Lincoln A C and Harder Boosters Clash In Roseland
Lincoln A C teams face Harder Boosters of Roseland on Sunday at the Lutheran school gym 138th near Lincoln Avenue. The program opens with Pirates vs Harmony Girls at 1 15, then Lincoln A C lights vs Harder Boosters lights at 2 45 and heavies at 3 45. Local orchestra Melodians provides music between quarters.
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Lincoln A. C
Lights
Heavies
Dalton A. C
Dalton
Melodians
Pirates
Harmony Girls
Lincoln A. G.’s
Harder Boosters
Lincoln A
Thos. F. Kinney
Lincoln A. C.’s
Mixed Meanings Coat Hook Question Reveals Family Details
A New York City schoolteacher helps a boy struggle with a stubborn coat and asks if his mother helped with the hook. The boy replies that his mother did not fasten it but bought the coat, revealing a simple family fact.
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New York City
Father cites invention as necessity in Times of India
A playful line from the Times of India quotes a father claiming mother is the necessity for invention as he searches for a believable excuse for staying out late. The remark highlights a humorous domestic exchange and the newspaper’s light tone.
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Father
Times of India
Pioneer John Zander 88 Dies After 60 Years in Thornton
John Zander a Thorn ton resident for six decades died Wednesday November 28 1928 at age 88 years 1 month and 25 days Born in Mecklenburg Germany May 21 1840 he married Sophia Schroeder on October 3 1868 and came to America later that year settling in Chicago and Thornton He worked in a Lansing sand pit then with the Dalton Bros railroad as grader foreman and later Thornton section foreman retiring at 75 His wife died eight years ago daughter Martha remained to care for him at home Funeral services will be held Saturday at 2 PM at his house with Rev Meyer Ev Lutheran Church Interment Oaklawn Thornton He is survived by two sons William Thornton and Fred Chicago two daughters Carrie Lehman Downers Grove and Martha Thornton 15 grandchildren and 5 great grandchildren.
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John Zander
Thornton
Mecklenburg
Germany
Sophia Schroeder
America
Chicago
Lansing
Dalton Bros
Charles
Andrew
Henry
Martha
Pie
Rev. Meyer
Ev. Luth Church
Oaklawn Cemetery
William Zander
Fred
Carrie
Wm. J. Lehman
Downers Grove
South Holland Community Notes and Local Ads
The piece reports Rev J VanBeek of Oaklawn to lead services at First Christian Reformed on Sunday December 2. It notes visitors Mrs J VanderBilt and Mrs Herbert Ribbens with children visiting relatives in Sheboygan Wisconsin. Also mentions Wm Wognum buying N Van Keppel property on 159th Street to reside soon and Van Keppel family moving to temporary home at H P DeYoung subdivision. A sedan trio escaped a collision with a Grand Trunk freight train at Chicago Road crossing with injuries treated by Dr. Walvoord.
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J. VanBeek
Oaklawn
First
Christian Reformed Church
J. VanderBilt
Herbert Ribbens
Sheboygan
Wis
Wm. Wognum
N. van Keppel
159Th Street
van Keppel
H. P. DeYoung
Grand Trunk R. R
Chicago Road Crossing
Walvoord
Local Cinema Schedule Highlights Classic Films this Week
Friday features Renee Adoree and Conrad Nagel in The Michigan Kid and Saturday presents Ken Maynard in The Glorious Trail. A reel tale covers the first telegraph between East and West with a large attack scene. Sunday shows Laura LaPlante in Home James with newsreel and comedy. December 4 5 offers Mademoiselle from Armentieres hailed as British cinema’s Big Parade. December 6 7 stars Maria Alba and Warren Burke in Road House a jazz melodrama.
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Tonite
Renee Adoree
Conrad Nagel
Michigan
Ken Maynard
Laura LaPlante
James
Mademoiselle
Armentieres
THURS
FBI
Maria Alba
Warren Burke
Ivanhoe Community Notices Include Holiday Events and Roles
The Ivanhoe Women's Club hosts a children's morning event on December 22 at the Office Building with gifts from the Ivanhoe Civic Club. An evening chance ticket sale is 35 cents. A Tuesday meeting with bridge and banco is planned, and a new east-side correspondent is sought.
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Ivanhoe
Ivanhoe Women’s Club
Ivanhoe Civic Club
Civic Club
Ivanhoe Women’s Social Club
Banco
I. C
Wunder
Parker
South
Lawe Avenue
Riverdale
Lotz
Branigar Bros
Burnham
Riverdale Theatre Friday and Weekend Bill
Riverdale Theatre presents Our Gang Nite with Bet ter Movies and Buzz Barton in The Pinto Kid. Sunday matinee features Little Miss Roseland in person with Field and Conklin in Fools for Luck. Also Wallace Berry and Raymond Hatton in Wife Savers on December 5 and 6 with Paramount’s scream team.
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Buzz Barton
Pinto Kid
Little Miss Roseland
Field
Conklin
Wallace Berry
Raymond Hatton
Paramount
State Theatre Presents Keaton Double Feature and Gala Show
Matinee daily at the State Theatre 110th Place Michigan Avenue. Fri and Sat Nov 30 to Dec 1 showcase Buster Keaton in The Cameraman with added Saturday stage acts. Sunday Dec 2 features Matt Moore and Alice Day in Phyllis of the Follies plus a gala stage show. Mon Tue Wed Dec 3 4 5 present Beggars of Life with Wallace Beery and Louise Brooks and The Collegians in Fighting for Victory.
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Buster Keaton
Matt. Moore
Alice Day
Phyllis
Wallace Beery
Louise Brooks
Collegians
Beethoven's Third Symphony and Napoleon's Clash
Beethoven originally dedicated his third symphony to Napoleon, whom he praised as a champion of human rights. When Napoleon crowned himself emperor, the composer tore the title page from the manuscript and cast it aside in a symbolic rebuke.
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Beethoven
Napoleon
Local Celebrations Honor Chas Dittrich and More Nuptials
On Wednesday evening November 21 about 40 guests attended the 41st birthday of Mrs. Chas Dittrich at 24 South Boy Street with bunco and prizes for several attendees. A separate note honors Mrs. Peter LaSalle on her 25th wedding anniversary and birthday with luncheon at the M E Church basement. Theo Hoekstra Sr. and Miss Bessie Wiersma wed November 21 at Munster Christian Church with a reception at the Hoekstra home. about 50 relatives and friends from Roseland and Washington Heights attended.
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Chas. Dittrich
South Boy Street
Bunco
Louis Dittrich
Wm. Hoge
Helen Gutowski
Alfred Dittrich
John Dittrich
M. E
Peter LaSalle
Martin Fink
West Pullman
LaSalle
Orchid All Wool Blanket. Hoekstra-Wiersma
Theo. Hoekstra
Bessie Wiersma
J. H. Monsma
Munster Christain Church
Hoekstra
East Ridge Road
Roseland
Washington Heights
Evergreen Park
Theo. Hoekstra and
Definition of a fiscal year and US government year end
The text defines a fiscal year as the period between annual settlements of accounts and ending December 31 unless stated otherwise. It states the U S government fiscal year ends on June 30.
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United States
Cause of Sea Coloring Near the Land
The Yellow Sea turns lemon yellow from mud suspended in the water. The mud is carried by the inflow of the Hoang-ho and Yangtze rivers.
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Hoang-ho
Yangtze
Canada’s Currency Early coinage and tender history
The present Canadian coinage began in 1858 while British French American and Spanish coins remained legal tender until 1871, shaping early monetary policy and circulation in Canada.
State and village reach sewer water drainage agreement
The state and Lansing mayor agree to connect a sewer at the Penn R R crossing on North Burnham avenue and to address water on the road east of Torrence avenue and 182nd street. They allow residents west of Torrence avenue at the Lansing Thornton border a catch basin to drain water into the Lansing sewer.
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Village of
Lansing
Penn, R. R
Burnham Avenue
Torrence Avenue
182Nd Street
Passing Observation The Optimist On A Trip
A Cincinnati Enquirer style quip notes an optimistic man believes the rifle trunk will hold all his wife wants for a trip, joking on marital packing and expectation.
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Cincinnati Enquirer
Moon Color Changes With Earth Atmosphere
The moon appears in different colors as sunlight passes through Earth's atmosphere. Variations in air particles and conditions can tint the moon during its rise and set.
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Earth
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John C. Paarlberg
Cottage Grove
167Th Street
G. P. Paarlberg
Creek Bridge
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Ivanhoe News
the Civic Club
Riverdale Theatre
State Theatre
Michigan Avenue
Canada
Robert Kasper
Indiana Avenue
Theo
Chicago Street
Dolton
Triangle Toggery Heidenrich Brothers
Daniel C.bachmann
Phone Dolton
Lincoln Ave
Dolton, Ill
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