Dalton Village gas station ordinance amended in 1924
An ordinance amends 1923 rules on locating gasoline stations in Dolton. It requires majority written consent of block property owners, fireproof construction, and village board approval before permits. It also tightens parkway pump placement and underground tanks with required frontage consents, effective after publication.
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Dalton
Artriue
Villere of Dalton
Parkway
Dolton
Elephant tusks and ivory use explained in Detroit News
The article notes elephants in Africa and Asia differ in tusk presence by sex with males usually bearing tusks elsewhere but both sexes may have them. Tusks weigh 50 to 200 pounds and are upper incisors that never shed though they break. milk teeth precede tusks and ivory is highly valued worldwide for ornaments.
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Detroit News
Not Old Age And Parishioner Exchange
A minister asks a parishioner John about his health. John replies that his rheumatism in the right leg makes him feel old. The vicar comments aging comes with age, but John quips that his other leg remains sound and sturdy.
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John
Dolton High School Hosts Second Community Program
On Monday May 26 the Dolton Branch high school presents a patriotic community program at the Dolton theatre. Charles W. Farr Country Life Director for Division Two will give the address on war heroes and Memorial Day with slides. program includes community singing.
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Dolton Branch High School
Dolton Theatre
Charles W. Farr
Country Life
Vestra
Palmer Penmanship awards and May events at Bowen School
The Bowen School notes list Theodore Bush earning an Improvement Certificate, Ivan Fisher a Progress Pin, L. Matz and A. Palchinsky Gold Stars, Annabelle Vandermyde and L. Matz Silver Stars. More Silver or Gold Stars and Palmer Buttons will be awarded. Upcoming events include a Division Seven May Festival at Glenwood Forest Preserve on May 29, a Queen Esther Circle performance at Berger school on May 10, and a Bowen girls versus Matteson game this week plus efforts on School-Home Project work with Mr A E Paul.
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Riverdale
Theodore Bush
Ivan Fisher
L. Matz
A. Palchinsky
Annabelle Vandermyde
Bowen
Lutheran School
Matteson
Glenwood Forest Preserve
Peak Sisters
Queen Esther Circle
Berger School
Chicago
Helping Him Along at the Movies
A brief dialogue scene features a needy man asking for change and a passerby giving a quarter. The man replies his family is at the movies, illustrating a small human moment in a street exchange.
The World Is So Unjust quote by Kansas City Star
A rare interval remark notes that a liar tells the truth and is surprised when no one believes him. The Kansas City Star comment reflects on honesty and skepticism in society.
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Kansas City
Steir
Division School Festival at Glenwood Forest Preserve
The Division School Festival for this school year will be held at Glenwood Forest Preserve on Thursday May 29. Everyone in the school district is invited to attend the festival with a parade of school children athletic events and a general good time for all. Plan to go and remember the date May 29.
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Glenwood Forest Preserve
Our Trip to Bryant School by Lincoln Avenue Students
Henry Jacobson recounts a rainy trip to Bryant School. The group reached Riverdale station then Bryant on 147th street, getting soaked. The baseball game started at four, with the Lincoln Avenue boys winning 9 to 6 in five innings. The return ride in rain saw girls take a taxi while the boys walked home.
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Lincoln Avenue School
Bryant School
Riverdale Station
147Th Street
Bryant
Riverdale
Our Trip to the Telephone Exchange
Seventh and eighth graders from L. A. and Chicago street schools visited the Pullman telephone exchange on Tuesday May 6. They watched operators at work and heard explanations from four or five men about the busy daily routine. The visit encouraged patience toward telephone callers.
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L. A
Chicago Street
Pullman
Our Trip to Bryant School
Albert Miller describes Dalton baseball at Bryant School in heavy rain. Frank Slusser and George Korton pitched. Dalton wins 9 to 6 in their first game and aims to win two more.
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Dalton
Bryant
Frank Slusser
George Korton
Frank
Linda Marries and Changes Name in Payment Office
A colored servant named Linda visits the estate office to claim wages. Unable to write, she signs with her mark, but draws a circle instead. She explains she married yesterday and changed her name, prompting the attendant to note the new identification.
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Linda
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Cc. H. Smythe
A. D
WM. G. Dolton
Patriotic Meeting
A. E. Paul
Radio Shop
Lincoln Avenue
Henry Jacobson
Lena F Fanozzo
Albert Miller
Baby
Conrad Kern
Indiana Avenue
East
Phone Dolton
H. L. Fuller & CO
The
Forest and
Lincoln Avenues
Marcel
Madame Vaillancourt
Leroy Lucas
Kanawha Ave
the Elks Annual Revue
Garden Theatre
Harvey
THS
Public Service Company OF
Northern Illinois
C. L. Hyatt, Dist.Mgr.Public Service Co. of
No. Ill
Illinois Street
Chicago Heights
Calumet Concrete Construction
West 115Th ST
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