Prospect of Industrial Growth in Hammond District 1929
A 1928 period outlook reports major industrial plans in Hammond East Chicago and Gary. Lever Bros soap plant expansion, Shell refining by products at Hammond and East Chicago, Jones & Laughlin steel mill site near North Hammond, a new East Chicago bank building, a five story Hammond commercial block, a $2.5 million Gary courthouse and city hall project in 1929, and a gypsum plant by United States Gypsum in East Chicago. Civic projects include a $10.5 million Hammond track elevation, a $15 million sewage system for several towns, and a World’s Fair era city beautification drive ahead of 1983. Negotiations with the federal government to straighten the Grand Calumet river are to begin, with vast residential growth expected once industrial expansion proceeds in 1929.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lever Bros
Shell Corporation
Hammond
East Chicago
Jones & Laughlin Steel Corporation
Mr. Meyn
Chicago
Walter J. Riley
Gary
Meyn
United States Gypsum Company
Indiana Harbor
Whiting
Munster
Highland
Grand Calumet River
Thornton boy cited on mythical All American team
LeRoy Weitz of Thornton Illinois, graduate of Thornton Township High, earns selection to the first team of a national All American squad chosen by four leading coaches Dan McGugin Bill Roper Howard Jones and Bob Zuppke The Illinois guard is praised for key plays and crisis performance in a prominent college season honored by coaches from Vanderbilt Princeton Southern California Illinois and Stanford.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
LeRoy Wietz
Thornton, Ill
Thornton Township High School
Weitz
Champaign
Ili
Dan MccGugin
Vanderbilt
Bill Roper
Princeton
Howard Jones
Southern California
Bob Zuppke
Illinois
Butch Nowack
Wietz
Zuppke
Gordon
Robesky
Stanford
Michigan
Mr. Zuppke
Jim McMillan
Bernie Shively
Russ Crane
Phillips
California
Nowack
Howe
Ilinois
Getto
Pittsburgh
Havcraft
Minnesota
Williams
S. Calif
Mizell
Georgia Tech
Cagie
Army
Scull
Pennsylvania
Mirage Illusion Trails Seen Over North Sea
Spectators report odd mirage effects in the North Sea where steamers appear well below the horizon and a barge is reflected upside down in the air creating a broken camouflage like illusion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Sea
Belief Gives Strength Says Robertson
A brief quotation attributed to Robertson notes belief fuels action and cheerful effort, suggesting strength lies in will.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robertson
Trappings of Folly and Hypocrisy Quote by Dr Johnson
A concise definition contrasts affectation with hypocrisy as a deliberate counterfeiting of virtues. Hypocrisy is framed as the burden of villainy, while affectation is a chosen trap of folly and vanity.
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Doctor Johnson
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