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Newspaper
Riverdale Pointer
Location
Riverdale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Aug 23, 1929
Page
2
Our Savior's Church invites all to Bible School at 9:30 a.m. and 10:30 a.m. worship with a Labor Day sermon. A children's sermon is planned. Pastor Rev. Edw. A. Voorhees welcomes everyone to be part of community service.
Spiritualist church in Harvey Illinois at K P Hall 177 E 1554th Street offers Sunday services at 2 80 p m with mediums Mrs Amy Boyd delivering messages. All are welcome to worship and attend.
In Coconino forest northern Arizona the road construction superintendent uses four skunks chained to the vehicle wheel to deter pilferers who previously looted the car. The unusual method follows efforts to protect equipment and maintain work progress.
A London craftsman continues a fading trade by hammering armor in a shop hung with suits of steel. He recently delivered a plain suit to a large London house for use with a wireless receiving set. Plain armor costs about 150 dollars and takes three weeks. elaborate versions take six weeks and cost more. He and his aged sister, who learned the trade from their father, hammer every piece.
The phrase acid test refers to using acid to verify gold purity. It explains the historical method where acid dissolves impurities, leaving only pure gold, signaling a standard judgment of fineness.
George Thomas Stevens born in London and raised in Harvey died Monday in Hammond after a major operation. He was 48, owner of Indiana State Lumber Co. and former Chicago Riverdale Lumber and Illinois Lumber employee. Survived by wife Ellen Hurd and three sons, plus siblings. Funeral at Zella Gamble Church Harvey led by Rev. J Frank Anderson with Harry Osborne singing. Burial Oak Lawn Cemetery.
Sound waves traveled across the Atlantic as PHI of Hunzen Ireland sent a program picked up by Schenectady WGY and rebroadcast via GE short wave W2X0. Chelmsford England then received the American rebroadcast through station G5SW.
In Quincy Massachusetts Mrs Angelo Tobin was harassed for calling neighbor Mrs Axel Anderson monkey face In court Judge Thomas McAnarney ruled the insult did not justify charging her as a tailer and brawler and dismissed the case.
A Lansing community page details Rev A Selles departing for Shanghai to begin missionary work. It notes reunions for the Hardesty and Kestle families in Valparaiso and Winamac, a church reception for Rev Harry Rarey, and several local family moves and travels to Michigan, Wisconsin, Colorado, and Illinois.
The St Paul Arrows clinched fourth place after a forfeit win over St Statt hens and then defeated St Stephen 12 to 4 on August 11. Ted Reich led the batting with 23 hits in 43 at bats and 11 runs, while Curtis held St Stephen to eight hits. Reich also starred in the season with 23 hits and a .538 average. The five top hitters on the team are listed.
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