09 Dec 1927
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Newspaper
Riverdale Pointer
Location
Riverdale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 09, 1927
Page
1
The Dolton Village Board unanimously protests Illinois Bell Telephone over poor service blamed on an antique switchboard kept in operation ten years past its prime. Trustees seek faster modernization to fix cross town lines and cut line-traffic issues.
At dawn a C E L Flyer No 10 struck a Ford touring car driven by Henry Honing on Lincoln Avenue near Hammond. Honing escaped with a gash after the car was crushed. the flyer halted near the Calumet river bridge. No fatalities were reported as bystanders and crew aided the scene.
Elected officers for 1928 include Oracle Mrs Rose Volkmar and Vice-Oracle Mrs Blanche Wilkens. Chancellor Mas Lena Hawes. Recorder Mrs Bessie Baumgartner. Receiver Mrs Clara Fry. Marshal Miss Dorothy Reich. Assist Marshal Miss Edith Dengler. Three-year Manager Mrs Della Deam. Inner Sentinel Mrs Esther Miller.
The Public Service company plans to relocate its district F headquarters to Harvey within the next two years. District superintendent W C Dowdy said no definite date is set, with construction delaying the move for at least a year after purchasing a Harvey site. The shift aims to center operations and cut transport costs for crews, as Harvey sits nearer the district center than Chicago Heights. Also included are brief classified notices for real estate and a grey enamel cook stove for sale.
Local announcement states Genevieve Kirsch will wed Theodore Gassner. Other items report a fatal accident on Michigan City road Calumet City injuring Stella and Ethel Smith. Lea Overmeyer of Lansing Ill. held on $3000 bond. Various social notes from Riverdale area include hospital update and community events.
Boxers Louie Blocker and Paul Pantaleo headline a Buda Athletic Association show directed by Harry Gilmore Jr on Friday December 16. Other matchups include Adducci vs Wolcott and Boack vs Young with new talent seen at a Monday try-out at the Buda Clubhouse and bus service provided to the arena.
James Hantzos proprietor of the Blue Island Restaurant was fined 15 dollars plus costs by Judge Frank J. Synakiewicz on charges of serving cream with only seven percent butter fat. The state requires eighteen percent. State Inspector Woodward ordered shredded wheat and cream and then tested the cream for fat content.
Dr. Hiram Bay presides over monthly clinics in Dolton Village Hall Health Center on Fridays from 10 to 12. The December 16 session offers free advice to residents without doctors, financed by Christmas seal sales and local contributions. A nurse works Tuesdays and Fridays with Iva Lehman as relief nurse until a permanent appointment.
Hammond Highland and Munster seek to form a sanitary district to divert Lake Michigan sewage for water purification. Petitions with sufficient signatures will be filed with the county clerk for a boundary hearing. An election within sixty days will decide the district’s creation with a yes or no vote.
Calumet Camp No 5142 Modern Woodmen held its officer election Thursday evening naming Consul Chas Ahrens. Advisor Henry Grapenthien. Banker J C Warnicke. Clerk C W Berger. Escort Ho Baumgartner. Watchman G Baumgartner. Sentry Jas Mosgell. Physician Dr J A Kollar. Trustee E Bettenhaus.
Statement reads I will not be liable for debts contracted by anyone other than myself after December 1 1927. Signed W H Potts.
Christmas savings surge prompts Postmaster Lueder to urge sending greetings now. First class postage applies two cents per ounce or fraction, whether sealed or loose. Chicago Post Office warns late deposits risk incomplete delivery before Christmas.
The Forest avenue paving plan in Dolton proceeds as planned after the state supreme court last week dismissed the appeal by property owners led by Dr. C. H. Thomson. They argued a narrower pavement would reduce costs, but the county court and appellate path ended without success. Village Attorney Savage says future improvements in Dolton will follow the statute, and the ruling signals adherence to current requirements.
The Dalton Women’s Christian Temperance Union gathered at Mrs. Ester Peacock’s home with many members present though some were ill. They adjourned after agreeing to assist two boys in need at Christmas with a luncheon served.
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