Park Activities Signal End of Swim Season and Strong Junior Meet
Park officials note swim season ends around September first and highlight August junior boys and girls track events in Calumet City. Claude Finneran and Mikey Tomkutonis share top all around honors with multiple firsts while Annie Balchawskas leads the girls in high jump and sprints. Football prep rises as local youths flock to the park with Mr. Fedosky inviting new players.
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Calumet City
Claude Finneran
Mikey Tomkutonis
Claude
Mikey
Joe Wilhelm
Annie Balchawskas
Fedosky
Death of Calumet City Five Year Old Heber Sewyer
Little Boy Heber Sewyer Jr died Monday at age five. Survived by parents Mr and Mrs Heber Sewyer and siblings. Funeral from home at 2 30 Thursday with Rev Norman Quigg of Streeter officiating. Quigg family early settlers southwest of Calumet City. Burial at Oak Hill under Undertaker Łukowski direction.
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Heber, Jr
Heber Sewyer
159Th Street
Burnham Road
Calumet City
Norman Quigg
Streeter
Quigg
Oak Hill Cemetery
Lukowski
Birthday Party for Eden Brown Marks Seventh Birthday
Master Eden Brown of Ingraham Street celebrated his seventh birthday on Monday with an afternoon trip to the Orpheum theater for playmates. After the matinee, ice cream and treats were served at his home where favors were given to Bobby Miller Vernon Fein Bobby Fiebech Joseph Enloe Bobby Berwanger Willie Roman Victor Roman and Billy Brown. The children played games and enjoyed candy before returning home hoping for another birthday next year.
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Eden Brown
Ingraham Street
Orpheum Theater
Bobby Miller
Vernon Fein
Bobby Fiebech
Joseph Enloe
Bobby Berwanger
Willie Roman
Victor Roman
Billy Brown
Elden
City Clerk Stachowicz Honored With Surprise Party
City officials and many friends hosted a surprise party for City Clerk Andrew J. Stachowicz at the Drake Hotel last Tuesday evening. Mayor Paul M. Kamradt served as master of ceremonies as Stachowicz prepares a two week eastern vacation visiting Philadelphia Atlantic City New York Baltimore and Washington.
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Andy
Andrew J. Stachowicz
Drake Hotel
Paul M. Kamradt
Mr. Stachowicz
East
Philadelphia
Atlantic City
New York
Baltimore
Washington
Messrs
Krzyzanowski
Babiak
Calumet City Woman's Club Holds Whiting Beach Picnic
The Calumet City Woman's Club hosted a Wednesday picnic at Whiting Beach on August 18. Members arrived by car and by three truckloads, enjoyed races including a fat woman’s race won by Mrs. Rose Fein, and a tug-of-war with Indiana Harbor First Christian church. The club thanked donors J W Jar?anowski Kamradt Bros and E J Kraus for trucks and Mayor Schrage for the dance pavilion use.
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Woman’s Club
Calumet City
J. W. Jaranowski
Kamradt Bros
E. J. Kraus
Schrage
Whiting
Hard Distress Makes Valued Things Appear Dearer Quote
A proverb-like line notes that hardship increases the value of what is obtained. It reflects on appreciation rising with struggle and endurance.
Carnival A Success In Calumet City Street Dance
The Calumet City Woman's Civic Club reports a successful street carnival on Wilson and Wentworth Avenues last Thursday. Over four hundred young people danced, marking Calumet City's first street dance by any organization. The club thanks business supporters and emphasizes community support for future ventures led by president Mrs. E. James Feebeck and the members.
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Calumet City
Wilson and
Wentworth Avenues
Civic Club
E. James Feebeck
Chicago City Railway Plans Torrence Avenue Line Extension
The Chicago City Railway Company will start Torrence Avenue street car construction from 112th Street south to the Ford Plant and then to 130th Street to connect with Hegewisch Lines. Work is to begin within thirty days.
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Chicago City Railway Company
112Th Street
Ford Plant
130Th Street
Hegewisch
Ladies' Aid Benefit Hosted by Mrs Ahlborn
Mrs Charles F Ahlborn of Forsyth Avenue entertained three table Banco players with prizes to Mrs Harrison Chandler Mrs Charles Kruse and Mrs Alvin Peschke A delightful luncheon followed Proceeds go to the Ladies Aid Society Evangelical Church Sibley Street
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Charles F. Ahlborn
Forsyth Avenue
Banco
Harrison P. Chandler
Charles Kruse
Alvin Peschke
Ladies’ Aid Society
The
Evangelical Church
Sibley Street
Marcel Waving Phone 1388 W for appointment
Open evenings and Sundays at 680 Douglas Avenue Calumet City Illinois. Marcel Waving Phone 1388 W invites readers to schedule appointments, highlighting extended hours.
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Douglas Avenue
Calumet City
Why African Natives Slay Twins at Birth
A London Mall excerpt argues that twin killings in Africa stem from tribal beliefs about a single soul per birth. The author notes long-standing customs, criticizes quick European cultural shifts, and praises cross-racial trust, while questioning the morality of such practices.
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South Africa
Africa
Molly Torin
London Mall
Dead Saints Praised While Living Target of Scorn
A reflective remark notes society elevates dead saints while harshly judging the living. The quote implies a moral imbalance in public memory and treatment of contemporary figures.
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Nowe
Visit to observatory by young women prompts questions
A distinguished astronomer recounts a visit from several young women who asked probing questions about planets and constellations. He says he did his best to answer and even named distant constellations, but one member asked how astronomers confirm planet names given that not all are proven.
Causes of Tides From Sun Moon Gravity Pull
Tides arise from the gravitational forces of the sun and moon on Earth's oceans. The moon, being nearer, serves as the principal driver of tides, while the sun contributes a significant but smaller effect.
Eighth Birthday Party for Doris Schopp
Miss Doris Schopp hosted her eighth birthday party at 695 Ingraham Avenue on Tuesday afternoon. Guests included Dean Schopp Edward Schopp Loretta Stachowicz Loretta Palowski Harry Rimbach Eliza beth Rimbach Joe Deakin Vivian Kiening and prizes were won by Harry Rimbach Joe Deakin and Vivian Kiening. A ly birthday cake with eight pink candles and pink white decorations topped a dainty refreshments visit.
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Doris Schopp
Ingraham Avenue
Harry Rimbach
Joe Deakin
Vivian Koening
Dean Schopp
Edward Schopp
Loretta Stachowicz
Loretta Palowski
Harry and Elizabeth Rimbach
Vivian Kiening
Birthday party honors Mrs. Ruedi with out-of-town guests
Mrs. Fred Ruedi entertained about twenty guests at her For sythe Avenue home for a birthday. Visitors included families from Chicago, Hammond and nearby towns. The group enjoyed radio entertainment and dancing, a six o'clock dinner in courses, and gifts for the host.
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Fred Ruedi
Forsythe Avenue
R. Floyd
Chicago
R. Steinstra
Chicag
O. Anderson
H. Young
Hegeswisch
J. Fahey
East Chicago
W. Bashore
W. Gruener
Lorraine
H. Lebber
Hammond
Ruedi
Jolly Twelve Club Hosts Luncheon and Games
Mrs Charles F Ahlborn of Forsyth Avenue hosted a Jolly Twelve Club luncheon at 1 30 prizes were awarded with Mrs E Bossard taking first place Mrs D Burns second and Mrs G Pamplin the consolation prize Guests included Mrs Kruse and her daughter Estelle Gifts were given and the next meeting will be hosted by Mrs Alvin Peschke Michigan Avenue.
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Charles F. Ahlborn
Forsyth Avenue
Jolly Twelve Club
E. Bossard
D. Burns
G. Pamplin
Kruse
Estelle
Alvin Peschke
Michigan Avenue
Two hard boiled eggs code by Binns sinks cruiser
A Crookhaven wireless operator named Binns used the phrase Two hard boiled eggs transmitting Urgent to signal Germans during the war. The clever code prompted coast stations to react as if from the admiralty and was claimed to have led to the sinking of a German cruiser, per William Le Queux.
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Croookhavei
Binns
Grand Fleet
Crookhaven
Admiralty
O. K
William le Queux
Didn't Mix Well in Office Letters Mix Up Love and Goods
A comic dialogue features an office manager lamenting a foul odor and a damsel demanding answers. The scene centers on a shipment misrouting as Herb & Blurb report lovers notes sent during business hours alongside an axle grease order.
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Curlycue
Guard Against Poison Use sandpaper strip on poison bottles
A safety tip from Science and Invention suggests pasting a strip of sandpaper over bottle faces containing poison. This simple marking cautions grabbers in darkness, causing no harm while warning of the poisonous contents. A small label should accompany the sandpaper.
Ostrich legend debunked by Arctic explorer
Vilhjalmur Stefanson argues in American Mercury that ostriches do not hide their heads in the sand when fearing danger. The long held legend, persisting for about two millennia, is dismissed as a myth despite naturalists and skeptics.
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Bunk
Vilhjalmur Stefanson
American Mercury
Pliny
Glue From Garlic Rivals Glue in Adhesive Qualities
A sticky substance derived from garlic by a special process is claimed to rival traditional glue in strength and bonding ability, prompting interest in potential practical uses.
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