Obituary and social notices from Lansing Happenings
Marie Schultz nee Legler died Saturday after an operation in St Margaret's hospital Hammond age thirty five nine months. Funeral at St John s Lutheran church officiated by Rev H H Harthun body shipped to Chicago then Fresno former home for interment. Survived by husband Herman Schultz sister Martha Schultz Fresno brother Alex Legler Russia mother and two brothers in Russia. Additional social items note a T O G club dance party at Mrs Berwanger s East Ridge road and prizes won. a banco and card party in St Anne s church. a picnic by Lansing ladies at Wicker Park. Ladies Aid dance at Trinity Evangelical Lutheran church. lunch hosted by Mrs Annie Fleischer Mrs Jack Mouat Hammond and others.
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Schultz Marie Schultz
Legler
Herman Schultz
St. Margaret’s Hospital
Hammond
St. John’s Evangelical
Alex Legler
Fresno
Russia
Schultz
St. John’s Church
Berwanger
East Ridge Road
Bance
T. O. G. Club
Viola Love
Anna Ball
Bernice Ramsey
St. Anne’s Church
Ridge Road
Chicago Avenue
Lansing
Edw
Nick Dahm
John Gehrke
Anthony
Max
Annie Fleischer
Jack Mouat
Donald Blair
Thomas Hannon
Miller
New Mail Box Law Affects Rural Routes
A postal department ruling effective July 1 requires all new mail boxes or replacements on rural routes to be No. 2 larger boxes. If a patron moves in or replaces an existing box, a No. 2 box must be installed.
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Postal Department
Buddhist Priest Barred From Passage on Colombo Line
A controversy erupts in Ceylon after a British shipping company allegedly refused a Buddhist priest first class passage unless he wore trousers. The priest reportedly refused and supporters vow action with Buddhists patronizing the line.
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Colombo
Ceylon
Rangoon
Last Quarter Wins 780 In Edmonton Race
Farm laborer Dick Ainsworth of near here bets his last 25 cents on a horse in Edmonton. The horse wins $780, delivering a life changing prize reveal.
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Edmonton
Can
Flingland
Dick Ainsworth
Here
Fruit Trees From Seeds Produce Inferior Fruit
A New York Telegram note explains that fruit trees grown from seeds will not come true varieties. Many seedling trees yield fruit of inferior quality.
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New York Telegram
Autograph Hunters Target Top Signatures
The network of autograph collectors shifts focus to those who have secured the most prominent signatures, prompting questions about the end of the chase and its effect on prized autographs.
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Troy Times
Death of Marienus Speyer at 58 in South Holland
Marienus Speyer died Wednesday July 24 at 1.45 pm aged 58 after a period of illness. Funeral services will be held Saturday at 2 pm at South Street Reformed Church with burial at Hazelwood Cemetery Thornton. He leaves a wife Antonia DeYoung seven children and several relatives. Services Sunday July 28 will be conducted by Rev Henry VerDuin of Grand Rapids and Rev VanDuin will lead at First Reformed Church with Dutch ties noted. Baseball results include a 5 to 4 win over International Lead Co. and a 100 to 8 win over Blue Island South Side Comets. Next game with Fair and Square postponed.
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Marienus Speyer
South Street
Chicago
Speyer
South Holland
Antonia DeYoung
Fie Clarence
John
Johanna
Alice
Marie
Antoinette
Second
Christian Reformed Church
GC. Tremstra
West
Tom
Manhattan
Mont
Arthur Dykstra
Denver
Colo
John H. Anker
Holland
Mich
South Hollands
International Lead Co
Comets
Fair and Square
Correction in The Pointer about truck wreck details
A reader requests a correction to a prior Pointer item about a dairy and bread truck collision. The claim states there was no fog, the accident occurred at 4.20 a.m. Monday, both vehicles traveled in the same direction, and the bread truck struck the dairy truck. Mr Van Osten remains hospitalized.
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van Osten
John van Osten
Harvey
Card of Thanks and Local Sales Notes from South Holland
Card of Thanks thanks South Holland readers for kindness after my husband’s injury in a truck collision. Also notices sales of a used gasoline stove and new water pumps, Dutch bean cutter, Terro Ant Killer, Sure-Noxem for produce, plant spray, Roach Killer, notions, sacks for sweet corn, tailor made suits, and furniture, with business names DeYoung Aardsma DeYoung Bros Triangle Toggery.
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South Holland
John van Osten
Claude Kramer
159Th Street
Vincennes Avenue
Hollansche Snijboon
DeYoung & Aardsma
Triangle Toggery
Dalton
DeYoung Bros
Tungsten Wire Matches Strength of Copper at Small Size
A tungsten filament wire, used in incandescent lamps, is nearly twice as heavy as lead. A tungsten thread can match the strength of a copper wire ten times its size, highlighting tungsten's high density and mechanical robustness for miniature applications.
Theatres Saturday and Sunday Show Opens
Theatres present Tim McCoy in The Overland Telegraph The Diamond Master and The Collegians Saturday. Sunday features Glen Tryon with Sue Carol in It Can Be Done a fast comedy drama of youth. Tuesday and Wednesday July 30 and 31 Jack Holt in Submarine the greatest and most spectacular of all sea pictures.
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Tim McCoy
Overland Telegraph
the Collegians
Glen Tryon
Sue Carol
Jack Holt
Lsea Pictures
Riverdale Theatre Weekly Schedule at a Glance
This week features White Fury in The Golden Station with Comedy and Fire Detective No 4 on Saturday July 27. Sunday July 28 presents Junior Coughlan in Marked Money with Hot Luck. July 31 showcases Jack Tait in Sunset Pass plus Companionate Service. Doors open 6 p m Saturday and Sunday with 10c and 25c admissions. 7 10 p m Wednesday.
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White Fury
Studio Murder Mystery and Idle Rich at State Theatre
On Thursday July 25 the State Theatre presents The Studio Murder Mystery with Neil Hamilton and Chester Conklin all talking FBI. On Friday and Saturday July 26 and 27 William Haines stars in A Man's Man in its latest laugh thriller. Five days starting Sunday July 28 feature The Idle Rich with Conrad Nagel and Bessie Love all talking. The Desert Song coming soon.
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Michigan Ave
Neil Hamilton
Chester Conklin
FBI
William Haines
Conrad Nagel
Bessie Love
Have but One Stomach Siamese Twins Starve
In Newark two nine week old Siamese twins Wanda Mae Lenz and Juanita Fae Lenz died within two minutes of each other at a babies hospital. They had one abdomen between them and were brought from Mattoon NL for exhibition at an amusement park. Dr Edward G Wherry cited malnutrition due to their deformities as the cause.
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Newark
N. J
Wanda Mae Lenz
Juanita Fae Lenz
Mattoon
Edward G. Wherry
Cold Weather Kills Thousands of New York Song Birds
The cold wet spring killed thousands of song birds in New York state, according to reports received by the conservation commission.
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Albany
N. Y
New York State
The
Conservation Commission
Medicinal Perfume Across Ancient Cultures
The text notes widespread ancient use of perfume for medicine and prevention. Rosewater underpins many remedies and perfume is described as a preventive during plague. It mentions both savages and refined peoples using fragrance lavishly, including African chiefs anointing their bodies possibly for sunburn protection.
Shark interior filled with bizarre trophies and bycatch
A taxidermist found inside a six foot man-eating leopard shark caught in Miami Florida a porcupine fish two leather jackish six rabbit feet six chicken legs and a sprinkling of feathers two pigeons banded on the leg numbers six anchovies a cowfish a lizard fish a sabre fish a toad fish and various unidentified specimens reported by New York World Magazine.
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Miami
Fla
New York World Magazine
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Fnis Sever Hs Ac
Daniel C. Bachmann
Phone Doltont
Lincoln Ave
Dolton, Ill
Riverdale Theatre
State Theatre
WM. A. Herrick
E. 147Th St
Halsted Harvey, Illinois
Dr. J. Finley Kettles
South Holland, Ill
Washington
Springers
Theodore Koch
Chicago St
Dolton
Home Service
de Young Bros. Funeral Home
South Park Ave
Til
W. 71St Street
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