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Newspaper
Midlothian Messenger
Location
Midlothian, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 14, 1935
Page
20
The article recalls Sister Mary Huberting of St. Francis Holy Family, once a teacher at St. Christopher's in Midlothian, who sent cheerful letters from China describing far-off sights. Mail there is slow due to great town distances and limited rail access, with villages not always on rivers or roads.
The piece notes Henty Diff enters real estate, insurance, property management and mortgage liquidation from the State Bank. It mentions mail routes from village to village to cities near railroads. It also discusses Chinese customs, bedding poverty, and wheelbarrow transportation in cities and inland areas.
A Universal film stars Jean Parker and Chester Morris with a colorful role for Parker in Princess O Hara based on Damon Runyon material. It screens Saturday at the Lyric theatre in Blue Island with a sparkling supporting cast led by Leon Errol Vince Barnett Henry Armetta and others.
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