Chicago Heights approves 300000 bond for sewage plants
Voters in Chicago Heights approve a $300,000 bond issue to fund a sewage disposal plant to stop pollution along Thorn Creek and the Calumet River. Precinct results show strong support from residents near the streams and opposition from distant precincts as government aid backs the bonds.
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Thorn Creek
Calumet River
Chicago Heights
Chicago Heights Star
Board of Election Commissioners
Coming Events From Area Churches and Community
Sandridge Ladies Aid will serve a chop suey supper at the church on Tuesday November Tth from 5 30 to 7 30 p m Tickets are 35 and 20 cents The M E church will host a Plunkett dinner at 1 p m Friday November 10th in the church basement A supper and bazaar is planned for December 7th The Immanuel church Ladies Aid will hold a banco party at the church basement on Tuesday Nov 28 at 8 p m Door prizes include a turkey Naomi Shickley West a coloratura soprano will sing at Delton Methodist church Sunday Nov 5 at 3 30 p m Tickets available at Lukens Drug Store 25-8p.
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Ladies Aid
Sandridge
M.E
Plunkett
Aides Aid
Immanuel Church
Banco
Naomi Shickley West
Delton Methodist Church
West
Luken’s Drug Store
Fire Damages Home of John McCaffery on Wabash Ave
Riverdale fire department responded to a blaze at 1892 Wabash Avenue Tuesday evening October 31. The fire started in the front room of a frame bungalow and caused only minor damage.
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Riverdale
John McCaffery
Wabash Ave
Mothersingers Chorus Sets Rehearsal and Concert Plans
The Mothersingers chorus of District schedules rehearsals for Monday November 6 at 1 30 p m and Tuesday November 21 at 7 30 p m at Hamilton Park field house under director Wm Lester with Arlene Middleton as pianist. They plan a January concert a May pageant and a June University of Chicago music festival participation. The group grew from 34 members last February and more than 600 Mothersingers formed the South Side chorus last year. Registration for next year is 1 00. The slogan is A Singing Mother and a Happy Mother.
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Mothersingers
Mothersingers Chorus
District
Hamilton Park Fieldhouse
Wm. Lester
Arlene Middleton
Newt
University of Chicago
Century of Progress
South Side
Gambles Return Home After Six Weeks Visit
Mr and Mrs Edward A Gamble return to Pasadena California after a six weeks visit to friends and the Century of Progress. Gamble long headed Chicago and Riverdale Lumber Co and built a business on customer confidence. He sold his interests years ago and now notes the firm’s renewed good business and local investments.
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Gamble
California
Young couple from Montague wed in Michigan City
Miss Alice Boyden and Mr. Carl A Noble of Montague Michigan married in Michigan City while accompanied by family. The couple, whose bungalow nears completion, are guests of cousins Iv Kinney and Mrs Kinney and the Pointer family. The Boyden family once lived in Riverdale and are praised by local friends. The Pointer extends best wishes for happiness and success.
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Boyden-Noble
Alice Boyden
Carl A. Noble
Montague
Mich
Chicago
Miss Boyden
Mr. Noble
Michigan City
Robert Kinney
Pointer
Boyden
Riverdale
Dolton resident celebrates 84th birthday
Mrs. Cornelius DeRidder of Dolton marked her 84th birthday on November 2, born November 2, 1819 in South Holland to John and Tillie DeYoung, a pioneer family. She lives with daughter Anna at 116 Park Avenue. son Avie DeRidder works as a pressman at The Pointer.
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Cornelius DeRidder
Dolton
South Holland
John
Tillie DeYoung
Anna
Park Avenue
Avie DeRidder
Pointer
Mrs Lucy Gruenenwald Dies at Riverdale Home
Mrs Lucy Gruenenwald aged 78 died early Tuesday at her daughter’s home in Riverdale. She was born May 25 1865 in Wauson Ohio, daughter of Samuel and Biddle. Funeral services were held at Doty funeral home this afternoon with interment in Cedar Park cemetery. Also advertised are Crazy Water Crystals and Plunder’s tablets for sale at Dolton Drug store.
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Lucy Gruenenwald
Lucey Gruenenwald
la Salle Street
Riverdale
Ray EB. Martin
Waussoon
Ohio
Samuel Biddle
Doty Funeral Home
Cedar Park Cemetery
Dolton Drug Store
Janus Guide for 1988 Investments Dolton-Riverdale Building and Loan
Look back at 1930s safety of building and loan investment and look ahead to 1988 profits. The Dolton-Riverdale Building and Loan Association invites savers to join with assurances of protection and steady earnings, with offices at 11101 Chicago St. Dolton.
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Janus
Dolton-Riverdale Building and Loan Association
Chicago St
Dolton
Ivanhoe Woman's Club Hosts Winter Benefit Bridge Series
The Ivanhoe Woman's Club plans monthly benefit bridge parties this winter starting in November at 2 p.m. hosted by Mrs. Warren Eaton at 11812 Loweave. Admission is 25 cents with door prizes each event and a $5 gold prize for the highest overall score. Reservations via Mrs. Eaton.
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Ivanhoe Woman’s Club
Warren Eaton
Loweave
Eaton
Tailor Opens Shop in Dolton with Cleaning and Pressing
John Tt Lambert announces opening a tailor shop in the Rudloff building at 14201 Chicago Street Dolton. The operation includes cleaning pressing and repairing services and invites calls to Dolton 532.
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Rudloff
Chicago Street
Dolton
John Tt. Lambert
Reward Offered for Auto Tampering on Kipley Property
A reward is offered for information leading to the arrest of persons tampering with automobiles on the Peter Kipley homestead property dated October 31. Edw. A. Kipley announces the notice seeking help from the public.
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Peter Kipley
A. Kipley
Red Cross Roll Call Leaders Named For Riverdale Dolton
Mrs Meta Schrader will head the Red Cross Roll Call in Riverdale from Armistice Day to Thanksgiving and Mrs L S Slaughter will lead in Dolton. Chicago Chapter of the American Red Cross reports 2600 yards of material 164 dozen garments 100 sweaters and 69 blankets and comforts made available in Riverdale from Farm Board cotton. Mrs Herman Wiebke Cooperates with Citizens including Cook County Bureau of Public Welfare.
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Meta Schrader
Red Cross
Riverdale
L. S. Slaughter
Dolton
Farm Board
Chicago
American Red Cross
Herman Wiebke
Womans Relief Corps
Cook County Bureau of Public Welfare
Banquet Attendees Include Relatives Of Roosevelt
Mrs. John Meyers of Emporia Kansas visits her brother Bert Howe and family. Mrs. Stanley Prymas Mrs. John E Kinney and daughter Marie of Riverdale attend the Roosevelt banquet at the Palmer House on Tuesday October 31. James Audis Dthudgee aged 5 years 11 days died October 28 at home of Mr and Mrs James Ethridge 52 East 137th Place Diphtheria was the cause. Funeral services held at Dixon Springs Illinois Monday afternoon.
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John Meyers
Emporia
Kan
Bert Howe
Stanley Prymas
John E. Kinney
Marie
Riverdale
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Palmer House
James Audis Dthudgee
James Ethridge
East 137Th Place
Dixon Springs
Ill
Miss Iva Hubert Loses Control Crashes Into Fire Hydrant
Miss Iva Hubert of 129 West 14th Street Hammond loses control of her car at Main and Lincoln on Monday morning. The vehicle strikes a fire hydrant and topples it. damage is minor and the driver is uninjured.
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Iva Hubert
Hammond
Main
Lincoln Ave
Local notes from Riverdale and Dalton community
Baby born to Mr and Mrs Raymond Simnick at Ingalls Memorial Hospital. Irene Nimtz marries John W Baldwin of Denver on March 18 1956. Missing car reported by E Johnson. found later at 38th and Wabash. Birthday celebrations for Helen Perry and Margaret Rampke with friends and family. A stolen Chrysler roadster recovered by Riverdale police. Various visits and family news from Dalton and nearby towns with local residents and events.
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Raymond Simnick
Wabash Avenue
Riverdale
Ingalls Memorial Hospital
Richard Franklin
Lansing
Mich
Dalton
Martin Walkerly
White
Leonard Diehl
Thomson
Blue Island Hospital
Leonard
First Street
Lalsted
Ernest Benjamin
South Marshfield Ave
Chicago
Marion Dreger
Rosemary McLaughlin
Margaret, Leidner
George
Mary Alice
Clara Schaefer
Emily Schmidt
Indiana Ave
Wm. May
Leland
May
Travis City Hospital
Ralph Luckenbill
Betty Lou
Calumet City
J. M. Deam
June Night Seen by Dalton Theatre Audience
Our Saviors Dramatic Club staged June to a large Dalton audience. The cast included Alice Reinerton Dorothy Werner Mrs Della Deam Mary Lambert Antoinette Cardin Theodore Heditke Jr Gertrude Baumgartner Elise Mullen Marie Clark Harold Reid Howard Nelson and Vic Cardin. Critics praised the club’s talent and training.
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Dalton Theatre
Our Saviors Dramatic Club
Alice Reinerton
Dorothy Werner
Mrs
Della Deam
Mary Lambert
Antoinette Cardin
Theodore Heditke, Jr
Gertrude Baumgartner
Elise Mullen
Marie Clark
Harold Reid
Howard Nelson
Vic Cardin
Dramatic Club
Dolton to Replace Older Concrete on Lincoln Ave and Chicago St
Village of Dolton plans to remove the long standing concrete roadway sections on Lincoln avenue and Chicago street to be repaved if Illinois highway department approves the village application. Project may proceed in spring with state funding via gasoline tax and aims to save property owners money.
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Lincoln Ave
Chicago St
Dolton
Lincoln Avenue
Chicago Street
Tlinois Highway Department
Dalton Board of Trustees
Park Avenue
Chesago Street
Pennsylvania Railroad
Riverdale man operated for appendicitis at county hospital
Mark McCessler was taken to the county hospital on Tuesday for an appendicitis operation. Amid generic local advertising, a recovery sale is announced with all seasonable merchandise at very low prices at Gladstones, 271.
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Dalton Board of Trustees
Erffmeyer
Mark McCessler
Riverdale
Gladstones
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Ivanhoe Womans Club
The
State
Schuman
Siena Aign
Henry Albnecht
Catalpa Lane
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