Dolton Theatre Vaudeville Benefit By American Legion
The American Legion Post 305 presents its second annual vaudeville show at Dolton theatre on Thursday and Friday December 11 and 15. Roy L. White directs a lineup including Echoes from the South and The Easter Parade. Local favorites perform in eight acts with a talk by L Edward Brookfelt and a campus comedy. Proceeds aid Legion work. tickets available at small cost.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul Gall Post
American Legion
Dolton Theatre
Dee
Roy L. White
Legion
South
Billy Propper
Jerry Jollins
Junior Propper
Robert Thompson
Robert Vandenberg
John Reinke
James Miller
S. T. Hampton
Lawrence Dickelman
John Ehlers
Henry Grapenthien
Robert Pattey
Guartette
Gweneth
Marjoralle
Virginia
Jean Hampton
H. &. Bock
Lucille Snyder
E. L. Claussen
Lindsay Huston
L. Edward Brookfelt
Joel Long
Harold Lau
Teddy Reich
Strassenberg
Carl Stu
Christmas Seals Drive Opens By Chicago Tuberculosis Institute
The 27th annual Christmas seal sale begins on Thanksgiving Day November 30 to fund tuberculosis discovery and recovery. Seals go on sale via subscription and public sale with Mrs. H. W. Slaughter spearheading in Dalton and Riverdale. The institute cites rising Illinois TB rates and emphasizes monthly clinics at Dolton village hall to aid treatment and relief efforts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago Tuberculosis Institute
State Board of Health
Illinois
Dalton
Riverdale
H. W. Slaughter
Institute
Chicago
Dolton
Dolton Village Hall
Post Offices Closed Christmas Weekend Prompt Early Mailing
No mail service December 24 and 25 as Christmas falls on Monday. Riverdale superintendent Axel Berauist and Dalton postmaster Edward Brookfelt urge advance sending of parcels and letters. Lost red chowder. Reward offered if returned. contact Riverdale 3381, 32-1p.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Axel Berauist
Riverdale
Edward Brookfelt
Dalton
Ivanhoe Woman's Club Meeting and Bridge Party
The Ivanhoe Woman's Club plans a home meeting at 1 Pint2 Lewe Avenue Tuesday evening with an illustrated lecture on Sereneve Value for Children by Mrs C BR Geeman of Harvey. A second bridge party at Mrs McCullom's home drew 24 guests and members, aiding in meeting new residents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ivanhoe Women’s Club
Warren Maton
Lewe Avenue
C. BR. Geeman
Harvey
Biosd Llawet
Mes. McCullom
Meeting of Unemployed Workers at Riverdale Village Hall
A meeting of unemployed workers will be held at Riverdale village hall on December 1 at 8 p.m. All unemployed workers of Riverdale and Dolioa are invited to attend. Committee plans.
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Riverdale
Dolioa
Metevis and Wortel Wed in Thanksgiving Ceremony
Mr Edgar Metevis of Riverdale and Miss Marie Wortel of Roseland were married on November 30 at S Wilchford's church Geelock. After a reception at the bride's parents home they will reside after December 10 at 112th and Stephenson Avenue. Rose Benjamin attended the funeral of Mrs Amelia Rochon in Chicago and burial followed in Clifton Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edgar Metevis
Riverdale
Marie Wortel
Roseland
Mike Mark
Chicago
Clifton, Ill
Clifton Cemetery
Fire at Malloy Coal Shed prompts quick Holton response
Firemen from Holton's squad rushed to Malloy Coal Company Tuesday evening to extinguish a small blaze in a shed. A passerby alerted the department and officials said the damage was limited to a roof hole. The insurance adjuster blamed the fire on an incendiary act with waste from a journal box placed in a nearby car corner and lit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Holton
Malloy Coal Company
Pullman Company Hiring 1800 Men In Calumet District Revival
Reports from the Pullman Car and Manufacturing Corp indicate a large payroll rise with about 1800 workers returning in thirty days. Orders from Seaboard Airline for air conditioned cars and rail traffic demand are seen keeping the workforce near 2560 through winter and spring. Plus 800 Ford Hegewisch workers have resumed duties.
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Pullmeno
Roseland
Pullman Car and Manufacturing Corporation
Seaboard Airline
Pullman Lovee
Pullman
Seaboard
Florida
Feld
Hegewisch
Ford Motor Company
Gas Station Holdup In Dolton On December 5
Two young men aged 18 or 19 robbed a Standard Oil station at Lincoln and Park avenues on Tuesday evening. They drove away in a green Terraplane, took six gallons of gas, then forced attendant Wallace Monk to surrender money and the purse. They fled with 88.95. Illinois plate 437-150 led to Ernest Aldia of Chicago Heights, whose car was found stolen hours later.
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Standard Oil
Lincoln and
Park Avenues
Soys
Wallace Monk
Wally
Ehlert
Ernest Aldia
Ilinois Street
Chicago Heights
Aldia
Miss Mildred Schroll Hosts Thursday Bridge Club
Miss Mildred Schroll at 13839 South Dearborn Street Riverdale hosted the Thursday evening bridge club with a post game lunch. The Jundies Aid of Our Saviors church held a December 7 covered dish luncheon at Mrs George Tuch’s home 132847 Wabashave Riverdale. donations went to Nachusni Orphanage Maswoud Ui.
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Mildred Schroll
South Dearborn St
Riverdale
Jundies Aid of Our Saviors Church
George Tuch
Wabashave
Nachusni Orphanage
Maswoud
Emma Orvel
Emmaud
Anna Reich
Rose Volkmar
John Needles
N. Park Avenue
Dalton
Sleepy Eye
Minn
O. Hoffman
Gary
Ind
Caroline
East 188Th Street
Fire destroys a 1929 Dodge sedan near Halsted Street
Firemen reported a blaze in the 1929 Dodge owned by BE PL White of Prairie Wabashare after a crash on Lith Street. The car burned completely except for the tires within minutes of arrival. Also noted: Gold Star Line expands bus service across Roseland Riverdale Dalton and Hammond with a schedule in this issue.
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Riverdale Fire Department
Pitth
Halsted
al Om
Devenberth
White
Lith
Gold Star Line
Roseland
Riverdale
Dalton
Hammond
Robert Nowell
and Murs
John Miller
Stazen
Richard Fritche
Dolton Candyland
Chicagwo Street
Dolton
Edward Wernicke
Roserend Community Hospital
Tenry Grelek
Unity Hall
Danecine
Harold Koehneke
Lincoln Avenue School
Harriet Reich
Harold Baker
Mary Elizabeth Anders
Clarence Laurent
Jean
Wheaton
Benjamin
Charles Tompky, Jr
Leyden Ave
Charles Dickelman
CWA
John Baseheart, Jr
144Th Place
New York City
Joe
Buda Company
John, Sr
Johnny
Ro Fess
Richard
Mrv
Noopy Lorengen
Lorenzen
Arlington Heights
Mro
Clifford Allen
Forest Avenue
Tih
Peowoll
Wirk
Priday
Candy for Kids Aids Red Cross Relief Drive in Riverdale
Local Red Cross chapters will buy and distribute candy to children on relief rolls in Riverdale and Dalton as Christmas approaches. A charity football game at Holton Park drew the largest crowd yet, with funds totaling 51.45 arranged by Ladies Aid under Mrs. J W Slaughter. The Dalton American Legion Band provided music, and organizers thanked donors and volunteers including Robert Kinney and the Park Board.
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Red Cross
Riverdale
Dalton
Holton Park
J. W. Slaughter
Robert Albrecht
Hugh McGowan
Charles Murphy
Charles Slaughter
Mother Schumaker
H. le Clair
American Legion
William ©. Hansen
Differwlties
Robert Kinney
al Wesse
Theodore Thorpe
Park Board
George Dengler
Ernest C Miller dies at 70 in Dolton home
Ernest C. Miller died at his son Henry's Dolton residence aged 70 years 2 months 16 days. He came to America as a youth, settled in Hammond then Chicago and Dolton. Survived by four sons Herman John Alvin Henry and four daughters Frieda Ida Rose Florence Bertha Anna. Funeral at the home Wednesday. burial Evergreen Park cemetery.
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Ernest C. Miller
Henry
Forest Avenue
Dolton
America
Hammond
Chicago
Herman
John
Alvin
Frieda
Ida
Rose
Florence
Bertha
Anna
Evergreen Park Cemetery
Relief and registration urged at CWA stations
The Civil Works Administration asks unemployed residents of Cook County to register at designated predistrictation stations. People over 18 may apply, with open hours 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. weekdays at Calumet City Wentworth Ave Wentworth and Land Street, and South Holland access via Harvey Fieldhouse 148th and Broadway. Frank Lagree oversees stations as listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Riverdale
Dalton
Field House
T18th
Broadway
Harvey
Calumet City
Wentworth Ave
Land Street
CWA
South Holland
Cook County
Frank Lagree
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Dane Wiha
Ivanhoe Woman’s Club
Metevis—Wortel
Malloy
Meta Schroder
M. Alm
R. Newell
Louisa Senator
Womens Lutheran Missionary Siocity
Friedarnbridge
Yale Avenue
West Pullman
Jiv
Frank Mitchell
Normal Park
Emil Bettenhous
6Th Street
Edward Lotz
Michigan Avenue
Shew Card Club
Helen Lussenhop
Lillian Simek
Fia Ludwig
Harold Marsh
Alrn
Charles Brooks
May
Charlotte Wenge
Gwathring
Mer
Charles Coleburn
MT State Street
Blue T
Anna Tischer
Blue Island
Man
Clifford Alien
Delion
Leyden
Dolton Drug Store
Pullman Company
Ford
Calumet
Blades
Raymond Propper
Ernest Christian Miller
Civil Works Administration
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