Midlothian School Board Deadlocks Over Superintendent Hire
The Midlothian district President used a tie break to approve hiring a new superintendent for four district schools 143 for the coming year. The decision, opposed by Gehrke Geradzinski and Roberts, aims to cut operating costs and boost teaching staff efficiency. A separate 20 to 25 dollar monthly teachers’ wage cut passed four to two, with Fuller Gehrke Johnson and Weinberger voting for and Grzad zinski and Roberts against. A clerk’s pay cut from 23 to 10 dollars monthly was approved unanimously.
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Othey
Otto Soyk
Gehrke
Geradzinski
Roberts
Cumming
Fuller
Johnson
Weinberger
Grzadzinski
Local Religious Procession and Communion Observed
Fragmentary notes describe a religious procession and Holy Communion service. Flower boys in graduation blue suits accompanied the procession on May 26 and June 13, with the Communicants receiving in a body after the flower boys had taken part.
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Hele Coieansen
Anthony
Nts
Amateur Night to Feature Local Thespians at Midlothian School
Midlothian Lions Club presents amateur performers at the Midlothian public school auditorium on Wednesday June 19. Registrations have been open for over a month and the program promises novelty acts and surprise numbers for a pleasant evening. A Lions spokesperson guarantees an enjoyable event.
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Spongsbring
Midlothian Lions’ Club
Midlothian
Ena Eperes
Lions’ Club
Petifion Report Confirms Line Upgrade Delays
Officials from Rock Island Lines state the proposed road project has not advanced as planned. The update cites funding gaps and bureaucratic hurdles delaying construction and completion timelines.
School Dance Draws Alumni To Midlothian Auditorium
The annual Midlothian public school Alumni dance fills the auditorium as graduates from long ago return for the event. The crowd grows yearly with many married alumni living afar also attending. The Blue Harmonizers orchestra, featuring two Midlothian boys, will provide the music for the dance.
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Midlothian Public School
Midlothian School
Blue Harmonizers Orchestra
Midlothian Boys
Will Fariiah
Thesmuste
Dane
Legion Awards Bronze Buttons for School Winners
The American Legion awards a bronze button to the top boy and a pin to the top girl in each Port district school. Winners from Midlothian, St Christopher, Lincoln, Steeles Corner and Forest Ridge will compete in an essay contest on Why I Believe the United States of America Is the Best Country in the World.
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Port
American Legion
Midlothian
St. Christopher, Lincoln
Steele’s Corner
Forest Ridge
United States of America
Orro Raimon
John Charles Lowe
George G. Lorentz
Morgan Park High School
Kennedy
Legion
Legionnaires
United States
Theft Ring Tied to Trailer Found in Multiple Towns
Police traced a stolen trailer from Midlothian to Flossmoor where three men were jailed for stealing the same trailer and three cars. George Nawrot and Joe Powers were released after reprimands for picking up property on a state highway without reporting it. The Baber trailer was recovered by Officer Hanson after a weeklong investigation across Homewood Flossmoor and surrounding towns.
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Foer Qston
Baker
Midlothian
Yalsip
George Nawrot
Homewood
Joe Powers
Nawrot
Cette
Powers
Flossmoor
Baber
Hanson
Local Men Await Word on Return to Relief Projects
President White said no word has been received on resuming relief projects in Midlothian or nearby. Relief HQ in Blue Island reports fifty to sixty men returned to work with numbers increasing daily. Families on relief are being cared for, and audits may reduce caseloads. The total number of projects intended has been reduced.
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Midlothian
White
Blue Island
School paper staff honors Mrs Andrews with gifts
Members of the News Bros staff at St. Christopher school presented Mrs. R Andrews a silk scarf and silk hose in thanks for assistance. Presentation speakers included Robert Andrews editor Kathleen Doyle business manager William Dillon ad manager Mane Gallagher and Audrey Hayes scribes.
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News Bros
St. Christopher School
R Andrews
Robert Andrews
Kathleen Doyle
William Dillon
Mane Gallagher
Audrey "Hayes
Messenger Press
Mary Emilia
St Christopher School
Gratian Gehng
Mary Fallon
Gehng
W'm Dillon
Virginia Wagner
Frank Hens
Alfred Pohopian
Catherine Schneider
Marjorie Hayes
Alice Mane Pierce
Anna Mary Dillon
John Nugent
Edward Kulp
Midlothian Garden Club to Stage First Annual Flower Show
The Midlothian Garden Club hosts its first annual flower show at Legion Hall, 147th and Crawford, on Saturday two to ten and Sunday two to seven. Exhibits include peonies iris perennials roses shrubs and vegetables with ribbons awarded.
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Midlothian Garden Club
Legion Hall
147Th and
Crawford
Home Power House Is Brainchild of Village Trustee
Andrew Yarte of Midlothian denies plans for a wind powered, rotating home with a turntable base. Reports claimed a giant sail on the roof and four revolutions per minute to power lighting and heating for the village. He says the tales are fictitious and not his project.
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Andrew Yarte
Midlothian
Lecuscee
Nick Zneimer
Fone
Yarre
Yartt
Ida Koppleman Weds Montague A Hall Jr in Methodist Ceremony
Ida Koppleman daughter of Mr and Mrs Robert Koppleman married Montague A Hall Jr son of Mr and Mrs M A Hall Sr in a pretty ceremony at the Methodist church. Rev John O Hagens officiated. The bride wore white taffeta with net overdrapery and a halo veil, carrying white roses and bachelor buttons. Attendant Alicia wore peach taffeta and carried talisman roses. Best man Roy Earl Hall. Mrs Arthur E Hall Sr sang and Miss Schug played the wedding march. A buffet lunch followed for immediate families. The couple will live in Chicago at 1710 E Hyde Park Blvd.
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Ida Koppelman
Robert Koppelman
Montague A Hall Jr
M A Hall
Methodist Church
John O Hagens
Alicia
Roy Earl Hall
Arthur E. Hall, Sr
Philip Schug, Jr
Chicago
E. Hyde Park Boulevard
Neighborly Tea Brings Suburban Church Aids Together
Women from the Ladies Aids of M E churches in the south suburbs and members of the Women's Society of St Luke's church attended the Neighborly Tea hosted by the Midlothian Methodist Aid at the M E church on Thursday.
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Ladies’ Aids
M. E
Woman's Society
St. Luke's Church
Midlothian Methodist Aid
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