Local notes and births from Leota and area
Mrs Frances Hook arrives home after summer with sister Mrs Henry De Boer in Leota Minnesota. Mr and Mrs Harry Lagestee announce birth of baby girl born Thursday Sept 8. Anna Bruin admitted to Ingalls Memorial hospital Sept 8 for appendectomy. Trustees De Young and Voss attend Illinois municipal league in Rockford Ill. Police officers Diekman Van Der Bilt and Mecboer attend police league meeting. Intermediate Christian Endeavor Sept 18 topic Seeking the Right Kind of Popularity by Gladys Osting. Young People's Endeavor Sept 18 topic Building a Christian Economic Order by Harold Rump.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frances Hook Arived
Henry de Boer
Leota
Minn
Harry Lagestee
Anna Bruin
Ingalls Memorial Hospital
de Young and Voss
Illinois Municipal League
Rockford, Ill
Diekman, van der Bilt
Mecboer
League
Gladys Osting
Young People’s Christian Endeavor
Harold Rump
Baby girl born to Waldhuis couple and Vandenberg at hospital
Ten years ago a baby girl arrived for Mr and Mrs Cornelius Waldhuis. A house on Vincennes near Thornton owned by Leonard Thomassen burned last week Friday, origin unknown but likely an oustave fire. A baby girl was born to Mr and Mrs Henry Vandenberg at Ingalls Memorial Hospital on September 2.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cornelius Waldhuis
Leonard Thomassen
Vincennes
Thornton
Henry Vandenberg
Ingalls Memorial Hospital
Seventeen World War I era notes and notices from South Holland
Twenty Years Ago September 13 1918 reports furlough returns to camp flight school and aviation service updates. Birth announced for a daughter to Mr and Mrs John Olthoff on September 6. Local election disturbances and air activity noted as residents react to noon flights. Classified items include storage requests plowing services and multiple for sale notices for desk gear automobile radio furnace stoker and farming equipment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarence Dalenbeorg
Robert Vyverberg
John W. Anker
Wm. W. Anker
Harry T van der Au
John Olthoff
Peter PL van Drumen
South Holland
Orion
Harry H. Pals
119Th St
Indiana
Harvey
John Deere
L. Thomassen
Bossard and Miller Wedding in Hammond Dalton
Miss Eleanor Bossard and Edward Miller wed Saturday at the Immanuel Evangelical church in Hammond Indiana. The couple, with their families present, celebrated with an open house at the bride’s parents home and plan a brief wedding trip before settling on Lincoln Avenue in Dalton.
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Eleanor M. Bossard
Edward Miller
Immanuel Evangelical Church
Hammond
Ind
Paul Schaeffer
John Bossard
Walter Avenue
Henry Miller
Forest Avenue
Dalton
Dorothy Hawke
Harold
Bossard
Maid of Honor
Phil Schmitz
Mrs. Miller
Lincoln Avenue
Sherwood School of Music
Chicago
Hammond High School
Hammond Business College
Kenwood
Miller
Thornton Township
Harvey
Pullman Technical School
Roseland
Acme Steel Co
A.thelman
Detroit, Mich
Detroits man Covington assaulted during holdup at shop
At Detroit, James Covington sustained severe injuries while resisting two stickup men. He told hospital staff he had only two cents in his pockets during the holdup and fought on principle to protect his job and property.
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Detfoit
James Covington
Covington
Local births and happenings in Riverdale area
Local residents report a nine pound boy born to Mr. and Mrs. Karl Beckmann in Lansing at the Lying-in Hospital. Meredith Schnell visits Riverdale from Kankakee, Ill. Audrey McCloskey sustains a broken collarbone after a bed fall. Phyllis Mae Berschinski turns eight. Lyle Klitzke and family attend a golden wedding in Whitewater, Wis. Katie Diehl goes to St Francis Hospital for an emergency appendectomy. George Schaefer and wife travel to Hollywood to visit his brother. Pauline Brookfelt attends a cosmeticians’ convention in New York. J P Lau returns to Dalton fire station after vacation. Nottorf and Cale fish in Michigan. Marion Stern hosts eleventh birthday in Riverdale. John Kleinz returns to Josephinum Seminary. Jam sessions at Johnny Myers Club continue with the Jitter-Bugs. Emily Ripley installs officers of Rehfeldt-Meyer unit in Matteson, Illinois. Walter Mau and son plan a Michigan trip for the week.
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Karl Beckmann
Lansing
Phyllis Mae Berschinski
East 187Th Street
Riverdale
Lyle Klitzke
South State Street
Whitewater
Wisconsin
Pauline Brookfelt
American Cosmeticians
Stevens Hotel
J. P. Lau
Dalton Fire Station
Bill Nottorf
Joe Cale
Saugatuk
Michigan
St. Joseph
Marion Stern
Arthur Schuman
Lincoln Avenue
Dalton
John Kleinz
Josephinum Seminary
Worthington
Ohio
Johnny Myers
Jack of Clubs
Emily Ripley
American Legion Auxiliary
Rehfeldt-Meyer
Matteson, Ui
Walter Mau
Walter Jr
Leland, Mich
Mau
Family Notices Highlight Local Moves and College Enrollment
Mr. and Mrs. William May returned from Leland on Sunday September 11. Adele is mentioned as part of the family. Leland trip details accompany a Dalton connection with Vandenberg family. Robert Vandenberg’s son left Monday to enroll at the University of Illinois.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Adele
Wm. May
Leland
Ly Vandenberg
Robert Vandenberg
Dalton
Universiy
Dhnois
Acme Steel Wins Y M C A Industrial Ball Title
Acme Steel finished the 1938 Y M C A Industrial Kittenball season on top with only two defeats. Les Ohlsen guided the team to victory while Whitng Corporation took second with 15 wins and 6 losses. Chicago Riverdale Lumber won third with 14 wins and 7 losses. no playoff was needed to resolve the final standings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Acme Steel
Acme
Les Ohlsen
Whitng Corporation
Chicago-Riverdale Lumber
Lumbermen
Painside
Beauty Operator Wanted In Dal ton 707
Classified notice offering a beauty operator position titled Wanting a Beauty Operator at location Dal ton 707. Includes terse job phrasing and contact cue.
Taxes Due Second Installment 1937 in Thornton Township
Tax collector Walter Haines announces the second installment for 1937 is due in Thornton township with specified payment sites and dates across Harvey Calumet City Lansing Riverdale Homewood Dolton and other villages. Payments accepted at listed banks through September 24 with Saturday hours.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thornton Township
Harvey
National Bank of Harvey
E. 154Th
Calumet City
Bank
Lansing
Riverdale
Riverdale Bank
Homewood
Dak Glen
Burnham
CORME
Dolton
Dolton Bank
South Holland
Hazel Crest
Thornton
Village
South Holland Bank
Walter Haines
Harvey 200
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Kiyn van Milheen
159Th Street
Vincennes Road
van Milligen
Nellie van Kiley
Netherlands
Borgenmeister
Giesen
Nieuwkirk
Young-Aardsma
South
Toland
DR. C. D. Dursema
Park Avenue
Ilinois
Abiecw
Ali Drivc
Edward Meurisse
Edbrooke Ave
Ivanhoe
152Nd St
Western Ave
Victor
Superior Heating CO
John Scheffers
Myrtle Ave
R Harvey
Ill
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Swift
Dolton 770
Theo. Koch
Alban P. Reich
Yjone Wild Night
Payne Lang
Dick Baldwin
Lyle Talbot
Joan Fontaine
Derrick DE Marney
THE
Mea
Gale Page
Billy Nalop
Bobby Scrdam
Leg Gorcey
Gabriel Dell
Muntz Wall
Bernard Powsley
Lewis Seiler
Crane Wilbur
Vincent Sherman
Crane Wilbury
Max Steiner
Warner Bros
Mickey Mouse
Warner Baxter
Freddie Bartholomew
CASH
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