Dredging Pushes Riverdale Industry Growth Forward
The Riverdale project continues to advance with dredging from turning basin number five. Acme Petroleum Co shows river access benefits with a 7,000,000 gallon storage plant on Ikirth Street and a special dock for barge unloading. Contractors Al Johnson Construction Co and La Crosse Dredging Co report steady progress and planned disposal basins on 188th and Main streets to manage dredge pumpings.
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Riverdale
Acme Petroleum Co
South Side
Acme
Ikirth Street
C. O. Beroth
Lake Michigan
Calumet Waterway
Mississippi River
Chicago Territory
138Th Street
Delton
Main Street
188Th Street
Indiana Avenue
al Johnson Construction Co
la Crosse Dredging Company
35 Per Cent of Auto Accidents Can Be Avoided
Safety engineer R F Healey of Commonwealth Edison and Chicago Safety Council spoke at Thornton Township High School urging a 35 percent reduction in auto fatalities by 1940. He warned one in five will be killed or injured in coming years, cited speed as main cause, and urged licenses and testing zones. He showed grim photos and preached strict rules: no passes on hills or curves, stop at boulevards, drive slower at night, do not jump lights, and stay under 50 mph. He claimed 90 percent of 1937 accidents could be prevented if courtesy and speed were eliminated.
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America
R. F. Healey
Commonwealth Edison Co
Chicago Safety Council
Thornton Township
Nealey
Barney Oldfield
Ralph de Palma
inChicago
Healey
Harvey
Post Office Publishes Best Seller List Headed by Writer
A humorous exchange notes the post office releasing a best seller list led by the writer whose manuscripts are said to have sold more postage stamps than any writings. The banter celebrates luck in reputation and success.
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Mrs. Mary Wesse Dies After Illness in Dalton
Funeral services for Mrs. Mary Wesse of 538 Main Street Dalton were held Wednesday at Immanuel Evangelical Church. She died Sunday at Ingalls Memorial Hospital Harvey after a relapse from December surgery. Survived by daughters Minnie Mohr Clara La May and John Hausman son Frank Miller eight stepchildren and seven grandchildren. Burial at Oakland Cemetery Dolton.
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Mary Wesse
Main Street
Dalton
Immanuel Evangelical Church
Ug P
Phillip H. Bassler
Wesse
Ladies Aid Society
Immanuel Church
Jadt Ven
Minnie Mohr
Clara la May
Los Angeles
Calif
John Hausman
Riverdale
Mrs Dunbar Dies After Long Illness in Riverdale
Mrs George Dunbar of 13805 Calumet Avenue Riverdale died Sunday January 17 after a long illness. She was a Van Milligan and lived on Calumet Ave for 45 years. Survived by husband and four brothers Henry Van Milligan Riv erdale Cornelius Chicago William and Harry Harvey. Funeral services were held at her home Wednesday at 1 30 p m conducted by Rev Crocker Dalton M E Church Interment Oakland Cemetery.
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George Dunbar
Calumet Avenue
Riverdale
Dalton M. E. Church
Oakland Cemetery
Mrs Ida Stichweh Dies in Nebraska
Mrs Ida Stichweh sister of Mrs Walter Deichen of Riverdale died this week at her Kenesaw Nebraska home. Her body shipped here for burial services tomorrow at 2 PM from Bachmann Funeral Home 244 E 188th St. Interment will be in Oakland Cemetery Dolton.
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Ida Stichweh
Walter Deichen
E. 138Th St
Riverdale
Kenesaw
Nebraska
Bachmann
E. 188Th Street
Oakland Cemetery
Dolton
Hunt for 10000 Glenwood Alumni Planned for 50th Anniversary
Glenwood Manual Training school alumni in Chicago organize a search for 10 000 former students to attend chapel and classes next June for the school 50th anniversary. Former students are asked to contact George Steiner at 2038 N Wabash Ave Chicago office.
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Glenwood Manual Training School
Glenwood
Chicago
George Steiner
N. Wabash Ave
One Exceptional Dog Amidan Averse Patchwork
A quirky remark on one dog in a hundred tolerating petting without disruption. It notes that some disasters can later seem like true lifesavers in hindsight.
Local and Personal News From Riverdale Dolton and Harvey
Local notices report a car theft recovery and a stolen Chevrolet linked to Frank Zurek of Dixmoor. A fire at Thornton Products caused $25,000 in damage. A baby girl arrived at Ingalls Memorial Hospital. Others celebrate a bingo prize, family visits, and social events across Dalton, Dolton, Harvey, and South Holland with multiple residents mentioned by name.
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Bruno Petkus
136Th Street
Riverdale
Hot Springs
Ark
138Th St
Racine Avenue
Gill
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Tuthill Brick Company
Frank Zurek
Paulina Street
Dixmoor
Thorton Products Company
38Th St
Walter Jaworski
Engel Street
Dalton
Ingalls Memorial Hospital
Harvey
Henry van Ostenberg
South Holland
Dalton Theatre
van Ostenberg
Larry Smith
Evelyn Fike
Clarence Fike
Smith
Bendix Corporation
South Bend
Wonders of science and jokes from Aunt Lottie's notebook
A quirky column mixes urban legends and humor from the era. It references a baby elephant mistaken for a human infant, a Chicago coon dog chasing a skunk under a church, a skater in a streetcar, a quip on eating earth, and notes from Aunt Lottie's notebook including half cocked advice and a Christmas lyric twist about Mrs Simpson.
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New York
Dolton Boy Struck by Auto in Harvey
Milton Meserschmidt 16 a Thornton Township high student living in Dolton was struck on Wednesday evening January 13 by Samuel McFadden of Roseland at 148th street and Morgan in Harvey. He suffered a cut to the left hand and was taken to Ingalls Memorial Hospital.
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Milton Meserschmidt
Thornton Township High School
Chicago Street
Dolton
Samuel McFadden
Perry Ave
Roseland
Morgan
Harvey
Messerschmidt
Ingalls Memo al Hospital
It Is Easy to Meet Expenses These Days
The remark notes how everyday costs are constant and unavoidable, with expenses seeming to appear at every turn. It reflects a view of persistent financial pressure in daily life.
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