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Newspaper
Riverdale Pointer
Location
Riverdale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Aug 03, 1934
Page
2
The church announces Sunday August 5 services in German at 10 a m with the Lord's Supper. A 9:30 a m preparatory service and 9:30 a m Sunday school take place in the parish hall. Pastor Kemnitz returns from vacation to lead the morning worship. The next voter meeting is set for August 18 at 7:30 p m. all voters are urged to attend.
Sunday school begins at 9 30 a m worship at 10 30 a m Rev Frank Fife from Woodsboro Maryland will supply the pulpit on August 5 A duet from the Women s chorus provides special music and church secretaries organize the service.
Immanuel Evan Church announces Sunday school at 10 o clock with classes for all ages and divine worship at 11 o clock. The Corner meets Tuesday, Womens Home Union Thursday afternoon, and the choir rehearses Thursday evening. You are welcome if you have no church home. The ministry seeks life and outreach.
The Sandridge M E Church announces services on Sunday August 5 with morning worship at 9 15 and Sunday school at 10 30 and an evening service at 7 30. A Thursday prayer meeting is set for August 9 at 7 30. Pastor Leopold Schneider leads the congregation. Winners from the national healthiest boy and girl contest by the 4 H clubs at the International Stock Show are invited to compete with Chicago’s healthiest boy and girl during Farm Week August 11 to 18 at A Century of Progress. Chicago candidates will be chosen at a prior Fair contest under Dr. Herman N Bundeson Chicago health commissioner and staff.
A warrant for Chief Hills of South Chicago Heights is held by county highway police after a Saturday dawn gunfight outside a tavern on Twenty seventh Street and Chicago Road left Constables Otto Emery of Chicago Heights and William H. Piner dead. The coroner’s inquest resumes August 10 as investigators seek eye witnesses and confirm sequence of events.
The Sherwin Williams Company plans a brick three story addition at its Kensington plant to house locker washroom and recreation facilities for workers. Construction starts this month and the $30000 project will face Kensington avenue at the plant center.
Secretary of State Edward J. Hughes issues a safety bulletin urging motorists to dim headlights at oncoming traffic and keep windscreens clean. The bulletin warns that glare can blind others and increase collision risk, emphasizing clear vision for all on highways and streets.
Advice on reducing crash risk by keeping windshield glass clean at all times and maintaining windshield wipers. Emphasizes wiper effectiveness as a crucial safety device in emergencies.
Mrs. W E Williams of Chicago Heights widow of the Chicago Heights Star founder died at her home on Wednesday afternoon July 25. Survived by three sons W E Williams King Williams Norman Williams and two daughters Mrs C E Showalter and Mary Williams all of Chicago Heights. Funeral services were held Friday at 2 pm with interment at Oak Lawn cemetery.
Four tanks of distillate lashed to a scow passed through the Calumet Sag canal at Blue Island bound from Lemont refinery to Sheboygan Wisconsin. J Drenner of Blue Island, now in water transport, operates a new shipping service with a first load of 32000 gallons, a figure larger than a railcar capacity of about 10000 gallons. A lake-to-Chicago shipping run previously linked Michigan fruit ports to the city.
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