Calumet Dredging Push Faces Funding and Indiana Hurdles
The Calumet District Clean Streams Committee pushes to finish the Little Calumet river dredging from the state line to the sag canal in Blue Island. With 85 percent done to Thorn Creek, $35,000 of a $50,000 state grant remains, and Indiana cooperation is uncertain as the panel seeks more funds and potential court action to restore water flow from Deep river.
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Calumet
Thorn Creek
Calumet District
Streams Committee
Bidwell
State Line
Sag Canal
State Division of Waterways
Green
Barrett
van der Vries
Sprague
Gary
Indiana
Little Calumet
Deep River
Clean Streams
Illinois
Burns Ditch
Thomas Madden Company
Patriotic Columbus Day Rites Planned At St Marys
Columbus Day will be observed Sunday at St Marys church grounds with a parade starting at noon. Participating groups include the American Legion Acme Steel Concert band St Marys church clergy Knights of Columbus and school children. A flag pole dedication and ceremony will follow with a dedicatory address blessing of the flag flag raising and national song. Village officials from Dalton and Riverdale are invited.
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St. Mary’s Church
American Legion
Acme Steel
Knights of Columbus
St. Mary’s Court
John N. Weiler
Earl F. Slaughter
Paul Gall Post No. 303
Acme
America
Assembly
God Bless
Paul Gall Post No
Card of Thanks and Lions Club Meeting Notice
Card of thanks expresses gratitude to friends, Reverends John N. Weiler and Matthias Hoffman, Mr. D. C. Bachmann, Riverdale and Dalton police, and flower senders. A Wheels Across India travelogue will be shown at Riverdale-Dolton Lions Club on October 9 at First Methodist Church Dolton with ladies as special guests. The Dodge Motor Company sponsors via Al Kickert of Harvey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John N. Weiler
Matthias Hoffman
D. C. Bachmann
Riverdale
Dalton
India
Riverdale-Dolton
Lions Club
Dolton
Dodge Motor Company
al. Kickert
Harvey
Dredging of Little Calumet Ends Long Pollution Fight
The Little Calumet dredging project marks the end of a 13 year Clean Streams campaign to restore the river’s beauty. Legislation created a Sanitary Water Board and several towns were forced to install intercepting sewage plants. A $50,000 state appropriation, secured in 1939, funded the work, honoring late Kinney and Dr. Oliver among the original committee members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Little Calumet
Clean Streams Committee
Sanitary Water Board
John J Vanderaa
Thomas F. Kinney
The
Pointer
Dr. Oliver
Thornton
Before Little Calumet Was Dredged
An undredged stretch of the Little Calumet river in South Holland is shown from the Pennsylvania railroad bridge. The water runs only inches deep in places and the stream appears blocked by underbrush and fallen branches.
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Little Calumet River
South Holland
Calumet Clean Streams Committee Board Photo
The Calumet District Clean Streams Committee leads the improvement effort to restore the Little Calumet. The bottom photo shows board members with John J. Vanderaa among them.
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Calumet
The
Calumet District
Three Are Injured Here in Week End Accidents
Wilbur E. Stone of 14210 Edbrooke avenue was seriously injured and his car totaled last Sunday afternoon after a collision with a vehicle driven by Charles O. Gorton of 14420 Wabash avenue at 1431rd and Wabash. Stone suffered six broken ribs and other injuries and was taken to Ingalls Memorial hospital in Harvey. His car was moved to Hastings garage in Dalton. Two others received minor injuries when a collision occurred after skidding on wet pavement at 137th and Halsted streets on Saturday evening. Passengers Mrs. Phil of 219 East 113th street Chicago and David Stevenson of 10841 Wabash avenue were treated at Riverdale first aid station. The first car’s driver was Casimir Wojtczak, 17, of 15612 Carey avenue Phoenix.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilbur E. Stone
Edbrooke Avenue
Charles O. Gorton
Wabash Avenue
Stone
Ingalls Memorial Hospital
Harvey
Hastings
Dalton
137Th
Halsted Streets
Eric A. Phil
East 113Th Street
Chicago
Phil
David Stevenson
Riverdale
Hastings Garage
Casimir Wojtczak
Carey Avenue
Phoenix
Fire Prevention Week Emphasized by Local Chiefs
Fire Prevention Week runs October 5 to 11 as Dalton Fire Chief Herbert J. Dickelman and Riverdale Chief Edward Ripley stress its critical role in national defense. Dickelman notes Dalton schools are in good shape after inspections and urges clear fire reports with location details. Riverdale warns cluttered attics and basements fuel home fires and urges rubbish disposal.
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Herbert J. Dickelman
Dalton
Edward Ripley
Riverdale
Dickelman
Dolton
Ripley
Art Starnes to make 35000 foot stratosphere jump
Veteran parachutist Art Starnes plans a 35,000 foot stratosphere leap from Rubingham airport within three days pending favorable weather. He will wear 110 pounds of gear and test a new oxygen mask as part of safety research with the University of Chicago. The mission aims to assess feasibility for military defense and record heart and breathing responses.
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Arthur Starnes
Rubingham
Harvey
Starnes
Calumet City
Col
Roscoe Turner
Corinth
Miss
Staines
Chicago
University of Chicago
Mr. Starnes
Riverdale business man Peter Lezeau dies suddenly
Peter Lezeau a 57 year old Riverdale grocery and meat market operator died suddenly at his home 54 East 138th street after a heart attack Tuesday. Funeral services will be held tomorrow at 9 80 o clock with Rev Matthias Hoffman of St Marys church officiating. Interment will be at Holy Sepulchre cemetery. He was born in Serick France September 9 1884 and leaves his widow two sons Nick Harvey Peter Riverdale and three daughters Sophie Lau Anna Eason Dolton and Helen Riverdale
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Peter Lezeau
Riverdale
East 138Th Street
Matthias Hoffman
St. Mary’s Church
Bachmann
Holy Sepulchre
Lezeau
Serick
France
Nick
Harvey
Peter
Sophie Lau
Anna Eason
Dolton
Helen
Riverdale Woman Delivers Infant Son Fred Allan
Mrs. Fred McGehee returns home with her newborn son Fred Allan born September 24 at St. Francis hospital. The family welcomes the child as a new arrival in Riverdale.
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Fred McGehee
Riverdale
St. Francis Hospital
Fred Allan
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A. L. Mailloux
Torrence Avenue
A. F. Webb
Walter Haines
Jacob P. de Young
Emil Faber
Joseph Nitz
Thonton Township
Wm. H. Winterhoff
Lansing
Milton H. Waterman
Art Starnes
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