Plan Aids for Scout Council Growth in Local Area
Community leaders school officials and business figures met at Franklin school Dalton on November 22 to discuss expanding Boy Scout activities under the Potawattami Trails Council. Harold Boltz outlined council structure finances and 1938 budgets with Riverdale 250 and Dolton 300 assessments and plans to use Community Chest drives where possible. An additional meeting will follow January 1 1938 with local civic leaders to push fundraising and program support.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Education
Franklin School
Dalton
Lyle K. Klitzke
District 148
Potawattami
Harold Boltz
Potawattami Trails Counsil
B. J. Schweffermann
Citizen’s National Bank of
Chicago Heights
Riverdale
Dolton
Eomvic
Officials Honor Chief of Police Frank Mraz
Riverdale Chief Frank J. Mraz was honored at a November 23 luncheon by friends at the Redwoods. Trustee James Hanihan presented a gold star for his longtime service, noting his honesty and upright conduct. Mraz joined the force April 26, 1932 and became Chief on May 1, 1934.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank J. Mraz
Riverdale
Redwoods
138Th Street
Lucheon
James IF. Hanihan
Potice, Fire and Water
Chief Mraz
Use Christmas Seals On Letters Through Christmas
Holiday advice urges readers to place Christmas seals on all letters from Thanksgiving to Christmas and to tie the reminder on a finger to avoid forgetting to purchase seals early.
Community Chest Plan Seen as Worthy Christmas Aid
The article explains the Community Chest or Civic Welfare Drive concept, its goals and how communities like Chicago Heights Harvey and Chicago raise funds for welfare work including toys for children at Christmas. It notes executive committees budgets and the need for volunteers and asks Dalton Riverdale and Ivanhoe to consider starting a drive for 1988.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago Heights
Harvey
Chicago
Red Cross
Dalton
Riverdale
Ivanhoe
New Docks Under Way at Lake Calumet Terminal Project
The Municipal Docks at Lake Calumet begin construction after C. E. Carson Company bid 91 675 for the work and moved pile drivers to the site at 128th Street and Stony Island Avenue. Steel ordered, weather permitting rush build. The plan calls for 900 feet of dock and new piling as part of a larger terminal project awaiting WPA approval with 1938 completion hoped.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lake Calumet
Arthur G. Lindell
C. E. Carson Company
128Th Street
Stony Island Avenue
Carson
WPA
Children Warned Against Playing Near River Banks
Officials of the Al Johnson and La Crosse Dredging Co appealed to the local police to warn parents against letting children play near the Calumet river banks. The dredged banks are hollow and large pieces can break off making the area hazardous.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
al. Johnson and la Crosse Dredging Co
Calumet River
Church Observes Three Birthdays at St Pauls Lutheran
Members and Rev Walter J Kemnitz marked three milestones of St Pauls Lutheran church: 75 years since incorporation, 55 years since the 1882 church building, and 10 years since the 1927 school and hall. A banquet followed the Sunday observance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Paul's Evangelical Lutheran Church
Walter J. Kemnitz
W. Heinemann
Crete
Ill
138Th Street
C. M. Monck
Sioux City
Iowa
C. Sievers
Roseland
H. Wind
St. Paul’s Church
F. Rau
Kemnitz
W. J. Kemnitz
Wind
Officer Cogswell Captures Two Young Fugitives
Two youths from southern Illinois, Charles Emerson aged 16 and Richard Toole aged 17, were nabbed by Dolton officer Grover Cogswell. They were found under the C E I viaduct near Sibley boulevard while attempting to watch a train. A suitcase of cookies was found with them and they were turned over to Calumet City police for questioning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southern Illinois
Grover Cogswell
Dolton
Calumet City
Cogswell
Dalton
Sibley Boulevard
Charles Emerson
Richard Toole
Local Phone Rates Reduced For 1938
Illinois Bell announces new rates effective after January 1 1938 reducing customer charges by about 1600 dollars annually in Chicago area. The plan includes optional local service and removal of extra monthly handset charges to boost usage and offset revenue loss, with a trial period and potential revisions if returns fail to prove adequate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ilinois Commerce Commission
Ebert
Illinois Bell Telephone Company
Chicago
Illinois Commerce Commission
A. H. Mellinger
Local Christmas Seal Chairmen Named for 1937
The Red Cross emblem stands for health and hope in the tuberculosis fight. Dolton chairwoman is Mrs. Anna Larsen at 440 Mast 144th Street. Riverdale chairwoman is Mrs. T H Putnam at 13845 State Street. Over 2009 local TB associations sell the seals nationwide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dolton
Anna Larsen
Mast 144Th Street
Riverdale
T. H. Putnam
State Street
United States
Turner Lands in Harvey with New Steerman-Hammond Plane
Roscoe Turner visited Harvey Monday to see his friend Dr. C. B. Alexander after landing his English built Steerman-Hammond aircraft. Turner spoke recently at Thornton Twinship high school and praised the plane as nearly self flying.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roscoe Turner
Thronton
Steerman-Hammond
Harvey Monday
C. B. Alexander
Village board tightens bicycle laws and road fixes
Dolvon trustees warn youths about an ordinance requiring bells on bicycles and front lights with rear reflectors, deny riding on sidewalks, and threaten fines. Police to confiscate wheels from violators. Also plan ditch work on Greenwood road, fix Grant street holes, and address Main street safety concerns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Village of
Dolvon
Diekman
Lincoln
Arthur E. Dillner
County Highway Department
Greenwood Road
154Th Street
Little Calumet River
Waterman
Grant Street
144Th Street
Tec Board
Main Street
Lincoln Avenue
Hiedenrich
Gogswell
Stone
Renew
Robert C. Haney
Dalton
Water Committee
Aetna Company
Summerfield
Lights Required on Bicycles in Dalton Village
Village ordinance bans riding bicycles at night without lights. Police will arrest violators and fine them. Parents urged to warn children and cooperate with enforcement. President and Board of Trustees, Village of Dolton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dalton
Village of Dolton
Degree of Honor Meeting Notice for Senior Juvenile
The next regular meeting of the Degree of Honor Senior Juvenile is this evening Friday November 26 at Unity Hall. All members are requested to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Unity Hall
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Scout Council
Boltz
Police Frank Mraz
Turner
Greenwood Rd
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