Enrollment Shifts Mark Thorn Township Schools Attendance
Enrollment at Thornton Township High School rose to 2 942 this week, up 155 from last semester’s 2 787. The district 148 grade schools total 530 pupils, down five from 1939 40, with Roosevelt showing the only increase due to new nearby homes. St Pauls Dal ton reports 150 pupils, while St Marys Parochial adds 16 pupils to reach 153. bus routes from Ivanhoe offer transport to St Marys via 144th street and Indiana Avenue, arriving 8 15 a m and departing 3 15 p m.
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Thornton Township High School
Thornton Township High
Linecoln
Franklin and Roosevelt
Dalton
Washington
Riverdale
Roosevelt
Lincoln School
Franklin School
Erollment
Berger
Bower
St. Paul’s Parochial School
St. Mary’s
St. Mary’s School
Ivanhoe
Safeway Bas Company
144Th Street
Halsted
Indiana Avenue
138Th Street
188Th
Leyden Avenue
Leyden
Services Held Tuesday for Mrs Mary Schaefer
Funeral services for 87 year old Mrs Mary Schaefer were conducted at St Marys Catholic Church with Requiem High Mass by Rev Matthias J Hoffman and Rev John N Weiler. Interment followed at Holy Sepulchre Cemetery. She was born in Canada May 17 1853 and had lived in the community twelve years. She leaves three sons Raphael Wendell and Frank and a daughter Sister Oberta a Dominican nun. She also leaves three sisters.
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Mary Schaefer
Chicago Street
Dalton
St. Mary’s Catholic Church
Matthias J. Hoffman
John N. Weiler
Holy Sepulchre
Schaefer
Canada
Raphael
Wendell
Frank
Oberta
St. Cecelia Academy
Nashville Town
Mrs Palmer Wins Building and Loan Contest in Riverdale
Mrs Frances Palmer of 13829 Wabash Avenue Riverdale won the Dalton Riverdale Building and Loan association bean guessing contest prize of ten dollars. Her guess of 1984 was 14 short of the correct amount in the partly filled quart jar. The prize was donated by president William J Haney.
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Frances Palmer
Wabash Avenue
Riverdale
Dalton-Riverdale Building and Loan Association
William J. Haney
Mystery car driver remains missing after river bank find
Henry S. Dekker a 35 year old salesman vanished after his 1940 sedan was found abandoned on the Calumet River bank near 135th street and Indiana avenue. Police traced him to Utica Brunner Manufacturing and Memphis residence. river guard efforts failed to locate him.
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Henry S. Dekker
Calumet River
135Th Street
Indiana Avenue
Dekker
Dan Albee
East 137Th Street
Riverdale
Chicago
Mraz
12Th District
Mark Boyle
Kensington
Brunner Manufacturing Company
Utica
N. Y
Memphis
Mich
Missior
Harmony Choral Club Rehearsals Resume in Dalton Village Hall
The Harmony Choral Club resumed last Monday afternoon September 9 and will meet every Monday at 1:30 in the Dalton village hall. Members urged to attend and former choristers and all women with musical ability invited to join. The club was invited at its last meeting to join the Dalton Riverdale Woman's Club.
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Harmony Choral Club
Dalton Village
Dalton-Riverdale
Inventor of Army Machine To Address Lions Club
Hugh S. Brown of the Buda company will speak to the Riverdale Dalton Lions Club at 6 30 pm in Immanuel Evangelical and Reformed church basement. Brown, inventor of the Buda Hydron earth boring machine, explains its use for drilling under roads and foundations for explosives, bridges, and anti tank measures.
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Lions Club
Riverdale-Dalton
Immanuel Evangelical and Reformed Church
Hugh S. Brown
Buda Company
Brown
Buda Co
U.S. Army
Death of Harry Culler Former Dalton Resident
Word was received Monday morning September 9 of the death of Harry Culler a former Dalton resident now of Ecorse Michigan He was the husband of the former Lillian Pinger and son in law of Mrs Anna Pinger He had been ill over a year and died last Sunday morning Also visiting Dolton residents Dr and Mrs Carl H Thomsen and son Bard Thomsen of Waterman Illinois are at his parents in law.
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Harry Culler
Dalton
Ecorse
Michigan
Culler
Lillian Pinger
Anna Pinger
Chester Swanson
Katherine Thomsen
Bard
Waterman
Illinois
Carl H. Thomsen
Dolton
Firemen to Battle in Night Softball Grudge Match
Riverdale and Dolton volunteer fire departments train hard for a Friday night grudge game at Doldale Sportsmen field. The Doldale Senior team faces Oakglen Marvels at 7 30 before the firemen take the field with proceeds funding a new emergency truck unit. Admission is 25 cents for adults and 10 cents for children.
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Riverdale
Dalton Volunteer Fire Departments
Doldale Sportsmen
Oakglen
Dalton
Fritz Ehlert
Ed Stahnke
Pete Lau
Harper P
al Millers
al Kort
Abe Frerichs
Herb Diekelman
Art Albrechtig
Vic Cardin
Grey Cogswell
Subs R. Packard
E. Steiner
W. Dorman
Art Heinberg
Art Dillner
L. Ripley
E. West
L. Diehl
Fred Ott
Elmer Ott
J. Needles
J. Calo
H. Wiebker
Bill Noittorf
H. Baumgartner
A. Matthiessen
F.radilkess
R. Baumgartner
K. Woodward
T. Reich
All-Star Firemen
Dolton Fire Department Treasury
Doldale
Dolton
Edward Wirtz Sr. Dies. Funeral Held at St. Mary's Dalton
Edward H. Wirtz Sr., longtime Dalton resident, died at his home on Park Avenue September 6. Funeral Mass at St. Mary’s Catholic Church, with Rev. John Kleinz officiating, followed by burial in St. Mary’s Cemetery. He was born July 10, 1866 in Chicago and married Sarah Rech May 29, 1889. He retired in 1939 after 55 years on the Chicago and Western Indiana and Chicago and Eastern Illinois railroads. He served as a Dalton police officer and was a Knights of Columbus member. Survived by his widow, five sons Matthew, Edward, Frank, Henry, Russell. four daughters Angeline Warnicke, Jenny O’Connor, Annabelle Miller, Florence Schmidt. 15 grandchildren. Burial arranged by Bachmann Funeral Home.
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Edward H. Wirtz
Park Avenue
Dalton
St. Mary’s 'Catholic Church
John Kleinz
St. Mary’s Cemetery
Mr. Wirtz
Chicago
Sarah Rech
Wirtz
Indiana
Illinois
Pinta Council
Knights of Columbus
Holy Name Society of St. Mary’s Church
Matthew J
Edward J
Frank J
Henry
Russell
Angeline
Charles Warnicke
Jenny
Roger O’connor
Annabelle
Roy Miller
Florence
Albert Schmidt
The
Bachmann Funeral Home
Dreshalls Trip Through Cleveland Buffalo and Niagara Falls
Mrs Minnie Dreshall and Mr and Mrs Chris Dreshall with Dolly Neath travel from Riverdale to Cleveland Buffalo and Niagara Falls on a ten day trip and plan to return home near Lake Erie.
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Minnie Dreshall
Riverdale
Chris Dreshall
Dolly Neath
Dalton
Cleveland
Ohio
Buffalo
New York
Niagara Falls
Lake Erie
Dolton Girl Wins Elmhurst College Freshman Scholarship
Miss Harriet Reich of Dolton has earned a full freshman tuition scholarship in a national synodical contest and will enroll at Elmhurst College in Chicago area. She aims to teach high school and plans to join orientation week before classes start September 18.
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Elmhurst
Ill
Evangelical and Reformed Church
Harriet Reich
A. B. Reich
Dolton
Elmhurst College
Miss Reich
Chicago
Thornton Township High School
Immanuel Evangelical Church
Church
E. Heyse Dummer
Modern Language Association
T. W. Mueller
Timothy Lehman
Mrs George L Koehler obituary in Marcellus
Mrs George L Koehler a former Riverdale resident now of Marcellus Michigan died at Marcellus Tuesday September 10 at 830 pm born Chicago January 12 1874 she leaves her husband George L Koehler two sons George Koehler Jr Edward G Koehler both of Marcellus one daughter Mrs Arthur Nimtz and granddaughter Evelyn McCarthy funeral services will be held Friday September 13 at 2 pm from Romig funeral home in Marcellus
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George L. Koehler
Riverdale
Marcellus
Michigan
Chicago
George Koehler
Edward G. Koehler
Arthur Nimtz
Evelyn McCarthy
Romig
Local Chiefs Attend Police Congress in Milwaukee
Chiefs Frank Mraz of Riverdale and Charles Heidenreich of Dalton left Sunday for Milwaukee to attend the 47th annual police executives congress of the International Association for Police Chiefs. The event runs through September 12 and features Eliot Ness as a prominent speaker. Ness is a former Roseland resident now serving as safety director of Cleveland.
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Frank Mraz
Riverdale
Charles Heidenreich
Dalton
Milwaukee
Wis
Police Executives Congress
International Association For Police Chiefs
Spr
Eliot Ness
Roseland
Cleveland
Ohio
South Suburban Bus Service Hotline Detail
Information on new South Suburban bus service provided by phone at In terocean 9744. 25tf.
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Interocean
Patriotic Council to Sponsor Series of Town Hall Meetings
The Community Patriotic Council formed to promote Americanism plans six monthly town hall meetings starting in October at Lincoln school auditorium Dalton. Aims include patriotic speakers entertainment and broad community support while seeking a national speaker and honoring local groups and leaders.
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Community Patriotic Council
Lincoln School
Dalton
Khown
Paul Gall
American Legion
Edmund J. Sullivan
William Staat
H. L. Bills
Emil Kasten
Edmund J. Sulliva
Fred T. Ehlert
Arthur E. Dillner
R. V. Trimble
Andrew V. Garry
A. E. ‘Weimer
T. M. Kinney
Mr. Dillner
Earl F. Slaughter
The
Patriotic Council
Funeral services for Mrs Martha Schukei
Mrs. Martha Schukei died at 13301 Prairie Avenue. Funeral services will be held Friday at 2 PM at Bachmann Funeral Home with Rev Martin G Kabele officiating. Interment in Oakland Cemetery Dalton. Born in Germany in 1868 she had resided here 386 years. husband preceded her in death.
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Martha Schukei
Prairie Avenue
Bachmann Funeral
Martin G. Kabele
Our Savior's Community Church
Oakland Cemetery
Dalton
Schuker
Germany
Voters Approve School Bond Issue in District 148
In a special election Saturday voters in district 148 approved a 15000 bond issue to fund repairs at Washington school Riverdale Roosevelt school Ivanhoe and insulation of the Lincoln gym ceiling in Dolton plus minor repairs at other district schools. The turnout was unusually light with a 113 to 31 tally.
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Board of Education
Washington School
Riverdale
Roosevelt School
Ivanhoe
Lincoln School
Dolton
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Roosevelt and
Mrs. Palmer
Slades
Police
Martha Schuker
Dolton Seers
South Holland
Peeeeer Eee Dixmoor
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