Snowbound towns and homecomings in a wintery Midwest
Twenty years ago residents recount heavy snows from four to five feet on the level and ten to fifteen feet in the valleys as Oscar Bachmann returns from a six month trip in South Dakota and Minnesota. Local youths celebrate birthdays and upcoming marriages with gatherings and well wishes amid the persistent winter weather.
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Oscar Bachmann
South Dakota
Minnesota
Oscar
Northwest
la Rae Vandeenberg
Ralph Vandenberg
Milton
Irene Vandenberg
Rose
Lillie Schmuck
Ruth
Mildred Bowman
Arthur
Myrtle Dillner
Ethel Murphy
Myron Schmidt
William Dorman
Harold Kaiser
Florence Stanczik
Michael Stanczik
Dolton
Arthur Bessette
Riverdale
St. Mary’s Church
Ruth Evelyn Bowman
Virginia Jackson
Caroline O’brien
Helen Penrod
Theone Headley
Rosie Schmuck
la Rae Vandenberg
Edward Holmes
Engagement of Prominent Young Man Announced
The engagement of a prominent local man is announced though his fiancee remains unknown. Wedding bells are expected soon.
Dutch trip plans and odd Village news
William J Anker and Ben Bode plan a spring trip to the Netherlands. Gerrit Amptmeyer and Miss Clara Kettler wed by Rev Guikema. A sack chicken theft near 147th street led to a chased bag and disappearance. Walter Beck shows a fixed smile after a boy birth on Feb 10. Mrs L Rollaw travels from Derring Springs Mich for surgery at St James hospital in Chicago Heights and is progressing well.
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William J. Anker
Ben Bode
Netherlands
Gerrit Amptmeyer
Clara Kettler
Guikema
Lucky Nigga
Walter Beck
L. Rollaw
Tmueker
Ed Westafield
Derring Springs
Mich
St. Jame’s Hospital
Chicago Heights
Ten Years Ago Notes From Dolton Area
Ten years ago Charlie Rose of Dolton was seriously ill at 616 Sheridan Street with a dropsical complication. A. O. Van Zanten of Grand Rapids is visiting Dolton Riverdale and South Holland relatives. Attorney Wm. J. Claussen helps arrange Illinois Central Suburban train No. 817 stopping at Riverdale from Chicago starting Feb. 17. Local residents welcome the new stop. Mr and Mrs A Harms welcomed a daughter.
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Charlie Rose
Dolton
Sheridan Street
A. O. van Zanten
Grand Rapids
Mich
Riverdale
South Holland
Wm. J. Claussen
Illinois Central
Chicago
Harvey
A. Harms
Birth Announcement Doothy Alice Born at Ingalls Memorial
A baby girl named Doothy Alice was born on Thursday February 10 at Ingalls Memorial Hospital. Parents are celebrating the arrival of their daughter and extend thanks to the medical staff.
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Ingalls Memorial Hospital
Doothy Alice
Arthur Dykstra Family Plans Move to Denver
On Friday Mr. Arthur Dykstra and family will leave for Denver to settle there hoping the new climate aids his health. They sold their household goods at a public auction on Tuesday. fev. John De Waard of Cedar Grove Wisconsin visited this week. Mrs. R Bruin is bedridden with pleurisy at the home of Mr. T De Young Jr.
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Arthur Dykstra
Denver
Colo
Calumet Region Oil Center Emerges as Major Refining Hub
The Calumet District has become a leading world petroleum refinery center. Standard Oil Co. (Ind.) began in Whiting fifty years ago and expanded into East Chicago along with Shell Petroleum Co. Hammond. Other refineries include Sinclair Refining Co. Empire Oil Co. and Wadhams Oil Co. Wadhams is owned by Socony Vacuum Oil Co., a Standard Oil (N. Y.) subsidiary. These firms and their pipelines and delivery networks form America’s great central petroleum industry.
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Calumet
Standard Oil Co
Ind
Whiting
East Chicago
Shell Petroleum Co
Hammond
Sinclair Refining Co
Empire Oil Co
Wadhams Oil Co
Socony- Vacuum Oil Co
Water safety dialogue in native community
A visitor questions water safety as locals describe steps they take. They mention filtering boiling adding chemicals and finally drinking beer. The exchange highlights informal drinking water practices in the community.
Valentine Day Activities At Berger School
Students in multiple rooms document postmen delivering valentines, a Valentine party with characters like Post master General Donald Couwenhoven and others, a Schick test and diphtheria shots for Elmer Bockelman and Ruth Waterman, and an upcoming George Washington birthday party. Names include Ugean Wismer, Donna Truby, Carole Van den Berg, Alfred Mellquham, Eugene Brooks, Sonny Johnson, Elmer Keck, David Pedric, Dorothy Pedrie, Mae Couwenhoven, Gertrude Smith, Beatrice Van den Berg, Billy Van den Berg, Andres Villarosa, Edward Robinson, Fredric Diekman, Elaine Foster, George Boomsma, Alfred Jacobsma.
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Ugean Wismer
Berger School
Chicago
Donna Truby
Carole Vandenberg
Alfred Mellquham
Eugene Brooks
Sonny Johnson
Elmer Keck
David Pedric
Dorothy Pedrie Mae Couwenhoven
Gertrude Smith
Beatrice Vandenberg
Gertrude Wismet
Boom Wii
Donald Couwenhoven
al Shapas
Andres
Ruth Waterman
Abraham Lincoln
George Washington
Alfred Jacobsma
St Paul School Weekly Room Notes On Classes And Lincoln Program
Second graders study fabrics including cotton linen silk wool and leather. A patriotic program Friday features Abraham Lincoln's boyhood with recitations and song. Fifth and sixth graders cover Christ's suffering Lent Bible stories and English texts. Seventh and eighth hear American School of the Air geography and science broadcasts. Washington's birthday closes school. teachers attend Concordia College meeting in River Forest Michigan.
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Abraham Lincoln
Lincoln
Washington
Sea
American School of the Air
China
Falkland Islands
Concordia Teachers College
River Forest
Pullman quarrel over brushing ends with exclamation
A passenger asks if brushing off is needed in a Pullman car. The porter snaps back with a sharp retort calling the passenger Ross and declaring the issue is broken. The exchange reflects tension aboard the sleeping car.
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Ross
Illinois Traffic Signals Rule Update Warns Of Accidents
Springfield announces a safety bulletin by Secretary of State Edward J. Hughes noting improper signalling caused over 28 000 motor vehicle accidents nationwide last year with 260 deaths and 36 000 injuries. Illinois requires hand signals for turns and stopping and mandates mechanical signaling devices where hands cannot be used.
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Springfield
Edward J. Hughes
Illinois
Stughes
Tay Fant
Hughes
Civil Service Examinations Open For Radio Inspector Jobs
The United States Civil Service Commission announces open competitive exams for a radio inspector at $2,000 yearly and a junior billing bookkeeping machine operator at $1,440 yearly. Full information available from the Secretary of the Civil Service Board of Examiners at post offices or customhouses in cities with post offices of first or second class, or from the Civil Service Commission in Washington, D. C.
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United States Civil Service Commission
Federal Communications Commission
Secretary of the
United States Civil Service Board of Examiners
Washington, D. C
I Cannot Learn to Love You
A terse dialogue fragment shows a speaker claiming an inability to love while another asserts saving ten thousand dollars. The exchange concludes with a request for one more instruction, implying a transactional or transactionalized affection dynamic.
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South Holland News
Pointer
Calumet Region Oil Center
Public Service
Public Service Company OF
Northern Illinois
ST. Paul School
SL. Luke’s
St. Liborius
St. Luke’s
Lord
St. Lukes
E. Pfleger
St. Nicholas
St. Willibroard
St. Catherine
Calume
J Berschinski
St Luke
Civil Service Examinations
Lincoln Ave
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