Riverdale Woman Resigns to Lead Dairy Farm Clerical Work
Catherine Dalton, long time Chicago schools teacher in Riverdale, resigns to handle clerical duties at Ellendale Dairy Farm in Lansing. The farm, owned by her mother and the Dolton estate, grows rapidly and needs an accountant. Dalton will receive a pension for life and is remembered fondly by former pupils and neighbors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Matthiesen
Riverdale
Baltimore
Victor Cardin
Catherine Dalton
Chicago
Ellendale
Lansing
S. Dleu Dolton
Miss Dolton
Community Notes From South Holland Twenty Years Ago
Mrs. Girbon Hoekstra visited relatives in Berrien Springs Michigan last week. Mr and Mrs Wm Gibson host guests from Toronto Canada including Fred Fowler and Walter Appleton. Friday evening Mrs Gibson plans a small gathering for Fred Fowler and his third wedding anniversary. A wave of baby girls arrived at several local households over the past week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Girbon Hoekstra
Berrien Springs
Mich
Wm. Gibson
Fred Fowler
Walter Appleton
Toronto
Canada
Harvest party memories and visiting relatives linger in community notes
A written chronicle recalls a DeYoungs grove fishing party and a weenie roast enjoyed by girls who praised Minnie Anker as a cook and Hattie as a climber. It records long-distance visits by John De Boer and William Anker from Leota, Minnesota, and local car purchases including a Auburn from Lansing and a 6 cylinder Oakland from Peter Van Drunen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gerrit Schepel
Watress Cole
Francis Wyverberg
West
DeYoungs Grove
Minnie Anker
Hattie
John de Boer
Wm. Anker
Leota
Minn
John van
Bissivtay
Ravotyse
North Holland
Mich
John Ravesfoot
Mr. Ton
Lansing
Mr. Dunker
Peter van Drunen
Ten Years Ago Trips Mentioned In Local Notes
Mrs Henry Schnoor and son Frederick left for St Paul Minnesota in Freds Chrysler roadster to visit relatives. A Pohlers and son Walter returned from a ten day East and Canada trip stopping in Corfu New York to see Al Bowman. Walter drove 460 miles on the last day, arriving in Dolton at midnight. Julius Heindenrich underwent hernia surgery at the German Deaconess hospital last Friday and is recovering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Schnoor
Frederick
St. Paul
Minn
Fred
Pohlers
Walter
East
Canada
Corfu
New York
al” Bowman
Missus
Dolton
Julius Heindenrich
Round House
E. I. Dalton Yards
Ladies Leave for Weeks Vacation by Bus to Detroit
Misses Anna McGrain and Ethel Hankey departed last Saturday for a weeks vacation to Detroit and Niagara Falls by Greyhound. Emma Zimmer is due home Saturday from Ingalls Memorial Hospital after several weeks of treatment. her condition has improved considerably after long heart-related health issues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anna McGrain
Ethel Hankey
Detroit
Niagara Falls
Greyhound
Emma Zimmer
Ingalls Memorial Hospital
Reverend Van Dyke to preach at 159th Street Reformed
Rev A Van Dyke of Kalamazoo will preach at the 159th Street Reformed Church on Sunday September 19. Mrs Frank Mossel and her daughter Mrs Dan Pralle with three children just returned from a four week visit in Randolph Wisconsin. Florence born to Mr and Mrs Geo Lorenz of South Torrence Avenue Lansing Wednesday. Mother and baby do well.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Holland News
A. van Dyke
Kalamazoo
Mich
159Th Street Reformed
Frank Mossel
Dan Pralle
Randolph
Wis
Henry van Gorp
New Vinke
J. van Schouwen
Lansing
Cedar Lake
Ind
Mary van Steenberg
Tolleston
Alfred van Steenberg
Calumet City High School
Geo. Lorenz
South Torrence Avenue
Florence
Not Guilty Verdict in Des Plaines Assault Case
A man named Mike Miller was found not guilty of assaulting Sergt. Ernest Dexler by a justice of the peace jury in Des Plaines. The court heard that Dexler had struck Miller with his gun first after Miller accused the sergeant of bullying tactics and prior incidents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Justice of the Peace
Court of Justice
A. L. Sengstock
Des Plaines
Mike Miller
Sergt
Ernest Dexler
Dexler
Miller
No Danger of Wheat Shortage Next Year
Illinois consumers of bread and other wheat products are in no danger of an immediate shortage as wheat supplies exceed domestic needs for 1936-37. J J Pieper of the University of Illinois notes August 1 production at 682,745,000 bushels and a July 1 carryover of about 150,000,000 bushels, totaling 788,000,000 bushels.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Illinois
J. J. Pieper
College of Agriculture
University of Illinois
Bureau of Agricultural Economics
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Pieper
Civil Service Examinations Open for Various Posts
The United States Civil Service Commission announces open competitive exams for Economist in public health administration at 3800 dollars annually, Junior Geologist at 2000, Chemists and Biochemists at 2600 to 4606, Scientific Aide horticulture at 1300, Junior Scientific Aides forage crops and teack crops at 1440, all under the Bureau of Plant Industry and Geological Survey and Soil Conservation Service. Full info from the Secretary at city post offices or from the Commission in Washington D. C.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Civil Service Commission
Economist
Public Health Administration
Public Health Service
Geological Survey and
Soil Conservation Service
Bureau of Plant Industry
United States Civil Service Board of Examiners
Washington, D. C
Dynamite Death by Suicide Stuns Portland
Lawrence Dobner of Portland, Oregon died after sitting on a stick of dynamite and detonating it with a percussion cap. The event stunned locals as investigators assess circumstances and motive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrence Dobner
Portland
Ore
Oldest White Oak Tree and Local Rail History
A reader recalls a two hundred year old White Oak at the Bernhardt Engel homestead now Bert Rietvelt’s in Riverdale area. The note mixes memories of the tree kitchen table times, and tracks the Illinois Central and Michigan Central rail lines opening in 1852 53 with a shift from wood to coal engines by 1859 and later.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pointer
Bernhardt Engel
Bert Rietvelt
Ilinois Central
Illinois Central
Chicago
Kensington
Michigan Central
City
Kankakee
Riverdale
Sharley
Young teen Bob Feller debuts with Indians vs Athletics
Cleveland Indians rookie pitcher Bob Feller, just 17, makes his first big league appearance against the Philadelphia Athletics and impresses with a strong debut outing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bob Feller
Cleveland Indians
Indians
Philadelphia Athletics
Auto Crash Reports From Lincoln Highway And Ridge Road
Sheriff's highway police investigated multiple accidents in the vicinity of Lincoln Highway and Ridge Road. Injured include a female taken to St. James hospital after a tow truck collision. a Nash sedan driver charged after collision on Ridge Road. and Heck Fortin hospitalized with a fractured pelvis after a motorcycle crash near Western Avenue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Heck Fortin
169Th St
East
Hazel Crest
Western Avenue
164Th
Western Ave
Sheriff’s Highway Police
Mr. Fortin
Ingalls Memorial Hospital
Harvey
Hike gone wrong and highway collision reported
Vincent Lopez slipped while trying to hitch a ride to work on the WPA project at 184th street and Hohman avenue and was taken to Oak Forest Infirmary with a fractured leg and bruises. A separate Lincoln highway crash near Western avenue involved Chester Young of Vandalia Illinois colliding with an eastbound Auburn sedan. no injuries were reported. Young faces a reckless driving charge and is to appear before Judge Kinney in Riverdale on September 19 at 11 a.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sheriff’s Highway Police
Oak Lawn Cemetery
Ridge Road
Bruno Lahieuk
Lincoln Ave
Dixmoor
Nash
Edward Allen
Vine St
Harvey
Lahucik
Allen
R. D
Kinney
Riverdale
Vincent Lopez
Sheriff's Highway Police
Oak Forest
Lopez
WPA
184Th Street
Hohman Ave
Lincoln Highway
Western Avenue
Chester Young
Vandalia
Ill
Tincoln
Auburn
Leonard Prater
Matteson
The
States Improvement Co
Young
Young Democrats Convene in Cook County Conclave
The Young Democratic organizations of Calumet Township and the ninth ward plan a two day conclave on September 25 and 26 with participation from Cook County groups. Events include a clam bake at Ryan's Woods a rally at Fenger high school a paint company tour a bicycle treasure hunt and a splash party at the 111th Street Y M C A and a concluding luncheon. Tom Heneken backs the event and Herbert Goehe chairs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Calumet Township
Ninth Ward
Cook County
Ryan’s Woods
87Th Street
Western Avenue
Fenger High School
112Th
Wallacests
Sherwin-Williams Paint Company
111Th Street
Tom Heneken
Young Democrats
Herbert Goehe
Young Democratic Club
Also Mentioned on This Page
Lovell
Conlon
Public Service Company OF
Northern
Civil Service Examinations
Indiana
Hess Tire and Repair Shop
Calumet Ave
Hammond
Mabtieh
Sheriffs Highway Police
Homewood
Fred Mulhausen
Torrence Ave
Roy Carlson
Monroe St
Joe Talarico
Greenwood
Conrad Kern
Indiana Ave
Interocean
A. J. Allen
East 137Th Street
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