Local Birthdays and Celebrations Highlight Lansing Social
In Lansing on July 26 Mrs Geo Fiene celebrated her 55th birthday with relatives from Chicago Heights Crete and beyond. John Dockweiler Sr marked his 65th birthday last Sunday at West Ridge Road. Birthday clubs, family reunions and weekend visits span Roseland Hammond Three Rivers and South Bend with births and a hunting trip planned by Freeman OConnor and local sportsmen.
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Geo. Fiene
North School Street
Theo. Griese
R. Schroeder
Louise
Crete
Tom Reed
Chicago Heights
Henry Daul
Edward Peterson
H. Hoppe
Chicago
Griese
Lansing
John Dockweiler
West Ridge Road
Mary Clausen
Geo. Lorenz
Edw. Koehn
David Anderson
South Burnham Avenue
Roseland
Banco
Leona Fiene
Walter Schultz
Olga Schultz
Phillip Passage
Hammond
Mr. Passage
Lois
Mildred
August Olsen
Thornton Road
Wm. Thaldorfs
Hudson Lake
Ind
Driebelleis
Thaldorf
Three Rivers
Mich
South Bend
Kooistra
Austinville
Hull
Iowa
Michigan
Chris Brock
Muskegon
Bardwick
Robert Gordon
Little Son
Fernwood
Effie de Young
Frank Houtsma
Wm. Holleman
Herbert
Morse van Drunen
Leonard VanDrunen
Niagara Falls
New York
Izaak Walton League names M. K. Reckord as General Manager
The Executive Board announces the appointment of M. K. Reckord as General Manager of the Izaak Walton League succeeding the late Fred H. Doellner. Reckord, Baltimore native and University of Maryland Law School graduate, comes from the American Red Cross National Staff after nine years, including directing disaster relief operations. He led efforts in the Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico after the September 1928 hurricane.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Willoughby Walling
Izaak Walton League of America
M. K. Reechord
Izaak Walton League
Fred H. Doellner
Reckord
Red Cross Organization
The
Izaak Walton
American Red Cross
United States
South Holland Post Office Moves to New Quarters
The South Holland post office will relocate to the old Bank building around Saturday August. The new facility features latest design equipment and automatic lock boxes. Lobby remains open at noon though window service stops then. Local figures Elliott Sproul Peter Anker and Russell Gibson aided the move. Other notes include Kooistra family return from Iowa visit and local residents social updates.
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South Holland Post Office
Bank
Elliott W. Sproul
Peter A. Anker
Russell L. Gibson
South Holland
Bearcats triumph in two wins this week
The Bearcats defeated Indiana Harbor 14 to 0 on Tuesday in South Holland and then beat Holebrook 17 to 2 on Thursday at the same site. Next Tuesday they are at Memorial Park with East Side Arrows and Harvey Hustlers listed as opponents, plus local notices for Hollansche calendars and catalog ads from area shops.
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Bearcats
South Holland
Indiana Harbor
Holebrook
Memorial Park
East Side Arrows
Harvey Hustlers
Hiollansche Snij-Boon Molentje
Hollansche Scheur
A. Pluymert
Triangle Toggery
Dalton
DeYoung Bros
NET BURGLARS PREPARED TO ROB MICHIGAN AVE GARAGE
A Calumet Index report notes that Repsus and his gang planned a garage robbery at 12140 Michigan Avenue on a Saturday night and would kill a watchman if confronted. Repsus carried a 38 calibre revolver. Miller the Crook was held to the grand jury while others’ cases were continued as police expect more arrests of gang members.
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Repsus
Michigan Avenue
South Chicago
Miller
Calumet Index
Theatres Act Saturday at the cinema
Reginald Denny stars in Out All Night with The Diamond Master and a comedy. Sunday features Alice White in Hot Stuff plus It and Our Gang. Tuesday and Wednesday August 13 and 14 present The Bridge of San Luis Rey a romantic drama classic.
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Reginald Denny
Denny
Alice White
Our Gang
Bridge of
San Luis Rey
Riverdale Theatre Week Preview With Star Assts
Riverdale Theatre lines up a weekend program featuring Alf Hoxie and Sunflash in Out lawed plus Shooting Wild and Fire Detective No 6 on Saturday. Sunday brings Rudolph Schildkraut in A Ship Comes In with comedy and a news reel. Wednesday shows Wallace Berry in Stairs of Sand with Hold that Monkey. Our theatre stays cool.
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Alf Hoxie
Wonder Horse
Rudolph Schildkraut
Wallace Berry
Volga German Benefit Picnic Scheduled at Riverdale Grove
The Volga German Benefit Association Local No 8 announces a picnic at Joe Stanaiti's Grove Riverdale on Sunday August 11 1929 Admission is 50 cents The notice also mentions no Spencer Corps WRC meeting until September 6 and a dance by the Oriental Girls at Dalton village hall featuring Red Lucas and his Chicago Red Hot Pepper Boys tomorrow night.
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Joe Stanaiti
Indiana Avenue
Riverdale
Dalton Village Hall
Red” Lucas
Chicago
Red Hot Pepper Boys
Major Lawrence M. Ennis Camp meeting notice
All United Spanish War Veterans in this district are advised the Ma jor Lawrence M. Ennis Camp No 79 will hold a regular meeting Monday evening August 12 at 8 00 PM in Community Hall 1518 West 102nd place Chicago All members urged to attend to hear the Depart ment Encampment outcome Sam Leffman Adjutant
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrence M. Ennis
Department of Illinois
West 102Nd Place
Chicago
Sam Leffman
Ivanhoe A A Triumph in 7th Inning Rally
The Ivanhoe A A defeated West Harvey 14 to 3 Sunday Aug 4 securing 9 wins in 13 games for a .692 season. Ivanhoe A A will host Humberries Aug 11 with a league umpire and expected large turnout as fans urged to support the team.
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Ivanhoe A. A
West Harvey
Humberries
Ivanhoe
Friendly suit ends land dispute with TJ board and seller
The Thornton Fractional township school board reaches a friendly agreement with Arthur Jennette over an 86 acre land sale. The court will rescind the transaction, reimburse Jennette about 59000 dollars, and restore title to him, avoiding a special election.
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Thornton Fractional Township School Board
Arthur Jennette
Jennette
Death of Ralph Squires in Riverdale Ill
Ralph Squires age 37 of Riverdale was buried Tuesday in Manteno Illinois after services at St Marys church led by Father Liebreich. He died at St Francis hospital Blue Island eight days after a sun stroke suffered while on duty for Riverdale Park. He previously worked as a foreman of steam fitters at the Pullman shops and leaves a widow a daughter and three sons. He belonged to Pinta Council Knights of Columbus the Loyal Order of Moose and the Employees Association of the Pullman Company.
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Ralph Squires
Riverdale
Manteno
Illinois
St. Mary’s Church
Liebreich
Mr. Squires
St. Francis Hospital
Blue Island
Riverdale Park
Park Board
Pullman
Mary Stewart Squires
Ellen
Jerome
Emmett Squires
Pinta Council
Knights of Columbus
the Loyal Order of Moose
Employees Association
Pullman Company
Funeral set for Mrs Sophia Ahrens in Roseland
Mrs Sophia Ahrens died August 6 at her son Harold’s home in Chicago aged 57. Former Riverdale resident valued by neighbors. Services Friday at 2:30 PM Phillips Chapel Rose Land. Interment Oaklawn Cemetery Thornton. Survived by two sons Charles F and Harold W two daughters Helen Bowse Emma Kingma six grandchildren three sisters and one brother.
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Sophia Ahrens
Harold
Maryland Avenue
Chicago
Ahrens
Riverdale
Phillips
Misplaced Charity in American Magazine Tone
A reflection from the American Magazine critiques the surplus of people managing medicines for the strong and healthy, arguing resources are misallocated as population pressures grow and health care access remains uneven.
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American Magazine
Acme Picnic Day Ends With Community Raffle and Races
Report from Riverdale recalls a lively Acme Works picnic with children races including a heavyweight men’s contest won by Pete Schug in about nine minutes, plus wheelbarrow and bag races. Prizes were donated by local merchants in Riverdale Dalton Harvey and Roseland, with attendees praising the company for the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pete Schug
Sheehan
Tam
Riverdale
Dalton
Harvey
Roseland
Acme
Tom
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John Kikkert
Wm. Yonker
183Rd Street
Oak Glen
Glen Reed
Roger Lee
Plymouth, Indiana Hospital
Freeman O’connor
Wisconsin
Lake Superior
Caserio
Bernice
Riverdale Theatre
Spencer Corps
Ivanhoe News
Base Ball News
Daniel C. Bachmann
Iphone Daltont
Linncolwave Delton,ll
WM. A. Herrick
E. 147Th St
Halsted Harvey, Illinois
Dr. J. Finley Kettles
South Holland, Ill
Mrs
Theodore Koch
Chicago St
Dolton
de Young Bros. Funeral Home
South Park Ave
W. 71St Street
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