St Pauls Church Picnic Draws Mt Prospect Area
Thousands attend the St Pauls church and school picnic in Mt Prospect with Grandma Busse, at 83, admired for her family ties including 108 grandchildren and great grandchildren. The event featured a 638 dinner, church services, student songs, and an afternoon program with a band, children’s drills, and games. The article details the churchs rapid growth since 1912, from twenty three charter members to a sizable congregation and a new school building, aided by the Ladies Aid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mt. Prospect
St. Paul’s Church
Grandma Busse
Sioner William Busse
Wm. Busse, Jr
M. Sporleder
Edwin Hatferkamp
Mueller
Solomon’s Temple
Concordia College of Milwaukee
Taege
Hast
Busse
Busse Garage
Hasz
Wille Lumber Co
Elk Grove Forest Preserve
Jackich
Ladies’ Aid
Japanese Helmets Worn with Red Lacquer Reflections
The article notes that Japanese warriors wore helmets coated in red lacquer to prevent glare and misreflection. The red sheen was intended to avoid alarming enemies by creating an odd, distracting glare on the battlefield.
Progressive Club Picnic Set At Wildhagen Grove
The second annual Progressive club picnic will be held Sunday July 6 at Wildhagen Grove Algonquin and Plum Grove avenues. Ice cream lemonade races games tug of war ball games and dancing for all. Transportation available from committee members or bring a lunch and arrive by 10 a m following markers to the grove.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Progressive Club
Wildhagen Grove
Algonquin
Plum Grove
Geo
Tatge
H. Lang
Richard Busse
John Bencic
the Grove
Mt Prospect board approves building line and parking ban
Mt Prospect village board meets in July 1930 with full attendance to pass two state ordinances. A building line 83 feet from the Northwestern Railway right of way is set and a no parking zone covers the south 41 feet of the Northwest highway. Arthur Flesch is named president of the board of appeals and W C Weber fills a vacancy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mt. Prospect
R. R
Arthur H. Flesch
Board of Appeals
W. C. Weber
Public Service Co
Excelsior M. Sup
Dr. Bell Bel
Go. Oy
E. Pingel
J. C. Eardley Co
Mdse
H. Schaeffer
W. Musse
Herbert Lesch
John Meyn
Pub. Ser. Co
Crofoot Mfg. Co
R. E. Quinn
Busse-Biermann
R. F. Huecker
St. Its
Wolfe Coal & Oil
Horder Stationers
H. Lampe
Luitwieser
Eng
Judiciary Committee
Board of Health
Flinn
Elmhurst Road
Lincoln Street
Mt. Prospect Road
Center
School Street
Northwestern R. R
Arthur Flesch
Edwin L. Busse
Driver Refuses to Stop for Officer in Mount Prospect
A Chicago south side driver refused police orders Sunday in Mount Prospect. Chief Musso fired two shots into the fleeing car, then Officer Lesch pursued and fired once more into the gas tank and fender. The man was later fined $20 and remained jailed in Arlington Heights.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mount Prospect
Chicago
South Side
Musso
Lesch
Arlington Heights
Fire at Palwaukee Port Sparks Suspicion of Capone Gang
A early morning blaze discovered by night watchman at Palwaukee airport near Wheeling damaged a Texas Oil Stinson cabin plane. Footprints and a punched wing hole suggest tampering. Police link the incident to Capone gang alongside a similar Chicago Municipal Airport fire. Increased airport vigilance follows.
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Palwaukee
Palatine Road
Milwaukee Avenue
Wheeling
Edward Erickson
Stinson
Texas Oil Company
Chicago
Texas Company
Capone
Prohibition
Canada
Big-Time Picnic Planned by The Civic Party
The Peoples Civic Party of Mount Prospect announces its first annual basket picnic on Sunday July 13 1930 at a shady central venue. The event features indoor baseball racing egg races tug of war dancing with a piano accordion and free ice cream lemonade candy and cigars. Transportation is available and prizes will honor stout women and other contestants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peoples Civic Party of
Mount Prospect
John W. Pohlmann
Otto Maleske
Henry Bahr
Henry Ehard
Frank C. Petrine
People’s Civic Party
Mt Prospect Acts to Speed Northwest Highway Widening
Mt Prospect village board moved to speed the Northwest highway widening after state action. Milburn Bros. expect state approval to begin work, with Baldwin road junction set for the two mile stretch near Palatine. The local improvements board authorized engineers to draft plans funded by special assessments on neighboring properties.
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Vill Board
Mt. Prospect
Northwest
Milburn Bros
Salz
Arlington Park
Baldwin Road
Palatine
Prospect
State Fee Department
Board of Local Improvements
Car plunges onto railroad tracks at Northwest highway
At about 8:30 Sunday morning Mrs. Jensen of Chicago drove a new car onto railroad tracks at Northwest highway and Central road. The vehicle stalled on the rails with her husband and son aboard, players assisted by passing motorists and a hay truck. The train was minutes from arrival when the car was dragged free and towed to a local garage for repairs.
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Jensen
Chicago
Northwest Highway
Central Road
Lutheran Synodical Conference Held in River Forest
The Northern Illinois Synodical conference of the Evangelical Lutheran church met at River Forest from Wednesday to Tuesday, drawing about 450 pastors teachers and laymen. Doctrinal essays by Rev Charles Hoffman preceded business sessions on mission work and church activities. A robed 35-voice children’s choir from an eastern Lutheran school provided a highlight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Northern Illinois Synodical Conference
Evangelical Lutheran Church
River Forest
Gien
Charles Hoffman
St. Luke’s Congregation
Chicago
Teachers’ College
Alex. Ulrich
la Grange
Gehrs
Elk Grove
Fechner
Northfield
Bridge as a Mind Gym Under Dim Lights
In American Magazine the piece declares Bridge as a series of demanding mental setups performed under grim floor lamps by players indifferent to the number of foes they create in a single session.
Laissez-Faire Expression Clarified as Non-Interference
The full phrase laissez-faire laissez passer translates as let do or make, let pass or so. The expression is interpreted to mean non interference in matters.
Graphic Quotation on Alabama Monument at Chickamauga
A Chickamauga battlefield monument carries a graphic quotation about memory and grief. The inscription links memory with the shaft’s enduring vision and suggests memory as a solace for those mourning past losses.
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Alabama Monument
Chickamauga Ofs
Two Mt Prospect Boys Make Debut as Seamen
Two Mt Prospect youths Wendell A Anderson and Vernon L Alton describe a two week Great Lakes freighter voyage aboard the Charles M Schwab of Interlake Steamship Co. They visit South Chicago Calcite Calcite Michigan and Duluth detailing ship specs forces and fog near Mackinac and Soo Locks with notes on steel plants limestone quarry operations and Duluth coal docks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wendell A. Anderson
Willie Street
Vernon L. Alton
Elmhurst Road
Great Lakes
K. J. A. Campbell
Youngstown Sheet & Lube Co
Mt. Prospect
Chicago
Iroquois Plant
Charles M. Schwab
Pickands Mather Co
Interlake Steamship Co
Lake Michigan
Straits of Mackinac
Mackinac Island
Detour
St. Mary’s River
Michigan Lime & Chemical Co
Calcite
Rogers City
Michigan
Lake Huron
Indiana Harbor
Indiana
Schwab
James B. Lyons
Lyons
Anderson
Jacobson
Dietlin
Fairport
Ohio
Duluth
Minn
Capitan Lyons
Straits of
Mackinac
St. Mary’s
America
Sault Ste. Marie
Soo Locks
Lake Superior
Apostle Islands
Northwest
St Louis Bay
Mesaba
Fers
Lake Erie
St. Clair River
St. Clair Flats
Venice
Lake St. Clair
Detroit River
Belle Isle Park
Detroit
Prospect Resident J F Sauer Dies of Heart Attack
The death of Mr J F Sauer of the Albert Pick subdivision occurred in Chicago as he left his office on Tuesday evening. He leaves his wife May and daughters Alice and Jean. A resident of Mr Prospect since last October he was known for his broad smile and jolly ways. Remains are at Neilsen's parlors Fullerton and Spaulding avenue Chicago. Funeral time undecided.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. F. Sauer
Albert Pick
Sauer
Chicago
May Sauer
Alice
Jean
Mr. Prospect
Neilsen
Fullerton and Spaulding Avenue
Mt Prospect Braves Rally to Beat Roselle Braves 14 9
Roselle Braves overcome early setback to beat Mt Prospect 14 to 9 in a home game. Nine run third inning by Mt Prospect shifts momentum before Roselle’s late comeback falls short. Fans will see Roselle face Hanover Dodgers next after Independence Day parade.
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Roselle
Mt. Prospect
Roselle Braves
Braves
Sunderlage
Crandall
Biesterfeldt
Prospect
Weurffel
Hanover Dodgers
Dentist’s Quiet Instructions Spark Patient Wait Time
The Ohio State Journal notes a dentist asks a patient to get comfortable for a few minutes while he finishes with another patient, highlighting routine waiting room etiquette and practice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio State Journal
A Seneca Adage on Profitable Command and Self-Repair
A concise quotation from Seneca urges leaders to wield power without harming others and to clear their own faults first. It frames prudent governance as self-discipline and ethical restraint.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seneca
Memories of a long Midwest road trip
The writer details a 3,000 mile journey across four states and parts of Michigan and Wisconsin, with brief Canada and Chicago stopovers. They describe viewing the Irish Hills of Michigan and note returning home on Monday night with snapshots and memories of the trip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Michigan
Illinois
Indiana
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Canada
Canadian
Arlington Ford Agency Announces Phone Change
Mr. Winn of the Arlington Auto Sales informs readers that the Ford agency number is now 64. He emphasizes there is only one Ford agency in Arlington, the Arlington Motor Sales, located at 32 South Evergreen, the old stand.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winn
Arlington Auto Sales
Ford Agency
Arlington Motor Sales
South Evergreen
Five Thousand Mothers Given European Trip
The army Quartermaster's department plans a 5000 woman pilgrimage to graves in France and England for gold star mothers and widows, funded by Congress. Major Wilson notes the program's scale and care, following one mother, Mrs Brown of Smithville, from home to Paris and back, visiting her son's Meuse Argonne tomb.
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France
England
Quartermaster’s Department of the Army
Congress
Louis C. Wilson
Quartermaster Review
Quartermaster’s Department
Major Wilson
John,l. DeWitt
Quartermaster's Department
Wilson
Mrs. Brown
Smithville
Regular Army
Paris
Brown
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Luth
MT. Prospect Board
Merry
Fireburg
The
Civic Party
Lutheran Church
Mt. Prospect Boys
Seamen
MT. Prospect Whips Braves
FORD
Arlington
Army
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