Blue Island Seeks Bus Link as Interurban Abandoned
Blue Island lost street car service after the Kankakee interurban line was allowed to abandon. Efforts aim to have Chicago extend bus service from 119th Street to Blue Island, but the Chicago Surface Lines cannot fund it unless the city passes an ordinance. Mayor Paul I. Klenk received a letter suggesting city action could enable the extension.
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Blue Island
Kankakee
Illinois Commerce Commission
City of
Goggles Unite in Pullman Shops Enforce Safety Rule
Pullman Company enforces a mandatory eye protection rule in all repair shops and yards. Director Harry Guilbert says about one thousand workers have avoided serious injury due to safety goggles. After years of persuasion the new policy enforces dismissal for disobedience across the company.
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Pullman Company
Harry Guilbert
Safety
Guilbert
Sound Waves Kill Hidden Animals Says Scientist
A scientist warns that inaudible sound waves could kill certain small animals and fish. The claim emphasizes unseen acoustic effects and potential ecological impact.
W R C Inspection at Riverdale Village Hall
Members and out of town corps attended the W R C inspection at Riverdale village hall last Friday afternoon. A dinner was served in Our Saviour's church basement preceding the event, and the inspector praised the corps’ efficient work. Armistice Day at eleven will feature Flo Jameson Miller on WGN radio with the topic Our Boys and Girls.
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G. W. Spencer Women’s Relief Corps
Riverdale
Our Saviour’s
Flo Jameson Miller
WGN
33rd Illinois Division to Hold All Day Reunion at La Salle
The 33rd Infantry Division plans a full day reunion on Saturday November 19 at the Hotel La Salle Chicago. Registration at 9:00 a.m. delegates, business session at 11:00 a.m. officer election drama promised. War department film showing 33rd in action to follow, with banquets at 7:00 p.m. Reservations via A A Lundgren secretary 1922 W Lake Street Chicago Seeley 8375.
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Illinois
Hotel la Salle
Chicago
War Department
A. A. Lundgren
W. Lake Street
Seeley
Worsted Yarn Origin Tied to Worstead Norfolk
The term worsted derives from Worstead in Norfolkshire England where thread and yarn were first made in the early fifteenth century. The town’s name was then spelled Worstead.
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Worstead
Norfolkshire
England
Worsted
Dolton School District seeks bids for Lincoln Avenue addition
The Board of Education of School District No. 148 Dolton Cook County Illinois invites proposals for the general construction of an addition to Lincoln Avenue School Dolton Illinois. Bids must include a $5000 certified check and bids due by 8 30 P M November 22 1927. Plans available from Ashby Ashby and Schulze Chicago. The board may reject any or all bids and will open bids at the Lincoln Avenue School offices.
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Board of Education of
Bretrit
Dolton
Cook Coun
Illinois
Lincoln Avenue
Board of Education
School Dist. No
Dalton
Cook County
Ashby, Ashby and Schulze
W. Jackson Blvd
Chicago
W. H. Stanley
W. H. Baker
Cunningham Sent to County Jail for Murder in Phoenix
Cleveland Cunningham of 152nd Street and Fourth Avenue Phoenix was jailed Wednesday November 2 for murder of Rufus Green of Harvey. Green died after a neck wound suffered in a Phoenix street fight on October 22 with Cunningham and another man George Hicks, who is being sought by police.
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Cleveland Cunningham
152Nd Street
Fourth Avenue
Phoenix
Rufus Green
Harvey
Ingalls Memorial Hospital
Green
Cunningham
George Hicks
English scientist proposes scheme to hatch aged eggs
An English scientist hints at a method to hatch eggs over three months old, potentially cutting stored stock of fresh unhusked omelettes and improving domestic cooking. The idea would require warning time and careful handling to be practical.
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W. R. C. Inspection
Reunion
Public Service Company OF
Northern Illinois
W. C. Dowdy
Dist. Mgr. Public Service Co. of
No. Ill
Dlinois St
Chicago Heights
Gallarneau Homes
Atlantic Street
The
Gallarneau Co
East Garfield Blvd
Kenwood
Fray’s
First Trust & Savings Bank of Riverdale
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