Public meeting called on Sag channel bids and land easements
Government seeks bids December 29 for three passing places on the Sag channel and Little Calumet river as part of a 20 million dollar lakes to gulf waterway plan. Col. Connolly leads the effort with a Public Works grant of 825000. Easement dates extended to January 30, 1935.
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Fenger High School
Calumet Sag Waterway
South End
Donald H. Connoly
Army
Chicago Area
Public Works Administration
Sag
Lakes
Gulf Waterway
Grand Caumet
Little Calumet
Lake Calumet
Lockport
104Th Ave
Ridgeland Avenue
Crawford Avenue
Blue Island
War Department
Sanitary District
City of
Chicago
Col. Connolly
Oscar Hewitt
Sage Chanel
Fire damages shaft at sewer project in Riverdale
Firemen assessed damage at 50 dollars after a blaze last night at 8 20 near a shaft used for a new sewer construction at 146th and Indiana. The Bohne family from Frazee Minnesota joined Thanksgiving with the Wlhahn relatives and Donna Sherrod married Warren Cecil with Mrs Os borne as matron of honor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Riverdale
146Th
Indiana
Herman Bohne
Louise Janeschefski
Lorraine
Frazee
Minn
Henry Wlhahn
Bohne
Chicago
Donna Sherrod
Canton, Mo
Warren Cecil
F. A. Osborne
Will Dance For Charity At Dolton Riverdale Theater
The Dolton Riverdale Community Theatre Arts Club hosts a charity dance at the Bowen School Auditorium Riv erdale on Saturday evening December 22. The club funds will aid local needy families with baskets of gifts and proceeds from performances.
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Dolton-Riverdale
Bowen School
Riverdale
Dolton
Seth Letking
Ivanhoe Woman's Club to Meet at Mrs Eaton Home
The Ivanhoe Woman's Club will hold its meeting on Tuesday December 11 at the home of Mrs W R Eaton 11312 Lowe avenue. Mrs L E Cornell past president of the Hamilton Park Womans Club will review The Mill and The Floss with six modern novels. All members and friends are urged to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ivanhoe Woman's Club
W. R. Eaton
Lowe Avenue
L. E. Cornell
Hamilton Park
Miss Hilda Bork and Martin C Gieb Wed on Thanksgiving Day
Miss Hilda Bork daughter of Mrs Theo Bork and Mr Martin C Gieb married on November 29 at the bride’s home. Rev W J Kemnitz of St Paul’s Ev Luth Church performed the ceremony. The couple will reside at 13909 South State Street Riverdale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hilda Bork
Theo. Bork
Martin C. Gieb
W. J. Kemnitz
St. Paul’s Ev. Luth
Walter Bremer
South State Street
Riverdale
Herman Baumgartner Jr
Thoma Irvine
Roseland
St. Paul’s Evouth
Church of Dalton
Haendel
E. O. Hiaase
Fred Ohtendorf
Chicago Heights
Bert Hawes
Weidner
Bert
John Sheahan
Peoria
Ill
S. J. Sheahan
Bruno Perkus
Dorothy Mottinger
East 187Th Street
St. Francis Hospital
Blue Island
Joseph Baseheart
New York City
Grandpa Baseheart
Agnes Sprick
Acme Steel Co
Dave Blake
Wentworth Ave
Mr. Bake
Holy Name Society Formed At St Marys Parish
The Holy Name Society of St Marys parish held its first meeting at St Marys school hall on Monday evening December 3. Officers confirmed include Gerald Byrne president Herman J Horn Sr vice president G F Millendorf secretary treasurer Frank Kleinz recorder and a Big Brother Committee with A R Schuman Herman Horn Syr and Gerald Byrne. David Denham was named chairman of the entertainment committee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Holy Name Society
St. Mary’s Parish
St. Mary’s School Hall
Gerald Byrne
Herman J. Horn
G. F. Millendorf
Frank Kleinz
Big Brother
A. R. Schuman
Herman Horn
David Denham
Dolton Firemen Elect Officers and Local Notices
The Dolton Volunteer Fire Department elects officers on December 6 with Abert Ehlers as President and Leonard Diehl as Assistant Chief. Delegates to Community Association named, and local residents travel to Altamount Illinois for a visit. Obituary notes include Fire Commissioner Arthur Seyferlich and Carl Marsh of San Diego. William Maurer assumes Acme Petroleum filling station with sons Carl and Walter.
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Dolton Volunteer Fire Department
Abert Ehlers
Wiliam Ehlers
Albert Harms
Fred Ott
Leonard Diehl
Herbert Dickelman
Harold Packard
A. Miller
Fred Ehlert
al Kort
William Dorman, Jr
William Gebauer
Community Association
Henry Mohr
Charles Murphy
W. H. Baker
Kanawha Avenue
Doalton
Altamount
Charles F. Murphy
Alfred Heinke
Dalton
Edward Ripley
Riverdale
Arthur R. Seyferlich
Harold Marsh
E. 136Th Street
Carl Marsh
San Diego
Calif
William Maurer
Acme Petroleum Co
138Th and
Halsted Street
Carl
Walter
Village President Claussen Honored With Gold Pen Banquet
About sixty friends gathered at the Pipe O' Peace Golf Club to honor Village President W. J. Claussen for three and a half years of leadership during financial distress. Howard Nelson presented a gold pen and onyx stand. Claussen urged party leadership but warned he could not yet promise another nomination due to business concerns.
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Claussen
Pipe O’ Peace Golf Club
W. J. Claussen
Pipe O’ Peace Club
Las Tuas
Rau
Mgr. Clauscen
Obeldobel
My. Claussen
Howard Nelson
Robert Haney
Malloy Named General Agent for Whiting Stoker Sales
John Malloy of Malloy Coal Co. Dalton has been appointed selling agent for the Whiting Underfeed Stoker covering Cook County south of Madison. The Whiting Corp. of Harvey markets the stoker as a coal saver suitable for homes and buildings using low grade Illinois coal at reduced costs. Malloy, a former Navy man and veteran coal worker, will lead 30 to 40 salesmen and promote stokers. A birthday party for Mrs. Adelia Miller at 1835-45 Indiana Ave. was held with about 25 guests enjoying dancing, singing, and a luncheon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Malloy
Malloy Coal Co
Dalton
Whiting
Cook County
Madison Street
Chicago
Whiting Corporation
Harvey
Malloy
Illinois
Navy
Uncle Sam
Indiana
Aim
Whitinw
Adelia Miller
Indiana Avenue
Ammonia Burst At Local Grocery Store Incident
Ammonia pipe in the Lezeau grocery store at 54 Fast 138th street burst last Saturday at 12 45 a m. Riverdale police and fire units entered the gas-filled space wearing masks and halted the leak with minimal damage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lezeau
138Th Street
Riverdale
Riverdale Board Approves Street and Sidewalk Upgrades
Riverdale trustees met in regular session November 27 with five members present. They reviewed drainage repairs, street resurfacing on 136th Street, and plans to require contractors to restore streets to passable condition. The board also ordered sidewalk repairs on Indiana Avenue and requested cement sidewalks along rail right of way. Communications included open petitions on school access and motor fuel tax fund allocations.
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Riverdale Board
Nelson
Robinson
Hanihan
Hanschmann
Torpy
Schooll
Claussen
E. 186Th Street
Robin_son
136Th Street
Healy Company
Indiana Avenue
129Th Street
S. A. Healy Company
Pennsylvania Railroad Company
138Th Street
146Th
Union Avenue
School Street
Ilinois Central Railroad
L Cc. R. R
Washington School
Hanih
Riverdale
State of
Illinois
Department of Public Works and Buildings
Division of Highways
Relief Workers’ Committee
River‘ale
Erk
Christmas Beauty Show Accent Stands At Caro Line
Advertisement copy advertises a beauty show special with a "3 here now" Vienna combination permanent for $550 value offered at £2.50. The line lists location 225 EB, 188th St and phone Dolton 684.
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Vienna
Caroline
Dolton
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Calumet Waterway
Eaetesee
Ivanhoe Woman’s Club
Bork-Geib
Dolton Firemen
Ray Baumgartner
Riverdale Fire Department
Catherine Brandt
Lincoln Avenue
Conrad Hush
Healy Co
Ligth Street
Kollar
Roseland Community Hospital
Gordon Claussen
University of Michigan
William J. Claussen
East 188Th Street
Dieterich
George Reitz
Henry Schmall
Alex Dinges
Joe Reiser
Peter Reitz
University of Illinois
Ellen Thomson
Bruce Waddell
Dave Cohen
Irene Vandenberg
Carl Garry
Lee Gladstone
W. J. Dorman
William, Jr
Lyle
Argos
R. M. Rinard
John Metevia, Jr
CCC
Galesburg
Arnold Dreshall
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