Joint Recital at Lansing Public School Auditorium
A 8 15 p m Wednesday recital features Henry Weld bari tone and Paul Van Bodegraven violin at Lansing Public School Auditorium admission fifty cents. Local society notes cover engagements travels and visits of area residents with brief mentions of weddings and reunions around Labor Day.
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Henry Weld
Paul van Bodegraven
Lansing Public School
Gustave F. Brumm
Ridge Road
Margaret
Arthur W. Vierk
Banco
N. Landvogt
Wm. Vierk
Wm. Beckman
Miss Brumm
Mr. Vierk
Miller Quick
Breze
Dunnegan Construction Co
Oak Glen
Leslie Remour
Prophetsville
Ill
Canada Lake
Ind
Agnes O’brien
Anna Belle
Pullman
Andrew Ward
Lansing Herald
Joe Hirtz
Elsie
Edward
England
France
Germany
Belgium
Jake Hoogeveen
West Ridge Road
Netherlands
A. O. Murken
Valparaiso
Peter Kramer
Murken
Freeman O’conner
Covington
O’connor
South Holland Village Hall
Holland and American Language Sermons at First Reformed Church
The First Reformed Church of Lansing lists a morning sermon in Dutch at 10.0 a.m. titled Without or With Christ. An English sermon follows at 2.30 p.m. on What Does the Name of Jesus Mean to You. Sunday school at 4.00 p.m. and Christian Endeavor at 8.00 p.m. led by Mr. Clarence Vanderlinden.
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Christ
Jesus
Christian Endeavor
Clarence Vanderlinden
Illinois Legislature Endorses 114 Counties. Voters Reject Twelve
Illinois lawmakers approve a framework for a 114 county system while voters reject twelve proposed counties. The action outlines structural changes to county governance and regional administration within the state.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Illinois
Community notices and local social updates in South Holland
Local items include club meeting dates at the village hall on Sept 12 and 13, family vacations to Wisconsin Dells and Kalamazoo, a birth announced for August 28, a Albuquerque visit from Miss Margaret Gouwens, camping trips near Holland, a horse driven onion set sifter accident, a marriage on August 31, a used cook stove for sale, and residents listed with family and addresses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Koster
Herman Prahl
Dells
Wisconsin
R. DeGroot
Jasper Rietveld
Cobie DeGroot
Kalamazoo
Mich
Laansma
Robert Newell
Margaret Gouwens
Albuquerque
New Mexico
John P. Gouwens
Barney VanMynen
Jane DeBoer
Roy Stanszik
Holland
Walter T. Vander Aa
VanderAa
Veld
Nick VanKepple
Minnie VanDrunen
Kooistra
Cook Stove
Good Baker
E. Vyverberg
State Street
South Holland
Ill
Illinois to issue 1928 auto license plates
Illinois will issue 1,500,000 license plates for 1928 with white figures on maroon. The 1927 state outline will be omitted. Orders placed anticipate a typical yearly license increase, and a two cent saving per pair reduces state costs by about $30,000 due to stronger competition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Illinois
Two Girls Tie In Harvey Homecoming Popularity Contest
The first standings show Dorothy Haines and Agnes Stakley tied at 10 000 votes each leading the field in Harvey’s Homecoming popularity contest. Other nominees include Alice Brickner Stella Hager Alice Rhodes Minnie Anderson Dudeck Anna Johnson Leokadya Lozny Lucille Moore with varied vote totals and valuable prizes for top four finishers.
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Harvey
Dorothy Haines
Bell Telephone
Agnes Stakley
Clark-Jewel
Alice Brickner
Miss
Austin
Stella Hager
Alice Rhodes
Bliss & Laughlin
Minnie Anderson
Candylan
Dudeck
Anna Johnson
Buda
Leokadyaa Lozny
Miss Hallet Iron Works
Lucille Moore
Eagle Store
California
Week of Entertainments at Dalton Theatre
Friday Charlie Murray and Chester Conklin in McFadden's Flats. Saturday Monte Blue in The Brute. Sunday Ben Lyon and Pauline Stark in Dance Magic. Sept 13 14 Babe Ruth in Babe Comes Home with Anna Q Nilsson Louise Fazenda. Sept 15 16 Marion Davies in Tillie the Toiler. Extra: Ladies Sewing Circle presents Trip to Hawaiian Islands with Aldrich's Imperial Hawaiian Singers eight performers.
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Tonite
Charlie Murray
Chester Conklin
McFadden
Monte Blue
Ben Lyon
Pauline Stark
Babe Ruth
Babe
Anna Q. Nilsson
Louise Fazenda
FBI
Marion Davies
Tillie the Toiler
Funnies
Ladies’ Sewing Circle
Emmanual Church
Dalton Theatre
Hawaiian Islands
Aldrich
Riverdale Theatre Weekly Showings and Western Epic
Saturday Gary Cooper stars in Arizona Bound with Fables and comedy. Sunday Conway Tearle joins Margaret Morris and Frankie Darrow in Moulders of Men. Wednesday September 14 and Thursday 15 Arrow’s baseball feature Three Bad Men stars George O’Brien and Olive Borden with a large cast. Epic West tale promises latest and greatest production about the gold rush.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gary Cooper
Arizona
Conway Tearle
Margaret Morris
Frankie Darrow
Arrow
George O’brien
Olive Borden
Cal Llahans and the Murphys at STATE THEATRE
Matinee daily with Marie Dressler Sally ONeil and Polly Moran in The Cal lahan s and the Murphys plus The Cal Llahans and the Murphys. Sunday September 11 Renee Adoree in Back to God s Country and five big vaudeville acts. September 12 14 includes Dempsey Sharkey official fight pictures and Jack Mulhall with Charlie Murray in The Poor Nut and campus comedy Cyclon ic capers.
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FBI
Marie Dressler
Sally O’neil
Polly Moran
Lawrance Gray
Callahans
The
Murphys
Renee Adoree
God’s Country
Jack Mulhall
Charlie Murray
Harvey Hotel Plans Signal City Building Boom
Harvey advances a new five story hotel at 154th street and Park avenue, about $350000, Georgian design with 75 rooms. Contracts set for a second block with eight shops and offices at 154th street and Lexington avenue financed by the Masonic lodge. A large garage and auto salesroom will rise north of the block. The city reports total building value up to Sept 1 at 943456, up from 833865 for eight months of 1926.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harvey
154Th Street
Park Avenue
Lexington Avenue
Masonic Lodge of
Heights of Danish kings Marked On Roskilde Cathedral Pillar
In Roskilde Cathedral a pillar named the king's column bears marks for the heights of Danish kings and guests. Peter the Great and Emperor Alexander III are noted. Alexander, six plus feet tall, found Peter the Great’s mark about a foot higher than his own height.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nicholas
Greece
Roskilde
Alexander III
Peter the Great
Beauty's Freeting Spell Quote by George Sand
A brief reflective line notes that outward beauty charms the eye but may not reveal the soul, suggesting the eye of the body differs from the eye of the spirit. The thought contrasts surface allure with inner depth in a concise, quotable formulation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Sand
Miss Hammond Leads Narrowed Miss America Field
The Miss America pageant narrowed from 74 entrants to five after the first judging on Thursday. Winners announced include Miss Dallas Mozelle Ransome in the southern division and Miss Hammond Anne Howe as the middle western representative, with other division winners named such as Miss Boston Ethel Beatrice La Pierce and Miss Oakland Ruby Smith.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
New England
Boston
Ethel Beatrice la Pierce
Middle Atlantic
Newark
Carolyn Pierson
Southern
Dallas
Mozelle Ransome
Middle Western
Miss Hammond
Anne Howe
Western
Oakland
Ruby Smith
Pittsfield
Illinois
Tulsa
Missionary Society Meets for Sept Meeting and Elections
The Woman's Foreign Missionary Society will meet at Mrs. J. O. Nairn's home on Thursday September 15 at 2 30 PM. Officers will be elected for the coming year and donations will be received for a Christmas box to China.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woman’s Foreign Missionary Society
J. O. Nairn
China
120th Street Made Through From Michigan to Halsted
Alderman Govier announces 120th street now a through street from Michigan avenue to Halsted street with electric signs installed at every intersection.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Govier
120Th Street
Michigan Avenue
Halsted Street
Divorce odds rise as Illinois records in 1926 marriages and divorces
The Department of Commerce reports marriages in Illinois rose to 82 528 in 1926 from 79 964 in 1925 while divorces increased to 14 125 from 13 822. Annulments totaled 204 the first year these figures were collected. Population estimates show 7 203 000 in 1926 and 7 092 000 in 1925.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Department of Commerce
Washington
Illinois
Cause for Alarm in a Parent’s Worry Over a Five Year Old
A Detroit News item reports a local parent alarmed by his five year old son asking for a thousand dollars. The brief notes the surprising request and the parent’s concern about the child’s demands.
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Detroit News
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John
Lena Olsen
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Daniel C. Bachmann
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Oliver N. Schrieber
American Conservatory of Music
South Holland, IN
Riverdale Theatre
State Theatre
110Th Place
Beauty
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Theodore Koch
Chicago Street
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Heinz
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