Fall Down Calumet River Embankment Kills WPA Worker
A WPA clothing inspector Kasper Sam died after rolling down a 35 foot embankment from the Halsted street bridge over the Calumet River in Riverdale Chicago. The coroner's inquest ruled accidental death with no foul play.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Calumet River
WPA
Halsted Street
Riverdale
Kasper Sam
Works Progress Administration
West Superior Street
Chicago
Sam
Hiner Johnson
Johnson-LaCrosse Dredging Company
Jacobsoa
Dalton
12Th District
Embankment
Frank Mraz
S. F. Vytral
Regal Hotel
South State Street
124Th
Peoria
West Pullman
Dolton Artist Tracing Illinois Arts and Crafts History
William Spiecker of Dolton and two Chicago artists Archie Thompson and H Langden Brown spend ten days in Bishop Hill Illinois locating and recording arts and crafts artifacts from early Illinois history. Spiecker’s work was exhibited in the Index of American Design gallery at the Chicago Art Institute during the Federal Art Project exhibition and several watercolors are shown at Hull House Benedict Gallery in Chicago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wm. Spiecker
Dolton
William Spieckler
Lincoln Avenue
Index of American Design
Federal Art Project
Chicago Art Institute
Bishop Hill
Illinois
Chicago
Archie Thompson
H. Langden Brown
Benedict
Hull House
Mr. Sprecker
Local Realtor Sees Great Development Prospects
In an interview, Hugh H. Gallarneau, a Riverdale area realtor, asserts Riverdale and the Calumet district will become the nation’s leading industrial area with land values rising dramatically. He recalls moving to Chicago in 1921, purchasing Riverdale properties from 1924 to 1929, and surviving the 1929 crash due to their location in a promising district.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hugh H. Gallarneau
Riverdale
Calumet District
United States
Police Urge Cooperation For Hallowe'en Period
Police departments in Dalton Riverdale urge parents and children to prevent property damage during the upcoming Halloween period. District 148 Bowen and St Paul Schools plan Friday parties while St Mary’s School holds a Sunday Halloween festival inviting the public.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bowen and
St. Paul
St. Mary's School
Dalton
Riverdale
Acme Boxers Set Benefit Boxing Show at Venetian Hall
Plans finalize for a Goodfellowship club benefit boxing event by Acme Steel Friday evening November 18 at Venetian Hall 139 Kensington Avenue. The Acme Steel team faces Inland Steel’s top fighters and proceeds go to the club’s Christmas fund.
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Goodfellowship Club
Acme Steel Company
Venetian Hall
Kensington Avenue
Acme Steel
Inland Steel Company
Hospitals on Approved List Include Ingalls Memorial and St Francis
The 1938 approved hospitals list, announced after the annual hospitalization conference in New York, includes Ingalls Memorial hospital Harvey and St Francis hospital Blue Island. Also on the list are St James hospital Chicago Heights St Margaret's hospital Hammond and Rosealnd Community hospital. The American College of Surgeons Clinic Congress aligned the conference with the official criteria requiring modern plant, defined governance, trained administration, organized medical staff, adequate facilities, complete records, research access, regular staff conferences, and a humanitarian spirit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Ingalls Memorial Hospital
Harvey
St. Francis Hospital
Blue Island
St. James Hospital
Chicago Heights
St. Margaret’s Hospital
Hammond
Rosealnd Community Hospital
Clinic Congress
American College of Surgeons
Repairs Finished on Local City Streets
Alderman Lindell announced the ninth ward street resurfacing program has resumed and Riverdale streets are now completed. 123rd Street from State to Halsted is finished, South Pullman and North Pullman streets await asphalt, West Pullman and Roseland are planned. The city loan of three million dollars funded the work and 1938 vehicle tax funds were spent by September end to continue WPA employment with hope for more asphalt before winter.
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Ninth Ward
Arthur G. Lindell
Riverdale
123Rd Street
State Street
Halsted Street
South Pullman
North Pullman
West Pullman
Roseland
Lindell
Wage Hour Law Information Available at Harvey Post Office
A description of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 is now available in leaflet form at the Illinois state employment service in the Harvey post office. The pamphlet explains the act’s purpose and general features and may be obtained by calling at the employment service office.
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Wagehour Law
Illinois State Employment Service
Harvey Post Office
Employment Service
South Suburban Bus Service Information Line
Interocean 9744 provides contact details for South Suburban Bus Service inquiries.
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Interocean
THS Students Will Be on Air Broadcast
Thornton Township high school drama students go on WIND at 9:45 Monday morning in a 15 minute safety skit We Knew Them When with Paul Clark Gloria Van Wormer and a cast of Blair Doris Lloyd Dennis Gilley Wesley Pipher Virginia Jean Genovese Warren Frable and Adrian Schellink The event is part of Illinois Automobile club safety education program with Superintendent William E McVey supporting the project and wide listener interest anticipated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thornton Township High School
WIND
Illinois Automobile Club
Mary Sexauer
Paul Clark
Gloria van Wormer
Blair
Doris Lloyd
Dennis Gilley
Wesley Pipher
Virginia Jean Genovese
Warren Frable
Adrian Schellink
William E. McVey
Thornton Township
Carl A Barrett
The
Walther League Clothing Drive for Oak Forest Infirmary
The Walther League sponsors an October campaign collecting old clothing and Christian literature for Oak Forest Infirmary inmates. Last year they gathered several tons, all used. Bring men women and children's garments and usable shoes to 138th and Leyden on October 27 28 and 29.
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Walther League
Oak Forest
Christian Service Project
Oak Forest Infirmary
Walther
138Th and
Leyden Avenue
Miss Donovan Named Hostess for World Series Bet
Chicago social figure Miss Noreen Donovan niece of Mrs. Walter Lyons of Dalton joins Mayor Kelly's World Series Bet entourage to New York mayor La Guardia. Kelly lost the wager of a porker for cigars amid the publicized bet. Community programs include evening classes for young farmers in south Cook region announced by Bloom Township High School vocational agriculture department. First meeting scheduled Monday evening November 7 in the agricultural room of the new Bloom building.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Noreen Donovan
Chicago
Walter Lyons
Dalton
Kelly
la Guardia
New York
South Cook
Vocational Agricultural Departmentt
Bloom Township High School
New Bloom Building
Illinois license forms on hand at First National Bank Dolton
A note indicates a supply of Illinois drivers license application blanks is available at First National Bank in Dolton. End of listing.
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State of Illinois
First National Bank
Dolton
Dolton Board considers banning village dumping
Dolton trustees plan an ordinance to prohibit dumping within village limits after multiple calls to the board. The move, with attorneys to draft the ordinance, follows local concerns about waste disposal and street repairs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dolton Board of Trustees
Hastings
A. E. Dillner
Safeway Lines
Illinois Commerce Commission
Commerce Commission
Diller
Commission
Frank Federico
146Th Street
Chicago Street
Federico
Ben Suhr
Herman Umbrell
East 138Th Street
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Herbert O. Diekman
Arthur Dillner
Diekman
Dalton
John Wernicke
157Th
Main Street
Fire Destroys Old Lumber Yard Office in Harvey
A large building at 147th Street and Paulina Avenue in Harvey was nearly demolished by a late Tuesday fire on October 25. The former lumber yard office, owned by Joseph Pass, had been unused for years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gladys Warner
Clarence Warner
Engle Street
Dalton
Ingalls Memorial Hospital
Harvey
Warner
Richard
Louise Fadke
Frank
Ill
Henry
David
Margaret Pearson
Berkley
California
Irene
Thomas Mossell
Riverdale
Donald R. Crocker
First Methodist Episcopal Church
Oak Lawn Cemetery
Thornton
Jacobsoa
147Th Street
Paulina Avenue
Joseph Pass
W P A Recreation at Dolton Village Hall
W P A recreation instructors invite all to register at the Dolton village hall recreation room. Classes run 2 30 to 6 p m every Tuesday and Thursday under Mrs Hilmar. The room open 2 30 to 9 p m Monday to Friday. Dancing taught every other Friday by Mr Ray Coffeen. Next dancing class Friday November 4 from 6 to 9 p m. A piano is needed in the recreation room. notify Mr LeClaire at the village hall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dolton Village Hall
Hilmar
Ray Coffeen
Dalton Village Hall
LeClaire
Schools In District 148 Closed Monday
District 148 schools will be closed on Monday October 31. Teachers will attend the Lake Shore Division meeting of the Illinois Educational Association at Cicero Illinois.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lake Shore Division
Illinois Educational Association
Cicero
Ilinois
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George M. Reynolds
Continental Bank
Evanston
Glen Ellyn
Detroit
188Th Street
Boston
New York Exchange
Hallowe
Acme
THS
Dolton Board
Dolton Village
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