Dolton to Auction Old Village Hall and Light Plant Properties
Dolton village board will open sealed bids next Monday evening for the old Village Hall on Washington avenue and the electric light plant site at Engle street and Park avenue. Properties include a Washington street hall with brick tower, suitable for a two story flat and garages, and a 173 by 300 feet light plant lot with switch track from the C E I railroad. Bids may allow favorable terms, and potential buyers are urged by local residents to consider these opportunities to invest or move a manufacturing plant to Dalton. A full description appears in the ordinance on page 3 column 4 and 5.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Village Board of
Dolton
Bowen School Christmas Entertainment Promises Crowning Event
Bowen School plans a full student produced Christmas Entertainment to be staged in a limited capacity hall. Tickets are on sale now, urging early purchase. The program starts promptly at 8:00 p m on Thursday evening December 28 in San Francisco California. Miss Pauline Turner of Bremerton Washington entertained Rochester Rotary Club by long distance phone. Harrisburg Virginia McDonald, four legged person aged five, died of tonsillitis.
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Bowen School
Dee
San Francisco
Cal
Pauline Turner
Bremerton
Wash
Rotary Club of
Rochester
N. Y
Harrisburg
Virginia McDonald
Peter J. Verhoeven Dies at 44 in Roseland
Obituary of Peter J. Verhoeven a Roseland plumber and business man who died at 9 W.14th Place on Sunday December 12 aged 44 years 1 month and 20 days Dropsy listed as the cause He was born in Riverdale October 22 1871 and leaves a widow Clara Lange five children plus five brothers and two sisters The funeral was held December 15 from his home with Pullman Lodge No 7161 C O F conducting He belonged to the North America Union Plumbers Union and was an ex policeman The piece notes his popularity and long local ties.
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Peter J. Verhoeven
Roseland
Riverdale
Beeches
Clara Lange
Oakglen
Clarence
Mertle
Mildred
Frances
Arthur
Jean
Gustav
Theodore
William
Emil
Louis Montgomery
San Antonio
Texas
Minnie
Chicago
Pullman Lodge
North America Union, Plumbers Union
Don’t Drop Pennies in Mailboxes and Balloonist’s Fall
A note urges stamp use to avoid pennies dropped in mailboxes delaying letters. In Walnut Ridge Bobby Watson, a balloonist, falls 500 feet during a Fall Festival ascent, crashes through a gun roof, injuring a leg and ribs but survives. Springdale reports a freak potato growing through a silver pipe band with a Taft relief. Ripley advertises winter ice cream at Obels.
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Walnut Ridge
Ark
Bobby Watson
Springdale
W. Va
W. J. Smith
Taft
Local Community News Highlights and Events
W P Deam travels to Robinson Ohio to visit old friends and misses home. King Lee opening a Chinese laundry at 136th Place and Indiana Avenue Riverdale, seeking local patrons. Condolences to Carl Stichweh on the death of their seven week old baby in Chicago. burial at Oakland cemetery. Parent Teachers Association meeting postponed to January due to holidays. Dance at Riverdale park all winter. good order expected. Four month old Strassenberg baby dies and buried at Hazelwood cemetery. Christmas gift idea a yearly Pointer subscription. News is scarce as holidays shift focus. Icy sidewalks warn senior residents. wear rubbers. For rent 10 room house at 13733 Illinois Street. Black Products building expansion at 135th Place Riverdale for clay target machinery. Belt Railway strike settled by arbitration. Chicago guests Elsie Jameson et al visit Riverdale. O I C Club hosts weariness art, luncheon served. Magnolia and ivy wreaths for graves, order from A W Meyer Greenhouses. Silver Leaf Pleasure Club to host Masquerade Ball at Fleischauer’s Pavilion New Year’s Eve.
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W. P. Deam
Robinson
Ohio
Tip
King Lee
Uch Building
136Th Place
Indiana Avenue
Riverdale
Riverdale Park
Louis Strassenberg
Taney
Hazelwood Cemetery
Ilinois Street
Pointer
Black Products
135Th Place
Belt
Elsie
Agnes Jameson
Evelyn Glenner
Mary Sternshine
Chicago
Margaret Lambert
South Ireland
Anna McGrain
Vleischauer
Riverdale Board
Reich
187Th Place
Sellin
Diehl
138Th Street
Unruh
Lotz
137Th Street
Stieman
Strosinizi
Ashland Avenue
Indiana Harbor
Roseland
I. Il’. Kinney
Egyptian Trail Association
City of Chicago
Évaqsadaxeetase
Chicago Telephone Co
American Developing Co
Thepeieaueteas
Standard Oil Co We
Grant Brog
Ccccceeeseseeereeees Rveee
O. Bergold
Ccesseeseseseesserneeee
Bert Hawes
Carl Krause
Ccssseee Cieeseseee
Ben Wells
Wrank Simmmick
Ecsseecsscaseeee
A. Strosioski
J. Dickelman
A. C. Reich
Wim. Mau
B. Russell
John Kost
Repairing Factory Sparks New Life for Calumet Plant
The Calumet Distilling Co. property on the Calumet river north bank at North Lurvey is being rehabilitated with large tanks and machinery overhaul. A New York firm previously installed cereal machinery, later bought by American Cereal Co. and production halted. About twenty men are employed now, with hope the plant will hire more. For sale iron safe inquire A C Reich Riverdale real estate. phone 368.
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Calumet Distilling Co
Calumet River
North Lurvey
New York
American Cereal Co
the Trust
Calumet
Rededicate Ourselves to the American Idea
A reflective piece urging Americans to honor the national idea over nostalgia for old homelands. It praises diverse ethnic roots yet calls for devotion to the American home, urging a present and future focus on freedom, work, and unity across all American groups.
Christmas Party and Cantata Featured in Dalton Schedule
Dalton Woman's Club hosts a Christmas Party December 29 at 3 to 5 in the U W hall for village children under 12 with names to be sent to Mrs. William Roekrohr or Miss Kreutaberg. Dalton Methodist Sunday school to stage a sacred cantata The Messiah on Christmas Eve with a silver offering. George Washington Lodge 189 A of N A to show a moving picture at Dolton Theatre December 29. Dolton Vol. Wire Dept hosts annual masquerade Ball New Years Eve at Lund's Hall. Ice cream offered at Obeldobels all winter.
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Dalton Woman’s Club
A. OU. U. W. Uall
William Roekrohr
Kreutaberg
Lincoln Avenue
Dalton Methodist Sunday School
George Washington Lodge
N. A
Dolton Theatre
Dolton Vol
Lund's Hall
Dolton
Riverdale Board Approves Ordinance on Condemnation for 187th Place
Riverdale Board in regular session approves a reading and publication of a condemnation ordinance for 187th Place. The meeting covers treasurer’s report, lighting upgrades, water works updates, street work on 138th Street, and crossing protection concerns.
Generosity as Lifelong Measure in Michigan Speech
A Michigan legislator urges the House to value generosity, recalling that selfless acts yield lasting spiritual wealth while material riches fade. The speaker emphasizes that the most meaningful possessions are the deeds and gifts given to others.
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Dolton Board
Old Village Hall
Melville Thomson
Uhiir
Ripley Stores
Gid Calumet Distilling Co
America First
Bois du Boulogne
Seine
America
Obeldobels
W. 138Th Street
C. B. Russell
Michigan
House of Representatives
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