Social Roundup and Local Visits Loom at Lansing
About 25 relatives from Chicago visited the Wm Beckman and Herman Mueller families last Sunday. Numerous guests attended gatherings at the homes of the Kindts and other residents, with car trips to Crown Point and DeMotte. The First Reformed church announced services and a birthday surprise for Rev. A Karreman, including Dutch and English sermons and a Christian Endeavor gathering.
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Chicago
Wm. Beckman
Herman Mueller
Leona
Herbst
Magdanaz
Murray Street
Hammond
Lee Blancks
Leo Smith
Indiana Avenue
Oak Glen
Harold Clark
Crown Point
John Reich
Wm. E. Effert, Jr
DeMotte
N. Branch
Grand Rapids
Lansing Bunco Club
Albert Kindt
Roy C. Kindt
Kindts
First Reformed Church of
Geo. Mounts
R. A. Bowman
W. Stevenson
Beverly Hills
Scheitz
Decatur
Ill
W. Kraay
Danforth
Peter Prince
W. B. Speyer
Daily
Mich
Hugh Mouat
Isabelle
C. Odell
Lansing
Thos. Murray
Andrews
Stewart Ridge
Wm. Long
Peter
Chas LaSalle
Louis Austrella
Tony Malanfo
Bernice
Jos. Moore
Prairie du Lac
Wis
Willard Salisbury
C. W. Salisbury
Chicago Heights
Wm. E. Nickels
Leena Alsen
Odells
A. Karreman
Christian Endeavor
Harry Vanderlinden
Obituary: John DeWaard 60 Dies After Months’ Illness
John DeWaard aged 60 died at 10 am Monday September 12 1927 after several months of illness leaving a widow nine children and many relatives. Funeral services led by Rev Van Dyk were held Thursday at the East 158th street home and First Christian Reformed church with interment at Oakridge cemetery. Other notes mention visits by Mr and Mrs John Koster to Arlington Washington and by Mr and Mrs Nick DeBoer and daughter Margaret of Edgerton Minnesota.
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John DeWaard
John
Jacob
Nicholas
Joe
Irene
Cornelius Ravesloot
Agnes
Luke van Drunen
Pearl
Peter Vander Aa
Marie
Michael Vander Aa
Leona
van Dyk
East 158Th Street
First Christian Reformed Church
Oakridge Cemetery
John Koster
Arington
Wash
Nick DeBoer
Margaret
Edgerton
Mann
Dena VanDrunen
Jena Vogel
Corsica
South Dakota
Jacob J. Jonkman
Wayne City
III
Ridge Road Auto Repair Shop Ad
Overhauling repairing and towing offered by A Mantha located one block west of State Line Lansing. Phone 35R. See us first.
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Ridge Road
A. Mantha
State Line
Lansing
Time of Day Service Proposed by Illinois Bell
Illinois Bell proposes a 5 cent time of day service charge if approved by the Illinois Commerce Commission. The 24 hour access would let any caller ask for the exact time from any telephone in the city. Announcement of start will follow commission approval.
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Telephone Company
Illinois Bell Telephone Company
Illinois Commerce Commission
Izaak Walton League to Host Des Plaines Picnic in Cook County
I W L chapters in Cook County unite for a picnic next Sunday September 18 at dam No 2 Des Plaines river Des Plaines to kick off the fall program. The drive aims to grow membership to 15000 by spring from 4000 in 24 chapters with events like bait and fly casting tree hopping log sawing canoe tilting and more centered at the Walton League cabin. The gathering ties to a nationwide conservation survey led by Seth E Gordon new Conservation Director once with the Pennsylvania Game Commission and creator of the Pennsylvania System of game administration. The group plans anti pollution work on the Des Plaines and Illinois rivers to improve fishing access for non long-distance anglers.
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Izaak Walton League
Cook County
Dam No. 2
Des Laines
Des Plaines
League
Chicago
Lne
Naional
Seth E. Gordon
S Gordon
Pennsylvania Game Commission
Pennsylvania System” of Game Administration
Illinois River
Crime Costs 15 Billion A Year Says National Surety
Forbes Magazine reports the National Surety Company estimates crime costs the economy about 15 billion dollars annually. The claim frames crime as a major financial burden on society and industry.
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National Surety Company
Forbes Magazine
Theatres Tonight and Ahead at Air City
Tonight Marion Davies stars Tillie The Toiler with a Friday program. Saturday features Buck Jones in The Gentle Cyclone and Alberta Vaughn in Ain't Love Funny. Sunday offers Hoot Gibson in The Hero On Horseback. Tuesday and Wednesday September 20 21 Dolores Costello in A Million Bid. Thursday and Friday September 22 23 Rookies a new comedy team Karl Dane and George K Arthur.
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Marion Davies
Tillie the Toiler
Buck Jones
Alberta Vaughn
Hoot Gibson
Peter B. Kynee
Dolores Costello
FBI
Karl Dane
George K. Arthur
Riverdale Theatre Schedule with Graceful Mix of Films
Saturday shows feature Al Hoxie in Blue Streak ONeil with Fables and comedy. Sunday presents Esther Ralston in Fashions for Women. Wednesday September 21 and Thursday September 22 Vera Reynolds stars in The Little Adventuress.
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al Hoxie
O’neil
Esther Ralston
Vera Reynolds
Ocean-Going Canoe The Iishimo Kayak
The Iishimo kayak is a swift seaworthy canoe made of skin and fully decked except for a central round hole where the single occupant sits. An experienced paddler can right the canoe immediately if overturned in the water.
First air passenger service links Chicago to Dallas opens Sept
The inaugural air passenger service between Chicago and Dallas began service after weeks of preparation. Regular mail schedules will be used with stops at Kansas and Oklahoma cities. Fare to Dallas is 100 dollars. Mr Wright of Lansing, the company's agent, notes that business outside the first zone can be sent cheaper than parcel post and air express can beat mail between New York and Chicago.
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Chicago
Dallas
Kansas
Oklahoma Cities
Wright
Lansing
Parcel Post
Air Express
New York
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American Conservatory of Music
Village Hall
South Holland
I. W. L. Outing
THE
Riverdale Theatre
Ralph Ince
Mickey
Peggy
Son Chaney
Alberta
Theodore Koch
Dalton
Chicago Street
Gladstone
P. & G. Soap
Fairbanks
Heinz
Monarch
Borden’s
Ladies Shoes
Oxfords
Prig
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