Month of May at La Nar Theatre Promises Big Pictures
Lanark Illinois theatre marks its first May anniversary with a month of top films and new equipment. Highlights include Will Rogers in County Chairman, Island in the Sky, Roll Along Cowboy, Bring ing Up Baby, Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, In Old Chicago, and Hardy family features. Paradise Theatre in Moline opens Start Cheering with Jimmy Durante and Walter Connolly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lanark
Illinois
Will Rogers
Michael Whalen
Kathryn Hepburn
Cary Grant
Hawaii
Ails
Bobby Breen
Tnen
Chicago
New High
Gene Autry
Paradise Theatre
Moline
Jimmy “Schnozzle” Durante
Walter Connolly
Nothing Sacred and The Old Barn Dance At Local Theater
Ted Crosley a Hollywood star hides his identity to enroll in college as Frederic March’s former editor. Cast includes Joan Perry Charles Starrett Gertrude Niesen Ray mond Walburn The Three Stooges and Broderick Crawford. Songs listed include My Heaven on Earth and Start Cheering. Second feature Gene Autry stars in a musical western The Old Barn Dance.
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Frederic March
Joan Perry
Charles Starrett
Gertrude Niesen
Raymond Walburn
The
Three Stooges
Broderick Crawford
Lennie
Hal LeRoy
Ted Crosley
Hollywood
Ted
Heaven On Earth
Gene Autry
Farm Sports Program for 38 Under Way
Earl Mc Smith announces a state committee to plan the third annual Illinois Farm Sports Festival to be held September 2-3 at the University of Illinois Urbana. The festival drew 30 000 farm folk and 3 000 rural athletes last fall with 66 events. A swimming pool operator meeting series is planned by the State Department of Public Health. The first Grand Army post was organized at Decatur NL on April 6 1866.
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Earl Mc Smith
Illinois Agricultural Association
IAA
Home Bureaus
University of Ulinois
Prairie Farmer
A. O. Eckert
St. Clair County
Otto Steffey
Henderson County
Ebb Harris
Lake County
Paul E. Mathias
Geo. J. Metzger
George Thiem
Frank Gingrich
Larry Potter
Cap Mast
C. M. Seagraves
Harrison Fahrnkopf
J C. Spitler
E. T. Robbins
E. I. Pilchard
G. 8. Schenck
University of Ilinois
Geo. C. Biggar
WLS
Joe Bumgarner
Lois Schenck
L. Bill
WMBD
Peoria
Clair Hull
WDZ
Tuscola
Roy Johnson
DeKalb County
J. E. Harris
Champaign County
H C. Gilkerson
Paul Dean
Bureau County
T. W. May
Madison County
J. C. McCall
Jackson County
Lloyd Rodman
McLean County
J. L. Stormont
Livingston County
Spencer Ewing
Illinois Home Bureau Federation
Clareta Walker
Macoupin County
Mary Stansifer
Urbana
Cleo Fitzsimmons
Chicago
University of Illinois
Illinois
State Department of Public Health
Grand Army of the Republic
Decatur
Spring Time Hay Fever Warns of Seasonal Pollens
A spring feature explains hay fever caused by tree and grass pollen. Maples elm poplar hickory walnut box elder cottonwood ash oaks are common offenders. Symptoms affect the eyes nose and air passages, with severity varying by year and temperature.
Memoirs of Captain Stephen B Hanks in Albany and the Mississippi
The memoir describes Captain Stephen B Hanks relocating his family to Albany after leaving Dubuque, starting home construction, and reflecting on Albany’s recovery from the tornado eight years earlier. It covers his 1869 season as captain and pilot on the Ida Fulton of the Diamond Jo Line, and his early ties with Reynolds the Diamond Jo. He explains the origin of the nickname Diamond Jo and recounts the grain sack trade and industry rivalries on the Mississippi River.
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Ida Fulton
River Line
Reynolds
Chicago
Socrates Nelson
Stillwater
Gilbert Reynolds
Mississippi
J. Reynolds
Ill
Mr. Reynolds
Davidson
Star School News Entertainment and Attendance Notes
A crowded Monday evening of scrambled supper and a magic program by Dr. A A Goulding followed. Arnold Mackey must quit school for the term due to sickness. Earl Fay Stewart and Bob Stewart have perfect attendance this year. Beetle school held a weiner roast Arbor Day party with Phyllis Rothermel visiting. Dismissal next Friday at 2 30 for students with no April absences or tardies per Maude Rahn teacher.
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A. A. Goulding
Arnold Mackey
Earl Fay Stewart
Bob Stewart
Phyllis Rothermel
Heth Heimbaugh
Maude — Rahn
Chadwick Band Off to State Contest in Urbana
Members of the Chadwick school band travel with parents and friends to Urbana for the state band contest this afternoon. They earned entry by winning first division at the Rock Island district contest.
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Chadwick
Urbana
Rock Island
World War Tank on Peoria American Legion Grounds
A camouflaged heavy tank stands on the Peoria American Legion grounds. Built in Coventry England, the 32 ton siege vehicle is twenty feet long, eight feet wide, seven feet high, with a one pound nose cannon, four machine guns, a self destroyer, and a six cylinder engine capable of 6.5 miles per hour. It is claimed to be the only such tank on this side of the Atlantic and saw action in France including the great tank drive and the second battle of the Somme.
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Peoria
American Legion
France
Somme
Coventry
England
Atlantic
Chadwick Glee Club Dominates District Vocal Contest
The Chadwick girls glee club won first division rating at the DeKalb district vocal contest, earning eligibility for the May state contest. Anita Rahn placed first division in medium voice solos and plans to join the state event. the boys chorus finished third and misses state qualification.
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Chadwick School
DeKalb
Anita Rahn
Rahn
Glee Club
Tit for Tat Promise Reward and a Family Joke
A father rewards his son Willie for good behavior with a choice of coins. Willie chooses the small silver dollar, but the father keeps the five dollar gold piece for not being selfish, declaring the larger coin his prize. A hotel man quips about cashing a check for a brother and a transient replies with a wry line about family.
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Willie
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Washington D. C
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Claudette Colbert
the Majestic
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Fulton, IM
Donald J. Sikkema
Sikkema
Fulton
LETCH
South 2Nd St
Clinta, la
G. H. Thompson
Walter Electric Shop
Tri-City
Fulton, Ill
Pape
Town
Pershing Blvd
Clinton, Ia
J. M. Fay & Son
Fulton, Illinois
Entista
Pittsburgh
B. F. Goodrich Company
Akron
Ohio
H. C. Cook
R. B. Lincoln
T. P. McHugh
AR. Ellis
Walter Clarke
American Social Hygiene Association
New York
Miami
Pieanor Norris
Vic
Rush
Sade
Westinghouse
NBC
Stephen B. Hanks
Albany
E. H. Nevitt
Dubuque
David Heffelbower
Buque
Racine
Storks
Thomson
H. E. Bragonier
Ave
Milwaukee Road
Star School News
G. H. Williams
Allen’s Tea Room
Clinton
Iowa
Jaco
Clinton, Lowa
Sherwin-Williams
Williamson’s Rexall Drug Store
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