Illinois voters urged to reject prohibition advisory on Nov 4
A Chicago style appeal warns that a yes vote would cut state revenue, boost speak easies, empower gangsters like Capone, and threaten constitutional rights. It argues against state control and predicts higher danger on highways and in cities if the proposition passes.
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Wiistate
Uncle Sam
al. Capone
Bugs
Moran
Capone
United States
Illinois
Miner Folly in Nevada Tale Sparks a Land Rush
In Nevada's Pinenut region during the early nineties a gold rush drew prospectors to placer claims in valley streams. A funeral ends with a recorder locating and staking the deceased's claims from the grave, shouting I gain everything north and south and 600 feet east and west, and declaring the land open to all.
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Pinenut
Nevada
Golconda
Robert Hi. Davis
Took of Common Prayer
McNaneht Syndicate
Ipc
Betty's Choice Suited Uncle Abner
Betty confronts a dilemma over love and a rich uncle's will as she frets between marry George Farnum for wealth or reuniting with Jack Monroe. Uncle Abner reveals the will's condition and hints at a hopeful resolution as Jack returns home.
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Betty
Abner
Rey Lasher
Uncle Abner
George Farnum
Mr. Cory
Jack
Kansas
George
Elizabeth
Daniel Smith
Elizabeth Lasher
George Humphrey Farnum
Jack Monroe
St. Matthew's Church
Alarm Clock for Boss Presence Goes Missing
A wry note from the Arkansas Democrat imagines an alarm clock that detects if the boss is in the office when you arrive. The joke highlights workplace anxiety and tech fantasies in a light editorial tone.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arkuansas Democrat
Newport MA Synagogue Claims U.S. Oldest Status
The Touro synagogue in Newport Massachusetts is described as the oldest in the United States. It was built in 1762 and remains in use, highlighting its long historical significance and ongoing religious role.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newport
United States
Ted Lewis brings lavish vaudeville show to Oriental Theatre
Ted Lewis the high hattrd tragedian of Jazz arrives at the Oriental Theatre Friday with Is Everybody Happy, a lavish stage production. The act promises new songs jokes and surprises with a selected cast of comediennes dancers and beautiful girls to heighten the entertainment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ted Lewis
Oriental Theatre
the Oriental
Comediennes
The Big Trail at McVickers Opens with Big Box Office Sights
The Fox film The Big Trail a two million dollar talking picture plays at McVickers. It began filming April 20 1930 and finished August 20 after covering 4500 miles across seven states including Arizona California Wyoming Idaho Montana Utah and Oregon using 22 cameras.
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Fox Film Producers
McVickers Theatre
Arizona
California
Wyoming
Idaho
Montana
Utah
Oregon
Norma Talmadge Stars in Du Barry Woman of Passion
Norma Talmadge returns to the screen in her second all talking film Du Barry Woman of Passion at the United Artists Theatre. She plays the famed courtesan whose love life shockingly stirred France as King Farnum temptingly offers wealth and status while Conrad Nagel seizes the role of her soldier lover.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norma Talmadge
du Barry
United Artists Theatre
Miss Talmadge
France
William Farnum
Conrad Nagel
East Maine Community Notes Highlights November Events
East Maine St. Matthews Lutheran Festival services set for November 2 at 10 a m. The Cook County Farmers Mutual Insurance Board held its Oct 25 meeting at President August Geweke’s home with nearly full attendance. Moves announced for the Koch and Altenberg families. East Maine Public School to stage an operetta Cinderella November 12 at 7 30 p m. Local relatives visiting from Wisconsin and Michigan. A November 15 baseball club dance at Virginia Grove features the same orchestra from the previous event.
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St. Matthews Lutheran
Cook County Farmers Mutual Insurance Company
August Geweke
Emil Koch
Howard Avenue
Edward Altenberg
Center Street
Henry Steil
Wisconsin
J. Riegert
Robert Riegert
Herman Ziemke
Benton Harbor
Mich
R. Riegert
Fond du Lac
East Maine Baseball Club
Virginia Grove
Arliss Stars In Old English At Roosevelt Theatre
George Arliss delivers a strong performance in Old English at the Roosevelt theatre. The veteran actor previously shone in Disraeli and The Green Goddess and now portrays a sturdy English character whose clever schemes affect a granddaughter with surprising twists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Arliss
Roosevelt Theatre
Disraeli
Arliss
Willing Workers Cooking Club at Wheeling Public School
A Wheeling Public School cooking club meets Mondays twice a month with instructors Miss Keith, Miss Evelyn Mohr, and Mrs. F Atpadel. Members include Virginia Gieske, Roberta Kassel, Ruth Spitzbart, and Alice Krueger among seventh and eighth graders. They document recipes and thrift lessons as part of home project credit.
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Wheeling
Miss Keith
Taylor
Evelyn Mohr
F. Atpadel
Mr. Tobin
Virginia Gieske
Roberta Kassel
Ruth Spitzbart
Ruth Grewe
Dorothy Hodge
Betty Taylor
Genevieve Kassel
Evelyn Petersen
Ardath Miller
Mariam Bubert
Ruby Brown
Katherine Zimmer
Alice Krueger
Thrift Project Highlights at Wheeling School District 21
A thrift project at Wheeling School District 21 explores economical use of earnings. Norman Grandt leads discussions on thrift concepts and practical budgeting for students and staff.
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Norman Grandt Wheeling
Dist
Webster
Right Use of Leisure Time in Thrift Project
Christopher Zimmer thanks Mr. Tobin and Mr. Byrd for Thrift in the School Home Project. He notes thrifty habits, wise spending, saving, and banking, recounting his March 20 1930 start at University Golf Course with 560 hours, $221.91 earned, and donations to parents for shoes and clothes. He was the second on the caddie list.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thrift Club
J. W. Bowe
Christopher Zimmer
Wheeling School
Dist
Tobin
Mr. Byrd
University Golf
Northbrook Community Notes and Events Snapshot
A Northbrook roundup lists birthday gatherings, visits, and club meetings. residents attend parties and socials while the North Northfield Missionary Society schedules an event. the Northbrook Thespians plan a play and new members are welcome. A hospital stay, school updates, and local notices complete the week.
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Charles Helke
Glencoe
G. Helke
N. Helke
Margaret Kelling
Hubbard Woods
Emil Lass
Grandma Lass
Northcrook
H. Wahls
G. Wahls
Rose Wahls
Northfield
G. Brandt
A. Longfeld
Gaminn
Evanston
H. Brandt
A. Rohr
Friay
J. Kling
Maywood
Mildred
Ruth Melzer
DeKalb
Henry Boarnhoff
Grant Hospital
Chicago
Terrants
Walter Avenue
2Nd Street
Mabel Meier
Edlyn Yjiueller
Northbrook Thespians
Patsy
al Guenther
M. Geimer
H. Smith
H. Glass
Miss Childs
Williams
Northbrook School
A. Verhane
W. Ledlie
Amite” Club
Norman Carstensen
Carstensen
Presbyterian Ladies’ Aid
Robert Landwehr
Ruddiger
Northbrook
A. Hasse
North Northfield Women’s Missionary Society
Gerhard Helke
Helke
Lass
Vernon
Wis
Mr. Helke
St John’s Lutheran Church November Activities and Baby Joy
St John’s Evangelical Lutheran Church West Northfield announces English services at 10 a m on Sunday. A children’s Reformation program will be led by Frank Schmiege. Y P S meets Nov 4 at 8 p m. Ladies’ Aid chicken supper Nov 6 from 5 30 to 8 p m. prices 75c adults 30c children. Lutheran Hour airs Nov 6 9 30 p m on WBBM. Holy Communion planned Nov 8. Parsonage welcomes a baby boy born Oct 23.
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West Northfield
W.G Fechner
Frank Schmiege
Ladies’ Aid
Hursday
WBBM
Special Assessment Notice for Touhy Avenue Improvement
Cook County Court fines a special assessment for paving Touhy Avenue from Crawford to Lincoln in Tessville Illinois. The $54 123 due July 26 1930 is payable in installments through 1940 at 6 percent interest. Call the village collector in Village Hall Lincoln and Keeler within thirty days.
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Village Hall
Lincoln Avenue
Keeler Avenue
A. D
John Weber
County Court
Cook County
Touhy Avenue
Crawford Avenue
Tessville
Illinois
McCormike Road
Special Warrant for Sewer Improvement in Tessville
Special Warrant 62567 covers the construction of a connected sanitary and storm sewer system along Kimball Avenue Tessville Village Cook County Illinois. The assessment tax is documented in a certified judgment file and the warrant for collection is held by the undersigned. Interested persons are notified to call and pay the amount.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cook County
Kimball Avenue
Tessville
Illinois
Warner Baxter at Chicago Theatre in Renegades
Warner Baxter stars in Renegades at the Chicago theatre Friday. Director Victor Fleming presents a gripping portrait of the French Foreign Legion focusing on four comrades: a French Officer, a German, a Russian, and an American, whose bond endures death and love.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
French Foreign Legion
Warner Baxter
Chicago
Victor Fleming
Legion
Wiansporain Cells Man Birth and Brain Fiber Growth
A description of brain cell development asserting a born with full brain cell set and no new cells after birth. It notes initial sparse fibrils that lengthen and multiply, becoming more intricate in their networks as growth progresses.
Woman Scorn Stirs Rage Across Ages
A Golden Book Magazine note traces the proverb of a scorned woman from William Congreve’s 17th century line to a modern quip about Hell and fury. It contrasts the original verse with a popular modern rendering and reflects on enduring themes of love and anger.
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Hell
William Congreve
Heaven
Golden Book Magazine
Special Warrant Details From Crawford Avenue to Tessville Road
Special Warrant 62441 covers route from Crawford Avenue to McCor mike Road in Tessville Village Cook County Illinois with stated actions and jurisdictional terms. The document outlines official authority and boundaries for the specified corridor within the village limits.
Village Hall Lincoln Ave and Keeler Ave installment plan
The text describes a debt of 5 493 23 dollars due August 25 1930 with ten installments of 2000 each on January 2 1932 through 1940. Interest accrues at 6 percent per year on deferred installments.
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Village Hall
Lincoln Avenue
Keeler Avenue
Notice of Condemnation Procedure in Mount Prospect
Notice to all concerned that Mount Prospect filed a petition in Cook County Court for just compensation for private property to be taken for a sidewalk system along Central Road. Commissioners reported costs and benefits totaling 3550 dollars. a deadline of December 1, 1930, was set for defendants to plead or demur.
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State OF Illinois
Cook
Cook County
Village of
Mount Prospect
Home Bank & Trust Company
Illinois
Chicago and Northwestern Railway Company
Chicago
Range Blewan
Chicago and Northwestern Railroad Company
Robert M. Sweitzer
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McVickers
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Roosevelt
Wheeling Public School
Willing Workers Cooking Club
Thrift Project
ST. John’s Evangelical Lutheran Church
AMES
Wiansporain
Latevive
Des Plaines Theatre
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Movietone
Western Electric Sound Equipment
Talking Pictures
Billy Sweitzer
Kuwa
Ann Harding
Mary Astor
RD Everett Horton
Pathe News
Edmund Lowe
Marguerite Churchill
Hale Hamilton
Regis Toomey
America
Joy
Oakie
Syracuse
Ginger Rogers
Jack Oakie
Bob Steele
Organ
Cartoon News
Rube Goldberg
Ted Healey
Charles Winninger
Frances McCoy
Stanley Smith
DesPlaines
Alice White
Lloyd Hughes
Marie Prevost
Hoot Gibson
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