Story of a Great Project Intercepting sewer work through suburb
The article explains the 1,000,000 dollar six and a half mile intercepting sewer project in two counties. It covers purpose extent construction methods and problems from W E Gunlock and K S Putnam with eighteen interceptions planned to reduce river pollution. The tunnel all in all measures 6.6 miles with 5.07 miles bored underground and 1.58 miles open cut.
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W. E. Gunlock
Chicago
K. S. Putnam
Calumet River
126Th Street
South Park Avenue
126Th
Indiana Avenue
Pere
146Th
146Th Street
Emerald Avenue
Emerald
Little Calumet
Center Street
North Harvey
Riverdale Theatre Resumes Operation After Fire
A small fire damaged the projection room of the Riverdale theatre on Tuesday night January 29 at 8 50 p m. Safety features and fire proof construction halted the blaze with little damage and no injuries. The show reopened the next day as scheduled.
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Riverdale Theatre
J M Miller
Fire Department
Wednesday Fight Card in St Marys hall draws local crowd
The Holy Name Society stages a twelve bout boxing card next Wednesday at 8:00 pm in St Marys church hall with admission 35 cents. Local and neighboring fighters from Roseland Harvey Blue Island Riverdale and South Chicago create strong interest as two Roseland entrants join six from South Chicago in seven local bouts. Jack Rowan of Riverdale will announce.
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Holy Name Society
St. Mary’s Church Hall
Roseland
Harvey
Blue Island
South Chicago
Jack” Rowan
Riverdale
Village Board Approves Fire Department Insurance Plan
Riverdale trustees meet January 22 to discuss police car radio, street work, water quality, and fire department insurance. Fire Department to insure volunteers for 2000 death coverage plus 20 weekly indemnity and hospital indemnity, with other injury provisions, funded by village and unions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Riverdale Board
Nelson
Robinson
Schroll
Hanihan
Hanschmann
Torpy
Claussen
Village Hall
John &. Kinney
136Th Street
Mr. Kinney
School Street
Aetna Casualty Company
Great American Insurance Company
Police Fire and Water Committee
Fire Department
Oak Forest
Cook County
Indiana Harbor Belt
Dolton Village Notary Public Office Hours Notice
William C. Dorman, collector for the Village of Dolton, announces Wednesday evening hours from 7 to 8 p.m. in February and March for those paying special assessments, water bills, or notary services.
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WM. C. Dorman
Dolton
Groundhog Day Forecast Cited and New Coffee Shop Planned
Saturday Feb 2 groundhog day predicts six weeks of cold if shadow is seen else early spring. Mrs. Emily Ripley plans a coffee shop and ice cream parlor in the Claussen building opposite The Pointer office. Fixtures ordered. opening in a couple of weeks.
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Emily Ripley
Claussen
Wilsons welcome baby girl at Lyingdon hospital
Local notices report the birth of Sandra Arlene to Mr. and Mrs. Wilson at Lyingdon hospital on January 22, with 26 relatives present for a birthday celebration on January 27. Other items include brief updates on illnesses, birthdays, visitors, accidents, and social events around Riverdale and Dalton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. Law
East 186Th Street
Riverdale
Hher
Bunco
Lau
Ellen Thomson
Dalton
University of Illinois
David Kasha
Michigan Ave
Jerome Squires
East 137Th Place
Thornton Township High School
Albert
Howard Nelson
Viola Tanis
Roseland
Riverdale Park
Ralph Orens
John Paulik
Milwaukee
Wis
A. V. Berger
O. R. Warren
Mrs. Wilson
Lyingdon Hospital
Sandra Arlene
Wee
Garver
Frank Berndt
C.C.C. Co
S. F
McKinley
Oregon
Mgr
J. P. Zoller
Kanawha Avenue
Margie Kleinz
Selma Hameister
Walsh Avenue
Alvina Kaiser
Pauline Yost
Leona Kovaleski
Alice Kovaleski
Ethel Campanile
Irma Middelborn
Phyllis Dieck
Millicent Dieck
Fred Hammermeister
Roseland Community Hospital
C. H. Thomson
Peter Yost
Prairie Avenue
Acme Steel Co
Eastern Stars Lodge
Minna Radcliffe
Fides
Order of Eastern Star
West Pullman
Carlson’s
Chanel
Pat Wirtz
Sibley Boulevard
Delton
Ralph V. Dengler
West 188Th Street
Danville
Ill
South Wabash Avenue
Kollar
Mary Kettler
East 137Th Street
Bridge Club
W.S. Johnston
Mervill Avenue
Chicago
Holland
Wilson Palmer
Marian Denham
Dearborn Street
Marian
Tillie Brandt
Lincoln Avenue
Lindell Outlines Big Calumet Waterway Plans
Alderman Lindell announced rapid development of the Calumet waterway with public works funding. He cited a projected 2,814,000 grant to deepen and widen the Sag channel, federal condemnation of 43 river parcels, and a total near 3 million dollars in 1936 city and county funds to advance dredging, land acquisition, and new transit facilities.
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Ald
Arthur G. Lindell
Calumet Waterway
Illinois Central Railroad
Public Works Administration
Calumet Sag
Great Lakes
Philip L. Sullivan
Grand Calumet
Little Calumet Rivers
War Department
Calumet
Sag
Blue Island
Morrison- Knudsen Company
Boise
Idaho
Chicago
Lake Calumet
Kendrick Harper
State Highway Department
Stony Island Avenue
Doty Avenue
119Th Street
Wentworth Avenue
Halsted Streets
Board of Local Improvements
Kelly
119Ht Street
Calumet River
Indiana Avenue
184Th Street
Congress
Secretary of War
Collector's Notice for Riverdale Residents Hours
The Collector's Office will be open from 7 to 8 30 every Thursday evening for residents of Riverdale. Hugo Schmidt is the Village Collector.
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Riverdale
Hugo Schmidt
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South Holland
Indiana Ave
Lindell
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