Riverdale Board Acts on Streets and Public Works
Riverdale officials convened May 22 with full attendance to address street repairs Indiana avenue Halsted street and ditch cleanup by Chicago Telephone Co. actions include street sign placement 24 inch tile near yards cement walks East 136th Street and 13th Place, bids opened for road oil and sewer pipe, and July 6 registration of males aged 21 to 31 per Sheriff Traeger.
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Riverdale
J. J. Bickel
Chicago Telephone Co
Frank Furstenheim
Telephone Company
Indiana Avenue
Halsted Street
Bicker
Halsted
Public Service Co
Hight
188Th
Brandt
Flick
Calumet Brick Co
Lotz
186Th
Blue Island
136Th Street
Pennsylvania
R. K
Pope
State Streets
138Th Street
Diehl
Sellin
13Th Place
Stiemann
Hermann Hanschmann
State Street
137Th
Niemeyer
John Traeger
Lawrence Rau
Johnson Oil Co
Kuypers & Dydema
South Holland
Stieman
Wentworth Avenue
Wanted Woman for General Work Ad
A wanted notice seeks a girl or woman for general work. Contact phone numbers 686 J and 446 155th St Harvey for details.
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Harvey
155Th St
New Church Building Breaks Ground at St Marys Parish
Ground was broken for a two story stone and brick church and school building for St Marys Parish. The structure on 187th street will house an auditorium classrooms vestry sacristy choir and more with modern heating ventilation and plumbing. Completion is set for about October 1.
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Epee Goan
St. Mary’s Church
Leyden Avenue
St. Mary’s Parish
Wm. Dettmer
Sentry Kills Wild Man On Indiana Bridge
Private Barney A. Schalk of Company B, 1st Illinois Regiment, shot a crazed intruder on a C and I rail bridge over the Calumet River at Riverdale after the man ignored halt orders. The intruder, a recently released mental patient, died at the scene. Merwin faces court-martial but likely will be released.
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Barney A. Schalk
1St
Illinois Regiment
Kensington Station
Schalk
Pullman Hospital
Eigin
Merwin
Canning Lesson Thursday Dalton Woman’s Club Plans
The Dalton Woman’s Club hosts a canning lesson in the Domestic Science room at Lincoln Avenue School on Wednesday June 18 at 2 pm. Miss Walter, Domestic Science teacher, will demonstrate the latest canning methods for surplus garden vegetables. Women of the village are invited. a ten cent fee helps cover expenses.
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Dalton Woman’s Club
Lincoln Avenue School
Walter
Nelson Lehr Wedding in Chicago Suburb May 26
Nicholas L Leber of Chicago and Ida Nelson of Riverdale wed Saturday evening at 5 40 in Our Saviors Church officiated by Lev Walter Bressler. Lehr analytical chemist at Merchantile Works 608 South Dearborn. couple to set up home in Kenwood Chicago.
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Walter Bressler
Our Savior’s Evangelical Church
Nicholas L. Leber
Chicago
Ida Nelson
Riverdale
Andrew Nelson
Lehr
Merchantile Works
South Dearborn Street
Agnes
Twin City Garage Opens New Facility for Gasoline and Oil
The Twin City Garage announces operation from a new garage building and invites customers to call for service. The note emphasizes readiness to furnish gasoline and oil at the updated location.
Memorial Services Notice for Royal Neighbors
All Royal Neighbors wishing to attend the memorial services are asked to meet at the Dalton Village Hall on Sunday June at 12:80 sharp.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dalton Village
Local and Personal News of Dalton Community
The Dalton PTA will host an entertainment at Lincoln Avenue School Auditorium on June 12 and 14. A photo drama of Jules Verne's 20 000 Leagues Under the Sea will be shown at Dolton Theatre on Saturday June 2. John Van Deursen Llarms, a 9 pound baby boy, arrived May 25 1917 at Prof. Louis Ularms home, the first grandchild in the Flarms and Vandeursen families. Private Roy Huntley of the First Illinois Regiment contracted diphtheria after illness at Lockport and is recovering at Isolation Hospital with a slow recovery ahead. Mrs Augusta Michalski will host a dime social for the Degree of Honor on June 7. Decoration Day plans were disrupted by rain. August Mleischhauer and family moved from Riverdale to Roseland recently.
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Parent-Teachers Association of
Dalton
Lincoln Avenue
Jules Verne
Dolton Theatre
John van Deursen Llarms
Louis Ularms
Dolton
John
Flarms
Vandeursen
Rivate
Roy Huntley
First
Illinois Regiment
Lockport
Toel
34Th Street
Lawndale Avenue
C. V. Huntley
Riverdale
Roy
Michael H. Kelly
Augusta Michalski
Fredericka St
A. C. Reich
August Mleischhauer
Roseland
Govan Promoted to General Agent for Chicago Lines
J F Govan, long a passenger department head for the Chicago and Eastern Illinois, is named general agent for the Chicago andastern Illinois and Frisco lines at Pittsburgh. He will oversee freight and passenger operations. S.M. Childs succeeds him in Chicago with duties beginning June 1.
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J. F. Govan
Chicago & Eastern
Inois
Chicago &Astern
Illinois
Frisco
Pittsburgh
University of Arkansas
Southwestern
Dallas
Missouri Pacific
Chicago
Cincinnati
C. & Jd. L. Frisco
Iouston
General Agents’ Association
Traffic Club
S. M. Childs
Govan
Ice Man Delivers to Riverdale Dalton Areas
Starting Monday May 21 deliveries will be made to homes in Riverdale, Dalton and vicinity. Ice priced at 40 cents per 100 pounds, strictly cash.
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Riverdale
Dalton
Card of Thanks from Mr and Mrs L O Fine
We sincerely thank our friends and neighbors for their kindness during our recent bereavement.
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L. O. Fine
Bowen School Division Festival Set at Horton Township High
Bowen School plans a Division Festival at Horton Township High School Harvey on Saturday June 2 with morning athletic events until noon and drills after 1 30 pm. Rain would move events indoors. The Bowen exhibit and class demonstrations follow on Sunday June 8 at 2 pm including a Cold Pack Process demo and sewing exhibit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cook County
Horton Township
Hligh
Harvey
Bowen
Baker
Bowen School
Woodmen Memorial Day Services Planned in Riverdale
Woodmen Memorial Day set for Sunday June 3 invites Calumet Camp No 6142 and visiting Woodmen to attend services at the Village Mall Riverdale on Sunday June 8 at 12 80. The Royal Neighbors join and promise a good turnout. Clerk C Kruncer notes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Calumet Camp No
Mlail
Riverdale
I, C, kRuncer
All Must Register and Vote Tuesday June 5
Very male between 21 and S urged to register and go to voting places on Tuesday June 5. Also advertises wanted girl or woman for general housework with contact numbers Starvey 288 J and 163 145th St Harvey.
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145Th St
Harvey
Must Register for Draft Registration This Tuesday
Public notice commands all men aged 21 to 80 to register in compliance with a new draft law. Registration occurs Tuesday, June 5, from 7 a.m. to 9 p.m. at township precincts with two registrars per polling place. The circular outlines required questions and instructions for completing the registration card.
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Congress
United States
County Registration Board
Civil Service Examination Clerk Carrier Notice
An examination for clerks and carrier will be held at the post office in Harvey on June 23, 1917. Age 18 to 46. Married women barred, except divorced women eligible only as clerks. Men must be 6 ft 4 in and 125 lb. Apply for blanks and full info to the Secretary, Board of Civil Service Examiners, Harvey, Ill. Your patriotic duty buy a liberty bond.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harvey
Board of Civil Service Examiners
Harvey, Ill
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Nelson-Lehr
Twin City Garage
Ice Man
Ill
North
Leave City
Randolph Street
CEN
Randolph
Noth
Loo P.m
Main Street
Civil Service Examination
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