Dolton Village Health Alarm Highlights Local Hazards
A Dolton village report notes hospitalizations after gas fumes and six ill at the village hall. The Hot Line covers alley debris near Adams and Jackson, hospital site questions, sewer limits, and unaccepted land. Residents report unsafe alleys, street improvements, and a hospital saga ending with K Mart.
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Dalton Village
Vernon Harris
Jackson Street
144Th
142Nd Street
Dolton
District 151 District weighs 21 cent education tax referendum
The District 151 school board voted to place a referendum on March 15 to raise the educational tax rate from 1.28 to 1.49 per 100 of assessed evaluation. A previous December 14 referendum failed 542 to 514.
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Jimmie Dee McAdams
District 151
PTA
Dolton Office Fumes Trigger Carbon Monoxide Incident
Dolton police and fire crews halted a carbon monoxide incident in the Village Clerk's office when a clogged chimney caused gas to back up. Six women workers and a firefighter were affected, with Estelle Wilk the village clerk hospitalized. The Office reopened next day with Wilk resting at home.
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Dolton
Estelle Wilk
Don Born
Jack Larson
St. Francis Hospital
Blue Island
Patricia Dyrhaug
Nancy Fuoro
Joyce Collins
Donald Born
Med LaRue
Ralph Berg
Northern Illinois Gas Company
Dolton Police Solve Theft Case Ties to UNI Royal
Dolton officers arrested four men on December 15 in a case tied to thefts of about $10,000 in automotive equipment for UNI Royal Merchandising Co. The theft preceded a K Mart opening and used a fake robbery as cover. Items recovered at two suspects’ homes. Suspects from Oak Forest South Holland Cedar Lake face theft charges. Hammond Indiana suspect faces receiving stolen property. They appeared in the Circuit Court in Lansing.
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Dolton
Walter Thomas
Dolton Police Department
UNI Royal Merchandising Co
Inc
Fred Mohr
K-Mart
Oak Forest
South Holland
Cedar Lake
Hammond
Ind
Lansing Bureau of the Circuit
Riverdale Clothier Roy C. Meurisse Dies at 72
Roy C. Meurisse, longtime Riverdale clothier and owner of Roy C. Meurisse’s Men’s Wear, died suddenly at his home on January 6 at age 72. A World War I veteran and Masonic Lodge member, he leaves wife Dorothy, daughter Mitzi Anderson, and four grandchildren. Funeral is today at 1:30 p.m. from Community Mortuary in Riverdale.
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Dolton
U.S. Postal Dept
Ted Hegstrom
Glen Coleman
Dolton Post Office
Hegstrom
U.S
E. 140Th Pl
Riverdale
Roy C. Meurisse
Riverdale — Clothier
Stewart Ave
Mr. Meurisse
Dorothy Meurisse
Mitzi Anderson
Welcome Back Chief Mohr Returns to Duty After Hospitalization
Dolton Police Chief Fred Mohr was admitted to St. Francis Hospital in Blue Island on December 3 for examinations and treatment and released on December 10. He returned to work on December 26 but remains under medical care.
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Dolton
Fred Mohr
St. Francis Hospital
Blue Island
Safeway Lines Sues To Halt CTA Dan Ryan Project
Safeway Lines Inc. seeks an injunction to stop the Chicago Transit Authority Dan Ryan center-d elimination project arguing it violates the 1964 Mass Transportation Act by using federal funds to compete with private mass transit. The suit says the $40 million plan to connect 95th Street to the loop endangers the Dan Ryan Flyer service operated by 28 buses.
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Safeway Lines
CTA
Chicago Transit Authority
South Suburban Safeway Lines Inc
Safeway
South Suburban
Roseland
Suburban
Dan Ryan
Dolton Civic Association Elects Officers and Plans Dinner
The Dolton Civic Association met January 7 at the Dolton Bridge Club and set February 22 for a dinner dance at the Paul Gall American Legion Post in Riverdale. New officers elected include Al Ramlow as president and Conrad Pisinski as first vice president.
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Dolton
Dolton Civic Association
Dolton Bridge Club
DCA
Paul Gall American Legion
138Th St
Riverdale
al Ramlow
Conrad Pisinski
Jerry Perelli
Alberta Watson
Jack Kezerle
Lou Mollow
Sgt
At Arms
Roy Percell
St Jude Players Begin Rehearsals For Girl Crazy
The St Jude Players start rehearsals tonight January 9 at 7 30 pm in the School Hall for their annual production Girl Crazy A short business meeting precedes the rehearsal and all members are urged to be prompt.
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St. Jude
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Frank Mraz
Frank Burger
W.J.K
John D. Rosie
George Shigley
Flora Micheluzzi
Henry Erwin
Herbert Granderson
Pearline Sanford
James Staples
Dell Colbert
Floyd Henderson, Jr
Eugene Callahan
Howard Johnson
Ted Westling
Bennie Holloway
George Shirley
Ed Dorsey
Wendell Macejak
Herbert Holmes
Shirley Daniels
Ed Kwiatkowski
Carolyn Brown
Charles Titus
Houston Brown
Mr. Rosie
Frank O’rourke
George Lyke
Ernest Peterson
Lou Wiersma
Hoffman
Supreme Court
Wiersman
Thomas van Dam
Harvey Park District
Harvey
Taft
John van der Aa
William Buckner
Phoenix Park District
Phoenix
Roosevelt School
Dolton Police
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