Community Notes Highlight Local Travels and Weddings
Mrs BE M Wanmiholi returns from a week in Piqua Ohio while Edward Kay hosts guests Herman Wagner and family in Riverdale. Engagement announced for Hilda Huber and John Panozzo with no wedding date set. Local graduations, travel, and club gatherings fill a busy Stanton town calendar through early July.
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BE. M. Wanmiholi
Daiwu
Piqua
Ohio
Edward Kay
Riverdale
Herman Wagner
Buffalo
N. Y
Peter Huber
East 136Th Street
Hilda
John Panozzo
Mike Panoz
State Street
U. S. Navy Dental Corps
M. S. Freeman
Chicago University
Beaulah Beckley
Ray Pierce
Barrington
D. W. Baum
Ray A. Wickman
Chapel Garden
Philip Oehler
Earl Pence
Della Deam
Gale Deam
Waukegan
Arthur Quandt
Warren Claussen
International Falls
Minn
C. Gruhlke
Dorothy
Ottawa
Ill
Edmund Steele
Tilmoon
Duane Wells
Aurora
Fred Stutzriem
Stulzhiem
Earl
Duame
Frieda Middleborn
Marie Hanihan
Naomi Matthiesen
Betty Meddendorp
Bloomington
Mount Vernon
Herman Wiebke
Gus
Nelson
Kenneth Strosinski, Jr
Kenneth Stro~sinski
188Th
LaSalle Streets
St. Francis Hospital
Blue Island
J. C
Halliland
Engineers
Joliet
Malcolm Small
Little Company of Mary
Charles Mitchell
Frank School
Howard Propper
Edward Ripley
George Benton
Jessie Farrell
Henry Strosinski
Thirteen Receive Diplomas at Riverdale School
Thirteen pupils of Riverdale School in Chicago received their diplomas on Thursday. Names include Rupert Peacock Donald Evers Paul Medrano Burris Crawford Dorothy Meyer Stanley Odom and more. The program featured a flag salute national songs and presentations of certificates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Riverdale
Chicago
Coker
Donald Evers
Rupert Peacock
Paul Medrano
Burris Crawford
Dorothy Meyer
Stanley Odom
Glenn Spotts
Loretta Stump
Victor Gonzalez
Bernard Kopischke
John Lane
Heiman Liedtke
Jack Lohrey
Whiting Girl Competes For Slovak Catholic Queen
Bernice Lillian Kandalee from 956 Reese Street seeks the Catholic Slovak Day queen title in the Calumet region contest. The 19 year old student at George Bowers Clark school will vie with seven others to win by selling the most tickets for the July 6 Delta Grove event. An athletic club backs Kandalee as she represents a Slovak church parish.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Whiting
St. John’s Church
Bernice Lillian Kandalee
Reese Street
Joseph Kandalee
Bernice
George Bowers Clark School
Calumet Region
Delta Grove
Black Oak
Hammond
Gary
Oldest Geographic Society in New York Founded in 1852
The American Geographical Society of New York traces its origins to 1852 as the nation’s oldest geographical society. The concise founding note highlights its long historical presence in American geography.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oldest Geographic Society
The
American Geographical Society of New York
Geographical Society
Black Widow Spiders Compared in Size
Male black widow spiders rarely exceed three quarters of an inch and are about a quarter the size of the female.
Music Printer's Monopoly in 1950s France
A Bal lard family of printers held a near monopoly on music printing in France from 1950 to the mid 1950s, shaping the industry through exclusive rights and established press networks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ballard
France
Mindin the Law in Uncle Eben’s Homely Guidance
In a folksy aside, Uncle Eben urges heed of legal wisdom as practical peace and comfort. The piece frames law as shareable common sense and a guardian of neighborhood harmony.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Uncle Eben
Sugar shipped in palm leaf hats marks early trade note
In early American settlement times sugar was shipped sewn up in palm leaf hats. The fragment indicates a trade method used to conceal goods during transport.
Amur River Navigable Months and Sugar Beet Process
During its five flowing months the Amur river is navigable for 2,000 of its 8,000 miles. Sugar beets manufacture sugar in their leaves and then transfer it to the root for storage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amur
Riverdale Board Approves Street and Utility Improvements
Riverdale board notes booster pumps operating 6 to 8 pm and ample water capacity. A municipal survey confirms sufficient water, with repairs possible without great expense. Authorities authorize agreements with Acme Steel for street and sewer work and adopt the annual tax levy. Railroad crossings and hydrants inspected with recommended upgrades and increased fire engine pumping.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Strosinski
Water Works Committee
Eckley
Claussen
Hanihan
Chief of Police
145Th Street
Hanthan
Board of Underwriters
Vi'‘Ate
Zornow
Acme Steel Company
Acme
Riverdale
Cook County
Hanschmann
Ilinois Central
Indiana Harbor Belt R. R
140Th and
Indiana Avenue
Indiana Harbor Belt R. R. Company
B. & O. Railroad Company
188Th Street
Degeneration of Moral Nature
The claim notes that fatty degeneration of moral nature, though unseen, holds equal importance to physical degeneration, warning that inner decline may be as damaging as visible bodily decay. It emphasizes ethical deterioration as a critical concern alongside health.
Artificial Flies Old in Ancient Rome Fishermen Used
In ancient Rome fishermen used artificial flesh flies to attract and catch fish. The comment notes the long history of lure crafting and its role in early fishing practices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rome
River Improvement Funds for Little Calumet dredging project
A 50 000 dollar appropriation to the Department of Public Works and Buildings funds dredging on the Little Calumet River from the Indiana line to the Sag canal in Cook County. A crew operates an 85 foot clam shell dredge, removing two tons per lift, targeting seven foot depth and eleven foot width. The Clean Streams committee has spent 12 years restoring flow from Deep River to the Little Calumet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Department of Public Works and
Little Calumet River
Indiana State Line
Calumet
Sag
Cook County
Clean Streams Committee
Little Calumet
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de Bic
Srs
Welunta Ewart
Atter
Florence Hedtke
California
Council On Childhood Education
Oakland
Bernice Lillian Mandalec
Riverdale Board
Pros Sisk
Monarch Direct
Henry Yonker
Mer
115Th Street
Commodore
United States
New York
San Francisco
Bint
Harvey Federal
Harvey
154Th Street
Harvey, Hl
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