20 Years Ago With The Pointer
Homewood news notes Henry Gottschalk sold two lots on R R avenue to Christ Meier of Cooper's Grove who plans to build soon. He also sold a Morris street lot to Fred Domm giving 75 feet front. The stork brought a girl to Henry Bramstedt. Mrs Christ Nuzzle hosted a birthday party. Louis Muller to host a schools koff tournament March 13 with four prizes. Judge Howe travels to Oklahoma for a wife bid amid stamp jokes. Harold Howe shot a rifle through his foot while duck chasing. Robert White, proprietor of P G Mfg Co, contracts another house on West Clark Street with Russell of Harvey. company seeks workers for golf club making. labor hard to find.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Gottschalk
R. R. Avenue
Christ Meir
Cooper’s Grove
Meier
Mr. Gottschalk
Morris Street
Fred Domm
Fred
Henry Bramstedt
Christ Nuzzle
Louis Muller
Judge Howe
Oklahoma
South End
Harold Howe
Robert White
West Clark Street
Russell
Harvey
White
P. G. Mfg. Co
Village Election Notice for Dalton Illinois April 15
Notice declares a village election at Dalton Illinois on April 15 at Village Hall Park Avenue. Voters choose three village trustees and one village clerk. Polls open 6 a.m. to 4 p.m. The notice is dated February 25 1930 and signed by Village Clerk William G Dolton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Park Avenue
Dalton
Cook
Illinois
Dolton
WM. G. Dolton
School Notes Programs Feature Dramas And Poems
The page lists students and characters in a school program with rhymes and poems. Performers include Ruth Lane, The Spider, Humpty Dumpty, Billy Sutton, Martha Compona, Annabell Compona, Verlon Braselton, and Delores Kay. Epominondas was dramatized with Donald West as Epominondas, Bonnie Marie Priest as his mother, and Mildred Popper as the grandmother.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Little Miss Muffet
Ruth Lane
the Spider
Billy McGehee
Humpty Dumpty
Virginia Mulford
King’ Men
Billy Sutton
Martha Compona
Annabell Compona
Marie Casoni
Inez Reyes
Marjorie Bergmann
Edward Kile
Margaret Wells
Helen Reichert
Hickory
Dickory
Dock
Bobby Sutton
Felecitas Trejo
Little Jack Horner
Verlon Braselton
Lincoln Avenue PTA Presents Help Wanted Play and More
The Lincoln Avenue school PTA staged Help Wanted with Irene Garry singing and a ninth grade blackface act. Proceeds benefit the PTA fund and sixth seventh graders sold candy. Also notes upcoming evening meeting and other student performances. Cocoa production in Brazil described with tree height leaves fruit colors seeds and processing into chocolate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Parent-Teacher Association
Lincoln Avenue School
Irene Garry
Pryde
Owens
Miss Beem
Parent- Teacher Association
Bob
Brazil
High Recovery Rate of Stolen Cars in November
The Automobile Club of Illinois reports 5,284 cars stolen in 74 cities last November, with 5,951 recovered, 94 percent. Enactment of the Dyer act boosted recoveries from 79 percent in 1920 to over 93 percent. Stolen car value was 1,565,849 dollars, recovered value 1,487,072 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Automobile Club of
Llinois
Notice of Bids for South Holland Water Mains
The Board of Local Improvements of South Holland invites sealed bids for water mains until March 25, 1930 at the office. Bids follow the ordinance, maps, plans and specs on file. bids must include a cashier’s check for 10 cents of the total and a bond of one third. The board may reject any bid. JOHN GOUWENS, Secretary, Board of Local Improvements, South Holland. March 14, 1930.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Holland
Board of Local Impovements
Nelek
Board of Local Improvements
John Gouwens
Cook County
Ilinois
A. D
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Homewood News
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A. R. Harris
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Carondolet Ave
Hohman St
S. C
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International
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Lincoln Ave
Carl Dieck
H. G. Wills
Edbrooke Avenue
Henry W. Schnoor
Majestic Electric
Rudy von Meetern
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East
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Sanderson Ave
Frank C, Ott
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Gladstone
K. L. Sherrill
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