Dolton Board Chooses Road Updates and Repairs Plan
Dolton village board met to approve inacademizing Lincoln avenue and Chicago street to 16 feet wide with stone paving and oiling. Bid process ordered for the project with lowest responsible bidder to win. Other actions include approving dog tax agent, addressing a sunk sidewalk, and instructing departments on water, lighting, and street repairs.
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Dolton Village
Dolton
Dillner
Schnoor
Pinger
Lincoln Avenue
Chicago Street
Cross Street
Erman Wegener
Chicago Riverdale Lumber Co
Dickelman
Riverdale Board Holds Regular Session on Street and Water Issues
The Riverdale board met at the village hall to hear a Marcus report on macadamizing 138th Street from the Illinois Central to the Panhandle Jacks. A 12 foot subway could be built at 128th Street with track alterations. a water tax extension was granted. Dickelman was elected to the Water Trustee post. a water pipe leak at 138th and Illinois and another at 308 138th Street were noted.
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Riverdale Board
Regal Seasion
Village Hall
Pres. Schmidt
Rossiter
138Th Street
Illini
Panhandle
Panandle
Illinois Sentral
128Th Street
Illinois Andral
Brandt
Highlawn
Schmidt
Park Board
Gustav Schrumm
John Dickelman
Dickelman
Ludwig
Illinois
Atreot
Air Ship Over Riverdale At Decoration Day Luncheon Flight
Citizens heard a buzzing when an aeroplane passed over Riverdale around 12 thirty and looked up to see a flight from Cicero field. Miss Katherine Stimson, a flying student and luncheon guest of Commodore T J Quail, guided the craft south to Blue Island then east over the lake to the Columbia Yacht Club clubhouse near Randolph Street. A corkscrew descent from about 3000 feet ended with the aircraft touching near the clubhouse front door.
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Riverdale
Chicago
Cicero Field
Katherine Stimson
Commodore T. J. Quail
Columbia Yacht Club
Blue Island
Randolph Street
Kansas City Schools Open Evening Programs for Community Growth
City authorities in Kansas City Missouri plan to use school buildings in the evenings for neighborhood development. Four evenings weekly feature programs chosen with parents and elders in mind, welcomed warmly. The plan mirrors successful efforts in other cities, offering a rational use of public buildings to promote advancement and prosperity.
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Kansas City
New York City
Palace Theatre Presents New Moving Picture Show
The Palace Theatre shows feature Westerns and vaudeville with daily doors at 7 20 PM. Friday offers The End of the Feud and United States Artillery Maneuvers Saturday Driftwood Westerns and vaudeville Sunday, with admittance 5 and 10 cents. Matinee Sunday at 3:00, managed by Richter and Longfellow.
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Diliner
New Moving Picture Show
Admiraion
Western
United Statea Artillery
Driftwood
For Sale Incubators and Brooders Advertised
Four incubators with capacities of 60 eggs and 200 egg capacity plus brooders for sale. Inquiries to Herman Verhoeven at 147th Street east of Calumet River, P O Box address Harvey Lil. Also gas stove six burners with oven, listed at 14 dollars, selling for 8 dollars. Inquire at The Pointer office.
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Herman Verhoeven
Calumet River
P. O
Uddrasa Harvey
Lil
Local and Personal News of the Riverdale Area
Thornton Township High School will hold commencement on Thursday evening June 20 in the high school auditorium. Cath Dreck won the violin raffle with number 69. Blue Island Ladies Aid Society met at Mrs Ernest Dishwan’s home with a bus and carriages for travel. W Gardner Thrall of Chicago to give humorous lecture on Some of the People We Meet at a Sock Social by Our Saviour’s Church in Riverdale on June 6. Mrs Murphy questions meat prices as a butcher jests it’s aviation meet news. Mrs John Kramer returned home from Blue Island Hospital improving slowly. Mr and Mrs Otto Kaiser and infant Marie visited Riverdale relatives. Mr Kaiser foreman for a Chicago firm. They plan to move later. Thurston to bid on Indiana Avenue bridge project. Edward Ripley attended Decoration Day auto races in Indianapolis. Dawson won the 500 mile race at 6:21:06. Mrs A Zoller bought Carl Prill property at 227 135th Street, Riverdale, and will move soon.
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Thornton Township High School
Cath Dreck
George Meth
Ladies Aid Society
Blue Island
M Echureh
Mra
Ernest Dishwan
Blue Lsland
W. Gardner Thrall
Chicago
Bsen
John Kramer
Blue Island Hospital
Otto Kaiser
Marie
Greenvalle
Carolina
Indianapolis
Dawson
National
A. Zoller
135Th Place
Carl Prill
Riverdela
Electric cars to run on Illinois Central to Gary
Beginning next Sunday interurban electric cars will operate over the Illinois Central from Randolph Street to Gary Indiana. Six trains daily will connect with the Chicago Lake Shore and South Bend line at Pullman, without transfer to intermediate points, as part of a suburban service extension to Gary.
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Illinois Central
Randolph Street
Gary
Ind
Chicago, Lake, Shore and South Band Railway
Thellinois Central
Illinoia Central
Chicago, Lake Shore and
South Bend Railway
Pullman
Iinois Central
Illinoi Central
Chicago, Lake Shorea and
South Bend
Hegewich
Hammond
Hest
Chicago
Through Trains Now Stop at Kensington Station
The CG and H railway now stops through trains at Kensington to pick up passengers for St. Louis. This provides a convenient route for travelers avoiding Englewood. Trains leaving Kensington at noon reach St. Louis by 7:30 p.m., while those at 9:50 p.m. arrive the next morning at 7:30.
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Cg, & H. I. Railway
Kensington
St. Louis
Englewood
St. Louisa
Dalton Plans Main Street Upgrades After Sewer Work
The Dalton board will spend twelve to fifteen thousand dollars to pave Lincoln Avenue and Chicago Street to village limits with crushed stone or slag and lime stone sealing. The project aims to widen and stabilize these streets and reduce dust for heavy traffic. Riverdale plans to macadamize 138th Street from S. C. to Panhandle tracks, addressing another neglected main route.
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Dalton
Lincoln Avenue
Chicago Street
Pointer
Riverdale Board
138Th Street
S. C
Panhandle Tracks
Memorial Day Observed by G A R and Civic Groups
Memorial Day observance in Riverdale included G A R McPherson Circle Ladies of the W R G schoolchildren and residents. Riverdale G L Band led a 2 pm procession from the village hall to Oakland Cemetery for grave decoration and services led by Rev Geo T McCarthy of Harvey. He lauded fallen soldiers and spoke with earnest emotion. Program featured death roll, decorations, Gettysburg Address by Nicholas Andrea, choruses, and student performances ending with America.
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G. A. R. McPherson
W.R.G
Riverdale G. L. Band
Oakland Cemetery
Geo.t. McCarthy
Harvey
1. G. A. R. Services
Nicholas Andrea
Geo. T.mccarthy
Boy Scouts
America
Dalton area church notices mix of services and events
Dalton churches list schedules for Sunday School morning worship and special meetings. It notes Elmhurst college dedication with special trains, and a tenth anniversary event for a church founded in Platteville ten years ago, plus upcoming Ladies Aid gathering in Riverdale Village Hall.
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Immanuel Evang
Elmhurat
G. G. Paena
Prison lecture and film at Lund's Hall Dolton
Extra-June 4 program features R Frank delivering illustrated talk Life Behind the Prison Bars in Joliet Penitentiary. Describes 1600 criminals confined, sensational pictures with a moral leadon. Doors open 7 pm, Sunday matinee 3 20 to 6 30. plan to attend early for seats.
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Lund'’S
Dolton
R. Frank
Joliet
America
Joun Hgvny
Mgr
Dalton Board May Establish Kindergarten Dept at Two Schools
The Dalton Public Schools board gained authority from last Saturday’s election to create a kindergarten department at Oni Engo Street and Lincoln Avenue Schools. The new department may open this fall. Lincoln Avenue School dedication is planned for Tuesday, June ill, with 541 chairs installed and a hall capacity over 606.
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Board of Education
Dalton Public Schools
Oniengo Street
Lincoln Avenue
Assembly Hall
Ald Block Receives Diamond Star From Ninth Ward
More than four hundred residents of Alderman Block’s Ninth Ward attended a Tuesday banquet at the Pythian Temple to honor him with a diamond star gift and hear his remarks during the event hosted by local followers of democracy.
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Block
Pythian Templa
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Dalton M. E. Church
Epworth
Ladies Aid
Men's Progressive Association
Hay. W. DB. Cissan
Faavor
St. Mary’s Catholic Church
Highwasg
W. F. VerHaen
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English Evangelical Lutheran Church
Riverdale Village Hall
J. W. Breitenbach
Kable
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