South End urges repairs on Halsted street bridge
South End Chamber of Commerce calls on the state highway department to act on the Halsted street bridge over the Calumet river at 131st street after abutment slip damaged the approach. Iron girders await a new bridge while officials weigh detour plans and Western avenue work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
City and State
South End
Chicago
Clarence P. Bayne
Chamber of Commerce
Halsted Street
Western Avenue
State Highway Department
Harvey
Boxing Restarts Sept 30 Under Buda A A
The Buda Athletic Association will resume boxing on the night of September 30. Initial plans had suggested a September 16 start, but officials expect a stronger opening later in the month after carnival week. Matchmaker Harry Gilmore Jr. is lining up an attractive program featuring top local talents against strong opponents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buda Athletic Association
Harry Gilmore, Jr
The Ford Air Port Returns Ford Tri Motor to Lansing
The 600 horsepower Ford all metal tri motor cabin monoplane arrived in Lansing on the 28th from Kansas City with Standard Oil Co officials aboard. Pilot Perry G. Hutton and James Phelps supervised a 105 mph cruise in regular gear and 125 mph in high gear. The 12 passenger craft cost $66,000 and lists Eli A. Abramson as chief mechanic with William Barcik and George Kniseley as licensed mechanics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ford
Lansing
Kansas City
Standard Oil Co
Perry G. Hutton
James Phelps
Eli A. Abramson
William Barcik
George Kniseley
Regular Paul Gall Post 303 meeting and river dance
The Paul Gall Post 303 holds a regular meeting Tuesday at the Dugout with an executive committee session Monday evening. A big dance is set for Saturday September 10 1927 at Riverdale village hall with music by Harvey Music Masters.
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American Legion
Paul Gall
Riverdale Village Hall
Gaily
Harvey Music Masters
Lost small white dog with brown face Toodles
Lost item reports a small white dog with a brown face named Toodles. Contact Lorin Meginnis in Dolton at 359 to claim the pet. Also notes for rent and business listings in Riverdale with storefronts on Leyden Avenue and Gladstone Store contact Riverdale 6024.
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Toodles
Lorin Meginnis
Dolton
Wm. A. Rockrohr
Leyden Avenue
Riverdale
Gladstone
Bearding the Lion Calls For Unified Conservation Action
A South Holland meeting of the Izaak Walton League chapter urges immediate action to curb Thorn Creek and Little Calumet River pollution. Organizers push organized citizen effort, education, and legal enforcement to protect outdoor recreation and wildlife, urging membership in the I. W. L. of A. and support for conservation principles.
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South Holland
W. L. of
America
Thorn Creek
Little Calumet River
League
Tost
Izaak Walton League
Local Society News and Miscellany
Local notes report Clyde and Mrs. Young returning from a two week vacation in Fayetteville Tennessee. A. S. Diekman sustained an arm injury while cranking a motor. Bankers Realty Syndicate plans fifty homes after five model bungalows on Chicago and Sibley streets Dalton. Various community updates include school, church events, road and utility improvements, back to school announcements, and a grocery mystery solved involving pins in groceries.
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Clyde Young
Paul Middleborn
Alice
Mary Jane
Carl Sellin
Kankakee
Momence
Paul
Forest Preserve
159Th Street
Torrence Avenue
Bankers Realty Syndicate
Chicago
Sibley Streets
Dalton
Frank O. Bergold
Riverdale A. & P
Ladies’ Aid of
The
Ridge M. E. Church
Fred Diekman
Opening of 140th Street Viaduct Celebration Planned
City and county groups led by Harvey Roseland Dalton and Riverdale Chambers of Commerce announce a celebration for the opening of the 140th Street viaduct at Halsted. Illinois Highway Division official G N Lamb says construction should finish in early September with state county and city officials invited to attend.
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140Th Street
Halsted Street
G. N. Lamb
Illinois Highway Division
140Th and
Halsted Streets
Chambers of Commerce
Harvey, Roseland
Dalton
Riverdale
South End
Calumet Harbor revival pushed by Chicago groups
The Calumet Harbor project is to be revived with renewed enthusiasm. Plans are being made to take action on the harbor project after an amended harbor law passed by the Legislature places responsibility on Chicago for immediate advancement. Local chambers see no reason why a definite plan cannot begin without delay.
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Calumet Harbor
Chicago
South and
Chamber Commerce Bulletin
Krueger Couple Celebrates 40th Wedding Anniversary
Mr and Mrs Henry Krueger of Dalton marked their 40th wedding anniversary with a Sunday gathering in the village hall. Their five sons five daughters 14 grandchildren and many relatives and friends attended a supper and presented gifts.
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Henry Krueger
Dalton
Zroom
Krueger
Pointer
Mrs Steinhauer Returns Home With New Baby Daughter
Mrs. Wm. Steinhauer returned home Thursday from St. Francis hospital Blue Island carrying a newborn daughter born last week.
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Wm. Steinhauer
St. Francis Hospital
Blue Island
Golf winners at Lincolnshire Country Club event
Catherine Weidner and Elizabeth Harrs won prizes last week in the Lincolnshire Country Golf Club tournament. Mr and Mrs Russell A Bales and sons Leslie and Russell returned home Tuesday after visiting relatives in Greensboro North Carolina and touring Washington DC. They also stopped with relatives at Indianapolis on the way home.
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Catherine Weidner
Elizabeth Harrs
Lincolnshire
Russell A. Bales
Leslie
Russell
Greensboro
North Carolina
Washington, D. C
Indianapolis
Dressmaking at home by Mrs. T. Bork
Mrs. T. Bork offers sewing services at her home located at 18909 State Street Riverdale. Telephone contact Riverdale 1166 for dressmaking and alterations.
Homing Pigeon Returns After Severe Injuries
A homing pigeon owned by K. Makowski of 1236 W 108th Street returned home despite losing a leg and most tail feathers. It was part of A. B. Hamilton derby entries from Norfolk, Nebraska. six pigeons came home the same day, three the next morning, and a tenth named Lindy returned three weeks later with major injuries.
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108Rd Street
K. Makowski
Makowski
Norfolk
Nebraska
Lindy
South End
Killed in Auto Crash Earl H. Smith Chicago Heights attorney
Earl H. Smith prominent Chicago Heights attorney and longtime local figure died after his car struck a tree near Tinley Park. Walter Remillard and two women were injured. Miss Anna Rath suffered a broken arm. Smith, 39, had served in Abbott Hood Smith and city and county posts before joining the armed forces in 1917. Funeral services were held at his Chicago Heights residence with burial at Oak Lawn cemetery.
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Earl H. Smith
Chicago Heights
Walter Remillard
Anna
Bertha Rath
Remillard
One Hundred and Forty-seventh
Ridgeland Road
Tinley Park
Smith
Buick
3Eggebruch
Buick Company
Fred Gobel
Gobel
Bertha Fiegue
Anna Rath
Mr. Smith
Abbott, Hood & Smith
Cook County
1604
Euclid Avenue
Oak Lawn Cemetery
Homewood News
Harold Mason Improving After Appenix Operation
Harold Mason underwent an appendicitis operation at Blue Island hospital on Wednesday and is reported to be recovering well and expected to return to his desk soon if recovery continues.
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Harold Mason
Blue Island Hospital
Riverdale Board Approves Sewer Plan For Old Village
Riverdale board approves engineer plans for an $80,000 sewer system in the old village area bounded by Calumet River Indiana Harbor tracks Illinois Central and Indiana Avenue A public hearing is set for Saturday September 24 and assessments are expected to raise property values as most homeowners own paid properties.
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Riverdale Board of Local Improvements
Riverdale
Calumet River
Indiana Harbor
Illinois Central R. A
Indiana Avenue
Ashdown
Dolton Board Advances Drainage and Street Projects
The Dolton board held a regular session. Trustee Schubert reported water mains touching arch basins on Irwin avenue and repairs to shift basins for clear mains. B&O T lines connect to the Park avenue sewer. Lincoln avenue 148th street lighting to be arranged with Public Service Co. for installation. Clerk to advertise bids for sidewalks on 138th Lincoln Wabash and Peachview avenues and other streets, plus sewers on Peachview and other streets.
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Board of Local Improvements
138Th
Peachview Avenue
Lincoln Avenue
Wabash Avenue
Marriage of Mary Vandeursen and Gerald Stewart Sparks Local Interest
A notice reports Mary Vandeursen, daughter of Mrs. Mattie Vandeursen, married in February to Gerald Stewart of Ann Arbor Michigan. The couple, once juniors at Ann Arbor, started housekeeping in Detroit with Mrs Stewart's sister Dorothy a local high school teacher. Both were prominent in college athletics and their secret wedding surprised friends and home community.
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Mary Vandeursen
Mattie Vandeursen
Gerald Stewart
Ann Arbor
Mich
Detroit
Kraut Factory Activity Opens 1927 Season in Lansing
Over 200 tons of cabbage arrived in six days as the Kraut industry restarts at the Lansing plant. The Meeker Co. pays $13 per ton and ships to the early trade in barrels. Demand grows for canned juice the health tonic and shipments head to western states and Chicago.
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Lansing
Meeker Co
Chicago
Lansing Herald
G W Spencer Women’s Relief Corps Meeting Schedule
Beginning after vacation, the G W Spencer Women’s Relief Corps will meet Fridays at 1 30 PM on the first and third Friday each month. The District Convention is at Blue Island this month with important business requiring full member attendance at next week’s meeting.
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G. W. Spencer Women’s Relief Corps
Blue Island
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Ford Air Port
Jacob P. Deyoung
Calumet City
Martin Finneran
Illinois
Steve Maciejewski
Oliver Johnson
Nels Johnson
Fred W. Rahn
Gratham
Ontario
Windsor
Canada
London
Niagara Falls
Lowell Dieck
Carl Dieck
Culver Military School
George H. Schaefer
Pine Lake
George
Jack Dempsey
Riverdale Board
Kraut Factory
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