Twenty Years Ago with the Pointer in Dolton area
A long local column notes births, marriages, relocations, and civic plans. Gyse Vandenberg sells a farm on 188th Street, moves to a 200 acre grain farm near Glenwood, and serves on the village board. Elks Lodge plans a new hall in Harvey, while school district records are audited and postmaster selection announced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chas. Krimmerlahne
Gyse Vandenberg
188Th Street
Dalton
Glenwood
Vandenberg
M. H .Jenness
S&s
North Side
Western Indiana R. R
134Th Street
Samuel Holmes
St. Louis
Harvey Lodge
Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks
Harvey
Center Avenue
155Th Street
Riverdale
South End
Coreer
Homewood School Association
Board of Education
Board of Education and the Board of School Directors of School District No. 153
Robert White
Henry Gottschalk
Wm. F. Warning
J. C. Mallette
August Kitterer
Fred F. Gold
Wm. Doepp
Potpourri on the 180th meridian and world time lines
A brief discussion explains the 180th meridian as the line near the date change boundary. It notes how deviations avoid country or island divisions to reduce confusion for calendars and timekeeping.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Creenwich
Lon
Unmindful Heroine Sparks Electric City Mystery
A fragment notes a curious figure in an electric setting, highlighting an unnamed woman whose actions hint at a larger urban puzzle. The terse passage suggests intrigue without detailing identities, dates, or outcomes, leaving readers curious about motive and resolution.
Miss Frances Gordon Dies at Billing's Hospital
Frances Fales Gordon longtime Dean of Girls at Thornton and a Thorton faculty member since 1912 died following pneumonia and complications from a hip injury. She organized the Girls Club and promoted character development for Thornton girls. Survived by her mother Mrs. R. I. Gordon. Burial in Olivet Michigan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thorntonite
Frances Fales Gordon
Thornton
Billing’s Hospital
Miss Gordon
R. I. Gordon
Boydson’s
Chicago
Olivet
Michigan
Oberlin College
University of Chicago
Girls’ Club
Seventh grade gym and manual training notes
Seventh grade gym classes report initial week with tumbling and stunts and sore muscles. Manual training displays in the school auditorium show small wood articles funded by a $2.50 PTA gift for wood purchases. The class plans new projects, refinishes a Franklin school Victrola, and awaits lumber for a cupboard while January artworks are prepared for exhibit during Come-to-School Week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Franklin School
Also Mentioned on This Page
Mrs. Holmes
Richard Hess
Jack Kasper
ELKS
HIALL
Homewood News
Louis
Fred Puhlman
Prince
Louie
Dick Tatgenhorst
Louis McBain
Hazel Crest
Henry Butte
Fred Holtz
South Holland News
Harry P. Anher
Hope College
Henry van Ostenbrugge
John Ravesfoot
Anthony Walvoord
Doctor Walvoord
Japan
Nichola van der Griend
Harry Dykstra
Harry Pals
Public Service Company OF
Northern Illinois
Thornton Township High School
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