wed in Dolton Home Event
Frances Rubinic daughter of Mr and Mrs I Rubinic 713 Sheridan Dolton wed Martin Summer of Chardon Ohio on August 14 1936 The bride was attended by Betty Engelman and Frank Smith served as best man A dinner followed at the bride home for family and friends The couple will reside in Chicago
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frances Rubinic
I. Rubinic
Sheridan Sr
Police Sponsor Ball Games Between Riverdale and Dalton
The Riverdale and Dalton police departments sponsor a baseball series for boys from both towns. In the opener on August 13 at Dol ton Park Riverdale beat Dalton 3 to 1. A cash prize funded by local officials supported the event and postgame treats. Umpire Hugo Schmidt impressed, with Chiefs Mraz and Heidenrich planning broader athletic programs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Riverdale
Dalton
Dolton Park
Dolton
Fred Mulhausen
Homewood County Highway Police
Hugo E. Schmidt
Peter J. Kurz
Charles T. Heidenrich
Frank Mraz
Dalton and Riverdale Police
Hugo Schmidt
Mraz
Heidenrich
Polluted Calumet River Drift From Ditches
Thousands of fish died along the Little Calumet River at South Holland after pollution from the Alnon Central yards Hazel Grest and the Washington Park race course entered the Calumet Union Drainage ditch. Parry Haines alerted officials and requested immediate action while the Illinois Central railroad was also blamed for dumping excess oil into the ditch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alnon Central
Hazel Grest
Washington Park
Calumet Union
Little Calumet
South Holland
Indiana Avenue
Parry Haines
Calumet Clean Streams Committee
C. W. Klassen
State Sanitary Board
Sanitary Board
Clean Streams Committee
Ilinois Central Railroad
Start Street Work in 14100 Block Chicago Streets
Work began Thursday morning to prepare the 14100 block sidings for paving. A 10-ton caterpillar tractor with a forty foot boom and 2500 lb ball breaks old cement by dropping from several feet, a process that replaces four workers. Crowds watch as the ball causes splintering stone. Safety warnings urge spectators to stay clear during operation. After finishing Chicago street, the machine moves to the 14000 block of Lincoln avenue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Chicago Street
Lincoln Avenue
Real estate and insurance office opens in Dalton
Albert H. Harms announces a new office at 14032 Lincoln Ave Dalton offering real estate services for sale or rent and insurance from reliable companies. Open Tuesday and Friday evenings. phone Dalton 935. See classified ads for bargains.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lincoln Ave
Dalton
Albert H. Harms
Taxes Collected by Calumet Township Receiver Keehan
Calumet Township Collector Michael E Keehan will visit the First Trust and Savings Bank of Riverdale on Saturday August 22 from 9 am to 4 pm to receive real estate and personal tax payments. Pay your taxes to the town collector.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Calumet Township
Michael E. Keehan
First Trust and Savings Bank of
Riverdale
Village Sealed Bids for 85 Tons Nut Chicago Solvay Coke
The Village of Riverdale invites sealed bids in the Clerk’s office until 8 p.m. August 25, 1936, for delivery in village bins of 85 tons of nut Chicago Solvay Coke. The board may reject any or all bids. Peter J. Kurz, Clerk.
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Chicago
Board of Trustees
Peter J. Kurz
Riverdale
Two Sisters Return From Camp Trips In Wisconsin And Michigan
Catherine Thomson returns from a two week trip to Niagara Falls and Washington D C after a summer as an instructor for girls at the Abraham Lincoln Center Camp in Milton Junction Wisconsin Ellen Thomson returns from East Bay Camp for Girls in Bloomington Hill and heads to Ann Arbor Michigan to serve an internship as a dietician at the University of Michigan Hospital
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Catherine Thomson
Lincoln Ave
Dalton
Niagara Fills
Washington, D. C
Catherine
Milton Junction
Wis
Ellen
East Bay
Bloomington, Hill
Ann Arbor
Mich
University of Michigan Hospital
School bids for coal and oil by District 148
The School Board of District 148 invites bids to furnish dustless Stoken coal from Quality Circle in Southern Illinois for Lincoln and Franklin schools in 5 and 10 ton lots this winter. Also sought are Grade 5 fuel oil for 1936 37 with 16 000 gallons for Washington and 8 000 for Roosevelt. Bids due by 7 30 p m September 8 1936. Board may reject all bids.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
School Board of District 148
Lincoln
Franklin
Quality Circle
Illinois
Washington
Roosevelt
Peter A. Lundquist
Board of Education, Dist
Luken brothers attend Illinois State Fair in Springfield
E. E. Luken of Dalton and his brother Dr. Martin G. Luken of Chicago visited the Illinois State Fair in Springfield on Thursday, August 19.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. E. Luken
Dalton
Martin G. Luken
Chicago
Springfield
Vacation and local notices fill Dolton and nearby towns
J W Hood departs for a three week vacation at a lake near Phelps Michigan with Mrs Hood. Other locals report visits, illnesses, family events, and a park picnic in Dalton and Dolton including birthdays, hospital stays, and a corner traffic signal repaint.
Noxious Odor Triggers Riverdale Board Action
Riverdale Village Board met August 11 in short session. Trustee Nelson acted as president pro tem. reports from Finance Appropriations and License, Police, Fire, Water and Judiciary were reviewed, including July 1936 tax and fee collections and a request for more fire hose deferred due to finances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Riverdale Board
Claussen
Nelson
Robinson
Louis E. Haht
Hanihan
State Acts to Prevent Rabies Quarantine Notices Posted
Officials of the state department of agriculture posted rabies quarantine notices in Riverdale and Dalton. The notices require all Cook county dogs to be confined or leashed with chain or indestructible material. Dr H C Rinehart and Walter W McLaughlin ordered the postings as cooperation with village chiefs and local authorities continues to curb rabies risk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Department of of Agriculture
Riverdale
Dalton
Cook County
H. C. Rinehart
Walter W. McLaughlin
Frank J. Mraz
Charles T. Heidenrich
Department of Agriculture
Dolton Police Warn Against Parking Near Stop Signs
Dolton Chief Charles T Heidenrich urges motorists not to park near stop signs to keep visibility clear for unfamiliar drivers. The Dolton Police Department weighs a bicycle registration plan to record number make and color of all bikes for theft tracing, as seen in neighboring communities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles T. Heidenrich
Dolton
Dalton
Man Burned to Death at Globe Hotel
Charles F. McCarthy age 50 a waiter at the Globe hotel on 147th street and Indiana avenue perished after a cigarette ignited his mattress and flames spread. Phil Hansen reported smoke and police and fire crews responded but he died from third degree burns. He had worked at the hotel three weeks and left no known relatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Globe
147Th Street
Indiana Ave
Dalton
Charles F. McCarthy
Phil Hansen
McCarthy
Weidner
Bachmann Mortuary
Farm inquiries offered by August Reich
Agricultural listing from August C Reich inviting farm owners to submit inquiries. Includes his address 13635 Indiana Ave and phone Interocesn 9710. A terse classified notice offering to list farms for sale or inquiry with contact details.
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Augsut C. Reich
Indiana Ave
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Helen Thompson
Rubinic
Police
I. C
Coke
Coal and Oil
Earl Martin
Traverse City
Ed Norton
J. W. Hood
Phelps
Hood
Lac Villex Desert
Michigan-Wisconsin
Arthur Vorphal
Arthur
Robert
Edward
Jean Joan
Carol
Lawrence Stieman
Lawrence, Jr
Thomas
Henry Stieman
Momence
Ill
Kankakee
Julia Aley
St. Francis Hospital
Harold Rampke
Dan Osberg
State Street
John McClellan
Donald and
George
Edwin Douglas
Roseland
Cedar Lake
Ind
Muriel Unruh
Mary Jane Middleborm
Middleborn
Kankakee River
Walter Fruehling
Engel Street
Freuhling
Ernest Fruehling
Calumet City
Donald Ortina
Paul Middleborn
Paul
Dalton Park
F. E. Fike
Phyllis Jean
Grant Sr
Henry “Hi” Albrecht
E. 144Th Street
Margot Mann
T. Harold Mann
14Th Street
Carole McCarthy
Gloria Sellin
Audrey Meginnis
Peggy Ann Rauch
Houston
Tex
Gwen Erickson
Evanston
Caryl Huck
Oak Park
Marlene
Raymond Wolfe
Robert Rohlman
Mary Jane Middleborn
A. T. Vanderberg
Berkewa
Mc Keesport High School
Dolton Police News
Globe Hotel
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