Legion service officer notes Illinois claims totals rising
L. R. Benton reports 86 000 disabled veterans in Illinois with compensation claims 5 500 in hospitals and 11 000 death claims from World War vets. Membership stands at 106 with May 11 meeting set. social night featured Klitzke and Kingsland. prize winners listed. district dance planned May 22 at Riverdale Beer Garden.
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L. R. Benton
Department of Illinois
American Legion
United States Veterans Bureau
Service Department
Klitzke
Kingsland
Washington
Elmer Taylor
Ray Baugartner
Pointer
Ray
Anna Kurz
Grace Kotwicki
W. M. Roush
Grace Dengier
Gladys Johnson
CG. R. Teas
F. Stieman
Stieman
A. W. Bonse
Frieda Baumgartner
Charlotte Wernicke
Riverdale Beer Garden
Lincoln P T A final meeting includes student program
The Lincoln P T A will hold its final meeting on Tuesday afternoon May 4 at 3 oclock in the auditorium. Mrs Bruce Smyth state student aid chairman will install officers for the coming year. A musical program features sixth grade chorus junior high sextet eighth grade duet piano class demonstration school band trios duets solos harmonica group and a story hour by Girl Scouts. Attendees can help their room win the prize.
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Bruce Smyth
Denny
Hanschmann
Meyer
Bloomington
Riverdale Tennis Club Elects Officers
The Riverdale Tennis Club elected officers for the ensuing year: Edward Kleinz president, Florence Des Jeans secretary, Edward Knipley treasurer, Dorothy Schroll captain of women’s team, Peter Kurz captain of men’s team. A penny waffle will be held to help defray expenses. Meetings are on the first and third Fridays each month. The club expects a lively season with freshly laid courts.
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Riverdale Tennis Club
Edward Kleinz
Florence Des Jeans
Edward Knipley
Dorothy Schroll
Peter Kurz
Betty Mills Shines in Cook County Spelling Contest
Betty Mills, 13, daughter of Mrs. Evelyn Mills of Riverdale, starred at the twenty-fifth Cook County spelling contest held April 24 at City Hall Chicago. She and 78 other spellers were knocked out early as only two boys achieved perfect papers. Bartlett school students Kenneth LaRue and John Sandaker shared first and second honors, with Marian Mabee of Tinley Park taking third. Thornton Township’s Erma Paulson also competed.
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Betty Mills
Evelyn Mills
East 138Th Street
Riverdale
Cook County
City Hall
Chicago
Calumet Township
Betty
Kenneth LaRue
John Sandaker
Bartlett School
Maiian Mabee
Tmley Park
Erma Paulson
Thorton
Thornton Township
Addressing the President in Early Congress Debates
A 1790 House committee proposed how to address the President of the United States. It suggested the form “His Highness, the President of the United States of America, and Protector of their Liberties.”
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United States
House of Representatives
United States of America
For Sale Canaries and Sewing Machine Service Ads
Singing canaries guaranteed sane offered by Jacob De Bok at 11317 Irvine Ave Dalton. Sewing machine repair service advertises cleaning overhaul to make machines sew like new with used machines from $5.00. Singer Sewing Machine Co. location 11007 South Michigan Ave, phone Pullman 0395.
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State Street
Pullman
A. M. Dykstra Co
State St
Superior Heating Co
Cal J. Scheffers
Myrtle Ave
Harvey, Til
Harvey
Jacob de Bok
Irvine Ave
Dalton
Singer Sewing Machine Co
South
Michigan Ave
Odd Fellows celebrate 118th US anniversary program
Three sons News reports Coldale lodge No 113 will mark the 118th anniversary of Odd Fellowship in the United States with a program including movies and children’s committees. Refreshments planned and all Odd Fellows, Rebekahs, families and friends invited. Next meeting set for May 7.
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Coldale Lodge
Odd Fellowship
United States
Odd Fellows
Arebekahs
Doldale
Aicago Heights Lodge
Homewood
Prosperity Lodge Holds Last Meeting at Reading's Hall
W L Ford hosts a farewell gathering for Prosperity Lodge No 782 IOOF at Reading's Hall 11526 Michigan Ave. After 43 years the lodge moves to 1145 Michigan Ave meeting first and third Wednesdays. Speaker Victor M Harding City Club of Chicago spoke on City Manager Form of Government.
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W. L. Ford
Prosperity Lodge
Reading’s Hall
Michigan Avenue
Reading's Hall
Old Hall
Victor M. Harding
Atttorney
City Club of
Chicago
Idd
Toth Street
Rebekah
Order
Cornet evolution from bugle through history
The cornet evolved from the bugle, one of the earliest instruments. Early horns were crafted by prehistoric people from animal horns and later from bronze metal. The wind band emerged in the Middle Ages, with wandering minstrels shaping the tradition for fairs and church festivals.
Break Cheese With Hammer In Italy For Grated Form
Parmigiano Reggiano cheese is so hard that a hammer is used to crack it before grating. The process yields crumbly flakes sold for culinary use.
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Italy
High Pressure Salesmen Target Local Homes
Reports describe house to house canvasses by out of town salesmen posing as representatives of large firms. They push appliances especially refrigerators using high pressure tactics, fail to provide contract copies, and include wage assignments. Promises of free dishes and referral incentives appear, while promised goods often never arrive. Local merchants report deliveries placed on lawns to claim legal delivery. The Chicago Better Business Bureau has been notified.
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E Harvey Tribunte
Chicago Better Business Bureau
Township to Certify Three Mill Poor Relief Levy
Thornton township will certify its three mill poor relief levy to qualify for state aid funds. William Winterhoff, clerk, announced the levy will raise 90000 dollars in direct taxes for indigent aid and be supplemented by state funds from a 3 percent sales tax. Once certified the township will issue 45000 dollars in tax anticipation notes to finance immediate needs for relief. The township serves about 1100 cases or nearly 5000 persons, down from peak loads in 1934.
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Thornton Itownship
Tliniois
William Wintersoff
Winterhoff
Nnance
Iito
Lansing Journal
First Cotton Mill and Ready Made Clothes Foundries
The article notes two industrial firsts in New England. In 1790 the first cotton mill in our country was built at Pawtucket on Narragansett Bay. In 1825 the first shop for ready made clothes opened in New Bedford Massachusetts.
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Our Country
Pawtucket
Narragansett Bay
New Bedford
Mass
Our Promises and Deeds Echo in Uncle Eben Quote
The line contrasts spoken promises with actions, noting that a promise lacks the gift of prophecy. It frames promises as words and deeds as reality, attributing practical wisdom to Uncle Eben in a concise, folksy observation.
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Eben
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