New Lions Club Set for February Ninth Meeting
The Dalton Riverdale area forms a new Lions club with charter members totaling thirty five. Representatives from Blue Island Roseland and Lansing clubs will attend a February 9 meeting at 6 30 p m to discuss officers and membership. Temporary officers are Walter May president and E J Sullivan secretary. Charter members listed include Louis J Albrecht Robert D Alverstrom Herman J Anders Daniel C Bachmann and many others.
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Lions Club
Dalton-Riverdale
Hoyd Sweet
Radwoods
Blue Island Lions Club
Roseland Lions Club
Lansing Lions Club
Peter Kern
Henry Jacobsoa
Thomas Kinney
J. Sullivan
Daniel C. Bachmann
John Harms, Jr
L. K. Klitzke
Walter May
E. J. Sullivan
The
Louis J. Albrecht
Robert D. Alverstrom
Herman J. Anders
W. M. Bilby
R. P. Blake
George Dengler
Dr. G. Gallegos
Robert C. Haney
Iva Hastings
Charles T. Heidenrich
Henry C. Jacobsma
Peter C. Kern
B. P. Kline
Dr. J. A. Kollar
G. P. Lane
H. F. Lindell
BE. E. Luken
Walter A. May
A. J. Miller
H. F. Mitchell
Frank J. Mraz
Virgil O. Petty
Alban P. Reich
Theodore Reisch
R. A. Russel
Kenneth L. Sherril
William Staat
Frank Stewart
Horace Templeton
Arthur Vorphal
Henry Wallace
Philip G. Thomson
Leo Horn
F. D. Schmidt
Hi League enters finals for Chicago area drama contest
The Hi League of the Dalton Methodist Church won the district drama contest at Vincent church. On January 21 the play Rumors Wanted will be in the Chicago finals at the Church of the Redeemer Adams and Sacramento boulevard. Four winning plays from Chicago area will compete judged by prominent NBG actors with curtain at 8 p.m.
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Hi- League
Dalton Methodist Church
Vincent Church
Chicago
Church of the Redeemer
Adams
Sacramento Boulevard
Open Second Semester of Kindergarten at Lincoln and Other Schools
The second semester of the kindergarten will open for parents desiring to enroll children at Lincoln school and at Ivanhoe or Roosevelt schools. Classes run 12 50 to 5 15 at Lincoln and 8 50 to 11 40 at Ivanhoe Roosevelt. Under Dorothy Dickey the class is staging an old time minstrel show with dances jokes songs and end men.
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Lincoln School
Ivanhoe
Roosevelt School
Dorothy Dickey
Dalton Residents Visit Cleveland Relatives
Mrs Harold Gundaker and daughter of Dalton returned home after visiting relatives and friends in Cleveland Ohio. Thursday January 26. Mr Schrum a fireman on the C and EB I railroad was rushed to City hospital Tuesday January 31 after being taken seriously ill.
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Harold Gundaker
Dalton
Cleveland
Ohio
Schrum
C and EB. I
City Hospital
Blizzard Closes Streets After Major Snow The South Suburban area faced a heavy blizzard.
A severe storm dumped over a foot of snow and 2 to 4 foot drifts in the Chicano area causing transit halt and isolation. Central trains ran near schedule while snowplows cleared roads including 137th street. Thornton Township schools reopened by Tuesday.
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Tlineis Central
Chicago
Thornton Township High School
Acme Steel Company
Riverdale
137Th Street
State
Dalton
Ira J. Hastings
South Suburban Safeway Bus Company
Prowler Attempts Five Dalton Home Burglary Run
A lone prowler attempted to enter five Dalton homes near Lincoln and Irving avenues early Thursday morning January 28. His only loot was an overcoat taken from the August Tragen residence on Irving avenue. The thief used a stolen ladder from Fred Lundquist’s yard at 44287 Lincoln Avenue. Snow footprints traced the entries.
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Dalton
Lincoln
Trving Avenues
Tragen
Irving Avenue
Fred Lundquit
Lincoln Avenue
Driver Injured When Car Hits Tree on Lincoln Avenue
Dalton police report a driver sustained facial lacerations after losing control on Lincoln Avenue near Irving, his car striking a tree before the Frank Seestadt residence. He was treated at the Seestadt home. Dr. Phil G. Zaks treated injuries and Zaks was arrested for reckless drivinginjury.
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Ren B. Zaks
Michigan Avenue
Chicago
Lincoln Avenue
Irving Avenue
Dalton
Frank Seestadt
Seestadt
Phil G. Zaks
Aaron Slick from Punkin Crick at Berger school
The Sandridge Methodist church Epworth League presents a three act comedy Aaron Slick from Punkin Crick on Saturday February 11 at the Berger school auditorium. Admission 85 cents for adults 20 cents for children. Show starts at 8 oclock. The St Cecilia Young Ladies Dalodity hosts a roller skating party on Tuesday January 1.
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Sandridge Methodist Church Epworth League
Aaron Slick
Punkin Crick
Berger School
Wdill
St. Cecilia Young Ladies’ Sodality
St. Miay's Church
Harold Gray
Marshall Field and Company
William Latz
Frank Lats
Kinney-Hood Printing Company
Jackie
Portrabe
Polly
Copperhead
Blackstone Theatre
Siday
George J. Alexander
St. Mary’s Church
Legion Seeks Parley to Boost Private Jobs
The American Legion will launch a two day conference at the Morrison hotel starting February 3 to unite industry labor and government leaders. Illinois officials and executives from the Employers Association of Chicago the Illinois Manufacturers Association and the State Employment Service will join in examining ways to reopen private employment to relief and WPA workers. The talks led by Lawrence J. Fenton and Charles W. Falkenberg aim to propose steps to increase private work and activate Legion posts across Illinois.
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American Legion
Edward Clamage
Illinois
Morrison Hotel
Charles Copeland Smith
The
Employers Association of Chicago
James L. Donelly
Illinois Manufacturers Association
A. H. R. Atwood
Ilinois State Employment Service
Howard O. Hunter
Martin P. Durkin
Illinois Department of Labor
J. McCarthy
Social Service Board
Melchair Palyi
University of Chicago
Leo Lyons
Camage
Paul Gall
Delton-Riverdale
Young Methodist Group Announces Cast of Melodrama
The Dalton Methodist Young Married People's club will stage The Miller's Daughter a nineteenth century melodrama at Lincoln School Auditorium on Thursday February 9 at 8 o'clock. Cast includes Lord Harrington artist George Ewing miller Ralph Flattum Robber Slumped Tom and Black Joe villain Squire Thornton Donald Crocker Elsie Derwent Miller's daughter Lady Isabel Hyde in love with Harrington and other named roles.
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Young Methodist
Young Married People’s Club
Dalton Methodist Church
Lincoln School
Lord Harrington
George Ewing
John Derwent
George Garrick
Slumped Tom
Ralph Flattum
Lord Hyde
Black Joe
John Vander Meid
Squire Thornton
Donald Crocker
Dickey Brown
Edward Watson
Elsie Derwent
Milo
Cerami
Isabel Hyde
John van der Moeid
Mountain Mag
Derwent
Henry Ja‘obama
Countess Harrington
Lord Tarrington
Beaulty Tynne
Elsie
Ralph Flatturn
Donald Crocke
Lost 1939 license plate reported on Chicago Street
A 1939 license plate number 305-053 is missing and believed lost on Chicago Street. The Dolton police are asked to be notified if found and returned.
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Chicago St
Dolton Police
Onion Set Building Burns in Riverdale Loss
Riverdale firemen aided by Blue Island and Harvey units battled three hours to extinguish a blaze at the Ray Onion set warehouse at 387th and Halsted, causing an $8,000 loss. The origin was undetermined. the building and contents were saved from further damage despite heavy snow and blizzard conditions.
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Riverdale
Dalton
Blue Island
Harvey
387Th
Halsted Streets
Merlyn B. Cleveland
Ashland Avenue
Cleveland
James
Thomas
Homewood Department
Henry Twiermeyer
Twietmeyer
Local Girls Honored in Essay Contest at Fenger High
Miss Ruth Pierson and Miss Helen Horn of Chicago received honorable mention in the Sons of the American Revolution essay contest held at Fenger High School. Seniors, they tackled Good Citizenship in Chicago with Pierson praising Jane Addams and Samuel Gompers and Horn highlighting Herman J. Korn Sr. The event was supervised by history teacher Miss Lillian Edirger and judged for originality by Fenger’s history department.
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Ruth Pierson
Helen Horn
Chicago
Fenger High School
Ark
Lillian Edirger
Social at Our Savior's Church Basement
A community social took place in the basement of Our Savior's church on Tuesday evening January 31 with many local youths in attendance. Oliver Johnson of 13722 Indiana Avenue won a $100 cash prize at the Dalton Theatre on Wednesday evening February 1.
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Our Savior’s Church
Oliver Johnson
Indiana Avenue
Dalton Theatre
South Suburban Bus Service Information Line
For information concerning South Suburban Bus Service call Interocean 9744, 25tf.
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Interocean
Father of Nine Killed in Dalton Hit and Run
Frank Lottino aged 53 of Dalton was struck on Greenwood road around 7 40 p m Friday night by a hit and run driver and died from skull fracture and internal injuries suffered earlier. Lawrenceson survived with his family and a coroner's jury adjourned the inquest for further police investigation. Funeral services were held at St Marys church with burial in Holy Sepulchre cemetery.
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Frank Lottino
Keith
Greenwood Road
Dalton
Wied
Ingalls Memorial Hospital
Harvey
Gogo
Pennsylvania Railroad
Panozzo Bros
Kensington
Lottino
Lawrence
Peter Jacobsoa
Peter
Henry Jaccobsma
Lottinn
de Young
South Holland
Charles T. Heidenrich
Chevrolet
Dolton
Bolzona
Italy
Acme Steel Company
Pauline
Alphonse
Frank, Jr
Patricia
Anna Marie
Gloria
Mary
Ernest Perguss
Dolores
Lawrence Michalski
Stella
Carl Mottinger
St. Mary’s Church
George Alexander
Holy Sepulchre Cemetery
Election of officers for the Sons of the American Legion squadron
The newly formed Sons of the American Legion squadron elected officers on January 25 in the Dalton village hall Legion room. Elected were Jack Hankey president John Bartolon first lieutenant Siegel Bock second lieutenant Paul Sehmiedi adjutant Henry Bonse finance officer David Johnson chaplain Vernon Reinke historian. The first meeting occurred January 18 with good attendance.
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Sons of the American Legion Squadron
Legion
Dalton Village
Jack Hankey
John Bartolon
Siegel Bock
Paul Sehmiedi
Henry Bonse
David Johnson
Vernon Reinke
Sons of Legionnaires
Dolton
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New Lions Club
Hi-League of the Methodist Church
Shcae
Ismmi
Trales
Harvey Hospital
Sons of American Legion
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