Interlocking police alarm system eyed for southern Cook County towns
Mayor Frank W. Bruggeman urged a county wide one minute notice intercity patrol and signaling network to mobilize all towns in southern Cook County after a recent murder in Blue Island. Harvey officials backed the plan and a meeting of representatives from affected towns was to be scheduled.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cook County
Frank W. Bruggeman
Harvey
Chicago Heights Star
Bruggeman
Blue Island
Harvey Commission
Chicago Heights
Homewood
Flossmoor
Hazel Crest
Matteson
Tinley Park
Thornton
Phoenix
Glenwood
Lansing
South Holland
Riverdale
Dalton
Degree of Honor installs Oak Lodge No. 66 officers
Degree of Honor installed Oak Lodge No. 66 officers on January 29 1929 with Mary Ferguson as installing officer and Mary Ferguson as Financial Secretary Louise Mehler as Treasurer Anna Holmes as Past President Ethel McPike as Vice President Blanche Miller as Second Vice President Marie Smith as Usher Christine Born as Assistant Usher Hazel Curry as Inside Watch Alvina Wolling as Outside Watch Hazel Gates as Right Assistant Helen Muhmel as Left Assistant and Alice Wulff as Pianist
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oak Lodge No. 66
Degree of Honor
Mary Ferguson
Cer
Anna Holmes
Ethel McPike
Blanche Miller
Louise Mehler
Marie Smith
Usher
Christine Born
Hazel Curry
Alvina Wolling
Hazel Gates
Helen Muhmel
Alice Wulff
Royal Neighbors Install Officers for 1929 at Riverdale Camp
Royal Neighbors Riverdale Camp No. 9912 installed officers for 1929 on Tuesday evening January 29. Oracle Bessie Baumgartner presided with Past Oracle Rose Volkmar and a full slate of officers including Blanche Wilkins as Vice Oracle and Corn Fry as Recorder. A luncheon followed the ceremony and attendees enjoyed the evening.
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Riverdale
Royal Neighbors of America
Oracle
Bessie Baumgartner
Rose Volkmar
Blanche Wilkins
Corn Fry
Elsie Mullins
Dorothy Reich
Inner Sentinel
Alice Gallegos
Outer Sentinel
Clare Wesse
Raymond Baumgartner
Della Deam
Alberta Watson
Dolton Woman Mrs Otto Schlueter Dies at 60
Mrs Otto Schlueter a Dolton resident for 47 years died February 5 after illness. Born Anna Muenster in Hamburg Germany July 6 1861 she married Otto Schlueter in 1882. Survived by husband son Theodore in Belgium two daughters one sister one brother seven grandchildren. Funeral Friday at 2 pm from family home Rev W Kreis of Immanuel Evangelical Church officiating. Interment Oakland Cemetery.
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Anna Muenster
Hamburg
Germany
Otto Schlueter
Ladies’ Aid Society
Theodore Schlueter
Belgium
Europe
Henry Krueger
New York
Charles Cartenello
Chicago
Wm. Kreis
Immanuel Evangelical Church
Oakland Cemetery
Spanish War Veterans Camp Meets February 11 in Chicago
The Major Lawrence M. Ennis Camp No. 79 of the United Spanish War Veterans will hold a regular meeting in the Chamber of Commerce Hall at 11145 South Michigan avenue Roseland Chicago on Monday evening February 11 at 8 00 PM sharp. Members are urged to attend.
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Lawrence M. Ennis
Department of Illinois
United Spanish War Veterans
Chamber of Commerce
South Michigan Avenue
Roseland
Chicago
Riverdale fruit sale and PTA event in February
Riverdale Camp Royal Neighbors host a fruit sale at Riverdale village hall on Saturday afternoon February 16. The Chicago Street school PTA offers a prize draw at Dalton Village hall on February 12 at 8 PM with a $2.50 gold piece as door prize and other prizes. Donations to Miss Propper or Mrs. A Lembeke. Refreshments served.
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Riverdale Camp Royal
Riverdale
Chicago Street School
Dalton Village Hall
Propper
A. Lembeke
Gundaker Improves After Second Leg Amputation
Henry Gundaker, operated twice at Alexian Bros hospital, is recovering well after an above knee amputation on January 16. He previously lost his right leg and faced circulation issues from arteries hardening. He hopes to use artificial limbs soon and enjoys strong neighbor and friend support.
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Henry Gundaker
Alexian Bros. Hospital
Gundaker
Ingalls Memorial Hospital to Double Size with 200000 Donation
At a trustees meeting on January 24 Mr. Ingalls announced plans to add a three story 160 foot wing extending south to the west. The project doubles hospital capacity, adds maternity facilities, private rooms, infant clinics, and training rooms, with construction costing over two hundred thousand dollars funded by Mr. Ingalls.
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Ingalls Memorial Hospital
Inga
Ingalls
Harvey
Thornton Township
Home Service Store Opens Under New Management in Dalton
The long established George A. Scheefer store in Dalton will be renamed the Home Service Store. It will be run by Clarence and Ruth Stomp, the daughter and son in law of Mr. Schafer, who retires from active management to enjoy a well earned rest.
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George A. Scheefer
Dalton
Home Service
Schaefer
Clarence
Ruth Stomp
Schafer
Local Notices and Personal Gleanings in Dolton Area
A party honored Mrs. Clarence Bohl at Mr. and Mrs. Griffin’s home with friends, banco prizes, and lunch. A neighbor helped Mrs. Charles Mitchell after an arm break on icy pavement. Mission social planned and Lincoln’s Birthday observed with bank closings. A baby boy born to Rev W J Kemnitz and wife weighs 8½ pounds. Candi date printing errata corrected in Dalton primary results. Alberta Maxwell won a quilt. Mrs. John Hausman operated for toxic goitre with good recovery. The Pointer includes Harvey and South Holland business reviews. Lost: ladies’ kid slipper from a Dolton car.
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Clarence Bohl
Helen Hameister
J. Griffin
Sophie Walzak
Ed. Roucka
Donald Flewelling
Helen Conant
Dorothy Hankey
R. Schaefer
3A. Griffin
E. Dieck
Charles Hameister
D. Flewelling
Mrs. A. Griffin
Dalton Village
Charles Heidenreich
Peoples
Gerrit” Heidenreich
Charley
Judge Schaefer
Dalton
Alberta Maxwell
E. Rampke
John Hausman
Blue Island Hospital
Dolton Village considers finance solution via citizen committee
A Dolton village board special meeting Monday will hear recommendations from a citizen committee formed to address the village’s financial woes. The group’s plan followed a board meeting last Friday, with counsel questions and a pending mandamus case against the village over transfer of funds.
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Dolton Board
Committee of Representative Citizens
Dolton
Qaid
Mhcrace Holmes
First National Bank of
Dalton
Garrett Jacobsoa
Pastoret-Dorsey-Barrettt and Company
President Harms
William F. Propper
Propper
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Royal Neighbors
Per
Ingalls Memorial Hospital Schoot
Garden
Erikson
ARCH
Perkins
Ghatten
Hammond
Mr. Ingalls
Charles Mitchell
Dearborn Street
Woman’s Foreign Missionary Society of the Methodist Church
J. O. Nairn
Lincoln Avenue
Andrew Babon
West Harvey
Viola Mongeau
Lincoln’s
W. J. Kemnitz
Washington
Harvey and South Holland
Mandamus
Ira Hastings
Harris
The
Pointer
Walter Nowak
Special Committee
Diekman
Light Committee
Gentry
Berger
John Rentner
O’brien Brothers Construction Company
F. G. Swafford
Indiana Avenue
Swafford
Malloy Coal Company
O Brien Brothers Construction Company
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