Local residents must register under permanent registration law
Cook County voters must register on September 27 or October 5, with exceptions for municipalities already in the system. Registration requires name, address, and eligibility statements. naturalization details may be needed for some citizens. Polling hours run 6 am to 9 pm and two deputy registrars per precinct will assist.
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Cook County
Harvey
Chicago Heights
Berwyn
Elmwood Park
Evergreen Park
Niles Center
Morton Grove
Stickney
Cicero
Summit
Riverdale
188Th Street
138Th Street
Illinois Central Railroad
Paul Middle Born
138Th St
Illinois Central
Highlawn Hose House
Dalton
Immanuel Church
Berger
South Holland
159Th Street
Chicago Road
E 153Rd Street
Dan Carey
Michael J. Flynn
Carey
Mr. Carey
Alderman Seeks State Action to End Age Bias in Jobs
Alderman Arthur G. Lindell presented a resolution to the City Council calling on the General Assembly to remove or nullify group insurance clauses that bar men over forty from employment. He notes 1938 policy restrictions and posts that Social Security Act of 1986 reduced age discrimination, urging compulsory laws to remove barriers and prevent public burdens. The resolution aligns with American Legion efforts to address age-based unemployment.
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Arthur G. Lindell
General Assembly
Chicago Association of Commerce
Illinois Manufacturers Association
American Legion
Alderman Lindell
Lynch couple to move west after selling Riverdale gas business
Mr and Mrs Gene Lynch of 14409 Halsted Riverdale will relocate to Oakland California after selling their Halsted street gas station business. They will visit Terre Haute Indiana and Urbana Illinois before departure next week as Lynch takes a Sinclair Oil position to develop a western gas station chain and train new attendants. A farewell party at their home honors the couple tonight with local friends in attendance.
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Gene Lynch
Halsted Street
Riverdale
Oakland
California
Terre Haute
Ind
Urbana
Ill
Lynch
Sinclair Oil Co
Lois Lembcke Named New School Secretary
The district 148 school board chose Lois Lembcke of Dalton to fill the Lincoln school office secretary post from eight applicants. She will serve on a several months trial and began duties September 28.
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Lois Lembcke
Dalton
Lincoln School
Miss Lembcke
Thornton Township High School
Time Changes Sunday Clocks Again This Weekend
The community is reminded to set clocks back one hour Saturday evening as daylight saving time ends. Central Standard Time begins Sunday morning at 2 a.m. standard.
Foreign parents assume citizenship despite possible non naturalization
The article notes many cases where foreign parents believe they are citizens even if their own parents were not naturalized. It reports plans to remove from relief aliens who are not entitled to government aid they have been receiving.
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Ils
Old Driver Fined ten Dollars for Ignoring Stop Sign
Waldo Costa, 1416 Watt Ave, Chicago, cited for ignoring stop signs and stop light on foggy Chicago street and Sibley Lincoln avenue. He was fined 10 dollars plus costs and ordered to appear in Dalton traffic court before Judge L. E. Brookfelt. Other fines listed for speeding and stop-sign violations in the week.
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Chicago Street
Sibley
Lincoln Avenue
Waldo Costa
Tve
Chicago
L. E. Brookfelt
Dalton
Costa
Michigan Ave
Edward Hendricks
Elm St
East Chicago
C. B. Slayers
Benton Harbor
Mich
Harold Post
69Th St
Dolton Police Release Two Year Accident Statistics
Dolton Police Chief Charles Heidenrich presents a two year chart showing 80 automobile accidents in Dolton with 10 fatalities and 12 serious injuries. Main and Chicago streets Rank as the most dangerous intersection with 11 accidents and one death. Indiana and Sibley report the highest death rate with three deaths and two serious injuries in one crash. Running stop signs remains a frequent cause.
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Dolton
Charles Heidenrich
Main
Chicago
Lincoln Avenue
Indiana
Sibley
Program Sponsored by Chorus Was Successful
The Dalton and Riverdale Community chorus thanks attendees of the Gypsy Tea Room event on Friday evening September 17 for making the program a pleasing success. The bathroom set was won by Lawrence Engel of Riverdale.
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Dalton and Riverdale
Lawrence Engel
Riverdale
Halt Operations on Calumet River
With only half of the Little Calumet river project finished, cleaning and straightening from Thorn creek to the state line has halted due to WPA fund depletion. The Calumet Clean Streams committee seeks a renewed allotment while WPA offers more funds if the state covers 30 percent, a condition causing deadlock. Walter Haines leads the committee with Jacob De Young as chair, Milton Waterman as treasurer, and William Winterhoff as acting secretary.
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Calumet
Thorn Creek
Indiana-Illinois State Line
Works Progress Administration
Calumet Clean Streams Committee
WPA
Clean
Another Street Dance in Dolton Tonight
The Federal Recreation Department presents its second free street dance on Washington Street near Chicago Road Dolton tonight. WLS figure Guy Colby hosts with old time dances popular among youth. Riverdale Ramblers provide music. Dalton Park instructor Ellis Goleman teaches string instruments in winter and performs. Patrick Sullivan invites all residents of Dolton and Riverdale to attend a free event with an improved sound system.
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Federal Recreation Department
Washington Street
Chicago Road
Dolton
Guy Colby
WLS Fame
Riverdale Ramblers
Ellis Goleman
Dalton Park
Patrick Sullivan
The
Federal Recreation
Dalton
Riverdale
William Cooper obituary notice in Dalton
William Cooper age 59 of 13906 Kanawha Avenue Dalton died Thursday at 2 p m at St Francis hospital after a lingering illness Funeral services will be held Monday at 2 30 p m at the Bachmann Funeral Home Interment will be in Oak Lawn Cemetery Thornton
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William Cooper
Kanawha Ave
Dalton
St. Francis Hospital
Bachmann Funeral Home
Oaklawn Cemetery
Thornton
Manistee man visits sister and brother in law
Peter Raskowski of Manistee Michigan visits his sister and brother in law Mr and Mrs John Kasha during a family gathering in Michigan.
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Peter Raskowski
Manistee, Mich
John Kasha
Riverdale to Mark Lanes on Three Viaducts for Safety
Officials from the state highway department agreed to place center lane markings on the three Halsted Street viaducts in Riverdale after the village board petitioned for action to curb traffic hazards. The move follows several accidents caused by wrong-way driving, with further notes on WPA sewer work, water leaks, bids for street maintenance, and delinquent water collections.
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State Highway Department
James F. Hanihan
Riverdale Village Board
Halsted Street
Riverdale
Riverdale Board
Illinois Municipal League
League
Hugo E. Schmidt
Leauue
Wm. J. Claussen
WPA
Henry Strosinski
Water Works
Strosinski
Ivanhoe
Arrows Petroleum Company
144Th Street
Rock Road Construction
S. G. Hayes & Co
Peter J. Kurz
Nurse Added to Lincoln School Staff Dalton
Miss Eleanor Oechsli a UC science graduate and registered public health nurse joins the Lincoln school staff She will teach health to seventh and eighth graders and hold parent conferences Mondays to Thursdays from 1 to 2 p m Her schedule lists moves between Lincoln Franklin Roosevelt and Washington schools with health classes home visits and office hours
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eleanor Oechsli
University of California
Lincoln School
Miss Oechsli
Miss Oewisli
Franklin School
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Calumet River
Halsted St
Strasinski
Water Department
Water Committee
Day
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