Dunkley Company Seeks Temporary Receivership
Kalamazoo June 23 The Dunkley Company a major midwest canning concern seeks temporary receivership to bridge difficulties caused by a 50 percent drop in canned goods values. Eight bankers including B Monroe C A Peck and G W Merriman control affairs. Assets around 400000 with debt about half this amount. Receivership expected to last ten days to two weeks while planning a larger Kalamazoo plant and expanded post season canning.
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Kalamazoo
Dunkley Company
8. B. Monroe
Kalamazoo Savings Bank
Kalamazoo Trust Company
C. A. Peck
City National Bank
George W. Merriman
Hartford
Dankley Company
United
Chicago
South Haven
Mattawan
Frankfort
Grant
J. Dunkley
Dunkley
Military Ball Opens Season at Dunkley Pavilion
From Thursday's Daily the military ball opened the Dunkley Pavilion for the season, a grand social event with bunting flags and lanterns, a seven piece orchestra, and a grand march led by Capt. Paul B. Lino and his daughter Miss Kate Lino. Sixty couples participated in formal maneuvers before a late evening of dancing.
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Dunkley
Paul B. Lino
Kate Lino
Miss Lino
Pavilion donation boosts hospital fundraising drive
North Shore Pavilion manager Hall proposes to donate half of the gate receipts from next Saturday night’s opening to the Hospital Board. The board accepted the offer and hopes the gift will materially augment land acquisition for the new hospital.
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Hall
North Shore Pavilion
Colonial Wit Open Next Saturday
Preparations for the Colonial Hotel and Palm Garden opening are underway decorators from Chicago arrived and will finish by Saturday. Mr Johnston has secured a Grand Rapids orchestra for the season and the hotel will be opened for public inspection and business inaugurations. Townsfolk and visiting strangers are invited to attend.
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Colonial Hotel
Palm Garden
Chicago
Johnston
Grand Rapidsf
Suit Begun for Minor Child in Liquor Sale Case
Papers were served this forenoon on H. VanAlstyne and the sureties on his druggist's bond in the suit brought by Don Lockard son of Mr. and Mrs. Brad Lockard for damages from the illegal sale of liquor to his father. Damages are asked for $2000, the same as in the suit the plaintiff's mother recently recovered $700 judgment. There are 1% other children in the family for whom suits may be begun. W. G. Bessey is the attorney for the young plaintiff, and his mother is his next friend since he is a minor and cannot sue in his own name.
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H. VanAlstyne
Brat
Don Lockard
Brad Lockard
W. G. Bessey
Trio of Legged Chick Stirs Local Wonder
Mrs J BR Dimock’s White Leghorn chick born with three legs and eight toes on one foot died after two days, smothered beneath its mother. The oddity drew attention as Will Mitchell prepares to mount the freak chick for its owner.
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J. BR. Dimock
Will Mitchell
Dimock
Canneries Opened For The Season In Casco And Gobleville
Local canneries have begun operations with the Dunkley factory grinding peas at five acres daily, rising to fifteen or twenty next week, and six weeks needed to handle spring-sown acreage. The South Haven Preserving Co started with straw berries, shifted to pineapples, and is processing strawberries and cherries at Gobleville.
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Dunkley
South Haven Preserving Co
Robert Manger
Charles Hodson
Casco
Gobleville
Lansing to Battle Creek: Williams Debuts New Reo Touring Car
C. W. Williams arrived with his new twenty horsepower Reo touring car purchased at the Lan sing factory. He traveled with David Reid and Frank A. Wheeler, meeting Dr. G. F. Young at Battle Creek. The party, including Williams's son Henry and Albert Bailey, tested the car on country roads before continuing from Lansing, stopping at Kalamazoo and Paw Paw, reaching their destination in about five hours.
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C. W. Williams
Lansing
David Reid
Frank A. Wheeler
G. F. Young
Battle Creek
Paw Paw
Reo
Kalamazoo
Williams
Henry
Albert Bailey
Wedded Today at Kalamazoo
At noon today at the bride’s parents home in Kalamazoo Miss Edythe Dannington married Mr. William Boyce of Covert. Rev Jacob Steffee officiated as he did twenty years ago for the Dunningtons. Out of town guests included Mr and Mrs Allie Andrus and Miss Mary Boyce. The couple will take a week long wedding trip visiting Montague and Whitehall before settling on Mr Boyce’s farm near Covert.
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J. B. Dannington
Kalamazoo
Edythe Dannington
William Boyce
Covert
Jacob Steffee
Greenville
Dunnington
Allie Andrus
Mary Boyce
Excursions to Kalamazoo Every Sunday in June
Train service runs from the city to Kalamazoo via Michigan Central each Sunday in June. Round trip fare is 60 cents. Departures occur at 7 p. m. with returns the same day.
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Kalamazoo
Michigan Central
Catalog of Womenswear and Accessories in 19th Century Markets
A fragment lists requested items such as Thin Dress Fabrics, Fans, Hammocks, Bathing Suits, Parasols, Lawn Waists and Shirt Waist Suits, Undermuslins and related goods, indicating a broad catalog of apparel and related merchandise offered in a historical market setting.
Hagerman Offers Painting and Coloring at Low Rate
Hagerman advertises painting and kal salaming services for 25 cents per hour, inviting customers to hire him for small tasks and decorative work.
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Hagerman
Screens Call on Crowley at 412 Huron Street
A door and window screens request is listed for Crowley at 412 Huron Street. The short notice item notes repairs or installation services called for by the resident.
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Sor
Crowley
Huron St
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