Construction in Chicago Area 1930 Totals Decline From 1929
The 1930 Chicago metropolitan building total is 111,695,974 with suburbs at 32,082,514 and Chicago 79,613,400. December 1930 drops vs December 1929, while some towns show sharp gains. overall 1939 inactivity noted for the year.
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Chicago
S. W. Straus and Company
Batavia
Forest Park
River Forest
Aurora
Hinsdale
Maywood
Wilmette
Kenilworth
Villa Park
Oak Park
Highland Park
Mount Prospect
Dalton
Harvey
Wheaton
Berwyn
Downers Grove
Lake Forest
Gary
Dolton
Lombard
Homewood
Calumet City
Chicago Heights
Elmwood Park
Randolph to Speak on Industrial Equality at Chicago Forum
A. Philip Randolph of New York will address the Chicago Forum at 3:15 p.m. Sunday January 18 at the Adelphi theater on Can the Negro Have Industrial Equality? He notes higher unemployment among Negro workers and their being last hired and first fired. Mrs W H Smythe returns home from Passavant Hospital convalescing well.
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Chicago Forum
A. Philip Randolph
New York
Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters of America
Adelphi Theater
Clark
Madison Street
Chicago
Shawnee Boxing Show Promises Eight Bouts Monday
Shawnee Country Club hosts a boxing show Monday January 19 at 8 pm with eight star bouts. Main event features Tony Muscarelli defending against Einer Headquist under Battling Nelson with Ed Purdy refereeing. sanctioned by the Amateur Athletic Union under Illinois Boxing Commission rules. The card includes matches for men and women.
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Shawnee Club
Shawnee Country Club
Tony Muscarelli
Einer Headquist
Battling Nelson
Amateur Athletic Union
Illinois State Boxing Commission
Denishawn Dancer Ernestine Day Joins Ted Shawn at Orchestra Hall
Ernestine Day of the Denishawn company will assist Ted Shawn in a Sunday afternoon performance at Orchestra hall on January 18 under Bertha Ott direction. Day has seven years with Denishawn and will perform solo dances and join Shawn in duets.
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Ted Shawn
Ernestine Day
Orchestra Hall
Bertha Ott
Miss Day
Denishawn
Mr. Shawn
Bridge Night At 221 Wood Court With Miss Gertrude Payne
Miss Gertrude Payne entertained fourteen colleagues from her office at her home on an evening of bridge games and social chat.
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Gertrude Payne
Woodcourt
Swedish Nightingale Florence Chaiser Sings at Civic Theater
Dramatic soprano Florence Chaiser known as the Swedish Nightingale will perform a recital at the Civic theater Sunday January 25 at 3 oclock under Bertha Ott. She will sing Jenny Lind era songs in period costume and include the famous Norwegian echo song on the program.
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Florence Chaiser
Civic Theater
Bertha Ott
Miss Chaiser
Jenny Lind
Mrs Paterson of Highland Park Sails to San Diego Visit
Mrs. M. L. Paterson of Highland Park is sojourning in San Diego California and will remain there until April.
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M. L. Paterson
Highland Park
San Diego
Cal
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Passavant Hospital
Ed Purdy
Harry Simmers
Washington ST
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Evanston
Greenleaf
Michigan Ave
Superior
Jane Regny
Stevens
Palm Beach
Pirates
Jersey
Angora
Patou
Beret
Stevens of
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