Local Notes From South Holland and Nearby Areas
South Holland residents Lois Gouwens and Marian Dreger visited the former's grandmother, Mrs Anna Gouwens. Herman De Winter reports his safe arrival in Washington to visit relatives in Everett and Arlington. Drought eased by recent rains with hopes for dry periods to harvest onions. Leonard Lagestee and family back from Niagara Falls. chief resumes duties. Neil Shipma and Eloise return to Fulton IL after two weeks with Polasky relatives. Clergy exchanges and church services planned for late August. Rieds attend Muskegon funeral. Local churches plan Labor Day mission festival at Wicker Park Sept 7. Edward and family to spend weekend with Bowsmas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lois Gouwens
Marian Dreger
Anna Gouwens
South Holland
Herman de Winter
State of
Washington
Everette
Arlington
Leonard Lagestee
Niagara Falls
Neil Shipma
Eloise
Fulton
Polasky
Karmen
Waupan
Wis
J. S. Ter Louw
Bust Reformed Church
Lansing Reformed Church
Bethany Christian Reformed Church
J. O. Bouwsma
South Tolland
Munster
Lansing
Highland
Wicker Park
Mgr
Edward Bowsma
Muskegon
Mich
J. O. Bowsma
South Ireland
Ohio
Donkey Ball Game at Bearcat Field Friday Evening
South Uolland Cirmen meet the local Bearcats in a donkey ball game at the Bearcat field Friday August 28 at 6 30. Admission rates are 25 cents for adults and 10 cents for children. Catch the good laugh and support the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Uolland Ciremen
Bearcats
Bearcat Field
SPECIAL ON WASHING MACHINES WHILE THEY LAST
SALE AD OFFERS WASHING MACHINES AS LOW AS 69.50 89.50 Maytags and other makes listed. includes a second hand unit. Also a small house and garage on a 560 by 150 lot for trade consideration. contact John Van Kley Evans Ave South Holland WI. Phone Harvey 37.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
DE Young's Furniture
Harvey
John van Kley
Evans Ave
South Holland
Pajama Flag Girl Sails Past Spain to U S Consulate
Eleanor O Kane of Philadelphia vacationing in Spain during the civil conflict fashioned an American flag from red white and blue pajamas with two friends. They carried the banner through ruined streets to seek refuge at the American consulate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spain
Eleanor O’kane
Philadelphia
Vets of Foreign Wars to Picnic August 30
Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 1759 will picnic on Sunday August 30 at Jorgensen s Grove Humovei Two in Sherteun. The committee plans dancing games and races with refreshments served.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pult
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Jorgensen’s Grove
Humovei Two
Sherteun
Legion Week in Blue Island Draws Big Interest
The Blue Island American Legion celebration expects up to 50 000 visitors during Legion Week from August 31 to September 7. The executive committee meeting Monday night reported broad community interest beyond last year s Centennial eve. Look for more details in The Pointer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blue Island
American Legion
St Marys and St Pauls Host Community Picnics
On Sunday August 30 St Marys church hosts a picnic on the church grounds at 138th Street and Leyden Avenue. Holy Name Society members coordinate details. September 3 Ladies Aid of St Pauls Ev Lutheran plans a Picnic at Pipe O Peace Golf Course with lunch to be brought from home and church gathering at 10 a.m. A Christian Mothers Society card and bingo event for St Marys Church is set for Tuesday September 8 at St Marys Hall at 2 p.m. Tickets are twenty five cents. Mr and Mrs Henry Mass of Willisburg Iowa spent a week with Mr and Mrs Harm Peters at 18755 Leyden Avenue Riverdale before returning home August 26.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Mary’s Church
138Th Street
Leyden Ave
Holy Name Society
Ladies Aid
St. Paul’s Ev
Lutheran Church
Pipe- O’-Peace
Christian Mothers Society
St. Mary’s Hall
Henry Mass
Willisburg
Iowa
Harm Peters
Leyden Avenue
Riverdale
Chicago 1935 Taxes Higher Prompt Suburban Tax Benefit View
Officials from the Suburban Area and Country Towns Association argue 1935 Chicago tax rates exceed suburban ones, warning consolidation would raise costs. They note Chicago residents pay 8.38 to 8.41 per 100 assessed value, while suburbs like Evanston and Oak Park range 6.11 to 6.87, and Chicago Park District taxes at 0.98 per 100 outpace county districts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Suburban Area and Country Towns Association
Joseph Guinen
Taivey W. Adair
Park
Evanston
Oak Park
River Forest
Chicago Heights
Berwyn
Maywood
Winnetka
Chicago Park District
City Promises More Water
Health-Trustee Waterman reports a truck with dead animals from Globe Rendering Works blocked town streets causing discomfort. Clerk Haney to urge discontinual stopping in town during hot weather. Public Weigh master license granted to Albert C. Wesse. Fire department blanket insurance due September 20 to be addressed next meeting. July motor fuel tax allotment for Dalton set at 426.71 dollars. Ten Chicago Firemen benefit baseball game tickets approved for Sept 8 at Wrigley Field.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Health—Trustee Waterman
Globe Rendering Works
Robert C. Haney
Albert C. Wesse
Herbert O. Diekman
State Highway Department
Dalton
Chicago Firemens
Chicago
New York
Wrigley Field
Son steals ring on warrant from father in Royal Oak
Date Underwood of Royal Oak Michigan was arrested on a warrant sworn by his father for stealing a $300 ring from his mother. Lovell Short of Little Marsh Pennsylvania suffered tear duct injuries in an automobile crash and cannot stop crying.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Date Underwood
Royal Oak
Mich
Lovell Short
Little Marsh
My Neighbor Says Do Not Wait To Pick Pears
Do not wait to pick pears when ripe but harvest while hard and allow them to ripen on a sunny window ledge. Young plants require summer watchfulness with ample water and sun protection. For gelatin desserts a cup of fruit juice can substitute for water and flavor the sauce to intensify it. To reattach furniture casters, melt paraffin wax and place it where the caster fits to help secure it as it hardens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Newspapers
WNU
Another Hole in One by Milt Miller at Glen Eagle
Riverdale golfer Milt Miller scored a hole in one on the seventh hole at 188 yards Thursday August 20 at Glen Eagle Blue Island joined by Jim Propper Joe Locher and Robbie Miller. Also noted a $500 asset in bankruptcy for Frank Bobowicz Amsterdam NY. Bloomington resident Bessie Rodenback seeks divorce from Willie Rodenbeck claiming cruelty after four years of marriage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milt Miller
Riverdale
Glen Eagle
Blue Island
Milt
Iva J. Hastings
Dalton
Burnham
Jim Propper
Joe Locher
Robbie Miller
Frank Bobowicz
Amsterdam
N. Y
Bessie Rodenback
Bloomington
Tfl
Willie Rodenbeck
Public Auction Sale at eS School on August 29
Auctioneer James Gouwens lists sale at ES School at 167th and Cottage Grove. Items include coal shed and garage, two outhouses, Heatrola stoves, piano, tile, iron pump, children seats and desks, teacher desks, window screens, many other articles. Cash terms. Board of Directors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Es School
Cottage Grove Age
James Gouwens
McKinley School Seeks Bids for 40 Tons Stoker Coal
The Board of Directors of McKinley School District 160 invites bids to deliver 40 tons of stoker coal to the school bin for the fall and winter season. Bids must be received by September 1. Specifications available from the clerk. Co. PL Paarlberg, South Tolland, Tl.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Directors
McKinley School
Cottage Grove Avenue
67Th Street
Clerk
Paarlberg
South Tolland
Prospectus Ad for Harvey's Federal Savings and Loan
Notice directs readers to page 2 for an advertisement inviting prospective investors in Harvey's Federal Savings and Loan Association, described as the community's oldest financial institution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W Harvey Federal Savines and Loan Association
Harvey
See Dr Stevesson About Your Eyes
An eye care notice directs readers to consult Dr Stevesson for vision concerns at 11131 S Michigan Ave Pullman 2749. The shorthand 18-4 appears as a date or code.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stevesson
S. Michigan Ave
Pullman
Miss Esther Ludwig Vacation Enlivens Delavan Lake Visit
Miss Esther Ludwig and Miss Dorothy Staff spent a week at Delavan Lake Wisconsin with dancing games and a luncheon. Edgar De Witt and Edward Tulk hosted twenty friends at 18713 Leyden Ave Riverdale with a party and later a lunch. Patricia Marsh celebrated her fourth birthday August 25 with a party and cake baked by Mrs Emil Bettenhaus. The City of Hammond Indiana orders the remnants of the State Theatre torn down after a 1927 bombing and nine years of standing debris.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Esther Ludwig
138Th Street
Riverdale
Dorothy Staff
Delavan Lake
Wis
Edgar de Witt
Edward Tulk
Leyden Ave
Patricia Marsh
136Th Street
Patricia
Emil Bettenhaus
Hammond
Ind
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FBI
Frances Farmer
P. Hall
OLEO
Dolton
Theo. Koch
Boulder Dam
Ross Alexander
Patricia Ellis
Flash Gordon
Joe E. Brown
Sons O’ Guns
Joe
Ann Preston
Henry Hunter
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Johns- Manville
Johns-Manville Laboratories
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