Widen Halsted Street Planned by Local Improvement Groups
A August 25 1924 meeting of Englewood south improvements groups including Harvey Chamber of Commerce West Pullman Lions Club Fernwood and others formed plans to widen Halsted Street with concrete and asphalt top similar to Western Avenue Creates information stations and seeks petitions to city county and state authorities highlighting Halsteds role as a direct south Chicago business corridor and the traffic relief it would bring.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Englewood South
Harvey
Novak and Company
Harvey Chamber of Commerce
West Pullman Lions’ Club
119Th Street Commercial Club
Fernwood Improvement Association
Gresham Business Men’s Association
Auburn Park Lions’ Club
Riverdale
Englewood
Halsted Street
Chicago
Exchange Fragments Reflect Local Weekend Talk
Dialogues reveal household banter about a parent’s work status and a Saturday gathering. Mrs. Flanagan questions if the husband will work on Monday while Mrs. Murphy notes uncertainty and mentions friends.
Short Weight Fine for Chesterfield Coal Dealers
Short weight case against Arquilla Brothers of Chesterfield and 9348 Cottage Grove avenue ended with a $25 fine plus costs after inspectors weighed a delivery 600 pounds short of the billed 8 900 pounds. The firm, known for coal and building materials, drew local attention in Chesterfield and Roseland where it did substantial business.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arquilla Brothers
Chesterfield
Cottage Grove Avenue
Roseland
Defense Day address by DeYoung in Blue Island
Supreme Court Justice Frederick R. DeYoung of Harvey has been invited to deliver the Defense Test Day address in Central Park Blue Island on September 12 night. The Blue Island Elks band will give a free concert at 8 15. Boy Scouts will visit homes in the morning and present a lapel American flag to each resident asking them to wear it all day while the flag is flown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Supreme Court
Frederick R. DeYoung
Harvey
Central Park
Blue Island
Pacifists Dream Of World Peace If Nations Disband
The piece mocks pacifists who oppose National Defense Day on September 12 and imagine a peaceful world without armies or navies. It argues harsh realities interrupt such dreams and questions their optimism towards America’s defense.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Europe
Asia
America
Illinois Central seeks sand for Markham yard project
The Illinois Central negotiates for several hundred thousand cubic yards of dune pit sand at Miller Indiana to fill Markham yards between Harvey and Homewood. About 18 000 car loads of sand are estimated needed for the ongoing construction work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Illinois Central
Miller
Ind
Markham
Harvey
Homewood
Burns Ditch Construction Underway in Indiana
A large dredge operates on the Burns ditch project with a second dredge to begin soon. The ditch will cut off the Little Calumet river headwaters near the Illinois Indiana line and reverse flow toward Lake Michigan at Miller Indiana.
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Indiana
Little Calumet River
Ilinois
Indiana State Line
Lake Michigan
Miller
Ind
Steel outlook bright as Youngstown mills restart full operation
Steel plants at Youngstown Sheet and Tube Indiana Harbor resume full blast after two months of reduced output. Over 2,000 workers return to duty as Inland Steel also reports most departments in operation. Rail buying surges with strong demand for rails bars shapes and plates for car building, signaling a bright outlook.
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Youngstown Sheet and Tube Company
Indiana Harbor
Inland Steel
No. 1
Woodmen Booster Meeting in Southern Cook County
Woodmen and Royal Neighbors boosters gather at Tinney Park on Thursday September 18 1924 with dancing refreshments and a parade led by Oak Glen band. Neighbors with machines meet in Homewood Illinois at 7 30 Chicago time. Woman's Auxiliary of Paul Gall Post hosts two September meetings at the Dugout inviting all to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cook County
Boosters
Tinney Park
Homewood
Iil
Chicago
Oak Glen
Tinley Park
Paul Gall Post
Car Crash Near Michigan City Injures Five In Dalton Trip
Charley Constanti and four friends were in a Ford sedan when a speeding party of colored men from Chicago collided head on near Michigan City. One friend suffered multiple arm fractures and all occupants were bruised as the vehicles turned over. The other group drove on the wrong side of the road and caused the crash. The article also lists numerous local visits, travels, and Legion Auxiliary activities around Dalton and nearby towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charley Constanti
Indiana
R. R
Dalton
Michigan City
Benton Harbor
Chicago
Gladstone
Mr. Gladstone
Fred Wiegel
Rev. Wike
Ingersoll
George Kelly
Lincoln Avenue
K. S. Margoson
Detroit
Mich
Margaret Rademaker
Margaret Hillger
Random Lake
Sheboygan
Wis
T. F. Kinney
J. M. Deam
American Legion Auxiliary
Champaign
Ill
Paul Gall Post
Emma Baecker
Glacial National Park
Montana
H. L. Hutches
Jacksonville
Illinois
Fred Waterman
Jessie M. Moomaw
P. M. Smith
St. Paul
Minn
Adeline Krause
Windsor
Canada
A. O. Pohlers
Arie de Ridder
John Housinger
Ralph Feldman
Hartford
Ed” Pohlers
Vernon Day
Springfield
Chas
Benjamin
Tommy
Lorrain Rose
Kankakee
Brotherhood of Railway Clerks of
Dolton
Miss Warning
187Th Street
Riverdale
Andrew Baumgartner
Anna
Toledo
Ohio
Raymond
August
Herman Baumgartner
Andy
Cleanliness as Foundation of Sanitation and Health
The text emphasizes cleanliness as the foundation of sanitation and health. It links clean food, hands, and bodies to safer food and reduced disease transmission, arguing a clean body resists illness more effectively than a dirty one.
Public Service First Aid Class For Girls Opened In Oak Park
A First Aid course for girls organized at the Oak Park office of Public Service Company under Miss Mary F Burton of the Department of Industrial Relations and Dr Hart E Fisher will follow American Red Cross standards. The program covers shock resuscitation burns bleeding fractures bandaging and other emergencies with reviews by Dr Fisher and an Red Cross examination. A Joliet office group is planned and the program may expand to other districts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oak Park
The
Public Service Company
Mary F. Burton
Department of Industrial Relations
American Red Cross
Hart E. Fisher
Fisher
Red Cross
Joliet
Day-Meeder Wed in Dalton M E Church Union
Day and Thuriel Meeder wed at the bride home on Saturday afternoon with Rev. A A Mc Crackin of Chicago officiating. Newlyweds depart for a five week honeymoon visiting Colorado Springs Denver San Francisco and a coastal trip to Portland Oregon to visit the groom's grandparents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alice Day
George Day
Thuriel Meeder
David Meeder
A. A. McCrackin
Chicago
Dalton M. E
Colorado Springs
Denver
San Francisco
Portland
Oregon
Pinta Council K of C Elects Officers for 1981
The K of C Pinta Council in Riverdale held its September 4th election at the village hall. New officers include W. A. Reich as Grand Knight J. Berschinski as Deputy Grand Knight F. Pietsch as Financial Secretary J. Metevia as Recorder Lorenz Schuman as F. S. Pius Flick as Advocate Matthew Dreger as Warden Dan Perry as Inside Guard Roy Stanczik as Outside Guard 3 year Trustee J. Connors as Lecturer Rev. J. D. Liebreicht as Chaplain R. A. Haney as Scribe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pinta Council
K. of C
Riverdale
W. A. Reich
First Prize For 8-Men Drill Team At Calumet Camp
Get First Prize Calumet Camp No 5142 Modern Woodmen of Riverdale and Dalton Forester team was awarded first prize for best 8 men drill team at the encampment held at Chicago Heights August 30 to September 1. Raymond Baumgartner is chief forester and is mighty proud of his team. Goodfellowship Camp of Chicago was 2nd U S Camp 8rd and Des Plaines Camp 4th. Chicago Heights Camp won 1st in the 12 men team.
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Calumet
Riverdale
Dalton Forester
Chicago Heights
Raymond Baumgartner
Goodfellowship Camp
Chicago
U. S
Desplaines
Homecoming salute from Germany visit by Mr and Mrs Jacob Lau
Mr and Mrs Jacob Lau return from a three month stay in Germany aboard the Westphalia. They report a generally prosperous people and good theatre attendance. Mr Lau notes economic conditions and says the Dawes plan stabilizes money. They describe 27 political parties and a favorable shift as French border towns withdraw.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jacob Lau
Germany
Lau
Westphalia
Hamberg
New York
Ladies' Aid Banco Party at Riverdale Village Hall
Our Saviour's church Ladies' Aid hosts a banco party at Riverdale village hall on Wednesday September 13. Everyone is invited to attend for a communal social and fundraiser event.
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Ladies’ Aid of Our Saviour’s Church
Riverdale
Five killed as car struck by Omaha Limited at Burr Oak crossing
A Ford touring car carrying seven residents of the district was struck by the Omaha Limited engine at 119th and Wood streets Burr Oak. Five died at the scene and two more injuries were treated at St. Francis hospital Blue Island. The incident occurred during a housewarming party for the Faron family from New Chicago Indiana.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Omaha Limited
Rock Island Railroad
119Th
Wood Streets
Burr Oak
Kensington
Gresham
John Gromalo
South
Sangamon Street
Anna Gromalo
Frank Faron
Faron
New Chicago
Indiana
St. Francis Hospital
Blue Island
Thomas Cassidy
Pullman
Roseland
Wm. Cooper In Hospital After Mill Injury
William P. Cooper of 11732 Parnell avenue lies in Roseland Community hospital with an infection in his head after a fly wheel burst at Riverdale Rolling Mill where he serves as superintendent. He was struck on the head by steel, initially thought minor but infection developed necessitating hospitalization. The mill engine runaway is being repaired and will resume operation soon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wm. Cooper
William P. Cooper
Parnell Avenue
Roseland Community Hospital
Own Your Own Home Dalton Building Offer
Real estate ad offers to build a home in Dalton on an easy payment plan. J Haimowitz A S Diekman & Son are agents ready to confer on house type and arrange construction at once.
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Dalton
J. Haimowitz
A. S Diekman & Son
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South Side
Vincennes Road
150Th St
Behind the Times
Woodmen Booster Meeting
Meeder
K. C
Rock Island
119Th and
Wood Sts
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