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I m Turns Backwards| TWENTY YEARS AGO TODAYHammond—Frightened when he heard someone approaching his house m the dark, 18-year-old Mike Luclmek of Columbia avenue picked up a gun and fired after he asked who it was. The bullet lodged m the unknown person's lung Later Mike discovered it was his brother, Jacob.East Chicago—Chris Doilas was planning to erect an $11,000 hotel at Chicago and Forsythe avenues. , . , Charles Leedy was taken suddenly ill while at work in the Inland Steel plant here.. . Mr*,. George Witt of Ivystreet was ill with tonsihtla... Fifty dollars was taken when thieves entered Fred HusciiU’b home in Drummond street.Crown Point—George Norton was erecting a bungalow on his Ridge street property. , . .Mrs. Chester Bench, who was suffering with hay fever, left for Petoskey, Mich, where she hoped to improve her conditionWhiting—Miss Agnes Douglas of the high school force was called west because of the death of a relative. . , Mrs. GeorgeBesuner, former resident here, j was badly injured when struck by a tram in another city, according to word received by her friends.Robertsdule—Charles Allen was ill . Miss Estn Kohr was reported much improved m a Chicago hospital where she had been confined for several days,TEN YEARS AGO TODAYWhiting—Sergt. Patrick Mul-laney, second oldest in rank of Chief of Police Clay Collins, was ill. . . , Mrs. Carrie Lund was reelected president of the general governing body of the three Methodist Episcopal Ladies’ Aid societies. . . . Mr. and tMrs. Purdy of Central avenue moved to Hobart.Robertsdale—Miss Anna Rup-rei of Lincoln avenue was on the sick list. . . . John Zabreckj moved from the Brenkus homo in Myitle avenue to his new-home at 121st street and Stanton avenue.Calumet City—In attempting to prevent a holdup of the soft drink parlor at 45—155th place, George Urbanek, a bartender, was shot through the right shoulder and severely wounded by one of the bandits,Hammond—Miss Anne Howe, who won the Miss Hammond contest here, was selected as one of the five winners m the finals of the ' Miss America contest at Atlantic City and became eligible to compete for the national crown.EGa! i;■ Th' fetlii mg to Co: Mt Iinfrofrofro£I refdmfroStatoag£IcorcidActfarwaml
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Hammond Times
Hammond, Indiana, US
Mon, Sep 13, 1937
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