Pupils Enter Regional Declamation Contest
A Lions club sponsored seventh and eighth grade declamation contest across local schools led by M. F. Day. Winners from each school advance to finals at Thornton township high school auditorium on April 29 with cash prizes and ribbons funded by local banks.
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Riverdale-Dalton
Lincoln
Berger
Riverdale
Franklin
St. Mary’s
St. Paul’s
Thornton Township High School
Dolton Woman Cornelia Vandenberg Dies at 90
Mrs. Cornelia Vandenberg of 712 East 144th Street Dolton died Tuesday March 25 at Ingalls Memorial Hospital Harvey. She leaves husband Dick J. five children seven grandchildren two brothers and two sisters all in Holland and South Holland. Born May 1 1875 in Holland she resided in Dolton fifteen years formerly Grant Park Tl. Funeral services Friday March 28 at 1 80 PM Bachmann funeral home with Rev Milton S Freeman of Dalton Methodist Church officiating. Interment Oak Glen cemetery.
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Cornelia Vandenberg
East 144Th Street
Dolton
Ingalls Memorial Hospital
Harvey
Dick J
John C. Vandenberg
Nellie Block
Dorothy Matthew
Esther van der Aa
Tony Vandenberg
South Holland
Holland
Vandenbreg
Grant Park
Bachmann Funeral Home
Milton S. Freeman
Dalton Methodist Church
Oak Glen Cemetery
Local Artist Enters Painting in City Exhibit
William Spiecker of 14131 Lincoln Avenue Dalton joins the Chicago No Jury Society of Artists in submitting a painting to the Erie Street exhibit. The show opened last week and runs for a month. Spiecker titled his work Fourteenth and State Streets at Dawn.
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William Spiecker
Lincoln Avenue
Dalton
Chicago
No Jury Society of Artists
Erie Street
Ehibit
Notice to Subscribers The Pointer asks cooperation
Statements are being sent to subscribers this week and The Pointer staff hopes they will cooperate to the fullest extent in this matter.
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Pointer
Riverdale Village Board Sees Street Light Upgrades and Drainage Fixes
At the March 11 meeting presided by William J. Claussen the board reviewed street light changes on 136th to 138th streets, noted a bad drainage condition at 14301 Eggleston Ave needing drain tiles and a catch basin at an estimated 75 to 100 dollars, and authorized action by the Drainage Committee.
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Riverdale
William J. Claussen
Martin
Eggleston Avenue
Day
Hanihahn
Ivanhoe Park District
Park Board
Hanilton
Ivanhoe Park
Public Service Company
138Th Street
137Th
1386 Street
Halsted Street
Zornow
Arcady Farms Milling Company
Smith
Hanihan
Dolton Park District Election Sites and Districts Listed
Notice for Dolton Park District voters. Election Tuesday April 1 1941. District 34 Berger School includes areas beyond Dolton village north along the Calumet river to Stony Island Ave. District 35 Dolton Village Hall. District 86 14229 Chicago Street Radio Shop. Secretary H O Diekman.
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Dolton Park
Berger
Dolton
Calumet River
South Holland
Cottage Grove Ave
Stony Island Ave
Dolton Village Hall
Chicago Street
Board of Park Commissioners
H. O Diekman
Park Board Elections Set For April First Across Three Villages
Dolton Riverdale and Ivanhoe voters go to the polls next Tuesday April 1 to choose park board commissioners. Dolton elects one six year term while Ivanhoe selects two for six years who are listed with their respective addresses. Riverdale also votes for one six year term. Polls run 6 am to 5 pm with Ivanhoe residents voting at Mills and Sons office 408 West 144th street.
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Dolton
Ivanhoe
Riverdale
Park Board
Ivanhoe Park
Thomas Harper, Jr
Lincoln Avenue
George E. Kay
Monroe Street
Raymond Baumgartner
Wabash Avenue
West 144Th Street
Citizens Party
Progressive Party
Thornton Township Republicans Broadcast Schedule
Thornton township Republican candidates will speak on WJOB Hammond at 9 30 p m March 28 29 and 31 with 1230 and 1280 kilocycles. The talks will be in Polish.
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Thornton Township
WJOB
Hammond
Hoff John Joseph Hoff dies after long illness in Chicago
John Joseph Hoff aged 48 of 8813 Buffalo avenue Chicago dies Sunday March 23 from diabetes after a two and a half year illness. He worked as an extra roller hand for Wisconsin Steel and belonged to its Goodfellow club. Survived by widow and seven children and four sisters. Funeral services were held Wednesday at St Francis de Sales Church South Chicago with interment at St Mary’s Cemetery.
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John Joseph Hoff
Buffalo Avenue
Chicago
Wisconsin Steel Corporation
Goodfellow Club
John, Jr
James
Margaret
Joseph
William
Janeille
Matthew
Mary Costello
Margaret DeWitt
Catherine Tloff
South Chicago
Taueille Simnick
Riverdale
St. Francis de Sales Church
St. Mary’s Cemetery
Public Installation of Sea Scout Ship Nautilus
Public installation of Sea Scout Ship Nautilus will assemble over 50 scouts tonight at Dalton village hall the largest turnout yet in the community. A 6:30 dinner at First Methodist church basement hosts Sea Scouts and Riverdale Dalton Lions Club officials before the public ceremony at 7:30. Scout Executive Harold G. Boltz will present the charter in his last act here prior to moving to Bloomington Indiana.
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Dalton Village Hall
First Methodist Church
Riverdale- Dalton
Sea Scouts
Roseland
United States
Harold G. Boltz
Potawattomi Trails Council
Boltz
White River Council
Bloomington
Ind
Nautilus
Joseph Judus
Northern Light
Boy Scout Organization
Mrs. Johanna Hand Gordon Rites Held in Riverdale
Mrs. Johanna Hand Gordon of 13840 Wentworth Avenue Riverdale died Tuesday March 25 after a long illness at Jackson Park Hospital Chicago Funeral services were held March 26 at Bachmann funeral home with Rev Martin G Kabele of Our Saviors Church Riverdale officiating Interment was at Oakland Cemetery She was born April 4 1876 in Berlin Germany and is survived by four children Kathryn Leib Velma Cadmus Delos Hand and Darrell Hand three grandchildren one brother John and one sister Francis Milhoit of Chicago
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Jackson Park Hospital
Chicago
Bachmann
Martin G. Kabele
Our Savior’s Church
Riverdale
Oakland Cemetery
Gordon
Berlin
Germany
Kathryn Leib
Velma Cadmus
Delos Hand
Darrell Hand
John
Francis Milhoit
Riverdale official Edward J. Schulte dies in Chicago
Edward J. Schulte born October 10 1892 in Detroit Michigan died March 25 at Little Company of Mary in Chicago. He lived in Riverdale twenty four years served as village treasurer 1929 to 1983 on the park board and was a Knights of Columbus member. Funeral March 28 at St Marys Catholic Church burial Holy Sepulchre Cemetery Bachmann Funeral Home in charge.
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Edward J. Schulte
East 187Th Street
Little Company of Mary
Chicago
Mr. Schulte
Detroit
Mich
Pullman Car Company
Riverdale
Catherine Schulte
Anna
Jack
Kathleen
Lorraine
St. Mary’s Catholic Church
Knights of Columbus
Holy Sepulchre Cemetery
Bachmann Funeral Home
Supreme Court to Rule on Township Ballot Case Monday
Rumors of Clerk Winterhoff’s arrest proved false as the Illinois state's attorney's office confirms he was questioned about petition receipts and certification. The crucial question concerns rejection of Democratic petitions and placing the Democratic ticket on the ballot. The case will be heard by the full Illinois Supreme Court at noon Monday following Winterhoff’s writ proceeding in Judge Wilson’s court at 380 North Michigan Avenue.
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Thornton Township
William H. Winterhoff
Winterhoff
Illinois Supreme Court
Wilson
North
Michigan Avenue
Calumet Township Citizens Party Platform
The Citizens Party of Calumet Township issued a platform pledging lower attorney and truck hire costs, non political relief funding, expanded aid to the aged and infirm, and honest administration with minimal tax impact. It lists candidates for supervisor clerk assessor collector highway commissioner and several justices of the peace and constables with Blue Island Calumet Park Riverdale and surrounding addresses.
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Citizens Party of
Calumet Township
Citizens Party
George Chlanda
West 121St Street
Blue Island
Nicholas Guglielmucci
Union Street
Paul Par
Vernon Street
Louis Matykiewicz
Employees Smother Fire at Aready Farms Mill
A small blaze started in the cereal unit of Aready Farms Milling Tuesday at 11 45 pm was quickly smothered by employees. Riverdale fire department responded with nine men. Plant superintendent Gilbert P Lane said damage was under five dollars.
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Aready Farms Milling Company
Riverdale Fire Department
Gilbert P. Lane
South Suburban Announces New Bus Service
Information about a new bus service for South Suburban is provided with a contact number In terocean 9744 for details and scheduling inquiries.
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Interocean
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Lions Club
St. Mary’s Church
Herman Hagedorn
America
Dolton Park District
Thornton Twp
WM. H. Winterhoff
Arthur E. Dillner
Propper
Mrs. Johanna Hand Gordan
Johanna Hand Gordan
Wentworth Avenue
Supreme Court
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