Local notes mix of visits and events across towns
Eyo of Melatyte Jonathan Aye visits Oakland Til Godley and family over the weekend as a guest of Mr and Mrs Ifer and Nancy. Bettin celebrated birthday on Monday at 8685 Cleveland. Mrs Stuenkel arrives in Wis with warm days and fishing. Demonstration at Mrs Betty Stepan's home. Wedding on August 24 of Mrs Ptak's daughter at Antigo Wis. Russell Barry travels in Europe visiting Rome and Munich while awaiting repairs on shop equipment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eyo
Melatyte
Arthur Aye
Oakland
Til
Godley
Stuenkel
North Woods
Wis
Borke
Hurban
Beetle
Vacation Roundup Of Local Families And Visitors
Tenia and Winifred Chapek Tenia along with Mr and Mrs Fred Gauch and two sons Dick and Ronald spent two short weeks touring across ten states visiting Denver Yellowstone Park Black Hills and Badlands of South Dakota. Relative visits included Nebraska and Flint Michigan families. Other local trips featured Mr and Mrs Rudolph Prazen Elm Avenue and Rudy with their daughter visiting three weeks with relatives. Congratulations to Cheslava of M Pie Avenue on birthday and wedding anniversary with family celebrations in Chicago and Maple Avenue. Readers note numerous extended family gatherings across Maple Park Morton Riverside and Washtenaw with photos and gifts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Gauch
Ronald
Burlington Ave
Denver
Colg
Yellowstone Park
Black Hills
Badlands
South Dakota
Nebraska
Rudolph Prazen
Elm Avenue
Gon
Rudy
Robert Donaldson
Flint
Mich
al Cheslava
Sniversary
Dede Lillian
Emil
Jejeik
Maple Avenue
Erances Cabalek
Chicago
Henry Anselmo
Deer Lake
Three Lakes
Wis
Larry Vinch
Hollywood
Spencer Corsets Individually Designed for Support
Gail H. Beebe, Registered Spencer Corsetier at 65 E. Harris LaGrange, offers individually designed corsets and supports. Services include style foundations, breast and maternity supports, and men and women surgical supports. Doctors prescriptions filled. Phone listed.
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Gail H. Beebe
Spencer Corsetier
E. Harris
LaGrange
Passenger Stations Shared By Multiple Railroads Across U.S.
About 1,902 passenger stations exist nationwide used jointly by two or more railroads, reflecting shared facilities and cooperative infrastructure in the United States.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Myths and Facts About Tree Toads Discoveries
Roberta Mann, forest preserve conservation head, explains tree toads do not forecast rain and spend summers in trees. They mate in water, lay 1000 to 2000 eggs, tadpoles hatch in days and metamorphose into tree-dwellers with suction cups, color changes, and powerful long leaps.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roberta Mann
Forest Preserve Conservation Nead
Faca
Currency Exchange opens in Congress Park
Mrs. C. Ef. Zimmerman opens Currency Exchange at the corner of Ogden and DuBoiss in Congress Park. Located in the new Farnk Damore block, the office is heavily guarded and armored. The store specializes in cashing payroll checks making money orders and change and will be open daily from dam to 61 p.m. excluding Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress Park
C. Ef. Zimmerman
Currency Exchange
Ogden and
DuBoiss
Farnk Damore
Dam
Novel Acnight lamp glows for nursery use
An Acnight lamp designed for the nursery, powered by a round fluorescent bulb, debuted last Christmas for trees. It comes in two shapes a bear and a kitten.
Crosby warns village merchants of phoney agents
Captain Crosby of the local police department issued a warning to Brookfield merchants to beware of two men posing as Sheriff’s office affiliates. The pair were arrested in Cook County for selling advertising for 10 dollars in the Cook County Safety News to victimize merchants. Crosby urged merchants to avoid fly-by-night outfits and similar schemes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brookfield
Crosby
Sheriff’s Office
Cook County
Cook County Safety News
Cleaners Expand Space On Prairie Avenue
The Boulevard Cleaners and Dyers at 38737 Prairie Avenue have doubled their store space and spent weeks remodeling with up to date equipment including a modern work room. They offer expert cleaning and dyeing with free pickup and delivery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boulevard Cleaners and Dyers
Prairie Avenue
New Homes Rising in North Riverside Permit Totals Revealed
Village of North Riverside reports 101 single family permits issued in the first seven months of 196. Most homes planned west of First Avenue in Komaxek’s subdivision and scattered elsewhere. Construction costs range from about 8,000 to 12,000 with one builder offering house and lot at 10,100. Building fees start at 66 for homes under 10,000, rising on a per thousand scale for higher costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Riverside
James J. Anderle
First Avenue
Komaxek
Peacock Tail Color Compared With Ink Value
The article notes a peacock’s blue green tail shows a reflectance of 97 percent, far higher than the best blue ink crafted by humans which rates under 60 percent.
Riverside protests sale to forest preserve over North Riverside loss
Village trustees in North Riverside adopted a resolution opposing Forest Preserve District plans to acquire about fifty building lots north of the village hall along Des Plaines avenue and near the Des Plaines river. They warn the purchase would reduce village tax revenue and note substantial forest preserve ownership along the river and adjacent areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Forest Preserve
North Riverside
Forest Preserve District
Desplainey Avenue
Ilinois
Desplaines River
Frank A. Davis
26Th Streets
31St Street
Desplaines Avenue
Chicago Parks Nursery
Harlem
Avenue
Riverside Country Club
Noisy Nuisances Stir Community Complaints
Riverside residents endure a range of disturbances from trains to barking dogs and babies, with people differing on which sounds are tolerable. The article notes that even small noises draw police attention when they disrupt daily life, while loud trains are less policed.
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Riverside
Neighbors Face Noise and Tree Nuisances Turned Up
The article notes common noise complaints from homes and gardens, including squeaky garage doors vacuum hums and exhaust fans, plus a perennial issue of branches overhanging sidewalks. It highlights police attention to persistent sounds and seasonal increases in complaints during rainy falls when branches burden sidewalks.
Wiring Battleship Iowa Class Length of Wiring Reaches 1.8 Million Feet
A battleship of the Iowa class features an extensive electrical network with cables and wires spanning 1,800,000 feet, illustrating the immense scale of its internal infrastructure.
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America
Musicianas Partners
John Ranck
Bettin
Cleveland
A. Pfeiffer
Winifred Chapeka
Hillside
Iowa
Betty Stepan
Sunnyside
Mrs
George Kloudare
Russell Barry
Munich
Germany
Switzerland
Rome
Cpl
Jack
West Calsa
Fred S -D. Rye
Farmers of and Boulevard
He Klemme
Tenia, Winifred Chapek
Vanvucek
Harry
Eddie
William Arbee
Prairie Ave
Kenneth Sanders
Suzanne
Seattle, Wash
George Hoffman
Morton Ave
Frances Bezdek
Park
MacNeil Memorial Hospital
Howard Gresh
Blanchanave
Ted Elbers
Gresh
Eastman
Peter, Natale
C. Gatz
Morton
F. Bettin
Natale
Howard Riley
Vernon Avenue
Patricia Riley
Soldiers’ Field
E’falewitch
Spencer
The
Basia
P.M. Alam
No. Riverside
F. Preserves
Riverside News
the Brown
Castle
Ogden and Prairie Avenues
Boulevard Cleaners
Eversharp
Parker
Fisher’s Pharmacy
Fairview Avenue
Shaefer
Hayford
Hayford Motor Co
Fairview
the Grand Blvd
Royal Blue
the Milk Jug
Bill-Lavasek
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