Senior Class Play So This Is London At Thornton Town High
The Thornton Town High senior class presents So This is London this evening at 8 15 in the school auditorium with a repeat tomorrow. The plot centers on a business deal between English and American manufacturers and a romance between their children. Cast includes Steve Gladies as Sir Percy and George Dickinson as Hiram Draper with Yvonne Kavanaugh and Carolyn Mead as their wives and Shirley Anne Fisher as Lady Ducksworth.
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Thornton Township High School
London
Cupid
Lady Ducksworth
Sir Percy
Steve Gladies
Hiram Draper
George Dickinson
Yvonne Kavanaugh
Carolyn Mead
Virginia Smith
Harry Wise
Shirley Anne Fisher
Lawrence Myers
Sir Honeycutt
Frank Stepanczuk
Jack Dill
James Jacobs
Lilian Conley
Harriett Martin
Wayne Lindahl
Janice Bruhn
Adeline Bielfeldt
Bernadine McMackin
Frances Jones
Ruth Bonnel
Mildred Stobbs
Shirley Burnett
Roberta Rudolph
Lois Rogers
Robert Ripley
Harry Hazelhurst
M. E. C. Ohlert
Melvin Carlson
Olof Johnson
William Hardlannert
Archie McLaughlin
John Mueller
Ansell Winterbauer
Rau Furniture Company
Chicago Heights
Emmanuel Leffman
Montelius
J. Offenbach
Punchinello
Victor Herbert
Sources of Tea Production Worldwide
The botanical tea plant is grown on every continent and in 23 countries. Nine nations produce it in marketable quantities, with vast global supply. China is largest producer but exports are modest due to high domestic consumption. followed by India, Ceylon, Java-Sumatra, Japan, Formosa, Indo-China, and parts of Africa.
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United States
China
India
Ceylon
Java-Sumatra
Japan
Formosa
Indo-China
Africa
Twenty Years Ago With The Pointer In Cleve land
Henry Dieck and wife of Cleveland Ohio visit. Mrs Jenzy Dieck Sr recovering from a paralytic stroke. Miss S L Jenness returns from hospital after goitre operation. Illinois Brick Company 35 employees raise a 50 foot flag pole. Harwell C Thompson cashier of Riverdale bank summoned to Ft Sheridan camp May 16 for officer training. John Harms Jr to replace Thompson as Riverdale bank cashier.
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Henry Dieck
Cleveland
Ohio
Jenzy Dieck
S. L. Jenness
Ilinois Brick Company
Harwell C. Thompson
First Trust and Savings Bank of
First National Bank of
Dalton
Ms. Thompson
Riverdale Bank
Tony Van Vuren Visits Corsica South Dakota
South Holland Gazette notes Tony Van Vuren traveled to Corsica to visit relatives and possibly settle briefly. A small blaze at S D Couwenhoven home caused by a kitchen rag catching fire brought quick action from firefighters. minimal damage reported. Elgin Scott family moves into Marcelus cottage once occupied by James Huizenga. Rooks family to travel to Holland and then Denver after brief stopover.
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South Holland News
Tony van Vuren
Corsica
South Dakota
Tony
West
S. D.couwenhoven
Couwenhoven
Fire Department
Elgin Scott
Marcellus, Mich
Fritche Takes Over Dixie Gardens Blue Island
Richard Fritche assumed management of Dixie Gardens at 139th and Western Avenue Blue Island offering chicken dinners steaks and refreshments. Joseph Varco and wife welcomed a baby boy born Tuesday May 3 1927. Varco works as a local Pennsylvania railroad foreman and hopes his son may rise to railroad presidency. Greyhound racing began at Thornton track drawing nearly 10000 fans and large nightly crowds.
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Richard Fritche
Dixie Gardens
139Th
Western Avenue
Blue Island
Joseph Varco
Joe
Pennsylvania Railroad
Local Spelling Champion Crowned in Township Contest
Jeanette San Lefont won the township district spelling championship at a final spelldown in Chicago last Saturday April 30. She is a sixth grade student at McKinley School, daughter of Mr and Mrs John L Santefort.
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Jeanette San- Lefont
Chicago
Jeanette
John L. Santefort
McKinley
Grand Trunk Railroad
Chicago Road
Ingalls Memorial Hospital
Robert Jensen
West Roosevelt Road
John Ravesfoot, Jr
Adrian Blankenstein
Henry Vandenberg
Standardizing service prices faces local stations plan
Service stations and garages in Harvey move to set a uniform price for major car services to shield customers from wild charges and ensure stable costs. The measure aims to protect buyers while not guaranteeing price increases across the board.
Alderman cites 103rd street as arterial road link
Alderman Lindell says city ordinance last week designates 103rd street from Stony Island avenue to Torrence avenue as part of the arterial system. He notes the Nickle Plate and Western Indiana viaduct east of Stony Island is under city construction as PWA Project 1254D and to be completed this year.
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108Rd Street
103Rd Street
Stony Island Avenue
Torrence Avenue
Arthur G. Lindell
Nickle Plate
Indiana
PWA
Cottage Grove
Cook County
W. A. Rowan
Lindell
Roosevelt Sons Strike 500-Barrel Oil Well in Texas
James and Elliot Roosevelt sons of President Theodore Roosevelt strike a 500-barrel oil well on their lease in Grane County Texas. The announcement highlights early production and the Roosevelt family's involvement in stage oil exploration.
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James and
Elliot Roosevelt
President Roosevelt
Grane County
Texas
Auto crash on 157th and Torrence. Hug family minor injuries
Sheriffs highway police freed three occupants from a overturned car at 157th Street and Torrence Avenue. Mrs. Louise Hug of South Bend Indiana suffered shock and bruises while others were unharmed. Mrs Hug treated at St James Hospital Chicago Heights. A missing three year old girl Betty Jane Bevan from Markham was found safe later after being picked up by a motorist on 159th Street and returned to her family.
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Sheriff's Highway
157Th
Torrence Avenue
Neil Koselke
Washington Street
Lansing
Louise Hug
Southeend
Ind
Robert Thomas
Calumet City
Ill
South Bend
Hug
Sheriff’s Highway
Charles Parker
Markham
Betty Jane Bevan
Parker
159Th
Cicero Avenue
159Th Street
Koehlmann
Oak Forest
Accident Ends Involved Shooting At Blue Island
Sheriff highway officers responded to a report at the Blue Island police station and found Ely Benjamin had accidentally shot himself with a 22 caliber rifle while playing. His brother Peter was present. Ely lived at 8005 Vermont Street and was treated by Dr. Smith of Blue Island. Maurice Crabbe, Harvey Montgomery Ward store manager, died in an auto crash in the city on April 24 near 152nd and Ahmad. The incident contributed to a higher than 1936 death rate for Harvey.
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Sheriff’s Highway
Blue Island
Ely Benjamin
Peter
Benjamin
Harvey
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U. S
Hill Lakin
Blue Island Sun- Standard
J.F. Chandler Roofing Co
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Public Service Showroom
Public Service Company OF
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