Lansing Public School Graduates and Local Visits Highlight Town News
The list details Lansing Public School graduates on Thursday June 14 including Mildred Bock Lucille Brown and others. It notes graduates from Thornton Fractional Township High School and mentions relatives visiting from Gary and West Pullman along with local gatherings at Stewart Ridge and Crown Point trips. Local families attend weddings Corpus Christi procession and visits from St. Paul and Pittsburgh. A Ridge Road Auto Repair ad closes the item.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lansing
Mildred Bock
Lucille Grace Brown
Donald W. Chrismore
Carl G. Daehn
Phyllis J. Haden
Hilda A. Horn
Hattie L. Lorenz
Juanita Ramsey
Wm. Schwedel
Amy Broomhead
Annali M. Caserio
Dorothy P. Chrismore
Lillian C. Dommer
Barbara O. Hil
Lawrence E. Koselke
Gerald E. Margison
Lillian Sons
Genevieve Wright
Thornton Fractional Township
Oak Glen
Maxwell Bertram
Josephine Eckstein
Arthur Kapteyn
Gerrit Knysberg
Bernhardt Schultz
Lawrence Struble
Minnie Schroeder
Mary van Steenberg
Gary
Wm. Williams
Jack
Olive View
Calif
Andrew Ward
Williams
Caroline Andrews
Stewart Ridge
West Pullman
Roseland
Harvey
Hammond
Col
Cecil van Steenberg
Pittsburgh
VanSteenberg
A. VanSteenberg
St. Paul
Wm. Beckman
Herman Muller
Dorothy Poppe
Elsie Pridell
Harold Werner
Chicago
Anthony Koselke
Leo McLaughlin
John Hoffman
Mundelein
C. M. Crane
A. Mantha
Vera
Susan Kendar
Crown Point
Gerran
J. Bosch
Wm. Swart
Stillman Valley
Peter Prince
Geo. Young
Homer Tucker
I. Numley
Cedar Lake
John H. Ooms
School Street
Gerrit Postma
Highland
Ind
Wm. Struthers
Geo. Mount’s
Ridge Road
State Line
American Legion Meeting and Carnival Plans Noted
Regular social meeting of Paul Gall Post No. 303 will be held Tuesday evening June 28. Carnival plans are under way and redecorating of the Dugout proceeds. District meeting is tomorrow night Saturday June 25 at Argo Summit Post. Also several farm and poultry sales listed including 1000 white pullets and cockerels at $1.25 to $1.50 and 200 acre farm for sale near Beecher Illinois with a nine room house. A German police dog is for sale at 342 Lincoln Avenue Dolton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul Gall
The
American Legion
Argo Summitt Post
John Kleinhuizen
E. 109Th Street
Monee
Ill
Beecher
H. C. Wehrmann
Goodenow
Lincoln Avenue
Dolton
Doton
Services at Second Christian Reformed Church June 26
Dr. VanderWater of the Helping Hand Mission in Chicago will lead evening services at 7 30 o clock and give an address on his mission work with an offering requested. Also notes visits from several local residents and travel to St Louis for a funeral. Classifieds mention a six room house for sale and local trades.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
VanderWater
Helping Hand Mission
Chicago
Second Christian Reformed Church
Kraai
Mabel ‘Krani
Orange City
Iowa
R. Swynenberg
Brown City
Mich
L. DeGraff
Ed. J. Eylander
St. Louis
Mr. Eylander
C. DeKoster
Harvey
Saleh
C. W. Dalenberg
South Holland
E. Price
159Th Street
Peter J. BP. DeYoung
Woodlawn Avenue
South Hollard
Boxing Card Promises Rematch After Big Buda Event
The Buda Athletic Association drew about 700 fans for its first real boxing bout last Friday. Promoter Harry Gilmore plans a second card on Friday July 1 with winners from the prior show matched against top opponents. George Kerwin, who beat Johnny Zale, will headline the next program as details appear on next week’s advertising cards. Also in South Holland, the Berger School District 149 seeks bids for forty tons of Pocahontas Lump Coal due by August 20 1927 with an eight PM July 5 1927 deadline and right to reject all bids.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buda Athletic Associaton
Jay 1
Harry Gilmore, Jr
George Kerwin
Johnny Zale
Notice Coal
Board of Directors
Berger School of District 149
Edwin R. Waterman
South Holland
Ill
Notice For Bids From Thornton Township School District
The Board of Education District No. 148 Dolton Illinois invites bids for interior painting and decorating of Lincoln Avenue and Chicago Street buildings, brickwork repairs, and stone resetting. Bids due by June 28 1927 at 8 p m. The board may reject any bid. Specifications available from W H Baker First National Bank Dolton Illinois. June 14 1927. W H Baker Secretary
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Education of
Thornton Township
Cook County
Illinois
Lincoln Avenue
Chicago Street
Board of Education
W. H. Baker
First National Bank of
Dolton
Canada Thistle Notice From Township Commissioner
Canada thistle notice orders destruction of thistles and compliance with state law. Penalties range from 5 to 3100 dollars for individuals and 50 to 500 dollars for corporations. A. F. Huber, Canada Thistle Commissioner of Thornton Township, signs. T. A. Gouwens, Deputy, South Holland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
A. F. Huber
Canada Thistle
Thornton Township
T. A. Gouwens
South Holland
Training for Leadership
A reflection on leadership argues that true greatness is forged not by a single event but by the long days of quiet preparation and routine study that precede decisive moments. The piece emphasizes steady discipline, repeated practice, and enduring commitment as the core of capable leadership.
Theatres Friday to Sunday Schedule
Friday Milton Sills stars in The Sea Tiger and Saturday features Hoot Gibson in Hey Hey Cowboy. Sunday at 7 15 p m Johnny Hines in All Aboard. Tuesday and Wednesday June 28 29 High Hat with Ben Lyon and Mary Brian. Thursday and Friday June 30 July 1 The Fire Brigade with McAvoy and Charles Ray. produced with the International Association of Fire Chiefs. coming The Yankee Clipper.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tonite
Milton Sills
Hoot Gibson
Johnny Hines
Ben Lyon
Mary Brian
Fire Brigade
McAvoy
Charles Ray
International Association of Fire Chiefs
Riverdale Theatre A Summer Week Schedule
Saturday features Tom Tyler and friends in Cyclone of the Range plus Fables and comedy. Sunday shows Leaurice Joy in For Ali mony Only with Clive Brook and Lilian Tashman. Wednesday and Thursday present Fred Thomson and the horse Silver King in Don Mike, a tale of sacrifice and strong heart appeal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tom Tyler
Leaurice Joy
Clive Brook
Lilian Tashman
Fred Thomson
Silver King
Don Mike
State Theatre Showbill with Dorothy Gish and Will Rogers
Matinee program lists Dorothy Gish and Will Rogers in Tip-Toes on Sunday, June 26 with five vaudeville acts. June 27 28 29 feature Lon Chaney in Mr Wu and a 1001 thrills film. June 30 July 1 2 offers Gilda Gray in Cabaret plus added novelties and a stage extravaganza.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Michigan Avenue
110Th Place
Dorothy Gish
Will Rogers
Lon Chaney
Mr. Wu
FBI
Gilda Gray
Dolton Girl Scouts Seek New Meeting Place
Dolton Troop plans a meeting next Monday at 7.480 p m in the Legion Dugout to discuss future premises. Any girl over ten is invited to join as the troop rapidly grows.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Doalton Girl Scouts
Dolton
Legion
Bank Robbery Hinted By Safe Deposit Box Claimant
A man using the alias D. E. Glore of Hammond gained entry to the First Trust and Savings bank in Calumet City by renting a safe deposit box and robbed the bank of about 900 dollars in silver. He escaped in an automobile as cashier Edward Ettebrecht fired a volley of bullets. Ettebrecht said the money was taken from a safe in the safety deposit area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. E. Glore
Hammond
First Trust & Savings Bank
Calumet City
Edward Ettebrecht
Ettebrecht
Old Friend's Dinner Party Gas Mixup
Prepared A Starley street reader recalls a dinner party tale about a new maid who had never seen gas. She was instructed in the drawing room and later asked if she lit the gas. Her reply, No I have turned it on already, leaves doubt if interference would have ruined the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Starley Street
Weekly
Scotsman
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Riverdale Theatre
State Theatre
Ike Walton
Bear Cats
Fair
Grove
Daniel C. Bachmann
Dolton, Ill
Theodore Koch
Leyden Avenue
Riverdale
JRDAY
Marie Seer
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