Longtime Riverdale grocer John A. Muller dies at 55
John A. Muller operated a grocery and market on Indiana Avenue near 134th Street in Riverdale for 27 years. He died at St. Francis Hospital Blue Island on Monday November 18 after a long rheumatic illness. He leaves a widow Adelia Keefe, eight children, his mother, a sister, and many friends. Funeral at St Marys Church with burial at St Benedict Cemetery.
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John A. Muller
Indiana Avenue
134Th Street
Riverdale
St. Francis
Blue Island
Henry Muller
John Muller
Adelia Keefe
Harvey, Ill
Nicholas
Clarence
John Jr
Emma
Edward Tompke
Eileen
Magdelene
Rita
Nicholas Muller
Mary
Herman Horn
Pinta Council K. of G
Catholic Order of Foresters
Woodmen
St. Mary’s Church
Father Liebreich
St. Benedict Cemetery
Muller
Three Link Notes Grand Rally and Lodge Meetings
A regional rally and reception for grand officers will be held in Kankakee Illinois on Saturday December 7 with afternoon and evening events. District No 1 A meets Saturday November 23 at 8 00 p m. Harmony Lodge No 2 hosts the district at their hall on Western Avenue Blue Island. Doldale Lodge members assemble at Dalton Drug Store to travel to Blue Island at 7 30 p m. First degree is conferred Friday November 22 by Doldale Lodge Degree Staff at the Masonic Temple Dalton. Degree work continues at each meeting night through December with new classes forming rapidly and membership rising. Do not forget the dates.
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Kankakee
Ill
District No. 1
Harmony Lodge No. 2
Western Avenue
Blue Island
Doldale Lodge
Dalton Drug Store
Masonic Temple
Dalton
Water bill delinquency triggers service shutoff in Riverdale
Final notice warns all August 1 reading nonpayers to settle immediately or water will be cut off November 25 without further notice. Oswald Obeldobel, Collector for the Village of Riverdale, identifies the official action and deadline.
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Oswald Obeldobel
Riverdale
Tailored Clothes Ad by E. V. Price at Triangle Toggery
Advertisement for E. V. Price offering tailored clothing at Triangle Toggery in Dolton. The notice promotes custom fits and professional tailoring services.
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E. V. Price
Tailored Clothes
Triangle Toggery, Dolton
Adv
Plans for Thornton High School addition progress
Population growth and parental demand push Thornton Township High School to overflow. The School Board approves plans for a new building on the existing campus. Local social notes mention births weddings travels and a poetically gifted Mr Deam who sent Judge Schafer an engrossed poem.
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Thornton Township High School
David Meecher
Dalton
John Boyens
Beecher
MU LI
Geo. Tuch
Wm. Wilson
Chicago
Frances
Harry Robison
Spokane
Wash
Riverdale
Harry McGinnis
Mr. Deam
Deam
Bids Opened For Dalton Sewer Project
The Village of Dalton bids for a new sewer system were opened by the Board of Local Improvements. Five contractors submitted bids of 94 761.31 to 104 022.60 with each bid backed by a 10000 certified check. Mortimer’s bid was disqualified due to an improperly endorsed check. Estimated project cost was 114000 and all bids came in under that figure. The board will review each firm’s standing and responsibility before awarding the contract.
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Board of Local Improvements
Dalton
James Healy
Chicago
F. G. Mortimer
Thos. Burke
Pronger & Fletcher
Blue Island
Monahan Bros. Co
Joliet
Banks Close Thanksgiving Day
All banks will be closed next Thursday November 28 in observance of Thanksgiving Day with no banking services available.
Overland to California Cards Reach San Francisco Tripters
Robert Hanschman and Otto Wagner left Dolton on Armistice Day for an overland trip to California and near San Francisco. They plan months on the coast to visit relatives including Ernest Hanchman in San Francisco and E S Gample in Alameda while exploring Redwood forests and possibly bringing back timber in their machine.
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Robert Hanschman
Otto Wagner
Dolton
California
San Francisco
Ernest Hanchman
Will Vandeursen
Cupertina
E. S. Gample
Altedena
Red Cross Drive Urges Donations To Reach Quota
Riverdale lags behind last year as local Red Cross chairman Mrs. Pauline Slaughter urges residents to contribute at least one dollar. The annual drive continues until Thanksgiving Day to support the good cause.
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the Red Cross
Pauline Slaughter
Riverdale Village Hall Rent Notice to Organizations
Notices to organizations using Riverdale village hall to hold meetings require immediate payment of hall rent. Rent was due November 1st. Collector urges settlement to avoid penalties.
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Riverdale
Oswald Obeldobel
Harvey Firemen Move to New Quarters
The Harvey fire department relocated from 154th Street to 15813 Broadway sharing space with police earlier. The new station offers ten enamel beds, a dormitory, kitchen, dining area, bath and pantry, with modern features including an alarm ticker, doors, a concrete runway, and a brass pole. Fire Marshal C. W. Madsen announced public inspection when settled.
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Harvey Fire Department
154Th Street
Broadway
Abe Lincoln
White House
C. W. Madsen
Harvey Tribune
Blonde girl bandit robs woman of fur coat
A revolver wielding blonde girl, aided by two men in a car, robbed Mrs. Bertha Werner at 108th Street and South Park Avenue last Friday night. They seized her fur coat valued at about $500 and took her $2 purse, then drove off.
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Bertha Werner
Calumet Avenue
Mrs. Werner
Chest Clinic at Dalton Village Hall November 25
The regular Chest Clinic will be held at the Dalton Village hall health center on Monday, November 25 from 1.00 to 3.00 p.m. Dr. Novak will be in charge. ALTA ITTER, R. M.
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Dalton Village Hall Health Center
Novak
Alta Itter
R. M
Home-made Mince Meat Pies Advertised for Thanksgiving
An ad by L. Boettenhaus at 63 East 136th Street offers home-made mince meat and mince meat pies for Thanksgiving. Contact Riverdale 1990 for orders. The notice references debts limited to specific individuals, including WM Arcalf May AgiLe and Wilson Reynolds.
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L. Boettenhaus
East 136Th Street
Riverdale
Blue Island to get municipal Christmas tree this year
A Tuesday night city council vote approved purchasing a Christmas tree for Blue Island. The Dalton-Riverdale Chamber of Commerce considers steps to reduce the high local tax rate. A fire at Marvin Packard’s home in Dalton caused major damage and rendered the house uninhabitable until repairs are done. Bertrand Barker, noted county highway engineer, died in Chicago after a car accident. Mayor Jaranowski served as pallbearer.
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Blue Island
Ald. Lentz
Dolton
Marvin Packard
Monroe Street
Dalton
John W. Jaranowski
John McCarthy
Joe Nitz
Calumet City
Bertrand Barker
Chicago
Lansing Herald
Jaranowski
Barker
Markham
Calumet Park
N. P
Elizabeth McGowan obituary from Dolton Illinois
Mrs Elizabeth McGowan a Dolton resident for 59 years died at Roseland Community hospital last Sunday November 17 aged 59 years 7 months and 29 days Her husband the late James McGowan died 1927 She was born March 14 1870 in Dolton married 1890 Eight children six living Hugh Anthony James John Edward Viola two brothers Albert August Miller a sister Mrs Sarah Robinson Many friends mourn Funeral services were held Wednesday at Immanuel church Dolton Rev Kreiss Interment Oakland cemetery
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Elizabeth McGowan
Dalton
Roseland Community Hospital
James McGowan
August
Elizabeth Miller
Dolton
Hugh
Anthony
James
John
Edward
Michigan City
Viola
Chas. Dixon
Chicago
Albert
August Miller
Sarah Robinson
Immanuel Church
Kreiss
Oakland Cemetery
Nothing But the Truth at Thornton Township High School
Thornton Township High School students presented Nothing But the Truth under Miss Sexauer, drawing large four night crowds. The drama director highlighted student selection and polished performances that delighted audiences, offering clean entertainment for the community.
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Thornton Township High School
State Survey Planned to Clean Thorn Creek Pollution
Springfield Chief Sanitary Engineer Ferguson addressed the Calumet Clean Streams Committee at South Holland Village Hall last Friday about new pollution laws and a statewide survey of Thorn Creek Deer Creek and the Little Calumet River. The State Water Board will test investigate and act after the survey as the committee presses for cleanup benefiting over 100000 residents.
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Ferguson
Springfield
Clean Streams Committee
Calumet Clean Streams Committee
Izaak Walton League
South Holland
Harvey
Thornton
Glenwood
Dalton
Riverdale
Blue Island
Roseland
Calumet City
Lansing
Chicago
Harry F. Ferguson
Thorn Creek
Deer Creek
Little Calumet
New State Sanitary Water Board
Andy Hall
Ill
Henry H. Kohn
Clarence F. Buck
Ralph Bradford
Clarence J. White
Manufacturers Association
Beardstown
State Board of Health
Walter Haines
Reich to Lecture on Indian Pioneer Life at German Club
Otto F. Reich master in chancery will speak on Indian and Pioneer Life and Trails in the Fort Dearborn area at the German Club of Chicago on November 28. He has studied over ten years and will show colored pictures of Potawatomi Chippewa and Ottawa life with early trails taverns and trading posts.
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Otto F. Reich
Fort Dearborn
German Club of
Chicago
Reich
Pottawatomie
Chicago Historical Society
Ethnological Department
University of Chicago
Pointer
Riverdale
Dalton
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The
Red Cross
Wmarcalf
Agile
Wilson Reynolds
Little Calumet River
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