Calumet City School Bonds Sold for Eight Room Addition
The Calumet City Board of Education District No 155 met Friday at Wentworth High School and awarded the 65000 bond issue for an eight room addition to Thompson Kent Grace of Chicago. The firm bid bonds at par plus a 1500 premium and agreed to pay printing and legal costs and provide a 4 percent interest on the unused portion, secured by municipal bonds held in escrow at Continental Commercial National Bank of Chicago. The district’s population has grown to 4512.
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Board of Education
Continental Commercial National Bank of Chicago
G. L. Seidler
Park Activities and Family Day at Local Park
Parents are invited to leave children over four at the park where Marion Deitrix will supervise outdoor sports, swimming, baseball and play. The park features horse shoe pitching, Fourth of July races, and a junior and senior tournament. A gym group and families recently toured Cedar Lake by machine.
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Marion Deitrix
Cedar Lake
Ind
Fedosky
Be Courteous July 4th Celebration Advice
A Calumet City civic message urges residents to welcome visiting guests on Friday. It stresses courteous treatment, placing oneself in visitors' shoes, and living up to the town’s reputation for royal hospitality to ensure guests return home praising their experience.
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Calumet City
Cadillacs Defeat Grammas A C 10 to 4 in Memorial Park
The Cadillac A C of Calumet City beat Grammas A C 10 to 4 before about eight hundred fans at Memorial Park. Red North started for Grammas A C but was pulled in the second inning after giving up five Cadillacs hits and three runs including a home run. Otto Green starred for the Cadillacs with thirteen strikeouts and only four hits allowed in seven innings.
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Cadillac A. C
Calumet City
Grammas A. C
Memorial Park
Red North
Cadillacs
Hinze
North
Otto Green
Cadillacs Star in Strong Showing Ahead of East Chicago Trip
The Cadillacs starred at the bat with a home run a double and two singles in four at bats. Conarty impressed at first base with a triple and three doubles in five plate appearances. Manager Zaleta praised airtight defense as the team heads to Kosciuszko Park to face the Cyclones in East Chicago at 3 PM Sunday.
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Conarty
Hickory
Zaleta
Cadillacs
Chicago
Cyclones
Kosciuszko Park
Motorcyclist Seriously Injured In Hammond Crash
Fred Sliger of 437 Hickory Street Hammond Indiana was badly hurt when his motorcycle collided with Leo Boncykowski at the Garfield Lincoln intersection on Garfield Avenue The right foot was amputated six inches below the knee at St Margaret’s hospital and the accident deemed unavoidable by witnesses Boncykowski was released on his own cognizance and no bonds were required The report urges motorists to use extreme care at intersections
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Fred Sliger
Hickory Street
Hammond
Ind
Garfield
Lincoln Avenues
Sliger
Garfield Avenue
Lincoln
Leo Boncykowski
155Th Streeet
Young Sliger
Boncykowski
E. 8. Jones
St. Margaret’s Hospital
Bonczkowski
Get Your License On Sibley Boulevard Repairs
A civic notice urges drivers to obtain vehicle licenses as funds support street repairs on Sibley Boulevard. The message explains license revenue funds road upkeep and asks residents to inform others, including newcomers, to comply and keep boulevards clear of trucks.
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Sibley Boulevard
Newsboy Bitten by Dog on State Street
Carl Robinhorst a newsboy of 509 Ingraham avenue was bitten on the lip when a dog in the rear seat of N J Beard s car leaped forward on State street near Oakley avenue Saturday evening The boy was taken to Dr A A Young s office where the wound was dressed He is expected to recover but will remain under observation for rabies.
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Carl Robinhorst
Ingraham Avenue
State Street
Oakley Avenue
N. J. Beard
Indiana Harbor
Newsie
Plans Civic Orchestra From Calumet City Youths
Plans are underway to form a civic orchestra from Calumet City youths taught by Professor C A Dillingham of Chicago. He leads over seventy pupils learning piano violin saxophone and other instruments as Monday evening practice continues at the community gym.
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Calumet City
C. A. Dillingham
Chicago
Dillingham
Prof
Calumet District Building Outlook Edges Upward
Building conditions in May showed a slight slump but are improving as local builders report a better outlook. Some doubt remains due to slower manufacturing, yet hiring is resuming at several firms, signaling a renewed upgrade in the Calumet district.
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Calumet
Weekend Trips and Local Church News Ingram Avenue to Benton Harbor and St Joseph’s parish update
Miss Helen Matysiak and Florence Heimen of Ingraham avenue plan a Benton Harbor weekend trip with friends. Mr and Mrs John Trappman of Pearson Indiana visit their son Fred on Sibley Boulevard. Parishioners of St Joseph’s Hammond share hopeful news on Rev J Berg’s health after weeks of illness at St Margaret’s hospital. A public sign at 152nd Street and State Line Avenue prompts praise for Calumet City’s visibility and a note on name change to reduce Hammond confusion.
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Helen Matysiak
Florence Heimen
Ingraham Avenue
Benton Harbor
Mich
John Trappman
Pearson, Ind
Fred
Sibley Blvd
St. Joseph’s Parish
Hammond, Ind
J. Berg
Father Berg
St. Margaret’s Hospital
152Nd Street
Rimbach Avenue
State Line Street
Chamber of Commerce
Calumet City
Hammond
Mrs Lowenthal of Hammond Dead in Germany Return
Mrs Fanny Lowenthal of Frankurt Germany sister of M Rothschild died suddenly Monday after being brought to St Margaret's hospital on Sunday. She had returned to Hammond with Mr and Mrs Rothschild last year and lived here. Funeral held Wednesday at Emmerling's chapel with burial at Oak Hill.
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Fanny Lowenthal
Frankfurt
Germany
M. Rothschild
St. Margaret’s Hospital
Strange place names in Kent reveal quirky origins
In Kent small villages bear odd names Painter's Forstal Dripping Gore and Old Wives Lees. Old Wives Lees allegedly comes from women racing for prizes set by the manor lord. Dripping Gore likely marks a historic battle site between Danes and Saxons.
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Great Britain
Kent
Painter’s Forstal
Dripping Gore
Old Wives Lees
Drippins Gore
A Practical Dreamer Inspires A Dream to Draw A Galaxy
A practical dreamer pursues imaginative steps toward a distant galaxy. The piece links artistic temperament with purposeful aspiration, suggesting dreams fuel real exploration and creative progress.
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Galaxy
Danish Aviator Flies Over Andes In American Plane
A Danish aviator piloted an American plane over the Andes with a passenger, marking the first known crossing of the range in such a craft. The feat demonstrates early transcontinental aviation capability and signals advancing air travel reach.
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Andes
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G. Frank Croissant
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