Community Notes From Lansing and Nearby Towns
Mrs Mary Hildebrandt hosted Thornton Ev Luth Ladies Aid on a Wednesday afternoon with eight tables of play and prizes. Out of town guests included Mrs Wm Lipke and Mrs August Erickson from Chicago. Marion Frank marked her tenth birthday with friends. Lola Blank Irene Hecht Loretta Frey Alvina Kahm Amanda Schultz and Frieda Voss joined a Chicago outing for shopping and a chop suey supper. The article lists numerous updates on local residents including births remodeling projects visitors and school spelling contest winner Ruth Fiene who earned a chance to take a final test in Chicago.
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Mary Hildebrandt
South Torrence Avenue
Thornton Ev. Luth
Ladies Aid
Wm. Lipke
August Erickson
Chicago
Marion Frank
Christ Frank, Jr
Lola Blank
Irene Hecht
Loretta Frey
Alvina Kahm
Amanda Schultz
Frieda Voss
Frank LaSalle
Washington Street
Lansing
DeKokar
Indiana
Floyd
Walter Koch
West Ridge Road
Roy Street
Mr. Koch
Minnie Manke
Hammond
George Fieve
H. J. McGrain
Riverdale
J. McGrain
Roseland
Oliver Passage
H. Griefe
North Lansing
Mary Fieve
Matteson
North School Street
Bobby Ward
Andrew Ward
Wm. Treharne
Ruth Fiene
Calumet City School
Hattie Young
Gladys Lange
Peter Busch
Carl Floge
Temple Theatre
Geo. Peterson
Schrum Road
Herman Schmidt
Wm. Kegebein
Oak Glen
Jas. Mason
Chicago Heights
Edw. Kegebein
James Gammon’s
Easter services and events across Holland churches
St. Anne's notes Confession Saturday and High Mass Sunday at 9 30 a m The Methodist Church 10 a m Sunday school Intermediate League 6 p m Special Easter entertainment 7 p m First Christian Church morning service 9 a m afternoon 2 p m Protestant Reformed Church a Grand Rapids student will give two sermons in Holland language 9 a m and 2 p m The Choral Society of the First Reformed church Lansing will present an Easter cantata Sunday evening April 17 and cancel the usual Christian Endeavor meeting Public invited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Anne’s
E.E P. Kelley
R. A. Bowman
First Christian Church
Sinclair
148Th
Chicago Road
Stokkum & Help
First Chinese Priests Consecrated as Bishops in 1920
On October 28 1920 Pius XI consecrated six Chinese priests as bishops in Rome in the presence of his court and the diplomatic corps. The newly elevated bishops were Chao Soow Cheng Choo Hoo and Ysoo marking the first elevation of Chinese clergy to the episcopate.
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Pius XI
Chao, Soow
Cheng
Choo
Hoo
Ysoo
Ancient Chinese use of thumbprint as signature
Record shows China used fingerprint impressions around 200 B C for business and legal actions. The thumbprint served as a personal signature in transactions and official dealings.
Pollution talk and local notices in South Holland
South Holland chapter of the Izaak Walton League and Dr Henry Baldwin Ward of Illinois will discuss Pollution at the Village Hall on Wednesday April 20 at 745 PM with opening remarks by Rev E Kooistra. Also services led by Rev L P Brink April 17 at Second Christian Reformed Church.
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South Holland
Izaak Walton League of America
Henry Baldwin Ward
University of Illinois
South Holland Village Hall
E. Kooistra
L. P. Brink
Farmington
New Mexico
Second
Christian Reformed Church
Johanna J. Rickert
Johanna
J. John L. Vinke
Willys-Knight
Kickert
Netherlands
Gerald Woltjers
N. VanZanten
Mgr
Wiliam K. Anker
Crysipelas
Ostrander
Griffith, Ind
159Th Street
van Gorps
Hiram VanderBilt
Ingall’s Hospital
Jacob Jonkman
Theatres slate week of wartime film lineups
Friday offers Goethe’s Faust with Emil Jannings and Saturday presents Viola Dana in Bred in Old Kentucky a romance of love and horses. Sunday matinee features Leon Errol with Dorothy Mackaill in The Lunatic at Large. Tom Mix My Own Pal Tuesday Monte Blue Wolf’s Clothing Wednesday. April 21 22 shows Theinois in France with three battle scenes as Brig General Abel Davis praises the wartime moving pictures
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Emil Jannings
Viola Dana
Old Kentucky
Leon Errol
Dorothy Mackaill
Tom Mix
Monte Blue
S. U. O. N. A. Thurs
Thinois
France
Serd
Chateaux Thierry
St. Michiel
Meuse Argone
Illinois
Abel Davis
Male Hatches Egg Cassowary Incubation By Male And Egg Size
The cassowary lays six to eight light green eggs incubated by the male. Eggs measure about six inches and are hard to boil due to their bulk but scramble or omelets are praised. One egg yields four meals for several people. Also an ad for two new six room houses with bath heat electric gas drilled well and soft water. Hiram Vanderbilt, 159th Street South Holland. Real bargain. A9-40
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Nature Magazine
Hiram Vanderbilt
159Th Street
South Holland
Flaming Fury and God Gave Me 20 Cents at Riverdale Theatre
Saturday features Ranger the Marvel dog in Flaming Fury with Lac Du Glace travel thrills. Sunday matinee showcases Lois Moran and others in God Gave Me 20 Cents, a romance drama set on the New Orleans waterfront during Mardi Gras. Wednesday and Thursday present The Canadian with Thomas Meighan, plus the coming Navy comedy We're in the Navy Now.
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Riverdale Theatre
Ranger
Lac du Glace
Lois Moran
Lya DePutti
Jack Mulhall
Wm. Callier Jr
Dixie Willson
New Orleans
Thurs
Thomas Meighan
Bus line to replace Chicago Interurban service
Following the Interurban Line suspension the Kankakee Joliet Pontiac Bus & Transfer Co plans a Chicago to Kankakee route using 12 Fogel DeLuxe coaches with 31 seats. Service will run Harvey to Chicago with planned stops at Harvey Chicago Heights Steger Crete Beecher Peotone and Kankakee and possibly Monee Richton Matteson Homewood Flossmoor. The line targets start when the Interurban quits and may operate through summer.
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Chicago & Interurban Traction Company
Chicago
Kankakee
Illinois Commerce Commission
63Rd Street
Harvey
Chicago Heights
Steger
Crete
Beecher
Peotone
Kanhkhakee
Monee
Richton
Matteson
Iomewood
Flossmoor
Harvey News Bee
What Every Girl Should Know and Orchids and Ermine at STATE THEATRE
The STATE THEATRE on Michigan Avenue at 110th Place features a Joyous Easter matinee with Patsy Ruth Miller in What Every Girl Should Know and a glittering holiday vaudeville show with five acts. Lon Chaney stars in Tell It to the Marines on April 18 19 20, plus a splendid stage show. Colleen Moore leads April 21 22 and 28 in Orchids and Ermine with a bouquet of smiles and marriage knot on screen, plus a big stage presentation and Friday non professional night.
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Patsy Ruth Miller
Lon Chaney
FBI
Colleen Moore
BASE BALL CLOVERS OPEN SEASON AT OAK GLEN
The Clover A Cs open the season Sunday April 17 at Oak Glen Ill against the Oak Glen Jrs with Marcus Lyons and Kortum as the battery. Last Sunday April 10 the Clovers beat the C E I clerks 4 to 1 with Marcus Lyons and Kortum again on the mound.
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Clovers
Oak Glen
Clover A. C’s
Oak Glen Jrs
Oak Glen, Ill
Marcus, Lyons and Kortum
C. & E. I. Clerks
Marcus
Lyons
Kortum
Batteries
Supers Set Opens Season With April 24 Date
The Supers plan a April 24 opener at Riverdale ball park on 137th Street and the C R R. Details and the game day line will appear next week. Manager Bassette held batting and fielding drills. second base is contested between P Miller and QC Miller with a 25 pound potential difference. Weather impacts note ongoing practice through the week. all games begin at 3 p.m.
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Riverdale
137Th Street
Bassette
O. K
P. Miller
QC. Miller
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Yard Center
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Dolton
S. G. Demos
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Dolton, Ill
Leyden Ave
Monarch
Tall Cans Yacht Club
Red Salmon
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