Twenty Years Ago in Riverdale and Surrounding Notes
Henry Ultsch of Blue Island visited Riverdale this week after selling farm implements in December. Martin Kaufmann returned to Buckley after a week with the McGrain family. Mr and Mrs Walter Rudloff welcomed a baby daughter born January 5 1917. Riverdale firemen Reich Bergold Ladwizg and Daley Dillner attended the State Firemen's convention at Bushnell Illinois. J M Deam received oranges from his Sarasota Florida farm noting a below average southern crop but good price and quality. Deam owns a ten acre farm with 400 bearing trees.
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Henry Ultsch
Blue Island
Riverdale
Henry
Martin Kaufmann
Buckley
McGrain
Walter Rudloff
L. E. Reich
F. O. Bergold
Fred Ladwizg
Ed Dillner
Dalton
Fla
Deam
Homewood News Twenty Years Ago Recap
Mrs. George Martens, operated on at St James hospital Chicago Heights, has returned home at age eighty two and is recovering well. Mr and Mrs Wm Kohler Mr and Mrs Wm Brutlay and son Arthur and Mr and Mrs John Kohler attended the funeral of Wm Kohler's brother in Richton township. Henry Borgwardt and Leonard Schoof traveled to Altamount and Marion Illinois to seek the Egyptian Trail down.
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Homewood News
George Martens
St. James Hospital
Chicago Heights
Wm. Kohler
Wm. Brutlay
Arthur
John Kohler
Richton
Richton Township
Henry Borgwardt
Leonard Schoof
Altamount
Marion
Ill
Bank leadership shifts noted in Flossmoor and Chicago
The Lord Mayor of Flossmoor Hon. Harry Morgan boasts after citizen Henry Thies is elected vice-president of the 3rd St. and Halsted State Bank Well. Henry Gottschalk is re-elected to the same bank's office in Chicago.
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Flossmoor
Harry Morgan
Henry Thies
Halsted
Harry
Old Homewood
Henry Gottschalk
Chicago
Ten Years Ago In Riverdale News
Ten years ago in Riverdale Mrs F Landberg mother of Vil lage Trustee Charles Landberg was improving at Blue Island hospital after heart trouble. A chimney fire at John Wordelman 67 East 187th street prompted Riverdale firemen but caused no damage. Chief Stieman found a man dead on Stewart avenue and a judge fined the corpse for drinking snow water. Miss Ribbie Hankey of San Francisco visits family and plans to return to a railroad job around Feb 1.
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F. Landberg
Charles Landberg
Riverdale
Blue Island Hospital
John Wordelman
East 187Th Street
Stieman
Stewart Avenue
Harbor Tracks
Schafer
Ribbie Hankey
San Francisco
Cal
California
Mulder Sells East 158th Street Property to Rinkema
Ten years ago Martin Mulder sold his house and property on East 158th Street to Mr. K. Rinkema. Rinkema and his daughter plan to occupy the residence with their family.
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South Holland News
Martin Mulder
East 158Th Street
K. Rinkema
Local Notices Highlight Moves and Illnesses
Mr. Gerrit Mulder plans to begin farming next year. Mrs. Allen Avrdsma is recovering after an Ingalls Memorial Hospital operation. Annabeth Mullenberg, daughter of Rev. T. W. Muilenberg, visited then returned to Berkeley, Cal. T. M. and M. L. Van Der An attend the Quincy firemen’s convention. Henry Anker is sidelined from grocery truck duties by the grippe.
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Gerrit Mulder
Allen Avrdsma
Ingalls Memorial Hospital
Annabeth Mullenberg
T. W. Muilenberg
Berkely
Cal
Muilenberg
Messrs
T. M
M. L. van der An
Fire Department
Quincy
Ill
Henry Anker
Grippe
Chicago Death Rate Stays Low Compared With Big Cities
Chicago posted a death rate of 10.8 per thousand in 1935, well below the national rate of 12.8 for 1936, according to the federal census bureau. The rise in the nation is attributed to heat waves, influenza, and pneumonia with Evansville and Kansas City showing notable increases.
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Chicago
Federal Census ‘Bureau
St. Louis
Cincinnati
San Francisco
Bureau
South Bend
Ind
Flint
Mich
Akron
Detroit
Evansville
Kansas City
Road Building Surges past Five Year Record in 1936
Expenditures on highway construction rose to 606 million dollars in 1936, the best year since 1981, with federal funds and public works highways contributing over 300 million. Charles M. Upham, engineer director of the American Road Builders association, says 1937 expenditures may exceed 1936 if states limit fund diversions. The Hayden-Cartwright act of 1936 allocates 476.6 million for 1958 and 1939 with state matching of 150 million annually.
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American Road Builders’ Association
Charles M. Upham
Beinor Highlighted in Notre Dame 1936 Monogram List
Ed Beinor known as Beefy is named among 32 letter winners for the 1936 Notre Dame football season. The junior Beimer understudied senior Bill Steinkemper at left tackle, with Beinor viewed as a strong future regular.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ed Beinor
Notre Dame University
Joseph Petritz
Beefy) Beinor
Thornton Township
Beimer
Bill Steinkemper
Flip and flop beding in Pullman sleepers
In Pullman News a new bed making policy debuts credited to a porter named George. The method folds sheets in a pleat to create space as passengers lie down with two motions, flip then flop, simplifying entering the berth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George
Pullman
Pullman News
George M. Pullman
Chicago Heights police capture Benny Leonardo burglar
Chicago Heights police arrested Benny Leonardo, a noted burglar, as he stepped from his car near his home. He led a gang that terrorized South Cook County with robberies at gas stations and grocery stores across the region. Leonardo faces prosecution in Calumet City for crimes committed there.
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Chicago Heights
Benny Leonardo
Leonardo
South Cook County
Here
Kankakee
Calumet City
St Francis Hospital 1936 Report Totals and Medical Facts
The St Francis hospital recorded 1 904 patients treated in 1936 over 16 072 hospital days. There were 326 births with 3 sets of twins and nine premature babies, one birth death. Major operations 465, minor 335. Emergencies 14, 153 admissions. 70 auto accident admissions with six deaths on admission. Newspaper men named to 1936 honor roll include George McLen Paul C Smith Jay Aleen Lawrence Fernsworth Louis Fischer Paul Ward Art Young H L Mencken and Charles P Howard.
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St. Francis Hospital
George McLen
Tupelo (Miss
New York Times
Louis Fischer
The
Nation
Spain
Paul W. Ward
Idl
Art Young
H. L. Mencken
Charles P. Howard
T Bubign
A Hat for 1937 Bicycle Sailor Ensemble
A 1937 hat described in rippled weave taffeta with a dotted veil. Shown in brown with coral rust grosgrain bands around crown and neck. The ensemble is styled in beige woolen.
Europe's Greatest River Volga Carves Long Inland Route
The Volga, Europe's longest river at 2 300 miles, and its tributaries form a 20 000 mile navigable waterway. Fifty million people live along the Volga system with many major cities on its banks hosting the world’s oldest annual fair.
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Volga
Europe
Western Newspaper Union
Tiny Mountaineer Shines in Swiss Alps Skiing Start
A young mountaineer is pictured in the Bernese Oberland at Abello den Switzerland where infants learn the hazardous winter pastime on skis. The image suggests she has already begun ski training at a very early age.
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Abelboden
Switzerland
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Public Service
ACT Now
Public Service Company OF
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Illinois
Anthony Basile Plumbing
Chicago Street
Reno
Tiny Mountaineer
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