Yuletide Plans Spark Community Holiday Preparations
With Christmas approaching officials report church services across Sandridge and Dalton, including Christmas Eve and Day masses at multiple parishes. Acme Steel employees distribute gift bags to about 1600 children, funded by a charity boxing event and local clubs. The Riverdale park tree lighting and village hall trees enhance the festive scene despite a slow business climate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sandridge M. E
St. Paul’s Evangelical Lutheran
Dalton M. E
Our Savior’s
St. Mary’s Catholic Church
Santa Claus
Riverdale Goodfellowship Club
Jolly Old
Santa
Aame Steel Company
Good Fellowship Club
Acme
Riverdale Park Board
Park
Dalton Village Hall
J. P. Lau
William Schaefer
Miss Samuels Resigns as Thornton High Music Head
Florence Samuels, head of Thornton Township High School music department, resigns and plans to marry W. B. Allen of La Grange. Irene Olson promoted to head of department. Olson has taught since 1986 and directs the second orchestra. Mary McCall of Homewood hired to take over Olson's classes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Florence Samuels
Thornton Township High School
W. B. Allen
la Grange
Miss Samuels
Irene Olson
Thornton
Mary McCall
Homewood
Miss Olson
University of Chicago
Miss Mc Call
Thornton High
Mrs Zoa Rickey Dies After Long Illness In Chicago
Mrs Zoa Rickey aged 63 died Monday at Mercy hospital Chicago after an extended heart ailment. Born October 4 1857 in Van Wert Ohio she had lived in Chicago Blue Island and now resided with her niece Mrs Alfred Stage. Survived by one sister Mrs Mary Feeney and three nieces funeral services were held at Bachmann Funeral Home at 9 30 a m conducted by Rev Martin G Kabele Our Savior's Community church. Interment was at Depue Illinois.
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Zoa Rickey
Ave
Mercy Hospital
Chicago
Rickey
van Wert
Ohio
Alfred Stage
Blue Island
Mary Feeney
Bachmann Funeral Home
Martin G. Kabele
Our Savior’s Community Church
Depue, Ll
Oldest native hero Mrs Helen Schoon dies at 77
Mrs Helen Schoon widow of Simon P Schoon died Friday December 17 after two years of declining health. Born May 20 1858 in a farm home later at 814 E 134th St she was Roseland’s oldest native. She married in 1879 celebrated golden wedding in 1929. Funeral 1:15 p m at residence and 3 p m at Third Christian Reformed Church Roseland burial Munster Indiana. Rev Ger ritt Hoeksema presided Bachmann Funeral Home in charge.
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Helena Schoon
Simon P. Schoon
Schoon
Iwald
Ollie Dykstra Housinger
Riverdale
Acme
Mabel
Wat
134Th Street
Edward Housinger
Third Christian Reformed Church
Roseland
Munster
Ind
Gerr Itt Hoeksema
Bachmann Funeral Home
Riverdale Man’s Painting Shown in Chicago Exhibition
John Farrell of Riverdale has one of his oil paintings titled Windsor Castle accepted by a jury for the All Illinois Society of Fine Arts show at the Stevens Hotel in Chicago. The exhibit opens November 1 and runs to January 31 with 380 works. Farrell, painter six months, earned a $50 cash value on acceptance and invites inspection at his Riverdale home.
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John Farrell
Dearborn St
All-Illinois Society of Fine Arts
Stevens Hotel
Chicago
Windsor Castle
Farrell
Riverdale
Stevens
Work Underway on Lake Calumet Docks Project
Despite poor weather, construction progresses on the municipal docks at Lake Calumet. The $100,000 project features steel piling and modern features, spanning about 1000 feet as the first in a series of Calumet water facilities. Officials expect railroad connections and warehouses to be completed in 1938.
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Lake Calumet
Arthur G. Lindell
Calumet
Local and Personal News From Dolton and Nearby Towns
Dolton residents plan travels and visits including Mr. and Mrs. Charles Heidenrich traveling to Pasadena to visit relatives. Rev. Ph H Bassler mourns sister Mrs. William Schubert of Trenton and will attend the funeral. Community events note Christmas services canceled at Emmanuel church and a riveria chorus gathering at Mrs. Farrell’s home.
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Charles Heidenrich
Dolton
Pasadena
Cal
Julius Heidenrich
Ph. H. Bassler
William Schubert
Trenton
Immanuel Church
Charles Tompky, Jr
Wabash Ave
Mittendorf
Roseland
Riverdale
Joseph Leib
Irene
Park Ave
Martinsville
Sophie
M. J. Stanley
Arthur Smith
Oscar Todd
Whiting
Ind
Betty Lou Bender
Thornton Township High School
Jewel Rynberk
Norma Bugh
Charles de Young
Monee
Ill
John Farrell
Dearborn Street
Peter Kern
Edgar Bachmann
Meredith Farrell
Otto Lentz
Kenneth Lentz
le Roy Lucas
Dalton
Paul Wittig
Indiana Harbor
Wittig
Lucas
Hammond
Gary
John Koehneke
John Jr
East Orange N. J
Eiley Wahmhoff
Ethel Denny
Lincoln Ave
New London
Iowa
Riverdale Fire Department
Dixmoor
Tharvey
Phoenix
We'ern
154Th Street
A. Carlton
Edward O’mara
Chienago
Mary Perry
grand“Douchier Rita
Dan Perry
Forest Ave
Rural Voters Urged to Register Within 30 Days
Voters in Cook County suburban areas outside the election board districts must join the permanent registration by January 20 to be eligible for the 193 primary ballots. Chicago Heights and Harvey are exempt. Outside incorporated areas, registrations go through county or village clerks, with past turnout proving the urgency to avoid disenfranchisement.
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Cook County
Board of Election Commissioners
Chicago Heights
Harvey
Chicago Board of Election Commissioners
South iCoak
Simi
Michael J. Flynn
Thornton
Calumet
Abandon Plan To Dredge Southeast Part of River
WPA report ends bid to deepen and widen the Little Calumet River in the southeast Calumet District. Land easements from hundreds of property owners would be needed, making the project costly and unlikely. Officials say the river remains a health concern as a sewer while the plan would shift flow toward the Calumet Sac channel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Little Calumet
Calumet District
WPA
Harry Suilley
Hammond
Little
Calumet
Calumet-Sac
Ford Plant In Hegewisch Produces 400 Cars Daily
The Ford plant at Torrence avenue and the Calumet river in Hegewisch employs about 2,500 men on a five day week and turns out 400 cars and 25 trucks daily. Management says the current production rate will likely continue indefinitely. The minimum wage at the plant is $6 per eight hours, with average pay around $7.12 per day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ford
Torrence Avenue
Calumet River
Hegewisch
Calumet Record
District 118 seeks tax increase by referendum
The Board of Education adopted a resolution at its December 14 meeting to submit a tax increase referendum to voters in District 118 and District 107. Budget strains stem from lowered valuations, prior long term debts, and reduced educational time. a Feb 19, 1938, special election is set.
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Board of Education of
District 118
Uvals
Board of Education
Calumet Valley
Dolton Girl Wins D A R Award for Citizenship Honors
Dolton senior Bemis is named D A R good citizenship award recipient for 1937 1988 yearbook roles and service in S S S C Ant club named among runners up Myra Gooden Audrey Medex Marjorie Woodrich Betty Jane Ingimell Ada Mae Delano Margery Hrouser Aurelia Jillicek Jackie Rivers in Thornton.
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Bennis Thompson
Dolton
Thornton Township
Daughters of the American Revolution
Bemis
Ant Club
Ant
Myra Gooden
Audrey Medex
Marjorie Woodrich
Betty Jane Ingimell
Ada Mae Delano
Margery Hrouser
Aurelia Jillicek
Jackie Rivers
District Sewer Interceptor Completes in Calumet District
Completion last week of the 1,200,000 interceptor to the Calumet sewage treatment works at 126th Street and Cottage Grove Avenue. The five and one half mile line intercepts domestic and industrial wastes from southeastern Chicago Sanitary District communities and pumps them to the Calumet plant for purification, marking the first link in a multi million dollar program to curb Lake Michigan pollution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Calumet
126Th St
Ind
Cottage Grove Ave
Dollaar
Lake Michigan
Calumet District
Chicago Sanitary District
Birthday Party Surprise For Miss Emma Bassler
Miss Emma Susanna Bassler of Doiton was surprised by a birthday party on Thursday November 9 hosted by her mother Mrs Ph H Bassler. The Immanuel Evangelical and Reformed church choir joined as guests with prizes won by Mrs Nick Fray and Charles Gehrke. Refreshments were served and Emma received many lovely gifts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emma Susanna Bassler
Doiton
Ph. H. Bassler
Immanuel Evangelical and Reformed Chhurch Choir
Nick Fray
Charles Gehrke
Priess
Emma
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Yuletide
Mrs.h.schoon
Lake Docks
School Board of District 148
D.A.R
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