Calumet City to Build New Calumet Theatre
Calumet City plans a 1500-seat movie theatre near 154th Street and Wentworth Avenue with an estimated cost around 500000. The Calumet City Theatre Corporation, with officers A Jacobstein Sylvester Wleklinski and John Carroll, backs the project. Plans by architect George H Buckley are on display and the Calumet City Chamber of Commerce endorses the venture.
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154Th Street
Wentworth Avenue
Calumet City
Calumet City Theatre Corporation, Incorporated
A. Jacobstein
Sylvester Wleklinski
John Carroll
Calumet City State Bank
Calumet City Chamber of Commerce
Calumet Theatre
George H. Buckley
Hammond
Blue Island Publisher Homer B Clemmons Elected Leader
Homer B. Clemmons advertising manager of the Blue Island Sun Standard was chosen as president of the Suburban Publishers association at a Chicago Press club meeting. John L. Udell and W. J. Staats were named vice president and secretary treasurer respectively.
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Homer B. Clemmons
Blue Island Sun- Standard
Suburban Publishers’ Association
Chicago Press Club
Monroe Street
Chicago
John L. Udell
Highland Park
W. J. Staats
Downers Grove
American Type Founders Co
Press Club
Mary Dugan
Adelphi
Herring Season Nets Yield Massive North Sea Catch
During the herring season in the North Sea about 5000 miles of nets are set in a single night. The season's catch of 360 million fish is described as not unusual.
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North Sea
Savage to man A Chicago talk outlines boy development
Col Clyve R Jerry of the Illinois Military School in Aledo described a four stage model of boyhood from innocent savagery to chivalry. He warned educators that each boy is unique and must be handled individually rather than as a group.
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Clyue R. Jerry
Ilinois
Aledo
Chicago
Col
Terry
Luany
Sheep Follow Sheep
A reflective note argues that people often appear to decide by following crowds rather than forming independent judgments, suggesting hesitation and herd behavior shape actions more than true choice.
Illinois Brick Neton Com mon shows 1928 profits dip
The Illinois Brick Company reports 1928 net profits after depreciation and taxes of 589 560 a drop from 769 513 in 1927. Earnings per share fall to 2 50 from 3 27 as four quarterly 60 cent dividends reduced surplus to 25 560. President William Schalke notes prospects from Chicago 1933 world fair stimulus. Directors and officers were reelected.
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Illinois Brick Company
Wilam Schalke
Chicago
Public Service Company Reports 1928 Growth and New Ventures
Public Service Company of Northern Illinois reports 1928 operating revenues of 29516269 up 13.2 percent from 1927 with net operating revenues of 12194571. The year adds 27981 customers for a total 416317 and service to 802 communities. Interchange gas contract with The Peoples Gas Light and Coke Co. becomes effective. Since September 1928, electricity from Powerton station near Pekin is received. The Mundelein model farm opens to demonstrate rural electricity and gas uses. over 20000 visitors in five months.
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Public Service Company of Northern Illinois
Peoples Gas Light and Coke Company of
Chicago
Powerton
Pekin
Iinois
Public Service Company
Lake County
Mundelein
Womsen's Eyes Divorce Case Notes Eye Color Influence
A courtroom note cites a judge noting a wife with a black eye securing a divorce decree. The remark implies eye color as a curious factor in the proceedings, while mentioning that blue and brown eyes have had similar influence in other cases.
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Womsen
Young Is Chosen to Lead Reparations Experts in Paris
President Coolidge withdraws earlier objections to Owen D. Young as chairman of the experts' committee in Paris. Cables from Paris report his selection and White House State Department officials indicate no objection to his leadership to help the conference succeed. Kellogg’s department conveyed the news, reflecting a broader approval despite initial hesitations.
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Washington
Coolidge
Owen D. Young
Paris
Young
Shslpmahc Topivscuf
France
Great Britain
White House
State Department
Kellogg
Young Accepts Interallied Reparations Conference Chair
Paris informs that Owen D. Young formally accepted the chairmanship of the interallied experts conference on reparations at the opening plenary. The experts will not work under the Dawes plan headquarters and met at the George Fifth Hotel instead of the Astoria. Frederick D. Bate was named recording secretary. J P Morgan was not designated to chair if Young is absent.
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Paris
Owen D. Young
Dawes Plain
Astoria
George Fifth
Frederick DB. Bate
J. P. Morgan
Young
Coolidge
United States
Germany
T.t
Conger Beats Nurmi in Wanamaker Feature Mile
Nay Conger of the Illinois A C won the Wanamaker feature mile at Madison Square Garden in New York. He ran from scratch and passed Paavo Nurmi in the final lap to win by eight yards, despite finishing five and two fifths seconds behind Nurmi’s indoor mile record.
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New York
Nay Conger
Illinois A. C
Madison Square Garden
Paavo Nurmi
Millrose A. C. Games
Conger
Numi
Nurmi
U.S. Experts Study China's Fiscal Needs in Shanghai
A delegation of American financial experts led by Prof. Edwin Kemmerer arrived in Shanghai to advise the Chinese Nationalist government on reorganizing its fiscal structure and meeting the regime’s financial requirements.
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U.S
China
Shanghai
Edwin Kemmerer
Britain to Subsidize Flying Clubs Under 10-Year Plan
The air ministry released a white paper announcing government subsidies for aviation clubs through a ten year agreement with National Flying Services Ltd.
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London
Air Ministry
National Flying Services, Ltd
Detroit May Vote on Subways Plan for Rapid Transit
Detroit considers a $91,000,000 rapid transit system of subways and elevated lines. The proposal has been submitted to the city council and would seek voter approval in the April election.
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Detroit
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Plymouth
Atwater Kent Radios
Dolton
Twin City
Lincoln Avenue
Glendora
Wonder Coal
G. R. Collinson Coal Yard
Park Ave
Pennsylvania
Aiecke
Dolton 5
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Riverdale
East 154Th Street
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Illinois
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Chicago Street
Harry Franke
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Wanamaker
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