Officers Elected at Potawatomi Trails Scout Council Meeting
At the January 8 annual meeting held in Thornton village hall Potawatomi Trails Boy Scout Council elected William A. Michael Glenwood Manual Training school to president succeeding Henry Heideman Harvey A 53 member slate was chosen with Michael also serving as treasurer joining Frank Stewart Harvey as treasurer Anthony Trenning Forest Ridge vice president Fred Hansen Chicago Heights Sauk Trail district chairman Lee Beck Flossmoor Vincennes Trail district chairman A R Waters Chicago Heights national representative and Al Levering Steger commissioner The council grew to 1889 scouts and cubs in 61 units across Indian Trail Vincennes Trail and Sauk Trail districts including Bremen Orland Frankfort Green Garden Thornton Township Cook county Crete Monee Will Washington Peotone townships Will county The council ranks among the nation’s top quartile for accomplishment and has shown steady growth since 1937.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Stewart
Harvey
First Trust and Savings Bank of
Riverdale
Anthony Trenning
Forest Ridge
Fred Hansen
Chicago Heights
Sauk Trail
Lee Beck
Flossmoor
Vincennes Trail
A. R. Waters
al. Levering
Steger
Heideman
Pottawattami Trails Council
Indian Trail
Bremen
Orland
Frankfort
Green Garden
Thornton Township
Bloom
Rich
Cook County
Crete
Monee
Will
Washington
Peotone
National Council of Boy Scouts of America
Potwattomi Trails Council
H. Heideman
W. A. Michael
K. Treen
J. Ott
GC. R. Maddox
F. Armstrong
F. Stewart
H. Behrman
A. Wagner
W. Krause
Glenwood
O. Grange
F. Snyder
E. Parks
Hazel Crest
N. Beck
C. Pinyerd
J. Elliott
Matteson
E. Fairbank
A. Trenning
J. Wiseman
Blorest Ridge
A. Kohls
G. Miller
Midlothian
J. Patton
Harold G. Boltz
Scout
Leo Sullivan
Annual Meeting Notice of Dolton Riverdale Association
Stockholders of the Dolton Riverdale Building and Loan Association will meet January 20 at 7 30 p m in the First National Bank building Dolton Proxies may be sent to Secretary Albert H Warms before the date Dolton Riverdale Building and Loan Association Dolton Albert H Warms Secy
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Building and Loan Assn
Dolton-Riverdale Building and Loan Association
First National Bank
Dolton
Albert H. Warms
Secy
Riverdale Firemen Set Date For Annual Masque Ball
Riverdale volunteer fire department announces a masquerade dance on Saturday February 22 at 8 pm in Bowen school hall. Festive decorations and costumed dancers planned with admission 50 cents per person.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Riverdale
Riverdale Volunteer Fire Department
Bowen
Byrd to Show Films at Fenger High School
Rear Admiral Richard E. Byrd returns from a second Antarctic expedition to present films at Fenger high school on January 24. Two shows, 3:30 for youth and 8:15 for all, cover Little America and Snow Cruiser. Tickets: 25–50 cents children and 75 cents–50 cents adults.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard E. Byrd
Fenger High School
Wallace Streets
Roseland Lions Club
Harvey Federal Savings and Loan reports record gains in 1940
The Harvey Federal Savings and Loan association reports a strong 1940 year ending December 31 with new money investments totaling 425 829 and total investments at 1 151 792 mortgages owned rising to 2 267 603 from 1 981 893 and 208 new mortgages totaling 688 272. Net earnings reached 68 951 with 52 381 in dividend payments and permanent reserves increased by 13 000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harvey Federal Savings and Loan Association
John Bardwick, Jr
Bardwick
Woman's Club to Meet at Riverdale Village Hall
The Riverdale-Dalton Woman's club will gather Tuesday January 21 at 2 p.m. at Riverdale village hall with guest speaker Mrs. Marie Suthers of Chicago discussing American Citizenship. Members and friends are invited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Riverdale-Dalton
Large Crowd Enjoys Sterling Male Chorus Concert
About 500 music lovers braved icy streets to attend a Sterling Male Chorus of Chicago concert Tuesday night at Lincoln School auditorium in Dolton. Lions Club sponsors highlighted community patronage with John H. Davis and Richard Wesselius playing key roles. Guests included soprano Marion Olson and marimbaphone soloist Etey Gouwen with accompanists Dorothy Tissing Boersma and Mary Wesselius.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sterling Male Chorus
Chicago
Lincoln School
Dalton
Riverdale-Dolton
Ace
Dorothy Tissing Boersma
Mary Wesselius
Miller's Service Station Opens At 138th Street Corner
Miller's new super service station at the northeast corner of 138th street and Indiana avenue began operations Friday January 10. Milton Miller manages for Mrs Norma Miller, offering Phillips products, Lee tires and tubes, batteries, high pressure Lincoln greasing and car washing, with six pumps and four driveways. A grand opening date will be announced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phillips
Lee
Lincoln
Dolton Bank Re Elects Officers and Directors
At the annual meeting of the First National Bank in Dolton held Tuesday January 14 directors H. J. Anders J. W. Malloy Wm Staat E R Waterman and F E Waterman were re elected. Officers re elected are Dr M R Weidner Sr president H J Anders vice president and Wm Staat cashier. A strong earnings report was presented and the bonding company settled with regard to the embezzlement by former assistant cashier Thomas Page.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First National Bank
Dolton
H. J. Anders
J. W. Malloy
Wm. Staat
E. R. Waterman
F. E. Waterman
M. Robert Weidner, Sr
Thomas Page
Hruby Theatre Builder J G Hruby Dies at 57
John G Hruby a Dolton Harvey theatre pioneer died Jan 9 at his home in Harvey after a heart attack. Funeral services were held at Jacobsma Funeral Home with Masonic rites. He helped open Dolton s first theatre and managed Harvey s Theatre from 1924 to 1986, leaving two sons, two sisters and a granddaughter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John G. Hruby
East 155Th Street
Harvey
Jacobsma
Dalton
Harvey Lodge
William C. Godden
First Methodist Church
Hazelwood
Thornton
Hruby
Dolton
Joseph J. Hruby
Dalton Theatre
Pilsen
Bohemia
America
Chicago
Nebraska
Joseph Hruby
Elizabeth
Joseph
George
Donald
Theresa Kollros
Mary Fridrich
Shelby man Henry Stier dies at 76 in Michigan
Henry Stier died at his Shelby home January 7 at age 76. He married Augusta Ludwig in 1891 and they had eleven children, five sons and five daughters surviving. Funeral services were held January 10 at the Shelby Congregational church with Rev. C. L. Austin officiating. burial followed at Mt. Hope cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Stier
Henry T. Stier
Shelby
Mich
Augusta Ludwig
Dalton
Lottie Ehlers
George
Walter
Robert
John
Chicago
Clara Riebe
Walkerville
Amanda Goldsmith
Irene Birchfield
Florence Prosser
Elmer Stier
Rev
C. L. Austin
Shelby Congregational Church
Mt. Hope Cemetery
Village Clerk Office Opens for Voter Registration
The Village of Riverdale announces the Clerk’s office will be open during regular hours to register new voters and process address changes through Tuesday January 21 1941. For details contact South Peter Kurz for suburban bus service by phone at 9744.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Riverdale
Peter J. Kurz
Terocean
Thornton township primary dispute deepens over 1941 election
Township Clerk William Winterhoff refuses to call a February 11 primary, arguing no voters are deprived and filing deadlines allow candidacy until thirty five days before April 1. Supervisor William Propper plans a mandamus suit to compel a primary under a 1939 law, with Propper slate listing officers and candidates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Winterhoff
William F. Propper
William H. Winterhoff
Thornton Township
Winterhoff
Cook County
Propper
Henry Templin
Walter Haines
John Ravesfoot
Leo Sankey
Jacob de Young
George Dockweiler
Oliver Chambers
Ernest Davidson
Charles Matthies
Frank Willis
Grover Cogswell
Harry Welsheimer
Arthur E. Buck
Frank Laue
Ivanhoe Bus Route Proposed From Dolton To Harvey
Officials of the South Suburban Safeway bus line asked the Illinois Commerce Commission to permit passenger service from Dolton through Ivanhoe to Harvey. The Dolton Chamber of Commerce heard Dr. C. F. Pegenau outline the plan, detailing a route from the Dolton Candyland terminal along Chicago road Main street Wabash avenue 144th street Halsted to Harvey’s terminal at 154th street, with return service via the same path.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Safeway
Illinois Commerce Commission
Ivanhoe
Dolton
Harvey
Dolton Candyland
Chicago Road
Washington Street
Main Street
Wabash Avenue
144Th Street
Halsted Street
Halsted
154Th Street
Dalton
Chamber of Commerce
Also Mentioned on This Page
Scout Council
Potawatomi Trails Council
Byrd
Fenger
Little America
Pullman Company
Edward Asmus
Reginald DuBois
The
Lions Club
Theodore Jostes
Admiral Richard E. Byrd
Harvey Federal Loan Association
Woman’s Club
Browns
Jims
Sarah
Franks
Edna
SIASH
Ine
Miller’s
Dolton Bank
J.g.hruby
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