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Illinois \'i a\ si>.\i>lk Directory and HisiokiBLUE ISLAND SUBURBAN STAR: Established 1922 by John H. Volp, HomerB. Clemmons and Myron S. Jones. Owned by the Associated Suburban Publishers, Inc.,John H. Volp, president .ind general manager; Homer B. Clemmons, treasurer; HaroldC. Volp, vice-president; Joseph W. Lemtz, secretary; Hill Lakin, editor, Blue Island edition;Wesley A. Volp, editor, Ridge edition.Blue Island, population I6,0S9. Located in Cook County on the Calumet River, 16miles south of Chicago. C. R. I. & P.; C. M. St. P. & Pac; I. C; B. & O. C. T. R.R.'s.Pickle factory; wire mill; railroad yards; brick yards; cooperage works; car, iron, steel andspecialty works. Agriculture. Residential suburb of Chicago.The first paper founded in Blue Island was the Herald, established in 1873. Thislasted only four years, the remains of the plant being purchased by S. F. Wuest, whosucceeded in printing the paper for a few years under the name of the Standard. EugeneM. Pope was the publisher for several years, selling in 1887 to S. C. Reed. HowardHamilton and John H. Volp bought the Standard in 1888, Hamilton soon selling hisinterest to Wade Errett. The firm of Errett and Volp continued only little more thanone year, when Volp sold his interest to his partner and established a rival newspaper,which he named the Blue Island Sun. He continued this publication successfully until1918 when the older paper, the Standard, which in the meantime had been purchased bvRoy Phillips, was consolidated with the Sun under the name of Blue Island Sun-Standard. At the same time the business was incorporated under the name BlueIsland Publishing Corporation with John H. Volp as president. In 1920 the corporationmoved to its present quarters at 2348-50 West Vermont St. Phillips retired from thecorporation but retained his interest in the consolidated paper. This interest was laterbought by Myron S. Jones and Homer B. Clemmons. At this time the corporation alsopublished another Chicago suburban paper called the Suburban Star. In August, 1930,these two papers were merged under the newspaper name of Suburban Star. The combinedpaper is printed every Friday by the Associated Suburban Publishers, Inc., at the plantof the Blue Island Publishing Corporation. Two editions are printed, both carrying thesame advertising—display, classified and reader. One edition serves Blue Island and surroundingterritory, while the other circulates in the Morgan Park, Beverly Hills, WashingtonHeights, Mount Greenwood, Oak Lawn and Evergreen Park sections. The SuburbanStar is Independent in its political affiliation.Subscription rate: local, SI. 50; foreign, $2.50.Advertising rate: local, 85c; foreign, 95c. Circulation, 6000.507