Halsted Street Ditch Repair And Parkway Plan
DeRidder reports Halsted Street ditch work nearly finished. Brandt notes holes filled on Halsted Street. Ludwig complains wagons damage 138th Street and seeks 14 foot parkway on both sides. ordinance to be drafted. Clerk says no bids for fire horse sale. ballot question to spring election. Lotz subdivision plat submitted to Highlawn and some accepted and filed.
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DeRidder
Norman
Halsted Street
Brandt
Ludwig
138Th Street
William Lotz
Lotz
Highlawn
Lee to the Front Henry W. Lee Named Assistant Engineer
Henry W. Lee, editor of the Calumet Record, is appointed assistant engineer for the Drainage Board at a salary of $2,500 a year. Lee has spent nearly 20 years aiding in Calumet region development, and the board values his counsel on Calumet matters.
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Henry W. Lee
Calumet Record
Drainage Board
Lee
Calumet
Calu
Calumet region drainage hopes raised by board leaders
In Dolton and nearby towns officials state strong progress toward promised improvements for the Calumet region. Reading and Henry Lee lead the Drainage Board, while local notes report visiting DeKalb supporter Will Connor, burglaries across Phoenix Blue Island and Harvey, and school honors for George Vanderveen of Highlawn who placed second in an essay contest on the area’s past and future.
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Will Connor
DeKalb
Dolton
Phoenix
Blue Island
Harvey
F. Bockelman
Monee and Beecher
Frank Males
Ice house fills as Ed Bang wins town’s favor
Ed Bang is the happiest man about town as his new ice house opens and begins filling orders for L Mueller and H Stolzenbach. The piece notes his success and local enthusiasm in Homewood Twenty Years Ago.
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Ed Bang
L. Mueller
H. Stolzenbach
Local notes on housing, visits, and lectures
Emil Dean praised this region after visiting his brother Ernest in Canada where 40 below is common. Morris street bachelors may join the Benedicts. Henry Funk offers his hall free as an inducement. Robert White attended a Madison Wisconsin lecture on horticulture with 2,000 farmers in attendance, praising Badger progress.
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H. Stelter
Stelterville
Emil Dean
Ernest
Canada
Morris Street
Benedicts
Henry Funk
Howe
Robert White
Madison
Wis
Birthday and surprise parties noted in South Holland
Miss Clarice Shilling honored at a Monday birthday party with fifteen girls and candy boxes. Harold DeYoung and William Bruin later had surprise parties, with Brownie entertaining guests and games, creating a lively series of social gatherings.
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Clarice Shilling
Local Births and Ruled-Out Rumors Across Communities
Mr and Mrs William VanderGeisen greet a baby girl. Klaas Vanderaa of South Holland is confined sick at home. Rumors hint at another wedding. A Highland Indiana resident and a South Holland woman are cited. May Ferguson’s Texas governorship included appointing Mrs 7 FE King as colonel on her staff. Mrs Wine of San Antonio to wear uniform at state events.
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William VanderGeisen
Klaas Vanderaa
South Holland
Highland
Indiana
May Ferguson
Texas
FE. King
Wine
San Antonio
The Finical Appetite in a 1933 era column
A mixed wit and advice piece discusses diet variety and health, recounting a tale of Britton who would not eat butter. It notes the Shell Petroleum construction program in Hammond and East Chicago offering 600000 dollars and 200 jobs, and ends with musings on youth and enlightenment.
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Olle
James Russell Lowell
New England
Britton
Western Newspaper Union
Shell Petroleum Corporation
Hammond
East Chicago
R. H. Waser
Spring Fashion Show Highlights Navy Crepe Dress
A smart group of young matrons seeks the Jess fussy dress for afternoon wear as the model attracts attention at the spring fashion show in New York. The gown features heavy sheer crepe in navy blue with navy and white wire braid bands on sleeves and collar.
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Jess
New York
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Chas. FE. Reading
Henry Lee
Homewood News
Louis Schoof
South Holland News
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