Annexation vote widens Lansing area in light turnout
The Annexation Election last Saturday passed by a large margin, adding substantial territory to Lansing as 139 votes were cast with 116 for and 23 against. Social notes record gatherings, travels, and visits among local families and nearby towns through the week, including the Dockweiler family at Wicker Park and various trips to Chicago, Cedar Lake, and Highland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lansing
John Dockweiler
Wicker Park
Wm. Krohn
Carlbach
New Mex
Dockweiler
D. Lettlemann
Andrew Litchmer
Chicago
Harvey
F. Kelly
Bloom Township
Oak Glen
Wm. van Weelden
Gertrude
Ruth
James Mcclenaar
Mamie
Wilbur Canago
Geo. Mounts
North Ridge Road
Clarice Jean Strawburg
Loraine Miller
Whiting
John Weise
Geo. Hubbard
Hammond
Oscar Quinn
Bernice
Lucille Busack
Walter Busack
John Hart
Fred Casters
Cedar Lake
Elmer Burke
Jess Brown
Wesley Blaase
Arthur, Ill
John Dockweilers
Murdock
Belshaw
Ind
Sidney van Til
Jacob Zandstra
Hartsdale
John van Wieren
South Side Chicago Council Passes Annexation and Halsted Paving
At a city council meeting Alderman Govier advanced several items. An ordinance annexing a small area north of the Calumet River near Halsted Street was passed. Other ordinances were sent to committee for widening and paving Halsted Street from Vincennes to 128th Street and for the east half of Halsted from 128th to about 127th Street.
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Chicago
Govier
Calumet River
Halsted Street
Vincennes Avenue
West
95Th Street
108Rd Street
West 108Rd Street
West 111Th Street
119Th Street
128Rd Street
127Th Street
Calumet River Bridge
Ruby throat: America’s lone hummingbird in the east
Nature Magazine notes the eastern United States hosts only one of nearly six hundred hummingbird species, the ruby throat. The bird darts between flowers in search of nectar, a small but vibrant visitor to the region.
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Americas
United States
Nature Magazine
Rubythroat
South Holland Band Elects Leaders for New Season
South Holland notes the municipal band election results led by P. VanderAa as president and C. Rinke ma as vice president with Geo. Voss secretary and Carl Walvoord treasurer. A new director will lead a concert August 12 at 8 15 p m at the band stand 159th and South Park avenue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Holland Municipal Band
P. VanderAa
C. Rinkema
Geo. Voss
Carl Walvoord
Treas
H. VanderAa
Libraian
Don C. Allen
159Th
South Park Avenue
Al’s Place
John DeWaard
Wesley Hospital
Adrian DeWaard
Kanawa
Iowa
John
Jacob de Waard
John C. Lobbes
Christian School
Edgerton
Minn
Pella
Tunis VerMeulen
Ingail’s Hospital
George Olthoff
George
Peter
Minnesota
Harry
Fred Olthoff
Niagara Falls
Clara Kettles
Hugh Price
Jeannette Huizenga
Decatur
Ill
Oklahoma
Kettles
Oklahoma City
Frank Dienema
Dick DeRidder
St. Francis Hospital
Blue Island
Guitre
T. 8. Hudson
Cashmere
Wash
Wm. Gibson
Harry C. Rietveld
A. Tilstra
Allen Aardsma
Jos. Fisher
John Muilenberg
Kooistra
Little Son
Elizabeth R. van Drunnen
Henrietta Mulder
Grand Rapids
Mich
Two Easy Victories for Bearcats by Geo H Voss
The South Holland Bearcats won 29 to 4 against the Harvey Sluggers and 25 to 2 versus the Chicago Eagles in a comic two game sweep. Kelly Kickert struck out 22 batters over the pair, with Ray Austin’s Amaizo game scheduled for Friday and more matches set for August 8 9 12 near Grasselli Chemical.
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South Holland Bearcats
Harvey Sluggers
Chicago Eagles
Kelly Kickert
Mr. Kickert
Ray Austin
Amaizo
South Holland
Bearcats
Wolverines
Bearcat
Grasselli Chemical
Fish nets prove costly for tuna fleets
Nets used by commercial fishing companies for tuna and similar species cost from fifteen thousand to twenty thousand dollars each, according to Liberty.
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Liberty
Theatres Riverdale Theatre Showtimes and Cast
Rod LaRocque stars in The Cruise of the Jasper B. on Saturday and Marie Prevost appears in Man Bait on Sunday. A snappy up to the minute comedy plus Love's Greatest Mistake with Eve Lyn Brent Powell and Hall on Wednesday to Thursday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rod LaRocque
Jasper B
Marie Prevost
Evelyn Brent
William Powell
James Hall
Liberty Magazine
Film Schedule Highlights Silent Era Stars
Friday Tonite Lon Chaney stars in Mr. Wu. Saturday Viola Dana appears in Salvation Jane. Sunday Hoot Gibson leads The Prairie King. Tuesday and Wednesday August 9 and 10 Lois Wilson with Sam Hardy in Broadway Nights. Thursday and Friday August 11 and 12 Rin Tin Tin in Tracked by the Police.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tonite
Lon Chaney
Mr. Wu
Viola Dana
Man Power and Rubber Heels At State Theatre
Matinee daily Thursday and Friday with Richard Dix and Mary Brian in Man Power described as forceful drama. Sunday features Ed Wynn and Chester Conklin in Rubber Heels with five vaudeville acts. Aug 8 9 10 Dolores Costello stars in A Million Bid with dramatic wedding gifts and stage gems.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
FBI
Richard Dix
Mary Brian
Ed Wynn
Chester Conklin
Dolores Costello
New Factory Planned for Blue Island Growth
Blue Island will host a new manufacturing concern expected to employ about 500 workers within two years. The Western Pipe and Steel Company has bought 20 acres west of the B&O railroad on Vermont Street at Ogden Avenue and will begin erecting a large plant soon. Land purchased through Carl J. Stuckrath.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blue Island Sun
Blue Island
Western Pipe & Steel Company
Bloomingdale Avenue
Vermont Street
Ogden Avenue
Carl J. Stuckrath
Illinois peaches praised as finest in world by chamber bulletin
The Illinois Chamber of Commerce lauds Southern Illinois peaches for aroma taste texture and appearance. Commercial peach orcharding is rising fast in the region with the market season to start around 1 and end about August 20. The 1927 crop is expected smaller due to late frosts with an estimated yield between 1,000,000 and 1,200,000 bushels, compared with over 2,000,000 bushels last year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southern Illinois
Illinois Chamber of Commerce
Cabin Planned for Scouts in Thornton Forest Preserves
Cook County Commissioner John Jaranowski visited Harvey and spoke with Boy Scout leaders about building a cabin in the Thornton forest preserves. The site would serve as a central base for hikes and First Class work, with plans for proper facilities, a floor, and secure locking to deter misuse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Jaranowski
Cook County
Harvey
Thornton Forest Preserves
Thornton Preserves
First Parachute Jump Near St. Louis in 1912
Captain Berry of the United States Army completed the first airplane parachute jump near St. Louis in 1912. The milestone marks early aviation and military risk taking.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Louis
Captain Berry
United States Army
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Jane Alsip
Blue Island High School
Lansing Public School
Walter Knipp
Peru
Chas. Knipp’s
Chas. Lange
Ingalls Memorial Hospital
Gladys Caster
Geo. H. Voss
THE
Riverdale Theatre
State Theatre
Michigan Avenue
Matinee Daily
Western Pipe and Steel Co
Illinois
Peaches
Daniel C. Bachmann
Lincoln Avenue
Dolton, Ill
Dolton
Gladstone
Chambray
L. H. Cleanser
Theodore Koch
Chicago Street
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