City Approves New Water Contract With Dolton
The Chicago city council is set to approve a renewed water contract with the Village of Dolton, introducing changes including 24 hour pumping. Negotiations led by Attorney H L Summerfield and Alderman Rowan moved the measure toward final approval on October 11 or 12. Village officials raised drainage issues on Greenwood Road and discussed WPA water main extension to New Chicago.
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Dolton
City of
Chicago
H. L. Summerfield
Hastings
Rowan
10Th Ward
Summerfield
Dalton
Arthur E. Dillner
Greenwood Road
154Th
457Th
County Highway Department
Dillner
Suhr
Berryman
Peterson
Legion Auxiliary To Install Officers Saturday Night
Officers of the American Legion and Auxiliary of Paul Gall Post No 308 will be installed at 8 oclock Saturday evening October 2 at Dolton village hall with elaborate ceremonies. 1937 38 officers include Hankey Meginnis Schnell Meginnis Thul Young Stern and others. Henry Burkhart and district and state officials expected to attend. The Auxiliary will install Mae Leach of Chicago Heights District Eight director and a full slate of officers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Legion
Paul Gall
Dolton
Clauborate UeLenilits
John Hankey
Harry Meginnis
Art Schnell
Carl Meginnis
John Thul
Walter Young
William Stern
Herschel Bock
Herman Wiebke
Russel Trimble
Henry Burkhart
Blue Island
Eighth District
Highth
Fred Laech
Chicago Heights
Matt Budnick
Lemont
Ted Reinhart
Flossmoor
Jack Puhrman
Illinois
Dalton
Riverdale
Legion
Bill” Stern
Ejjohn ‘Thul
Mae Leach
District Eight
Walter Deichen
Edith Rudolph
Anna Schnell
Zelda Bock
Mary Ferguson
Viola Wiebke
Ruth Powell
Frankie Albrecht
St Pauls Mixed Choir Presents musical comedy at St Pauls
St Pauls Mixed Choir, directed by Erich O Haase, presents Station WINT October 8 and 9 at 8 p.m. in St Pauls hall 138th street Dalton. Cast includes Bloom Albrecht Rademacher Ripley Bachmann Kri kau Haase Barkowski Newald Kemnitz Krikau Bock Ripley Lorenzen Bremer with chorus. Admission 40 cents adults 25 cents children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Paul
Erich O. Haase
St. Paul’s Hall
138Th Street
Indiana
Leyden Avenues
Dalton
Wm. Bloom
Ruth Albrecht
Donothy Rademacher
Robert Ripley
Walter Bachmann
George Krikau
Dorothy Haase
Gertrude Barkowski
Margie Newald
Ruth Kemnitz
Seigle Bock
Lorenz Ripley
Donald Lorenzen
Walter Bremer
Dancing and Needlework Classes at Riverdale Park
The Federal Recreation Department offers free dancing and needlework lessons for all ages at Riverdale Park. Miss Ruby June Haack conducts tap and ballroom dancing each Friday from 8 to 9 PM starting today. Mrs. M Hilmer teaches needlework for young girls and adults. registration at Riverdale Park from 12 noon to 6 PM, with Bernard A. Gillespie handling dance registrations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Federal Recreation Department
Riveredale Park
Ruby June Haack
M. Hilmer
Riverdale Park
Bernard A. Gillespie
Viaduct Opens To Traffic On Sibley Boulevard Dalton
The Chicago and Eastern Illinois railroad viaduct on Sibley boulevard in Dalton opened at noon after delays for guard rails. Dirt was placed along approaches for sod planting. President Iva J Hastings said police would man the Sibley and Indiana intersection to prevent accidents as motorists ignored stop signs.
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Chicago and Eastern Illinois Railroad
Sibley Boulevard
Dalton
Iva J. Hastings
Lof Sibley
Indiana Avenue
Sibley Blvd
Acme Workman Injured in Fall From Building
Harold Behling age 27 of 6311 Eggleston avenue was injured Monday at 11 30 am after falling one and a half stories from a new Acme Steel Co building. The accident, said to involve a descending elevator cage, sent him to Roseland Community hospital with a fractured leg back and chest injuries. Fellow worker Edward W. Schmid of Norwood Park fainted and suffered minor injuries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold Behling
Eggleston Avenue
Acme Steel Co
Roseland Community Hospital
Edward W. Schmid
Norwood Park
Behling
Knights of Columbus Meet to Host Special Agent on Wednesday
Pinto Council No. 1981 Riverdale changes meeting from Thursday to Wednesday October 6 to have Special Agent Downs from the Chicago district speak that evening. Session starts at 8 at St Mary's hall.
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Pinto Council
Knights of Columbus
Riverdale
Downs
Chicago
St. Mary’s Hall
Mrs Clarence Brown Hosts Ivanhoe Womens Club Dessert Bridge
Mrs. Clarence Brown of 14516 Clark Street entertained members and guests of the Ivanhoe Women’s Club with a dessert bridge yesterday afternoon. Co hostess was Mrs F P Kramer. The new executive board met Sept 27 at Mrs L A Davidson’s home to plan the club year opening Oct 12. Reading Circle meets at Mrs F P Kramer’s home Oct 5.
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Clarence Brown
Clark Street
Ivanhoe Women’s Club
F. P. Kramer
L. A. Davidson
Edbrooke Avenue
Reading Circle
LaSalle Street
Betty Robinson Denies Turning Professional
Betty Robinson denies plans to turn professional and states she will continue amateur athletics. Byron Schoeman had been named as her manager and Helen Sephens made the claim without Robinsons authority.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Betty Robinson
Byron Schoeman
Helen Sephens
Miss Robinson
Thornton Township High School Students on Radio Program
Students from Thornton Township High School public speaking classes participated in a WLS radio broadcast Saturday at 10 AM. The program, part of The High School Parade, highlighted school activities from 1933 to 1987, featured Earl Koester singing, and closed with Supt. McVey's address.
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Thornton Township High School
WLS
Thornton
New Trier High
McVey
Paul ‘Clark
Tom Newman
John Ter Louw
John Sentesi
Earl Koester
Brown Birds
Vents
Sycamore
Glee Club
Earl Koester Golping
Paul i Clark
Steve Gladies
Mr. McVey
Boy on Bicycle Struck by Car in Dolton
Fifth grade pupil Charles Connors of Lincoln school Dolton sustained slight injuries Wednesday when a bicycle rider was struck by an automobile on Park avenue near Washington street. He was riding a bicycle at the time of the accident.
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Charles Connors
Lincoln Avenue
Dolton
Lincoln School
Park Avenue
Washington Street
Former Residents to Celebrate Golden Wedding Here
Mr. and Mrs. John Evers formerly lived on a farm in East 134th street for 25 years and recently moved to Randolph Wisconsin. They will celebrate their golden wedding with 8 children and 38 grandchildren. Open house will be at their daughter Mrs. Niewald 427 East 184th Street afternoon to 5 p.m. and at Mrs. A De Vries 250 West 127th Street evening to 9 p.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Evers
East 134Th Street
Randolph
Wis
Niewald
E. 184Th Street
A. de Vries
W. 127Th Street
Harmony of Table Linens with Dishes and Plates
The piece argues that table linen should harmonize with dishes and silver items. It notes pie season and suggests linen matchings with purple plates during huckleberry pie time.
Dolton Voters Told of Oct 5 Registration and Precinct Shifts
New polling area changes in Dolton affect Precinct 36 location at the northeast corner of Grant and Ann streets while Precinct 34 Berger school and Precinct 35 village hall remain registration sites. Permanent registration set for Tuesday October 5 from 6 am to 9 pm with boundaries covering 138th to 146th streets and Cottage Grove to Indiana avenues.
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Immanuel Church
Grant and
Ann Street
Dalton
Robert C. Haney
Dolton
Berger School
Village Hall
N. E
Triangle
Greenwood Road
Main Street
Chicago Streets
Ann Streets
Riverdale
188Th Street
138Th Street
Ilinois
Highlawn Hose House
I. C
Train Schedule Changes for C and EIR Lines
Chicago and Eastern Illinois and C& E railway times updated with new daily schedule. Northbound Nos 68 and 72 depart Dolton at 7:16 am and 12:37 pm. southbound Nos 69 and 71 depart Chicago at 6:25 am and 11:47 am. some trains unchanged. No service on New Year’s Day and other holidays. thirteen daily connections remain between Dolton Riverdale and Chicago.
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Chicago
Dolton
Dalton
Riverdale
Land C. & Wol
Death of Fred W. Kasten in Chicago
Fred W. Kasten of Marseilles Illinois died Monday September 27 at a Chicago hospital after an operation. He lived in Chicago and left his wife and two children. Funeral services were held Wednesday with burial at Mt Hope Cemetery in Chicago. The Kasten family was well known in Dolton.
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Fred W. Kasten
Sonior
Wm. Kasten
Marseilles
Chicago
Mt. Hope Cemetery
Kastten
Dolton
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CITY
Fred T. Ehlert
Waterman
Engle Street
Diekman
Western Indiana Railroad
Wernicke
Watson
Public Service Company
Charles T. Heidenrich
Grover Cogsewell
Police Fire and Water
Paul Gall Post
Womens Auxiliary
Auxiliary
Dolton Village Hall
St. Paul’s Mixed Choir
WINT
Jack FrOs
C.&e.j. Viaduct
Acme
K. of C
Ivanhoe
Thornton Township
H. S
C.& Eir. R
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