Riverdale Park Recreation Programs and Facilities
Riverdale Park hosts weekly senior volleyball and daily boys and girls matches weather permitting. A water fountain was turned into a wading pond for children. Four tennis courts attract eighty to one hundred players daily. Supervisor P Sullivan and the Riverdale Park Board receive praise for the homecoming jubilee and ongoing improvements. Plans aim to convert the fieldhouse into a winter recreation center.
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Riverdale Valleyball
Riverdale Park
P. Sullivan
Federal Recreations
Riverdale Park Board
Walther League Opens Season Roller Party in Chicago
The Chicago South Shore Walther League opens with a roller skating party at White City Roller Rink at 63rd and South Park on Monday evening September 18 starting at 8 o clock. Zone Recreational chairman Herbert Rosswaegel of 7625 Dorchester Avenue oversees arrangements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago South Shore
White City
South Park
Herbert Rosswaegel
Dorchester Avenue
Zone Recreational
WPA painters in district No 148 corrected notice
Correction to last week's report states WPA project workers at district No 148 schools received 85 dollars monthly but only 50 hours weekly. Lincoln school fully painted and exteriors of Washington and Franklin completed. prior article misread conditions.
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WPA
District No. 148
Lincoln School
Washington and
Franklin
Legion Comrades Report Wulff Injury and Big Meeting
The Paul Gall Post 8038 American Legion notes Comrade Ernest Wulff lost a foot in an accident at work and is hospitalized at St. Francis. He is very ill and comrades should not visit for a week. Next regular meeting is Tuesday evening September 14, with a large turnout expected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul Gall
American Legion
Ernest Wulff
Wulff
St. Francis Hospital
Trimble
American Legion Auxiliary Plans Fall Installations
On October 2 1937 Paul Gall Post and Auxiliary will install officers for 1937 38. Officers to be installed include President Hazel Deichen and First Vice President Edith Rudolph among others. Juniors meet September 11 at 2 pm to plan the season. Invitations were received from Matteson and Blue Island units for joint or separate installations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul Gall
American Legion
Paul Gall Auxiliary
Hazel Deichen
Edith Rudolph
Anna Schmiedl
Ruth Powell
Zelda Bock
Mary Ferguson
Frankie Albrecht
Viola Wiebke
Bock
Matteson
Blue Island
Notre Dame Opens 1936 Schedule With Drake Clash
Notre Dame will report to coach Elmer Layden on September 10 for a week of double drills before classes start. The opener is October 2 against Drake at Notre Dame, with a challenging slate including Illinois, Carnegie Tech, Navy, Minnesota, Pittsburgh, Army, Northwestern and Southern California.
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Notre Dame
Ind
Elmer Layden
Fighting Irish
Drake
Pittsburgh
Illinois
Champaign
Carnegie Tech
Navy
Minnesota
Minneapolis
Army
New York
Northwestern
Evanton
California
Stenographer Seeks Raise Boss Proposes Secretary Rename
A witty exchange suggests a staffer demand for higher pay while the boss counters with a title change to private secretary as a cost-saving workaround. The punchline hinges on wordplay and office humor about titles and compensation.
Harvey Federal to Aid Home Builders
Harvey Federal Savings and Loan Association plans a three month campaign with about 600000 tied to Chicago area mortgage funds as 5200-plus federal associations prepare to loan 13500000 to promote home buying. Officials note rents rise while building costs remain high with hopes to aid 2000 to 3000 families.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ali Hed
Chicago
Federal Savings and Loan Associations
Edward B. Belding
Harvey Federal Savings and Loan Association
H. §. Dickinson
Federal Home Loan Bank of Chicago
Dickinson
Accept Orders for 1937 Illinois Football Tickets
Urbana Ill. Manager C. E. Bowen begins mailing ticket information and application blanks to about 40 000 Illini followers. Early demand suggests a rush once blanks reach fans in distant states. Home games price 2.50 for Michigan and Chicago, 3.00 for Notre Dame, 1.25 for Athens and De Paul, away games 3.00 for Indiana and Ohio State, 2.75 for Northwestern.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Urbana
Ill
C. E. Bowen
University of Illinois
Illini
Michigan
Chicago
Notre Dame
Ohio
Athens
de Paul
Illinois
Indiana
Ohio State
Northwestern
Wichita Truck Driver Drinks Kansas 3.2 Beer
A Wichita truck driver reportedly drank Kansas 3.2 beer, once thought suitable only for watering a fern, reflecting a lapse in judgment at the wheel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wichita
Kansas
Dalton Residents Take Holiday Trips and Local Developments
Mrs William Lawall travels to Yale Michigan for weeks of visiting relatives. Victor Wilkens returns from Mapleton Minnesota after two weeks with his father. Frank Maxwell and family motor to Wisconsin visiting former Dalton residents and touring Madison Marquette and Crivitz. Corinne Trimble hosts luncheon for five girls. National Home Owners Roseland starts two four room houses on Eng street Dalton with more planned. Vehicle tags in Dalton surpass last year record with 710. truck tags total 73. Duma returns from Niagara Falls for Spirella garment business with pre fall boom. Louis Garry returns from hospital in Chicago after uremic poisoning and shows strong recovery.
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William Lawall
Lincoln Avenue
Dolton
Yale
Mich
Victor Wilkens
Mapleton
Minn
Frank Maxwell
Dorothy
Lois
Kenneth
Wisconsin
John Gates
Dalton
Livingstone
Wis
Mr. Gates
Madison
Marmette
Lake Noquebay
Crivitz
Hamett
Chi- Lugy
Corinne Trimble
Ardath Anders
Mary Jane Tourtellotte
Nancy Shankland
Marjorie Woodrich
Flossmoor
Margery Houser
Ntarvey
National Home Owners, Inc
Roseland
Engle Street
Park Avenue
Pohlers Court
Robert C. Haney
Duma
Niagara Falls
N. Y
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