South Holland community notes and local incidents
Local church services and Sunday school schedules are listed for South Holland First Reformed and nearby churches. Community news covers hospital updates, marriages, births, travel plans, a mistaken inclusion in an athletic carnival, injuries at a picnic, a car fire, a death in Thornton, and funeral arrangements at Oaklawn cemetery.
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South Holland
First Reformed Church
T. W. Muilenberg
Holland
Englandde
A. R. Tilstra
South Ots
American Legion
R. Diephuis
Alto
Wis
Carrie
Cora Bardsy
John Holleman
Grand Rapids
Mich
South Holland Trust & Savings Bank
John Vander Griend
Washington Park Hospital
Ben Gerdes
Vn Harvey
William K. Anker
Allen Aardsma
Peter H. Vander Aa
James Voss
Harry J. Colman
Thornton
Intermental Oaklawn Cemetery
Lansing closes for summer with graduation exercises
Last week's news notes Lansing schools ending term with closing exercises. Commencement Wednesday featured graduates Alwin H Peppe Carl L Mueller Carl H Burgeson Cornelia Van Der Geison Eldrup F Schultz Elizabeth L Skaff Harry Van Driel Herbert Wollenberg Henry Hecht John Murray Lola Blank Lena Ostrello Mary Heimbruck Minnie Van Heest Sk tudviph C Schulte Ruth Van Weelden Viola Barkow Walter Erfert William Fieldhouse Winfield Pearson. Visitors include Mr and Mrs P Prins in Stillman Valley and trips by auto to Holland Mich and Summerville Ind. Returns of A Meeter family from Denver and sale of General store share by Tanis to Huibregsen.
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Alwin H, Peppe
Carl L. Mueller
Carl H. Burgeson
Cornelia van der Geison Eldrup F. Schultz
Elizabeth L. Skaff
Harry van Driel
Herbert Wollenberg
Henry Hecht
John Murray
Lola Blank
Lena Ostrello
Mary Heimbruck
Minnie -van Heest
Sktudviph C. Schulte
Ruth van Weelden
Viola Barkow
Walter Erfert
William Fieldhouse
Winfield Pearson
P. Prins
Stillman Valley
Stillman Valley. Mr. and Mrs. Blankenstyn
John
Richard Blankenstyn
Holland, Mich
The Prisoners of Love at Dolton Theatre Friday
Betty Compson headlines a new feature with a charm that men can not resist as the Dolton Theatre presents The Prisoners of Love Friday night. Also listed are Tom Mix in The Heart of Texas Ryan and The Son of Tarzan episodes.
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Tom Mix
Texas
Ryan
Tarzan
Constance Binney
Owen Moore
Dolton Theatre
Betty Compson
Charles Dickens
Harold Goodwin
May Allison
Vivian Martin
Fire destroys Workman cottage on 159th street
Last Sunday the cottage of R. Workman on 159th street occupied by J. Perry and family was totally destroyed by fire. All belongings were saved and the family now stays with J. Wetzel of Globe. Also notes of minor car mishaps, local visits, and real estate ads appear in this community notice from South Holland.
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R. Workman
159Th Street
J. Perry
J. Wetzel
Globe
Bows
Shelby
Ind
H. Pranger
Kate Verhaik
Hammond
Ooms
B. Ooms
Joliet
Kate
Paul Bodegraven
Colorado
Onion
John Ravesfoot, Jr
State Street
South Holland
I. B. Wallace
T. T. Gouwens
Lll
Telephone
Harvey
Ridge Ladies' Aid Meeting Set for July 14
The Ladies' Aid of Ridge will gather next Thursday afternoon at the home of Mrs. Ernest Diekman Sr. The meeting is planned for July 14 with attendees to assemble for a community activity and fellowship.
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Ernest Diekman
Notice to Deliver Grain to Henry A. Grelck
Farmers with grain to cut are directed to contact Mr. Henry A. Grelck. Call Dolton 368 for arrangements.
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Henry A
Farm Bureau backs American Legion aid for disabled soldiers
Illinois Farm Bureau and Cook County Farm Bureau endorse the American Legion’s relief program for disabled soldiers. The resolution urges Congress to give earnest consideration to proposed relief legislation and aligns farmers with veterans in seeking relief measures. The item includes an Exchange anecdote about transporting a bantam rooster and a brief Ozarks memory.
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Farm Bureau
American Farm Bureau Federation
Washington
American Legion
Illinois Agricultural Association
Cook County Farm Bureau
National Congress
New Chicago Police and Fire Numbers Adopted
Illinois Bell assigns new four digit numbers ending in 313 for police and fire calls and plans machine switching. Old numbers like Official 100 200 and 300 become Official 9100 9200 and 9300 with each prefix serving service requests bills and executive matters.
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Chicago
Illinois Bell Telephone Company
Telephone Company
Tlinois Bell Telephone Company
Did Not Care to Substitute Sister Interferes
A Chicago Tribune note recalls a Summer afternoon when a man visiting asked the speaker’s young sister to sit in the swing and chat until the speaker was ready. The sister called out to the speaker, claiming John asked her to come and kiss him, highlighting the awkward family moment.
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Ella
John
Chicago Tribune
For Sale Homes and Cottages in Riv erdale and nearby
Multiple classified items list homes to buy and rent in Riverdale and Harvey areas. Includes a strictly modern house on a good street with large lot, cottages for sale with addresses and contact, two or three lots plus wagon and harness, collie pups, and a loss notice for a 17 jewel Illinois gold watch. Also hogs for killing at Vaughan Farm Hazel Crest and real estate bonds and mortgages for Roseland.
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A. S. Diekman
138Th Street
Riverdale
A. C. Reich
Indiana Avenue
Wabash Avenue
Wm. Gouwens
South Holland
Jewel
Illinois
Pointer
Chicago
Vaughan Farm
Hazel Crest
Homewood
Dolton
Roseland
J. M. Gibbons & Bro
Michigan Ave
Dalton School graduates picture enclosures offered for order
The Lincoln Avenue school will host order drop offs and viewing of graduate portraits on Monday July 11. Each enlargement costs one dollar. Also announced is 1921 summer canning led by Mrs Stade for District 148 girls in 6th to 8th grades with a first meeting July 11 at 9:00 a.m.
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Lincoln Avenue
Placing the Obligation in a Droll Exchange
A dialogue plucks at social duty as Hopkins invites a weekend away but the narrator worries about obligations. The retort notes Hopkins never pays his bills, leaving obligations to his butcher and grocer rather than to the narrator.
Effective In Ancient Warfare
The text discusses the great two handed sword used by the German lansquenets in historic French religious conflicts. It notes the weapon’s size prevented side scabbard carry and required swinging across the back. Troops stood apart to limit friendly casualties as they advanced.
Surprise Party Honors Miss Ella Ebert in Riverdale Visit
A last Saturday evening surprise party honored Miss Ella Ebert who is visiting relatives in Riverdale. She is staying with Mr. and Mrs. Otto Lentz. Attendees included the Ebert family, Grapenthien and Rampke families, Koehler, Garrett, Janeschs, Ehlers, OConnor, Martinson, and Dreesen families from Thornton and nearby towns. Everyone hoped Miss Ebert would soon visit Illinois again.
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Ella Ebert
Riverdale
Otto Lentz
Arthur Ebert
Emil Ebert
Henry Ebert
Martin Martinson
W. Koehler
Frank Garrett
Paul Janeschefski
Wm. Ehlers
Dudley O’connor
Thornton
Henry Grapenthien
Chas. Grapenthien
August Grapenthien
Emil Rampke
Herman Dreesen
Mass Ebert
Illinois
Meditation on virtue and justice in Lavater’s lines
A brief reflective note attributes to Lavater a paradox where the generous and the just may, without warning, approach heaven’s throne, blending moral critique with spiritual imagery and timeless virtue.
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Lavater
Child Delays Prayer As Storm Rages On
Saturday night storm frightens little Alice who is told to pray and go to bed. She worries her prayer would get wet if she sends it to heaven, proposing she wait until the rain stops.
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Alice
Hawaii Summit Records Terrific Rainfall
Mount Waiakeale on Kauai records 590 inches of rain in thirteen months. The 5080 foot peak sits high and exposed to prevailing trades, as reported by Scientific American.
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Hawaii
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Lansing
P. Hilegonds
Summerville
A. Meeter
Denver
Colo
Tanis
Huibregsen
Wisconsin
Lemkuil
Oostburg
Michigan
THE
Riverdale Theatre
Bernice News
Ozarks
Hve
Exchange
Fire and Police
Chas. Milhahn
Henry A. Vankirk
Momence
E. W. Gouwens
U. K
Tire Shop
R. H. Meeboer
W. C. Roberts Proprietors
W. 153Th St
So. Holland, Ii
Lee P. P. Firestone
Goodrich & General Tires
G. I. Vulcanizing Shop
Washington Street
Dolton, II
Telephone Dolton
Dalton School
Swift
Monarch Co
Ripley Store
Chicago Street
Louis Cohen
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