Riverdale Board Debates Meters and Street Work
Riverdale officials push water meters to curb waste and approve a $2.00 per foot water main bid for Worth avenue. They authorize street repairs, weed control, building enforcement, and a July meeting to discuss spiritualism venue fees.
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Flick
Chicago
Riverdale
Hersey
Indiana Harbor Belt Railroad
County Road Engineering Department
Halsted Street
Springfield
Governor Small
State Aid Road Department
Art Kraag
Weworth Avenue
159Th
140Th Street
Local and Personal News Highlights
Mrs John Hoppe and Mrs Arthur Fisher left Thursday for Birds IL to spend weeks with Mrs Hoppe’s daughter Mrs Freida Montgomery. Joseph Pinger of Crichton AL is visiting daughter Mrs Albert Miller and family. Miss Mary Rosengren and Miss Gladys Stutzriem vacationing in Joliet. Mrs Ray Baumgartner hosts Mary Reed and family for a Riverdale visit and Sylvia’s marriage to Elmer Rentner. New baby boys for Dege and Rossi families. Gus Beschinski buys 55 East 137th Street property. Mrs William Ehlers and George Stier vacationing in Shelby Michigan. Mrs S B E Trussell improved after hospital stay.
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John Hoppe
Arthur Fisher
Birds
Riverdale
Sylvia
Elmer Rentner
Dalton
Henry Dege
East 137Th Street
Millie Hankey
Samoan Islands
Joseph Rossi
Gus Beschinski
Baker
Ripley
William Ehlers
George Stier
Shelby, Mich
Riverdale Village Orders Thistle and Weed Cut
Property owners and tenants in Riverdale must cut Canada thistles and obnoxious weeds on their premises at once by order of the president and board of trustees.
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Riverdale Board
Wunsch
Panhandle
138Th Street
School Street
Unruh
137Th Street
Indiana Avenue
Halsted Street
188Th Street
Riverdale
Memorial for Dalton and Riverdale War Dead
Paul Gall Post of the American Legion leads a drive to erect a 10 foot Bedford stone memorial statue of a soldier with a bronze tablet naming six local war dead. Funds come from subscriptions with a 50 cent minimum and gold star flags for donors. The project replaces this year’s 4th of July celebration with community fundraising to unveil the monument by mid or late July.
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Paul Gall Post
American Legion
Dalton
Riverdale
Paul Gall
Roy Huntley
A. O’loughlin
Arthur Fadtke
William Kooi
Otto Beckman
Legion
Local Campaign Contributions Listed for Public Dispaly
The notice itemizes donations including $10.00 from Herman Anders and $5.00 from Frank Lund T Kinney F L Logan A F Bonse and Geo Tuch. Beginning next week all contributions of $1.00 or more will be published.
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Herman Anders
Frank Lund
T. F. Kinney
F. L. Logan
A. F. Bonse
Geo. Tuch
Riverdale-Dalton Telephone Exchange Moves Location
Subscribers are told the Riverdale-Dalton exchange will relocate from 1371 Leyden Avenue to 240 Lincoln Avenue on Saturday June 30 1928. From 10 p m Saturday to 2 a m Sunday all lines will be suspended with emergency service via three standby lines and attendants at 240 Lincoln Avenue.
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Riverdale-Volton Exchange
Riverdale-Dolton
Leyden Avenue
Lincoln Avenue
Riverdale- Dalton
Pullman
Blue Island
Chicago
Riverdale-Dalton
Riverdale Boosters win dramatic nine inning rally
The Riverdale Boosters defeated the Prairie Boys 10 to 9 in the bottom of the ninth after a 9 to 9 tie in the ninth. They set upcoming games against the Monogram Orioles on July 1 and the Yankey Boys on July 4 in Chicago. Be a booster.
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Riverdale Boosters
Prairie Boys
North Side
Boosters
Monogram Orioles
Yankey Boys
Chicago
His 80th Birthday Celebrated at Family Homestead
F. C. Propper celebrated his 80th birthday on Saturday June 16. Children and many grandchildren gathered at the family homestead to greet the Colonel. Despite declining health he joined the celebration and well wishes for many more years were expressed.
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F. C. Propper
Dr Weidner Letter Details Reading Tour and Birthday Celebration
Reading Pa June 25 1923 Dr Weidner writes from Reading at Minnie De Turk's home amid friends and notes a scenic cross country trip from Columbus to Washington and onward through Philadelphia Atlantic City New York and New Eng land. He mentions Mt Vernon Arlington Potomac Falls and garden belt of eastern Pennsylvania and a plan to visit more cities before returning home. Thirty guests celebrated Grandma Pauls 80th birthday at Mrs John Pauls Sr home with 80 candle cake and a joyful supper.
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Reading
Mr. Kinney
Minnie D. de Turk
Columbus
Ohio
Cumberland
Washington, D. C
Chicago
Mt. Vernon
Arlington
Potomac Falls
Annapolis
Baltimore
Gettysburg
Harrisburg
Lebanon Valley
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
Atlantic City
New York City
New England
White Mountains
Berkshire Hills
Albany
N. Y
Mohawk Valley
Niagara Falls
Grandma Pauls
John Pauls, Sr
Frank Zornow
Grandmother Pauls
Kidnappers Nabber Woman After Car Pursuit Near Valparaiso
Harold Trussel of Dolton and Miss Genevieve Sprague of South Holland were abducted after a failed car light repair. The suspects fled toward South Chicago after a gun battle with Hammond officers. Miss Sprague was only left with a red mark on her back and was unharmed.
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Harold Trussel
Dolton
Genevieve Sprague
South Holland
Highland
Harold
Valparaiso
Miss Sprague
Samuel E. Trussell
Hammond Police
Hammond
Sliver
Chicago
A. A. Bardwick
Going To Germany With Turner Party
W. G. C Zesch and family plus sister Mrs Halle Kroeber and relatives sail from New York aboard the Breman to Breman Germany to visit relatives and attend a great Turner feat in Munich in July. They expect to return about September 4 with Mr Radtke the plumber handling Zesch’s work in his absence.
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W. GC. Zesch
Zesch
Bernice
Proclamation Bans Biting Dogs in Riverdale
Village of Riverdale issues order requiring all dogs from June 1 to September 1 to wear a substantial wire or leather muzzle secured tightly to prevent biting. By order of the village board. Charles Niemeyer, President.
Dolton Teacher Gossman Named Oak Park Superintendent
R J Gossman principal of Lincoln Avenue School Dolton has accepted the job as Superintendent of Schools in Oak Park Illinois after two years in Dolton. He is praised for his pleasing personality teaching skill and business ability. Dolton neighbors wish him success in his new post.
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R. J. Gossman
Lincoln Avenue
Dolton
Oak Park
Ill
Gossman
Dalton
Rescued Woman Recovered After Prolonged Pulmotor Revival
Leslie Duncan, 28, of Minneapolis, was rescued after ten minutes underwater and revived with one hour forty minutes of pulmotor treatment. The incident occurred in Minneapolis and involved emergency responders who stabilized her condition.
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Minneapolis
Minn
Leslie Duncan
Dolton Village Warns to Cut Weeds and Thistles
Notice from the Village of Dolton Board of Trustees orders property owners to remove weeds and Canadian thistles at once. Clerk Wm. G. Dolton signs the official notice. Also includes a call for rags for the Pointer: children to bring clean cotton rags to the office at 5c per pound, or officials will collect.
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Dolton
Board of Trustees
Wm. G. Dolton
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Highlawn
186Th Street
188Th
Wabash Avenue
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Weidner
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