Riverdale City Board Tackles Streets and Finances
The Riverdale Board in regular session approved minutes from the prior meeting and heard treasurer reports showing a balance of 581.36 and collections of 584.31. Trustees ordered grading of Branigar subdivision streets, halted removal of black dirt, and directed repairs on 136th and 138th streets. Lights were proposed for 140th Street intersections. Auto licenses will be collected at the village hall March 16 and 19. A permit to tap the water mains was refused, and Branigar Bros. agreed to finance water mains extension to Greenfield subdivision with village payments via 25 percent deduction on water bills. An ordinance for a roller and scarifier purchase was approved. A primary election vote canvas was scheduled for the next meeting.
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Riverdale Board
Niemeyer
Koehler
Ripley
Unruh
Branigar Subdivision
Ludwig
Branigar
136Th
138Th Street
Public Service Co
136Th Street
Halsted Street
Gas Department
140Th Street
State, Wabash
Michigan
Edbrooke Avenues
Strosinski
Illinois Central R. R
137Th Place
Indiana Avenue
Wunsch
Flick
Branigar Bros
John Mackler & Co
Chicago Heights
Bonse
Village notices tax collection and St Patrick'.s party
Notice announces vehicle tax collection at the village hall clerk’s office on March 16 and 19 from 7 30 to 10 30 p m. By order of the President and Board of Trustees Riverdale Village collector Anton Strolinskei. The Tabernacle Guild hosts a card and dance party on St Patrick’s Day March 17 at the school hall with all welcome.
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Board of ‘Trustees
Village of
Riverdale
Anton Strolinskei
Tabernacle Guild
St. Patrick’s
Proposal for a local Saturday baseball league in Buda
A reader proposes a six to eight team Saturday or twilight league in the district. Each team would represent a manufacturing company or reliable organization within short travel distance. Interested readers are asked to contact Co. A. Ledell, Chairman of Athletic Comm., Buda Athletic Association, Harvey, II.
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Co. A. Ledell
Athletic Comm
Buda Athletic Association
Harvey
Abraham Lincoln film to be shown at Dalton theatre
A versatile local notice announces the showing of the film Abraham Lincoln at the Dalton theatre on March 17 18 and 19. It details the production length and cast size noting its historical artistic merit. It also mentions church activities and land sales by Homier brothers near Ashland avenue and Ridge M E church meeting with officer elections.
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Our Savior’s
Abraham Lincoln
Dalton Theatre
Lincoln
Anne Rutledge
Our Saviour’s
Irs
Theodore Hedtke
Homier
Blue Island
Wm. Homier
Crown Point
Ashland Avenue
A. C. Reich
Ridge M. E
A. W. Meyer
Dolton High School Concert At Lincoln Avenue Auditorium
Dolton residents are invited to a March 20 concert by the high school orchestra Glee club and band at the Lincoln Avenue auditorium. Tickets cost 50 cents for adults and 15 cents for elementary students, with proceeds benefiting the school and community library. Doors open at 8:00 p.m. and tickets may be purchased through students or at the door.
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Dolton
Lincoln Avenue
Parents Misunderstand Ruling On Reading Instruction
School notes urge patience and a supportive approach to reading. Many parents lack time or expertise, leading to frustration and negative attitudes toward books. Teachers should guide practice, avoid nagging, and encourage regular, constructive home reading with older materials.
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Johnny
Dad
Talent Shines in Thorn ton Recital by Kardux and Hanschmann
Earl Kardux tenor and Miss Anna Hanschmann pianist delivered a Thorn ton Township High School recital at Chicago Recital hall last Thursday. Critics from Daily News Chicago Post Chicago Journal Chicago Tribune Herald Examiner praised Hanschmann for refined technique and musical feeling in Haydn Variations and Rameau Musette, noting light tone and tasteful ornamentation.
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Anna Hanschmann
Chicago Daily Press
Orchestra Hall
Earl Kardux
Thornton Township High School
Chicago
Daily Press
Karl Kardux
Hanschmann
Eugene Stinson
Chicago Journal
Edward Moor
Chicago Tribune
Rameau
Glenn Gunn
Herald-Examiner
Lake Calumet harbor belt line ordinance approved
Chicago council committee votes seven to three to authorize Nickel Plate railroad to build a belt line around Lake Calumet Harbor. The project costs 600000, dredging two miles by 200 feet, with turning basins, and grants 1450 acres northeast plus 95 acres along seven miles of right of way. The vote came after amendments restricting shippers charges.
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Lake Calumet Harbor
Nickel Plate Railroad
Chicago Council
Lake Calumet District
Ernest M. Gross
Tenth Ward
Cross, Coughlin and
Mendel
Woodhull
Guernsey
Govier
Kunstmann
Smith
Siviers
Jensen
Card of Thanks for Walter Messerschmidt Family
The Messerschmidt family expresses gratitude to relatives neighbors and friends for kindness sympathy in the loss of Walter their son and brother They thank those who assisted William sent flowers Rev Wind and Kemnitz the Ladies Choir of St Pauls church and Mr James McLaughlin John Messerschmidt and Family.
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Walter
William
Wind and Kemnitz
St. Paul’s Church
James McLaughlin
John Messerschmidt
Legion Party at Dugout for ex servicemen
The American Legion hosts a big party at the Dugout on Thursday March 19 for all ex service men and their friends. Doors open at 8 PM with entertainment and a surprise in store following last month’s “A Night in Paris” event.
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American Legion
K. P
Paris
Legion
Bond Issue Carried for Thornton Township High School
The bond issue to expand Thornton Township High School facilities and add later improvements was carried 1720 to 949 overall. In Dalton the vote favored the measure with 65 For and 22 Against. South Holland showed 65 For and 22 Against. Homewood Vote data incomplete.
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Thornton Township
Dalton
South Holland
Scout Meeting and Social Highlight Village News
The scouts plan a meeting on March 18 in the village hall. A social entertainment was held February 27 with reports of a good time. Clarence Alpert won the February inspection contest. Watch the bulletin board for details.
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Clarence Alpert
Subdivision Opens Near 147th Street Corner
A new subdivision is laid out west of Indiana avenue and a real estate office rises at the corner of 147th street and Indiana avenue, signaling growth in the area.
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147Th Street
Indiana Avenue
Plan Chosen for Western Avenue and 147th Street Route
The city selects Western Avenue at 147th Street as the primary through route to bypass the loop. Guides will direct drivers to the new through route to ease downtown traffic congestion.
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Western Avenue
147Th Street
Riverdale Primary Vote Draws 400 Cast for Two Tickets
Riverdale voters total 400 casting ballots for two presidential contests. Oswald Obeldobel and Anton Strasinski led the Peoples Ticket while Jacob A. Decklar faced no opposition on the Independent Republican Ticket. The scribe notes persistent political critique and urges participation as a civic right.
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Riverdale
Oswald Obeldobel
Anton Strasinski
Peoples
Jacob A. Decklar
Republican
Total Peoples Party
Independent Republican
Citizens Party Ballots Reported For Local Office Race
One vote for president listed Walter Rudloff and Geo. H. Schaefer. Trustees each received one vote for Martin Krueger Geo. H. Prickett Henry J. Dillner Geo. Bockelman and G. H. Diehl. Police Magistrate received one vote for Geo. Collinson.
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Walter Rudloff
Geo. H. Schaefer
Martin Krueger
Geo. H. Prickett
Henry J. Dillner
Geo. Bockelman
G. H. Diehl
Geo. Collinson
Fire destroys Illinois Cooperage Co plant in Blue Island
The Illinois Cooperage Co at 185th and Western Avenue Blue Island burned to the ground Thursday night. Fire departments from Chicago Harvey Chicago Heights Hammond Riverdale and Dalton sent apparatus. Much property in the neighborhood was saved by the firemen’s hard work.
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Illinois Cooperage Co
185Th
Western Avenue
Blue Island
Chicago
Harvey
Chicago Heights
Hammond
Riverdale
Dalton
Jaranowski Nominated for Calumet City Mayor in Primary
John W. Jaranowski, Thornton Township highway commissioner, won the Calumet City mayoral nomination by an 8 to 1 margin in last Tuesday's primary, receiving 3012 votes to Mayor Kamradt's 722, signaling strong neighbor support.
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John W. Jaranowski
Thornton Township
Calumet City
John
Kamradt
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Illinois Central
Braiigar Bros
Ledell
Calumet District
Calumet Harbor
Nickel Plate
Legion Party
George H. Schaefer
W. C. Ludwig
Ain Byte
Chas, E. Colebourn
John Zornow
Fred Ehlert
Trustees
A. J. Larson
John Harms
Henry Dillner
Henry
J. C. Wernicke
Frank Miller
Wm. Maurer
Joseph Locher
Wm. C. Krueger
C. G. Fike
Gerritt Jacobsma
Citizens Party
Jaranowski
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