Illinois fact roundtable on river, forts, and leaders
Questions and answers cover Kaskaskia River navigation by Captain Joseph Nelson in 1837, Fort Gage honoring General Thomas Gage, Reconstruction Finance Corporation aid, Works Progress Administration start in July 1935, and more. It cites Cicero’s 1857 incorporation, Czech majority, Mackinaw River nickname, first Illinois legislature in 1818, Fort Dearborn named for Henry Dearborn, and Joliet name origins.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kaskaskia
Joseph Nelson
Fort Gage
Thomas Gage
Illinois
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Works Progress Administration
Ilinois
Fort Chartres
Chicago
Carter H. Harrison
Cicero
Mackinaw River
Illinois River
Pekin
Tazewell County
Kankakee
Fort Dearborn
Henry Dearborn
State Laboratory of Natural History
University of Iinois
Ilinois State Building
Jackson Park
Juliet
Juliet Campbell
Louis Joliet
Buick Reawakens After Decade in Dalton Garage
In Dalton during the boom years a Buick two door coupe, priced around 1700, sat idle for six years in a Main Street garage. Last Sunday July 4 Walter Pohlers, a local garageman and son of the late owner, revived the car with a fresh battery and fuel, and the engine instantly purred as if new.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buick
F. Buick
Adolph Defers
Main Street
Dalton
Walter Pohlers
Rasiak
Neither Hair Nor There Pint Cake and Pageant in Local Notes
Miss Mabel Rose of 14129 Chicago Road Dalton appears in the metropolitan section and will compete again in the Chicago Music festival after winning in 1936. The Pointer’s Question Box offers five views on driver license rules this week. Labor day jubilee promises big turnouts with August 14 to 22 events. Tombstone epitaph notes a local newspaper name in Tombstone Arizona.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mabel Rose
Chicago Road
Dalton
Metropolitan
Tribune
The
Pointer
Report of Condition South Holland Trust and Savings Bank 1937
Official publication of the condition of South Holland Trust and Savings Bank South Holland Illinois as of June 30 1937 transmitted in response to the Auditor of Public Accounts. It shows total resources 1 651 219 50 including cash loans and investments and real estate and total deposits 1 548 380 59. The report includes pledged securities and deferred certificates payable from future profits and is sworn by Cashier Milton H Waterman and attested by directors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Holland Trust and Savings Bank
South Holland, IL
Auditor of Public Accounts
U. S
Iaoisee
Milton H. Waterman
Public Accounts
State of
Illinois
Chas. E. Waterman
G. W. Walvoord
Cook
Alita Dykema
T-tarar Puhli
Federal Savings and Loan Insurance Corporation
United States
Federal Home Loan Bank of Chicago
Total Resources
Areoss Coane Dane Ances
Engineers Urge Sewage Plan for Calumet Area
An Indiana state survey reports widespread sewage pollution in Calumet district waters and recommends new treatment plants for Hammond Whiting Gary and adjacent towns. The study, led by Paul J. Kreiser, cites a $10 million tentative cost and aims to compel improved disposal facilities under anti pollution laws.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Calumet District
Lake Ana
Ehgluters
Tur Ine
Dnaianga Safe
Boara vi Wealth
Lake County
Paul J. Kreiser
Health Department
Lielu
Hammond
Isast
Uhicavo
Whiting
Gary
Sansa Oe Ga
Ahearnt
Sunny Siolhiclan
Aheirt Hobart
Griffith
Munster
Highland
Lake Michigan
Grand
Little Calumet
Kreiser
Little
Grand Calumet
Red Coral Prized for Protection and Wealth Across Cultures
Red coral has long been valued beyond adornment for jewelry and buttons. It is believed to bring safety, health, and secrecy. Ancient Gauls trusted it with battle while Italians and Indians respect its protective powers against the evil eye. major supply comes from Mediterranean African reefs, chiefly obtained by Italians.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mediterranean
Africa
Washington Post
First Scottish Glass Maker Hailed From Fife Cave
George Hay born 1566 established a glass furnace in a naturally formed cave at Weryss on the Fife coast, becoming Scotland’s first known glass maker.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scotland
George Hay
Weryss
Fife
Attire Reflections on 1920s Senators and Manners
In a historical note, the essay recalls how many U.S. senators wore Prince Albert frock coats in the so called nifty nineteen twenties, using the coat as a symbol of statesmanship while a beard signified maturity and substance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prince Alberts
United States
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Ruby Propper
Billy Stanley
Michigan
Thornton High
Johnny Meyers
Tombstone
Ariz
Paaald
Calumet Area
N. Yonker
Allied Insulating & Engineering Company
Roseland Roofing Company, Inc
115Th Street
Roseland Scientific
Michigan Avenue
Commodore
Glen E. Vallow
Prop. Ltd
Monarch Roofing CompAny
Henry N. Yonker
Modore
Paulson
Jeweler
Dolton
Harvey Federal Savings and Loan Association
Harvey
Federal Home Loan Bank
Federal Home Loan Bank System
Federal Home Loan Bank Act
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