Dalton man J. B. Reid Dies Suddenly at Villa Grove
J B Reid former C E I station agent at Dalton died suddenly in Villa Grove NL last Tuesday. His son, a motorman, was killed in a wreck on the South Shore line years ago. Miss Anna Boyens visited Beecher parents and Grant Park to view cyclone damage two killed at Grant Park. Children Mrs J M Deam and Gale Deam visit Robinson Ohio. Mrs August Raulff of Chicago guest of Dutt family. C E I R R bridge over Calumet river improved with three eight hour shifts. Augusta Williams Dalton birthday party included Flora Robertson piano and Eva Williams singing. Attendees listed. Johnny Wilcox improving after illness.
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J. B. Reid
Dalton
Villa Grove
Reid
South Shore
Anna Boyens
Beecher
Ill
Grant Park
J. M. Deam
Gale
Robinson
Ohio
Deam
W. P. Deam
August Raulff
Chicago
Flora Robertson
Eva Williams
Florence Stanczik
Ellenora Strausenberg
Jennie
Minnie Lund
Anthony Michalski
Gustaf Schumann
Homewood Mows and Local News Highlights
A baby boy was born to Mr. and Mrs. Christ Suhs. Robert White, a major west side real estate holder, plans a new rental house for Mr. Charles Rubens of the Rains loe Club. The I C time card begins May 5 with possible fare increases to 33 cents for single rides. Train service from Matteson increases to eight daily runs. A runaway team damaged a cement walk and fence near Morris Street but caused no serious injuries.
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Homewood
Louis School
Christ Suhs
Robert White
Charles Rubens
Rainsloe Club
I. C
State Welfare Bulletin Notes Family Strain Under Law
The Illinois Welfare Bulletin reports a distressed family where a dead father, a mother jailed for bootlegging, four delinquent sons aged nine to fifteen in a boys' school, two younger siblings in relative care, and the mother’s imprisonment burden the state’s welfare system.
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Reformatory
Dwight
St. Charles
Illinois
Illinois Welfare Bulletin
Indian Cents and 1913 Nickels Revisited
A column notes misbeliefs about Indian Head Cents selling at Chicago World’s Fair for five cents and explains vast numbers remain in circulation. It warns that premiums over face value are unlikely for fifty to one hundred years, except for rare dates 1871 1872 and 1877, and clarifies that 1913 Liberty Head Nickels had no mint records and are not scarce.
Correction Real Estate Taxes Ad Reads Taxpayer Notice
In the Pointer April 22 issue an advertisement from the Association of Real Estate Taxpayers of Illinois suggested methods to protect real estate from tax sale or forfeiture for non payment of 1931 taxes. The correct year should read 1930.
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Association of Real Estate Taxpayers of Illinois
The
Pointer
Peared
Calumet Grove Picnic Area Grows as Forest Preserve
The Calumet Grove, also known as Kickapoo Grove, is a 15 acre county forest preserve on the Calumet river bend, now expanded to 40 acres with 200 pounds of seed sown and 250 trees planted. A remaining pavilion measures 75 by 100 feet as caretakers oversee ongoing improvements to encourage church groups and families to use the site for gatherings and picnics.
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Illinois Prairie
Calumet River
Calumet Grove
Althe
Kickapoo Grove
Chicago
Ragan Colts
188Th Street
Blue Island Star
Ullrich Returns After 18 Days Missing From Blue Island
Herman Ullrich a Chicago barber and part owner of a Western avenue shop returned from Cincinnati after 18 days missing from his Blue Island home on March 29. He said he woke in a hotel room on 7th street Cincinnati with no memory of where he had been. His wife and coworkers feared the worst as police conducted an extensive search.
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7Th Street
Cincinnati
Herman Ullrich
Blue Island
Suburban Star
Chicago
Ullrich
Highland Avenue
Western Avenue
Mother and Child Frock Designs in Spring Silk and Linen
The right frock uses drapery to widen the waist with a surplice twist and raglan shoulders in soft silk crepe in spring blues. The child’s dress favors simple line with linen in contras tones, recently shown with delft blue on pink and mustard yellow on alice blue.
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Delft
Also Mentioned on This Page
George Cardin
H. Russel
Harvey
Henry Michalski
Clarence
Roy Stanczik
Johnny Wilcox
W. I. Wilcox
A. R. Harris
Hohman Avenue
Hammond
Carondelet Ave
So. Chi
John M. Pratt
Brbmi
WLS
South LA Salle Street
Association OF Real Estate Taxpayers
Association OF Real Estate Taxpayers OF
Randolph
Isaac Shilling
E. 159Th St. South Holland
Gladstone
Telephone
Interocean
Riverdale
A. J. Allen
Prop
Riverdale, OL
Anthony Basile Plumbing
Dolton
Lincoln Ave
Carl Dieck
Lincoln Avenue
A. W. Hamann
Roseland
St. Michigan Ave
K. L. Sherrill
Leyden Ave
Wm. C. Zesch and Son
Indiana Avenue
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