Riverdale voters weigh shift to Chicago election system
Riverdale residents decide whether to abandon local registration for Chicago style election rules. A 1929 vote would move polling from village hall to three precincts with Chicago Elections Commission oversight, increasing costs and requiring on site registration for all voters. The Pointer editor cautions against surrendering local control despite arguments for anti floaters and reduced ballot tampering.
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Cook County
Riverdale
Chicago
Village of Riverdale
Illinois
Chicago Elections Commission
Election Commission
Chicago Heights
Pointer
Dalton
School District Boundary Dispute Decided After Six Years
The case between Riverdale Bowen School District No 1383 and Dalton Board of Education No 148 concluded this week. Judge McErwin ruled the Riverdale area east of the Illinois Central tracks to Indiana Avenue and south to 146th Street falls under District 148.
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Riverdale Bowen
Dalton Board of Education
McErwin
Riverdale
Indiana Avenue
138Th Street
146Th Street
Baby Welfare Conference Planned at Dalton Village Hall
The Baby Welfare Conference will be held at the village hall Health Center in Dalton on Thursday November 7 from 2 to 4 p.m. Mothers of children under school age are welcome, especially those with young infants. Alta Itter R N.
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Village Hall Health Center
Dalton
Alta Itter
R. N
New Riverdale Exchange Center to Open with 877 Lines
Riverdale will gain three exchanges Interocean Dalton and Riverdale in a new telephone building at 75 East 187th Street The project includes a modern centralized office by Western Electric with three battery sections nine positions and capacity for 877 lines 1668 telephones 83 operating positions total cost about 260 000 with completion planned for December and building readiness by 1940
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East 187Th Street
Riverdale
Suae
Interocean
Dolton
Western Electric Company
Steadfast Bank Pledges Unchanging Security in Dolton
The First National Bank Dolton commits to keeping every depositor’s dollar worth 100 cents through good times and bad. The bank vows to serve Dolton and surrounding territory with dependable financial service despite market swings or economic distress.
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Dolton
First National Bank
Wills Family to Visit Toledo for Short Stay
Mr. and Mrs. H. G. Wills and son Herbert Christian depart today for Toledo Ohio to visit Mr. Wills uncle Chas Richert and family for a few days.
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H. G. Wills
Herbert Christian
Toledo
Ohio
Mr. Wills
Chas. Richert
Local and Personal News from Dolton and Nearby
Social notes report Mr. and Mrs. Wm Cook of Danville visiting the Diehl family in Dolton. Mrs Johanna Raver celebrated her 77th birthday with relatives at 653 Chicago street Dolton. Attendees included multiple area families from Dolton Calumet City Cicero and Berwyn.
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Wm. Cook
Danville
Diehl
Dolton
Johanna Raver
Chicago Street
Gus Klage
Fred Klaege
Fred Ehlers
E. Raver
F. Peters
Steinke
Danielson
Wm. Klaege
E. Klaege
Calumet City
R. Diedrich
Cicero
C. L. Headley
Wm. Middleborn
Lawrence Engle
C. Bouchard
Ross Lambert
Henry Stier
Elmer
Florence
Shelby, Mich
Robert
Lydia Huber
Albert Goldsmith
June
Muskegon
Mich
Peter Jacobs
Huber- Stier
Dalton M. E
Ingebreston
Victor Ingebreston
Pullman
Lake Calumet
Waldo Ingebretson
128Th Street
Bessie Baumgartner
Elsie Mullen
Royal Neighbors
Garrick Hall
Garrick Theatre
Chicago
Izaak Walton League Organizes to Fight Stream Pollution
A Waltonians meeting at South Holland village hall on Oct 25 1929 forms The Calumet District Clean Streams Committee with representatives from 12 chapters across South Holland Harvey Blue Island Roseland Dalton Riverdale Calumet City Englewood and others to press for a state pollution law and enforcement. Thomas F Kinney elected secretary as plans to campaign commence on Oct 28.
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South Holland
Thorn Creek
Calumet River
Izaak Walton League
Harvey
Blue Island
Roseland
Dalton
Riverdale
Calumet City
Englewood
Walter Haines
Jacob P. DeYoung
Emmerson
DeYoung
Truck Gardners Association
Haines
John J. Vanderaa
N. J. Paarlberg
Perry Haines
F. W. Hagen
Thornton
A. F. Webb
Wm. Hendricks
Dixmoor
Chas. Thompson
John Rossman
Markham
Francis S. Waterman
Calumet District
Thos. F. Kinney
Rochester Freshmen thrash Buffalo Freshmen led by Kasten
Fred Kasten of Dalton, a Rochester University student and Thornton Township High School alumnus, sparked a 12 to 0 Rochester Freshmen victory over Buffalo Freshmen. He opened with a strong run and scored on a later play, with Neidecker adding the final touchdown. A photo of Kasten is featured on the front page sports section.
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Fred Kasten
Dalton
Thornton Township
University of Rochester
Rochester
N. Y
University of Buffalo
Kasten
Buffalo
Rochester American
Neidecker
Switchmen Bound Over For Larceny In Freight Car Theft
Bind over of two switchmen to the grand jury on charges of grand larceny after theft of merchandise from S. H. B. freight cars. William A. Chancellor of 18012 Western Avenue bound over on $5000 bond. L. Cregge of Blue Island bound over on $2000 bond. Blue Island Sun.
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Grand Jury
William A. Chancellor
Western Avenue
L. Cregge
Blue Island
Blue Island Sun
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Telephone Co
Inter- Ocean
Stars
Rochester University
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