Dolton Riverdale Building and Loan marks ten years
William J. Haney organized the Dolton Riverdale Building and Loan Association to aid workers in Dolton and Haney. Under Horace Holmes, it shows strong finances with 195 members, 389,532.80 total cash in, 180,500 loans, and 83,500 paid in stock across five series.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William J. Haney
Dolton and Haney
Dolton-Riverdale Building and Loan Association
Ilinois
Haney
Horace Holmes
First National Bank
Dalton
Holmes
The
Pointer
Building and Loan Association
Chas. E. Waterman
Harry Robinson
Thos. F. Kinney
Mr. Holmes
Dolton High School Basketball Triumph and Benefit Shows
Dolton School Notes report Lincoln Avenue team won a close Friday night game. final score 9 to 8. Players listed include James Kleinzec Andrew Masco Ernest Nolan Frank Kala and others. Boy scouts meet Mondays after school. The Good Provider benefit at Dolton theatre January 3 and 4 drew praise. Library fund rose to 65 dollars after the show.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lincoln Avenue
Dolton High School
High School
James Kleinzec
Andrew Masco
Ernest Nolan
Frank Kala
Wm. Beck
John van Dyke L. Dickleman
Louis Day
Clyde Dargus
Albert Treftz
Boy Scouts of the
Lincoln Avenue School
Dolton Theatre
Hruby
Dolton
Ingalls Memorial Hospital to Rise in Harvey City
The city of Harvey advances toward a 50 bed Memorial Hospital named after pioneer Henry Harvey but funded by Ingalls-Shepard Forging Co president F A Ingalls who will build at his expense. Final cost reaches about 250000 dollars plus 10000 for grounds and 20000 for equipment funded by local lodges societies and factories. The facility will serve South Holland and surrounding areas becoming a lasting monument to Ingalls generosity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harvey
F. A. Ingalls
Ingalls-Shepard Forging Co
Ingall
Memorial Hospital
Secretary of State
Ingalls
South Holland
Worked 42 Years on Pennsylvania Honor Roll
M. E. Jenness a train dispatcher and brother of Milton Jenness of Dalton began service in 1875 as telegrapher at Anoka Junction. He later served at multiple stations and became a dispatcher at Logansport in 1883, retiring after forty one years of uninterrupted duty due to disability.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pennsylvania
R. R. Service
Milton Jenness
The
Pennsylvania News
M. E. Jenness
Dalton
Jenness
Anoka Junction
Logansport
Berger Improvement Club Sets Dalton Park Election Meeting
A special meeting of the Berger Improvement Club is scheduled for Tuesday January 23 at 8 p m at Berger school to discuss the village of Dalton Park District election on Saturday June 27. The Sandridge services include 9:15 a m worship 10:30 a m Sunday school and a closing Win My Chum Week mass meeting with speakers Dr L F W Leseman Miss Ethel Klein and Mr Edwin Alt invited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berger Improvement Club
Berger School
Dalton Park
Sandridge
Elmar Waterman
L. F. W. Leseman
Chicago
Ethel Klein
Blue Island
Edwin Alt
In the Case of Love and the Wind of Absence
A poetic fragment notes love and absence as wind and conflagration. The lines compare absence to a wind that sings a blaze yet leaves a lingering candle, evoking tempests and quiet endurance in a lyrical voice.
Retired Riverdale Man Visits Old Friends at 83
Local and personal note about J. C. Brookfelt, 83, visiting Riverdale and Dalton with his daughter at 49 East 109th Street Rose land. He recalls painting days despite weak legs and rheumatic retiree F. L. Backer, 80, remains homebound. Miss Agnes Sprick, nurse, left for California with a Chicago family for the winter.
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J. C. Brookfelt
Riverdale
Richard Engelhart
East 109Th Street
Roseland
Dalton
F. L. Backer
Agnes Sprick
California
Chicago
Pullman Car Works Announces Record 1923 Plans
A Pullman Car Works official predicts 1923 will be the largest and best year for the company. Packard Automobile plans to peak production at Pullman body plant, with payroll this month exceeding one million dollars and rising in coming months. Last Saturday, 8,347 workers were employed, with prospects for gains. The executive asserts the local plant is entering its prime.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pullman Car Works
Packard Automobile Company
Pullman Works
Yolls
Back From the South Robert Haney’s Cuba Trip
Robert Haney returned home last Saturday after a three month voyage as a shipmate between New Orleans Cuba and the Panama Canal zone. He notes stark contrasts between northern and southern laborers with daily wages of 1.50 to 2.00 dollars and minimal wardrobe and shelter. After falling ill with a tropical fever he shed about 85 pounds and decided to head north for recovery while finding the journey educational.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Haney
New Orleans
Cuba
Panama Canal Zone
Bob
United States
Tropics
Funeral for William Douglas McLachlan Draws Large Crowd
One of the largest crowds in Roseland walks attended the Rose land Presbyterian church last Thursday as Rev. B. P. Holt conducted the funeral for William Douglas McLachlan who died suddenly at age 46 the previous Tuesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roseland Presbyterian Church
B. P. Holt
William Douglas McLachlan
Bill” McLachlan
Pullman- Roseland
Anniversary Surprise Brings Henry Mohr Home to Party
Relatives and friends helped Mrs. Henry Mohr celebrate the 18th anniversary of her marriage to the garage man. Hank Mohr, called from a broken furnace pipe incident, arrived to find a basement full of guests and joined the celebration as head merry-maker.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Mohr
Hank
Bowen School Notes on playground expansion and contests
Bowen school notes urge Bowen district to purchase two to six acres for a playground and wading pool to replace land sold for homes. Plans consider adjacent properties near the school and a larger west of the I C tracks option. The piece mentions a January 12 declamation judging and a January 26 township contest with Calumet School entrants, plus a Riverdale visit praising the school.
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J. M. McKinney
Bowen
138Th Street
Board of Directors
Dist. No. 133
I. C
187Th and
State Street
Illinois Street
187Th Place
137Th Place
Bowen School
Messrs
Huntley, Middleborn and Fisher
Grover Cogswell
Elizabeth Robinson
Theodore Bush
Ruth Reich
Calumet School
Walther
Country Life
Riverdale
McKinney
Bowen- Riverdale
Proverbs Reflection Blends Blessing and Wicked Speech
A compact verse from Solomon contrasts civic elevation due to virtue with downfall caused by deceitful talk. The saying emphasizes how righteous conduct lifts a city while reckless or malicious speech corrupts its foundations.
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Solomon
The Maiden's Prayer Dear Lord request in diary note
A brief humorous note from Le Journal Amusant presents a pious line asking only for a son in law for the mother, attributed to Claris. The quotation reflects a light social joke without further context or consequence.
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Son In Law
le Journal Amusant Claris
Human speech speed limits voice of the human mind
A note on how fast a human can speak and how efficiently the mind processes spoken language. Research suggests peak rates approach several hundred words per minute under rapid articulation, while comprehension varies with complexity and cognitive load.
Dolten Village Board Agrees To Subdivide Wernicke Plot
The Doltén Board, led by President McLaughlin, accepts John Wernicke’s plan to subdivide the Wernicke property between Lincoln Avenue and Main Street. Tax receipts total 5 011.63. Ordinance to change village election hours from 7 am to 5 pm to 6 am to 4 pm is ordered, with attorney Propper to draft.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Doltén
McLaughlin
Haney
John Wernicke
Wernicke
Lincoln Avenue
Main Street
Ehlert
Sanitary District
Dickelman
Colwell
Connors
Fredericka Street
Krueger
DeWolf
Hahn
Propper
Public Health Column on Cook County Health Measures
The Rural health work in Cook County is overseen by Township Health Boards made up of the township supervisor clerk and assessor elected by residents. Funds come from the County Board. The boards post notices of contagious diseases and report cases to the State Department of Health, but duties are not clearly outlined and no systematic supervision exists across 29 townships.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cook County
Township Health Board
State Department of Health
Bunco Parties and Socials Around Dalton Village Hall
Coming events include a Bunco party by Paul Gall Post at Dalton village hall on January 20. St. Paul’s Ladies Choir hosts a Bunco party the same Saturday night. A birthday social is planned by Our Savior’s church Thursday evening January 25. Paul Gall Post Ladies Auxiliary meets Thursday January 25. members urged to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul Gall
Dalton Village
Ladies’ Choir
St. Paul's Church
Everbody
Men of Our Savior’s Church
Ladies’ Auxiliary
Paul Gall Post
Card of Thanks from the Vandenberg Family
The Vandenberg Family expresses heartfelt thanks to all in their recent bereavement. They thank Rev. Bohnfalk and Rev. Blomberg for their kind words, the choir, those who sent floral offerings, and those who donated their autos.
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Bohnfalk
Blomberg
Vandenberg
Hara ining to Learn
A terse aphorism notes that very few people realize when to quit a debate after the other party admits error. The saying underscores the difficulty of conceding and the stubborn pride that follows.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Dalton-Riverdale Building and Loan Association
Dolton School
A. Ingalls
F. Bohmfalk
William McLachlan
Park Board
Public Health Column
Harriet Fulmer
R. N
Hara
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