Charity rolls shrink as Dolton relief ties workers to public works
W P Carter of the Rural Division reports June saw 20 Dolton relief seekers drop from rolls due to new jobs at Acme Steel and the Chicago and Eastern Illinois railway. A three week campaign removed 82 of 140 cases by requiring new sworn applications. home visits confirmed eligibility while penalties for false statements were threatened. Ten men will work eight hours daily for ten days on sidewalks near Berger school, with five on site and others unavailable or injured.
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W. P. Carter
Cook County Bureau of Public Welfare
Dolton
Dalton
Acme Steel Company
Chicago and Eastern Illinois Railway
Carter
Berger School
Dalton Village Hall
Thornton Township
The
Welfare Bureau
Calumet City
Hazel Nystrom
Police Kill Eight Dogs In City Roundup
Police destroyed eight unlicensed unvaccinated dogs during a routine round up. The operation collected $10 in license fees. The policy targets dogs without license tags or vaccination certificates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago Treights Star
Peonles Booster Club Elects Officers in Rivverdale
The Peonles Booster Club of Rivverdale elected officers at the June 26 meeting. President Jacob Decklar. vice presidents H. Wieske E. Unruh and A. Bonse. treasurer R. Baumgartner. recording secretary R. Kliefoth. Regular meeting set for July 10 at Riverdale Park at 8 pm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peonles Booster Club
Rivverdale
Jacob Decklar
H. Wieske
E. Unruh
A. Bonse
Treasner
R. Baumgartner
R. Kliefoth
Riverdale Park
Abandon Chicago River Route Proposed for Lakes Gulf Waterway
Col Dan I Sultan and Col Tied de Detterishiv proposed shifting the main waterway route from the Chicago river to the Calumet Sag through Riverdale. City officials led by Arthur Lindell pushed for federal funds to develop Calumet waterways, arguing the river route should be superseded and that $2.8 million would be insufficient to make Calumet navigable.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago River
Chicago
Dan I Sultan
United States District
DE Deter Ishiv
American Society of Civil Engineers
Palmer House
Loop
Calumet-Sag
Riverdale
Sultan
Ogden
Arthur G. Lindell
Calumet
War Department
Washington
Army Engineers
Three Links Outing Sponsored by Hege wisch Odd Fellows
The Odd Fellows Club of Hege wisch sponsors a community outing at Kowalski's grove located at 157th street Michigan City road and Burnham avenue in Calumet City on Sunday July 9. Gate admission is 25 cents and includes parking and all-day dancing. Children under 12 admitted free. Family basket lunches available and refreshments on the grounds. Cash prizes to be awarded. Everyone is welcome.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Odd Fellows Club of
Hegewisch
Kowalski’s Grove
157Th Street
Michigan City Road
Burnham Avenue
Calumet City
Stargel-Wiegel Miss Marie Stargel Weds David Wiegel
Miss Marie Stargel daughter of Mrs Rose Stargel of 12003 Stewart avenue married David Wiegel son of Mr and Mrs Henry Wiegel of 259 E 186th street on Saturday June 24 at 10 30 a.m. The ceremony occurred at the groom's home with Rev Kemnitz of St Pauls church officiating. Elsie Stargel sister of the bride was maid of honor and Fred Wiegel the groom's brother was best man. A dinner followed the ceremony and the couple departed the same day for a two week honeymoon to Pentwater Michigan. They will reside at 12003 Stewart avenue upon return.
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Marie T. Stargel
Stewart Avenue
Rose Stargel
David Wiegel
E. 186Th Street
Henry Wiegel
Rev. Kemnitz
St. Paul’s Church
Elsie Stargel
Fred Wiegel
Pentwater
Mich
Evelyn Gilbert
Rockford
Charles Murphy
Lincoln Avenue
Dalton
Lois Gouwens
South Holland
Marion Dreger
East 1366Th Place
Riverdale
William A. Smith
Carnegie
Rose Smith
Matt Buechler
Rose Marie
William A Smith, Jr
Will
Carnegie, Pa
Lockport
N. Y
Dorothy Hammermeister
LaVerne Stutzhem
Emma Martins
75Th Street
Grand Crossing
Edward Murphy
Purdue University
Community Firemen’s Association
Frank Mraz
M. R. Weidner
First National Bank of
Weidner, Jr
Lois
Pennsylvania
East
Kenneth C. Copeland
Mac
Houston
Texas
Jessie Moomaw
L. E. McPike
Edward Ripley
137Th Street
Acme Steel Co
Roseland Community Hospital
Hursday
Wddie
Theodore Koch, Jr
Koch
Main
Washington Streets
Aldo Pozzi
Tineolin Avenue
Charles Pozzi
East Main Street
de Rossi
Daughter of Sheldon Govier Dies in Palatine Crash
Gladys Gray 25, of 10828 Eberhardt avenue and widow of William Gray 27, civil engineer, died from injuries after a June 24 collision with an oil truck on Northwest highway Palatine. Funeral services were held at Holy Rosary Church and burial followed at Holy Sepulchre cemetery.
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Gladys Gray
Eberhardt Avenue
Sheldon W. Govier
Appelate
Palatine Community Hospital
Palatine
Gray
William
Delavan Lake
Fred Hahneell
Northwest Highway
Smith Street
Plum Grove Avenue
Holy Rosary Church
Father Keough
Holy Sepulchre Cemetery
Howel Family Guests Visit Meginnis and McPike
Mr and Mrs Frank Howel and their daughter Ethel from Honesdale Pennsylvania stayed with the Meginnis and McPike families this week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Howel
Ethel
Honesdale, Pa
Meginnis
McPike
World's Fair service expands with 34 more trains
Illinois Central adds 34 electric trains to World’s Fair schedule effective July 2. The new service targets South Cook county residents and Fair visitors, with trains every ten minutes at peak hours and a projected fifty percent increase in capacity. President L A Downs notes passenger counts surpassed one million at the gates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ulinois Central
Perava Oolcome
Cook County
L. A. Downs
Quiet Fourth Brings Fewer Fireworks Accidents
A quiet Fourth Tuesday marked by tightened ordinances in Dalton and Riverdale reducing explosive displays. Several boys suffered minor head burns from early firecrackers and sought medical care, as state and local rules move toward a sane fourth.
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Dalton
Riverdale
Geimer-Hammermeister Wedding At St Pauls Church Florence Geimer Weds Fred Hammermeister
Florence Geimer daughter of Mrs. Herman Henken married Fred Hammermeister son of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Hammermeister in a ceremony at St. Pauls Lutheran Florence. Rev Kemnitz officiated. The couple left for a Vernon Avenue apartment after a wedding supper. The groom works for Chicago and Riverdale Lumber Company.
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St. Paul’s Lutheran Church
Florence Geimer
Herman Henken
Riverdale
Fred Hammermeister
Henry Hammermeister
Kemnitz
Viola Hammermeister
Edward Hammermeister
Blue Island
Vernon Avenue
Chicago and Riverdale Lumber Company
Pointer
Pullman Co Pays 115000 County Tax
County treasurer Mc Donough kept offices open during the holiday to collect taxes. The Pullman Company made the largest payment, $115,000, covering the second installment of its 1931 real estate taxes.
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Pullman Co
McDonough
Pullman Company
Street Cement Work Nears Completion on Indiana Avenue
Concrete work on Indiana avenue from 130th to 184th street is finished. A contract to fill the center with stone is ready to sign, and the street may open within a week though delays linger. Halsted street repairs are underway and after Indiana is finished traffic should flow smoothly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indiana Avenue
130Th
184Th Street
Halsted Street
127Th Street
Mrs Berschinski Notices Death of Aunt Barbara Heintz
Mrs J J Berschinski of 288 Lincoln Avenue Dalton was summoned to Joliet Illinois due to the death of her aunt Miss Barbara Heintz who died on Tuesday July 4 and was buried Thursday July 6.
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J. J. Berschinski
Lincoln Avenue
Dalton
Joliet
Ill
Barbara Heintz
Dalton locals share hospital update and community notes
William Brown of Dalton was taken to hospital Wednesday with a stomach ailment. The Campbell home on Lincoln avenue changes hands as remodeling begins. The American Legion erected a new sign on Dolton village hall. Residents and visitors plan trips and attend events across Dalton and nearby towns, with multiple families noted for visits, travel, and births.
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William Brown
Dalton
Switchman
Campbell
Lincoln Avenue
Dolton
Henry Dolton
Wm. G. Dolton
American Legion
Anne DeRidder
Jean
Perry White
Lansing
Mich
Adolph Habermann
Florence
Michigan
William Schroder
Edbrooke Avenue
Herman Keller
Wabash Avenue
Alex Grant
Naomi
Leon Warren
Laurelville
Ohio
Orle Warren
American Legion Band to Play Free Concerts for Veterans
The American Legion Community Band of Dolton will perform open air concerts for disabled tuberculosis patients at Oak Forest on Sunday at 3 p.m. near the sanitarium and on Monday at 8 15 p.m. on Washington Street in Dalton. The July to September series supports veterans and is sponsored by the Auxiliary.
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Oak Forest
American Legion Community Band of
Dolton
Dalton
American Legion Auxiliary
Washington Street
Dalton Theater
Chicago Tribune
Building and Loan Associations Distribute 160 Million Dividends
United States Building and Loan League reports mid year payouts totaling 160 million to about 11 million investors. Dalton Riverdale Association notes mortgage payoffs on seven properties since March with three more due by September 1. Despite the depression, 1932 and year to date dividends exceed 6 percent with 1,600 dollars added to reserve funds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morton Bodfish
United States Building and Loan League
Dalton-Riverdale Building and Loan Association
Dr. Weller Van Hook Dies at His Michigan Farm
Word arrived of the death of Dr. Weller Van Hook surgeon historian and author at his farm near Coopersville Michigan on Friday night He was TL years old Funeral services were held July 5 at Lains undertaking rooms at 68rd street and Harvard avenue He died after a series of cerebral hemorrhages Born in Greenville Indiana he studied at the College of Physicians and Surgeons in Chicago in 1885 and trained in Berlin Paris London and Vienna He was a former professor of surgery at Northwestern University and contributed writings on King Tutankhamens tomb.
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Weller van Hook
Coopersville
Mich
van Hook
Coles Avenue
Lain
68Rd Street
Harvard Avenue
van Took
van Trook
Greenville
Ind
College of Physicans and Surgeons
Chicago
Berlin
Paris
London
Vienna
Ilinois Medical Association
Ilinois State Medical Society
Nortwestern University
King Tutankhamen
Egypt
C. ST. Thomsen of
Dalton
Northwestern Medical School
DINE BEACH COTTAGES for rent lake Noquebay Crivitz Wis
Rental notice lists Dine Beach Cottages near Lake Noquebay Crivitz Wisconsin with contact Mrs FF O Ulander. Also mentions 95 Crazy Water Crystals and Plunder's Tablets for sale at Dolton Drug Store.
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Lake Noquebay
Crivitz
Wis
FF. O. Ulander
Dolton Drug Store
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Charity Rolls
Calumet Harbor
Sag
Calumet River
Stargel-Wiegel
Sheldon Govier
Illinois Central
Dolton Theatre
Building and Loan
Vian Hook
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