Regular meeting notices and local weddings in South Holland
The article reports Rev Laansma's regular monthly meeting set for Monday at 7 30. It details Sept 4 1924 wedding of Miss Gertrude DeGraff to Hiram Jacobs at Roseland with honeymoon in Ludington and future home at 112 East 159th Street. It notes a household shower for Miss Minnie Vander Heyden and Sept 7 wedding of Minnie Vander Heyden to Frank Dykstra in Dalton. Also mentions Jennie A Gouwens visiting Denver and a Sept 5 baby girl born to Mr and Mrs Jake DeBoer.
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Laansma
Gertrude DeGraff
J. DeGraff
Hiram Jacobs
Nt. Hariieling
Ludington
Mich
East 159Th Street
Minnie Vander Heyden
Miss Vander Heyden
Bardwick
Frank Dykstra
Roseland
Dalton
Local Social Notes Include Travel and An Accident
Miss Andrews of Indianapolis stayed days with Miss Winanda Bulge. Mrs. Pierce E. Lee and her two children return from Pennsylvania. Peter Vander Melen fell sixty feet from a cable breaking both wrists. Mr and Mrs John DeVries had a car crash. Mrs DeVries suffered a head gash and lost an eye. Services at First Reformed Church led by Dr Hospers of Holland. Ustick touring party picked up Mrs J Kikker and Mr W Maat for a week with their parents. DeVries family visiting in Pella Iowa. William Boender, now of Town, visiting former hometowns with Rev and Mrs Rottenberg. Boendeers’ children to London England for the ministry.
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Miss Andrews
Indianapolis
Winanda Bulge
Pierce E. Lee
Pennsylvania
Peter Vander Melen
John DeVries
First Reformed Church
Hospers
Holland
Mich
Ustick
J. Kikker
W. Maat
Pella
Towa
William Boender
Rottenberg
Boendeer
Tondon
England
Bernice News Briefs From Torrence to Thornton
A local update notes the completed Torrence avenue bridge but unfinished road work near Dahlman. Ed Vanderbilt comments on time as money. Bert Ooms displays a bantam. the Murray home lights brighten at command. Neal Richert recalls a Thornton road crash with minor damage and no injuries. William Wognum is praised for sales skill and psychology study.
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Robert Murray
Neal Richert
Thornton Road
Neal
Win. Wognum
Bill
All for Nothing Archies Deaf Yet Visit
Fragmentary report describes a family scene where a child admonishes not to expose ears while preparing for bed. The text mentions a sister and a gentle parental figure amid a casual domestic moment recorded by the Boston Transcript.
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Gregry Ae
Nancy
Boston Transcript
Theaters This Weekend Offer Varied Arrivals
Fred Thompson stars in North of Nevada on Saturday, Leatrice Joy headlines Changing Husbands with Eddie Pole in Capt'n Kidd at matinee, plus 21 era zest in a lively Elite Athletic Club presentation featuring Richard Barth elmess.
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Fred Thompson
North of
Nevada
Leatrice Joy
Eddie Pole
Richard Barthelmess
Elite
Saturday-Sunday film listings with multiple features
The page previews Madge Bellamy in The Big Barantten Wife a comedic adventure, The Valley of State with Helen Ferguson and others, and The Telephone Girls Bees Knees exciting action. Tuesday and Wednesday feature Marion Davies in Little Old New York set in early American days.
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Madge Bellamy
Bie Barantten
Valley of State
Helen Ferguson
Raymond McKee
Earl Metcalfe
Marion Davies
New York
America
Calumet Region Feels Grain Rush Amid Harvest Boost
The Calumet Region, though distant from the corn and wheat belt, shares in a harvest period that makes the area two billion dollars better off. Heavy grain movement by rail tightens equipment, triggering new and repair car orders and lifting the steel industry as plants recover from curtailed operations.
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Calumet
Talk of the Wrong Place Sume wen
Caele Eben says the tones carry fear and doubts as people confront questions about a mistaken place and consequences. The fragment hints at confusion, heaven or hell, jail or justice, and uncertain outcomes.
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Sume Wen
Niles
Introductory sermon by Rev. W. J. Kemnitz at St Pauls Lutheran
The Rev. W J Kemnitz will preach his introductory sermon at St Pauls Lutheran Church on Sept 14 at 10 a m. He outlines the pastor as ambassador of Christ and Salvation in Jesus alone. German and English services begin Sept 21 every Sunday morning with German 9 80 and English 10 45 a m. Sunday school at 9 15 a m. All are invited to attend.
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W. J. Kemnitz
Jesus Christ
God
Which Way Pilgrim Sermon At Our Saviour's Church
On September 14, Our Saviour's Lutheran Church marks the thirteenth Sunday after Trinity with a 9 30 a m Sunday school and 10 30 a m sermon titled Which Way Pilgrim. An 8 p m service invites both friends and strangers to hear the pastor Py Wike.
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Py Wike
Dolton Methodist Church Sunday Services 1924
Dal ton Methodist Church lists a full Sunday schedule with Sunday school at 9 45 morning sermon at 11 on Our Church What Can We do for Her Epworth League at 6 45 evening sermon at 7 30 Pastor Wm Reace invites all. An upcoming beneft movie at the Dalton theatre on Sept 25 aims to raise funds for church window repairs and parsonage garage materials.
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Dolton Methodist
Epworth League
Wm. Reace
Dalton Theatre
Belief in Vampires Persists in Central Europe and Balkans
Folklore across central Europe and the Balkans keeps vampires as a cultural presence. In Transylvania and Balkan villages, some people are still deemed vampires and are sometimes found dead with heads removed and a stake through the heart.
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Europe
Balkans
Transylvania
Balkan
Saxon Warrior and Lady Ride Motorbike in Royal Parade
A historic parade celebrating England’s first king featured a Saxon warrior and his lady riding a motorcycle through the procession. The event highlighted notable episodes of Saxon history amid ceremonies and public homage.
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England
Roda
Glycerin as Cooling Medium Shifts Oil Water Gap
The Bureau of Standards notes glycerin water solution shows strong cooling powers, potentially bridging the gap between water and oil as cooling media. Glycerin’s distinct properties set it apart from oil, indicating notable performance advantages.
Weight of Woe in a Marriage Allegation
Goldberg alleges dramatic weight loss from 142 pounds to an implied 1,390 pounds due to cruel treatment by her husband. The claim is reported in a quotation attributed to the Boston Transcript.
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Aim
Goldberg
Tran Lovalis
Boston Transcript
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Lansing
Bernice
Riverdale Theatre
Thornton
K. Dykema Oakglen
Ill
Minnesota
Ohio
DeYoung & Aardsma
South Holland, N
Harvey
ST. Paul’s Luth. Church
Billy
Stotzer
Chiropractors
Indiana Avenue Riverdale
Warrior
Mishko
Florsheims
Florsheim
Schaefer’s
Main
Chicago Sts
Dolton
Canton
Gladstone
E. 137Th Street
Riverdale, Ill
Riverdale
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