Local Tax Bills Rise for Dolton Riverdale in 1938
Dalton and Riverdale will send 1938 tax bills in Thornton township with higher composite rates. Dolton rises to 6.81 from 6.61, Riverdale to 5.96 from 5.84, while Ivanhoe Park district stands at 5.80. School district 148 lowers to 1.40, tax books due soon and bills mailed about April 1.
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Dalton and
Riverdale
Thornton Township
Dolton
Marham
Ivanhoe Park District
Walter Haines
Forest Preserve
Blue Island Park District
Dalton Park
Riverdale Park
Ivanhoe Park
Calumet Memorial Park
Earfleet
Lansing Bend
Blue Island
Calumet
Harvey
Burnham
Dalton
Dixmoor
Aenewean Geesae
East Hazel Rest
Hazel Crest
Homewood
Aeonty
Lansing
Canon Anon
Markham
Phoenix
Posen
South Holland
Thornton
Prairie Fires Here Keep Local Departments Busy
Local fire departments have been kept busy extinguishing prairie and brush fires over the past week. Spring prompts residents to burn dried weeds to tidy property, but officials urge extreme caution to prevent damage.
Final Union Lenten Service at Our Savior's Church
Friends gather for the last union Lenten service at Our Savior's Community church English Lutheran with Rev. Martin G. Kabele. Rev. Donald Crocker of Dalton’s First Methodist will deliver the evening message on Jesus and the Personality of Barabbas.
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Our Savior’s Community Church
Martin G. Kabele
Donald Crocker
First Methodist Church
Dalton
Jesus
Barabbas
Lincoln School Presents Tom Sawyer Operetta
Lincoln School will stage Tom Sawyer in the auditorium on March 30. Admission is 25 cents for adults and 10 cents for children. The all grades cast portrays Tom and Huck's adventures including a midnight cemetery visit, Injun Joe, hidden treasure, a pirate life, a cave encounter, a funeral, Becky Thatcher, and a happy ending with Widow Douglas guiding Huck.
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Lincoln School
Tom Sawyer
Polly
Tom
Huck Finn
Injun Joe
Muff Potter
Douglas
Huck
Joe
Becky Thatcher
Becky
Widder
Riverdale Dolton Lions Club Meeting And Local News
The Riverdale Dolton Lions Club meets tonight at 6 30 at the First Methodist Church hall Grant and Sheridan streets Dol ton The dinner is served by the church Ladies Aid society Then the regular meeting with committees appointed by President Edmund Sullivan A St Marys church Christian Mothers Society food sale is planned for Saturday March 25 at Arts Meat Market 18781 Leyden Ave Dalton Miss Rhene Lembcke ill with influenza A tuberculin test will be offered to Thornton Township High School pupils on Tuesday March 28 A speaker from the Chicago Tuberculosis Institute and related reels will address students Several locals note robins bluebirds and cardinals signaling spring William Wales and Jack Edwards of Toronto left March 14 after visiting Frank and Mrs Wales of 13898 Atlantic St Riverdale They are linked to the Simpson Guards church basketball team which has won 16 championships in six years including two Dominion titles William is team manager and Jack is a guard.
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Riverdale-Dolton
Christian Mothers’ Society of
St. Mary’s Church
Art’s
Leyden Avenue
Rhene Lembcke
South
Grant Street
Dalton
Thornton Township High School
Chicago
William Wales
Jack Edwards
Toronto
Canada
Frank Wales
Atlantic Street
Riverdale
Canary
Simpson Guards
William
Jack
Troop 8 Steger Wins Midwest First Aid Finals Qualifier
Troop 8 Steger won the midwest sectional first aid meet at Bloom High School Chicago Heights on March 18. Seven other troops competed including Riverdale Troop 9. teams earned scores led by Troop 8’s 92.6 and advance to the April 1 finals at the Sherman Hotel Chicago.
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Steger
First Aid Council
Old Bloom High School
Chicago Heights
Riverdale
Midlothian
Flossmoor
Forest Ridge
Homewood
Harvey
Potawattomi Trails Council
Lincoln School
Dalton
Sherman Hotel
Chicago
Walter Patterson
Stemer
B. FE. Clark
G. M. Kingsland
Joseph T. Feehery
C. J. Murphy
L. B. Reedy
Charles Melkint
Donald Bucholz
Hammond
Harold G. Bolz
Potawattomi ‘Trails Council
Local Young Men Shine on Morris B. Sach Amateur Hour
Riverdale and Harvey youths starred on WENR radio Sunday March 19 as Morris B. Sach's Amateur Hour showcased George Weire who sang Ive Got to Get Some Shut Eye and John Sentesi who played The Bee on violin. Both earned praise for future radio and music work with Weire featured last and Sentesi noted for concert master experience. Next Sunday's contest results will be announced March 26.
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Riverdale
Harvey
Morris B. Sach
WENR
George Weire
John Sentesi
the Bee
Thornton Township High School
Sherwood School of Movie
Chicago
Koch's Store Promotes Giant Cheese Giveaway
Theo Koch's Meat and Grocery store invites customers to try a chance at a 500 pound cheese prize. Shoppers may cut a slice between 15 and 17 ounces to win it free, with any other cut charged. The aged cheddar is advertised as high quality and offered at a fair price.
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Theo Koch
Riverdale Plans to Solve Dog Problem
Riverdale police propose several plans to control a dog nuisance. A dollar per dog license with rabies inoculation through a vet for a fee is favored, with other towns using this approach successfully. Other options include raising the license to two or three dollars, hiring a part time dog catcher, and destroying unclaimed dogs after holding them for several days.
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Riverdale
Police Department
Riverdale Board
Police Committee
Births in Dolton and Riverdale fall short of expectations
An 1938 report shows only four births in Dolton and three in Riverdale, while many others were born in area hospitals and counted in the hospital's location rather than the village. The note highlights how hospital births affect local population tallies and records.
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Dolton
Voters Lose Ballot Rights for Unreported Address Move
Voters who moved within the same district before March 21 without notifying the village or county clerk cannot vote on election day April 18. Those who moved after March 21 may vote in the district by affidavit.
Local Communities May Have Building Boom this Summer
Nine building permits for new Ivanhoe homes signal a spring and summer building surge. Mills & Sons and individual developers plan multiple brick residences, reflecting a Chicago-to-suburban migration trend and strong February permitting statewide despite severe weather.
Lewine Club Meets at Dolton Home This Evening
The Lewine club gathers at the Dolton home of Mrs. George Dengler for its meeting this evening. This week’s Eastern Star blanket club winner is Mrs. Hazel Slauchter of Dolton, with the drawing held Wednesday afternoon March 22.
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Lewine Club
George Dengler
Dolton
Hazel Slauchter
Bus Service Information Card Noted
For information concerning South Suburban Bus Service call Interocean 9744.
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South Suburban
Interocean
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Our Savior’s Church
Riverdale-Dolton Lions Club
Koch’s
St. Francis Hospital
Roseland Community Hospital
Ingalls Memorial Hospital
Evergreen Park
Little Company of Mary Hospital
Ivanhoe
Edmund J. Sullivan
Wabash Avenue
Frank Church
Lowe Avenue
Leo R. Carney
Normal Avenue
Karl H. Putnam
Mills & Sons
West 141St Street
West 140Th Court
Wentworth Avenue
LaSalle Street
Oscar J. Larson
Michigan Avenue
Larson
Avenue L
Peter J. Kurz
Waukegan
Gary
Elgin
Joe P. Guy
U. S. Weather Bureau
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