Dolton Theatre program a big community success
The Dolton Branch high school led a successful Monday program at the Dalton theatre with school and solo performances. Raynor baton work and two duets impressed, Mrs. Raynor and Miss Hanchmann received praise for solos, and Miss Pearl Heinke showed promising talent. A slide show by Mr. Smith on wild flowers and conservation complemented the music. Next, a patriotic meeting with Chas. W. Farr and American Legion guests is planned for May 26 at eight.
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Dolton Theatre
Dolton Branch High School
Raynor
Mr. Smith
Chas. W. Farr
Country Life
Cook County
Washington
Lincoln
Roosevelt
McKinley
American Legion
Woman’s Auxiliary
Dalton Theatre
Bowen School Notes from Riverdale District 133
Grace Dengler reports a field outing to the Panhandle tracks near the Sugar factory where students counted birds including flickers warblers thrush robins and a wren. They drew painted and wrote about birds then found juncos and a possible Alice’s thrush in Ripley’s yard. Ruth Reich found Adder’s Tongues. The class will study wildflowers next.
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Grace Dengler
Panhandle Tracks
Sugar Factory
Ripley’s Yard
Panhandle
Ruth Reich
My Poultry Project by Adolph Matthiesen
Adolph Matthiesen recalls a 1922 poultry project with twenty birds a seven by seven foot coop scratching shed and ten by sixteen foot yard. He fed twice daily gathered eggs daily: sixteen in summer and two to three in winter. Eggs sold thirty cents a dozen in summer and sixty cents in winter. He plans another poultry project next year under teacher J M McKinney.
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Rhode Island
Poultry Project
J. M. McKinney
Sewing and Cooking Projects Highlight Household Crafts
The narrator describes completing a cooking project with items such as an apron cap dish towel face towel dish cloth holders and an oilcloth bag plus sleeves for dresses. They plan to resume sewing this year and expect to sew most of their summer dresses.
Elizabeth Robinson Shares Music Practice Notes
Elizabeth Robinson from Riverdale Bow en School writes about five years of lessons and over 45 pieces. She practicing about an hour daily with a nice teacher and lists pieces like The Music Box and Shadows on the Water. She takes Friday lessons around 4 o clock to avoid missing school. Alberta Shoop visited Bowen school last week. In a practice game last Thursday against Berger Bowen lost 3 to 4.
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Elizabeth Robinson
Dist
Bowen School
Riverdale
Alberta Shoop
Bowen
Berger
Lincoln Avenue School Notes His Lesson
The sun sets on a hot day as a weary man in shabby clothes asks for food near the town. A girl listens as he explains he left his mother, fell in with bad company and gambled away his money, and now returns home to tell his mother that honesty is the only policy.
Spring By Grace Lawall
Poem recalls the robin song signaling spring across woods and meadows. The narrator notes awakening of flowers trees and birds as breezes carry the season’s music.
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Grace Lawall
Organization Of Our Class By Lillian Ohlsen
The eighth grade organized their class on December 14 1924 We elected a president and a vice president and a secretary Philip Thomsen as our president Arthur Roush as our vice president and Grace Lawall as secretary We have made many rules and we also have our secretary take the minutes of the meeting We have had five meetings since December L A S NOTES The batting order of our team against Whittier on April 30 1924 1 Kortum c 2 Kaiser s b 3 Miller F B 4 Hartman ss 5 Kreuger 1B 6 Slusser p 7 Thomsen r £ 8 Lau 1 £ 9 Guess ec f Lincoln avenue lost to Steger 7 to 8 April 23
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Lillian Ohlsen
Philip Thomsen
Arthur Roush
Grace Lawall
Whittier
Kortum
Kaiser
S. B
Miller
F. B
Hartman
S. S
Kreuger
Slusser
Thomsen
Lau
Guess
Lincoln Avenue
Steger
Every Man's Duty Quote From Boston Transcript
A brief quotation emphasizes self respect and the aim to earn and maintain a good opinion of oneself as a guiding principle. The line reflects mid century prose on personal virtue and public duty.
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Boston ‘Transcript
First Train Coupler Patented by Sir IL Janney
The Janney train coupler, still in use today, was patented by Sir IL Janney in 1871 and 1873. Since then there have been several patents on automatic couplers.
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Janney
Sir IL Janney
New Elevator Overload Alarm Attachment Warns of Danger
A newly developed device for passenger or freight elevators triggers a red light and audible bell when the car is overloaded, signaling danger and prompting immediate stopping of the lift.
Woman Builds Bridges by Engineer Lou Alta Melton Merrill
Mrs. Lou Alta Melton Merrill, a graduate engineer for the United States Bureau of Public Roads, specializes in bridge construction and design. She demonstrates expertise in structural work and public infrastructure projects.
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Lou Alta Melton-Merrill
United States Bureau of Public Roads
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Adolph Matthiesen
Lucy Brady
Cooper Sox
Michigan Tailors
S. Michigan Ave
Roseland
Lincoln Avenue School
Alberta Wesse
Dalton
Radio Shop
Dolton
H. L. Fuller & CO
Chicago Street
Twin City
Forest and
Lincoln Avenues
Marcel
Madame Vaillancourt
Leroy Lucas
Kanawha Ave
Three Kings
Cologne
Germany
Bethlehem
the Elks Annual Revue
Garden Theatre
Harvey
Public Service Company OF
Northern Illinois
Calumet Concrete Construction Co
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