Merchant's Annual Dinner Big Success in Blue Island
The Blue Island Commercial Association held its second annual banquet with record local merchant attendance and visiting officers from the State Retail Merchants Association and Chicago Grocers’ and Butchers’ Association. Congressman George E. Gorman praised commercial honesty and urged tighter cooperation to curb unfair practices while endorsing a forthcoming shoe labeling bill.
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Blue Island Commercial Association
State Retail Merchants Association
Chicago Grocers’ and Butchers’ Association
Geo. E. Gorman
Blue Points
Jones
Board of Local Improvements
Commercial Association
Blue Island
Davis
A. C. Roche
George E. Gorman
Congress
Coupons Reward Grand Theatres Admission Contest
Coupons issued with each Grand Theatres admission ticket drive a holiday contest. Certificates are earned for every fifty coupons and must be exchanged before depositing in the ballot box. Prizes include suits or gold for adults and minors with the Grand offering nightly vaudeville and pictures, manager Snyder promising appealing acts.
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Grand Theatres
SUN
Snyder
Adv
Village Overcharges Electricity Aboard by City Meter
Dalton village board hears trustees statement showing village uses 70 000 watts in Sanitary District readings but only 40 000 watts in village readings, implying 30 000 watts wasted. Electrician cites billowing waste from trees interfering with wires. light committee to remove dangerous branches.
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Dalton Village Board
Pinger
Moomaw
Light Committee
Methodist Church Sets Special Sunday Schedule With Dr Resee
The Methodist Church invites all for a special Sunday with Dr James Resee of Chicago preaching at 10 30 am. Sunday school at noon led by R E McCloy. Epworth league devotional at 6 30 pm led by Miss Edna Swanson on the topic How May We Know That We Are Saved. Evening service at 7 30 pm closes the Win-My-Chum week.
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Methodist Church
James Resee
Chicago
R. E. McCloy
Epworth League
Edna Swanson
Auction sale announced at Calumet Frank Popp farm
Arnold Meyer will hold an auction at his residence on the Frank Popp farm in Calumet one mile east of Blue Island on Wednesday November 19 starting at 10 a m. The sale lists horses cattle farming implements and other items. A P Spires opens his plumbing shop and invites orders at 482 Western Ave phone 31.
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Arnold Meyer
Frank Popp
Calumet
Blue Island
A. P. Spires
Western Ave
Western avenue or Halsted street favored for first state aid road
Blue Island Auto Mobile Club hosts a luncheon with state highway commissioners and county road officials to decide which route should get priority under the 1914 state aid law. Supporters cite Western avenue and Halsted street as logical first projects, with county leaders urging local needs be considered and both routes possibly funded next spring.
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Western Avenue
Halsted Street
Blue Island Automobile Club
State Highway Commissioners
County Road and Bridge Committee
C. W. Roche
Auto Club
Chicago
Milwaukee Avenue
A. M. Anderson
Lake Geneva
Roche
Cook County
William Waddington
Chicago Heights
W. E. Williams
Gard
Harvey
County
S. E. Gash
State Commission
Gash
Wilson
Moriarity
Christian Krueger
Wayne County
Michigan
State Highway Commission
A. D. Gash
S. E. Bradt
Cook County Good Roads Association
O’rourke
Good Roads Committee
House of Representatives
James A. Noble
Blue Island
Delta Council 118 Royal League Reels in New Members
Delta Council No 118 hosts a lively meeting with three new candidates and a Grand Crossing degree team exemplifying the second degree. Delegations from Fernwood Burnside and other councils attend with F M Graham Deputy Supreme Archon and Advisory Council members present. Oysters and social time follow as membership nearly doubles in four months.
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Delta Council No. 118
Royal League
Grand Crossing Council
Grand Crossing
Fernwood
Burnside
F. M. Graham
Messrs. Ernst and Brueder
Delta Council
Royal League Councils
Epworth League Meeting Notes and Poem Reading
At German M. E. Church Epworth League last Sunday Mrs. George Heim gave a sketch on Winning My Chum. Miss Edna Steffenhagen will lead Sunday’s topic How Can We Know We Are Saved. The Ladies Aid met at W. D. Henke’s with a Montana poem read by Nelson Henke, now in Montana, about returning to old Montana and pioneer life.
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Epworth League
League
George Heim
Edna Steffenhagen
Frank Hartle
Centennial Church of Chicago
Ladies’ Aid Society
W. D. Henke
Nelson Henke
Blue Island
Montana
Farmers Meeting In Cook County Association Discussion
The Cook County Truck Gardeners and Farmers association Local No. 21 will hold its regular meeting at Max Gese's place Thursday evening November 20 at 8 o'clock. A discussion on electing a business agent to handle contracts for beets and pickles for next year will be on the agenda. all members are urged to attend.
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Cook County
Fire Destroys Hennery on Grove Street
A fire at Harry Schwartz’s hennery on Grove Street near the Rock Island tracks burned fifty five chickens and eight ducks. The blaze occurred late Sunday in high winds with unknown origin, suspected to be a locomotive spark.
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Harry Schwartz
Grove Street
Rock Island Tracks
Local Auto Club Hosts Toast After Meeting
The Automobile Club representatives attended a meeting where State Commissioner Bradt proposed a toast to Secretary Sorgenfrei of the local club and Commissioner Wilson offered thanks to the Blue Island Automobile Club for the luncheon and reception.
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The
Automobile Club
Bradt
Sorgenfrei
Auto Club
Wilson
Blue Island Automobile Club
Princess Theatre Promotes $100 Gold Prize Contest
The Princess Theatre in Blue Island launches a two class contest to pick the most popular lady and the prettiest baby, with $100 in gold awarded to top finishers. Tickets yield votes and daily tallies will be shown on the screen and in The Sun. entries include free registration, and photographs are requested to support candidacies.
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Princess Theatre
Western Avenue
Walnut Street
Blue Island
Ricker
SUN
the Princess
For Sale of Walnut Street Residence in Lane Trust Auction
For sale the late residence of Mrs Wm Black deceased a good 19 room house with barn and henery on a 100 by 135 foot lot to the alley Walnut street between Greenwood and Western avenues. S M Lane Trustee 230 Walnut Street
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Wm. Black
Alley
Walnut Street
Greenwood
Western Avenues
S. M. Lane
Public Health Service to test Great Lakes water quality
The Public Health Service plans four or five laboratories at the south end of Lake Michigan to test lake water between Milwaukee and Michigan City. Sampling stations will feed specimens to the labs. Surgeon General Rupert Blue cites rapid urban growth and pollution risks to drinking water. A Calumet Record editorial urges immediate action to stop sewage pollution in the Calumet river.
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Chicago
Great Lakes
Public Health Service
Lake Michigan
Milwaukee
Michigan City
Rupert Blue
Allan J. McLaughlin
Uncle Sam
Indiana
Calumet-Sag Canal
Calumet River
Calumet
Buying At Home Supports Local Shops And Community
The article argues home buying keeps money in local districts, supports nearby merchants, and reduces exposure to scams from downtown stores. It emphasizes weekly and yearly careful home purchases as a principle, noting frauds like fake drug deals and shoddy goods tempt buyers at fairs and outside shops.
Boy Scout Talks Highlight Seymour PTA Meeting
The Seymour school PTA met Friday with ninety members present. Mr. McDonald of Chicago spoke on the Boy Scout movement using charts to show their work. An evening session in January will feature McDonald with Boy Scouts of Blue Island and Camp Fire girls of Morgan Park. The December meeting will feature Mrs. Rea from the Chicago library discussing Children’s Literature.
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Parent- Teacher’s Association
Seymour School
McDonald
Chicago
Boy Scout Movement
Boy Scouts
Scout Movement
Boy Scouts of
Blue Island
Camp Fire Girls
Morgan Park
Rea
Chicago Library
Building Lots for Sale on Western Kruger and Staffel
Choice building lots for sale on Western Avenue Kruger Street and Staffel Street near 123rd Street. Ten dollar down and five dollars per month financing offered.
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Western Avenue
Kruger Street
Staffel Street
123Rd Street
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Merchant's Annual Dinner
BIG Success
Congressman Gorman
State Retail Association
R. L
M. E. Church
Old Montana
Old
Missouri
Yellowstone
Sitting Bull
Farmers’ Meeting
Hennery
Maurice Costello
Essany
E. H. Calvert
Irene Warfield
Labin
Arthur Johnson
Lottie Briscoe
Pathe
Mary Fuller
Bronco Billy
Alice Joyce
Parent-Teachers Association
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