Bank Holdups End in Slaying of South Holland Officer
Peter J. De Young special police officer was shot and died at Ingalls Memorial hospital after three masked gunmen robbed a South Holland bank early Saturday. The bandits escaped in a car after forcing customers to lie on the floor. Inquest returned a first degree murder verdict. authorities suspect Hamilton led the gang, with prior related sightings nearby. De Young died at 6:10 p.m. despite surgeons’ efforts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Holland
Peter J. DeYoung
Ingalls Memorial Hospital
Harvey
Justice of the Peace
Jacob P. de Young
Zeeland
Michigan
Peter
Herman Dykema
159Th Street
DeVries-Carmichael
Cornelius Anker
John P. Anker
Henry Amptmeyer
DeVries
Homewood
Hamilton
Matteson
Gary
Dyer
Peter J. de Young
Obituary of a South Holland man at Austin Manufacturing
A 32 year old man of Woodlawn Avenue South Holland and employee of Austin Manufacturing Company died after working the night before. He leaves a widow Gertrude De Young and a 9 year old son George. Funeral services were held at 1:00 and 2:00 PM from the First Reformed Church with ministers J Bouwsma T Muilenberg and Kelter. Interment followed at Oaklawn Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Man
Woodlawn Avenue
South Holland
Austin Manufacturing Company
Gertrude de Young
George
First Reformed Church In
J. Bouwsma
T. Muilenberg
Kelter
Oaklawn Cemetery
New Pullman Plant Sees Hopeful Return To High Speed Rail Era
Indications point to a revival at the Pullman Works as orders for three more high speed all aluminum trains and fifty suburban coaches for the Erie railroad sustain a workforce of more than 2,500 through the summer. Union Pacific’s 110 mile an hour lightweight three unit train promises time savings to the Pacific coast and signals a new era in transportation. Officials reported hundreds of visitors observed the plant during the week as the facility transitions from pandemic inactivity to renewed production.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pullman Works
Pullman Company
Erie Railroad
Union Pacific
Pacific Coast
Murder of Infant Found on Ice Near Dalton Bridge
Investigators found a newborn girl infant on the Little Calumet River ice near 147th Street after a Tuesday afternoon sighting. The body wrapped in a comforter and dress pieces was taken to the county morgue. An inquest ruled murder after coroner’s physician test showed a seven centimeter needle pierced the heart. Police urged continued search for the killers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Calumet
147Th Street
Ehlert
Dalton
Notice to settle debts at residence
Peter F. Ripley states any person indebted to him may pay at his residence 28141 Park Ave Dolton. Deadline not specified but notice implies settlement of debts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peter F. Ripley
Park Ave
Dolton
Rebecca Lodge Brothers Night Brings Comedy And Song
Doldale Rebecca Lodge held Brothers Night on Wednesday evening February 14. Officers presented a comic playlet enjoyed by all. Vocal numbers by Marge and Gweneth Hampton complemented the program. Cherry pie was served as refreshment.
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Doldale
Rebecca Lodge
Marge
Gweneth Hampton
Charles Niemeyer Confined by Illness at Riverdale Home
Charles Niemeyer aged 80 of 187th Street Riverdale has been bedbound for a week due to illness. Also noted for sale at Dolton Puug Store is Ueatone Tome and Laxative Pilly NYAT.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Niemeyer
Riverdale
Dolton Puug
Ady
Parents Seek State Help to Reopen District 148 Schools
A Riverdale meeting of property owners parents and residents urged action to fund District No. 148 schools. Attendees pressed Governor Horner state senators and representatives to enact emergency legislation as bond attorneys refused further tax anticipate warrants and the district faces closing four schools.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Foster
Lexington Ave
Harvey
Anna Wilmarth Ickes
South Private Road
Winnetka
Emmet McGrath
Madison Ave
Brookfield
Ill
Horner
Dolton Group Completes Course for Women
More than forty ladies and young women in the community will receive certificates from the American Red Cross after completing the Home Hygiene and Care of the Sick course. Classes, part of the CWA program, met in three groups at Dolton village hall.
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American Red Cross
Dolton Village
CWA
Dalton
H. W. Slaughter
Local notes from Riverdale social scene and holidays
Miss Sophie Bockelman has moved to 11636 Eggleston avenue to be near her son Fred Bockelman and family. A large group gathered on Lincoln avenue for a party hosted by Miss Gwendolyn and Thomas Harper Jr with many Chicago and Blue Island guests. Washington's Birthday is a banking holiday. banks will be closed Thursday. expect banking Wednesday.
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Sophie Bockelman
Riverdale
Fred Bockelman
Eggleston Avenue
Bockelman
Gwendolyn
Thomas Harper, Jr
Lincoln Avenue
Roan
Oak Park
Charles Schweikert
Ray Noble
Chicago
W. Schweikert, Jr
Emma Lou Riddle
LaVina Walker
Robert Ross
Roseland
Harold Waiser
Albert Treftz
Victor Wilkens
E. Steiner
FE. O’brien
W. Bendick
Josephine Polus
Mable Franke
Viola Hammermeister
Isabelle Hampton
Eleanor Zumm
Ann
Sohpia Palchinski
Henrietta Ohlsen
Pete Diette
Mildred Burner
Angelo Giovanitti
Blue Island
All
Washington
Bertha Gaeckle
Village Hall
Miss Gaeckle
Red Cross
Edgar Bachman
Fred Bussiere
Pauline Werner
Walter Kemnitz
Catherine Walter
Louise DeVries
Selma Barkowski
Mabelle Selle
Bessie DeVries
J. McCaffery
G. Schmaan
Cora
Mgr
Herbert T. McCarthy
Dalton
St. Francis, Hospital
Mothers Club
Dora Ripley
East 187Th St
Mary Stark
East 186Th Place
Stanley Prymas
Tolbrooke Ave
Easy Aces
Frances Wittig
Otto
Herbert Engel
Richmond
Ind
Merman Anders
Dolton
Engel
Florida
Pointer
Dalton Village Board Sets Finances and Repairs Plan
The Dalton village board met February 13 with President Charles Dickelman presiding. Treasurer George H. Schaefer reported a January 31 cash balance of 2966.98 and bills were approved as finances allowed. The Koehneke case was settled with the Surety Company offering 3485, accepted by Mrs Koehneke. Erffmeyer sought more relief workers and cinders for street repairs, noting 147th Street details continued.
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Dalton Village Board
Charles Dickelman
Schnoor
George H. Schaefer
George O’brien
O’brien
Koehneke
Erffmeyer
Tax Bills Go Out Fast as County Extends Weekend Schedule
County Clerk Schweitzer and County Treasurer McDonough kept a 24 hour mail-out pace over the weekend to issue the first batch of 1932 tax bills for real estate and personal property. The initial notices went to south town owners including the Loop area, with plans to mail eight city towns and thirty country towns in sequence. A separate note mentions legal action by Judge Jarecki on a 15 percent reduction in 1931 assessments for certain multi family homes. Also, local items report nurse Aenes Sprick ill at Presbyterian hospital, Hazel Spoor undergoing hip surgery, Nerbert Diekelman's return from Ingalls Memorial, Frank Seidler Jr. joining a radio program, a Malloy Coal Co. truck-streetcar collision, and a Community Dramatic Club production despite bad weather.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert M. Schweitzer
Joseph D. McDonough
South Town
Edmund K. Jarecki
Chicago Real Estate Board
Cook County
Aenes Sprick
Acme Steel Co
Presbyterian Hospital
Miss Sprick
Acme
Agnes
Hazel Spoor
Nerbert Diekelman
Dalton
Ingalls Memorial Hospital
Frank Seidler
Frank Se
Community Dramatic Club
Doldale
Rebecca Lodge
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Dolton Group
Dora Grapenthien
Atlantic St
Henry Knuth
Ormsby
Minn
Victor
Emil Wilkens
Corinne Trimble
Carolyn
Conrad Kern
Gordon Claussen
William J. Claussen
Cordon
University of Michigan
Insurance Company
Koehncke
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