Twenty Years Ago with the Pointer
Local item notes travel and visits from Dalton area residents. Miss Toantsa Shenutcler tours Vic, Margaret Kistling heads for Lake Michigan trip, and Mrs Sophie Karther returns from Yellowstone. Other letters mention Alaska vacation plans and a broad social circuit with relatives in Woodlawn and Dalton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Toantsa
Mary of
White Pass
Lake Bennet
M. D. De'l
Clarence O’brein
Thomas Carrington
Roseland
Dalton
Riverdale
Herman Anders
Bertha
Washington
British Columbia
Vancouver
San Francisco
Stork
Harry Robinson
187Th Street
Jeanette
Evelyn
Robinsons
Cora
Lulu Ward
Oak Glen
Ill
Christ Schaefer
Jefferson
North Dakota
Sioux City
Iowa
Jessie
Ella Trumbill
Manchester
Kaw
Fred
Charles Kasten
Woodland
Fred Hanschman
Calumet Waterway Plan Weighs Billions for Region
United States officials study a Calumet waterway program to link the district with the Mississippi river and support a lakes to gulf system. The plan envisions inland harbor at Lake Calumet or Wolf Lake, deepening the Grand Calumet river, harbor at Indiana Harbor and a possible breakwater to create a harbor refuge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Calumet District
Department of Commerce
Washington, D. C
Chicago
Cleveland
Pittsburgh
Philadelphia
New York City
Calumet Region
Rivers and Harbors Committee of Congress
Congress
United States Army Engineers
District Engineer
Mississippi River
Lake Calumet
Cook County
Wolf Lake
Ilinois-Indiana State Line
Grand Calumet River
Indiana Harbor Ship Canal
Indiana Harbor
Miller
Calumet
Homewood News Highlights Local Visits and Business Notes
A group led by Mrs. Fred Buettner and others enjoyed a day off visiting Mrs. Baecker in Blue Island. Henry Heimsoth of the Chicago & Riverdale Lumber Co. plans a two week meet with west side customers near the IC railroad yard and freight house. A new cleaning and dying shop will open in Louis Mueller’s basement at No 1 Main Street, Wilson Bros. seek success. a laundry startup is asked who will begin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Buettner
B. Nilkinson
Henry
Wilson Bros
Louis Mueller
Main Street
Tax cut hailed as kindest cut of all
Column extols tax reductions as a humane policy, arguing relief reaches workers and businesses alike. It appeals to public sentiment and frames tax relief as a prudent, compassionate fiscal measure intended to stimulate growth and ease burdens.
Lansing News Highlights Local Events And Travel
Local residents attend family visits in Indiana and Michigan. Events include M E Ladies Aid meeting at M E Annex, Homemakers Club gathering, air circus planned at Skeeter Airport, and Legion posts sending delegates to the state convention in Peoria. Several residents travel to Mishawaka and Ottawa areas, with birthdays and memorials noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. Horgesheimer
Geo. van Steenberg
Calumet City
Hammond
Fulker
Dayton
Ohio
Mutehler
Rochester
Ind
Hiland
Homemakers Club
Baker
Community Street
M. J. Hiland
Chas Lowe
Lansing
Dorothy MacGlothlin
Mutchler
Mishawaka
Ray Marshman
St. Joseph River
Boosters
Miller Beach
John van Osten
Harvey
Christ Miller
Pennsylvania R. A
American Legion
Arthur Ward
Homer Bogart
Peoria
Ernest Bihl to marry Miss Bertha Woodward in Chicago
Ernest Bihl longtime 33rd Ward alderman and south side real estate operator obtained a marriage license to wed Bertha James Woodward of Long Beach California. The 71 year old widower said the ceremony date is pending as the chosen minister is away. They plan to reside at 7021 Vernon Avenue after the nuptials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ernest Bihl
South Side
Chicago
Bertha James Woodward
Long Beach
Cal
Adilrera? (invalid)
Drug advert urging sleep relief from gas and stomach discomfort. Claims Adlerika cures gas and nervousness in one dose, aiding sleep, with Lukens Dolton Drug Store as supplier.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lukens Dolton Drug Store
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Illinois Street
Wabash Avenue
Atlantic Street
Julius. Puder
Edbrooke Avenue
Wm. Maurer
Tel
Interocean
Calumet Avenue
Calumet Ave
A. C. Reich
Telephone Interocean
Dixie Highway
Grant Park
A. E. Price
Voss, Maytag
Michigan Avenue
188Th Street
Halsted Street
John Ravesfoot, Jr
State Street
South Holland
Timothy
Nick Vankeppel
LeRoy
Hebron
Indiana
Chas. Milhahn
Shetland Pony
Ford Air Port
B. Ruiter
Detroit Jewel
Atlantic St
Neal Tanis
Vincennes Rd
Thornton
Wim. P. Paarlberg
167Th Street
Chicago Road
Erffmeyer Farm
Sibley St
147Th St
Dolton
Indiana Ave
Fray’s Flower Shop
Phone Dolton
Walter R. Stroh
Sanderson Ave. Dolton, I
Henry W. Schnoor
Chicago Street
Calumet River
Calumet Lake
Homewood News
Louis School
A. W. Hamann
St. Michigan Ave
K. L. Sherrill
Leyden Ave
Gladstone
Res
Ata Boy
Ernest
Bihl
William Walter Sheet Metal ‘Works
E. 138Th St. Dalton
THE
F. & M. Laundry
la Salle St. Riverdale
East 137Th Street
A. J. Allen
Prop
Riverdale, NL
Isaac Shilling
159Th St. South Holland
George Tuch
Peter Farney
Aspen
Anthony Basile Plumbing
Lincoln Ave
Doltom
Lincoln Avenue
Hohman St
Carondolet
Carl Dieck
Telephone
Wm. C. Zesch and Son Eat
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