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Newspaper
Riverdale Pointer
Location
Riverdale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Apr 17, 1931
Page
2
The notice announces Sunday school at 9 30 a m and services at 10 30 a m at the church on qas th St and Wabash Ave Rev Keller will deliver the sermon and everyone is invited to attend with a hearty welcome from the Church Council
Corner Sheridan and Grant Streets lists Sunday services at 9 45 am Sunday school 11 am morning worship 6 45 pm Epworth League 7 30 pm Evening service Hi league moved to 7 pm Tuesday for ages twelve to fifteen led by Miss Bessie De Vries and Miss Gertrude Leenswart. Ladies Aid meets Thursday April 28 at 1 30 pm.
Calumet City authorities announce purchase of the latest E and J resuscitation device for artificial respiration. Mayor John Jaranowski says the unit follows modern standards used in Chicago and nearby towns. It will be operated from the fire station and available through the police department for cases of asphyxiation from gas leaks, drowning, electric shock, or other hazards.
Joseph Smuczynski, mayor of Phoenix, was found not guilty after a second trial. The Harvey News-Bee notes the first trial verdict was guilty for him and the chief of police, but Judge Burke granted a new trial and acquitted Smuczynski. The paper says frame-up allegations surrounded the case.
In Hammond Superior Court No. 1 Judge Virgil Reiter ruled that public funds on deposit in 17 defunct Lake County institutions will not be treated as preferred claims. The decision, centered on Northern Trust & Savings Bank, sets a precedent adopted by four other judges handling related receivership cases and could raise payments to ordinary depositors.
Junior high notes describe seventh grade girls forming four captains Jula Kritsburgh Anna Verhoeven Jennie Frego and Loraine Johnson as indoor play begins. Seventh grade boys run indoor teams with games this week while eighth ninth grade boys play hardball and plan matches with nearby schools. New indoor facilities and bats arrive for gym. Tryouts continue for boys aiming to join the team. Eighth ninth grade girls also participate in indoor play.
Lincoln Avenue school district 148 health classes prepare health posters for an upcoming exhibit. Girls in junior high are creating the displays and will demonstrate class activities during the exhibit. A PTA meeting at the school featured Girl Scout songs and remarks on Daisy’s Music Practice. Dolton Troop No. 1 earned 100 percent in the Inter Troop Contest with plans for prizes for all 100 percent troops. Marie Ehlers underwent appendicitis surgery and expects to return next week.
The April meeting of the Chicago Street P T A is scheduled for Friday evening April 17 at 8 o'clock at the school. Officers for next year will be elected and an old fashioned song fest will follow the business session. All are urged to attend.
Illinois State Teachers' Association meetings in Evanston on April 20 mean Bowen School will be closed that day for attendance.
The Bowen Indoor team suffered a 42 to 9 defeat against a Catholic school last Monday amid numerous errors and nine home runs. Dolores Ripley notes plans for McKinley School game on their grounds on Tuesday April 14 and announces two small teams and one large team with captains Gladys Gerloff and Dolores Ripley ready for a game.
Dolton Junior High students enter two poster designs in the Illinois State Fair contest under Governor Louis L. Emmerson. Class A features Veterans Day designs, Class B covers broader fair imagery. Two Governor trophies await first place winners, with all entries exhibited and open scrutiny by the public.
The Austrian State Collection rug owned by Mrs. Rockefeller McCormick tours Chicago. Throngs view the four hundred year old carpet described as one of the world’s six greatest. Its red field shows real and mythical beasts in combat with a green border and flowered vines. It sits in Gallery H-6 Hutchinson Wing.
Doldale Rebekah Lodge No. 79 held a card and dance party at Land's Hall on Saturday evening in April. The event attracted a large crowd, sold many tickets at the door, and exceeded hall capacity. Organizers thank attendees and call for a larger community center to accommodate future events.
In loving tribute to the memory of your dear son, Clarence Bishop, who died four years ago, April 16, 1927. Our hearts are still sad and lonely. We miss you more and more. We hear no more your footsteps, No see your loving smile, Or hear your voice so kind and true. We think of how we last saw you. For we alone miss you, our only son. Father, Mother and Sisters.
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