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Newspaper

Mount Prospect Herald

Location

Mount Prospect, Illinois, United States of America

Date

Jul 04, 1930

Page

8

Arlington Heights Lions Enter Fourth of July Plans

Arlington Heights Lions club elects V S Brown as president and keeps the anti electricity tax repeal as priority. They report gas and phone rate concerns, assign committees for July 4 activities, and celebrate with a supper and music at Lutheran hall.

Lions Club Arlington Heights V. S. Brown Walter Boireau Chicago Des Plaines Illinois Public Utility Commission Public Utility Commission Lion Wm. C. Kreft Lutheran Hall W. F. Karstens E. H. Bolte Leonard Bolte Orville Baldwin Robert Flentie Walter Landeck A. M. Conger Julius D. Flentie Karstens Kreft F. O. Militzer Chas. Grandt George Schimming Knaack Byrd Flentie Brown H. A. Kossack Lions Arlington Heights Lions Club Louis Heller Carl Behrens H. J. Byrd Lion Ewert Charles Grandt George Klehm Wm. Kreft E. F. Laurin Wm. Hausam C. M. Behrens G. W. Zander Albertoc. Entertainment

Address number mixups in Arlington Heights prompt correction plea

The Arlington Heights Herald laments duplicate and mismatched house numbers found in the city directory. It highlights delayed mail and misdelivered items due to incorrect addresses and urges residents to verify and display correct numbers to uphold the city’s image.

Arlington Heights

Des Plaines Camp Meeting Opens Friday Week

The 71st Annual Des Plaines Camp Meeting of the Methodist church runs Friday July 11 through Sunday July 20 at camp grounds east of Des Plaines near Northwestern Park. Bishop Waldorf opens with a Friday service and Mason Jubilee Singers concert. features include The Rock drama, Preachers day with Prof. Lewis H. Chrisman and Bishops Baker Lowe, Langdale, Mead. Rol and Pease directs singing. musical groups from Chicago and school quartets perform. recreational facilities listed.

Des Plaines Methodist Church Forest Preserve Bishop Waldorf Mason Jubilee Singers Jubilee Singers Morgan Park Players Lewis H. Chrisman West Virginia Wesleyan College Garrett Biblical Institute J. C. Baker John Et Langdale Langdale Titus Lowe Mead E. E. Higley Park Ridge E. A. Peterson Roland Pease Middle West Lindblom High School Johannes Koscielny Metropolitan Apollo Chicago

Arlington Heights July Fourth Celebration Draws Crowd

Residents flock to Arlington Heights for a July fourth event featuring a magnificent fireworks display and dance music at the high school gymnasium.

Arlington Heights

Arlington Heights Fireworks Club Plans Christmas Show

Civic groups list leaders and committees for the Arlington Heights fireworks event. Volunteers train at the high school for Wednesday and Thursday rehearsals ahead of Friday’s display. The Spencer, White and Prentis company funds the big project and carries liability insurance for injuries.

J. Y. Beaty Orville Baldwin Gustav Heidorn Roscoe Reed Homer Byrd Rev. H. A. Kossack Gilbert Klehm Dr. Baumann Wm. Busch Charles Paddock A. F. Wetterman Lions Levine Dunn Schimming and Landmeier Murphy Spencer, White and Prentis Company Arlington Heights Lions

Three County School Boys Top Achievers

The Cook County 1930 Achievement graduates, selected from 207 students after completing 16 School Home projects, named Neil Atherton as top, Howard Mager as second, and Edward Tomashewski as third for county-wide achievement. Awards included school banners and bank books with $25, $15, and $10.

Cook County Neil Atherton Franklin Park School Howard Mager Tinley Park Edward Tomashewski Schaumburg Township Tobin Morrison Hotel Twin Orchards Edward ‘Tomashewski Dist Schaumburg Leonora Mehlhop Orchard Place School Alice Jane Johnson Glenview Gertrude Scholtens Stickney Henry Erffmeyer Berger

Family Circle Unbroken At 50th Wedding Anniversary

Mr. and Mrs. H. C. Paddock of Arlington Heights celebrate their golden wedding with a family reunion. Relatives from Pacific and Atlantic coasts attend a dinner at the Presbyterian parish house, followed by reminiscences and a presentation of a family tree bound in book form. Mr. Paddock, longtime Herald senior editor, and Mrs. Paddock are noted for health and many years in local journalism.

H. C. Paddock Arlington Heights Ere Heights Pacific Coast Atlantic Coast Presbyterian Parish House Mendelssohn Lora Kost C. W. Styles Momence Roy Nichols Grace Sanders Chicago Paddock The Herald Wheaton Illinoian Rochelle Register Waukegan Daily Register Libertyville Independent Palatine Enterprise

New Farm Bureau Members Named in Local Lists

Bloom Twp R T Angus Willy Lamp Sparks Bros Rich Twp Wm Vollmer Elmer Seemann Ot to Ritter Fred Kampe Albert Hoger Elmer Bartling Worth Twp R Weidenaar and Son Joe Posthuma Louis Johnson and John Hoffner and Son join the Farm Bureau roster.

New Farm Bureau Bloom Twp R.T. Angus Willy Lamp Sparks Bros Rich Twp Wm. Vollmer Elmer Seemann Otto Ritter Fred Kampe Albert Hoger Elmer Bartling Worth Twp R. Weidenaar

Student Development Sparks Debate on Credit for Success

A remark suggests colleges should not receive full credit after four years of work. The speaker argues the individual boy may show more sense in the end.

Liquor Fever and Salesmen Drive Rash Decisions

A pithy adage notes three triggers of wild acts: liquor fever and salesmen. The saying highlights how temptation and pressure from sellers can spur impulsive behavior across situations.

Education by experience endsowment irony

A columnist notes the advantage of learning by doing as it avoids the expectation that a successful person will fund the institution they studied in. The remark frames practical education as a self-contained path that sidesteps donor pressure.

Farmers doubt grain speculators help farmers

The writer criticizes published articles from Chambers of Commerce and grain groups claiming to aid farmers under “orderly marketing.” They question the motives of speculators and the Farm Board, mock Hoover, and doubt a large pool of funds for needy farmers will appear, suggesting public funds are misused.

Hoover Legge Chambers of Commerce Omaha Grain Exchange

We Are Not Old Yet on Agriculture’s Problem

The piece notes a price decline in farmer produce totaling a billion dollars for 1930 and discusses the burden on farmers. It argues that despite hardship, the era is solvable with action, acknowledging the agricultural problem and the need for solutions.

Do Farm People Have the Brains to Solve Agriculture

The speaker argues that American farmers have the intellect to elevate agriculture to a level with other industries. If they lack, farming will decline. if they have, agriculture will rise, a claim supported by the adage Q. E. D. meaning it has been proven that farm people do have the brains.

United States America

No Other Animal Laughs as Humans Do Across Intervals

The quote notes that only humans laugh and only humans can love at intervals, a distinction that challenges the idea of who counts as human. It reflects on the blurred line between people and animals in behavior and perception.

Funeral Reflections on a Child’s Suffering and Loss

A reader recalls attending the funeral of Laura Dreyer, an eleven year old from Norwood Park, who endured seven weeks of burns from a coltches fire. The writer contrasts grief with their own petty complaints and asks for gratitude, signing off with a note to stand by until next Tuesday.

Laura Dreyer Laura Norwood Park CCFB

Foreign born admissions to Illinois insane hospitals fall in 1929

Springfield June 30 1929 foreign born admissions to Illinois state hospitals for the insane totaled 1601, the lowest in eight years. Director Rodney H Brandon says 24.6 percent of state supported insane cases were foreign born, a near one quarter.

Springfield Ill Firth Rodney H. Brandon Department of Public Welfare Brandon

Gambling Crisis Reported in Friday Examiner

Arthur Brisbane cites gambling as causing personal crises including ruin poverty and sorrow in Friday’s Examiner.

Arthur Brisbane Examiner

Arlington Heights Board Approves Widening Building Line

Arlington Heights village board at a special meeting set a new building line and banned parking on the southwest 40 feet of pavement to meet State Highway widening requirements. The 83 foot line from the railroad right of way will apply except in downtown Northwest highway area where 80 feet is used. The board also approved fireworks permits for the Lions Club Fourth of July celebration and ordered audits updated.

State Highway Department Arlington Heights North Western Railway Company North Evergreen Avenue No. Vail Streets Arlington Seating Company Stonegate Magnolia Metal Company Jasper Lions Club Klenhm Creamery Package Company E. F. Laurin Palatine

Change in Country Telephone Numbers Previewed

Country telephone numbers tied to the Arlington Heights exchange have been updated for better service. Rural residents will now see each line ring only on their own phone and one additional line. a new directory with corrected numbers will be issued in a few days.

Tobin Arlington Heights

Carnivals Set in Arlington Heights This July

Two city carnivals roll into Arlington Heights this month joining horse races and the Fourth of July celebration. St James Catholic church hosts July 9 to 12 on Pine Street behind Tate Street with acts like a clown troupe a laughing monkey and fire eaters. The American Legion carnival follows July 17 to 19lasting Wednesday through Saturday.

Arlington Heights St. James’ Catholic Church Pine Street Tate Street American Legion

Readiness for Greatest Town Celebration Ahead of July Fourth

With July Fourth on publication day, the Friday paper is combined this week so readers may have one issue before the holiday. Subscribers will receive only one paper due to the changes in the usual make-up.

Arlington Park opens with Belmont of the West title

Ten thousand plus crowd at Arlington Park for opening day as improvements dazzle. Mrs John D Hertz Outbound wins maiden race worth $45.76, Fair Ball pays $38.50, Silverdale captures Inaugural Handicap at $9.18. Fireworks display planned for Fourth of July celebration hosted by Lions Club, with parade, games, stunt flying by Byrd, and a community dance.

Arlington Park Belmont of the West John D. Hertz Portcodine Foreign Exchange First Vote Silverdale My Dandy Bro Wisdom Sandy Ford Golden Prince Current Cayuga Pigeon Hole Jock McLean Flying Express Aviator Washington Park American Legion Lions Club Byrd H. J. Byrd

Arlington Heights People in Collision Near Elmhurst

Robert Paton of Arlington Heights drove a new Dodge on York road with Mrs. Paton and two local men when a westbound Chevrolet darted across. Paton hit a pole and ditch, injuring all aboard. Mrs. Paton remained hospitalized with a bruised hip and facial cuts.

Robert Paton Arlington Heights York Road Grand Avenue Elmhurst Paton E. J. Precht Arlington Toggery Eugene Stroker People’s State Bank Mr. Paton Chevrolet Stroker

Indoor baseball at North School Park on Monday and Thursday

Neighborhood men and boys play informal indoor baseball at twilight for exercise and sociability at North School Park on Mondays and Thursdays.

North School

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MR. V. I. Brown O. G. Barrett Cook CO A. Nietfeldt Wm. Rohlwing Alfred Busse Secy-Treas Henry Homeier August Deeke Julius F. Precht Tom Welter Fred W. Pfingsten Henry Henke N. W. Highway Boy Scouts Girl Scouts Arlington Theatre Fred Milzer
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