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Newspaper
Riverdale Pointer
Location
Riverdale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Aug 10, 1944
Page
5
St Marys Church at 310 East 137th Street lists Mass times on Sunday at 6 00 8 00 9 30 and 11 00 High Mass. Rev John N Weiler is pastor with Rev M H Hoffman assistant. The article urges faithful attendance to God through weekly Holy Mass.
The notice lists service times at the First Methodist Church with Sunday school at 9 15 a m led by Bessie DeVries and worship at 11 a m. A youth fellowship meets at 7 p m. Guest preacher Rev Russell Simpson of Evas ton will speak this Sunday.
The Ivanhoe Community Church announces there will be no worship or Sunday school in August as the Roosevelt School building is unavailable. Milton S. Freeman serves as minister.
Bethany Reformed Church at 111th Place and Perry Avenue hosts Rev. Harry J. Hager and Rev. R. B. Prince nightly at 7 45 through Sunday August 13. Sunday services at 10:00 a m and 7:30 p m feature choir with Goldie Ashlund directing. Bible film showings by C C Baptista follow the evening service. Broadcasts on station WAIT 820 will air the Sunday 4 30 p m sermon and weekday 9 15 a m devotions. Beginning August 14 Baptista presents a series of Bible films with various titles through the week.
St Pauls Church Missouri Synod at 138th and Leyden Avenue holds German service at 9 30 English at 10 45 with Sunday school at 9 30. Gospel Luke 19 41 44. Voters meeting August 14 at 7 30 pm. Lutheran Hour on WGN at 2 30 pm. Saint Paul Christian Day School year begins September 5 at 9 am. Encourage Christian schooling as a dividend.
Our Savior's Church announces services Sunday August 18 with Sunday school at 9 30 a m and morning worship at 10 45 a m Rev R C Shawl pastor and Women Missionary Society preme Wednesday August 16 at Riverdale Park South Side Luther League swimming party Sunday August 20.
Divine worship at 9 30 a m with Rev Wilke from St Pauls Blue Island preaching. Church school at 10 45 a m. August program follows this schedule with no German services. Safety council notes wartime labor reduction after Pearl Harbor.
Arthur L Stern a lifelong Riverdale resident died August 2 at St Luke s hospital Chicago after a lingering illness He born December 20 1893 in Riverdale a World War I veteran he was an inspector at Wyman Gordon Harvey He married Irma Maurer November 27 1941 in Dalton Survived by widow three brothers John Louis William a sister Mrs Amy Schlieman Funeral services were held Saturday at 3 pm Bachmann funeral home with Rev Walter J Kemnitz in charge Interment Oaklawn cemetery Dolton
John R. Draper aged 63 resided in Riverdale for 21 years and died August 7 at home after a lingering illness. Born May 2, 1868 in Lockport Illinois he retired seven years ago from a machine operator job at a jewelry manufacturer. He is survived by wife Martha a daughter Florence and two nieces. Funeral services were held Wednesday.
The service was conducted by Rev R C Shawl of Our Savior's Church on the day afternoon at 1 30. Interment followed in Kimball Cemetery Porter County Ind.
Mrs Ruth L Steele of Hammond and former Riverdale resident died Tuesday August 1 at St Margaret’s hospital at age 63. Funeral services were Thursday from the Hammond funeral home with interment at Yeoman Indiana. She is survived by three sons Richard Harvey Edmund Riverdale and Lansing two daughters Inez Schultz Hammond and Gladys Pattison Riverdale, fifteen grandchildren and one great grandchild.
Mr and Mrs Harold Gundaker hosted Edward Hallowell and daughter Faith of Harvey for dinner Sunday at 24 E 187th street Riverdale. Mrs Robert Kaiser Sr of Dalton travels to Chicago to be with her sister Mrs William Gifford whose husband is seriously ill in hospital. Mrs John Hobbis and daughter Mary marked a double birthday anniversary last Saturday afternoon entertaining Mr and Mrs Ben Hobbis and son John of Chicago and Miss Ethr Matthews. Birthday cake and ice cream were served.
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