Town relief to be continued under township supervision
Supervisor William F. Propper of Thornton township opposed bills creating a state Bureau of Public Welfare and their removal from the calendar. Senate Bill No. 489 passed extends the Illinois Emergency Relief Commission to July 1 1989, sustaining township relief.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William F. Propper
Thornton Township
Horner
Senate
Bureau of Public Welfare
Ilinois
Propper
House
Ward
Dhnois Emergency Relief Commission
Illinois
Doctors Disagree on Girl's Death in Chicago Case
Five year old Susan Lederer of Flossmoor died June 9 at Michael Reese hospital in Chicago. Attending physicians led by Dr. Michael Hess showed motion pictures they say prove rabies caused her death. Two coroner physicians contend infection from tonsillitis was the cause. Lederer girl was bitten by a stray dog April 28 in her yard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Susan Lederer
Flossmoor
Michael Reese
Chicago
Michael Hess
Lederer
Henry Lederer
Vacation Bible School Plans Play at Our Savior’s Church
Our Savior’s Community church at 188th and Wabash Avenue completes two weeks of daily vacation Bible school serving 95 children. This Sunday at 10:30 a.m. the group leads worship with songs recitations group exercises and two biblical plays.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Our Savior’s Community Church
Wabash Ave
Green Lake
Colebourn
Millicent Dieck
Marvin Altringer
Kabele
Kabale
Betty Schroder
Lois Reich
Norma Jean Newell
Legion Carnival Parade Planned at Dalton Village Hall
The American Legion Homecoming Jubilee will run August 14 to 26 at Dalton village hall grounds with a large parade through Riverdale and Dalton planned for August 15. Carl Maurer says 21 drum corps were invited. five have accepted. Local police and fire departments back the event. about $600 in prizes will be awarded.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Legion
Dalton Village
Dalton
Riverdale
Legion Post
Carl Maurer
Disposal Plant Aims To Clean Thorn Creek In Glenwood
The Chicago Heights Star reports a sewage disposal plant at Glenwood Manual Training school will begin after bids open July 21. Construction should take two months with a settling tank and filter installed near Thorn creek by the Baltimore and Ohio tracks. The project costs about 12 000 dollars and follows years of untreated sewage and industrial dumping.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago Heights
Glenwood Manual Training School
Thorn Creek
Baltimore & Ohio
Calumet District
Clean Streams Committee
Thorncreek
Sanitary District
Swim Stars to Dedicate New Ravisloe Pool
Ravisloe Country Club prepares a dedication ceremony and exhibition swimming program for the new pool on July 10 and 11. Claudia Eckert, national diving and freestyle record holder, will lead a water ballet and style exhibition. Ken Willard, second place finisher in the National AAU low board event, will perform. Pete Miller Henry Schroeder and Erwin Buchler of Roseland recently visited Berrien Springs Michigan for a July 4 trip and returned home pleased.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ravisloe Country Club
Claudia Eckert
Ken Willard
Pete Miller
Henry Schroeder
Erwin Buchler
Roseland
Berrien Springs
Mich
Local and Personal Notes From Dalton and Dolton Areas
Community notices record a July 15 joint basket picnic for G W Spencer Women’s Relief Corps and Junior Corps at Dalton Park at 11 AM. The column also lists numerous visits, travels, and new arrivals including the Heinbergs in Dolton, Kruegers visiting Sauquoit and grandmother Eliza Collins, Smiths from Dalton, and the Ballards welcoming a daughter Loretta born June 22 at St Francis hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. W. Spencer
Women’s Relief Corps
Dalton Park
Arthur Heinberg
Dolton
Evanston
Alma Krueger
Carl and
Albert Krueger
Grant Street
John Smith
la Verne
Roseland
Sauquoit
N. Y
Kruegers
Eliza Collins
Elmer Smith
Dalton
Newman, Ill
J. A. Marrin
Grace
Springfield
Frank Thompson
Lincoln Avenue
Jean
Thompsons
Marguerite Grapenthien
Donald
Junior Albrecht
Momence
Cleo Roberts
Luella
Evelyn
Cleveland
Ohio
L. A. Westerlin
Dwight Watson
Dwight and
Arthur
Marion
Kanawha Avenue
Ruth Novak
West Pullman
Florence Mohr
Arthur Armstrong
Hammond
Yorkville
Renfro
Michigan
Bremer Poised for Big League Catching Job
Local star Herb Bremer, shining in the South Atlantic league with 16 RBIs and league leading home runs, reports indicate a possible St. Louis Cardinals catching berth. Branch Rickey reportedly promised a big league spot if he keeps up the pace, per Columbus Georgia coverage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herb Bremer
Apears
St. Louis Cardinals
Columbus, Georgia Sea
Branch Rickey
Cardinal
Herb
Columbus
Bremer
Tars
Odd Fellows Picnic to be Held July 18 at Monee Fair Grounds
Members of District 1A I O O F and families plan their eighth annual benefit picnic Sunday July 18 at Monee Fair Grounds Illinois. Lodges from Blue Island Dalton Harvey Chicago Heights Homewood Peotone and Monee join for a band concert races sports dancing and more with the Childrens Home Band performing. Access via Route 49 to Monce then east half a mile.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monee Fair Grounds
Monee
Blue Island
Dalton
Harvey
Chicago Heights
Homewood
Peotone
Childrens
Monce
Infant James Lyle Matthews Dies in Chicago Hospital
Infant son of Mr. and Mrs. Chester Matthews of Dalton died July 2 at Billings Memorial Hospital Chicago after a heart illness. Born June 13, 1935 in Chicago he was the only child. Survived by parents and Mr. and Mrs. John Vandenberg and several aunts and uncles. Funeral July 5 at Bachmann Funeral Home with burial in Oaklawn cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Lyle Matthews
Chester Matthews
Ingleside Ave
Dalton
Billings Memorial Hospital
Chicago
James Lyle
John Vandenberg
Tennessee
Roseland Community Hospital
Billings Hospital
Ben
Bachmann Funeral Home
Oaklawn
Names of all streets in Dolton puzzle map makers
Dolton clerk received a request from Geo C Olcott & Co to list every street in Dolton for a Cook County map. The piece notes three Adams streets and several avenues and streets with unusual names, plus obscure lanes in Waddell's Woods.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert C. Haney
Dolton
Geo. C. Olcott and Co
Chicago
Cook County
Adams Street
Adams Streets
Greenwood Avenue
Jefferson Avenue
Indiana Avenue
Wabash Avenue
Michigan Avenue
Engle Street
Chicago Street
Greenwood Road
Washington Street
South
Chicago and Southern Railroad
Pennsylvania Railroad
Ashland Avenue
Sandersont Avalon T
Beachview Terrace
Center Avenue
Cleveland Avenue
Fairview Avenue
Henry Street
Jacobson Street
Massachusetts Avenue
McArthur Court
Streamside Drive
Waddell’s Woods
Fenger Pool To Open All Summer For Public Use
The Fenger High School pool at 112th and Wallace Roseland will be open to the public all summer. It is one of ten city school natatoriums offering summer access. Weekdays set by gender include Mondays Wednesdays and Fridays for boys while Tuesdays and Thursdays are girls days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fenger High School
112Th and
Wallace Sts
Roseland
Fenger
Theie Natatorium
Hazardous Intersection as Green Weeds Obscure View
Drivers at 188th street and Indiana avenue face a growing hazard as thick green weeds rise due to continued warm weather. To check for traffic from the north, vehicles must veer into the northbound lane on Indiana while descending toward 138th street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
188Th and
Indiana
Indiana Avenue
138Th Street
Tragic Fourth of July Accident Claims 8-Year-Old Boy
No injuries reported from fireworks or car crashes in the community over the holiday period. A serious accident occurred Wednesday when John Briney, 8, was killed while attempting to board an Illinois Central freight train near 142nd Street. Four companions witnessed the incident. Melvin Wilkens aided by pulling him clear. Dr. M. Robert Weidner Jr. performed an emergency operation at Ingalls Memorial Hospital Harvey, and Briney's leg was amputated above the knee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Briney
William Briney
Emerald Avenue
Riverdale
Illinois Central Railroad
I. HI. B
Melvin Wilkens
John
Melvin
M. Robert Weidner, Jr
Ingall
Richard Gravenstuk Funeral Rites Held for Local Resident
Funeral services were held for Richard Gravenstuk 41 at his home on Halsted Street. Rev. Vorhees, former pastor of Our Savior's and now pastor of St. Paul's in Waukegan, officiated. Gravenstuk died July 3 from acute lymphatic leukemia after dental infection. Survived by wife Ellen, son William, daughter Catherine, and siblings. interment at Oakland Cemetery under Frank Moriarity’s arrangement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard Gravenstuk
Halsted Street
Vorhees
Our Savior’s Community Church
Gravenstuk
St. Paul's Church
Waukegan
Ingalls Memorial Hospital
Harvey
Pullman
Herman Baumgartner
Indiana Avenue
Ellen Schlueter
Western Austin Manufacturing Co
Reynolds Equipment &Co
Riverdale
William
Catherine
George
Roseland
Jessie
Sophia
S. Dykstra
Washington Heights
Oakland Cemetery
Dalton
Frank Moriarity
West
Chicago Street
Roseland Boy Drowns in Kankakee River
A six year old boy, Frank Hamilton, of Roseland drowned Thursday in the Kankakee River at Momence during a camping trip with his mother Martha Hamilton of 23 East 111th Place. Authorities are investigating the accident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roseland
Kankakee River
Martha Hamilton
East 111Th Place
Frank Hamilton
Kankakee
Momence
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Girl
Glennwood Manual Training School
Swim Stars
Ravisloe Pool
H. Bremer
Odd Fellows
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