Various Classifieds Include Farms For Sale And Rentals
A dense local classified page lists for sale farms and town property 5 acre lots east of 147th and Panhandle near old camp meeting grounds, Riverdale and Dalton lots from 150 dollars, houses on installment plans, Highlawn corner residence with utilities and trees, and a saloon with restaurant option. Rentals include a steam heated room with board and farm land rentals. Found items include a watch fob and car horn. Sourcing contact F A Reich Riverdale, The Pointer office, and others in Dolton and Hammond Indiana.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Riverdale
Dalton
F. A. Reich
Highlawn
South East Front
F.A. Reich & Son
Lincoln Avenue
Oil
Crossig
William Jennings
Watchoran
Pointer
Fragmentary OCR Includes Numbers and Quotes
Readable fragments show a sequence of numbers 500 and 300 250 650 5000 with stray punctuation and a quoted 6a. No identifiable people places organizations or events are discernible.
Hoffman for Hanging
Coroner Peter M. Hoffman urges harsh penalties for speeding and fatal car crashes. He proposes a range from fines and brief jail terms to long penitentiary sentences, even the gallows for willfully fatal accidents, arguing owners share responsibility and urging industry cooperation to curb reckless driving.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bridewell
Peter M. Hoffman
Chicago
Hoffman
Pluck of Young America at Van Vlissingen School
Roseland pupils earned over $7,000 during summer and fall, with totals by activity including farming at 1496, selling newspapers 519, peddling 410, golf grounds 387, housework 1260 and girls at 208. A boy taught English to a new citizen for 375 and another earned 35 for pest control to protect crops.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
van Vlissingen
Roseland
William M. Roberts
Aasistant
George A. Brennan
Golf
Mount Forest Cemetery Purchase Near Thornton
A land tract near Thornton Illinois was bought for a Black cemetery named Mount Forest for thirty thousand dollars. The deal closed weeks ago and was signed at Olivet Baptist Church by Reinhold R Hoch of Philadelphia and reverends E Fisher and H J Calli.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thornton, Ill
Mount Forest Cemetery
Olivet Baptist Church
South Dearborn
West Twenty Seventh Streets
Reinhold R. Hoch
Philadelphia
Messrs. E . Fisher
H J. Calli
The Real Thing Heard At Funeral Procession
A cub reporter observes a hearse leaving a house at the head of a funeral procession and asks a corner grocer who replies with a local name mix up. The grocer confirms John Schmidt is dead but the cub mishears John Smith’s name in a humorous exchange.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chon Schmidt
John Sho
John Smith
Groser
Cross Town Line Talk Moves Toward Concessions
A joint committee from Blue Island and Riverdale discussed a cross town street car line linking Blue Island, Riverdale, Dalton and Hammond. They planned a two person sub committee to map district topography, industries, railroads, schools, churches and population for submission to Chicago and Southern Traction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Horace Holmes
Geo. H. Schaefer
Frank Luod
R. N. Burwell
Lorenz F. Ripley
Wm. Maurer
Dalton
Otto F. Reich
A. O. Reich
J. M. Deam
Frank Stieman
Riverdale
Blue Island Commercial Club
Rohrbach
Blue Island
Hammond
James Noble
Chicago & Southern Traction Company
Croga
Roche
Burwell
Indiana Harbor R R. Co
John Ray
Halated
139Th Street
Kansas Eggs Frozen for Indefinite Storage Prove Safe
University of Kansas experts report that frozen second grade Kansas eggs can be kept for an indefinite period without losing food value. Tests fed six students the equivalent of three and a half eggs daily for seventeen days and found cooked egg products uniformly excellent and palatable. The findings could save millions annually in the $15 million Kansas egg industry and protect consumers from price shocks if second class eggs were used for food.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrence
Kan
Kansas
United States
Samuel J Crumbine
State Board of Health
University of Medicine
F. H. Billings
Department of Bacteriology
Dr. Crumbine
Kansan
Trolly Line Movement Aims Hammond to City Link
Promoters plan a trolley line from Hammond to the city with rights-of-way granted by Thornton and Glenwood. They secured the full route to the city limits and expect city approval for an entrance. Construction will begin once Chicago Heights provides access.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hammond
Thornton
Glenwood
Chicago
Local Homewood Notes and Holiday Visits
Homewood residents share holiday greetings. Mr and Mrs Henry Fiebig favor Florida as a future home while returning from a trip and a first snow in Kankakee sparks talk of flowers. Families from Valparaiso and Blue Island visit, and hunters return from Buckley Illinois with 108 rabbits. The cement subway crew nears final post pours amid weather concerns. Santa Claus reportedly left gifts around town including a small ax.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Fiebig
Florida
Henry
Land of Flowers
Santa Claus
George Washington
Gus. Fischer
Blue Island
John Schulz
Gus
Emil
Henry Duwe
Bang
Fred Minge
August
Brie
Buckley
Henry Luwe
Grant Park
Ill
Anna
Oscar Silberman
Pearl City
Ils
Election of Officers At Dalton Civic Club and Brickmakers Local No 5
The Dalton Civic Club annual election on December 18 chose H G Holmes as President R N Burwell as Vice President John Harms Jr as Secretary and Daniel Perry as Treasurer. Brickmakers Local No 5 held its December 27 election selecting Wu J Albrecht as President Chas Grapenthien as Vice President Albert Kasten as Recording Secretary Martin Walkerly as Financial Secretary Frank Krueger as Treasurer Ben Wells as Doorkeeper and stewards of yards Herman Zornow Axtel Pierson. Delegates to District Council No 1 are Herman Zornow Albert Kasten Martin Walkerly Axtel Pierson and Charles Ohisen. Delegates to the Chicago Federation of Labor are Herman Faden and Frank Krueger.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dalton Civic Club
G. Holmes
R. N. Burwell
John Harms Jr
Daniel Perry
Brickmakers Local No. 5
Wu. J. Albrecht
Chas. Grapenthien
Albert Kasten
Martin Walkerly
Frank Krueger
Ben Wells
Herman Zornow
Axtel Pierson
Charles Ohisen
Chicago Federation of Labor
Herman Faden
Gary Stee Works Receives New Orders as Plants Reopen
Gary Indiana reports a rise in activity with two thousand workers returning to the American Sheet and Tin Plate Gary plant and Rumely Company output resuming at Laporte. The brief also notes ads for savings, real estate mortgage loans, and plain sewing services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gary, Ind
Gary
American Sheet & Tin Plate Company
Rumely Company
Laporte
Gary Stee
Also Mentioned on This Page
Kinney Brothers
John E Kinney
Indiana Ave
Dalton Poat
Office of Publication
Indiana Avenue
Til
Cook County Press
Konoes
Rhode Island Red Cockerels
JGC VanDrunen
South Holland
159Th Street
William Bachmann
Dolton
Holland-st. Louis Sugar Co
B. Sweringa
Lough Holland, Ill
Fulford & Henken Blacksmith Shop
B. Wellenga
Michigan Avenue
Lil
Ue Ad
Washington Street
Carl Brake
Harvey
Young America
New Negro Cemetery
University of Kansas
Homewood News
Russel
Valparaiso
Ind
Ruszel
Fred Gold
Hilda
Elsie Keble
C. Mueller
Theodore Utermark
Wisconsin Woods
Dalton and Riverdale Building and Loan Association
Adv
A.S. Diekman
Figsen
Fordtran Bros
Chicago Blue Island
Chicago Heights
F. J. Higgins
Harrison
Webster
LaSalle St
A.C. Roth
May’s
Leyden Avenue
Carl Walee
Dolton, Ill
Hazel Crest
Vaughan
W. Randolph
WM. Co
ZESCH
Chauncy Ave
Grand Crossing
Edward F. Dillner
Chicago St. Dolton
Geo. Tuch
137Th Street
Grant Bros. General Machinists
Phone
Cor
138Th St
137Th St
Robert Hanschmann
Park Ave
Henry W. Schnoor
Chicago Street
Delton
H. W. Blocker
Kanawha Ave
Fulford & Henken
Leyden Ave
Reiverdale
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