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Newspaper
Midlothian Messenger
Location
Midlothian, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Apr 06, 1934
Page
1
Fragmentary text mentions buyers, merchants, mailorder stores, and prices. No coherent event or persons are readable. The piece resembles a damaged page segment with scattered terms like dollars and trades, lacking a discernible incident or names.
Citing a local diary of Midlothian, residents and parents protest a five dollar weekly fee for late afternoon and evening practice at the public school auditorium. They compare this to cheaper options in Tinley Park and nearby towns, urging more affordable access to the sole nearby recreation facility funded by public expense.
A district club program featured art contests for 7th and 8th grades, with first prizes to a Parker student and Mrs. Adam Inthout winning top honors. Prizes were awarded to groups from Morgan Park Chicago Heights and the Harvey contingent. The event closed with farewells and a coral bead trophy for the outgoing president.
Fifteen suburban districts, led by County Superintendent of Schools, report applying for federal funds to cover February salaries for 119 teachers. The total request is 67,698.82, with a monthly payroll of 15,083.33 per district. Applications await federal approval within about 20 days, contingent on population, tax limits, and debt conditions.
The Frédholms, Danish born and American citizens, toured Paris in 1919 visiting the Eiffel Tower and Arc de Triomphe before returning via Cherbourg. They later settled in Midlothian in 1927 after a stint running a dry goods store and a wartime evacuation injury to Mrs. Fredholm.
Announcement states Teyura Perelli daughter of Bixto and Mrs Perelli of 2817 West Burr Oak avenue Blue Island is engaged to William Stevens son of James Stevens of 14669 Avers avenue Midlothian. They became engaged on March 21 and are both employed at Libby McNeil and Libby. Perelli is 22 Stevens 25. wedding date not set.
David Allen was elected president of the Senior class of June 1934 at Morgan Park High with 116 votes. Nancy Hutchins daughter of Carleton B Hutchins of Midlothian received 108 votes to become vice president. Other candidates were Dorothy Richardson with 85 votes and William Roby with 77 votes.
Fragmentary note reports a Wiswele Band concert ending in ban and chaos. Names and details are unreadable, but the event is described with disruption and possible authorities involved.
A Ford produced talking picture These Thirty Years will play at the Midlothian school auditorium on Monday evening March 9 from 7 to 9. Tickets are distributed by Kreis Bros. Ford dealers. The film follows Dave Haines from a Brookfield auction to a future in automobiles and a family saga ending with his son Bob amid the 1929 crash.
A community service program by Unit 691 of the African Legion Auxiliary was held at the Midlothian school auditorium. Mrs Mildred Nelson led the evening with gifts to the fire department and library, demonstrations of a whalator, talks by Lucy Spencer and George Bowden, Dr Blodgett of Chicago Heights urged mental and economic recovery, and performances by Martha Friess and others including a flag tribute.
The Oax Lawn Midlothian and Orland Park bands rehearse at Creers hall Ortawa Park and show progress with recent concerts in Midlothian and Oak Lawn. Officers expand efforts to form a community band and arrange a WM.B.I radio broadcast on Memorial Day with Chicago musicians. a post broadcast banquet follows. The next open air concert features band members in uniform. Musicians may join at a Tuesday April 17 meeting.
Fragmentary OCR notes mention a theatre guild, individuals named Asthus Hoping and Charles Froks, and a man in a vague historical context. Details are unclear, but it cites theatre activity and personal names.
Thieves entered a Burr Oak beer garden owned by Mr Walshon and his son Paul. Two men covered Mr Walshon with revolvers while a third protected the others and helped themselves to cigars whiskey and cash. They damaged the telephone and rifled the cash register as they fled.
In darkness near 119th street two masked marksmen fired at a car carrying Mr. and Mrs. John Love and Lewis Groskopf. The rear window was pierced and Mrs. Love was in the vehicle. They reported the incident after meeting a policeman near Vermont and Western. Mr Love asked why the shooter did not stop.
Tobin writes Trustee Andrew Vere about the Midlothian Waterworks Project. The letter notes delays in examination, current status undetermined, and preserves comments on the project’s necessity for examiner review.
Enthusiastic Lions distributed 51 volumes at Book Night and donated them to the library. The list includes Mystery Mile by Allington, Jade Green Cats by Blake, Silas Marner by Garrigues, Freckles by Porter, Great Pirate Stories by French, Drums of the North by Smith, and American Literature by Pace among others.
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