Calumet City civic beefs and local notices
Calumet City backs a protest to the Illinois Commerce Commission against the Pennsy Pan Handle line suspending trains. The Schappe Bus Line is favored to install service between Harvey Tl and Calumet City and the Ford Plant at Hegewisch. A death of Chas McKeown is reported after a motorcycle collision near Joliet. A June 14 bond election for Wentworth school seeks $50,000 for an addition. A bridge luncheon for Laura Fitzgerald precedes Mrs. Hannouer’s bridge event. City officials head to Urbana for municipal finance conference.
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Calumet City
Wentworth
Calumet City Welfare Group Plans Growth and Clinics
The Calumet City Welfare Association held its June 2 meeting, aims to enlarge membership, and credit Mayor Kamradt with Health and Clean-up Week success. The group runs Dental, Baby, Health, Eye Ear Nose Throat, and General Clinics led by Faith Bailey, R N, with school and mother groups cooperation, serving Calumet City and nearby communities. For reports contact Frank A Stachowicz.
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Calumet City Welfare Association
Paul M. Kamradt
The
Welfare Association
Faith Bailey
R. N
Hammond
Gary
East
Chicago
Valparaiso
Indiana
Careful Crossing Campaign urged to cut rail crossing accidents
From June 1 to September 30 the Railroads of the United States and Canada launch a third Careful Crossing Campaign to reduce grade crossing accidents. The appeal stresses driver and owner responsibility to protect passengers and pedestrians and save lives with prudent driving and caution. The notice ends with the slogan Wait You May Lose.
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United States
Canada
Coming Events In Dalton Churches And Theater Benefit
The Ladies Aid of Dalton M I church holds an all day meeting June 12 with pot luck lunch. St Pauls school closes June 20 with commencement and entertainment. Immanuel Sewing Circle sells aprons June 12 and hosts Bunco in the evening. Dolton theatre show June 10 features Douglas McLean in Going Up to aid Dolton boys. WCTU bakery sale June 14 from 2 to 5 at Dolton M E Church.
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Dalton M. I
St. Paul’s School
Immanuel Church
Dolton Theatre
Dolton A. C
Douglas McLean
Dolton M. E
Local Notes Highlight Community Visitors and Births
Local and personal items recount visits by L. Farless and son Leonard to Riverdale and other neighbors routines. The piece notes new home purchases by Dr J A Kollar on Lincoln Avenue and various family births, illnesses, travel and a few small accidents, compiling a community snapshot with names and places like Dalton Oaklawn Thornton Oshkosh and Chicago involved.
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J. A. Kollar
Tuch
Lincoln Avenue
Dalton
Telephone Exchange
New Sunday Train on Panhandle Lines to Logansport
The Pennsylvania lines Panhandle will debut a Sunday only accommodation train starting June 8. Eastbound stops at Riverdale 7:00 am and Dolton 7:03 am. westbound at Dolton 7:42 pm and Riverdale 7:45 pm. Lansing stops eastbound 7:18 am and westbound 7:26 am. Service runs between Chicago and Logansport as No 440 eastbound and 441 westbound to aid summer visitors and residents near northern Indiana resorts.
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Pennsylvania Lines
Panhandle
Riverdale
Dolton
Dalton
Lansing
Chicago
Logansport
Indiana
Pennsylvania
Judicial election yields light turnout and bonds win approval
Voters cast a small turnout in the recent judicial election with Judge DeYoung receiving strong support in some precincts. All major city improvement bonds were approved, including Yes votes for South Water Street bonds worth 10 million and South Park bonds of five million, with various judges listed and party designations.
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DeYoung
Big City
Supreme Court
Frederic R. DeYoung
M. D. Hartigan
John J. Kelly
Angus R. Shannon
F. B. Allegretti
Joseph J. Sullivan
F. D. Comerford
South Water Street
Frank M. Padden
Freeman L. Fairbank
James H. McFarland
Roservelt Road Bridge
Convention Hall
South Park
South Park Avenue
Dolton A C Tops Harvey Blue Sox In 12 8 Victory
Dolton A C defeats Harvey Blue Sox 12 to 8 at Dolton field in a high crowd game marked by errors and strong pitching from Bruhn. Next Sunday Iroquois of Chicago visits to test the young Dolton club. Riverdale Boosters meet Chicago Heights Boosters on June 8 at 3 p.m.
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Dolton A. C’s
Harvey Blue Sox
Bruhn
Chicago
Dalton
Dolton Field
Dolton Rooters
Lau Couple Plans Three Month German Trip
Mr and Mrs Jacob Lau will depart New York June 12 aboard the Columbus for a three month visit to Hamburg Kiel Hildesheim Hanover Lohr Bavaria. They will close their store during the trip and return late August on the Westphalia. Mr Lau previously made the journey in 1907 and enjoyed a fine vacation.
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Jacob Lau
Germany
Hamburg
Keil
Hildeshein
Hanover
Lohr
Bavaria
New York
Columbus
Bremen
Westphalia
Lau
Manure shipments announced by regional carrier lines
Farmers notice announces horse manure in car load lots shipping on Pennsylvanian, New York Central, Chesapeake and Ohio, and Baltimore and Ohio routes. The salesman Peter Moleneer promotes the price drop and invites patronage of the company responsible for the lower prices.
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Penn
Peter Moleneer
Dolton Village Meeting Recap Highlights Local Projects
Dolton board met with all members present. The treasurer reported a May 31 balance of 16 503 63. A request to lay tile along 147th street surfaced while officials plan street grading and new walks. A 2 050 bill for road grading was approved for payment.
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Dolton Board
Gus Vehoeven
State Road
147Th Street
Smyth
McLaughlin
Chicago Brick Co
Fitzgerald
Hersey
Roy Flohr
Chicago
Henry Mohr
Gus Bergold
Hand Gordon Marriage in Chicago Ends May 81
Hannah Hand and Charles L Gordon were married in Chicago on Saturday May 81 A reception is planned at the Hand home in Highland A Mr Gordon works at the Chicago Riverdale Lumber Co plant.
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Hannah Hand
Charles L. Gordon
Chicago
Hand
Highlawn
Gordon
Chicago & Riverdale Lumber Co
Evangelical Day at Immanuel Church June 15
Immanuel church Dalton announces Evangelical Day with two services on June 15 in Schubert Park near Chicago Heights. Speakers include Dr Baltzer and Prof Dr Meyer from Eden College. Separate English service set for June 22 morning. Parsonage issues badges and stickers for attendees.
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Immanuel Church
Dalton
Schubert Park
Chicago Heights
Brown’s Corner
Our Church
Baltzer
Meyer
Eden College
J. H. Dorjahn
Riverdale Village Sealed Bids Sought for Street Work
The Village of Riverdale will receive sealed bids until 7.30 p m June 10 1924 for scarifying scraping rolling and stone filling of streets designated by the Street and Alley Committee. Bidders urged to confer with the committee regarding the work. George L Koehler Village Clerk.
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Riverdale
George L. Koehler
New Holland Home Groundbreaking Ceremony Held in May
Ground broken for the Holland Home for the Aged at 234 West 107th Place on Monday May 28 with Dorothy Tamminga eight years old granddaughter of the home president turning the first spadeful. The $150000 project drew inmates of the institution and local onlookers.
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West 107Th Place
Holland Home For
Dorothy Tamminga
South
Michigan Avenue
Silence on both sides in social exchange
The passage notes many people avoid repeating unpleasant remarks about others while an equal number cheerfully refrain from repeating pleasant ones, highlighting a widespread restraint in commentary about others.
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Cook County
Pointer
Chamber of Commerce
Chas
McKeown
Ingraham Avenue
Mr. McKeown
Joliet
Ill
All Saints Church
Oak Hill Cemetery
Geo. Hannouer
Rath Street
Laura Fitzgerald
Julius H. Meyn
J. L. Moran
Irene Carter
Andrew J. Stachowicz
J. Berwanger
Aldeman
Paul Cipowski
Auto
Urbana
Lll
Municiple Finance
Sinois Municipal League
Starved Rock
State Park
Ottawa
Frank A Stachowicz
John Chowicki Co
Forest Drive
Nitz
Glynn Smith
Douglas
Cmys
L. Farless
Leonard
Marquette Road
Harvard Avenue
Nomes
van Rossem
Bertha Sprick
West 137Th Street
W. H. Baker
Harold
Chas. Trussel
Helen
Ruth Trussell
Altamount, Ill
P. M. Smith
Viola
Mortimer
Dubuque
Iowa
Gale White
Kansas City
Frank Parks
Dunlap
Frank
Henry Leason
Elks Club
Harvey
Oshkosh
Wis
Hank
John Lembeke
Elmer Unruh
Theodore Thorp
Katie Stewart
Ingalls Memorial Hospital
Donald Lorenzen
John McCaffrey
Adria Kelly
Blue Island Hospital
Alice Lawall
Carpenter
West Pullman
R. R
Alice
George Cardin
A. Cardin
Victor Cardin
Catherine Morris
Frank Morris
Wentworth Avenue
Oaklawn
Thornton
Anna Davis
Gladstone
Henry Dillner
Will Vandeursen
Minnesota
Riverdale Boosters
Chicago Heights Boosters
Boosters
Board
Pup
New Holland
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