Barge Canal Talk Unites Indiana and Illinois Cities
Officials from Gary Hammond Harvey Blue Island South Holland Dalton and Riverdale plus hundreds of business leaders met in Harvey to form a joint group backing a barge canal from Burns Ditch Indiana to Blue Island via the Little Calumet River. Speakers included Col. A P Melton and John Lind with local officials urging action and support from Congressman elect Edward A Kelly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harvey
Gary
Hammond
Blue Island
South Holland
Dalton
Riverdale
Burns Ditch
Indiana
Little Calumet River
Harvey Chamber of Commerce
Walter Haines
Joseph Cooke
Piazza
Col
A. P. Melton
Gary Chamber of Commerce Committee
Calumet
John Lind
Mississippi Valley Waterway Association
Great Lakes
Mississippi River
Frank Kasten
Edward A. Kelly
Cook County Farms Lead In Nation For Onions And Crops
Cook county tops the nation in truck crop production and onion output with 85 percent of Illinois onions. The county also leads in onion sets and ranks high in dairy and cabbage production. The South Holland onion center and a 470 acre alfalfa field near Lansing Ford airport are noted. The Farm Bureau reports 3,350 farmers with average 67 acre holdings, and predicts Chicago may eventually spread into the county. offices are in Arlington Heights Blue Island with 844 members.
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Cook County
Chicago
O. G. Barrett
Cook County Farm Bureau
United States
Illinois
South Holland
Mississippi River
John Beningenburg
Lansing Ford
Barrett
Rich
Bloom
Bremen
Orland
Thornton
Lemont
D. E. Nietfeldt
Homewood
Arlington Heights
Blue Island
Extension Department
The
University of Illinois
United States Department of Agriculture
South Dearborn Street
Chicago Heights Star
Hollywood Here 80 Acre Palos Park Movie Project
A Chicago and New York syndicate plans an 80 acre Hollywood in Palos Park with over one million dollars invested. The site at 86th Avenue and 131st Street will host 300 foot stages indoor takes location sites and surrounding film production buildings as the project moves toward operation.
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Hollywood
Palos Park
Midwest
86Th Avenue
131St Street
Chicago
New York
Blaue Island
Harvey leaders push plan to dig Calumet canal
Hammond and James Bates acting Mayor addressed the meeting and proposed a committee from each city and organization to form a permanent body promoting the digging of a canal. The canal would turn the Deep river headwaters from Burns Ditch into the Little Calumet, marking the first major effort on the Illinois side to develop the Little Calumet area.
Protests Filed Against 1929 Cook County Land Valuations
Branigar Bros led protests on 3458 Ivanhoe lots in Thornton township as part of wider complaints on 700000 parcels. The land department estimates up to 150000 taxpayers are represented among the land complaints, with objections citing appraisal methods depth and corner influence factors and alleged discriminatory valuations.
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Cook County
Board of Review
Bernard A. Weaver
Land Department
Andrew N. Frenzel
Branigar Bros
Ivanhoe
Thornton Township
Fred W. Brummel Company
Oak Park
Carroll & Schaeffer
Kirkland, Fleming, Green & Martin
Michigan Avenue
112Th Street
117Th Street
Hinsdale Sanitarium
Sunset Ridge Country Club
Lake
Lily Fleming
Joseph B. Fleming
Mills & Sons
Leyden and Niles Township
Weaver
Bridge A Bridge Over Calumet River Approved
A one billion dollar bridge over the Calumet River near 130th Street is authorized after a city council ordinance dis annexing part of the river area. The state will replace the temporary crossing, linking a widened highway from Cairo to Chicago and beyond. Alderman S W Govier introduced the ordinance, praising Alderman Nelson for expediting the measure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Calumet River
130Th Street
Cairo
Chicago
Ald. S. W. Govier
Ald. Nelson
Council
Judiciary Committee
Dissension Over New City Board of Education Appointments
Alderman S W Govier casts the lone dissent as the city council approves three new board members supplanting Theophilus Schmid, a Roseland banker and former trustee. Protests flood the mayor's office from South End civic groups and businesses.
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Theophilus Schmid
Board of Education
South End
S. W. Govier
Roseland
Schmid
Local And Personal Glimpses From Dolton And Vicinity
Mrs William Rockrohr returns from two weeks with her sister in Roslyn Estates Long Island New York Miss Mellie E Ray of Minneapolis visits Miss Olga Lawrenz for Thanksgiving Ray travels to Chicago in four hours via Northwest Airways The Belle Baker Club to hold a banco and card party at Masonic Hall Dolton December 10 at 230 p m proceeds for charity Admission 25 cents Corner Beauty Shop open at 18700 Indiana Avenue Riverdale Fire Dept called to 144th and Clark where an auto burned upholstery destroyed car owned by Peter Palace 18413 Indiana Avenue Riverdale Hastings Garage towed wreck Mr and Mrs 8 HE Trussell of Rockford Indiana visiting daughters Ruth in Chicago and Mrs Albert Klinkhammer in Dolton former residents of Dolton and well wishers welcome them back
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William Rockrohr
Roslyn Estates
Long Island
New York
Mellie E. Ray
Minneapolis
Minn
Olga Lawrenz
Ray
Chicago
Northwest Airways
Belle-Baker Club
Masonic Hall
Dalton
Indiana Avenue
Riverdale
144Th and
Clark Streets
Peter Palace
Hastings Garage
HE. Trussell
Rockford
Indiana
Ruth
Glee Club Concert at T H S Auditorium
Oberlin College Glee Club presents a concert in the T T H S auditorium on December 20 at 8 p m. during their Golden Jubilee season. Tickets cost 50 cents for adults and 25 cents for grade school children. Reservations open December 11 at 11:80 a m at the high school book store. The club performs under the High School Band auspices.
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Oberlin College Glee Club
H. S. Book
Harvey
Harvey Post Office Site Chosen For New Federal Building
The Harvey News-Bee reports a decision on the site for a new post office and federal building. Government investigators favor the northeast corner of 155th Street and Center Avenue as first choice, with the present location as second. The bid value is $60,000 for a reduced frontage parcel totaling 132 feet, comprising a vacant plot plus land owned by John Dale and a five-man company.
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Harvey
Harvey News-Bee
Post Office
Federal
155Th Street
Center Avenue
155Th and
Center
John Dale
Joint Elks Memorial Service Announced by Harvey and Blue Island Lodges
Memorial services for deceased Elks members will be held Sunday at 3 p m in the Blue Island Lodge rooms. E A Bohn past exalted ruler of the Blue Island lodge will give a short talk, with appropriate music. Public invited.
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the Elks
Harvey
Blue Island
Blue Island Lodge
E. A. Bohn
B. I. Lodge
Elected Officers of Riverdale Camp 9912 Royal Neighbors
The Royal Neighbors of America Riverdale Camp 9912 elected officers for 1931 on December 2, 1930. Alberta Watson was named Oracle, Lena Hawes Vice Oracle, Rose Volkmar Chancellor, Bessie Baumgartner Recorder, Lillian Middleborn Receiver, Elise Mullen Marshal, Raymond Baumgartner Manager, Dorothy Gruhlke Inner Sentinel, and Clara Wesse Outer Sentinel.
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Royal Neighbors of
America
Riverdale Camp 9912
Alberta Watson
Oracle
Lena Hawes
Rose Volkmar
Bessie Baumgartner
Lillian Middleborn
Elise Mullen
Raymond Baumgartner
Dorothy Gruhlke
Inner Sentinel
Clara Wesse
Outer Sentinel
Modern Woodman Election Held at Riverdale Hall
The Modern Woodman will hold its annual officer election at Riverdale village hall on Monday December 8 at 8 p m All members are requested to be present Secretary C W Berger confirms the meeting details
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Woodman
Riverdale
C. W. Berger
Will Banquet Organizes Local Chamber Dinner
The Southern Cook County Chamber of Commerce will host a membership dinner at the Elks Club in Blue Island on December 5 at 6 30 PM. About 100 reservations are set, with Mayor Frank Kasten as toastmaster and George E. Stephens speaking on southern Cook County matters. The event inaugurates a series of dinners to plan for a county wide annual banquet and coordinated regional welfare. Directors include Daniel Brumley Flossmoor Judge Martin Finneran Calumet City Dr C A Hercules W L Voss Harvey Arthur Poorman Chicago Heights John E Steinhart Blue Island Col C G Holden Olympia Fields Frank P Cowing Homewood Thos F Kinney Riverdale Elmer R Berger Dalton Adam IntHout Thornton.
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Southern
Cook County
Little Calumet
Daniel J. Brumley
Flossmoor
Martin H. Finneran
Calumet City
C. A. Hercules
W. L. Voss
Harvey
Arthur Poorman
Chicago Heights
John E. Steinhart
Blue Island
Col. C. G. Holden
Olympia Fields
Frank P. Cowing
Homewood
Thos. F. Kinney
Riverdale
Elmer R. Berger
Dalton
Adam IntHout
Thornton
Ivanhoe Civic Club hosts bridge a dance at Branigar Bros
The Ivanhoe Civic Club sponsors a bridge and dance event at Branigar Bros building on 144th Street and Stewart Ave Saturday December 6 at 8 PM. Admission is thirty five cents with prizes, music, a buffet lunch, and proceeds go to aid the needy in the vicinity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ivanhoe Civic Club
Branigar Bros
144Th Street
Stewart Ave
The Pointer Christmas Number Promotes Local Merchants
The Pointer announces a Christmas issue featuring Santa and a toy laden sleigh to reach nearly 1600 local homes. It calls for merchants to support the paper, noting the plant pays over $25 000 yearly in wages and that spending circulates through banks and wages locally.
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Santa Claus
Pointer
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Calumet District
Delton
Sanitary District
W.W. H. Wisley
State Sanitary Water Board
Walter M. Smith
State Division of Waterways
Frank Foster
Wm. F. Propper
Edward Simon
Board of Public Works
Congressman Edw. A. Kelly
Halsted Street
State
Glee Club
Postoffice
Elks Memorial Service
New Southern
Cook County Chamber of Commerce
Ivanhoe News
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