Twenty Years Ago in Riverdale and Nearby News
Ferdinand Gallegos of San Jose Costa Rica brother of Dr G Gallegos arrived in Riverdale last Sunday He will live with the doctor while attending school and hopes to master English He came to the United States via New Orleans taking twelve days by water and rail Mrs Hannah Hundermark of High lawn returned from St James hospital Chicago Heights after an operation She is improving though weak The new Riverdale Trust and Savings Bank building nears completion Finishing touches by carpenters plumbers and electricians will follow Ernest Slusser injured when run over by a car is recovering and will soon return to school Mr and Mrs William Slusser attended the Veiled Prophet parade at St Louis last Tuesday He is a former C and E I rail road flagman Miss Grace Diekman who joined the Ping er family on their overland trip to Mobile Ala reports from Louisville Ky Everything fine with good weather and roads
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Ferdinand Gallegos
San Jose
Costa Rica
G. Gallegos
Riverdale
United States
New Orleans
Hannah Hundermark
Highlawn
St. James Hospital
Chicago Heights
Riverdale Trust and Savings Bank
Ernest Slusser
William Slusser
St. Louis
Slusser
C. & E. I. Railroad
Chicago
South Holland News Item From Twenty Years Ago
J L Vinke departed with doctors Stevens and John Svenksen of Harvey, signaling a notable local move from South Holland News twenty years ago.
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South Holland News
J. L. Vinke
Doctors Stevens
John Svenksen
Harvey
Local News Briefs From Roseland Community Events
Tuesday evening for Montana, where they will look over their land. Mrs. John Van Zanten is on the sick list this week. Mrs. Wm. Rump of Beecher visited relatives here Wednesday. Miss Bessie Dalenberg entertained Miss Everdean Hameling of Lansing over Sunday. A large number of the ladies here attended the conference held at the 107th Street Church, Roseland, Thursday.
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Montana
John van Zanten
Wm. Rump
Beecher
Bessie Dalenberg
Everdean Hameling
Lansing
107Th Street
Roseland
Ten Years Ago in Dolton Area News Highlights
Blue Island hardware move to Dolton with Palaski purchasing Verdonk property at 352 Lincoln Avenue. Rev H Wind to visit son in Buffalo. Rumors of a large Riverdale industry, a $500000 Riverdale theatre announced. Local births include Ed Stahnke’s baby girl and Searles, Schlieman families welcome infants.
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Nick Palaski
Blue Island
Verdonk
Lincoln Avenue
Dolton
Dolton-Riverdale Motor Co
West Pullman
Rev. H. Wind
St. Paul’s Church
Chicago
Buffalo
N. Y
Donald K. Searles
Lois Weidner
William Schlieman
Births Weddings and Local Social Gatherings Reported
Ten years ago Alfred Olthoff announces the birth of a son on October 2. Kathryn Kickert wed Henry De Boer on October 2 at the 2nd Christian Reformed church parsonage. A large young folks gathering surprised Rev. P. Van Dyk that Tuesday evening with games music and refreshments. Mrs Bokko Kiel underwent an appendectomy at Ingalls Memorial hospital last week Saturday. James H. Wilson and wife welcomed a baby boy born October 5.
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South Holland News
Alfred Olthoff
Kathryn Kickert
Henry de Boer
2Nd Christian Reformed Church
E. Kooistra
P. van Dyk
Bokko Kiel
Ingalls Memorial Hospital
James H. Wilson
Funeral Held for John R McElligott Retired Policeman
The funeral of John R McElligott 81 a retired policeman and longtime Riverdale resident was held October 3 from St Catherine of Genoa church with Father Byrne officiating. Burial followed at Mt Olivet cemetery. He died September 30 at home 105 West 116th Street born in Duagh Ireland and husband of the late Mary Murphy McElligott father of William P Michael J and the late Thomas J McElligott.
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John R. Mckiligott
John R. McElligott
Riverdale
St. Catherine of Genoa
Father Byrne
Mt. Olivet
Mr. McElligott
West 116Th Street
Duagh
Ireland
South End
Mary McElligott
Difficulty as the Call to Effort in Life
The quote frames difficulty as a measurement of required strength for tasks, a reminder of effort’s necessity. It portrays difficulty as a nuisance to the young and gullible, yet as a spur for grown men to exert themselves.
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Samuel Warren
Intemperance and Self-Destruction Warned by Sherlock
A quotation attributed to Sherlock argues that men who ruin their health by intemperance and an irregular life kill themselves as surely as hanged, poisoned, or drowned individuals. The piece presents a moral comparison urging discipline.
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Sherlock
Bloom township sewage plant to begin experimental operation
The Bloom township sanitary district will start experimental service next week as the new sewage disposal plant nears completion. Engineer E. H. Ashdown said all units should be in service by week’s end, with preliminary settling tanks opened early this week. The system must be approved by district officials, Ashdown, Greenley and Hansen, and federal engineers before formal acceptance and dedication. Prior work includes grading, painting, and cleaning materials. the West side sewer line and East side line are progressing, with WPA crews totaling about 459.
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Chicago Heights
Bloom Township
Board of Trustees
E. H. Ashdown
P H Kinsman
Sanitary District Board
Ashdown
Greenley and Hansen
Federal Public Works Administration
West Side
WPA
East Side
Carefulness and the chain of loss from a horseshoe nail
A proverb attributed to Benja min Franklin notes how neglect of a horseshoe nail can set off a chain reaction leading to the loss of a horse and rider and ultimately defeat by the enemy. The well known warning emphasizes attention to small details to avoid grave consequences.
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Benjamin Franklin
Companionship Motto Echoes From Cervantes
A compact proverb recalls Cervantes on companionship, inviting reflection on character through the company one keeps. The line underscores social influence and personal identity.
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Cervantes
Knowledge and Knowing Quote
A compact quotation on knowledge from Confucius about knowing what one knows and admitting what one does not know to achieve true understanding.
New Cook County Police Station Breaks Ground in Homewood
A ground breaking ceremony was held Tuesday Sept 29 for the Cook County Highway Police District 8 headquarters in Homewood. Sheriff Ichi Tomen, Homewood Mayor Joseph Schwarz, and County Commissioner William Erickson spoke as contractors Persons Construction of Chicago starts a one story 85 by 27 foot building with a rear basement for garage and target practice. The project should be finished in three months.
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Cook County Highway Police
District 8
Homewood
Joseph Dineen
Flossmoor
United Police
Calumet
Chicago Heights Star
Ridge Road
Halsted Street
Ichi Tomen
William Erickson
Lester Laird
Joseph Schwarz
Tim Healy
Illinois Central Railroad
J J. Simmeling
Harvey
The
Public Service Company
W. G. Ebert
Illinois Bell Telephone Company
Frank H. Murray
Pavisloe Country Club
Steve Hammond
Whiting Coorporation
Toman
Schwarz
Persons Construction Company
Chicago
Cleaning Tip for Shiny Garments
When a garment becomes shiny, sponge it with a solution of one tea spoonful of ammonia to one quart of water. Then press on the wrong side.
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S.e
Public Service Company OF
Northern Illinois
A. J. Allen
East 137Th Street
Ill
Conrad Kern
Indiana Ave
Interocean
Indiana
Hess Tire and Repair Shop
Calumet Ave
Hammond
Ind
Arnold
Mari
New England
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