Hollywood Woman's Club Holds Regular Monthly Meeting
A fragment from Hollywood notes recalls the Hollywood Woman's Club regular monthly meeting at Unity House and mentions community birthday celebrations. Bonnie Jean Jones of Washington Street turned six on January 5, with well wishes from the community. The Otto Henkel family on McCormick Avenue enjoyed Christmas with a large gathering, followed by snowbound recreation before illness in Mrs. Henkel's father prompted concern, though reported improvement. Thomas Flaherty was also noted as ill.
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Bonnie Jean Jones
Washington Street
Bonnie
Otto Henkel
McCormick Avenue
Christmas Dance at High School Ends With Santa Gifts
A well attended high school Christmas party featured decorations of trees sprays and streamers. Santa Claus arrived with gifts for all the Hi-Y girls and boys, later revealed to be Mr Newton of the A B faculty, as RB students hosted several New Year events and expressed wishes for world peace and goodwill.
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Santa Claus
Hi-Y
Mr. Newton
A-B
Hollywood Names and Neighborhood Notes
Washington street resident released from MacNeal Memorial hospital after two weeks with heart attack. Mr. and Mrs. William J Garrity and daughter Margaret move to McCormick avenue from Oak Park. Nedveds Kraybills and Dombrows ride a toboggan hitched to a car, smoothing streets better than the city. Hollywood ladies donate clerical help at the village hall. Happy birthday to Mrs. Raymond Olekso of Arden avenue. Stork shower for Mrs. S. Coskingham at Rosemead avenue hosted by Mrs. Frank Edwinson and co-hostesses. Hollywood Friendship club members present. Mr. and Mrs. Henry Weise hosted New Year’s Day dinner for Joseph and Mary Weise of Lyons.
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Washington Street
MacNeal Memorial Hospital
Hollywood
William J. Garrity
Margaret
McCormick Avenue
Oak Park
Nedved
Kraybills
Dombrows
S. Coskingham
Frank Edwinson
Rosemear Avenue
H. Jorstad
V. Kraybill
E. Keranen
Hollywood Friendship Club
Henry Weise
Joseph Weise
Joseph and
Mary
Lyons
Fuller Brush Man Ends Door to Door Career in LaGrange Park
Fuller brush dealer Elmer Peterson of 640 Nurswalda Avenue plans to quit his 15 year door to door career in LaGrange and LaGrange Park to run a Lake Kabetogama resort near Ray Minnesota with his wife. He has sold over 25 000 hair brushes and estimates total sales above 80 000 dollars. praised for lifesaving rescues and noted for three Fuller diamonds and three district chevrons. Peterson plans to move mid April and may return to LaGrange after resort duties.
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Elmer €. Peterson
LaGrange
Ta Grange Park
Peterson
Nurswalda Avenue
Minnesota
Park Point
Ray
Minn
International Falls
Legion Post
Legion
Fuller Company
Lake Kabetogama
Lake Famed
Great Northern Builds 2000 Plywood Box Cars
A historical note describes freight cars built of plywood, similar to designs used in Russia 60 years ago. It mentions the Great Northern constructing two thousand plywood box cars and hints at thematic reuse of the material for refrigeration or related purposes.
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Russia
Great Northern
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Woman's Club Vhoid
Unity
Hollywood Citizen
Agsoién
Dante
Kristufeker
Thomas Flaherty
Healeh
Mylon
Fisher
Fairview Ave
Donmoor
Style Shop
Agnes Urbanek
Mable Goers
Grand Boulevard
Brookfield
W. McCurdy
C. Henel
J. Horalek
R. Bartsch
J. ‘“Braza
Raymond Olekso
Arden Avenue
Lagrange Federal Savings
U.S
Home Loan Bank
Tvesere
Fuller
LaGrange Park
Old Poet’s Corner School
Oak and
Fifth Avenuee
Talurange Park
Villa Park
Rockford
Milwaukee
Elmer Peterson
Schieves
Ogden Ave
Lyons, Il
COATS
South LaGrange
Reserve District No
la Grange National Bank
la Grange
Illinois
United States
Federal Reserve Bank
County
Cook
I. R. O. Bird
R.O. Bird
LaGrange, Illinois
H.C. Schmidt
U.5
A. N. Sandquist
R. G. Williams
R. M. Quick
Vic
R. A. Ryder, Jr
F. DL
Cossitt
Chester Evans
Nhwi
The
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
H.B. Kilgour
Arthur N. Sanouist
A.’ H. Wesemann
James A. Walker
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