Class Honors and Awards Mark Doyle Gallagher Graduates
The ceremony recognized Kathleen Doyle Marie Gallagher and others as graduates. The class motto With God as Leader was read by Audrey Hayes. Rev. Gehrig announced honors with Legion awards to Thomas McGarry for boys and Audrey Hayes and Marie Gallagher for girls. Several students named as graduates including Arcus Carey Dillon Doyle Gallagher Hanson Hayes Henff Nugent Schne der Tobias.
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Anes Schuing
Kathleen Doyle
Marie
Gallagher
Raymond
Doyle
Florence Carey
Doris Allagher
Audrey Hayes
God
Gehrig
Legion
Thomas McGarry
Marie Gallagher
Walter Dahl
Rose Mary Arcus
Frank Carey
William Dillon
Lucille Hanson
Frank Hen F
Richard Henff
Bernice Kot
Henry Milen
John Nugent
Alice Marie Pierce
Catherine Schneder
Helen Tobias
Sweat Shop Bid on Tank Challenged at Council Meeting
A council meeting featured a challenge to a tank re roofing bid from Chicago Bridge and Iron Company as unionized labor from Oklahoma and Texas would be used under an Open Shop plan. The bid, $764 for roofing and painting, prompted comparison with other bids from Patrick A Keen and Hamlet Boiler and Tank Co among others.
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Oklahoma
Texas
Blue Island
Chicago Bridge and Iron Company
Boilermakers’ Union
Chicago
Patrick A Keen
Hamlet Boiler and Tank Co
Pronger Bros Construction Co
George E Corbett Boler and Tank Co
Bethany Reformed Church Service Commission Names New Secretary
The article notes the election of a new secretary to the Service Commission, succeeding John Wolff who was moved to the commission in June. A mystery surrounds a 1924 blue Chevrolet found abandoned in an alley near 2306 M Street, after a Western Sunday disappearance. Lieutenant Heim led the inquiry and inquiries into how the car ended up there remain unexplained.
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Hohman
John ‘Wolff
Heim
Western
Nain “A
Mrs Hohn Dies at Eighty in Blue Island
Mrs Caroline Hohn widow of Carl Hokin died Tuesday at her son Herman's home 13812 Division 1st Street Blue Island aged eighty. She survived by Ernest Charles and William Hohn two daughters Annie and Minnie twenty nine grandchildren and twenty five great grandchildren. Funeral services were held at two oclock today in Krueger's chapel with Rev Ferne officiating. Interment Mount Hope cemetery.
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Blue Island
Caroline Hohn
Carl Hokin
Herman
Ernest
Charles
William Hohn
Annie
Minnie
Krueger
Ferne
Mount Hope Cemetery
Bids Referred for Joint Review by City Committees
Mayor Fred Rice noted a bidder misunderstood the specifications. On Alderman Joseph A. Lentz’s motion the bids were referred to the finance, water and building committees for joint consideration.
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Fred Rice
Joseph A. Lentz
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Sweat Shop
Gedily Nolan
Ma&sonic Temple Auditorium
Bethany’ Reformed’ Church
Bunco Party
Elizabeth Weirman
Henschler’s Hall
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WBBM
Blatt & Son
Blue Island, Ill
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