Dolton Park Sets August Close for Summer Activities
Dolton Park closes its summer daytime recreation on August 30 with a 10 am all day picnic and field events and prizes. A prior August 29 lecture by Anita Blair and her seeing eye dog Faun will discuss street safety. July 27 bus trip to Lincoln Park Zoo is free. participants bring lunch.
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Dolton Park
Lincoln Park Zoo
Bird House
Anita Blair
Faun
Dalton Park
Hampton
Chicago Park District
Additional Girls May Register for Scout Camp
Nearly eighty Girl Scouts and Brownies prepare for Camp Mishawaka in Michigan. Cancellations open space for girls over nine. contact Mrs. George Pilz in Delton about joining. Buses depart Riverdale Village Hall at 12 30 p m Sunday August 23 for a camping period August 25 to September 1.
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Mishawaka
Dalton/Riverdale
Girl Scout Council
White Piegon
Mich
George Pilz
Delton
Kanawha Avenue
Riverdale
Opening of Schools for District 148 in 1946
William L. Reaugh announces that District No. 148 schools open Wednesday September 4 at 9:00 a.m. New pupils enroll and fees for books and supplies are paid. First grade registrations for those not at the May Summer Round-Up occur Tuesday afternoon September 8 or Wednesday morning September 4. Parents must bring birth or baptismal records showing six by February 1, 1947, and a physician physical exam within the last four years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wm. L. Reaugh
Youth Summer Recreation Report Highlights Riverdale Parks
George Kingsland file highlights from the Youth Activity Council on a June to August summer program at Riverdale and Ivanhoe parks. Registrations reached 175 with activities in swimming, softball, hard ball, tennis, dancing, crafts and field trips and a total swim attendance of about 400.
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Youth Activity Council
George Kingsland
Riverdale Park
Riverdale
Ivanhoe
111Th Street
Y.M.C.A
Green Lake
Chicago Theater
Brookfield Zoo
Cubs
St. Louis
Ivanhoe Park
Rosebud Farms
Indiana Harbor Belt
Dolton Park
Dolton Fire Department
Glenwoodie
Board of Education
Ivanhoe and
Prymas Celebrate Silver Wedding With Open House
Mr and Mrs Stanley Prymas of 18828 Edbrooke Ave will celebrate their silver wedding anniversary with an open house for friends and relatives starting at 7 p m on Saturday August 24.
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Stanley Prymas
Edbrooke Ave
Dolton Board to Draft Village Zoning Ordinance
Dolton village board with unanimous vote orders attorney and board members to prepare a zoning code. The panel also denied a permit for a public garage at Chicago and Eagle, and referred street and drainage issues to the attorney.
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Dolton Village
Chicago and
Eagle Streets
Ivanhoe Manor Association
Calumet Avenue
Teninga and Company
142Nd Street
Ivanhoe Manor
Mossell
Public Service Company
Greenwood Road
Chicago Street
Main Street
154Th Street
Chicago Brick Co Employee Killed in Fall
Harry Workman 57 of Dolton died Sunday at 1 55 p m after falling 20 feet from a pole at Chicago Brick Co 138th and Dorchester Dalton while helping remove a channel iron used as crane tracks The bolts broke dislodging the beam He struck ground head first suffering a broken neck An inquest found accidental death Funeral services held at Bachmann funeral home Interment Oak Lawn Cemetery He was a longtime resident of the area and a member of Harvey Lodge Loyal Order of Moose and Brickmakers Local No 5
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Harry Workman
158Th Street
South Holland
Chicago Brick Company
138Th
Dorchester Avenue
Dalton
Workman
Worlman
Cogswell
Bachmann
James McLaughlin
Milton S. Freeman
First Methodist Church
Dolton
Chicago
Flora Baake
Lansing
Ill
William
Barbara Meister
Lena Shilling
Maggie Pfotenhauer
Harvey Lodge
Loyal Order of Moose
Riverdale-Dolton Lions Meet With Lions International Officer
The Riverdale-Dolton Lions club will hold its regular meeting on Thursday August 22 at 6 30 p m at the Pipe O Peace country club. Ray Keaton assistant secretary general of Lions International speaks on Thoroughbred. The Acme Steel concert band under Norman Beasley conducts a concert at Riverdale park next Thursday August 29 at 8 p m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lions Club International
Riverdale-Dolton Lions Club
Pipe O’ Peace Country Club
Ray Keaton
Lions International
Acme Steel
Norman Beasley
Riverdale Park
Franks L. Schroll dies after Blue Island crash
Frank L Schroll 60 of 18829 Dearborn Riverdale died at St Francis hospital after a Friday night crash into the Rock Island underpass at Broadway and Ann street Blue Island. A coroner ruled accidental death. He served as a Riverdale trustee and was a longtime Indiana Harbor Belt railroad engineer. He leaves a widow a son and three daughters and eight grandchildren. The second item reports the Halsted street crossing accident of Lamar Nicholson and an unrelated stop sign collision involving G C Smith.
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Frank L. Schroll
Dearborn Street
Riverdale
St. Francis Hospital
Rock Island Railroad
Broadway
Annstreet
Blue Island
Mr. Schroll
Greenleaf
Kansas
Indiana Harbor Belt Railroad
New York Central
River
Edward Holloway
Edward Baseheart
Holy Sepulchre
Lamar E. Nicholson
Halsted Street
Bachmann
Nicholson
Halsted
130Th Street
Jackson
Tenn
B. & C. C. T. Rainroad
G. C. Smith
Coloma
Mich
Grover Cogswell
Dalton
Main Street
Lincoln Avenue
Edward L. Veith
Edbrooke Avenue
Chicago
Calumet Engraving Co
Hammond
Ind
Smith
Veith
Corrected Real Estate Bills Mailed After 1945 Assessments
County Treasurer Victor L. Schlaeger announced that taxpayers who benefited from 1945 assessment cuts have been mailed corrected bills. Payments are due by September 1 with a 1 percent monthly penalty after the deadline. The second installment deadline also falls September 1, with payments accepted at local banks or township collectors until August 25.
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Victor L. Schlaeger
Dolton Shoe Clinic Opens At New Lincoln Avenue Site
The Dolton Shoe Clinic announces its grand opening for Monday August 26 at 14075 Lincoln Ave one door south of Dolton Drug Store. The move marks a new location for the shoe care service in Dolton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dolton Shoe Clinic
Lincoln Ave
Dolton Drug Store
Norman Family Reunion at Riverdale Park
The Norman family reunion will be held Thursday, August 29, in Riverdale Park. The notice lists venue and date for the event.
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Norman
Riverdale Park
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Youth Council
Twin Brothers
52Nd Signal Company
Badnauheim
Germany
James
Gerald Larson
Arthur
Larson
West 141St Street
James W. London
Horse ‘Cave
Maynard Evers
Langley Ave
Army
Signal Corps
Dolton Board
Hight Committee
Calumet Sibley Center Addition
Kinney- Hood Printing Company
144Th Street
Irving Avenue
Riverside Drive
Calumet River
Calumet
Rivardaled
Dalton Lions Club
Chicago Brick Co
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