Developments Near Halsted Street and Local Happenings
Supvevors expect grading contract let today for the Hales Elevator plant area near Halsted street. A new house begins in Riverdale Improvement Association subdivision fronting Halsted. August Grapenthien welcomes a son, while Walter May injures his arm in a crank start incident. Fred Teichert visits from Lawrence to study painters and decorators in Chicago. Julius Willigan property on 146th street purchased by Albert Ktinkhammer. Mrs. William Baumgartner of Beecher visits Wightawn for her birthday.
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Supvevors
Hales
Halsted Street
Lkely
Riverdale Improvement Association
August Grapenthien
Devon
Emil Teichert
Fred
Lawrence
Mass
Hanschmann
Wagner
Painters and Decorators School
Chicago
Mr. Teichert
Walter May
Albert Ktinkhammer
Julius Willigan
146Th Street
Dalton
William Baumgartner
Beecher
August Sellin
Wightawn
South Holland News Twenty Years Ago Highlights
Jum Huizenga broke his leg when TP Peerbolte’s wagon was frightened by a passing motorcycle and tipped over. He’s in Chicago Heights hospital and reports say he is recovering. Anton Droppers has returned home to Cedar Grove Iowa after surgery for appendicitis. Mrs Isaac Shilling Minnie and John visited sister Mrs DeBoer in Leota Minnesota for a few weeks. Harry T De Young bought a new Maxwell and is proud of it. Mrs Nicholas Gouwens hosted her Milwaukee mother for a week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jum Huizenga
Peerbolte
Chicago Heights
Anton Droppers
Cedar Grove
Iowa
Isaac Shilling
Minnie
John
Mrs. DeBoer
Leota
Minn
Hary T. de Young
Maxwell
Harry
Nicholas Gouwens
Milwaukee
Ten Years Ago At The Pointer Plant And Community News
Ten years ago Charles Arndt suffered crushed fingers at Haes and Hunter elevator. Infection led to amputation at first joint. he will be laid up then return home. Miss Pound at Ingalls Memorial hospital bitten by a dog. wound cauterized with hope for good results. Anne De Ridder wears a broad smile as a baby girl arrives November 9 at Roseland Community hospital. Grandpa A W Pohlers in good spirits. Matthias Bell surprise party hosted by Garry family. Frank Wulf travels to Toledo for uncle Louis Gess’s funeral. expected home soon. John Wordelman buys A P Siss delicatessen at 86 East 137th Street. vows to work hard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Arndt
Haes & Hunter
Ingalls Memorial Hospital
Miss Pound
Harvey
Anne de Ridder
Pointer
Stork
Ins
Roseland Community Hospital
A. W. Pohlers
Matthias Bell
L. O. Garry
Frank Wulf
Toledo Ohio
Louis Gess
Toledo
Riga
Ohio
Frank
John Wordelman
A. P. Siss
East 137Th Street
Babies and moves mark community week
A baby girl arrived at the home of Mr and Mrs Peter J Anker on November 12. Mr and Mrs Larrie H Butler announce the birth of a daughter. John Yoma of Zeeland Michigan visited here. The Aardsma flat is completed and the Neal VanderHeyden family moved in this week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Holland News
Peter J. Anker
Larrie H. Butler
John Yoma
Zeeland
Mich
Aardsma
Neal VanderHeyden
Conservation Camp Readies for Winter Operations
The 200 Civilian Conservation Corps recruits south of Thornton prepare for severe weather in new barracks and kitchens. They will continue forest work, including a stone bridge near Bloom Township High School and new paths, while enrollment remains around 200 with some replacements arriving.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Civilian Conservation Corps
Thornton
Forest Preserve
New Bloom Township High School
Bloom
South Cook
CCC
Chicago
Keights Star
Almanac and Book Offer Draws Hope for Hurting Folks
A 4 year old girl finds a ten line advertisement offering an herbal almanac and a healing book for a dime. Petty reads it aloud to a Sayre friend who dreams of using the guide to heal the sickly, bruised, and maimed with promises of quick relief.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. A. Gouwens
Sayre
Petty
Kingston race tragedy ends in fatal collapse after bet
Charles Earle collapsed from heart failure amid a neck and neck finish in a Kingston Jamaica horse race a few days ago. His horse won as spectators witnessed the dramatic final seconds and the fatal outcome.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kingston
Jamaica
Charles Earle
Tie
Red Cross Annual Roll Call Under Dalton Riverdale Leadership
Mrs. H W Slaughter leads the American Red Cross Annual Roll Call in Dalton and Riverdale with Public Service Company of Northern Illinois aiding. Six Home Hygiene classes ran 1934 to 1991 yielding 77 certificates. two more classes in Dalton and Riverdale are underway.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Red Cross
American Red Cross
Dalton
Riverdale
H. W. Slaughter
Lincoln Avenue
Public Service Company of
Northern Ilinois
Red Cross of
Otto J. Harrett
Village Hall
Public Heath
Army Star Buck Buckler Plays Baliback At West Point
West Point's football star Buck Buckler, labeled one of the best men in the army eleven, earns high praise for his play. A separate incident reports Mrs. Clarence Bussey of St Charles Illinois severely burning her husband by throwing acid in his face.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack Buckler
Baliback
West Point Military Academy
Army
Clarence Bussey
St Charles, Hil
Housing Aid Rocked by Federal Admin Appointment
George TE Buchkley of Tawa is named an assistant to James A. Mof fett, federal housing administrator, amid administrative changes in housing programs. The move signals shifts within the department and related housing initiatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George TE Buchkley
Tawa
James A. Moffett
Tuberculosis and the Depression Rise in Lung Disease
The text links undernourishment and low mood to higher tuberculosis risk, noting a shift from dominance to sixth in deaths over 25 years. It urges welfare bodies to prevent spread and cites Christmas seal sales at Bowen and Berger schools and Riverdale and Dalton villages to fund TB prevention and cure locally and nationally.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bowen
Berger
Riverdale
Dalton
United States
Twins Born 48 Hours Apart in Juneau Alaska
In Juneau Alaska Mrs. Alfred A Carleon had twins born 48 hours apart a boy on Saturday morning and a girl on the following Monday morning each weighing nearly seven pounds. The case would have spanned years if the birth had occurred at year end.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Juneau
Alaska
Alfred A. Carleon
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