Batavia Area News Briefs From Community Life
Sunday Fox Valley Viking Singing Club picnic at Evergreen Farm west of St. Charles attracts large crowd. Batavia completes public library redecorations under CWA funding. Bernita Kay Poole born at Community Hospital Geneva last Thursday. Marjorie Poole dies at age seven in Batavia. Victor and wife celebrate silver wedding anniversary. Eugene Pearsall to marry Bendetta Diehl in August. Attorney Emigh dies in Aurora. Several marriages announced including Wiletta Lee Lee to Emile Wolfe and Miss Shaffer to Holger Rasiusselm. Fire at Bellevue Sanitarium rear. Legion Queen winners named. Miss Ina Laird dies. Mrs. N. H. Van Arsdale mourning. Mrs. Abernethy dies at 58. Swedish Mission church hires Rev Swanson. Ward Moore home being built. Miss Mary Bailey to Europe for six weeks. Andrew Lund visits family farm in Michigan. U S company completes towers at Mooseheart and Erbstein Villa Olivia station. J Paul Kuhn moves law offices. Leslie Updike engaged to Oda Ferrill. Hugh J. Mair to start law practice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fox Valley Viking Singing Club
Evergreen Farm
St. Charles
Public Library
CWA
Batavia
Merrill Roscoe
Community Hospital
Geneva
Bernita Kay
Marjorie Annetta Poole
George Poole
Victor Anderson
Eugene F. Pearsall
New York
F. E. Pearsall
Bendetta Diehl
Dwight K. Emigh
Galena Blvd
Aurora
Fannie Thoms
Hattie McNamer
Frank R. McNamer
H. S. Lee
Batavia Avenue
Wiletta
Emile Wolfe
New Orleans
Chicago
Margaret Shaffer
James Sayer
Holger Rasiusselm
Wheaton
John Ericsson Republican League
Aurora League
Order of Moose
Bellevue Sanitarium
A. B. Prindle
Norma Pierson
Legion Queen
Evelyn Coleman
Dorothy Toepper
Freda Leipold
Bernadine McCarrell
Ruth Gaweka
Manda Gabriel
Harold Carlson
C. J. Ekman
Ward Moore
Illinois Avenue
Mary Bailey
Europe
Andrew Lund
Mancelona
Mich
Albert Schreiner
U. S
Moose
Religious census of Batavia held in three hours
A Batavia religious census was conducted Tuesday under church committee direction and completed in under three hours. N L Johnson declines Prohibition party bid for Congress despite a convention nomination. Mrs Harriet Hobler news noted as new development.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. N. van Arsdale
N. L. Johnson
Congress
Springfield
Batavia
Harriet Hobler
Batavia News Snippets From 40 Years Ago This Week
The items report James Butcher suing a U S company for 2000 over a left hand injury from an accident. Batavia schools figure in a Kane county teachers institute talk by Prof C E Mann. Petitions circulate to cut fare on the third rail line from 20 to 10 cents to Aurora. ten cents already on the west side line. Axel G Nelson, ex Batavia contractor, dies at Grand Canyon July 18 after a prolonged illness. City council hears complaints about livestock roaming. Batavia Juniors beat West Chicago 12 8 on July 17, Art Barckley and John Seldon enjoy Pistakee Bay vacation. Batavia defeats the Rookeries 6 3. Blues beat Aurora Modern 9 8 with new gear. Mr and Mrs George Burton leave for two months in England. Mitchell and Young do jury duty at Elgin. Carl Gustafson heads Kahlke sample rooms. Plans for a new dam at Challenge company plant due to prior dam inefficiency.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Butcher
U. S
C. E. Mann
Batavia
Kane County Teachers’ Institute
Aurora
Axel G. Nelson
Grand Canyon
Ariz
West Chicago Tigers
Arthur J. Barckley
John Seldon
Pistakee Bay
Batavia Blues
Blues
George Burton
England
Charles Mitchell
Edward Young
Elgin
Carl Gustafson
Challenge Company
Geneva News Briefs and Civic Developments
The city anticipates events from Lemon Bros circus on July 30 to a proposed electric light plant by T R Treendle of Western Paper Bag Co at 2500 yearly for 20 years. George Burnett buys a bay horse for his insurance work. Louis Schimelpfennig had surgery at Presbyterian hospital in Chicago last week. Calvary church lawn social featured Geneva Cornet Band and Batavia Glee Club. H G Shumway awarded a city chart contract not to exceed 20.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lemon Bros
M. M. Kinne
Louis Schimelpfennig
Presbyterian Hospital
Chicago
George Burnett
T. R. Treendle
Western Paper Bag Company
Geneva
Geneva Cornet Band
Batavia Glee Club
Calvary Church
Gridley
Batavia Avenue
H. G. Shumway
SAFETYCRAMS: Heed emergency warning signals on the road
The Safetyman explains emergency signals for motorists. Red flares or torches in the road warn of stalled drivers and construction crews. Sirens require drivers to pull to the curb or road shoulder and drive with caution.
June Jobless Pay Rises 7 Percent Over May
State Labor Director Francis Murphy reports June unemployment benefits rose 7 percent from May. Total payments reached $755,921 to 11,259 workers, up from $705,588 to 10,524 claimants in May. Chicago and downstate areas showed a uniform increase with Chicago’s share at 27 percent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Francis B. Murphy
Chicago
Downstate
Murphy
Cook
DuPage
Stella Saviski to wed Fred Nelson of Lorraine Illinois
Mrs Minnie Saviski announces the engagement of her daughter Stella to Fred Nelson of Lorraine Illinois.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minnie Saviski
Stella
Fred Nelson
Lorraine, Ill
Warning to yield to emergency vehicles on the road
A public safety message urges drivers to heed sirens and pull over promptly to clear the roadway for fire trucks ambulances and police cars. It warns against racing to the scene and emphasizes protecting lives by allowing free passage.
Batavia Prepares Big Legion Parade This Week
Batavia gears up for one of its largest parades as the annual Legion celebration opens Friday with a novelty program across the city. The main parade starts at 5 30 evening, followed by a children’s pageant Saturday at 4 o’clock. W H Reaney begins as traveling auditor for the firm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Batavia
Legion
W. H. Reaney
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Bear Lake
Minn
J. Paul Kuhn
Geiss
Leslie Updike
Oda Ferrill
Hugh J. Mair
Safetycrams
Fred W. Braun
the Safetyman
B. Howarth
N. River St
Harry W. Sloggett
Avenue Motor Sales
W. H. Clark
N. Batavia Av
Burgess-Norton Mfg. Co
Peyton Street
South Street
Western Avenue
West State Street
Geneva, Ill
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