Tons Family Reunion in Lansing and Area News
The 31st annual Ton reunion gathered August 26 at the Forest Preserve Thornton Grove Jil with 808 members reported. Descendants of John Ton, who left Holland in 1849, now total over 1000 and have an Illinois incorporated mutual aid plan. The Eenigenburgs were largest group represented. officer elections were held. Also noted were VanTil family picnic in Hartsdale and multiple local visits and arrivals. Obituary reports include the death of Mrs. Laura B Parkins aged 60 in East Galesburg.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
I. Weaner
Altho
Illinois
John Ton
Ameria
Mr. Weamer
Chicago
Tribune
Eenigenburg
Nellie Eenigenberg
Geo. Eenigenburg
Lansing
H. R. DeYoung
Viola Ruth van Vuren
Gerrit Schipperus
C. E. Voogt
H. Benigenburg, Sr
C. C. Madderom
VanTil
Hart’s Farm
Hartsdale, Inc
Lena Walkerly
Dolton, II
Lansing Public School
Arthur VanCleave
Wm. Waddell
Dolton
Chicago Public
Dorothy Walkerly
Youngstown
Ohio
Alfred van Steenberg
Leo. Barth
Schonbok
Decatur
Michigan
Delia Wickers
John Fieldhouse
Koedyker
South Holland
Joliet
Bess Dunne
Eva Millar
St. Louis
Gann
Raymond Fieldhouse
Victor Chemical Works
Chicago Heights
Herman Schmidt
Paul Sass
Sass
Joseph Broomhead
W. 174Th Street
Bernice
McKelvey
M. E
Hazel Janes
South Holland Labor Day hours and local notices
The South Holland post office will stay open until 10 pm on Labor Day with no mail delivery. Local residents report illnesses, new homes, and family visits. A 77th birthday party in South Holland drew many friends, and multiple real estate and insurance notices appear for Jacob Bos and John Raveslood Jr. Modern house moves include Vander Giessen and VanKalker families.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Holland
Jack Anker
William J. Arviker
Ingall Hospital
John Vander Giessen
Halsted
Nicholas VanKalker
the van der Giessens
the van der Giessens On 167Th Street
Inez Boersma
Randolph
Wis
Tap
Maggie Oostman
T. E. Gouwens
New York
R. A. Gouwens
Dolton
E. Workman
Mr. Workman
Jacob Bos
State Street
Harvey
W. Res
Illinois
Picnic and races mark Village Club event at Forest Preserve
Specialville Citizens Club held a picnic for villagers at the Forest Preserve with barbecue sandwiches coffee ice cream and lemonade. Prize races and ball games provided entertainment as neighbors visited from Chicago Oak Park and nearby streets. A fire on Cooper Avenue destroyed a neighbor’s home despite Harvey Fire Department response due to lack of water.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Citizens Club
Forest Preserve
Schinkel
Chicago
J. F Busack
Wood
141St Street
Gorman
O’brien
Oak Park
Daly
Sara McLeod
142Nd Street
Spindler
Cooper Ave
Edward Dickelman
142Nd
Honore Streets
Harvey Fire Department
Mrs Willer Dies At 77 In Riverdale
Mrs Marie Willer widow of 215 East 1186th Street Riverdale died Tuesday August 31 at Ingalls Memorial Hospital aged 77. Her body was taken to Bachman Mortuary awaiting arrival of her brother Emil Winters administrator of her estate in St Louis. A Kansas City brother and sister arrived Thursday. Funeral arrangements await press time with interment likely Saturday at Waldheim Cemetery service at Bachman Chapel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marie Willer
1186Th Street
Riverdale
Ingalls Memorial Hospital
Bachman Mortuary
Emil Winters
St. Louis
Kansas City
Waldheim
Bachman
Knights of Columbus Punta Council Elect Officers 1981
Punta Council of Knights of Columbus held its annual election on Thursday September 2. Officers elected for the year include J J Connors G K Stanley Prymas D G K Homer Marceau Chan J J Berschinski F S John Metevia R S Frank Stieman Treasurer Fred Bussiere Warden P P Flick Advocate David Denham Inside G Karl Dumais Outside G Conrad Kern Trustee Roy Stanczik Lecturer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Punta
Knights of Columbus
J. J. Connors
G. K. Stanley Prymas
Out
G. Conrad Kern
Roy Stanczik
Western Pluck and Western Romance at Theatres Two
The program lists Saturday's lineup featuring Western Pluck a corking romance with comedy and Pathé Review. Sunday brings Priscilla Dean and Lon Chaney in Outside the Law a melodrama about a refined crook and a reforming girl. Monday September 6 Cecil B DeMille presents Three Faces East a vast mystery of wartime service. Tuesday and Wednesday September 7 and 8 Conway Tearle and Dorothy Mackaill star in Michael Arlen story The Dancer of Paris.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Art Accord
Pathe
Priscilla Dean
Lon Chaney
Cecil B. DeMille
Conway Tearle
Dorothy Mackail
Michael Arlen
Paris
Riverdale Theatre Weekend Silent Screen line up
Saturday features Tom Tyler in The Arizona Streak with Frankie Darro and a dog and pony act plus Fables and comedy. Sunday matinee showcases Patsy Ruth Miller in Why Girls Go Back Home. Labor Day Monday presents Cullen Landis and Dorothy Devore in The Midnight Flyer. Also Pathe News Flashes. Wednesday to Thursday shows Raymond Griffith in Wet Paint with Helene Costello.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Riverdale Theatre
Tom Tyler
Frankie Darro
Patsy Ruth Miller
Cullen Landis
Dorothy Devore
Pathe
Raymond Griffith
Helene Costello
Griffith
Riverdale streetcar conductor robbed near 134th Street
Veteran conductor Michael Hand was held up and beaten on Tuesday night near 134th Street Riverdale. He suffered cuts to the head and face and a hip injury and was taken to Burnside hospital. Hand could not provide a clear description of the robbers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Michael Hand
Riverdale
134Th Street
Burnside Hospital
Mike
Bids Open for Riverdale Sidewalk Aprons Project
Sealed bids are invited by the Village of Riverdale for labor material and construction of about fifty concrete aprons at street intersections in the Spies Subdivision. Bids due September 14 1926 at 7 30 PM. Specifications available from sidewalk committee and village engineer. The board may reject any or all bids. George L Koehler Village Clerk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Riverdale
Spies
George L. Koehler
Phone toll cuts save Illinois Bell users millions
Illinois Bell Telephone Co announced sweeping reductions in long distance interstate rates effective Oct. 1. The new schedules will cut rates for distances 150 miles or more, with larger savings the farther the call, totaling about 3 million dollars yearly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Illinois Bell Telephone Co
Save the Kiddies Warns Drivers in Safety Drive
The Chicago Motor Club partners with schools in northern Illinois and Indiana to teach child safety. Drivers should always be ready to stop for children crossing or crowding streets and avoid risky maneuvers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago Motor Club
Illinois
Indiana
Onion Production Shifts Westward Across States
The center of onion production is moving westward with growth in Colorado Idaho Washington Ohio and Indiana while New York Massachusetts and other older onion areas show little change or declines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middle Western
Colorado
Idaho
Washington
Ohio
Indiana
New York
Massachusetts
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Herman Rahn
Wm. Schultz
Dells
Wisconsin
Henry Gunn
St. Joe
Mich
Wm. Hildebrand
Oakglen
Myra Fry
Hebron
Ind
Kankakee
Mary Schultz
August Olesch
Cicero
Chas. Hildebrand
Floyd Bothwell
Grand Trunk R. R
Indian Lake
James Henderson
Mr. Henderson
Long Lake
Elliot’s Grove
Columbia Avenue
Ridge Road
Labor Day
Holland Reformed Church
Burnham Avenue
Laura B. Parkins
East Galesburg
Thos. Ward
Indiana Avenue
Emmerling
Hammond
Specialville News
Willer
K. of
THE
Onion
Theodore Koch
Chicago Street
Delton
Hohman St
South Chicago
A.R. Harris, the
Thomas Kramer & Sons
Lexington Avenue
Ill
Litt
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