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Riverdale Pointer

Location

Riverdale, Illinois, United States of America

Date

Aug 17, 1928

Page

2

Mission Festival Services at Local Church

On Sunday August 19 the church holds a mission festival with German services at 10 a.m. Rev C Haller of Kankakee preaches, German services led by Rev L Nauss of Glencoe at 2:30 p.m., and Rev A Guebert of Oak Glen speaks on missions at 7:30 p.m. Supper in parish hall. all invited. Pastor W J Kemnitz notes school restart and invites Christian Day School discussion.

C. Haller Kankakee L. Nauss Glencoe Ill A. Guebert Oak Glen Jesus Christ God Christian Day School W. J. Kemnitz

Our Saviour's Church of Riverdale Service Outline

Morning worship at 10.80 a m with sermon The Grace of God and a children s sermon Sunday Bible school at 9 30 a m Pastor Edw A Voorhees notes pulpit supply during vacation possibly Dr John M Bramkamp president of the Synod will preach on one of three Sundays services continue without break Long Lake Bible Conference Ingleside Illinois runs through Sept 3 inviting all to attend at Our Saviour s Church with pastor Voorhees

Maywood Lath, Theological Seminary John M. Bramkamp Synod Long Lake Bible Conference Ingleside Ill Our Saviour’s Edw. A. Voorhees

Immanuel Evan Church Sets Sunday Classes and Sermon

Immanuel Evan Church at Corner Sheridan and Grant invites all to church school at 10 00 a m with a teacher for every class and a prepared lesson. A New York judge notes few Sunday school attendees among boys before courts. The sermon topic is The Devil's Riddle Doth Job fear God for naught or has every man his price Divine worship German 9 00 a m English 11 00 a m Pastor Wm Kreis invites worshippers.

Sheridan Grant State Department of Public Welfare Illinois New York Job Wm. Kreis

Methodist Church Announces Sunday School and Service

Sunday school session at 9 45 am for all ages in Scripture study. Morning service at 11 o clock conducted by a Moody Bible Institute student. Public cordially welcome. A A Myers pastor.

Moody Bible Institute

Kiinnte Eyes The structure and function of eyes

Dro SOL Mast, professor of 70 Ology at Johns Hopkins University, notes the eyes of the wolves as a striking study in simple life forms. The eyes are tiny greenish structures within still water, each cell numbered and sized millimeters in diameter, working independently toward a common goal.

Dro Sol Mast Johns Hopkins University

Progress continues with reception committee additions

The list of names for the reception committee expands with Mrs. Ed Ripley Mrs. John Conners Mrs. Ed Schulte and many others. Additional names will be added to the reception committee.

Ed. Ripley John Conners Ed Schulte Emily H. Schmidt Milton Meeder E. Kettler A. Strosinski John Kinney Fred Baerker Richard Hess Co. Kern Claude Johnson Frank Stieman P. P. Flick Horace Holmes M. Robert Weidner C. H. Thomsen K. L. Sherrill J. A. Kollar Frank Wulff James McLaughlin Walter Novak John Hausman William Baker Shci Edith Dolton Edna Rowan Carl Hinkle Wm. Reich John Zornow T. F. Kinney E. C. Kinney Jessie Moomaw Florence Hedtke Helen Schmidt Wm. F. Propper C. H. Thomson Emil Kasten L. B. Reich John Harms Elizabeth Harms Oscar Gallois Herman Werner Walter Ortell H. W. Slaughter J. H. Jamieson Mattie van Duersen Fred Schubert Helen Haney

Composer Mistakenly Questions Shakespeare in Stratford Visit

A famed composer known for Romeo and Julie tours Stratford-on-Avon and misidentifies Shakespeare asking who he was. The moment follows a friend describing an Old-world cottage and ends with the quick correction that Shakespeare wrote the tragedy and the librettist served as a collaborator.

Stratford-on-Avon Shakespeare

This Economic World Excerpt by T N Carver

The author argues that races and nations vary in intelligence and resourcefulness in creating institutions that prevent poverty. He notes some populations are improvident and ir responsible, and external pressures from war threaten societies that have resisted the common enemy.

T. N. Carver

Miracle Hat Riddle Sparks Talk Amid Odd Clues

A playful exchange centers on a mysterious hat described as a miracle hat. The conversation hints at identity, memory, and rumor as one person recalls a recent fashion choice and another references a curious compliment without naming the wearer.

Pursuit at doorway ends with suspect identification

The assailants fled as Cusser shouted, moving toward the door while a pistol wave directed the manager John H. Cussen to a chair. Cusser burst from the doorway, and four others chased the fugitives. At police headquarters Cusser and Miss Reardon identified both men.

John H. Cussen Cusser Miss Reardon New York Times

Sacred toads and sacred animals around the world

National Geographic notes from the Zuni tribe and other regions describe sacred animals and practices. From toads in reed carriers to holy cows in Benares and snakes in Nigeria, various cultures honor animals as sacred symbols and deities.

Washington New Mexico D. C National Geographic Society Benares India Monkey Temple South Sea Islands Nigeria Irrench Indo-China Madagascar Philippines Assam Upper Burma Cochin China Borneo New Guinea Malabar

Harp of Ireland Resting in Trinity College Dublin

The famed harp, said to have traveled through Taras falls and linked to Brian Boru, is housed in the Gold Room at Trinity College Dublin. Archaeologists doubt it dates before the 14th century and trace its journey from Henry VII to the Earl of Clanwearde before ending with a Limerick antiquary.

Harp of Ireland Trinity College, Dublin Taras Falls Brian Boru Clontarf Tye Vatican Henry VII Henry Earl of Clan- Wearde Limerick

Two newspaper men overhear a royal encounter on a golf course

Two reporters following a walk on a golf course overhear a terse royal exchange. They dodge behind a bunker to eavesdrop and report a peculiar, clipped speech by a titled figure.

Lendon

Lo zz Term of Darkness In the Arctic Region

The passage describes Arctic daylight cycles from March 21 to December 22. The sun first becomes visible on March 21 and rises higher until June 21, then lowers and disappears again after September 23, creating six months of darkness until March 21.

Arctic

Scientific Bodies Formed Under National Academy Charter

The National Research Council, organized in 1910 by the National Academy of Sciences, gathers representatives from about 73 national societies to promote fundamental research in physical and biological sciences. The National Academy of Sciences, founded in 1863, elects members from the United States’ leading scientists.

National Research Council National Academy of Sciences United States

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ST. Paul’s EV. Luth. Church 138Th Street Leyden Ave Missouri Synod OUR Saviour’s Church OF Riverdale America Immanuel Evan FIRST A. A. Myers Kiinnte Marshall Field & Company, Inc Gladstones First National Bank Dolton Fil
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