Ten Years Ago Local Health Notes From Blue Island
Miss Jennie Wirtz of Dalton was rushed to Blue Island hospital with appendicitis and operated on. Mrs John Schug shows favorable progress at St Francis hospital. Henry Gundaker underwent cataract surgery at St Elizabeths hospital and will be out for weeks. Mrs Fred Scheer visits Mishawaka Indiana. Edith Lembeke and Carl Schmidt travel to Green Bay Wisconsin for a two week visit. Mrs Herman Baumgartner operated on for appendicitis and recovering well.
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Jennie Wirtz
Dalton
Blue Island Hospital
John Schug
St. Francis Hospital
Blue Island
Henry Gundaker
St. Elizabeth’s Hospital
Edith Lembeke
Carl H. Schmidt
Lembeke
Greenbay
Wisconsin
Herman Baumgartner
Fourteen lines about 40 acre subdivision and asbestos move
Forty acres at the northwest corner of Torrence Avenue and 147th Street near Dolton were sold by Woods, Martin & Co to Charles D. Baker of Gary for 600 dollars an acre. A second 10 acre tract at 147th Street and Vobrecht Road will be auctioned on Tuesday May 8 in parcels of 15 acres or a single lot. The Riverdale Asbestos Shingle Co employees have moved to a new plant in Waukesha, with Gale Deia the traffic manager the last to depart this week. The Acme Steel Goods Co owner of the property plans to use the building with one wall removed for a patent boiler cover.
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Torrence Avenue
147Th Street
Do’ton
Woods, Martin & Co
Charles D. Baker
Gary
W. G. Faxton
Hammond Trust and Savings Bank
Baker
Vobrecht Road
Lincoln Avenu
Dolton
Asbestos Shingle CO
Riverdale
Acme Stele Goods Co
Poperty
Cpver Cnceln
Ten Years Ago in South Holland News
While fans of Mr. Tennis Ver Schole hear favorable reports on his condition he remains in the hospital with recovery chances growing less hopeful. Last Wednesday, Mrs. M. 8. Sich-
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Tennis
Local notes and incidents from 159th street area
Indiana polis visitor Ter man arrives with two children to stay with friends at R A Gouwens home. A Ford sedan owned by Butch Shilling caught fire at Vincennes and 159th street. flames quickly spread. department saved chassis. Minnie Vogel home from hospital with a cast on her foot. Nicholas W Gouwens and Iowa friends arrive to visit relatives and plan to return to work in about three days. The shovel exercise by Walt Carlson hints at installing a gasoline tank in front of his store. A tall gentleman is seen passing down 167th street each morning with local interest.
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Terman
Indianaolis
R. A. Gouwens
159Th Street
Vincennes Lust
Butch” Shilling
Minnie Vogel
Nicholas W. Gouwens
Bobh
Iowa City
Iowa
Walt Carlson
167Th Street
Bernice News Highlights Local Changes and Social Notes
Mr. Fred Doorn displays a new gown like house trim in Pearl grey with white overdrape. The Lundbergs greeted Volbrecht's after motoring from Roseland. Picnics end at John Winay's Grove in Munster Indiana. Mr. Kraay sold land for an enormous sum. Neighbor William Luebbers quits farming to build houses as monuments.
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Fred Doorn
Roseland
Hejira Term Explained in Early Islamic Flight Concept
The text discusses the Arabic term hejira or hijra denoting Mohammed’s departure from Mecca in 622. It links the event to the start of the Western calendar and notes variant pronunciations such as heprra and She joia while describing tentative usage for any exodus similar to the Meccan flight.
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Hentat
Mohammed
Vmecca
Boy prodigy Sonny brags of speedy math sheets
Sonny's teacher asks daily arithmetic work and he methodically completes two sheets each day. His mother praises his effort while he coolly notes he will just wait for the class to catch up next week. The piece ends with a warning about worry as a mental cancer.
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Sonny
Tran Ain
Calumet City Mourns Pioneer Valentine Jaranowski
Valentine Jaranowski aged 78 died at home Tuesday April 25 after months of illness. A Calumet City pioneer and former Hammond bakery owner helped build both cities and influenced local government. Survived by widow Josephine and many children, siblings, and relatives. Funeral held at home then St. Andrew's Church with burial in Trory Cross cemetery.
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Valentine Jaranowski
John Jaranowski
Calmet Cy
Mr. Jaranowski
Hammond
Calumet City
Jacob Sudyk
Europe
St. Andrew's Church
Bunal
Trory Cross Cemetery
Budgetary Control Bill faces opposition from suburban leaders
Rep Schnackenberg opposes House Bill 892 seen as a blow to Home Rule and urges referendums for mergers. Blue Island Mayor Frank Kasten praises his stance while the Suburban Area and Country Towns Association hails the move as advancing Home Rule rights in Cook County suburbs. The group notes the wider push to involve country towns in any regional government plan. A cynic remarks that honesty matters as long as not cheating to obtain funds.
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General Assembly
Representative Schnackenberg
Commission On Taxation and Expenditures
Schnackenberg
Frank Kasten
Blue Island
Suburban Area and Country Towns Association
Schnacenberg
Cook County
Chicago
Prof
Hatton
Northwestern University
John Masson
Meliam
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Pointer
Fred Scheer
Wim. Greiling
Mishawaka
Indiana
South Holland News
Bernice News
Public Service
Illinois
Sretondoter Anne
Public Service Company OF
Northern Illinois
Ays
Calumet City Pioneer
Janarowski
A. W. Hamann
Michigan Avenue
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