Local characters and odds and ends of town life
Dave Rosen trims weight in five weeks at Moose gym shedding 27 pounds and drawing chatter from locals. Various residents, including Henry Warner and Jack Sexton, appear in lighthearted notes about cars, brakes, lost teeth, and courtroom testimony. Milton Kelly predicts Baer over Carnera for the Los Angeles Examiner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fats
Dave Rosen
Moose Gym
Davie
Milton R. Kelly
Mewsman
The
Los Angeles Examiner
Max Baer
Primo Carnera
Kelly
Notable City Figures Mention Picnic and World’s Fair Plans
Patrolman Allie Schoemig treats sunburn from a police picnic incident. Eddie McGuire intends to escort guests to the World’s Fair on Sunday, with the Irish Village as the intended destination. Jack Farrell is praised by Chicago and Case Street friends as well suited for his township post.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eddie McGuire
Eddie
Jack Farrell
Township Thistle
Chicago
Case Street
Cop Catches Two Fish With One Hook
Patrolman Frank Kubinski surprised onlookers at Orland Lake along state route No 7 by catching two bull head fish on a single fishing hook. Captain Irvin Boe accompanied him during the notable catch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Kubinski
Orland Lake
Irvin Boe
Kubinski
Pay dirt phrase tied to promise in old gun lore
The phrase pay dirt is explained as the slang for the moment a gunman cleans a victim’s neck while promising him a nickel. The note highlights how such terms reflect frontier justice and coin exchanges in remembered gun culture.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Henry
Chubby” Warner
Cass
Chicago Street
Sergt. Louis Talkie
Fisher
Charles Wheeler
Ottawa Street
Tom Wagner
Billy Mitchell
St. Joseph’s Hospital
Jack Sexton
Matt Wynne
Peoria
Sexton
Ray McGovern
Blackie” Berg
Jack Killeen
Loop
East Side
Allie ‘Schoemig Ie
Cop
Painfield. i
Guy Scagnelli and His Orchestra
Electric Park
St. Patrick’s
Jefferson and Wilcox
Merry
Joliet
Viro-Lac
al Avra Shoes
Feltman
George R. Gustafson
Clinton St
Cox
Chicago St
N. Scott St
Harlem Packe
New York
Anne Vanilie
Plainfield RD
Raynor
Cass St
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