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Newspaper
Mount Prospect Herald
Location
Mount Prospect, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 27, 1930
Page
5
Mt Prospect residents celebrate birthdays and enjoy local gatherings. Lawrence Hauptley held a birthday party at home with playmates while T A Thorson and family returned from a Duluth vacation reporting fine roads. Local trips and social events include sewing circles, bridge luncheons, and golf tournaments.
Mr and Mrs Henry Schufft receive joyful news when their nephew and his bride the Lyle Schuffts announce the start of their honeymoon trip, surprising the couple Saturday.
Mrs. Elvin Oehlerking and her newborn daughter were released from the hospital and are now at home after a brief hospital stay.
The sister of Miss Katz's fiancé hosted a Saturday evening shower in Des Plaines with many wishes and gifts. Also noted are a newborn daughter to Mr. and Mrs. Fred Piepenbrink, local outings by teachers and students, and an upcoming Northern Illinois District Missouri Synod convention at River Forest Teacher's College beginning June 25 led by Rev. Ulricht and Rev. Gehrs.
Mrs C Pankonin entertained about twelve friends from the South side at a one o clock luncheon and 500 party Friday.
Mr and Mrs L Johnson entertained 24 friends on Saturday evening with a bridge party.
Mt Prospect A C beat the Des Plaines Cardinals 7 to 6 in a tight game where no lead exceeded two runs. The slugging trio contributed while Wuef fel struggled on the mound. Next Sunday Mt Prospect faces Roselle Braves at Roselle, the only club to beat them in seven states.
The St Pauls church and school hold their annual picnic at the school grounds. A children’s program starts at two thirty with supper served from four thirty. Members and neighbors are invited to attend.
The Wm Eichlers and Otto Adams families attended the June 21 Chicago wedding of Miss Lydia Theobold and Mr Reinhold Freche. Theobold served as maid of honor at a previous Adams wedding. The celebration followed old German custom and lasted two days.
Twenty five Community church ladies and friends toured Stege laundry on Elmhurst road toward Park Ridge. Manager explained washing methods and the group decided to send their wash to the laundry. The visit gained new patrons and a $12.50 donation to the circle treasury.
Invitations go out for Saturday evening dances at the Northwest Country Club. The club house lounge opens for the season at nine o clock every Saturday night.
Miss Mueller expresses gratitude to the Ladies Auxiliary for the wreath and flag staff placed on her mother Elvina Mueller's grave in Chicago on Decoration Day. The gesture is remembered as kind and meaningful.
The Woman's Club officers sponsor a bridge banco and 500 party at the Community Hall on Tuesday July 1 at 1 p.m. Tickets cost 25 cents with all proceeds to the Tribune free ice fund.
The Ladies Auxiliary announce one meeting next month moved from the first Friday, July 4, to Friday, July 18, due to the holiday.
Forty Des Plaines women were guests of the Lonnquist Co at North West Hills Country Club on Thursday afternoon. They enjoyed golfing and cards during the visit.
The Borden Dairy Company financed a Des Plaines and Mt. Prospect excursion by bus to Lake Geneva to tour the Model Dairy Farm. Clearance sale of all Players, Baby Grands and uprights offered at $50 to $450 with brands Schubert Cable Lyon & Healy Mason Hamlin Schultz and others. Instrument guaranteed in first class condition. Maria Schaefer Des Plaines Illinois advertises the sale.
An expert says a hunting dog should not be taught to bring game to the hunter. Constant back and forth searching annoys the hunter and can scare game, especially birds, after the first kill, reducing chances of a good shoot.
A working bee exists about six weeks before its wings fray and it dies from exhaustion rather than disease, highlighting the brevity of its labor in nature.
Senior Camp Fire Girls of Mount Prospect spent June 14 to 16 on an overnight hike. They slept outside on Louise Sporleder's lawn and at Camp Reinberg, then swam, ate, and sunburned through a rainy weekend. They returned tired yet thrilled with the experience.
The Mount Prospect Herald notes strong Sunday school turnout of seventy, a birthday offering by Raymond Helfogt, and new pianos for the primary and beginners departments. Rev. Johnson drew good services as the new pastor. The B Y P U groups meet with the Dahlstroms and Johansen remarks inspire youth involvement. A July 12 Sunday school picnic is scheduled.
A Country Home reflection describes a home as a domestic sanctuary shaped by desire and memory where family ties unite in shared labor leisure and sorrow, emphasizing kinship and belonging.
Nine or ten cars left Commun ity hall at noon for the annual Woman's Club picnic. Rain largely held off at Lake Forest where a square meal followed by games and prizes kept attendees entertained.
A humorous reminiscence of golf misadventures among Scots and a middling beginner. The narrator recalls a lank Aberdeenian pro, blunt critique, and a joke about eye on the ball and regular stockings. An American on a Scotch course learns the caddy joke about a clock.
W E Schering ends thirty eight years of service in Palatine after working as a blacksmith, postman and merchant. He will retire from his dry goods and grocery store on Slade street, once occupied by Toynton’s pharmacy, with a long record of community support and family involvement.
Thomas Francis Bayard was appointed ambassador to England in 1893 and became the first person to hold that diplomatic rank.
A WSJ style quote from the Florida Times Union notes that the wise lover borrows a kiss and repays with interest, framing romance as a moral exchange rather than theft.
The start of hot weather is ideal to switch to Selected Milk. Call Franklin 3110 to arrange the change. Selected milk offers a Sweet Natural Taste and Keeps Sweet Longer, aided by safeguards around production from 105 dairy farms near Lake Geneva Wisconsin.
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