Reichs Plan Two Week Isle of Pines Trip
Attorney O F Reich will travel February 10 with Mrs Reich and son Paul for a two week vacation to the Isle of Pines via Cuba en route home. The Dal ton Woman's Club study group meets February 18 at 3 30 with Mrs E J Claussen guiding a session on State Government. Miss Alice Harms, a student at De Kalb state normal, was hospitalized with appendicitis and underwent surgery by Dr John Berger with cautious optimism for recovery. Emilie Wendrich and Charles Sanders wed February 3 at 4 30 pm at First Presbyterian Church 411st and Grand Blvd Rev Covert officiating.
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O. F. Reich
Alice Harms
de Kalb
Garfield Park Hospital
John Berger
Wendrich - Sanders
Emilie Wendrich
James Wendrich
Dalton
Charles Sanders
Chicago
Covert
First Presbyterian Church
Grand Blvd
South Holland News Twenty Years Ago Humorous Tin Lizzie Tale
The column recounts a recent porch climbing exaggeration and a stubborn Tin Lizzie that refused to drive south, needing a large truck to redirect it. Peter Slager and family from Randolph Wisconsin visit, reporting six to eight feet of snow delaying travel around Randolph.
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Tin Lizzie
Dalton
Dee
Peter Slager
Randolph
Wis
Peter
Mrs A Couwenhoven Returns From Chicago Heights Hospital
Mrs A Couwenhoven has come back from Chicago Heights hospital after an operation and is much improved. She is expected to be up and around in a few days.
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A. Couwenhoven
Chicago Heights Hospital
Ten Years Ago In Roseland News Notes
Ten years ago in Roseland community items include W C Zesch moving his plumbing shop to the basement at 13626 Indiana avenue under a restaurant. Mrs Landon Gardiner received a linen shower hosted by Miss Caroline O Brien and Mrs H H Beil. Anton Basile finished a shop and storehouse at 225 Lincoln avenue east of the Ford office. George E Q Johnson was named US attorney for the district, succeeding Edwin A Olsen. Elsie Schmutzler and John Miller were married at Dolton on January 22 and will live in a new bungalow on Ridge Road Thornton.
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W. C. Zesch
Indiana Avenue
Landon Gardiner
Caroline O’brien
H. H. Beil
South Park Ave
Chicago
Lincoln Avenue
Ford
George E. Q. Johnson
Roseland
United States
Edwin A. Olsen
Schmutzler-Miller
Elsie Schmutzler
Dolton
John Miller
Thornton
Kemnitz
Ridge Road
Pearl Barehead Hosts Thirteenth Birthday Party
A large group of young friends gathered at Miss Pearl Barehead's home on Tuesday afternoon February 1 to celebrate her thirteenth birthday. Many beautiful presents were received and refreshments were served.
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Miss Pearl Barehead
Weekend games and a minor warehouse fire small damages
A fire call from Van Deursen's warehouse Monday afternoon prompted a prompt fire department response. The cause is believed to be an overheated stove with slight damages. Also noted are births at the homes of Lip Vander Veen on January 28 and Anthony Trenning, and a brief visit by Rev. R. Bolte of Sully, Iowa, with his daughter.
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van Deursen
Lip Vander Veen
Gil
Anthony Trenning
R. Bolte
Sully
Lowa
Silica Sand Industry Centered in Ottawa Illinois
The Ottawa Illinois area is highlighted as a major center of silica sand production. The region’s abundant high grade sand supports Illinois leading in glassware and window pane supply, meeting rising demand for plates bottles and lab pieces as technology advances. The narrative notes the sand deposit underpins the state’s glass industry and future growth.
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Ottawa
Illinois
Mitch Schaafsma Returns to Thornton Court After Hip Injury
Mitchell Schaafsma, a Dalton native known for his basketball play, returned to Thornton Wildcats after a two year hip injury. Once a key second-teamer in 1935, Schaafsma battled through a broken hip suffered in Dalton Park. He aims to help Thornton beat Kankakee and challenge for first place in the South Suburban race.
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Mitch
Wildcat
Mitchell Schaatsma
Dalton
Thornton High
Schaafsma
Boudreau
Hellman
McComb
Beiner
Shumpes
Springfield
Teague
Kankakee
Thornton
Dalton Park Grounds
Wildcats
Asylumnites
Sipemen
KKK
TH Thornton
The Language of Lawyers by Irvin S Cobb
A humorous quip on legal drafting. Cobb cites a lawyer who rewrites a simple gift into a long legal form about an orange, then notes the trickery ends with the lawyer taking it away. The passage mocks formalism and the grab of legal craft.
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Irvin S. Cobb
Household Tips From a Neighbor’s Musing
Practical cautions on shoe care telephones plant care and preserving tools mixed with kitchen serving ideas and a note on choosing good imitations over poor originals. The informal list suggests routine maintenance and small tips for everyday objects and foods.
National Safety Council cites record 1936 accident toll
The National Safety Council reports 111000 deaths from accidents in 1936, with about 400000 permanently disabled and 10300000 temporarily disabled. The $3.75 billion cost includes $2630 million wage and medical losses, $830 million property damage, and $290 million fire losses.
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Chicago
National Safety Council
City Urges Building Owners to Properly Number Structures
Howard C. Brodman, Chicago maps and plats chief, urges all property owners to number their buildings. He cites mayoral backing and notes 387,426 Chicago buildings with only a small portion unnumbered. He stresses mail and merchandise delays and fairness to neighbors.
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Howard C. Brodman
Brodman
Chicago
Edw. J. Kelly
Mr. Bradman
Bradman
Soybean Hay Costs Record High per Acre
Bull etin No 428 from the College of Agriculture University of Illinois explains soybean hay costs rise per acre as ground prep seeding and cultivation charges cannot be spread over two years or shared by a nurse crop.
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College of Agriculture
University of Illinois
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Stephens
Public Service
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Anthony Basile Plumbing
Chicago Street
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