Riverdale Park saloon sold to Harvey buyer Riverside Inn to open
Twenty years ago Gus Fleischhauer sold his Riverdale Park saloon to Max Bilgray of Harvey and will become city bridge tender. The Riverside Inn will offer fish and chicken dinners with park and pavilion facilities. Also noted are nurse graduate Miss Cora Veldman and several local hospital and school news including graduates at Dalton and Riverdale schools. After forty the first morning mirror glance is very discouraging.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gus Fleischhauer
Riverdale Park
Max Bilgray
Harvey
Bilgray
Riverside Inn
Cora Veldman
Herman Veldman
Wesley Hospital
Miss Veldman
Bernard Stieman
Henry Stieman
St. Francis Hospital
Blue Island
Lasthursday
Frank Stieman
Studebaker
Dalton School
Arnold Bachmann
Esther C. Beck
Hazel Bowman
G. Vernon Day
Pearl de Waard
Clarence Dickelman
Walter C. Dreesen
Effie Fischer
Helen Haney
Edward Jaeschke
James McGowan
Pearl Edith Miller
Harold E. Packard
Louis L. Penrod
Walter G. Pohlers
Mary B. Wilcox
Gladys Williamson
Walter Messerschmidt
Riverdale
Pullman
Violetta T. Beck
Frank A. G. Beck
Ten Years Ago With The Pointer
Arthur Harris awoke to a neighbor's dog barking and spotted a prowler near his dozen young frys. He fired a Winchester call and the intruder fled into the night. Mrs. Ferguson and Mrs. Holmes attend the national Degree of Honor convention in Chicago. Miss Mildred Koehncke heads to Denver for a combined trip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur Harris
Sge
Chirdken Enon
Art
H. S. Ferguson
Anna Holmes
Illinois
Hotel Sherman
Chicago
Mildred Koehncke
Denver
Colo
Riverdale residents seek paving of main street on 138th
A group of property owners and Riverdale residents call a meeting at the village hall next Tuesday evening to push county and state funds for paving 138th Street, the township line main east west street. Attendees urged to help plan and promote the project.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Colorado Springs
Kansas City
138Th Street
Riverdale
Ten Years Ago News Briefs From South Holland
Mrs John Scheffers and her two sons visited Rock Valley Iowa with Mrs Scheffers brother. A T De Young recovering from stomach operation may leave hospital soon. A baby boy arrived June 8 to Mr and Mrs Hiram Jacobs. A son born to Mr and Mrs Herman Trump at Ingalls Memorial hospital June 8. Rev H Gluckman of Byron Center Michigan visited briefly while en route to Chicago Synod.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Scheffers
Rock Valley
Ingalls Memorial Hospital
H. Gluckman
Byron Center
Mich
Chicago
St Marys Carnival Opens June 19 At Riverdale Parish
St Marys Catholic church announces its annual carnival from Friday June 19 through Sunday June 28 on church grounds at 138th and Leyden Avenue. Activities include Ferris wheel and Merry-Go-Round, daily special nights, and a final Father Weiler tribute night. Proceeds fund parish obligations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Mary’s Catholic Church
138Th
Leyden Avenue
Holy Name
Dolton
Riverdale
Chicago
Young Peoples
Knights of Columbus
Ladies and Men Forester
Father Weiler
St. Matthias
Dan Terry Frank Wycinski
Tom Braun
R. Lyons
D. McClellan
Charles Davie
Acnes Silnoil
Thomas M. Kinney
St. Mary’s Church
Twin Cities
Dalton
South Holland Trustees Hold June 9 1936 Meeting
Regular meeting of the Village of South Holland Board held June 9 1936 at the village hall. Present were Dalenberg Ruiter Santefort Van Der Aa and Voss. Absent were Gouwens and Fisher. Proceedings include chairmanship by Voss and approvals of treasurer and other reports.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Trustes
South Holland
Arnold Dalenberg
Peter Ruiter
Tuenis Santefort
Morris van der Aa
John G. Voss
James Gouwens
Joseph Fisher
Dalenberg
Voss
Volunteer Fire Department
Justice of the Peace
J. P. de Young
Luke van Drunen
Public Service Company
159Th Street
Indiana Avenue
South Park
van der Aa
State Highway Department
South Park Avenue
Santefort
Ray de Young
Ruiter
Dolton Board Advances Public Works and Repairs
The Dolton village board discussed moving Lincoln avenue toward the block center to aid motorists and making the alley east of Grant street passable in both directions. They authorized sidewalk boundary action at the Wise property and sought curb repairs from the American Telephone and Telegraph Co. Health notes reported one scarlet fever case. police chiefs attended training in Champaign, Ill, and B&O C.T. railroad promised to curb locomotive smoke.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lincoln Avenue
Waterman
Grant Street
Hastings
Schnoor
Wise
Wm. F. Propper
American Telephone and Telegraph Company
Diekman
Charles T. Heidenrich
Champaign
Ill
Robert C. Haney
B. & O. C. T. Railroad
Dolton
Cordova Ad Targets Local Man With Humorous Insult List
In Cordova Alaska Ted Howard appears to insult an unknown neighbor via a local newspaper advertisement. The ad invites the target to confront him, listing a string of colorful but insulting descriptors and challenging him to be man enough to visit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ted Howard
Cordova
Alaska
Paycheck Cashed By Westwood Lumber Company
A 1891 paycheck for 11.96 dollars issued to Andre Stokke was recently cashed by the Red River Lumber Company of Westwood California.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Andre Stokke
Red River Lumber Company
Westwood
Calif
Star Magnitudes and Brightness Explained
Astronomers categorize stars by magnitudes indicating brightness. First magnitude stars outshine sixteenth by about a million times. The human eye sees up to about sixth magnitude. telescopes extend visible range beyond that to fifteenth magnitude, according to Western Newspaper Union.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Western Newspaper Union
Community events announce June activities in Riverdale area
The G W Spencer Womens Relief Corps hosts a card and dance at Riverdale village hall on Friday June 19 at 2 p m. The Degree of Honor Senior Juvenile Club holds a party dance for ages 12 to 18 on Friday June 18 at 8 p m with dancing games and refreshments. The Hi League of the Dalton M E B church presents a benefit movie on Sunday night June 15 to fund a delegate's trip to a church camp at Lake Geneva Wisconsin starting June 20.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. W. Spencer Womens Relief Corps
Riverdale
Hi-League
Dalton M. EB
Lake Geneva
Wisconsin
Also Mentioned on This Page
William Dreshal
Chas. Fleischauer
Irving M. Hoffman
Augusta Janescheski
Esther L. Knuth
Clara E. Kumimerer
Sophie B. Kasha
Deila M. Lau
Walter A. Nerche
Sophie Steinhauer
Amy M. Stern
William Townsend
Riverdale Bowen School
Vera Dichoff
Darrell Hand
Ida Wells
Over Johnson
Martha Krause
Margaret Belz
Andrew Buteau
John White
Arthur Klaege
Charles Unruh
Pointer
Corrol
Electrolux
Flower Cote Electrolux
Servel
Public Service Company OF
Northern Illinois
South Holland News
St. Mary’s
South Holland Village Board Meeting
Dolton Board
Park and
Lincoln Avenues
Harry Lindell
Lyle Dorman
Atlas
THE
W. 138Th Street
Halsted Street
Oscar R. Vincent
115Th Street
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