Viaduct Again New Street Lights Placed at 141st and 142nd
Riverdale board met January 26 with full attendance. Trustees reported repairs by State Highway at Ashland avenue and 188th street, cinders at Halsted viaduct, sidewalk description corrections for 188th and Halsted, and notices to owners on 138th south of Michigan for repairs. Lights recommended for 141st 142nd and Indiana avenue. Public Service Co. to install.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Riverdale Board
Claussen
Bishop
137Th Place
Graves
State Highway Department
Ashland Avenue
188Th Street
Halsted Street
188Th
138Th
Michigan
Edbrooke Avenues
Woosnam Reports Committee
141St
142Nd
Indiana Avenue
Public Service Co
Indiana
20Th Precinct Improvement Association
Dickelman
Dalton
Gates
Gruhike
Reich
Riverdale Vol. Fire Department
Firemen’s Community Association
Dolton
Riverdale
Torpy
Indiana Harbor Belt
R. R
Tlinois Central
South Side
Nickel Plate Railroad
Stony Island Avenue
103Rd Street
Joseph Nitz
Thornton Township
Calumet City
Calumet
Mail Plane Down In Riverdale
A U S mail plane number 40 en route from Chicago Municipal to Detroit was forced down at 144th street and Halsted last Sunday at 10 05 a m due to a burnt out bearing. Officer J H Johnstone protected the mail until Thompson Aeronutical Corp truck took it back to Chicago Municipal port at 11 00 a m. A nearby prairie fire endangered the craft. Riverdale Fire Dept extinguished it. The plane departed at 12 30 p m on two motors after removing the propeller from the 3rd motor which was disabled.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S
N. C
Trans-American Airline Corp
Chicago Municipal
Detroit
144Th Street
Halsted
J. H. Johnstone
Riverdais
Thompson Aeronutical Corp
Chicago
Riverdale Fire Dept
New Barber Shop Opens in Dalton Next to Post Office
Fred Blakley announces a new barber shop opening in Dalton next to the Post Office on Thursday February 11. The advertisement notes the time from 1 p.m. and invites local customers to visit the shop.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dalton
Gloom and Panic Across Nations in 1857
Reprint from Harper's Weekly outlines universal commercial prostration in the United States and economic hardship wintering millions, with France, Russia, and British Empire strained by unrest and distant wars. It notes the haste to wealth eroding moral strength and warns against despair.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
France
Russia
Europe
China
Harper's Weekly
Acme Steel Tops Stephen & Lux in 47–39 Finish
Acme Steel secured its twenty first win of the year beating Stephen and Lux 47 to 39 after leading most of the game. Lively top scored for Acme with seven field goals, Stewart added four, and Bobbie Faden had four field goals and three free throws.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lutheran School
St. Paul
Blue Island Booster Girls
St. Paul Heavies
Illinois
Acme Steel
Acme
Stephen & Lux
Lively
Stewart
Faden
Archer Avenue
Messiah Lutherans
Austin
Acme Steel Company
Grandmother Dailey Dies at 105 in Dolton
Mary Elizabeth Dailey of Dolton known as Grandma Dailey passed away aged 105 years 3 months and 4 days. She lived with her daughter Mrs J O Nairn for over 80 years and survived by two daughters five grandchildren and five great grandchildren. Funeral was held at the Nairn residence with Rev Thompson of Dolton M E church, interment Cedar Park cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Elizabeth Dailey
Dolton
Grandma Dailey
Mrs Nairn
Gertrude
J. O. Nairn
le Roy
N. Y
Dailey
Midwest
Daniel Hurt
Chicago
Burlington
Wis
Nairn
Ida Wagner
Thompson
Legion Drum and Bugle Corps Parade in Lansing
Citizens witnessed Lansing American Legion debut its new Drum and Bugle corps with a parade from 122nd street along Ridge Road to Roy Street. The event drew a crowd for a Ladies' Auxiliary benefit party, yielding about $12 for the Welfare Society relief work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lansing
American Legion
Drum and Bugle Corps
122Nd Street
Ridge Road
Roy Street
Ladies’ Auxiliary
Legion
Welfare Society
Lansing Journal
William Vandeursen Dies in California at 67
William Vandeursen passed away at his Cupertino home on Friday January 29 1932 at age 67 years 6 months and 10 days. He was born July 20 1864 in Hyde Park now Chicago and moved west after a long business career with the Vandeursen firms. He is survived by his widow a daughter Irene and a son Stanley with two sisters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Vandeursen
Cupertino
California
Hyde Park
Chicago
87Th Street
Stewart Avenue
Jennie VanDske
C. S
M. Vandeursen
Delta
Matthew Vandeursen
Vandeursen Bros
John
William
Irene
Theodore Schreiber
Stanley Vandeursen
Postage Rules For Valentines Warn Readers
Advice on proper postage for valentines. A valentine cannot be mailed for one cent. Unsealed envelopes require 11 percent cents unless a written message is included. Sealed envelopes or those with a written message require two cents per ounce or fraction.
Local and Personal Notes From Roseland Area
Local items report Frank C. Wulff traveling to El Paso to visit nephew Raymond Wulff with possible ideas for Delton Park. Bayard notices include births, visits, and a masquerade ball by Riverdale Volunteer Fire Department on February 27. Lincoln’s Birthday banking closure advised for February 12. Nickel Plate to begin yard removals and street openings on Stony Island area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank C. Wulff
el Paso
Texas
Raymond Wulff
Delton Park
Riverdale Volunteer Fire Department
Pigeon With Ring Identified in Dolta Illinois Letter
A pigeon found with eye white rings and bluish gray color is identified as ring No. 7. The note lists C. Speder of USA and Matteo Panozzo of E. 138th Street Box 369 Dolta Illinois as related parties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. Speder
Matteo Panozzo
E. 138Th Street
Dolta
Ill
Lot sales ad for Dalton from A C Reich
In Dalton buyers can purchase multiple lots with prices cut to bedrock at 200 dollars each. Contact A C Reich via phone Interocean 9710 for details. The notice appears as a classified sale item.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dalton
A. C. Reich
Bedrock
Interocean
Bright Spots From Harper’s Weekly on Industrial Revival in 1932
The article notes Pullman back to work and Illinois Central adding 150 men at Burnside. Acme Steel finds idle workers returning with extended weeks. Lansing and Blue Island brick plants to resume by March 1 and within ten days. Hinds Brick lands Chicago Post Office contract for 17 million bricks plus smaller orders, boosting Dalton Yard No 35.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harper’s Weekly
Pullman Company
Ilinois Central
Burnside
Acme Steel Co
Lansing
Hinois Brick Company
Alsip
Blue Island
Lansing Journal
Hinds Brick Company
New
Chicago Post Office
Ma. Alsip
Dalton
Truck Owners Fined for Overloaded Vehicle in Riverdale Court
The Hahne Transportation Co. of Gary was fined 100 dollars plus costs for an overloaded truck and 25 dollars plus costs for no rear light in Judge Baumgartner's court in Riverdale. The case moved from Delton to Riverdale after a last week arrest by State Police Officer Larson. The truck and load weighed 57,000 pounds and carried 8 percent overload.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hahne Transportation Co
Gary
We Agree With Mr DeGraff Letter to the Editor in Illinois
South Holland reader B W DeGraaf says property taxes should reflect encumbrances. He notes A's $10 000 value with no lien and B's $10 000 value with a $5 000 encumbrance and argues B’s taxes should be 50 percent lower if encumbrances are deducted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. W. Degraaf
South Holland
Also Mentioned on This Page
H. B
Fred Blakley
Eastern Star
Mary Lolizabeth Dailey
Legion Drum and Bugle
Emil C. Kasten
Tonnsville Wy
Kasten
Common Brick Manufacturers Association
August Krueger
John Lotz
Wayland
Mich
Henry A. Schisewiski
Bolton
Roseland Community Hospital
Barbara Anne
Naomi Grant
Bennet, Gompers and Brennan
Roseland
Thurel Meeder
Ingalls Memorial Hospital
Diana Leslie
Anthony Basile
St. Francis Hospital
Anthony James
United States
Parker Gibson
Ray Meeboer
Russell Gibson
Louis Koch
George Kay
Oliver Henry
Fred Rentner
Kanawha Avenue
Lincoln
Ladies’ Aid of
Immanuel Church
American Legion Auxiliary
Legion Rooms
Methodist Church of
Corporation of All Ladies
Mr. DeGraff
South Tolland, Ill
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