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Ten Years Ago Items From The Pointer
Ten years ago reports from Blaine Washington Spring Lake Michigan and Danville Illinois appear. Mrs L O Garry and Edith visiting Blaine praise the country fruit and fishing. John McColl returns to Chicago and Riverdale Lumber after vacation at Spring Lake. A baby boy born at Pullman hospital to Lorenz Ripley family. Acme Oil to build filling station Halsted and 188th. Mrs Joseph Kum merer Sr knocked unconscious at Booster game by foul ball taken home after care. Alvin Wilkens family and Mrs Henry Goos travel to Rollo Missouri for ten days. William Palmer builds a new bungalow Branigar subdivision. John Ludwigs house near completion as others break ground. Ralph Dengler visits Danville Illinois via long concrete road from Pointer office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. O. Garry
Edith
Blaine
Wash
John McColl
Chicago and Riverdale Lumber Company
Spring Lake
Mich
Lorenz Ripley
Acme Oil Company
Halsted
188Th Street
Joseph Kummerer
Alvin Wilkens
Dorothy
Lois
Clifford
Mrs. Wilken
Mis
Henry Goos
Rollo, Mo
Henry Wilkens
William Palmer
Branigar
John Ludwig
Ralph Dengler
Danville
Ill
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