Local social notes and visits across Michigan towns
A compilation of gatherings and travels featuring relatives from Buckley Illinois visiting Lansing and surrounding areas. Notables include Frieda Vass and Irene Hecht touring South Haven Holland Zeeland and Grand Rapids where they met Col Charles Lindbergh. Bunco prizes awarded at a ladies event. church socials and carnival plans noted across St Anne and 1st Reformed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Vierk
Paul Sass
Buckley
Illinois
Frieda Vass
Irene Hecht
South Haven
Holland
Zeeland
Grand Rapids
Michigan
Col. Chas. Lindbergh
Chicago
Amanda Schultz
Loretta Frey
Urbana
Geo. Feigenbaum
Bunco
Ed. Bland
Fred Hecht
Fred Vierk, Jr
Feigenbaum
Ladies Aid of
St. John’s
Luth
Church of
Lansing
School Grove
Church Street
Ruth Vierk
Andrew van der An Sr
Nicholas van Heest
Mary
Iowa
Floyd Bothwell
Lakes
Wis
H. C. Clark
Lake Street
Milwaukee
Thos. Larrigan
Kankakee
Edw. Horn
Eckstein
Peoria
N. E. Dahn
Dorothy
Mary Jane Williams
Freeport
St. Anne’s Catholic Church
Ridge Rd
Chicago Ave
St. Anne’s Bunco Club
M. E. Church of
Schultz
Ross Taylor
John Taylor
Carpenter
Terre Haute
Indiana
Wm. M. Taylor
Russel Andrews
Danville
Ill
Walter Gentys
F. Zandstra
Mt. Greenwood
1St Reformed Church
A. Karreman
Kalamazoo Mich
In Loving Memory of Charles H Lange Board Tribute
The Lansing Public School Board District No. 158 honors Charles H Lange a loyal sixteen year member. The August 8 1927 meeting records expressions of esteem and respect and notes a small donation of flowers to his wife and family.
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Lansing Public School
Charles H. Lange
Lansing
Board of Education
Board of Education of School District No. 158
Illinois
Lansing, Ill
Preacher to Lead Services at First Christian Reformed
South Holland notes vacationers and visitors arriving from Edgerton Minnesota to Louisville Kentucky. A baby boy born to Mr and Mrs Leonard Van Deursen on August 15. Gerrit Peerbolte hospitalized after eye injury. doctors hope to save eye. Band concert draws large crowd. Libby employees visit Fish Lake Indiana.
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Kolle
Holland
John Swets
Edgerion
Minn
Geo. Gibson
Verneeta
Toronto
South Bend
N. S. Lichterman
Huron
Mich
T. E. Gouwens
Louisville
Leonard S. van Deursen
Gerrit Peerbolte
Chicago Heights
Peter Vander Griend
South Holland
Libby
Geo. Henry Voss
Swift
Fish Lake
Ind
T. T. Gouwens
Ingall’s Hospital
Leonard M. Vander Aa
Cornelius A. Gouwens
Elizabeth Vander Aa
Minnie Gouwens
Dell’s
Kilbourn
Wis
Bearcats Edge Scanlon Playground 3 1
The Bearcats defeated Scanlon Playground 3 to 1 at the south Chicago venue. Pitcher Kickert and timely hitting gave Sc Holland the win as the game ended with the final out. The notice also previewed a final league game tonight against Indiana Harbor Belt at 6 30 p.m.
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Bearcats
Scanlon Playground
Indiana Harbor Belt
Geo. A. Voss
Scanlon
Chicago
Kickert
Sc. Holland
Wolverines
Wentworth Avenue paving and extension plan announced
County commissioner John W. Jaranowski said last Tuesday that Wentworth avenue will be paved and extended to 193rd street the southern limit of Thornton township. A bridge over the Little Calumet river is under study by the county engineer.
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Wentworth Avenue
193Rd Street
Thornton Township
John W. Jaranowski
Little Calumet River
Calumet District Scout Camp Closed Near Thornton Preserve
Due to injury to several trees near the Int. Hout Lodge, the Calumet District Scout Camp near the Thornton Preserve will close within two weeks by order of E. L. Bost district chairman. Camp Kiwanis at Palos Park will host Calumet District scouts until a new camp is built elsewhere.
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Calumet District
Thornton Preserve
E. L. Bost
Kiwanis
Palos Park
Riverdale Theatre Weekend Showings and Charity Benefit
The Riverdale Theatre presents Saturday features including Ranger the outlaw dog and Sunday Betty Bronson in Ritzy. Wednesday and Thursday August 24 25 show Richard Dix in Knockout Reilly a light hearted fist fight love comedy. Proceeds benefit St Marys Convent.
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Ranger
Betty Bronson
Elinor Glyn
Richard Dix
Reilly” Dix
St. Mary’s Convent
Slide Kelly Slide and The Family Upstairs At Local Theatre
Friday tonite William Haines and Sally ONeil star in Slide Kelly Slide. Saturday Virginia Valli appears in The Family Upstairs. Sunday Captain Salvation stars Lars Hanson Pauline Starke Marceline Day Ernest Torrence. Also The Collegians and Claw with Norman Kerry Claire Windsor August 23 24. Convoy with Dorothy Mackaill Lowell Sherman August 25 26 portrays Our Navy war action with ship sinkings.
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Virginia Valli
Captain Salvation
Lars Hanson
Pauline Starke
Marceline Day
Ernest Torrence
the Collegians
Norman Kerry
Claire Windsor
Claw
Cynthia Stockley
Dorothy Mackaill
Lowell Sherman
State Theatre Schedule Aug 18 24
Matinee daily with theater events on Thursday Friday and Saturday August 18 19 20 plus Sunday August 21 Irene Rich in Dearie and five vaudeville acts. Monday Tuesday Wednesday August 22 23 24 also comedy and news events Splendid Stage Show.
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Irene Rich
Stage Gem presents Lewis Stone in rare drama comedy feast
Stage Gem presents a program featuring Lewis Stone in a rare drama with a dash of comedy. The showcase adds ed specialties to the lineup, promising an engaging theatrical evening.
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Lewis Stone
Palmer block project on Michigan Avenue described in loan filing
Roseland S W Straus Co has underwritten a 350000 first mortgage bond on the Palmer block west of Michigan Avenue from 110th Street to 110th Place. The plan includes two and four story buildings with six stores, six shops, eighteen offices, one loft and 48 apartments. Owner is One Hundred Tenth Michigan Building Corporation, stockholders Fred and Alex Bernstein. Architect Joseph Ludgin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S. W. Straus & Co
Palmer
Michigan Avenue
One Hundred Tenth Street
One Hundred Tenth Place
One Hundred Tenth Michigan Building Corporation
Fred and
Alex L. Bernstein
Joseph Ludgin
Bantams That Don't Want The guy who named small change
Bantams in a humorous column poke at values and the idea of “chicken feed” as trivial money. The writer riffs on spending for dates and small payments, contrasting practical humor with social quirks.
Flaws and Love Decline Cited by American Magazine
A proverb notes that women lose love by spotting flaws in a man's character while men first notice flaws in a partner’s face and form as affection fades. The quote reflects gendered views on relationships from American Magazine.
Big Tiger Moth Species Count in Nation
A Nature Magazine note states the country hosts about 120 recorded tiger moth species, part of a large global family with many varieties. It highlights rich diversity among tiger moths and their widespread presence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nature
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Scout
Riverdale Theatre
William Haines
Sally O’neil
Kelly
State Theatre
110Th Place
THURS
FRL
SAT
W.cfields
Garamoun
Ffeadwaiter
Roseland
Daniel C. Bachmann
Lincoln Avenue
Dolton, Ill
Dolton
The
Tuthill Building Materials Co
Sixty-third Street
Hoyne Avenue
Cassus Belli
Gladstone CO
Fancy National Biscuit Company Cookies
Theodore Koch
Chicago Street
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