John Shilling Pioneer South Holland Leader Dies at 72
John Shilling prominent South Holland businessman died at his home on a Saturday morning. Born December 25 1851 in Chicago he was 72 years old. He built markets roads bridges lumber yard and meat trade and mentored farmers keeping their funds safe before banks existed. He married Jane Swynenberg in 1876 and left five children Isaac Harry John Jr Rollin Nellie.
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Chicago
Isaac
Annie
Bezie) Shilling
Netherlands
Henry DeYoung
John VanDrunen
South Holland
Roseland
Vandersyde & Kuyper
John Shilling
Jane Swynenberg
Anne
Nellie (van Vuren) Swynenberg
Harry
John Jr
Rollin
Nellie
Funeral Held for Local Flour and Groceries King
Funeral services were held for a prominent local businessman who ran a flour feed grocery and meat operation. Attendees included family friends and township officials as tributes spoke to his virtues as a husband father and citizen.
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Chas. E. Waterman
First Reformed Church
Muilenberg
Clarence Dalenberg
Wm. Rietveld
I. J. Rietveld
Horace Holmes
Oakridge
Oakglen
Mr. Shilling
J B Ellis Marries Hazel Dennis In Harvey Ceremony
J B Ellis and Miss Hazel L Dennis wed at 3 pm Tuesday June 24 at the bride’s home on 155th street. Rev R C Mueller of Forest Park officiated. The couple plans a short honeymoon and will reside in Harvey. The bride, a longtime Harvey public school teacher, is noted as among the best in the Cary school system. The groom, Thornton township town clerk and a noted cornetist, has a strong local circle of friends.
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James B. Ellis
Hazel L. Dennis
155Th Street
R. C. Mueller
Forest Park
Harvey Public
Harvey
Cary
Thornton Township
Ellis
Harvey Tribune
Trussell Sprague Wedding Ties Dolton and Okene
Harold Trussell son of Samuel E. Trussell of Dolton married Genevieve Sprague on July 2 in Okene Oklahoma. They plan to live in Dolton with Genevieve connected to Okene merchants and Harold continuing a railroad career with Indiana Harbor and C E I lineage.
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Harold Trussell
Samuel E. Trussell
Dolton
Okene
Oklahoma
Genevieve Sprague
C. A. Sprague
O’kene
A. A. Farbridge
Farmers Meeting on Onion Set Maggot Control
A Cook County Farm Bureau meeting will be held at Frank Diekman s farm at 147th and Lincoln Avenue Berger Friday July 11 at 1 pm to discuss control of the onion set maggot. Assistant state entomologist C C Compton will speak. All onion set growers are invited.
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Cook County Farm Bureau
Frank Diekman
147Th
Lincoln Avenue
Berger
C. C. Compton
Dolton church events spice Dolton picnic and bake sale
Dolton M. E. Sunday school hosts annual picnic at Thornton Preserve on Saturday July 12 with 9 am truck arrival. Ever Ready class bakery sale at Rudloff’s corner Main and Chicago Streets at 2:30 pm July 5. American Legion Auxiliary hosts ice cream social at Dug Out July 9. Lal-A-Lots G T A dance July 12 at Riverdale village hall with Oriental Syncopaters, 8 pm. Everybody welcome.
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Dolton M. E
Thornton Preserve
Ladies’ Aid
St. Paul’s Church
Rudloff
Main
Chicago
American Legion Auxiliary
Paul Gall Post
Riverdale
Oriental Syncopaters
Local theatre manager praised for Dolton and Harvey venues
John Hruby, manager of the Harvey and Garden theatres, is highlighted as a seasoned film industry figure and Harvey theatre stockholder. The column notes his leadership during the Dolton theatre project and his continued impact on local entertainment. It also lists various residents’ travels, visits, and summer plans across nearby towns, with a closing reminder about the July 4 holiday timing for the Pointer and post office schedule.
Roseland Stores Close July 4 and 5
All leading Roseland stores will close Friday and Saturday July 4 and 5, with Sunday July 6 included to extend employees a three day vacation.
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Roseland
Fourth of July Parade and Services in Dolton
Paul Gall Post 303 American Legion arranges a July Fourth program with a veterans parade at 9:15 to 10:15 a.m. from Dalton to Dolton village hall grounds. Thos. D. Taylor to give the flag pledge, Chaplain Ziegler to deliver the address, Mable Cowings to lead patriotic singing with Mil ton Meeder at piano. Twin girls Ivory Eileen Irene Marie Leib born June 10 and christened last Sunday.
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Paul Gall Post
American Legion
Dalton
138Th Street
Highlawn
Thos. D. Taylor
Fourth District of Illinois Legionarres
Chaplain Ziegler
Harvey
Mable Cowings
Milton Meeder
Dolton Village Hall
Ivory Eileen
Irene Marie
Joseph Leib
Dolton
Hold Your Horses as Derby of Towns Sparks Baseball Feud
A fierce town feud erupts between Dalton A. C. and Riverdale boosters over a July 4 baseball clash at Boosters Ground on 134th Street and Forest Avenue. Local players only, 3 p.m. start, with a Sunday rematch against the Chicago Eagles and a raffle of a $50 radio set. Meyer Siegel of Waterloo, Iowa, is visiting family in the area.
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Riverdale
Dalton A. C
Deltons
Riverdales
Boosters
134Th Street
Forest Avenue
Meyer Siegel
Waterloo
Iowa
Gladstone
Chicago
Removal Notice for The Ann Beauty Shop Move
Ann Holmback, proprietor of The Ann Beauty Shop, announces relocation after July 1 to 12089 Parnell Avenue. Contact via Pullman 2256 for patrons and friends.
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Ann Beauty Shop
Parnell Avenue
Ann Holmback
Thornton Township High School Bus Notice
All students from Dalton, Berger, South Holland and Thornton must mail their names and station to Chas. E. Waterman, trustee, South Holland Illinois, before July 15 to arrange transportation.
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Thornton Township High School
Dalton
Berger
South Holland
Thornton
Chas. EE. Waterman
Ill
Chas. E. Waterman
Praise Echoes In Different Mouths Says Nenophon
A Nenophon quip notes that praise sounds musical in another’s mouth but flat and untuned when spoken by the subject. The remark highlights how admiration shifts with the speaker and voices.
Paving Plan Revealed for Chicago Streets in Ninth Ward
Alderman W. Govier announces summer paving across 118th Michigan to South Park and 111th Michigan to Stewart with eight inches of asphalt. Michigan Avenue repairs and 127th to Indiana and Leyden corridors push bids within two weeks as city cites 25 percent public benefit. Concrete foundations set at ten inches, with Halsted Street widened between 95th and the Little Calumet River.
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W. Govier
Ninth Ward
118Th Street
Michigan Avenue
South Park Avenue
124Th
127Th Streets
127Th Street
Indiana Avenue
Leyden Avenue
188Th Street
111Th Street
138Th Street
Dalton
Dever
Harbor Bond Talk Quietly Shifts To Ballot
Alderman Govier says cleanup work at Calumet Harbor is progressing well and plans a five million dollar bond issue for next November. He urges locals to support the bond vote, calling it the real start of harbor development.
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Govier
Calumet Harbor
Better Government Board Adds Two Members
J Casper Bovenkerk head of the Boersema Company was elected to the Better Government Association executive board for a term ending June 1, 1925. Herman Teninga local realtor was named to the same board for a term ending June 1, 1927. Both have been active and agreed to serve.
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J. Casper Bovenkerk
Boersema Company
Better Government Association
Herman Teninga
Card of Thanks for Sympathy after Death of Husband
We thank neighbors and friends for kindness and sympathy in the death of our husband and father. Special thanks to Mr. Chas Waterman Rev Muilenberg and Mr Horace Holmes. Mrs John Shilling and Family.
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Chas. Waterman
Muilenberg
Horace Holmes
John Shilling
Bids Sought for Pocahontas Coal by Dolton Village
Sealed bids for 50 tons of Pocahontas mine run coal with 60 percent lump content are invited by the Dolton village board of trustees. Bids due by 8:00 p m July 7 1924. The board may reject any or all bids. WM G Dolton Clerk.
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Dolton
WM. G. Dolton
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Pointer
J. B. Ellis
Farmers Meeting
John Hruby
Harvey Theatre
John
Dolton Theatre
Benta
A. T. Richards
Iss Ruth Dickelman
Evansville
Ind
L. E. Trussell
Winnetka
L. E. Trussel
Rose Hill Cemetery
Lew Willis
Woodruff
Wis
Robert Ginter
Lois
Willis
Dunkirk
Herman Penfield
Los Angeles
California
Colleen Moore
Riverdale Theatre
Peoples Store
Wike
Trene
Molland Bay
Mich
Henry Grote
Logan
Canover
Mr. Grote
Fred Logan
Ray Vandeursen
Lowell
Theeunion
O. V. Huntley
Roy
Post Office
Chicago Eagles
J. C. Bovenkerk
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