Morgan Park Church to Present Favorite Anthems Festival
Morgan Park Methodist Church choir will perform a musical festival of favorite anthems next Sunday night at 7 o'clock. Director T A Gantt and organist Mrs James E Todd lead the senior choir, which will feature works by Gounod Elgar Haydn Nevin and others. The program includes pieces such as Praise Ye the Father and The Hallelujah Chorus.
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Morgan Park Methodist Church
Father
Haydn
Nevin
Gounod
Goddard Parks
Stewart
Neidlinger
Elmer Jordan & Co Sets Chicago Real Estate Record
Elmer Jordan Co sold 10.652 million dollars of Chicago real estate in 1925, mostly small southwest deals averaging 10 000 dollars. The firm opened two new offices at 7819 Stony Island Ave and 2953 70th Street, financed over three hundred new bungalows and about twenty five ten flat buildings, and arranged three million dollars in first mortgages while discounting over one million in contracts and second mortgages. In 1924 they moved 6 million in sales, with a 5 million increase in 1925.
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Elmer Jordan Company
Chicago
Stony Island Ave
70Th Street
Large January graduate classes at local schools
Local schools report their largest mid year classes in years. Morgan Park High School graduates 28 students and Morgan Park Elementary totals 142 graduates. Morgan Park Elementary holds graduation January 29 at 10 am with Wm Hedges addressing and diplomas by Mrs Heffernan. Barnard School also hosts January 29 at 2 pm with Rev Henry C Jenkins speaking.
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Morgan Park
Unmuzzled Dogs Menace to Residents
Forest Ridge Improvement Association discussed loose dogs at its Thursday meeting January 21 reporting numerous unmunzzled canines threatening residents. Members urged drastic measures as women and children stay indoors amid past attacks and clothing damage.
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Forest Ridge Improvement Association
Death by self poisoning of Mayer Colmer at 92nd and Western
Mayer Colmer 27 of 365 Roosevelt Road took strychnine last Saturday January 23 about 2 30 PM at 92nd and Western. He was found on the sidewalk and taken to a garage at 9205 Western where he recovered briefly before dying en route to Auburn Park Hospital. He had lived in this country five years and worked as a hat cutter. in his homeland he was a chemist.
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Mayer Calmer
Roosevelt Road
Western Ave
Hea
Auburn Park Hospital
Mr. Colmer
Residents push for separate Longwood Heights Park District
Residents rally for an independent Longwood Heights Park District to avoid annexation by the South Park Board. Petitions circulate as votes are expected at the April primaries, with five commissioners to be elected to represent the district.
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Longweeil Heights Park District
South Park Board
Longwood Manor
Thomas Stack
Washington Heights
Baptists Triumph in Fifth Straight Victory
Morgan Park Baptist Church team posted its fifth straight win by defeating Roseland Baptists 6 percent to 8 percent last Monday. O'Brien led with 17 baskets and a free throw for 35 points, with Hooper Sea man and Linderman also contributing. The Morgan Park squad schedules a home game against Normal Park Baptist Saturday at 7 p.m.
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Morgan Park Baptist Church
Roseland Baptists
O’brien
Hooper
Seaman
Linderman
Morgan Park
Normal Park Baptist
Morgan Park Clippers
Midyear Graduation at Mor gan Bark High School
The Mor gan Bark High School holds midyear exercises Friday evening at the M E Church. Principal Wm Schoch will present diplomas and Henry Grane of the Board of Education will give the evening address. The program features orchestral pieces, glee clubs, and the presentation of diplomas and certificates.
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Morgan Bark High School
M. 2. Methodist
Wm. Schoch
Henry §. Grane
Board of Education
Strauss
Hoyt Trowbridge
Henry 8. Cran
Sullivan
Wm. Schoch Orchetra
Eek Sa Rce Bagley Music
Mary. Lassen
The Gypsy Rover to Be Presented by Local Club
A large local cast will present The Gypsy Rover under Club auspices on February 8 and 9 at the Baptist Church. Ridge district women and local men will play the roles with care as rehearsals steadily bring artistic result under Mrs. W. H. Hubbard and Mrs. Florence Cook. Proceeds aid the piano fund.
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the Baptist Church
Ridge District
W. H. Hubbird
Florence Cook
Plano Fund
Postoffice Plea For North Ridge Calls for Finance Station
North Ridge residents seek a new post office site or finance station to relieve reliance on the Washington Heights station at 1260 W 10th St. Local merchants note post office volume remains high after sub stations at 95th and 99th St were discontinued, urging joint owner action to fund a dedicated postal facility.
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North Ridge
Washington Heights
T. S. Miller
95Th
99Th St
Theo Schmit To Speak At P T A Meet February Fourth
The Morgan Park Parent-Teachers Association will meet in the Arlington School assembly room Friday evening February 5 at 8 o clock. A round table discussion on The Physical Needs of Our Schools will be led by local speakers and Theophilus Schmid a south side civic leader and Board of Education member will address the gathering. The drive to recruit new members is underway and hoped to attract many attendees. Parents have expressed dissatisfaction with school buildings and equipment, and the meeting aims to discuss needs and remedies.
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Morgan Park
Parent-Teachers Association
Arlington
Theophilus Schmid
South Side
Board of Education
Bowen Powers Two Wins Over Emperi In League Play
Bowen's team led by forward Bowen and center Lienneber defeated Morgan Park 20 to 6 on Bowen’s floor after losing earlier to Morgan Park this season. Rathie sparked effort for Morgan Park but Bowen’s crew pulled away late as Lienneber scored a key basket. Next game vs Calumet at the Baptist Church gym on January 28 at 4 p.m. Mrs. John McFarland hosted the &. O. T. luncheon at 2141 W. 110th St.
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Czarnecki
Bowen
Morgan Park
Rathie
Lienneber
Calumet
Baptist Church
John McFarland
W. 110Th St
The
O. T
Scout Council to Hold Annual Meet Tonight
Beverly Hills Morgan Park sub district selects Harry W Thayer as chairman and R H Bennett as financial chairman. Reverend Arthur Klontz to address at the Southwest District Council meeting dinner and program. The event takes place January 28 at Pilgrim Congregational Church.
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Harry W. Thayer
R. H. Bennett
Pleasant Ave
Beverly Hills
Morgan Park
Bennett
Southwest District Council
Arthur Klontz
Morgan Park Methodist Church
Klontz
Pilgrim Congregational Church
64Th and
Harvard Avenue
Henry Justin Smith resigns from University of Chicago post
Henry Justin Smith announced his resignation as assistant to the president of the University of Chicago effective January 30 to return to the Chicago Daily News editorial staff. He had led university publicity and earlier served as News editor and author of books on journalism. He is the son of former Morgan Park resident Justin A. Smith.
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Henry Justin Smith
University of Chicago
Chicago Daily News
University
Smith
The
News
Midway Institution
Josslyn
Mr. Smith
Justin A. Smith
Morgan Park
Large audience hears Dr Goode at M P banquet
Morgan Park packed the Tuesday evening banquet of the Morgan Park Improvement Association at the Congregational Church gym. Dr. Goode spoke on Chicago as a great city and tied its rise to geography and industry, noting mills and transport links.
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DR. Goode
Morgan Park
Tocalarge Steel Mills
United States
Fox the Tation Center
Chicago
Cago
A. J. MedAllister
Mr. McAllister
Sm Fred Carberry
Milwauk
Man Ordered to Pay Wife 10.06 Weekly Alimony
Charles Blake, son of Charles G. Blake Monument Co., faced a non support charge in the Court of Domestic Relations. Judge John J. Lupe granted a continuance and ordered Blake to pay his wife ten dollars six cents weekly on a temporary basis while earnings were investigated. Blake testified he earns about 35 dollars weekly from his father’s firm and cannot pay more.
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Charles Blake
Charles G. Blake
John J. Lupe
Astrid Blake
Greenwich Village
Cores Blake
Lupe
Blake
Vandernoel P T A Meeting Set for January 29
The Vander pool Parent-Teacher Association will hold a Friday meeting at 2 o'clock in the school assembly hall. Mrs Ellis McFarland leads a Round Table discussion on Part 1 of The Child His Nature and His Needs. Miss Crawford's and Mrs Alburn's students provide a musical program.
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Vanderpool
Ellis Mcfarland
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Isabel Allman
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Arthur Bibbs
Ruth Billings
Baldwin Bingham
Norris Bishton
Levoia Brown
Jack Budge
Thomas Clark
Marvin Clerent
Eugene Coleman
Mardon Cook
May Idridge
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Charles Faulkner
Marion Fisher
Lyman Gilbert
Donald Gos
George Guehs
Evelyn Grage
Anna Harris
Frances Harrison
Bernard Hauber
Martin Hemingway
Frank Henke
Warren
R. W. Batty
Maple Avenue
Western Ave. Auto Sales Corp
111Th St
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Roseland
Henry S. Crane
Loraine
Forshee
James G Holdsworth
G. Ronald Innes
Lewis W. Ivy
Madeline
Gladys Larson
Evelyn Lilja
Earl Sanborn Rigby
Elvise Singler
Margaret Wilber Stephenson
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John
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Kathryn
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Janet Wallace
Dorothy Yinger
Esther Louise Bargerbush
Florence A. Gurgel
Dorothy EL. Groundwater
Gypsy Rover
Theo. Schmit
P. T
Emperi
Scout Council
U. of C
O. Moeller
Hermosa Ave
Delta Alpha Club
O. B.S
Nicely
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McKinlay
Calumet Trust & Savings
Engwood ‘Drive
Beverly
Erey
Claire Windsor Beauty Shop
Leuva Beauty Shop
Shingle
Marcel
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