Illinois Bell to Split Territory Into Two Operating Areas
Illinois Bell Telephone Company announces a two area plan with Chicago area and state area each headed by a general manager. Appointments include F. O. Hale Homer W. Bang A R Bone A H Mellinger W C Kurtz Frank Redmund Verne Ray with chiefs in Chicago and state sections.
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Illinois Bell Telephone Company
Chicago
State
Ilinois
Indiana
F. O. Hale
Homer W. Bang
A. R. Bone
E. G. Drew
A. H. Mellinger
Chicago Area
W. C. Kurtz
State Area
Frank Redmund
Verne Ray
L. R. Mapes
B. R. Cooper
P. P. Ramsey
New York
Notice of Bids for Dolton Special Assessment No 41
Village of Dolton invites sealed bids for sewer construction on Ellis Avenue and nearby streets in Cook County Illinois. Bids due March 12 1928 at 8 pm. opened publicly at the Board of Local Improvements office. Bonds vouchers at 6 percent interest. bidder must show capacity to perform. Right to reject bids reserved. WM S Gentry Secretary March 2 1928 Dolton Illinois
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Dolton
Board of Local Improvements
Ellis Avenue
Cook County
Illinois
Dalton
WM. S. Gentry
Tinois
Eros to Make Close Earth Approach in 1930
Astronomers at the University of California prepare for planetoid Eros nearing Earth in 1930 at 13,500,000 miles. R H Tucker notes this favorable position for distance measurements between Earth and the Sun. Tucker's Mount Hamilton work with 2,100 observations over 77 nights provides star references for Eros in 1930.
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San Francisco
University of California
R. H. Tucker
Tucker
Mount Hamilton
Lick Observatory
Mongrel Dog Tries to Save Drowning Child
A mongrel dog attempted to rescue five year old Frankie Smith near East Marion on a frozen inlet to the Long Island Sound. Frankie fell through an eel hole in the ice while playing with the dog and drowned before help arrived.
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East Marion
L. I
Frankie Smith
Long Island Sound
Frankie
Doctor Heath
Doctor Lopez
Greenport
Men irked by their given names study finds
Berkeley researchers report three of four men harbor a grouch about their first names. Prof. George R. Steward Jr. surveyed thousands of Christian names from 1870 to now, noting many men wish for different names. Elizabeth tops the list, followed by Mary, Helen, Dorothy, Marie, Katherine, Louise, Ruth, Eleanor, and Evelin.
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Berkeley
Calif
George R. Steward, Jr
University of California
Steward
William
John
Mary
Elizabeth
Helen
Dorothy
Marie
Katherine
Louise
Ruth
Eleanor
Evelin
Woman's Weal Go and the Quest for Contented Mind
A reflective piece urges women to seek inner wealth through a contented mind and a loving peaceful home. It highlights the value of harmony at home as a contrast to the bustle of business life and stresses vision beyond daily tasks toward greater opportunities.
Geraniums Thriving with Tea and Coffee Tea Recipe
Gardening note suggests feeding geraniums with cold tea occasionally and weak coffee for blossoms. Advises pouring onto the soil rest quietly.
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Roseland
Boersma Company
Michigan
Telephone Company
Earth
Mongrel
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