Eddie's a Star as Dalton Lad Gets White Sox Tryout
Eddie Taylor, Dalton born third baseman with Cairo in the Kitty League, earns a shot with the Chicago White Sox under Comiskey after standout .355 hitting in 68 games with 50 runs, 17 doubles, 17 home runs, nine stolen bases. He may play second or short if needed and returns home for a family reunion before reporting to Chicago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eddie Taylor
Dalton Boy
Dalton
Riverdale
Cominsky
White Sox
Chicago Daily News
Eddie
Ilinois
Cairo
Harry M. Grabiner
Taylor
Sox
Frank Baker
Larry Gardner
Joe Dugan
Eddie Mulligan
Hervey McClellan
Willie Kamm
Comiskey
James Prickett
Tom Deam
Panhandle
Asbestos Shingle Co
Acme Steel Goods Co
Old Home Guard
Cairo Ill
Chicago White Sox
N. W. Cox
Chicago
Detroit Americans
Cincinnati Nationals
Auto Theft Strips Illinois Brick Official’s Garage
Emil Kasten superintendent of Illinois Brick Co and board of education president is robbed after his garage is broken into three tires rims motor meter and tools taken. Neighbors scare off thieves when a neighbor fires a shot to stop barking dog. Police seek leads.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emil Kasten
Illinois Brick Co
Board of Education
Jim McLaughlin
Joe Jagianin
Gas Tank Fire Injures Henry Rentner After Liquor Trip
Henry Rentner suffered severe burns to the legs and body when a five gallon gasoline can ignited near Al Steinke's on 147th Street. A lantern and a cigarette dropped fire into the fuel during refilling after a road crew ride. The accident happened Saturday night July 22 and Rentner was hospitalized after Kline brothers transported him to medical care.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Rentner
al Steinke
147Th Street
Rentner
Kline
New Meat Market Set for Riverdale Opening in Reich Building
Koch and Kipley of Dolton lease the Reich building in Riverdale formerly a drug store and plan a first class market and grocery. The store will open in a few weeks once fixtures arrive and will be run jointly with the Dolton location to boost local business and buy in large quantity to meet outside competition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Koch & Kipley
Dolton
Reich
Riverdale
Koch & Ripley
Obituary of Mrs W Thos Marvel at Bloomington Illinois
Mrs W Thos Marvel wife of the M E Church pastor in Waynesville Illinois died in Bloomington after an operation. Rev and Mrs Blomberg were telegraphed to the bedside Monday. Funeral and interment planned for Friday or Saturday at Waynesville. She leaves husband two daughters and one son.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waynesville, Ill
Ridge Notes Guests at Faden Home Amid Church Move
Mrs John Nodelman and son John of Chicago visit Mr and Mrs John Faden. German M E church services move to the tabernacle on the camp grounds for Sunday August 6 with 9:15 morning Sunday school 10:15 service and 7:15 evening Chicago time. Ridge M E church building renovation prompts relocation to the camp grounds for worship.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Nodelman
John
Chicago
John Faden
M. E
Tabernacle
Camp Grounds
Ridge M. E
Coal Bids Wanted for School and Church Deliveries
St Pauls school and church seek bids for 50 tons of Franklin County mine run coal to be delivered to basements. Bids due by 8 p.m. at 16 East 138th Street, contact Wm Struss for details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Paul’s
Franklin County
Chicago
Wm. Struss
East
138Th Street
Loss of baby Louis Rubinic reported in local notes
Mr and Mrs Igraac Rubinic mourn the loss of their one year old son Louis from spinal meningitis. Funeral services planned for Monday with burial in Bohemian cemetery. Also noted are travels, family visits, birthdays, farm life reports, and local social updates from Riverdale and Dalton through mid August.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Igraac Rubinic
Louis
Blue Island
Bohemian Cemetery
Max Abraham
Riverdale
Germany
Labor Party
Edward Wiebke
Pullman
Pullman Maternity Home. the Three Wiebke Brothers
L. E. Reich
Hast 187Th Street
Paul
137Th Place
Ed Dillner
Myrtle
Arthur
St. Joe
Michigan
Robert Harnschmann
Henry Dillner
Josephine
Lorraine Zimmer
Chicago
Emma
Bettie Zimmer
Harvey
Ralph Vandenberg
Corfu
New York
al” Bowman
Ralph
Dalton
Times Have Changed Seeming 40 Years Ago Narrative
A reflective chronicle contrasts past life and tech with present times. It notes no radios or telephones widely used, low wages for trades, candle readers, and simple pleasures like liver from butchers. It frames shifts in work, housing, and daily routines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bolshevists
Acme Steel Goods Shows Strong Six Month Rise
Acme Steel Goods Company reports net earnings for the first half of the year doubled from the prior year. Half-year sales reached 1,676,000 versus 1,035,000 last year, up 640,000 or 50 percent. Unfilled orders extend to mid-September. Prospects for the year remain good despite labor, fuel, and transportation challenges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Acme Steel Goods Company
Sunday church services announced by Blomberg pastor
The Sunday schedule lists Sunday school at 9 45 morning worship at 11 00 led by Mr Thurlow Lidell with solos by Miss Wahlberg and Mr Lidell A definite evening service announcement will be made at the morning service Prayer meeting Thursday evening at eight Pastor A E Blomberg directs church activities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thurlow Lidell
Miss Wahlberg
Mr. Lidell
A. E. Blomberg
Our Saviours Lutheran Church Service Notice
August 6th marks the eighth Sunday after Trinity with a sermon on conscience from The Sermon on the Mount. The pastor P. C. Wike will preach at 10 30 a m and extend a welcome to all strangers.
After George Again Robbed Store Receives Earlier Theft Chance
George H. Schaefer reports repeated burglaries with two thousand dollars in goods stolen earlier. A neighbor’s dog interrupted a recent attempt, saving receipts. A man was seen on a ladder trying to enter the home through a window, and the same suspect is linked to other thefts. The writer jokes about paying the robber and laments a lost coal fund. Local police have a description.
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George H. Schaefer
George
Keer
Henry Milhahn
Missus
Michigan
Robert
Morpheus
Milk drinking aids school progress say surveys
Health notes discuss national surveys on milk’s food value and its impact on students. A school serving milk at recess shows notable study gains while a regional tuberculosis conference in Ottawa Illinois drew many public health nurses. Flies and mosquitoes are blamed on waste and filth with calls to eliminate breeding sites.
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Harriet Fulmer
R. N
National Dairy Council
Ottawa
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Carro
Riverdale Boosters
Boosters
Lehon A. C
Oakly
Boosters’ Grounds
G. A. Thorensen
Buda Co
Alberta Wesse
Homewood
Esther Rieger
First National Bank
Mrs. L. Ohlsen
Anna Pynakker
Holland Colony
South Bend
Ind
Roy Gall
R Luckenbil
LaVerne Norton
Clarence Dickelman
Yorkville
R. C. Peacock
North Carolina
Woodmen
Frederick Schmidt
Douglas Fairbanks
Alexander Dumas
Dalton Theatre
Ladies of Our Saviour’s
M. E. Church
Bloomberg
William Milhahn
Chicago Street
William Lawall
South Dakota
Joseph Lieb
Frank World
Iowa
Charles Murphy
Ethel
Edward
Wisconsin Dells
Rieger
Danville
Acme Steel Goods
Boy Scouts
Frederick D. Schmidt
Wilmer Stutzreim
Keith Burchett
Carl Stichweh
Theo- Bush
Eugene Hankey
Thornton Forest Preserve
Reord
Thornton
Miss Bushee
Whiti
Methodist Episcopal Church
OUR Saviour’s Lutheran Church
P. C. Wike
George Schaefer
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