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Thanksgiving Gatherings and Local Notes in Homewood
Thanksgiving brought a large family dinner at Carl Svemer’s home and a 20th wedding anniversary for J C Riegel with friends and relatives. Village affairs: fire department gear purchased, hose and harness valued near 375 dollars, plans for a hose cart, new fire alarm, and plank crossings noted. A local marriage, social events, and several visits punctuate the week, plus a fatal train accident involving Parish Farm near Homewood and a funeral at Mt Greenwood Chapel.
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A. H. Clark
Homewood
Carl Svemer
J.C. Riegel
Bertha Zitz
Chicago
Jobo Fiebig
Fiebig
Henry
Martin and
Penn Streets
Gold
Fire Department
Joe White
Henry Funk
Gottschalk Street
Homewood Avenue
Main Street
B. F. Dressler
Wm. Mueller
William and
Henry Dickmann
Altamont
Ill
John Koehler
Kankakee
Funk
America
Margaret Schmatececk
Misa Olga Silbermian
Paul
August Kitterer
Elmhurat College
Fred Schieber
Pekin
August
Alvin Gold
C. P. Parish
Parish Lawn
Bez Q. Chicago
Phoenix
Elmer Farmer
Blue Island
Mr. Parish
Mt. Greenwood Chapel
Jenson Lloyd Jones
Parish