Dolton Board OKs fire truck use for practice and finances
The Dolton Board meets in regular session June 7 with trustees Krueger Needles Albrecht Weber Smythe Dickelman Dillner presiding. Bills are approved, minor accounting error fixed, and a weekly fire truck practice permission granted to the Fire Company. The board discusses street repairs, hydrant repair, flag pole and pole gift, Lincoln avenue pavement removal, and public nurse vacation.
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Dolton
Krueger
Needles
Albrecht
Weber
Smythe
Dickelman
Dillner
Siding
Sanitary Dist. of
Chicago
A. E. Moomaw
Edison Lamp Works
Dearborn Electric Div
Harvey Print. & Pub
R. Hanschmann
Mohr
Schubert
R. Armstrong
M. Vandeursen
Vandeursen
General Electric Co
Electric Appliance Co
American Red Cross
Chicago Telephone Co
Kinney-Hood Print. Co
Double D Goal
Brownell Im. Co
Meyer & Wenthe
Calumet Index
Lake County Times
City of Chicago
J. B. Clow & Sons
Twin City Garage
Wm. E. Dee Co
Cal. Cone. Con. Co
National Meter Co
Hood
Lincoln Avenue
Chicago Street
Lorenz & Ward
James E. Quinn
Yeas
Nays
Frank Berndt
Avalon Club
Diliner
Riverdale Board Holds Regular Session June 8
Riverdale trustees met Tuesday June 8 with Diehl absent. Treasurer Sellin reported May balance 214.52 and collections 1 148.21, plus 3 000 received from the County. Tax levies face court review. no further tax money until August.
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Riverdale
Diehl
Sellin
Reich
Streets and Aleys
Lotz
Stieman
Rhine Workman
Halsted Street
Public Service Co
Highlawn
Flick
Public Utility Commission
Public Service Companit
Fire and Water
L. E. Reich
Wendland
Burns
Leonard Construction Co
Arcada Milla
Local notices and community happenings in Dalton
Local items report F W Rademdeher leaving for Detroit for a Missouri Synod Lutheran Convention of about ten days. An ice cream social at Dalton Methodist church is planned for Friday June 28. Jeweler A P Reich was summoned for a federal jury duty but excused due to family illness. R N Burwell named safety agent for New York Central lines. Magdalen Dumais celebrates her ninth birthday with friends and cake. Dalton Street Committee repairs Lincoln avenue pavement and notes risk from heavy trucks. Mrs Rosina Ruske dies at 88 in Roseland. funeral Saturday, Oakland cemetery. Infant Francis Edward Strassenberg dies at 5 months. C A Walton and family visiting in Dalton. Dalton Board of Education schedules a school election June 12 to fill vacant seat left by L A Harms. Ex Lieutenant Ed Stewart visits in Detroit. Photoplay Parentage to benefit Pullman Branch school at Riverdale theatre June 18.
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F. W. Rademdeher
St. Paul’s
Detroit
The
Missouri Synod
Dalton Methodist Church
A. P. Reich
Magdalen Dumais
Dalton
Lincoln Avenue
Chicago Street
Dillner
Smyth
John White
Rosina Ruske
Anna Schmeidl
Indiana Avenue
Roseland
Oakland Cemetery
Dalton Board of Education
L. A. Harms
John Vandeursen
Beverly Hills
Ed. Stewart
Ziegler Cooperage Co
Riverdale Park Building Sought for Rail Workers Housing
Indiana Harbor Belt officials seek a suitable Riverdale Park area building to house about fifty workers with YMCA style hotel and lunch services. Negotiations are under way with Schlitz Brewing to lease the Riverdale Park building or the building north of the bridge on Indiana avenue. the idle structures have suffered vandalism. A riverbank yard and streetcar line on Indiana avenue support the proposal, with bus service to yards at Halsted street.
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Indiana Harbor Belt
R. R
Schlitz Brewing Co
Riverdale Park
Indiana Avenue
North Side
Halsted Street
Riverdale School notes and sports highlights
Examinations in arithmetic were given this week. The Board purchased 600 scope views for geography and history. The Riverdale ball team defeated Dalton 3 to 2 and beat Burnham 4 to 2 or 4 to 3, depending on the view. School closes June 25 by board order with closing exercises June 24.
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Board of Directors
Riverdale
Dalton
Burnham
A Pair of Spectacles presented by Thornton Township seniors
The Senior class at Thornton Township High School will present the play A Pair of Spectacles on Friday and Saturday June 11 and 12. Eleven characters star in a story about an elderly gentleman cheated by kin with a love subplot, stylish costumes, and charming scenery. The cast and Miss Sexauer strive for a strong performance promising real enjoyment for attendees.
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Thornton Township High School
Fire at Wentland property causes extensive damage in Highlawn
A Monday noon blaze at the Wentland property occupied by the Burns family in Highlawn caused substantial damage. The Highlawn Hose Co. arrived quickly with hose ready and firemen saved the building with about 400 dollars in damage. Burns family furniture loss estimated at 1,000 dollars. Engine Co. No. 18 and Dalton fire engine responded promptly.
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Wentland
Burns
Highlawn
Highlawn Hose Co
Engine Co. No
Dalton
Lizzie Ford Stray Spotted In Blue Island Night
The note asks for sightings of Lizzie Ford described as a young woman with new fenders. The scribe offers a $50 reward from The Pointer for a lead. License 282222 details a sub-car borator attachment, windshield crack, lamp, cushions, and seating notes.
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Lizzie Ford
Blue Island
Lizzie
Harvey Revenue Lights Up North Harvey For Big July Celebration
Harvey earns a turn on electric lighting as May or Matt Stobbs and the Board of Commissioners spark a plan to illuminate the city. North Harvey gains a donated lot from R. Craig, a raffle by Mayor Haines’s committee nets 1800 dollars, and over 2500 dollars total funding leads to a major July 3 4 5 turning on of the lights with a nine committee leadership group.
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Harvey
Calumet
Matt Stobbs
Board of Commissioners
Calumet District
Walter Haines
North Harvey
R. Craig
Stobbs
Daylight Saving Ordinance Authorized by Chicago Council
The Chicago City Council approved a daylight saving measure to take effect at 2 a.m. Sunday, June 18, urging businesses and residents to move clocks forward. Aldermen endorsed the plan, noting wartime success and broad union support, while critics warned theater attendance could drop after dark. The Chicago Clearing House and suburbs like Lake Forest and Winnetka will align banking hours and follow Chicago’s lead.
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Chicago
Ald. Horne
Ald
Joseph ‘O. Kostner
Chicago Clearing House Association
Lake Forest
Winnetka
Highland Park
North Shore
School District 148 Stirs Election For Board Seat
Notice proclaims an election on June 12 1920 at the Lincoln avenue schoolhouse Cook County Illinois to fill the unexpired term of L A P Harms. Polls open 5 p m close 7 p m by order of the Board of Education dated May 14 1920 George H Schaefer president James McLaughlin secretary.
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Lincoln Avenue
County of
Cook
Ilinois
Board of Education
L. A. P. Harms
George H. Schaefer
James McLaughlin
Vehicle Tax Notice for Riverdale Village
Anton Strolinski, Collector, Riverdale Village, announces vehicle tax due now and payable at once. Public office hours are June 10 14 17 21 and 24 from 7 to 9 p m at the village clerk’s office.
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Anton Strolinski
Riverdale
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Arcada Milling Co
Acme Petroleum Co
138Th Street
James A. Bates
Rev. Co
S. J. Meyers
O. J. Childs Co
Francis Edward
Ernest H. Strassenberg
C. A. Walton
Greenfield
Ind
Chas. C. Orr
Walton
CHOOL
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