New Walvoord Residence Nears Occupancy in South Holland
South Holland notes the near completion of Dr. G. W. Walvoord’s residence, family relocations to Carlsbad for health, and the return of the William Ladden family to the Blink homestead. The Holland-St. Louis Sugar Co. weigh station opened on the 19th and beet delivery is ramping up. Plus obituaries for Francis Mossell and Sophia Weld with funeral details and times.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. W. Walvoord
Harry Blink
Carlsbad
New Mexico
Holland-St. Louis Sugar Co
Richard Mossell
Hoxie
Thornton
Francis
Oakridge
Sophia Weld
Weld
Vincennes Road
Muilenberg
Potatoes Offered for South Holland Delivery
D. P. DeYoung & Co of South Holland Illinois announce a sale on October 21 at the South Holland C and E line with one car of No 1 white potatoes and red River storage potatoes. Delivery to door service offered and potatoes on hand at all times. Call 1610 R2 or 1669 11.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Holland
Bert Witvoet
Cottage Grove Avenue
159Th Street
Lincoln Avenue
Dalton
Jacob Fischer
Margaret Street
Dolton
H. P. DeYoung
Highlawn
Ben Wells
Ewnnette Rensater
Ontworth
L. Vanderbilt
Ill
State Street
South Haunt
Joseph van Schouwen
East 155Th Street
Iil
Black Products
A.C. Reich
Riverdale
Stewart
Minnesota
Red River
Hero of World's War to attend Pullman football game
Sergeant Samuel Woodfill, named by General Pershing as the war’s greatest hero, will visit Blue Island relatives and attend the Pullman Athletic Club game and flag raising at 115th and Halsted. He will be escorted by the Elks committee and introduced at center field, with the Jackie band performing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Samuel Woodfill
Pershing
Pullman Athletic Club
115Th
Halsted
Woodfill
Blue Island
Committee of Elks
Jackie Band
Proclaiming Sunday Sermon and Holy Communion Invite
A church invites readers to attend Sunday preaching on the life giving gospel and the path to eternal rest. It urges seeking the Lord while near and warns against procrastination. It notes a study at 7 30 on The Way of the Blessed Man and promises a pastoral letter.
Fall communion time notice at Methodist church
P G Wike pastor reminds members of fall communion time. Sunday school at 9 45, morning worship at 11, Epworth League meets at 6 45, evening worship at 7 45, mid week prayer on Wednesday at 8, change from Thursday to Wednesday observance. A E Blomberg pastor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Epworth League
Young People’s Society
House of God
A. E. Blomberg
Meier in Bad Embezzlement Case in Burr Oak
William J. F. Meier, eight year treasurer of Burr Oak, is jailed on $5000 cash bail after a warrant charges embezzling about $2469.11 from village funds. The shortage spans a year with faults in record keeping and missing books. Meier pleaded not guilty as of Tuesday in Blue Island Sun-Standard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William J. F. Meier
Burr Oak
Otto Wielgorecki
Board of Trustees
Andrew Benikowski
Meier
Frank W. Sieroslawsky
William J. Auer
Blue Island Sun- Standard
Shakespearean Works Reach Broad readership Over Centuries
Over two centuries more than 5600 authors have published books on Shakespeare and his works. More than 500 of these are foreigners. An estimated 6,000,000 books were published in the past century.
The Dolton Theatre Lineup This Week
The Dolton Theatre presents Tonite Earl Williams in a Central America tale on Friday. Saturday features Dustin Farnum in The Trail of the Ace and Oath Bound. Sunday shows Dustin Farnum again in Oath Bound. Wednesday offers Mabel Normand in Head Over Heels. Coming Friday October 27 House Peters stars in Human Hearts. Riverdale Theatre hosts James Oliver Curwood on Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dolton Theatre
Tonite
Earl Williams
Central America
Dustin Farnum
Mabel Normand
House Peters
Hal Reid
Mothers of the World
Wedding Bells and Matrimony Comedy Cast Highlight
Constance Talmadge stars in Wedding Bells, while Is Matrimony a Failure features T. Roy Barnes and Lila Lee. A whirlwind comedy promises a greatest laugh maker cast on record.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Constance Talmadge
T. Roy Barnes
Lila Lee
Pullman Company to provide free insurance for workers
Thirty three thousand Pullman employees will obtain free industrial or group insurance under a plan announced by the company. Cooperative adjustment of working problems, begun two years ago, has led to 203 local and fourteen general committees. A total of 1,743 petitions from the committees have been granted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pullman
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Halsted Sts
P. G
Wike
Pastor
Methodist Episcopal Church
Harry Meginnis
Park Avenue
Cornelius Enigenburg
Oak Glen
Howard
Hazel Crest
Vaughan Farm
Til
Richmond
Garland Cook
R. A. Gouwens
Schaack
Pointer
West
D Street
Chicago
Sheridan Avenue
Bardwick’s Grocery
South Holland, Ill
Harry M. Vander
Riverdale Theatre
James Oliver Curwood
Monarch
Koch and
Ripley
Riverdale and
Rinkema Bros
S. & H. Green
Peninsular
Barkers Or Runkers
Libby
Peter Dundee
del Monte
Arma Yeast
Swift’s
Harvey
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