Riverdale seeks state funds to pave Illinois Street project
The Riverdale board on August 27 instructed Clerk Peter J. Kurz to apply to the state department of public works for 3500 dollars from the motor fuel tax fund for paving Illinois Street from 137th to 188th Street. State officials approved the project. Village Engineer K B Putnam reported progress on the equipment garage and a month remained to complete it. The clerk was told to arrange street light installations and removals on 118th Street Wentworth and School Street. The board noted graveling 140th Street, sewer odor corrections on 187th Street, and cooperative efforts with Illinois Central on smoke complaints. Water samples from taps at 14202 Edbrooke, 408 West 144th and 41 East 137th Place were analyzed as safe. A First Trust & Savings Bank condition report dated June 29, 1940, was accepted and filed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Riverdale Board of Trustees
Peter J. Kurz
State Department of Public Works
Division of Highways
Tsinois Street
137Th
188Th Street
K. 8. Putnam
Public Service Company
118Rd Street
Wentworth Avenue
School Street
142Nd
143Rd Street
143Rd
Hanschmann
140Th Street
Martin
187Th Street
Illinois Central Railroad
Strosinski
Department of Public Health
Springfield
Ill
Edbrooke
West 144Th Street
East 137Th Place
Day
First Trust & Savings Bank of
Riverdale
Scouts to Swim Meet Friday at Lincolnshire Country Club
Nearly 150 Boy Scouts from Potawatomi Trails council are slated to compete Friday evening at Lincolnshire Country Club. Al Levering announces Sauk Trail district arrangements. registration blanks have been received and most troops intend to participate. Events include breaststroke backstroke freestyle diving and relays with three weight divisions and a 10 cent entry fee. An open swim hour is also offered to paid entrants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Potawatomi Trails Council
Lincolnshire Country Club
al Levering
Sauk Trail District
Kroger Food Store Offers Exceptional Values
Kroger's Consumers Food Store at 12710 Leyden Avenue advertises exceptional bargains for this weekend. Announcement appears on page three of this issue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kroger Food Store
Kroger
Consumers Food Store
Leyden Avenue
Vote Saturday for School Bond Issue in 148 district
Residents of school district 148 vote Saturday September 7 from noon to 7 PM on a $15,000 bond to insulate the Lincoln gym ceiling, repair walls and roofs at Washington and Panans ro and Roosevelt, and fund further repairs. Polls are at Lincoln Dolton Washington Riverdale homes listed. officials urge inspection of school conditions and provide explanations of the project.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Education
Lincoln
Washington
Roosevelt
Lincoln School
Dolton
Riverdale
Washington School
South Holland
Henry Ipple
Dearborn Street
Dixmoor
Fred Amhurst
140Th Street
Ashland Avenue
Fenger Evening School Opens With Fall Courses
Fenger Evening School begins September 11 with photography and electric shop classes for beginners. Photography covers indoor and outdoor shooting and salon prints. Electric shop teaches small motor winding with two hours in class and three in shop. Adult dance classes for those over 25 start October 16 for five consecutive weeks with pre registration on October 2 and 9 from 6 45 to 9 40 p m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fenger
Fenner Evening School
Ctober
Doldale Sportsmen Continue Games Under Lights
The Doldale senior softball team hosts the Dixmoor Rockets tonight at the lighted field behind Dolton village hall. The Doldale juniors begin evening play against a strong opponent with games also slated for Sunday and Tuesday. Last Sunday the juniors beat the Yellow Cabs 138 to 6 while the seniors lost to the Robbins colored team 8 to 5. Tuesday the juniors fell to the Indiana Harbor Belt railroad team 6 to 5 and the seniors beat the People’s Store team of Roseland 9 to 3.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Doldale
Dixmoor Rockets
Dolton Village Hall
Yellow Cabs
Hammond
Robbins
Indiana Harbor Belt Railroad
People’s Store
Roseland
Gouwens School P. T. A. Elects Officers
Officers elected to fill offices include Mrs. Leroy Luehrs as president, Mrs. Murrill Sanders as vice president, Miss Alice Cook as secretary, Mrs. Tunis Ver Meulen as treasurer, Mrs. C. Veld as program chairman, Ray Hoekstra as membership, and Mrs. Helen Koesube as social chairman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gouwens School
Leroy Luehrs
Murrill Sanders
Alice Cook
Tunis Ver Meulen
C. Veld
Ray Hoekstra
Helen Koesube
Riverdale Building Permits Surge in 1940 Figures
Riverdale shows a sharp rise in building permits with August totals at 42 000 covering six houses and three alterations. For the first eight months of 1940 the value is 258 660 with 43 houses, 13 garages, 12 alterations and five non residential buildings, versus 222 387 in 1939 for the same period. The August average home cost jumps to 6517, elevating eight month average to 5281 from 5398 in 1939.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Riverdale
Peter, d. Kurz
Scouts Return from New Mexico
A senior scout trip sponsored by Potawattomi Trails Council completed Sunday after traveling 1,300 miles from Crete. Oda Nagle led with Robert Franks Donald Franks Olaf Lindberg and George Colwell aboard a Santa Fe rail pass. The group camped in Ottawa Kansas and La Junta Colorado before reaching Cimarron New Mexico for Philturn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philturn
Rocky Mountain National Park
Cimarron
New Mexico
Crete
George Colwell
Dalton
Grand Canyon
Santa Fe
Mr. Nagle
Harold G. Boltz
Ottawa
Kas
la Junta
Colo
Boy Scouts of America
Phillips
Phillips Gas Company
South Suburban new buy service information line
Information concerning the South Suburban new buy service is given with a contact option to call In terocean 9744 for details. The fragment notes a telephone reference and an unspecified service context.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phone Interocean
Joint Committee to Meet Rail Officials
A joint committee of the Dolton Chamber of Commerce and the River Dale Dolton Lions Club met on August 26 to plan cooperation with railroads through Dolton and Riverdale to cut smoke and whistle nuisances. It lists five priorities including crossings at Lincoln Park and Indiana avenues, track elevation near busy crossings, excessive locomotive smoke, crossing block delays during fires, and enforcing smoke ordinances. A follow up meeting is set for September 18 at the Dalton village hall with railroad operating departments and the Illinois Commerce Commission. Dy. C. F. Pegenau was appointed general chairman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dolton Chamber of Commerce
Riverdale-Dolton Lions Club
Lincoln and
Park Avenues
Indiana Avenue
Dalton
Illinois ‘Commerce Commission
Kids Play Hollywood at Dale Theatre Sunday Matinees
The Dale theatre opens the new movie season with Sunday matinees featuring the game of Hollywood. Kids may enjoy a fun and educational Sunday afternoon as winners receive prizes. Sundays start this week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the Dale Theatre
Hollywood
A Push to Create Fire Protection Districts Across County
Petitions filed in county court seek referendums to form fire protection districts in several villages and communities, potentially expanding to much of Cook County outside Chicago. Districts would become tax levying bodies with three trustees appointed by the county judge and could issue bonds up to five percent of assessed value.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cook County
Chicago
Traffic Accidents Costly in Riverdale During August
Riverdale police report August saw the worst traffic period this year with two fatalities in 31 days and 13 injuries across 18 accidents. Property damage reached 2095 dollars. Most crashes occurred noon to 6 pm, with additional crashes midnight to 6 am and 6 pm to midnight. The report lists dates and crash sites along Halsted, Indiana avenue, and nearby viaducts. A 16 year old, William Anglin Jr, was struck in a hit and run on Halsted near 146th street. Edward Westbrook accompanied him. Anglin was taken to Ingalls Memorial hospital. Robert Regan 36 sustained a head cut when his car hit another on Indiana Avenue between 188th and 139th streets. Rene Morelli 17 slowed to cause the collision. Regan received aid from Dr John Kollar at the Riverdale fire station.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Riverdale
Frank Mraz
Thiteen
188Th
School Streets
Halsted St
Halsted
138Th St
Wabash
Indiana Avenue
145Th
144Th
Wentworth
Halsted Street
146Th Street
Young Anglin
Edward Westbrook
Lexington Avenue
Harvey
Ingalls Memorial Hospital
Robert Regan
Glenwood
139Th
Rene Morelli
Schrum Road
Calumet City
Regan
John Kollar
Bachmann Trapp Families Host Reunion in Dalton
The second Bachmann Trapp reunion was held at Edgar Bachmann’s home in Dalton on September 1. A picnic lunch followed by evening songs around a bonfire featured popular German songs and a wienie roast, lasting into the small hours. Attendees included numerous Bachmanns and Trapps from Illinois and Florida, with extended family from Gary, LaPorte, Aurora, Chicago, Riverdale, Dolton, and St Petersburg.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edgar Bachmann
Dalton
William Bachmann
Walter Bachmann
Joan
Irwin Trapp
Herbert Bachmann
Blue Island
Florence Weidner
la Porte
Ind
Howard Bachmann
Adolph Bachmann
William and
Doris
Gary
Paul Williams
Aurora
Oscar Bachmann
St. Petersburg
Fla
Carl Markus
Arnold Bachmann
Daniel Bachmann
Chicago
Emilie Bachmann
William Lux
Harry Kreutzburg
Julia
Rowena
Edward Stahnke
Edward
Muriel
Dolton
Bertha Kreutzburg
Mamie Hilmer
Ida Trapp
Mabel
Fred Bachmann
Robert
Ruth
Myr
George Trapp
Riverdale
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