Social News from Lansing and Surrounding Towns
Mrs Alfred Weidenaar hosted a Jan 20 shower for Mrs Peter Meeter of Munster Ind. The Jolly Twelve Bunco Club met Jan 21 at Mrs N M Guinup’s. Prizes were awarded to several players. Various visits, birthdays, dances and club activities fill January in Lansing and nearby towns with multiple families, toasts, and community events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alfred Weidenaar
West Ridge Road
Roseland
Munster
Lansing
Oak Glen
Peter Meeter
Ind
Mesdames N. D. Waymire
J. E. McClanahan
J. I. King
G. H. Baert
R. C. Mohr
R. C. Miller
A. J. Larson
W. C. Briedenbach
Buddy Larson
Mise Grace Larson
Bud Briedenbach
Mesdames V. Long
E. Summers
W. Long
J. E. King
G. W. Bennett
Winterhoff Motor Sales
Ernest Statllbothm
Hugo Stallbolhm
Bloom Township
Ernest Stallbolhm
Eau Claire
Wis
Carl
Chicago
Gemmeinhardtt
Chester Highlands
John Kunz
Hammond
Pearsall
Englewood
Pearssall
Alfred van Steenberg
Frank Shanteau
Edw. Hoge
East Ridge Road
Herman Hoge, Jr
Clara Heimbuch
Amanda Dittrich
Conrad Heimbuch
Herman Hoge
Lake Street
Hogie
Bunce
Conrad Heimbach
Gladys Lange
Chas. Dittrich
Emma Wolff
Woodrow Wilson School
Hy. Emie
Geo. Busch
Claude Patterson
Bunco Club
Cyrus McLeod
Johnson Street
Gary
Fathers and Sons
Lansing Boy Scout Committee
Wm. Lipke
Jos. Meyers
Mary Hildebrandt
South Torrence Avenue
Ladies’ Aid Society
Young Peoples’ Society
Lansing Lutheran Church
Young Peoples’ Senior League
St. John’s Lutheran Church
Calumet City
Rev D Laansma to Lead Services Monday Evening
The Rev D Laansma will conduct services at the regular meeting place on Monday January 31 at 730 pm. Miss Minnie VanZanten is ill with pneumonia in Ingalls Memorial hospital. Mr and Mrs Nick Vanoommeren celebrated their tenth wedding anniversary with about 60 guests and Bunco as a feature. Two sleigh loads of Christian Endeavor members enjoyed a joy ride Monday evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. Laansma
Gerrit Jansma
Thornton
Fred Broertjes
William Vanden Brink
Chicago Road
Edward J. Eylander
Iowa
Minnie VanZanten
Ingalls Memorial Hospital
Nick Vanoommeren
Bunco
P. J. Anker
Walter Hook
Christian Endeavor
First Reformed Church
Schultz sisters challenge world champions in horseshoes match
Caroline Schultz fourteen and her sister Charlotte tied against the Jackson Brothers, world champions, in an exhibition Friday January four at White City Ballroom. They accepted a February nineteen challenge at the Buda Clubhouse Harvey, playing 40 feet men versus 30 feet women. Caroline has ringers and once notched thirty fingers in a fifty point game.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Caroline Schultz
Charlotte
Jackson Bros
White City
Buda Horseshoe Club
Schultz Sisters
Buda
Harvey
Caroline
Hoppe
Knox College
Jackson Brothers
Buda A. A
News Bee
Illinois Must Lead In Exports Says Commerce Bulletin
A Commerce Department bulletin places Illinois among the top five export states, noting Michigan leads inland states in auto goods. The Illinois Chamber of Commerce plans a Good-Will trade cruise from New Orleans February 3 with 78 delegates aboard the U S Cartage for a 21 day, 3500 mile voyage visiting Cuba Jamaica Colombia Costa Rica and the Canal Zone.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Linois
Chicago
Illinois
Department of Commerce
Washington
Michigan
Illinois Chamber of Comerce
Gulf of Mexico
Caribbean Sea
New Orleans
John H. Camlin
Rockford
Illinois Chamber of Commerce
U. S
Cuba
Jamaica
Colombia
S. A
Canal Zone
Costa Rica
Of Course Thats Different In 19th Century Wisdom
A fragment quotes Josh Lillings noting a self serving phoniness in others. The narrator observes people willing to act foolish themselves but unable to tolerate others doing the same, reflecting a social double standard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Josh Lillings
Lutherans Invite to Services at St Pauls Church
The St Pauls Lutheran Church at 138th Street and Leyden Ave invites Sunday worship. English Sunday school at 9 15 a m divine German service at 9 30 and English at 10 45 a m. Sermon text John 4 5 14. Jesus at Jacob s Well. He is the fountain of living water. Come drink.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ST. Paul’s Lutheran Church
138Th Street
Leyden Ave
Missouri Synod
Jesus Christ
God
Jesus
Jacob’s Well
Immanuel Evangelical Church Activities and Services
Sunday at Immanuel Evangelical Church features Sunday school at 9 30 a m English service at 10 30 a m and German service at 11 15 a m. Also notices executive meetings Monday Jan 31 and church council Wednesday Feb 2 plus Ladies Aid Society and Senior Choir gatherings scheduled February 3.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Evang. League
Church Council
Ladies’ Aid Society
Our Saviours Lutheran Church Activities Schedule
The United Lutheran church at 188th and Wabash Ave lists Sunday school at 9:30 a.m. and morning worship at 10:30 a.m. with the sermon The Debt We Never Pay. Children’s topic Using Our Eyes. Weekly meetings include adult class Wednesdays at 7:30 p.m. and teacher training Fridays at 7:30 p.m. Catechetical class Saturdays 2:00 p.m. Ladies’ Aid meets Feb 2 at Mrs. Deam’s 24 E 137th St. Heralds of Christ pageant Feb 18 at 7:30 p.m. Father and Son Banquet Feb 22. Rev. Edward A. Voorhees, pastor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Luth
Church In America
Wabash Ave
Ladies’ Aid Society
John M. Deam
E. 137Th Street
Heralds of Christ
Edw. A. Voorhees
Dolton M. B. Church Sunday Services and Talks
The Dolton M. B. Church schedules Sunday school at 9.45 a.m. with age adjusted scriptures, morning worship at 11 a.m. on The Finality of Christ, Epworth League at 6.45 p.m. discussing Is Christianity in a New World, and an evening service at 7.30 p.m. with the pastor delivering the sermon. Public welcome.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Epworth League Society
Young Peoples Society of the Church
A. A. Myers
Gay Colors From Coal Tar Ignite Ancient Jungle Imagery
The National Geographic Magazine describes a Guatemalan Motago river jungle as one of Earth's densest ancient forests. It explains coal seams formed from this lush biome and how coal tar preserves a spectrum of colors once hidden in the prehistoric world.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nature
Motago River
Guatemala
National Geographic Society
Railway workers health and exam car visit at yard center
Edward Emmick switchman of the Empty Hump has been ill at County hospital and is preparing for an operation this week. F J Wehling, a train rule examiner, brought an examination car to Yard Center Round House to test men unable to take exams in November. He will stay the next week for special classes promoting firemen and brakemen to engineers and conductors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward Emmick
Edward
F. J. Wehling
Round House
Yard Center
Wehling
Y M C A Committee Meeting Recaps Thrift Week Plans
The Y M C A Committee of Management met in the dining room with Chairman W H Stanley and members E M Wahmhoff J A Headley J W Malloy A A Meyers P Van Erden and Secretaries Farbridge Emory and Randall present. Randall outlined postures for a Grade school Dalton poster contest and a Thornton township Harvey essay contest as Thrift Week events and papers to publish prize works. J A Hillar gave a Chicago Y M C A growth summary. banquet reports followed with five new buildings opened and staff introductions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Committee of Management
W. H. Stanley
E. M. Wahmhoff
J. A. Headley
J. W. Malloy
A. A. Meyers
P. van Erden
Farbridge
Emory and Randall
Randall
Dalton
Thornton Township High School
Harvey
Chicago
J. A. Hillar
Central Board of Management
Messrs
Stanley, Wahmhoff
Meyers
Central Building
Calumet Labor Council Plans Gompers Day at New School
The Calumet Joint Labor Council prepares a March celebration for Samuel Gompers Day at the new Samuel Gompers school located at State and 128th Streets. A bronze tablet will be presented by the council during dedication ceremonies to be announced later.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Calumet Joint Labor Council
Samuel Gompers
State and
128Rd Streets
Labor Council
Deceptive Beggars Operate Double Lives in Leiden
In Leiden, beggars use multiple premises to switch outfits and assume roles as needed. Stores supply crutches, placards, chairs, wigs, and even rented musical instruments to enhance sympathy appeals. Some beggars dismiss chauffeurs at the door then reappear in working garb minutes later.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leiden
Theatres Friday to Thursday lineup with Monte Blue and more
The week offers Across the Pacific with Monte Blue Friday night and Bucking the Truth starring Peter Morrison Saturday. Baby Snookum and Pathe Review headline. Sunday matinee at 2 30 features Johnny Hines and Mary Brian in Stepping Along with Dance steps and Charleston. Milton Sills Betty Bronson Paradise Wednesday to Thursday and Flaming Frontier with Hoot Gibson Dustin Farnum Anne Cornwall. Thrilling epic of the old West with Custer’s Last Stand and vast cast.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Pacific
Monte Blue
Peter Morrison
Baby Snookum
Pathe
Johnny Hines
Mary Brian
Johnny
Milton Sills
Betty Bronson
Paradise
Noah Berry
Charles Murray
Kate Price
America
Hoot Gibson
Dustin Farnum
Anne Cornwall
U. S. Cavalry
Riverdale Theater Listings Show Wild Western and Satire
The Riverdale theater presents Rex in The Devil Horse with thrills of nature and vengeance on the Redskins. A Sunday matinee features Young April with Bessie Love, a bright romance with a memorable climax. Midweek shows include W C Fields in So's Your Old Man with Alice Joyce, praised for laughs and popularity.
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Rex
Redskins
April
Bessie Love
W. Cc. Fields
Alice Joyce
Fields
State Theatre Week Program Blocks and Films
State Theatre schedules for Mon Tue Wed Jan 31 and Feb 2 feature Ricardo Cortez and Lois Wilson in New York plus Benson at Calford in The Collegian series and Harold Andersen on the marvel organ. Thu Fri Sat Feb 3 4 5 show Ben Lyon in The Perfect Sap with added screen specialties. Sunday Feb 6 presents Adolphe Menjou in Blonde or Brunette.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ricardo Cortez
Lois Wilson
New York
Benson
Calford
Harold Andersen
Marvel Organ
FBI
Ben Lyon
Adolphe Menjou
Rebuild of Haran by Nabosdius Mentioned in Inscription
Old Babylonian city Haran is cited in inscriptions as a notable site with historical ties. Nabosdius, the last Assyrian king of Babylon, claims divine inspiration to rebuild the temple Ichulhul after Scythians damaged Haran and describes its restoration and adornment.
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Haran
Nabosdius
Babylon
Begin Early Self-Reliance Training For School Readiness
The note argues that starting training in self-reliance early helps children handle school life demands. It emphasizes preparation as key to a child’s readiness and confidence in learning environments.
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South Holland
Horshoe
Immanuel Evang. Church
E. I. Ry
By Francis B. Randall
Calumet
Gompers School
Riverdale Theater
State Theatre
Michigan Avenue
110Th Place
Garrick Theatre
Randolph St
Clark
WM. Fox
Tribune
Garrick
Harris
Carondelet Ave
Hohman St
Hammond, Ind
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