South Holland Tap Water From Delton Main Approved
Delton village board passed an ordinance granting South Holland the right to tap the Delton water main at 154th street and Chicago Road. A contract sets a charge of 18 cents per thousand gallons, monthly collections, and a three year term with renewal. The meter costs and installation are borne by South Holland. If the meter fails, monthly consumption will use a 12 month average. The ordinance also restricts water distribution to within South Holland’s corporate limits. The Sanitary District of Chicago ordinance was also passed with a clause revision.
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South Holland
Delton
154Th Street
Chicago Road
Sanitary District of
Chicago
Ivanhoe News Brum Set For Southern Route Trip
Brum plans a long southern tour starting Biloxi New Orleans Birmingham with rests in New Orleans and Jamrez Mexico then continuing to Los Angeles to visit their sons. Mrs Asher Parker hosted Bunco Club with a cold turkey lunch and pumpkin pie before page continues.
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Brum
Biloxi
Miss
New Orleans
Birmingham
Ala
Los Angeles
Cal
Dallas
Tex
San Antonio
el Paso
Jamrez
Mexico
John
Asher Parker
Bunco Club
Knights of Columbus Festival for St. Marys Church Ends Sunday
The local council of the Knights of Columbus hosts a fall festival each evening in the church hall to benefit St. Marys church, with events wrapping up Sunday night.
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Pinta
The
Knights of Columbus
St. Mary’s Church
Bab Was Good Bab at Thornton High School
The Boys and Girls Clubs of Thornton Township High School Harvey presented Bab Was Good Bab on November 15 16 and 17 drawing packed houses each night. Local girls Lydia Hoffman Riverdale and Myrtle Dillner Dalton starred with a humorous plot and professional performances directed by Mae M Sexauer the school’s dramatics teacher.
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Thornton Township
Harvey
Lydia Hoffman
Riverdale
Myrtle Dillner
Dalton
Mae M. Sexauer
Reich attends executive session of Illinois Firemen’s Assn
L. E. Reich attended an executive session in Joliet this week and reported the usual greeting to visiting firemen. He serves on the association’s Board of Directors and is widely known among members.
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L. E. Reich
Illinois State Firemen’s Association
Joliet
The Heoples Barber and Beauty Shop Ad Notice
A small city advertisement details The Heoples Barber and Beauty Shop located at 14745 Leyden Avenue with a slogan It pays to look well and a contact phone Riverdale 6251. The line ends with 29-1p.
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Heoples
Leyden Avenue
Riverdale
Local and Personal Notes From Dalton and Surrounding Areas
Arthur Fisher of Dalton, C. and E. I. car yard foreman, learns to drive a new Plymouth after winning 20 cents in a raffle for Ascension church. Peter C. DeYoung opens a law office in Grand Building, 11257 Michigan Avenue, born in Roseland and connected to Calumet’s old settlement families. educated at University of Chicago and Illinois, with phones Pullman 6282 and 7242. The Acme Steel Co 800 by 800 foot hot mill excavation is complete. Banks will close Thursday November 29 for Thanksgiving. H. D. Dick Lentier of Riverdale is hospitalized in Harvey with pneumonia but improving. William Dalgarno of Dalton, C. and E. I. locomotive engineer and WWI veteran, recovering from prostate surgery at Wesley hospital. August Kreinfelder of 138300 Prairie Avenue, Riverdale, remains at Ingalls Memorial hospital after October 19 car train crash. friends hope for his return home soon.
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Arthur Fisher
Dalton
Ascension Church
Harvey
Peter C. DeYoung
West 103Rd Place
Michigan Avenue
Mr. DeYoung
Roseland
H. D
Dick” Lentier
Riverdale
Ingalls Memorial Hospital
William Dalgarno
Wesley Hospital
August Kreinfelder
Prairie Avenue
Southeastern
Two Robbers Arrested After Dolton Holdup
Riverdale Police Chief Decklar arrested William Lussenhop and Sexton Ecklund after a hold up at Justin Gauche soft drink parlor at 402 Chicago street. The thieves fled in a stolen car, collecting $11, were captured after Chief Decklar intervened. Lussenhop, Ecklund and accomplice were bound over to the grand jury in 5000 dollars bond.
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Decklar
Riverdale
Dolton
Chicago Street
Washington Street
Uo Fine
Dalton
Klaege
William Lussenhop
Edbrooke Avenue
Sexton Ecklund
E. 107Th Street
Kensington
Pullman Company
Chicago Board of Trade plans 44 story sky scraper
The Board of Trade in Chicago will demolish the LaSalle and Jackson boulevard building and erect a new 44 story sky scraper 800 feet high at a cost of 22.5 million dollars.
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Chicago
Board of Trade
LaSalle and
Jackson Boulevard
Lincoln drama by Thornton Township clubs staged twice daily
On December 5 the Boys and Girls Clubs of Thornton Township High School present John Drinkwater's Abraham Lincoln with an afternoon and evening performance. S. E. Trussell of Rockfield Indiana spent Wednesday with his daughter Mrs Albert Klinkhammer and family.
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Thornton Township High School
John Drinkwater
Abraham Lincoln
S. E. Trussell
Rockfield
Indiana
Albert Klinkhammer
Riverdale to Get New Telephone Exchange Building
Riverdale Illinois prepares a modern two story brick exchange at 75 East 187th Street awarded to Jacobson Brothers. The $265000 project plans include reinforced concrete, granite trim and an automatic switchboard eliminating crank calls as service expands to Dalton and Riverdale areas.
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Telephone Exchange
East 187Th Street
Riverdale
Illinois
Jacobson Brothers
General Contractors
Branigar Bros drive 1928 growth in Ivanhoe subdivision
Branigar Bros spent over half a million dollars in 1928 on buildings and general improvements in Riverdale, Dalton, and Ivanhoe without special assessments. The firm invested $239,827.78 in paving, sidewalks, sewer and water extensions, gas mains, electric lines, and parkways, with bungalow and multi family buildings topping $250,000. The Ivanhoe sewer system is now complete and water work continues.
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Riverdale
Dalton
Ivanhoe
Branigar Bros
Cook County
F. W. Branigar
Allen Hotel Changes Hands in Rose Land Move
A. J. Allen sold equipment and furniture of the Allen Hotel to Joseph Kavlak who assumed control last week. Allen has relocated to Rose land and will reside at 213 East 108th Street. Kavlak is a former Rose land businessman with prior hotel experience.
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A. J. Allen
Allen Hotel
Joseph Kavlak
Mr. Allen
Roseland
East 108Th Street
Mr. Kavlak
Deer Trophy From Ingar Dealer Draws Local Interest
Ed Stahnke received a buck deer last Monday from Alfred Kort in Ingar Minnesota. The deer rests in Louie Reich's ice box where local hunters visit to view the prize. Few northern trophies reach this area making the meat a rare treat.
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Ed Stahnke
Alfred Kort
Ingar
Minn
Louie Reich
Injury at Ingalls Shepard Plant Denton Dalton Man Hurt
Fred Ehlert Jr of Dalton was injured last week at the Ingalls Shepard Forging plant in Harvey when a bar pierced his arm. He was taken to Ingalls Memorial hospital and no serious results are expected.
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Fred Ehlert, Jr
Dalton
Ingalls Shepard
Harvey
Ingalls Memorial Hospital
Sil ver Star Honors 25 Years in Government Mail Service
Herman Brolsma, wearing a silver star on his new winter uniform, marks 25 years in the government mail and delivery service. He nears pension eligibility and built wealth through careful investments and real estate deals, maintaining his active routine with the same vigor as years ago.
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Herman Brolsma
Auto license applications available at local banks
State auto license forms for 1929 are now on hand at First National of Dalton and First Trust and Savings of Riverdale. Those seeking a low number are urged to apply now and get applications in early.
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First National of
Dalton
First Trust and Savings of
Riverdale
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Berger
Ivanhoe News
K. of C. Hold Festival
Acme Steel Co
Dolton Soft Drink Parlor
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