Community notes from Dalton and Riverdale area
A miscellaneous shower honors Miss Mable Sprick and Mr John Cowings in Dalton. Dal ton Woman's Club Study Department meets. former Riverdale blacksmith William Niemeyer returns to Riverdale work. Masons honor Mr O C Hinkle with a steel kitchen cabinet. several locals travel or recover from illness. 159th Street bridge opens. Chicago Heights PTA lectures. Chief Frank Stieman of Riverdale police receives a gold star. lunch honors the chief at the Allen hotel.
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Mable
Naomi Grant
Mable Sprick
John Cowings
Pullman
Dalton Woman’s Club
Edith Dalton
Herman J. Anders
Harriet Beecher Stowe
William Niemeyer
Riverdale
Gus Nordhoff
O. C. Hinkle
Hinkle
Carl
Flora Kreutzberg
Dalton
Parent Teachers Association
Chicago Heights
Frank Stieman
South Holland News Twenty Years Ago Highlights
Judge Peter De Young on sick list. Volunteer Fire Department officers elected: President M. L. Van Der Aa, Secretary J. Meeboer, Treasurer Theo. Van Der Aa. Postmaster John Ravesloot Jr. ill with grippe. C P Korteever and L J Schmidt of Leota Minnesota visit N C Gouwens. The boys are attending.
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South Holland News
Peter de Young
Fire Department
M. L. van der Aa
J. Meeboer
Theo. van der Aa
John Ravesloot, Jr
Grippe
C. P. Korteever
L. J. Schmidt
Leota, Minn
N. C. Gouwens
Amada 2A Distress in Robert Family and Scout Bake Sale
The Robert family faces a crisis as Mrs. Robert, age 70, undergoes knee amputation at Chicago Heights hospital after artery trouble. In Riverdale, Girl Scouts plan a bakery sale at May's Hardware on Saturday January 29 at 2 pm. Wilkinson Dengler elected secretary with Baumgartner as assistant. Werner resigns as treasurer, Alberta Shoop fills vacancy. Badges for the month include Needlewoman Hostess and Electrician. Public health nurse Miss Johnson praises Riverdale mothers for interest in her Bowen school lecture and will speak again.
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Robert
Banco party at Rietveld home yields prizes in South Holland
South Holland News notes a ten year ago bank party at Mr. and Mrs. Albert Rietveld's home with three tables. Mrs. R. De Groot won first prize and Miss Dora Smith took booby. A pleasant lurch was served. We Tahn We Anker from Chandler Minnesota visits William A. Anker and family.
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Banco
Albert Rietveld
R. de Groot
Dora Smith
Anker
Chandler
Minn
William A. Anker
Household Tips From A Neighbor
A neighbor shares practical hints including making soup from a can of chicken and soup, lining a clothes basket with oil cloth, using fine fabrics to prevent cane snagging, painting rough cement floors with a special paint, removing ink stains with dry starch, and labeling a child’s rubbers with the child’s name for school identification.
Standard of Living Rises Sharply in Illinois 1936 gains
Illinois strides in public health and utilities during 1936 with more households gaining safe water and pasteurized milk. Fifteen new water systems serving 16 000 people and four new water treatment plants raised total public systems to 605. Daily water delivery reaches 108 gallons per person across six million residents.
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Illinois
Sanitary Engineers
State Department of Public Health
Illinois Health Magazine
Rock wool insulation boosts Illinois housing and industry
The State Geological Survey reports vast woolrock deposits in Illinois enabling rock wool production. In its first year Illinois plants earned about a quarter million dollars and project sixfold growth in 1987 as state research and industry partners build a new major industry. The piece ends with a quirky note about an actor who drowned at sea while performing a stunt near a lighthouse.
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State Geological Survey
Illinois
Weak eyes test prompts rude comeback on reading chart
A playful exchange centers on reading a vision chart with a blunt reply about who can read the lines. The dialogue hints at a character challenging another’s eyesight in a light, terse moment.
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H-m-m
Highway Patrol reports multiple crashes in Third District
Sheriff's highway police investigated several auto incidents along Governors highway and Lincoln avenue. A sedan fire caused damage to a vehicle on Governors highway. One hit and run victim on Ridge Road near Halsted Street led to a coroner's inquest with manslaughter verdict possible if suspect caught. A Blue Island couple was struck by an Oldsmobile on Governors highway after a stop sign violation. Injured were taken to James Hospital in Chicago Heights.
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W. C. Burrell
Ave
Kankakee
Sheriff's Highway
Inteyver Sheriff's Highway
Governors Highway
Lincoln
James Butler
Chebarise
Kinednor
Popu Sheriff’s Highway
Ridge Road
Halsted Stree
50Th Street
Chicago
Homewood
Zeimetz
Western Ave
Blue Island
Ed Darrow
W. Broadway
Emil BoreYg
Borella
Governor’s Highway
James Hospital
Chicago Heights
Bids Sought for Thornton Township High School Additions
The Board of Education of Thornton Township High School Harvey Illinois calls for sealed proposals by 7:30 p m Wednesday February 17 1937 for general heating lighting plumbing ventilation kitchen equipment and related work for additions and alterations at 150th Street and Columbia Avenue Harvey. Bidding documents available from Burnham Brothers and Hammond Inc. Chicago with a 20 dollar deposit. five percent bid bond required. right to reject any or all bids reserved.
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Board of Education
Whornton Township High School
150Th Street
Broadway Avenue
Harvey
Illinois
Athornton Township High School
Columbia Avenue
Burnham Brothers and Hammond, Inc
North la Salle Street
Chicago
Thornton Township High School
Experience Kit: Fresh Date Last Night Scene
A fragment suggests a remark about a date from last night and a scoreline or tally reading seven to Katia zero. The readable text is brief and lacks full context or names beyond Katia. The item reads like an informal stage note or caption rather than a full report.
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Katia
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159Th Street
Nicholas Weld
J. C. Gouwens
Carlsbad
New Mexic
K. Rinkema
William
Public Service Company OF
Northern Illinois
Wrpy
J.F. Chandler Roofing Co
Chicago St. Prene
Fred Mulhausen
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