Obituary and local notices from South Holland area
Miss Jennie Ippel daughter of Mr and Mrs Peter Ippel died Saturday night near North Harvey at age nearly 21 after pleurisy. Funeral service was held at home Tuesday and June 5. Mr and Mrs Henry D DeYoung welcomed a son born June 1. Mrs Gerben Hoekstra operated on for a tumor at St Luke's hospital last Wednesday. John Vinke's house moved to rear yard for a new home. Mrs Nick Singer bedridden for a year. Luke DeYoung underwent appendectomy last Monday. Dr Berger at St Francis hospital performed it. This is the second De Young son-operated in weeks. Mr and Mrs Harry Olthoff announce a son born May 30. Mr and Mrs Walter Doedyns of Pella IA visiting DeGraffs for 10 days. Nell Triemstra left Friday for a month in the Great West mainly Manhattan Montana to visit her brother. Don’t miss the 40 mile per hour back to be used at Firemen's picnic. Bids invited for a refreshment stand for July 4 Thorn ton Forest Preserve picnic under First Reformed church South Holland. Bids due by 6 p m June 14. John Dalenberg chairman Stand Com.
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Jennie Ippel
Peter Ippel
North Harvey
Henry D. DeYoung
Gerben Hoekstra
St. Luke’s Hospital
John Vinke
Nick Singer
Luke DeYoung
Nell Triemstra
Great West
Manhattan
Mont
South Holland Fire Co Seeks Bids for Stands and Goods
The South Holland Vol. Fire Co invites bids for multiple stands including ice cream and coffee, plus assorted goods such as candy and jelly. Bids due by 6 p m June 14. Cash with bids. The charity reserves right to reject any or all bids. Items listed with sample prices.
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South Holland Vol. Fire Co
Card of Thanks from the Ippel Family
The Ippel family expresses gratitude to relatives friends and neighbors for sympathy flowers and automobile service during their bereavement.
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Peter Ippel
Lansing Notables Travel and Local School Exams
Rev P Braak travels to Pella Iowa for Central College business. Rev G Maat and family visit Lansing relatives. Mrs John Kooy and children visit her mother Mrs Wm Swart. John Van Ramshorst trip to New York via Niagara Falls then to Reformed Church Synod. M Trinosky and C Miller crash. no injuries but Doane garage owners leave town. Elsie and Mabel Thayer visit grandma Mrs P Tanis. Sunnybrook school exams underway with two and a half month vacation set for the fifteenth.
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P. Braak
Pella
Iowa
Central College
G. Maat
Ustick, Kl
Lansing
John Kooy
Wm. Swart
John van Ramshorst
New York
Niagara Falls
Reformed Church Synod
M. Trinosky
C. Miller
Auto contains about four thousand parts
An automotive fact notes the vehicle comprises roughly 4 000 distinct components from cotter keys to the engine block, illustrating the complexity of traditional car construction.
Theaters this week feature Farnum in Texas and Ghost Patrol
Saturday showings star Franklyn Farnum in Texas and Ralph Graves with Bessie Love in The Ghost Patrol. Midweek June 13 and 14 present Thos H Ince comedy drama The Hottentot with Douglas McLean and Madge Bellamy. Wild stunts and thrills promise big laughs and sensational action.
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Franklyn Farnum
Texas
Ralph Graves
Bessie Love
Ghost Patrol
H. Ince
The Grim Comedian and Desert Romance at Local Theatre
Saturday show features Jack Tait in The Grim Comedian praised as a powerful screen ward. Sunday presents Betty Compson in Always the Woman, a flaming desert romance. Added attraction Around the World in 18 Days. Tuesday and Wednesday June 12 and 13 show My Friend the Devil, an 8 reel photoplay adapted from Doctor Rameau by George Ohnet.
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Jack Tait
Betty Compson
the Devil
Doctor Rameau
George Ohmet
Berger School Holds Graduation and Picnic in June
The Berger school will hold its annual graduation exercises on Wednesday evening June 13 1928 at 8 p m. The class presents a farce Oh You Teacher and Mr Brookly of Township High School Faculty will give a talk. A school picnic is planned for June 15 and all Bergerites are welcome.
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Berger School
Brookly
Township High School
St Paul’s Ev Lutheran Church Sunday Schedule
The church announces Sunday June 10 with Sunday school at 9:00 a.m. English divine service at 10:00 a.m. An organ recital by Prof. E. Bounn is at 7:45 p.m. Pastor H. Wind extends a cordial welcome.
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ST. Paul’s EV. Luth
E. Bounn
H. Wind
Methodist Church Special Meetings with Mr Copeland
The Methodist Episcopal Church invites all to hear Mr Copeland in multiple services ending Sunday. Tonight at eight is Young People Night with Mr Copeland and Mr Zeiss leading a Big Sing. Saturday features two high grade services, with families urged to attend. Mr Copeland closes Sunday with a Family Service at eleven and a farewell at 7 45 p m.
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Copeland
Zeiss
Mr. Copeland
Messrs
Copeland and
Sagacity of Wild Creatures
Department of Agriculture notes wild animals seek protection in sanctuaries. The piece discusses how creatures hasten to safe havens as hunting seasons begin and emphasizes the role of refuges in wildlife management.
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Department of Agriculture
Fragmented quote from Uncle Eben on a noisy man
A brief, rough dialect line notes Uncle Eben’s comparison of a boastful man to a car with a broken engine and loud horn, reflecting a light city slang moment captured by the Washington Star.
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Uncle Eben
Washington Star
Agricultural tractors shown to ease Cook County farm labor
Notices advertise real estate and sales in South Holland and Harvey. A later item promotes a meadow demonstration at the Fred Finn eran Farm near Milwaukee Avenue and Ballard Road on June 9, claiming one gardener with a tractor can replace three with wheel hoes. The Cook County Farm Bureau event cites labor shortages and discusses Mexican immigration and the $8 head tax.
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Fred Finneran
Milwaukee Avenue
Ballard Road
Cook County
Cook County Farm Bureau
Riverdale seeks bids for dump carts and harness
The Village of Riverdale in Cook County Illinois invites sealed bids for two dump carts and one harness set owned by the village. Bids must be delivered to the Village Clerk by 7 30 p m Tuesday June 12 1923. The President and Board of Trustees reserve the right to reject any or all bids.
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Riverdale
Cook County
Illinois
Board of Trustees
George L. Koehler
Dance Week Observed By Dancing Teachers Group
June 17 marks Dance Week as proclaimed by the American Conclave of Dancing Teachers. The note urges well taught classes to replace undisciplined dancing on floors, arguing proper instruction turns dancing into courtesy and graceful expression like good manners at a table.
Idea of one meal a day divides readers
The piece argues that a summer one meal and a winter two meal plan of carefully chosen foods would distress a normal person, challenging popular opinion on daily eating routines.
Public Service Company Electric Growth In 1923
Between January 1 and April 14 1923 Public Service Company reports higher electric service demand than 1922 and 1921. First fifteen weeks 1923 wired houses up 60 percent versus 1922 and four times 1921. Cash payments for wiring noted. Retail Merchandise Sales also show strong growth with labor saving devices like vacuum cleaners washers and irons prominent.
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Public Service Company
Worm Named Golfinga Mcintoshii After Golf Game Discovery
A new worm variety labeled Golfingia Mcintoshii was named after the scientist described it during a golf game with his friend Professor Mcintosh. The naming reflects a playful origin tied to a casual round of golf and the two researchers involved.
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Mcintoshii
Professor Mcintosh
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South Holland
Thornton Forest Preserve
First Reformed Church of
John Dalenberg
Stand Com
Riverdale Theatre
Methodist Episcopal Church
A. E. Blomberg
East 186Th Street
M. Goos
Lincoln Avenue
Dalton
Federal Ice Refrigerating CO
142Nd and
Halsted Sts
William Adams CO
Jacob Lotz
Propper
Bert Witvoet
Harvey
J-d
John Ravesfoot, Jr
Automobile and Union
State St
Conrad Kern
Indiana Avenue
Robert Gouwens
Blue Island
S. Hoekstra
167Th Street
Davis
Eben
Washington Sti
Lighthouse
Armour
Monarch
Koch & Ripley
Riverdale and
Dolton
Chiropractic
Stotzer
Chiropractors
Albert G. Stotzer
D. C
Lydia C. Stotzer
East 136Th St
Chicago, Ill
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