Local social notes gather for birthdays and anniversaries
Lansing community events detail birthday celebrations for Mrs. Emil Koehn and Ed Koehn, a 29th wedding anniversary for Mr. and Mrs. Charles Lebo, and a 25th for Mr. and Mrs. Harley Knorr. Visits span Chicago, Indiana and Iowa, with church news and a May baby birth noted. Rev. Rarey resigns as pastor, moves to Powell Wyoming. last service June 15.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emil Koehn
Ed. Koehn
Indiana Avenue
M. E. Ladies’ Aid
M. E
Crete
Ill
Marie Hatfield
South Holland
Juanita Ramsey
Mildred Bock
Bernard Pearson
Carl Timberg
Starved Rock
Rausmussen
Kankakee
O. J. Chapman
General Motors
Detroit
Chapman
Gustav Bock
Ruth
Ambrose Harney
Wm. Gutowski
Ida Bock
Chicago
Russel Nevelle
Russel
Hobart
Ind
Waever
Ann Street
Nevelle
Weaver
Virginia
Janich
Oak Glen
Miller
Thornton
John Schroeder
M. EB
Frank Barnum
South Chicago
Rarey
Powell
Wyoming
Ralph Bultema
Lansing
John Harkema
South Holland Notes On Meeting And School Festival
South Holland holds regular D Laansma meeting on June 3 at 7 40 p m at the usual place. The South Holland Public school closes its season after graduation exercises and a forest preserve festival. The festival day featured unusually dry weather despite past wet conditions. Tag Day donations for the Chicago Federation of the Aged and Adult Charities totaled 8100 00 with Holland Home at Roseland receiving 2200 60. Gifts were mostly nickels and dimes. The Kiel family reports their two week old baby boy ill with pneumonia and convulsions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. Laansma
South Holland Public School
Glenwood Forest Preserve
Chicago Federation of the Aged and Adult Charities
Chicago
Holland
Roseland
John Kiel
South Holland Shoe Repair and Local Notices
My South Holland patrons are asked to leave shoes for repair at the South Holland Grocery and Market 24 hour service. Reasonable prices. Brehm the Shoe Man. Dalton Theatre building. See DeYoung Bros for furniture. Miss Geneva VanZanten recovering from diphtheria. Miss Cornelia Walvoord of Moline visiting. New depot and concrete sewer nearing completion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Holland
South Holland Grocery & Market
Schilling
Brehm
Dalton Theatre
DeYoung Bros
Fred Norman
Fred
Geneva VanZanten
Cornelia Walvoord
Moline
Bloom Township Thistle Notice To Landowners
The Bloom Township Board of Audit announces that all thistles on lands within the township must be cut and destroyed by June 16 1930. If not done, the Thistle Commissioners will proceed to exterminate and costs will be charged to owners or their agents. Signed by the Bloom Township Board of Audit with Emma Jirtle supervisor and William H. Craig town clerk. Chicago Heights Illinois May 24 1930.
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Board of Audit
Bloom
Cook County
Illinois
Sienna
Emma Jirtle
William H. Craig
Chicago Heights
Ilinois
Window Glass and Plate Glass Production
Glass can be made by blowing or rolling. Blown window glass may have imperfections and warps, while plate glass is distortion free but pricier. For small panes, single strength window glass is used and thin plate glass of one fifteenth inch is suggested for small windows.
Theatres Ae Friday May 30 at Wilma Banky Spotlight
Friday features Wilma Banky and Louis Wolheim in The Awakening with a special score. Saturday offers Bob Steele in Lightning Speed Tarzan The Tiger Oswald cartoon in sound. Sunday presents Lenore Ulric in South Sea Rose Ride em Cowboy and Aesop’s Fables in sound with news reel. Tuesday and Wednesday June 3 4 show The Three Sisters plus Laurel and Hardy talking comedy and a movie tone vaudeville act.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilma Banky
Louis Wolheim
Bob Steele
Tarzan the Tiger
Oswald
Lenore Ulric
State Theatre Presents The Vagabond King And More
The program features Dennis King with Jeanette MacDonald and Lillian Roth in The Vagabond King. Sunset shows include Charles Buddy Rogers in Young Eagles and Lummox based on Fannie Hurst with Ben Lyon. All talking performances run June 1 to 5 with daily screenings.
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Dennis King
King
Jeanette MacDonald
Lillian Roth
SUN
Charles
Buddy) Rogers
Young Eagles
Buddy
Fannie Hurst
Ben Lyon
French Rural Superstitions Persist in Modern France
Noted in Normandy and Brittany peasants cling to the evil eye witches were wolves and other late medieval beliefs. Sacred trees host midnight dances by girls, healing in rural districts remains common, animals are revered, and superstition cases frequently reach French courts.
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Normandy
Brittany
Error and the human propensity to misjudge
A reflection on human fallibility noting that all men err and many fall prey to passion or interest. John Locke argues error is common among people and often triggered by temptation, bias, or strong motives.
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John Locke
Word's Meaning Changed From Spaniard to Bigot
A historical note explains that the term bigot was once used for a Spaniard who wore a beard, contrasting with a clean shaven face. The shift in meaning reflects evolving language usage over time.
Taxes due in 1928 for Thornton area and nearby towns
Tax payments are due at listed locations on specified dates across Harvey, Dolton, Calumet City, South Holland, Burnham, Oak Lawn, Thornton, Homewood, Lansing, Riverdale, Hazel Crest. Collectors note contact numbers for Harvey 1600 R1 and 23.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thornton
Harvey
City
Phoenix
Village
South Holland
South Holland Bank
Dolton
Dolton Bank
Calumet City
Berger’s Cor
Burnham
Oak Glen
Buck’s Hall
Thornton Bank
Homewood
Homewood Bank
Lansing
Village Hall
Riverdale
Hazel Crest
Deaths continued: Riverdale resident 1877–
The obituary notes the death of a Riverdale woman born July 6, 1877 in Hillsboro North Dakota. She lived with her father and sister Rosena, was cared for by niece Laura Hausman, a nurse, after a period in hospital, and leaves three brothers Emil Henry and John two sisters Marie Mason of St. Louis and Rosena. Funeral services were held at the house and St Paul s Lutheran church conducted by Rev Kemnitz with burial in Matteson cemetery.
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Rosena
Laura Hausman
Hillsboro
N. Dak
Riverdale
Emil
Henry
John
Marie
Mason
St. Louis
St. Paul’s Lutheran Church
Kemnitz
Matteson Cemetery
Death of Mrs Johanna Peters Raver in Dalton
Mrs Johanna Peters Raver born October 26 1852 in Vorpommern Germany died May 17 at 653 Chicago Street Dalton aged 77 years 7 months and 17 days. Survived by six sons two daughters three sons from first marriage to Fred Klaege and three from second marriage to John Raver plus 17 grandchildren 12 great grandchildren and many relatives. Funeral services held May 20 at St Pauls Lutheran church conducted by Rev Kemnitz with interment at Oakland Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johanna Peters
Germany
Chicago Street
Dalton
Vorpormmern
Fred Klaege
America
Mr. Klaege
John Raver
Mr. Raver
Gustav Klaege
Riverdale
Gustav
William
Bernard
Emil Raver
Emma
Richard Diedrich
Anna
Fred Ehlers
Fred Peters
St. Paul’s Lutheran Church
Kemnitz
Oakland Cemetery
Death of Hobart farmer Fred Rampke at 64
Fred Rampke of Hobart Ind died at home last Friday aged 64. Brother of Wm Rampke of Riverdale he left Riverdale 30 years ago and was a prosperous farmer. Funeral held Monday in Hobart. He is survived by his widow five sons four daughters and many friends. Cause of death was a paralytic stroke after a period of ill health.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Rampke
Wm. Rampke
Riverdale
Hobart
Ind
Mr. Rampke
Card of Thanks for Mrs. Johanna Raver
We thank neighbors and friends for kindness and sympathy in our mother Johanna Raver's loss. The St. Paul's Lutheran church choir and Ladies Aid, Brick makers Local No. 5, Dalton police, car donors, and Rev. Kemnitz are gratefully cited along with Klaege and Raver families.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johanna Raver
St. Paul’s Lutheran Church
Dalton
Kemnitz
In Memoriam for Our Dear Son and Brother
In loving memory of our dear son and brother who passed away one year ago June 3 1929 Days of sadness still come o er us secret tears do often flow Memories keep you ever near us who you passed away one year ago Mrs B Goos
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. Goos
Women Barred From Forth Bridge Sign Posts Ban
A sign on the Forth Bridge in Scotland forbids women from walking across the structure and officials say the restriction is strictly enforced. The ban stems from the belief that the crossing is too precarious for women to attempt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Forth Bridge
Scotland
Sour View Marriage Ego Clash Sparks Controversy
A Chicago News report describes a marriage dispute seen as egotism split between two parties, highlighting public tension and personal discord.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicaga News
Illinois reforestation plan seeks million acres by year end
Dr P R Blodgett of Chicago Heights announces a statewide reforestation drive by the Illinois division of the Izaak Walton League to restore more than one million wooded acres over years. Surveying 292 chapters, the group aims to acquire borderlands south of Cairo for state purchase and reforestation to meet long term timber needs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Illinois
Izaak Walton League of America
P. R. Blodgett
Chicago Heights
League
Dr. Blodgett
United States
Athens adopts ride solicitation ban in city
Athens Georgia city council passes ordinance prohibiting any speech motion or gesture to solicit an automobile ride within city limits. Violators face a $25 penalty. FOR RENT first floor five rooms 24 East 188th Street Riverdale Mrs Chas Sellin Riverdale second flat 3 1
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Athens
East 188Th Street
Riverdale
Chas. Sellin
Phi Beta Kappa Key Fails to Impress Hotel Clerk
A New York Sun anecdote recalls a Phi Beta Kappa key used to identify a guest seeking cash. The hotel manager dismisses the key as insufficient proof and suggests an Elks card instead, humorously highlighting how elite honors contrast with everyday ID.
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Elks
New York Sun
Food requirements by Mottram adults and children
Prof W H Mottram states daily calories needed: 2500 for adult women, 3000 for sedentary men, 5000 for hard work. He notes females use food more economically, and children should not be proportioned by age as a child may need more than half an adult. Fourteen year olds are treated as adults in food utilization.
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W. H. Mottram
Strong Glue Preparation Method
The recipe instructs soaking ordinary glue in water until soft, then dissolving it slowly in linseed oil to the consistency of jelly. It outlines a simple heat method to create a stronger glue solution for general use.
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Harry E. Rarey
Pas
WM. A. Herrick
E. 147Th St
Halsted Harvey
Thistle
Daniel C. Bachmann
Lincoln Ave
Do.ton,ll
THE
State Theatre
Michigan Ave
110Th
Peter A. Anker
East
161St
Mrs
Klaege
Raver
Memoriam
Dr. J. Finley Kettles
Louis St
St. Holland School
Harvey 1126
East 154Th Street
Izaak Walton
de Young Bros. Funeral Home
South Park Ave
South Holland, NL
Nee Harvey
W. 71St Street
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