Thanksgiving Gatherings Across Town Reach Family Homes
Ivanhoe and Davidson families with daughters Betty and Doris Mae visited Mrs. George Bell in Aurora for Thanksgiving. Claire Porter and family joined Frank Hansen’s at 14121 Clark Street in Morocco Indiana. Roy Meuvisse family at 14216 Edbrook Ave. visited the father in Dwight. Beaulah Marsh of Hammond and Richard Holtslaw of Chicago joined Edwin Fransen at 14131 Dearborn Street for Thanksgiving.
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L. A. Davidson
Edbrook Ave
Betty
Doris Mae
George Bell
Aurora
Claire Porter
Morocco
Ind
Frank Hansen
Clark Street
Roy Meuvisse
Gilded rolling pins in New York homes past
Collier's Weekly notes that fifty years ago many New York households valued a gilded rolling pin hung by the front door. It symbolized affluence since families could afford to buy bread at the corner grocery.
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New York
Collier’s Weekly
Mark X Not Always Ignorance In Saxon Signatures
The article notes that the mark X used by illiterate people is a cross, but ancient practice among the Saxons added the cross to prove the signer’s good faith alongside those who could sign.
Murder Memorial Stones in New England and Rhode Island
Erected under an old English custom a murder memorial marks the site where a body was found. Collier's Weekly notes only two such stones exist in this country one in Vermont and the other in Rhode Island.
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Collier’s Weekly
Vermont
Rhode Island
Cannon Shot Stone Balls in Early European Cannons
The article notes that stone balls were fired from the earliest European cannons, highlighting early artillery practice and material use.
Card of Thanks for Loss of Sister Carena Steenbergen
We thank neighbors and friends for sympathy during our sad bereavement in the sudden death of our sister Carena. Special thanks to Rev J S Ter Louw for kind words and to Miss Gerta Bottema and Mrs R Van derbilt for their singing and music. Steenbergen family 82-ip
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Carena
J. S. Ter Louw
Gerta Bottema
R. Vanderbilt
Riverdale Teens Win National Journalistic Awards
Riverdale seniors Raymond Pracht and Evelyn Rampke of Thornton Township High School earned national recognition in a Quill and Scroll current events contest. Pracht placed eighth nationwide and received a medal with scholarship potential, while Rampke received honorable mention for her editorial on Charlie McCarthy.
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Raymond Pracht
Atlantic St
Riverdale
Quill and Scroll Magazine
Eigth
United States
Raymond
The
Quill and Scroll
Evelyn Rampke
Illinois Sr
Charlie McCarthy
Miss Rampke
Thornton Township High School
Harvey
Pinochle Night Draws Capacity Crowd at Legion Party
Chairman John Matthiecen reports a full house at Friday pinochle party with top scorers including A Bowse 8180 Mrs A Matthiesen 7920 and John Matthie sen 7390. A cash prize winner was Jennie O Connors. A December 14 meeting and December 16 drill are set. dues urged to reach 160 percent in the district.
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John Matthiecen
A. Bowse
A. Matthiesen
W. McGowan
Ann Roush
Ray Baumgartner
Maxwell
Lansing
American Legion Auxiliary Eighth District Meeting Notice
The eighth district will meet in our club rooms Tuesday December 7 at 8 p m with Homewood co hosting Paul Gall. A regular meeting follows Thursday December 9 at 8 p m attendance urged. Juniors from Chicago Heights joined last Saturday withMrs Frankie Albrecht speaking on projects. Urgent appeal for carpet rags for Hines hospital and small yarn scraps. donations appreciated by calling Riv. 255R or Riv. 160.
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Eighth District
Homewood
Paul Gall
Chicago Heights
Frankie Albrecht
Hines
Franklin P T A to hear "Lifting the Standards of the Home"
Rev. Donald Crocker of the Methodist Episcopal church Dalton will speak on the topic at the Franklin Parent Teacher Association meeting. The program also includes a district school chorus unit directed by Walter Myer. The meeting is set for Monday December 6 at 8 pm in Franklin school auditorium.
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Donald Crocker
Methodist Episcopal Church
Dalton
Franklin Parent Teacher Association
Franklin School
Our District School Chorus
Walter Myer
Postponed Debt Worries Anger Dalton Pa Residents
In Dalton, residents joke that posterity will handle the government debt and laughter echoes at 2 a.m. as Pa. paces the house to soothe the restless night. The lighthearted note hints at sleepless neighborhood chatter.
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Posterity
Dalton
Lincoln P T A Plans Dads Night Meeting
The Lincoln Parent-Teacher Association will hold its regular meeting on December 7 at 7 30 p m in the kindergarten room. Miss Edna Lund of Dalton will speak on her world travels. An election will fill the vacant office due to Mrs Walker's move to Blue Island. Dads are urged to attend Dads Night.
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Lincoln Parent-Teacher Association
Edna Lund
Dalton
Walker
Blue Island
Regular meeting Friday December 3 election of officers
All members are requested to attend the regular meeting on Friday December 3 to elect officers. A Bingo party is set for Thursday December 7 with multiple games and prizes including a door prize.
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Fata Sve Apni Payasa
Tic
Holy Name Men Will Elect Officers At December Meeting
The Holy Name Society of St. Mary's church will hold its annual election of officers at the December meeting on Monday evening December 6. The session will begin at 7 30 p m. All members are urged to attend this important meeting.
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Holy Name
Holy Name Society of
Townsend Plan Meeting At Highlawn House Tuesday
A Townsend Plan meeting will be held Tuesday evening December 7 at the Highlawn house for interested persons. Several speakers from club No. 38 will be present. The gathering begins at 8 o'clock.
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Highlawn Hoosehouse
Townsend
Club No. 38
No Chance to Flow North
An amusing note explains that the Mississippi would flow north if the earth stopped spinning. It cites that the river’s mouth lies farther from the earth’s center than its source and that only rotation keeps water moving downward.
Tickled to Death Phrase Origin Traced to Chinese Torture
The expression tickled to death has roots in a brutal Chinese practice where captives were subjected to foot tickling until they died, leaving a grim origin for the idiom in records of torture and cruelty.
Meaning of Visible Supply in Grain Stocks
Visible Supply means all grain in storage in railroad cars, ships and public elevators. Grain in private storage, country elevators and on farms is not included.
Cleveland's First Railroad Prohibited Speed and Night Travel
Cleveland's first railroad faced council restrictions limiting speed to five miles per hour and banning night operation through the town. The ordinance reflects early efforts to regulate new rail transit and curb urban disruption.
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Cleveland
Iodine Use Tripled in 50 Years
World iodine consumption now about 1000 tons annually, triple the amount used half a century ago. Data reflect growing industrial, medical, and agricultural demands driving demand.
Feast of Reason and Flow of Soul Parody
A wry remark contrasts high minded discourse with earthy punning chatter. The line hints at debates over style and substance in intellectual circles.
1937 Christmas Seals Offer Now Open
Public notice invites readers to purchase 1937 Christmas seals supporting charitable programs. Funds earmarked for relief and health campaigns. Seals available through local post offices and participating merchants.
Parafin filling for cracks and home care tips
Advice on repairing floors with paraffin and preserving produce color while cooking greens. Guidance on polishing mahogany with olive oil and vinegar, seeding bare lawn spots in spring, and coloring butters with pimiento watercress and lemon rind.
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Associated Newspapers
WNU
How dynamite detonates via shock rather than flame
A Western Newspaper Union explanation states dynamite can be burned only with a strong shock such as a blasting cap explosion. The shock forces the dynamite’s atoms apart, causing explosive action.
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Western Newspaper Union
Thornton Cagers Open Season Tonight Against Joliet
Thornton Township high school basketball opens the 1937 season with a road game at Joliet. Coach Jack Sipe says the team will be big and heavy, about six two and 175 to 180 pounds, with key returnees Lew Hammers Bob Bauman and John Robertson. Joliet, the 1936 state champions, have lost three regulars and may provide a tougher warm up.
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Thornton Township
Joliet
Basketiball
Jack Sipe
Dorians
Powers
Thompson
Vincent
Haines
Luttrem
Schuldt
Robertson
Bauman
Jones
Hammers
Merle Smith
Dorton
Minooka
Lew Hammers
Bob Bauman
John Robertson
Thornton
Macuk
Savage
Winston
Globe Hotel Name Changed to Sibley Hotel
The Globe hotel on Sibley boulevard near the C E I crossing will be known as the Sibley hotel. Central Commissary Company, its operator, announced the change this week. Originally run by the YMCA, the Globe hotel was bought by the Globe Contracting Company and renamed. The Central Commissary Co purchased it about a year ago.
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Globe Hotel
Sibley Boulevard
Sibley
Central Commissary Company
Y.M.C.A
Globe Contracting Company
The
Central Commissary Co
Memorial statue honors Goettingen street vendor Frau Mueller
A statue in Goettingen honors Charlotte Mueller, labeled the oldest street vendor in the world. It shows her seated at her stall on the site where she presided, commemorating a local figure famed for sparring with students who often lost arguments with her.
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Goettingen
Germany
Frau Charlotte Mueller
Frau Mueller
First Chicago stockyards opened on West Madison in 1848
The city’s first commercial stockyards for cattle and hogs were built in 1848 on West Madison Street near Ashland, later called Bull's Head.
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Chicago
West Madison Street
Ashland
Bull’s Head
Willow leaf medicine touted by Rhode Island natives
Native Rhode Island folk healers prepare a remedy from willow leaves and roots claimed to cure fevers colds and chills. They say the medicine is more reliable than quinine and embodies traditional knowledge.
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Rhodesia
Bermuda Ends Celibacy Tax Amid Isle of Blest Charm
A historic measure taxing bachelors in Bermuda for remaining single ended as the island’s famed “Isles of the Blest” allure drew an end to the practice. The change reflects social shifts and local attitudes toward marriage.
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Bermuda
Isles
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