South Side Push For Lake Calumet Airport
A July 16 meeting at the Palmer House formed a southern Chicago aviation group led by Alderman Govier to back a Lake Calumet airport site. About 150 boosters from Pullman and nearby towns urged adequate air fields, praising efforts to lure aviation industry to Greater Pullman and detailing a proposed 1000 acre site bounded by 116th Street Calumet River and rail line.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Far South Side
Palmer House
Lake Calumet
Govier
Chicago Zone Board of Commissioners
Air Commerce Reserve
Greater Pullman
Riverdale
Dalton
Blue Island
Harvey
Far South Side Air Council
Greater
Pullman
H. O. Roempler
Gane Improvement Association
Air Commerce Reserve District Board of Governors
Roempler
Pullman Land Association
116Th Street
Calumet River
Chicago and South Bend Electric Road
Loop
S. C
Chicago
Walter Roy
South End
Albert A. Myers
John Prystalski
Superior Court
Roy Keane
Charles H. Chedler
Paul Richter
Anne Wilder
Roseland
Elks Derby and Jubilee Weekend at Washington Park
Harvey Lodge and East Chicago Lodge join for a two day Elks Jubilee Derby at Washington Park Race Track on July 25 and 26. Twelve pure bred race horses will be ridden by regional Elks including Walter Schrage Joliet Dr. Fletcher Ham mond Bernie DeYoung Blue Island and Mayor Bruggeman Harvey. A note invites members to bring a close friend.
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Harvey Lodge
B. P. O. Elks
East Chicago
Ind
Washington Park
Elks
Walter Schrage
Whiting
Dr. Fletcher
Joliet
Bernie DeYoung
Hammond
Wm. Fraser
Blue Island
Bruggeman
Harvey
Four Year Old Dalton Bungalows For Sale In Installments
Two four year old bungalows in Dalton with five rooms and basement, furnace heat, priced at 4000 dollars each on payment plan. Lot measures 40 feet with all assessments paid. Contact Wm. Maurer at 18785 Leyden Avenue Riverdale Chicago Illinois.
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Dalton
Wm. Maurre
Leyden Avenue
Riverdale
Chicago
Ill
Burning Freight Cars At Haney Yards For Scrapping
Fire teams torch 6000 to 7000 obsolete box cars at C E I yards near Haney. Hyman Michaels Co of Chicago handles the destruction and salvage of iron and steel after cars are set on sidings, burned one hour thirty minutes, iron cooled and sold. Work to finish by late fall with wind direction controlled to avoid yard spread.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Haney
Hyman-Michaels Co
Chicago
Haney Yards
Governor veto praised by township collectors on tax bill
Town collectors Anker Wanek Rollo Fleischhauer and peers from nearby townships applaud Gov. Emmerson for vetoing a bill that would have abolished the office. The governor says the tax system should be simplified with careful study of the revenue framework.
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Anker
Wanek
Rollo
Fleischhauer
Emmerson
Dolton Clinic July 27 1 to 3 P M at Dolton Health Center
A Chest Clinic is set for Monday July 27 at Dolton Health Center from 1 to 3 p.m. Miss Alta Itter on vacation until August 10 will be replaced by Miss Katherine Wilson of Blue Island. Messages may be left with Village Clerk Wim Dolton or Pauline Slaughter.
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Dolton Health Center
Alta Itter
Katherine Wilson
Blue Island
Wim. Dolton
Dolton
Pauline Slaughter
Brickmakers Union Moves HQ to 95th and Western
The Brick and Clayworkers of America relocate their international headquarters from the Loop to 95th and Western. Frank Kasten, William Roule, and other union leaders occupy the new offices to reduce expenses and cut dues for unemployed members while maintaining insurance costs.
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The
Brick and Clayworkers of America
Loop
95Th and
Western Avenue
Frank Kasten
William Roule
Hi-wide civic celebration planned for Dixie highway reopening
Homewood Port No 1R3 American Legion sponsors a four day civic event to mark the Dixie highway reopening. The Hi-wide celebration runs August 4, 6, 7 and 8 and aims to unite the community with broad participation.
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Thaus
Homewood Port No. 1R3
American Legion
Dixie Highway
Homewood News
Post
Homewood
Betty Robinson and Wilson Palmer Improve After Injuries
Word from Oak Forest hospital is encouraging for Betty Robinsons complete recovery. Casts will remain for several weeks due to arm and leg fractures. Wilson Daley at Ingalls Memorial hospital is now able to sit in a wheelchair and is daily improving.
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Oak Forest Hospital
Betty Robinson
Sin Wilson Daley
Ingalls Memorial Hospital
Four Phoenix youths confess murder at ice cream stand
Four youths held at Kensington station confess to killing Oscar Erickson a Good Humor ice cream salesman at 114th and Halsted streets on June 3. A fifth suspect James Vanderway is being hunted.
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Phoenix
Kensington
Oscar Erickson
Lifth Street
114Th
Halsted Streets
Calumet Index
Joseph Bieletki
Second Avenue
Edward Smith
117Th Street
Theodore Jamka
148Th Place
Stanley Sroba
East 151
Erickson
Novak
Bielecki
Vanderway
Forest preserves to enforce stream cleanups under injunction
The Forest Preserve District plans to enforce stream cleanup efforts and a county board resolution aims to uphold the injunction secured by the Calumet Clean Streams Committee. This action targets improving water quality across the preserves and ensuring compliance with established environmental rules.
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Forest Preserve District
County Board
Calumet Clean Streams Committee
Larger Parcels Admitted to Mails
The Interstate Commerce Commission approved a higher parcel post limit at the request of Postmaster General Walter F. Brown. The size limit rises to 100 inches for length plus girth and the weight limit to 70 pounds for all parcels, effective August 1 2001. Officials in Chicago predict major revenue gains totaling about five million dollars annually.
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Interstate Commerce Commission
Walter F. Grown
Parcel Post
Tarramuan
Chicago
Local and Personal Notes Ink July News
Mr and Mrs Herman Daehn and Mr and Mrs Robert Daehn vacationed in Hutchinson Minnesota visiting relatives. They noted hot Milwaukee bakery conditions. Mrs Patronella Rice recovering from appendectomy at St Francis hospital. Baby boy born July 14 at home to Mr and Mrs Leo Nunley. Several trips to Madison Wisconsin and to Mrs Avendt summer home. Rita Muller hosted Marjorie Morgan. Rita Stutzhiem returned from Jackson Park hospital after goitre operation. Lost keepsake: ladies wrist watch near Riverdale post office. reward offered.
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Herman Daehn
Robert Daehn
Hutchinson
Minnesota
Milwaukee
Patronella Rice
East
St. Francis Hospital
Leo Nunley
West 140Th Court
Jiro
Mery
Harry Lundgren
Eleanor Byrne
Edw
Arkena
Madison
Wis
Frank Swanberg
Wabash Avenue
A. Avendt
Hammond Lumber Company
W. H. Baker
First National Bank
Dalton
Altamont
Baker
W. H
Riverdale
Interocean
Thomas K. Dunbar Dies Pioneer Pullman Leader
Thomas K. Dunbar, 69, veteran Pullman car works manager and pioneer builder, died Monday in a Elkhorn Wisconsin hospital after a year illness. Funeral services will be held in Phoenix Arizona, where he had lived in recent years. Born a seceded immigrant boy in 23 years before 1885, he joined Pullman as a wood carbuilder on October 28, 1885 and rose to top posts before retiring in April 1916.
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Thomas K. Dunbar
Pullman Sceiler
Pullman Car Works
At & O
Cuock
Elkhorn
Wis
Phoenix
Ariz
Dunbar
America
Pullman Company
Pullman Car and Manufacturing Corporation
Calumet Index
Mayoral Win Ends Chicago Heights Election Battle
The court of Judge Edmund K. Jarecki declared Berpin the winner after a recount across 13 Chicago Heights precincts. Gannon increased votes in several precincts but could not overturn Bergin's lead. Potential actions may target those responsible for fraudulent returns.
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Chicago
Correction in Riverdale Board Proceedings Synopsis
A correction fixes a misquote from last week’s Riverdale Board meeting. Trustee Torpey reports weeds removed from cracks in sidewalks in parts of Ivanhoe. Street and Alley Committee handles parkways and overhanging branches while the Sidewalk Committee manages sidewalks grades and repairs.
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Riverdale Board
Torpey
Ivanh
Ivanhoe
Shot Robbers Report Confirms Local Gas Station Heists
Dalton police pursued three suspected robbers after a midnight heist at Phillips Oil Co. station at 117th and Chicaro, with one suspect surrendering in Harvey. A stolen car from Wirestone Tire was linked to the group, and two bloody shirts tied to the case were found in Dalton and Harvey. Authorities accuse the trio of linkages to recent robberies across Dalton, South Holland, Harvey, Blue Island and Riverdale.
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Harold Koehncke
Dalton
Phillips Oil Co
117Th
Chicaro Streets
147Th Street
Tie
Albert Chaponis
Fisk Avenue
Harvey
Village
Wirestone Tire and Rubber Co
Michigan Avenue
South Holland
Blue Island
Riverdale
Phillips Oil
147Th
Indiana Avenue
Twin City
Cleartone
Atwater- Kent
Remington
Henry J. Mehr
Illinois Central cuts fares for mid summer travel
J W Lanigan Illinois Central Passenger Traffic Manager announced price reductions across the 7000 mile system. Travel in chair cars and coaches drops to about one cent and two cents for Pullman and parlor cars during August 7 and 8 with return by August 17. The plan aims to boost business across 14 states and follows a prior successful similar promotion.
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J. W. Lanigan
Illinois Central System
Lanigan
Doll Festival and Dance Scheduled by Local Clubs
The Degree of Tower Juvenile Club plans a Doll Festival in late August for children under 16 with prizes for best dressed, prettiest, oldest, and best character dolls. St Pauls Lutheran Ladies Aid hosts a dance at the school hall on Wednesday July 29 at 2 30 pm open to all.
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Degree of
Tower Juvenile Club
St. Paul’s Lutheran
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Govier Heads
Elks Picnic
Brickmakers Union
95Th
Wilson Palmer
115Th
Chicago Heights
Bergin
Koehncke
Illinois Central Travel Bar
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