Highway Police Investigate Multiple Robbins Thornton Incidents
Sheriff’s highway police report an auto accident on Route 6 involving John Van Deering and Perry Hibschman from Goshen Lumber Co. A death at Robbins follows a train tragedy. Another crash on Ridge Road injures a pole, prompting repairs. A robbery near 147th Street and Brennan Highway ends with three suspects jailed for court appearances.
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Sheriff’s Highway Police
Prk
Kredvre Ave
John van Deering
St. Vincennes Ave
Blue Island
Sherrift
Perry Hibschman
Goshen Lumber Co
139Th
Albany Ave
Crook
Robbins
Helen Grzylowski
East 154Th Place
Harvey
Ridge Road
Thornton
Public Service Co
Brennan Highway
147Th Street
Mr. Andrews
117Th Street
Thief Targeting Doctors Reported in Harvey
Police Chief Charles T. Heidenrich warned Dalton doctors and office staff to watch for a thief who has stolen instruments and valuables from five physicians in Harvey. The suspect is described as a fluent young man about five feet six inches, in dark clothes and hat, who enters unoccupied offices or talks his way past attendants. Police urged immediate reports of any matching sightings.
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Charles T. Heidenrich
Dalton
Harvey
Heidenrich
Police Department
Local and Personal News Sparkling Dolton Family Moments
Mr and Mrs Rink Schaafsma of Trieon celebrated a silver wedding anniversary with about forty guests. Guests included Mr and Mrs Reinert Awe of Andover SD visiting Dolton. George Wise recovering from thyroid heart surgery at St Francis hospital. Lois Anne Hair hosted a tenth birthday party with prize winners. Chicago Heights recorded 27 traffic deaths in 1936 with 178 injuries. 1986 saw an undertaker couple from Flint surprise Dolton natives on Christmas Day.
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Rink Schaafsma
Trieon
Reinert Awe
Andover
S. D
Fred Wilck
Grant Street
Dolton
South Dakota
George Wise
Marl Wise
Pohler’s Court
St. Francis Hospital
Lois Anne Hair
Dalton
Betty Parks
Virginia Bowerman
Madge Clark
Phyllis Colwell
Betty Ann Fisher
Chicago Heights
John Wernicke
Marilyn
Flint
Mich
Mr. Wernicke
Hibbard-Spencer Co
Escaped Killer Sought After Roseland Escape
Authorities hunt Clarence Higginbotham after an Alabama prison escapee fled from Deputy William C. Anthony at the Inglenook Inn Log Cabin on 11509 South Halsted. Higginbotham, known to locals in South Cook County, vanished two hours after the deputy delivered him to return to Alabama.
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Clarence FE
Higeginbollom
Alabama
Flossmoor
Inglenook Inn
South Halsted Street
Roseland
William C. Anthony
Higginbotham
Cook County
Will Resurface a Number of Streets Alderman Lindell Leads
On January 6 Alderman Arthur G. Lindell secured council orders to resurface multiple streets with asphalt paid from the vehicle tax fund. Streets include Calumet Ave 119th to 120th Pl Prairie Ave 119th to 120th Pl 20th Pl Calumet Ave to Prairie Ave 120th St Calumet Ave to Indiana Ave 117th Place Michigan Ave to Indiana Yale Ave 115th to 111th St 114th St Yale to Eggleston Ave Eggleston Ave 114th to 113th St Cottage Grove Ave from 115th Street to 130th Street and paving 108th Street from Cottage Grove Ave to Torrence Ave.
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Arthur G. Lindell
Council
Calumet Ave
Prairie Ave
Indiana Ave
117Th Place
Michigan Ave
Yale Ave
111Th
Yale
Eggleston Ave
Ecgleston Ave
113Th St
Cottage Grove Ave
115Th Street
130Th Street
Rowan
Commissioner of Public Works
108Rd Street
Cottage Grove Avenue
Torrence Ave
Two Men Hurt In Gas Tank Explosion At City Site
Two workers from the La Crosse Johnson Dredging Co were blown about 30 feet by a gas tank blast at 138th Street and Cottage Grove Avenue. Thomas Thompsn, 30, suffered facial burns and bruises. Frank Redwick, 87, had two broken fingers and a deep head laceration. They were cleaning the tank with an air hose attached to an acetylene torch when it exploded. Both were admitted to Roseland Community Hospital.
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138Th Street
Cottage Grove Avenue
Thomas Thompsn
North Keeler Avenue
Frank Redwick
Kingston Avenue
la Crosse-Johnson Dredging Company
Roseland Community Hospital
Ambition of Man and Death of Ray McDermott
The column recalls ambitions from childhood and notes the death of Ray McDermott, 39, orchestra leader and King’s Jester, who died January 9 in Evanston's St. Francis hospital after influenza. It cites his unique banjo feat with a symphony and his role at the Bismarck hotel. It also mentions Navy messmen staffing shifts toward American Negro personnel.
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Ray McDermott
Paul Whiteman
St. Francis Hospital
Evanston
Bismark Hotel
Cincinnati Orchestra
Whiteman
Mr. McDermott
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Dolton-Riverdale Building and Loan Association
Federal Home Loan Bank
Federal Home Loan Bank Act
Dalton- Riverdale Building and Loan Association
James T. Wilkes
Certified Public Accountant
Board of Director's
AMG
J. F. Chandler Roofing CO
Chicago ST
Dolton, Ill
Sheriff’s Highway Police News
Minneapolis-Honeywell
General Electric Motor
Malloy Sales Company
Phone Interocean
Robert Dunbar
Plano
Ill
van. Beaugh
Elsie
Aes O
Paris
J. Hausman
J.F. Chandler Roofing Co
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