Riverdale Village Board Advances Street and Water Plans
Riverdale trustees met in regular session at the village hall with President Strosinski presiding. Reports covered drainage ditch maintenance, street repairs, sidewalk extensions, new street lights, and a new fire engine, with action to fix alleys, curb speeding, and seek county reinstatement for West 138th Street.
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Riverdale Board
Strosinski
Unruh
Panhandle
Zornow
Branigar Bros
Ivanhoe
Reich
Hales & Hunter Co
Stracke
Board of County Commissioners
Village Board
Flick
Citizens’ Committee
188Th
Greenfield
Landberg
Bonse
School Street
139Th Street
142Nd Street
Greenfield Subdivision
Public Service Company
138Th Street
Baumgartner
Legion Carnival Nearing in Doiton for Community Building
The American Legion carnival to benefit the Community building starts Wednesday evening on the lot opposite the village hall in Doiton. A merry-go-round, swings, and kiddie ponies donated by Ted Koch will entertain guests with no entrance fee. Events include a Harvey post tribute Friday, Cook County Legion Post Night Saturday, and Labor Day dedication to organized labor. Funds go to the Community building fund.
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American Legion
Paul Gallpost
Harvey Post
Harvey
Cook County Legion
Paul Gall Post
Ted Koch
Doiton
Local and Personal Notes in Riverdale and Nearby Areas
Miss Ida Vanderhoop, linotype operator at The Pointer, enjoys a two week vacation in Yellowstone Park and the West. The water tunnel project under Indiana avenue nears completion after boring through solid rock. Funeral services held for Michael Krenz, 77, and a dredge works near Riverdale. Twin City Garage adds three Ford sedans to taxi fleet. Two locals, Ruth Dichelman and Lydia Dickoff, take Yellowstone vacation. Junior Kollar undergoes appendectomy at Ingalls Memorial. A new Riverdale Dalton South Holland directory is being distributed. Ellis to host annual stag picnic at Mokena.
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Ida Vanderhoop
Yellowstone Park
Denver
West
Vanderhoop
E. W. Stenberg
Indiana Avenue
Riverdale
Blue Island
Little Calumet
Ed Dillner
Arthur
Myrtle
Robert Albrecht
East
Lower Canada
al Bowman
Corfu
Carl Lindberg
Cleveland
Ohio
Frank and
Jerry Scott
Twin City
Locker & Monk
Riverdale Baby Drinks Fly Paper Poison
Last Saturday 20 month old William Francis Baumgartner crawled to a table and drank fly paper poison from a saucer. He grew groggy, received milk to counteract the poison, and was pronounced out of danger by Dr. Kollar after his father was alerted. The incident serves as a warning to inspect liquor carefully before use.
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Junior Kollar
J. A. Kollar
Ingalls Memorial Hospital
Junior
William Francis Baumgartner
Herman Baumgartner
Riverdale
William
Passing of Pioneer Mrs Anna Werner Krug of Riverdale
Mrs Anna Werner Krug a Riverdale resident for over 50 years died last Saturday at 18761 Leyden Ave Riverdale aged 72 years 4 months and 417 days She helped run the Werner meat market and grocery after Mr Werner's death in 1912 later ran the store then sold it She married William Krug years ago leaving Calfornia plans Funeral services were held at her home and St Pauls Lutheran Church with interment at Oakland cemetery She left nine living of twelve children and twelve grandchildren her long life marked by strong character kindness and church and charitable work
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Michael Krenz
Francesca
Russia
Maria Katharine Lichtenwald
Jacob
Schneider
Riverdale
St. Paul’s ‘Lutheran Church
Oakland Cemetery
Anna Werner Krug
Leyden Avenue
Krug
Werner
Mr. Krug
California
Anna Prahlow
New York City
Hessville
Ind
Herman Werner
Bertha
W. B. Frazer
Chicago
Anna
Hans Johnson
Hammond
Herman
Emma
Daniel Gallagher
Gertrude
George Moran
Cora
Roy Lee
St. Paul’s Lutheran Church
Rev
Kemnitz
Community clubs announce September events and gatherings
Coming Events note three local happenings. The W C T U plans its annual picnic on Thursday September 2 at Thornton forest preserve starting at 10 am with a business meeting and officer election in the afternoon. W C T U members and friends are invited. Riverdale Village Hall hosts the W R C next meeting Friday afternoon September 3. Lowvale Chapter LL D Order Eastern Star holds a dance at Dalton Village Hall Thursday evening September 9 with refreshments.
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Thornton Forest Preserve
G. W. Spencer W. R. C
Riverdale Village Hall
Lowvale Chapter
LL. D
Order
Eastern Star
Dalton Village
Entertained Girl Scouts at Roseland Home
Miss Florence Andersen who taught at a Chicago street public school for three years and led Girl Scout fairs entertained many of her scouts at her Roseland home last Tuesday. Attendees included Marie Gary Marion Heidenrich Josephine Vandenberg Marjorie Kleage Mable Scotten Helen Rodman and Pearl and Virginia Diette. Frank Slusser has joined the marines and is training at Paris Island South Carolina. He notes the marines either make a man or kill him and aims to prove the former.
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Florence Andersen
Chicago Street
Roseland
Paris Island
South Carolina
Marines
Frank
St Mary's Church Carnival Continues Through Sunday
St Marys church carnival continues through Sunday evening inviting everyone to join neighbors for an enjoyable evening.
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St. Mary’s Church
Happiness in Love Life Fortified by Friendships
A reflective quote attributed to Smith on the joy of loving relationships and the strength that friendships provide in sustaining happiness.
Street Dance Marks Spies Branigar Street Improvements
Property owners in the Spies Branigar subdivision south of 188th Street between Indiana Avenue and the Illinois Central tracks plan a Saturday Aug 28 street dance to celebrate newly paved streets curbing and a potential sewer system funded by special assessments. Led by proactive residents and the current village board under President Strosinski, the effort has spurred wider paving and curb projects in Dalton and Highlawn, signaling a wave of suburban improvements.
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Spies-Branigar
188Th Street
Indiana Avenue
140Th Street
Dalton
Highlawn
Strosinski
Man Crushed Near Riverdale Electric Crossing
Julius Lau, towerman, found Henryk Slusarczyk, 81, of 10455 Cottage Grove Ave, dead beside the Illinois Central elevated tracks south of the B and O C T and Panhandle crossing in Riverdale. An inquest offered no clear cause. he left home to pay dues and was identified by his pass book. funeral held at Holy Rosary Church.
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Julius Lau
Towerman
Illinois Central
Riverdale
Holy Rosary Church
Henry Koehncke Returns From Three Months In Germany
Henry Koehncke came home on Wednesday after a three months trip to Germany. He says he had a wonderful time with relatives and old boyhood friends. His birthplace in Elmshorn, Schleswig-Holstein, remains familiar and he notes he gained weight, enjoying the good beer.
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Henry Koehncke
Germany
Elmshorn
Schleswig-Holstein
Inevitable Warning on Living Hand to Mouth by Weston Chronicle
The Weston Chronicle warns that living hand to mouth makes the distance to security widen with age. The piece urges cautious planning and saving to offset growing financial vulnerability as time passes.
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The
Weston Chronicle
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Newfireengine
Isanhoe Water
Legion Carnival
Fred W. Propper
Florence
May Propper
Roy Nelson
Dwight
Ill
Arthur Propper
Soldiers’ Hospital
Art
Ruth Dichelman
Lydia Dickoff
Harold Gundaker
W. W. Strauss Bond Company
John Sligo
Blue Island Hospital
al” Simnick
South Holland
Blue Island Lodge
B. P. O. Ellis
Mokena
Girl Scouts
Pullman
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