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Newspaper
Riverdale Pointer
Location
Riverdale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Aug 09, 1929
Page
2
The St. Paul’s Evangelical Lutheran Church at 188th Street and Leyden Ave in Missouri Synod invites members to a mission festival with services in German at 9:80 and English at 10:45 a.m. on August 11 and 18, a voters meeting on August 12 at 7.45 p.m. W J Kemnitz is the pastor.
Our Saviour's Lutheran Church invites all to Sunday Bible school at 9 30 a m and morning worship at 10 30 a m on Eleventh Sunday after Trinity. The theme reads From a bowed head comes a bowed will from the bowed will an open eye and ear. Reverend Edw A Voorhees is pastor with a welcoming note.
Evangelistic meet held Friday August 9 with J. W. Christian presenting Why Men Attempt the Impossible. Saturday Sabbath services include Sabbath school at 10:00 a.m. preaching at 11:00 a.m. Children’s meeting at 7:15 p.m. song service at 7:45 p.m. All welcome with weekly program elsewhere in the issue.
Epworth Leaguers from Dolton M E Church car pooled to Thornton Forest Preserve for a Nature Study led by A S Diekman. They viewed a marker tree tied to Native American tents, then built a bonfire to roast marshmallows before returning home for water.
Justice of the Peace I G Ward fined Walter Spagoski fifty dollars Albert Bibbs thirty Jessie Frank twenty and George Hardin twenty for operating without state licenses. Chicago Heights residents Spagoski Bibbs and Frank, with Hardin from Robbins, face a second offense penalty of a hundred dollar fine and ninety days in county jail. they are warned.
A brief note suggests placing a thin slice of Swiss cheese on top and seasoning with tobacco and Worcestershire sauce as a flavor idea from the Post-Intelligencer.
Residents and visitors gather for weekends and holidays as Chicago families, Indy guests, and Michigan neighbors stop by. The Oak Glen Building & Loan reelects directors. A raid uncovers a still at Jule Latulipe’s North Chicago home amid a busy August in Lansing.
History traces Clark street back to 1750 as an Indian trail to pine forests in the North. By 1880 the thoroughfare was named for George Rogers Clark who secured the Northwest for the nation in 1778. In 1883 a Green Bay trail post road linked to Clark street and established a pony express mail route.
A German physician Dr. Gerson proposes a diet rich in albumen and fats with little carbohydrates, raw salads and vegetables, plus potassium and magnesia instead of salt. American doctors will test this regimen said to cure long standing tuberculosis within months, citing changes in Japanese rations as support for diet impact on fighting capacity.
The Garcia Moreno Council Knights of Columbus Harvey Court Catholic Daughters sponsor an all day event at Crete Park Crete Illinois on Sunday August 11th.
Chicago and Western Indiana police arrested two Riverdale youths Tuesday after stopping them on the railroad right of way with a sack of copper wire claimed as railroad property. They were taken to Kensington station and released pending hearing.
The Illinois State Fair runs August 17 to 24 with daily harness and running races from Aug 19 to 23. Auto races on Aug 17 and 24, horse show each evening in the Coliseum, and free attractions plus nightly fireworks. Days honor Springfield, Veterans and Chicago, Governors, Farm Bureau, and more.
Phil Smidh of the Roby resort returns from a northern Canada fishing expedition with friends Messrs. Hackett and Bloom from Blue Island. He nets a 26 lb musky and two other large catches 406 lb and 37 lb. The fish are being mounted for his famous collection. He arrives to celebrate his birthday on Sunday. His exact age is not known.
The note traces the publication history from Godey’s Lady’s Book to Godey’s Magazine with variants such as Godey’s Lady’s Look and Go dey’s Magazine and mentions a 1898 merger with Puritan under F A Munsey. The timeline places origins in the 1840s and shows later ownership changes and renaming.
Gov Louis L Emerson signs bill mandating pneumatic tires on all state motor buses before July 1 1931. Highway Bureau bulletin of The Automobile Club of Illinois notes the change will extend service life and reduce road upkeep impact.
When an organ key sticks after moisture, remove the offending key and air dry slowly. Rub with fine sandpaper and replace. Keep the instrument in a dry room to prevent recurrence.
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