Riverdale bids seek trucks and a new officer force
The Riverdale Board opened bids for a new street department truck and dump cart and for auditing village books. President Claussen appointed a large list of special police officers for the year. A rash of Friday night filling-station break-ins reported across the area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Riverdale Board
Claussen
Torpey
Ivanhoe
Ivanhoe Station
School Street
Indiana Avenue
139Th Street
Reich
Chicago Brick Co
Buffalo
Halsted
Jacob P. T. Kirsch
Flick
Graves
Indiana Avenue Bridge
Govier
Tony Salerno
Gust Nieman
Joe Bitters
Henry Lotz
Ray Larson
Scholl
John Rowan
Geo. Tuch
Fred Bussiere
R. Gerloff
Aug. Hammermeister
Peter Kurz
Lester Brookfelt
Warren Eaton
Floyd Eaton
Chas. Poss
Tom Mullander
Art Moran
Emil Bettenhouse
H. Strosinski
Frank Price
Frederick Schmidt
Lost folders found near street school and garage
Two black leather folders with information valuable only to owner. Return to A S Dickman for reward. Also advertised: FOR RENT five room steam heated flat with garage at 13733 Wabash Avenue Riverdale Hl. 11 tf
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago Street School
Jacobsma Garage
A.S. Dickman
Wabash Avenue
Riverdale
Pollution Injunction Locks City Back From Thorn Creek
Superior Judge William J. Lindsay issued an injunction restraining Chicago Heights Bloom Township Sanitary District South Chicago Heights Glenwood Manual Training School and Lansing from polluting Thorn Creek and the Little Calumet River The suit began 14 years ago by 300 residents and seeks sewerage improvements The village of Lansing has bond authority for a plant and the project may proceed with engineers estimating over 500000 in total costs by Jan 15 1933
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William J. Lindsay
Chicago Heights
Bloom Township
South Chicago Heights
Glenwood Manual Training School
Lansing
Thorn Creek
Little Calumet
Robert E. Downs
Thomas J. Holmes
Lindsay
Nude Man Arrested After Chase Behind Riverdale Willows
In Riverdale near 139th and Indiana Avenue a nude man was spotted by neighbors and pursued by Chief Matt as he fled a field by the Illinois Central R R lots. The man, Bernard Woodruff of Niles Michigan, 44, was captured near the Dr. Thomson residence and taken to the village hall for mental evaluation at Oak Forest.
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139Th
Indiana Avenue
Riverdale
Matt
Illinois Central R. R
Dalton
Emil
Dr. Thomson
Bernard Woodruff
Niles
Mich
Kollar
Oak Forest
Woodruff
I. C
Indiana to enforce forty mph on Dunes highway
The Indiana state police will start a new rule Saturday July 18 enforcing a minimum speed of forty miles per hour on the Dunes highway U S 12 between Gary and Michigan City. Drivers may be arrested for overtaking and reckless driving and must stay in line. The measure aims to speed traffic and reduce accidents on the busy two lane route.
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Indiana
Chicago Motor Club
Middle West
Holland Tunnel
Hudson River
New York
Gary
Michigan City
United States
Chicago
Detroit
Garden Club Excursion and Meeting Notes
Ivanhoe Garden Club members enjoyed a trip to Napier Gardens in Blue Island. The last meeting at Mrs. M. E. Runyan’s home featured talks on weed control, insect pests, and flower arrangements. The next meeting is set for Miss Elsie Langford’s home at 11131 Dearborn Street on Friday night July 24.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph Dowling
Eugene LaBrecque Dies At 78 In Dalton Home
Eugene LaBrecque died at his daughter Mrs. Richard Gilbert 416 Grant street on July 16 at age 78 years 5 months 28 days. Funeral services will be held Monday morning with interment at Mt. Olivet. He worked for years in local brick yards and is survived by his son Eugene of Joliet and three daughters Mary Ann McGovern Alice Gilbert and a daughter in Akron.
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Eugene LaBrecque
Richard Gilbert
Grant Street
Mt. Olivet
Eugene
Joliet
Mary Ann
James McGovern
Chicago
Alice
Dalton
Akron
Ohio
Anna Hawes
Kansas City
Kan
Bert Hawes
Alvin
Englewood
Bert
Riverdale
Hawes
West Pullman
H. Greich
Dolton
Betty Robinson
Wilson Palmer
Daniel Perry
Roseland Community Hospital
Edward Albrecht
American Legion Auxiliary
Paul Gall Post
Henry Lemke
Fargo
Dakota
B. W. Dunkelberger
el Paso
Herbert Hawes, Jr
Ingalls Memorial Hospital
Louis C. Casanov
Gladstone Company
Rosa
David IT. Casanov
Louis
Max
Augusta
Frank
Raymond
Pauline
Maxine
Tobey-Lee
Dalton Bay
A. C. Reich
Interocean
Dolton Scouts Deliver Phone Directories for Fund
Dolton Troop 1 and Dolton Troop 3 will distribute new phone books in Riverdale and Dolton this Saturday from 9 AM to 5 PM and collect old ones. Proceeds support Boy Scout Camp. old directories will be sold for paper to add to the camp fund. A watermelon feed for volunteers starts at 7:30 PM at Lincoln School before a trip to Torrence Avenue Forest Preserve.
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Dolton Troop
Dolton Sea Scout Troop
Riverdale
Dolton
Lincoln School
Forest Preserve
Torrence Avenue
Haviland and Bergoild toWed in July at Crown Point Ind
Mr and Mrs Joseph Haviland announce the marriage of their daughter Dorothy L Haviland to Mr Franklyn O Bergoild of Dalton Indiana on July 8 1931 in Crown Point Indiana They will reside with her parents initially Also advertised are lots in Dalton priced at 200 each and a lost keepsake reward for a ladies wrist watch near Riverdale post office contact Interocean 9710 or 9797.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph Haviland
Jefferson Avenue
Harvey
Dorothy L. Haviland
Franklyn O. Bergoild
East 144Th Street
Dalton
Crown Point
Ind
A. C. Reich
Bedrock
Phone Interocean
Riverdale
Interocean
Twin City Garage Renamed and Reopened as Twin City Sales and Service
The Twin City Garage changes hands from Joseph Locher and Wallace Monk to Henry J. Mohr. Mohr, who left the business five years ago for health reasons, reopens it as Twin City Sales and Service operating day and night. Phone listed as 555.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Twin City
Joseph Locher
Wallace Monk
Henry J. Mohr
Picnic at Dalton Park for Degree of Honor Lodge and Juvenile Club
Local notice reports the Degree of Honor Lodge and Juvenile Club will hold a picnic at Dalton Park on Friday July 24 with a pre-event meeting at A O U W hall at 10 30. The item also lists community notices, hospital updates, travels, and local personalities.
In Memoriam Wilhelmina Dahlmann Passes Two Years On
In loving memory of our dear brother Wilhelmina Dahlmann who died July 17 1929. She rests in the graveyard under the Saviours care where there is no pain or weeping. 11 In loving children.
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Wilhelmina Dahlmann
Village Inches Toward New Fire Apparatus Purchase
At a July board meeting the Dalton village voted to sign with Mack International Motor Co for a fire apparatus valued at 13000 dollars. The contract included a 520 dollar discount and 300 dollar accessory value, with 520 placed in village funds.
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Dolton Road
Dickelman
Dalton
Mack International Motor Co
Mack
Erffmeyer
Schaefer
Diekman
Schnoor
Miller
Maurer
LeFrance
Mack Co
Ott
Lincoln and
Grant Street
Cottage Grove Avenue
138Th Street
Pennsylvania R. R
Chicago Street
State Commerce Commission
S. H. B. Indiana Avenue
Frank Zula
Lincoln Avenue
Pennsylvania R. A
Park Avenue
Main Street
Holly Day to Wed Lt Com Homer Harrison in Fall
Engagement announced at a July bridge party hosted by Mrs. W L Tourtellotte. Miss Holly Day, longtime resident and West Pullman teacher, will marry Lt. Com. Homer Harrison of Mare Island after his Annapolis and Columbia University training. He will be stationed at Mare Island for two years.
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Holly Day
W. L. Tourtellotte
Homer Harrison
Mare Island
Calif
Miss Day
West Pullman
Chicago University
Com
Harrison
Annapolis
Columbia University
Bids Requested for School Exterior Painting and Roof Ventilators
Bids will be received until 8 p.m. on July 28 for painting the fire escapes at Lincoln and Franklin Schools and the roof ventilators at Washington School. Surfaces to be prepared and two coats of Nocoro paint to be applied. The Board reserves the right to reject any bids. By order of the Board of Education District 148. W H Stanley, Secretary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lincoln
Franklin
Washington
Board of Education
W.H. Stanley
Also Mentioned on This Page
Seneca Oil Station
147Th Street
DUNES
Garden Club News
Boy Scout News
Haviland
Bergold
Degree of Honor
Dalton Park
Herman Lau
J. C
Riverdale Station
Herman Bauer
Sophia
Mary Alice
Charles
Kewanna
L. O. Gary
Emma Lindley
Francis Leonard
Seattle, Wash
Jacob Lotz
F. W. Rademacker
Lotz
Hudson Lake
Memoriam
Dolton Board
Mack International Pumper
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