Halloween and birthday notes from Lansing area
The column lists local social happenings including Ella Mae Frees birthday on October 29 at 183rd street with games and refreshments and a Halloween party by the Ladies Auxiliary at the Edward Schultz post American Legion. Other items note homemakers club chicken dinners on election day and various Halloween events with neighbors and families in Lansing area.
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182Nd Street
George Schonback
Decatur
Mich
Jake Walstra
Demott
Ind
Ella Mae Frees
Art Frees
183Rd Street
Peggy
Sonny Boy Laesecke
Bobby Maurer
Lawrence Walstra
Eddie
Ella Oppenhuis
Roy
Ruth Janich
Florence
Luella Lorenz
Shirley Keene
Janette
Buddy Mills
Lois Marie Schonbolch
Jeannette
Jennie Y Yonker
Ella Mae
Ladies Auxiliary
Legion
Indianavenue
Edward Schultz Post
American Legion
Homemakers Club
Mrs. Bogart
Biography Club
Chicago Avenue
Margaret Sangster
Fetten
Frances
Elsie Mae Wulfing
Frances Bertram
Margaret Meyhew
Mildred Knipp
Rose Mary Underwood
Gary, Ind
Lyle Ward
Jack McGinnis
Thomas Norndorf
Mike Padsen
Robert Wright
Twenty Years Ago with the Pointer Anniversary Party
Mr and Mrs R Kaiser celebrated their fifth wedding anniversary with a large Saturday evening gathering and dance at the A O U W hall. Also noted are arrivals and birthdays among Riverdale residents, a seven pound birth, a child’s arm injury, and local election results with Wilson leading nationally and changes in county offices.
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R. Kaiser
Eleanora Smith
F. A. Reich
Watertown
Wis
Riverdale
Theodore Bork
Silver Leaf Pleasure Club
Lin
Mro
Otto Wammermetfer
A. E. Moomaw
Walter Krueger
Henry Krueger
Washington Street
Dalton
Herman Wegener
Augusta
Herman
Wilson
Roosevelt
Taft
George Gorman
W. W. Wilson
Peter Bartzen
Young clerk of election among Homewood locals
Frank Cowing, aged 21, is noted as possibly the town’s youngest election clerk after returning from the University of Michigan. The column mentions scarce Democrats, local births, and several residents facing illness or travel, including Louis Mueller Sr. and Henry Moeler Sr. with notes on trips and business.
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Homewood News
Louis
Frank Cowing
University of Michigan
Stork
Herman Meyer
Ernest Harmke
BE. R. Searle
N. R. Chadwick
Louis Mueller
Harvey
Mexico
Henry Moeler, Sr
Stuttgart
Ark
Roosevelt Leads South Holland Vote as Others Follow
Roosevelt led in South Holland with Wilson second and Taft third after the election. Michael Vanderaa, previously seriously ill, shows slight improvement. Concrete work on the 159th Street bridge advances quickly amid heavy rainfall delaying beet harvest. Wilfred J. Rietveld suffers typhoid fever while John Dunker has pneumonia. A shower honored Miss Cora Dalenberg, with wedding bells expected soon.
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South Holland News
Roosevelt
Wilson
Taft
Michael Vanderaa
159Th Street
Wilfred J. Rietveld
John Dunker
Cora Dalenberg
Length of Duck Season Depends on Hunters
Illinois hunters may determine the duration of next year’s duck season by their behavior, with obedience to the law possibly extending the two month season. Director Ralph F Bradford of the state department of conservation issued the interpretation of migratory waterfowl laws and outlined a plan for cooperation between state and federal officials to secure compliance. He praised good sportsmanship as vital to preserving the waterfowl resource for the sport.
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Ilinois
Ralph F. Bradford
State Department of Conservation
Illinois
Bradford
Life of John A. Swanson
Biography of John A. Swanson tracing his Chicago roots from birth in 1874 through his education and legal career. Highlights include service as State Representative, State Senator, Municipal Court judge, Circuit Court judge, and his long tenure as State's Attorney with major racketeering, bank prosecution, and public corruption campaigns cited as achievements.
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John A. Swanson
Chicago
East 31St Street
Old Mosely
24Th Street
Michigan Avenue
Douglas School
38Rd Street
Kinzie and
Green Streets
Swanson
Cottage Grove
39Th
Langton H. Klass
Woodlawn Avenue
Harper Avenue
Crandon Avenue
State Senate
Municipal Court of
Circuit Court of
Attoreny Swanson
State Penitentiary
Pontiac Reformatory
Blue Sky” Department
John A. Northrup
Sanitary District
States Attorney
Cook County
Early French cinema pioneer Pathe showcased in penny slots
First Motion Pictures by Charles Pathe of France used a primitive camera over thirty five years ago. He filmed scenes including a woman feeding chickens and a running horse, which were shown in penny in the slot machines.
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Charles Pathe
France
Leaps When He Has To
The average leap of the African jumping hare is about nine feet, with rare jumps reaching twenty to thirty feet in a single bound.
Eugenic Breeding Described as Offspring Fitness Test
A historical description explains eugenic breeding as offspring born from parents examined for physical fitness. It notes tracing hereditary traits and diseases of each family as part of the process.
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Edward C. Kelly
Democratic
Lansing News
THOR
Conlon
Thor Ironers
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