Boersma Co opens new store on Michigan Ave and 111th Street
The Boersma Co announces a grand opening of its new, well lit store at Michigan Avenue and 111th Street in southern Cook County. Owner Mr. Bovenkerk praises community support and the Pointer's publicity power while noting strong crowd turnout, floral tributes, and a popular Self Help Basement feature drawing praise from local merchants.
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Boersma Co
Michigan Avenue
111Th Street
Cook County
Pointer
Bovenkerk
Kinney
Riverdale
Lecture on Martin Luther at St Pauls Church
Rev S A Cornwall speaks Sunday evening November 28 at 7 30 about Martin Luther the Hero of the Reformation. Steriopticon views illustrate his life from student to reformer with Erfurt Wittenburg Rome Worms and Wartburg scenes and nearly 975 pictures including Paul and Luther comparison. A grand entertainment with no ticket silver collection.
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S. A. Cornwall
Martin Luther
Erfurt
Wittenburg
Rome
Worms
Wartburg Castle
Paul
Luther
Christmas Cards Available at The Pointer Office
If you plan Christmas cards this year The Pointer offers engraved and printed cards plus a complete line of samples at their office.
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Pointer
Shooting on Highways Warned by Illinois Officials
Farmers urged action against bird slaughters by highway youths. The Illinois state fish and game commission warns that anyone not lawfully authorized who fires a gun on a public highway is guilty of a misdemeanor and liable to a $5 to $25 fine per offense.
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Illinois
State Fish and Game Commission
Christmas Sale and Public Events in Dalton Area
Coming events include the Sewing Circle Christmas sale December 1 at the Immanuel church parlor. Indiana Harbor Belt Railroad presents an entertainment and safety rally November 28 at the Orpheum theatre Nepperhan Morgan Hammond Indiana. W C T U meets December 2 at Mrs Floyd Marsh’s home. Our Savior's church bazaar and dinner December 8 with prices 35c for children and 50c for adults.
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Immanuel Church
Dalton
Indiana Harbor Belt Railroad Company
Orpheum Theatre
Nepperhan
Morgan
Hammond
Indiana
Floyd Marsh
Main Street
Lincoln Avenue
Paved Indiana Avenue Plan Goes to Cook County Board
Oscar Hewitt reports plans studied by the Cook County Plan Commission to improve Lake Calumet area roads. The proposal includes developing Stony Island Lottage Grove One Hundred and Third One Hundred and Eleventh One Hundred and Thirteenth streets and new through routes. It also covers Blue Island avenue from Vermont to Wallace, One Hundred Twenty Seventh Street improvements, and Indiana Avenue from Wallace to One Hundred Thirty Four Street and the stretch to Torrence Avenue.
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New York
Chicago Tribune
Oscar Hewitt
Cook County Plan Commission
Commission
Mr. Hewitt
Lake Calumet
Stony Island
Lottage Grove
Blue Island Avenue
Vermont Avenue
Wallace Street
Beware of Shoddy Goods From Cheap John Flyers
The Calumet Index warns against shoddy merchandise pushed by fly-by-nights in riff-raff rooms across the country. It cites blankets at 6.95 vs 3.98 at permanent stores and second-hand boots at 3.50 vs 3.75 new locally, urging shoppers to insist on reliable merchandise from reputable permanent stores.
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John
Calumet Index
W R C Election G W Spencer Women’s Relief Corps
The Women’s Relief Corps chapter will hold an officer election at the next regular meeting on December 3, 1520. Members are urgently requested to attend. Emily H. Schmidt, P. C.
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G. W. Spencer Women’s Relief Corps
Emily H. Schmidt
P. C
Local and Personal Notes From Hopkins Florida and Nearby
A local item sheet notes mild Florida weather around 80 degrees with rain, greetings from Louis Krueger of Hopkins and greetings to Mrs A Hilgendorf and family in Florida. It mentions Thanksgiving visits in Dalton Dolton Blue Island and Dolton plus guests from Chicago Reedsburg and St Anne’s School with family ties and garden pride and card sales.
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Louis Krueger
Hopkins, Fla
Jacob Lau
A. Hilgendorf
Florida
Irma Pauls
Marshalltown
Iowa
Kraus
Pointer
John Propper
New York City
Fred Hanschmann
Dalton
Propper
New York
Revell
Dubuque
T. M. Smith
W. J. Wilcox
Morgan Park
William Jennings
Blue Island
I'reda
Wm. Witte
Jennings
Dolton
Marie Fregeau
St. Anne’s School
Danville
Theatres Riverdale Theatre Saturday Program
A fragment lists Rex Ray in Danger Trails on Saturday and Anita Stewart in Human Nacinn on Sunday plus Mary Miles Minter in Nurse Marjorie on Wednesday at the Riverdale theatre. The clipped OCR shows program entries for the week with performers and film titles.
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Riverdale Theatre
Rex Ray
Anita Stewart
Mary Miles Minter
Marjorie
Thee Dolton Theatre Weeknight Drouth of King Spruce
Thee Dolton Theatre presents weekly lineup at the American Cinema Corp production. Friday features To-Nite-Witchel Lewis in King Spruce a six act melodrama with a comedy. Saturday presents The Husband Hunter with Eileen Percy. Sunday shows The Flaming Clue with Harry T. Morey. Wednesday offers E K Lincoln in The Inner Voice. The film claims over a thousand scenes from mining north west to Wall Street. Cost over three thousand dollars to complete and ran at Ziegfield theatre this month for two weeks at 1.10 admission with our local 11 and 25 cent prices.
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Witchel Lewis
King Spruce
North Woods
Husband Hunter
Eileen Percy
Harry T. Morey
E. K. Lincoln
Inner Voice
American Cinema Corp
American Finance
Wall Street
Ziegfield Theatre
Zylstra Celebrates 89th Birthday in Roseland
Zylstra of 10748 State Street, father of A Zylstra and ward committee man, marked his 89th birthday last Friday November 19. Family and friends attended in Roseland where the family has resided for 388 years, according to the Calumet Index.
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T. Zylstra
State Street
A. Zylstra
Roseland
Calu Camp notice meeting rescheduled to Friday
The next regular meeting of Calu Camp will be held Friday evening November 26 since Thanksgiving Day falls on the regular meeting night Camp Clerk W Berger announces the schedule change.
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Calumet Camp
Co. W. Berger
Public Health Expo Promotes Modern Health Measures
The Health and Sanitarium Exposition runs November 24 to 29 in the Coliseum. Admission is 30 cents with proceeds supporting a public health nursing training school that has graduated 5000 women. Dr John Dill Robertson directs, with experts including Dr Wm E Evans and Mayor Thompson among the board and staff.
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Coliseum
Cook County
Training School For Public Health Nursing
Wm. E. Evans
Edward Hines
Thompson
James Minnick
Chicago Tuberculosis Institute
St. Clair Drake
State Dept. of Health
Marquis Eaton
American Red Cross
Lucious Teter
Infant Welfare Society
John Dill Robertson
Mrs Armstrong Returns To Head Dalton Health Work
Mrs Armstrong resumes charge of Dalton health duties as the Chicago Tuberculosis Institute takes over the County Nursing Service. The transfer unites two groups to combat tuberculosis, with Armstrong praised as a capable and enthusiastic nurse. Mrs W Warner of Columbus Ohio visited Mrs J H Williamson. The Dalton Theatre shows The Inner Voice photoplay on Wednesday December 1.
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Chicago Tuberculosis Institute
Dalton
Jennings and Abraham Wedding in Riverdale
Mrs Em ma Abraham and Carl Jennings wed on Wednesday with Father Franz officiating. The couple will set up house in Riverdale soon. The groom works at Pope Beet Sugar Works. he is a former soldier and industrious. The bride, long associated with the Dr Weidner family, is praised as genteel.
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Carl Jennings
Emma Abraham
Franz
Riverdale
Pope Beet Sugar Works
Dr Weidner
Simoniz Service Station Opens on 115th Street
Announcement of a new Simoniz Service Station at 131 E 115th Street offering car washing and finishing services. It promises durability, weather protection, one day service, and a velvet-like coating, with contact information and claims of satisfaction guaranteed.
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Simoniz
E. 115Th Street
Satisfaction Guarneath
115Th St
Time Card Changes In Illinois Central Suburban Service
Notices announce weekly schedule changes over a month with the latest on Friday November 19 and a Panhandle local train change effective Sunday November 28. Patrons are advised to note the shifts in service and timetable adjustments.
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Panhandle
Weekday Train Times Between Dalton and Riverdale
The Panhandle routes show eastbound trains from Riverdale at 8 07, 10 11, and 4 12 a m and northbound at 7 06 p m. A consistent three minute schedule difference exists between Dalton and Riverdale for each direction.
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Riverdale
Dalton
Prosector OBrien to Form Private Practice Firm
James C. OBrien, chief prosecuting attorney under Maclay Hoyne, resigns Wednesday to enter private practice December 1 with partners John Prystalski and John E. Owen of the state's attorney office. OBrien secured fifteen death sentences and numerous life terms as an assistant prosecutor. Prystalski and Owen are praised for their trial and investigative skills. Also notes Thanksgiving visit by Mrs. Lile Techt of Beecher to Dolton residents Mr. and Mrs. A. Fregeau.
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James C. O’brien
Maclay Hoyne
John Prystalski
John E. Owen
State’s Attorney’s Office
O’brien
Prystalski
Owen
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Boersma
St. Paul’s Church
Indiana Avenue
Thee Dolton Theatre
Public Health Column
Mrs. Armstrong
W. Warner
Columbus Ohio
J. H. Williamson
Dalton Theatre
Abraham
Robey
Hammond Indian Motorcycle Club
I. C
Panhandle Riverdale
Randolph Street
Riverdale North Bound
Randolph Street South
Tsee Riverdale North Bound
Lile Techt
Beecher
A. Fregeau
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