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Riverdale Pointer

Location

Riverdale, Illinois, United States of America

Date

Aug 29, 1924

Page

8

Sunday services listed for First Reformed church South Holland

Round of notices notes August 24 services at First Reformed Church with a 9 am sermon by Rev T W Muilenberg and 1 30 pm sermon by Rev Nelson Dalemberg of Peoria Ill Also obituary for Mrs Watress Cole nee Edith Saunders details of birth and death family survivors and funeral plans including Kerr's Chapel Harvey Ill burial Oaklawn cemetery Also birth of a daughter to Mr and Mrs Tennis Paarthere of Maywood Ill and multiple local society items from South Holland including visitors and family updates.

First Reformed Church T. W. Muilenberg Nelson Dalenberg Peoria Ill Watress Cole Edith Saunders Ingalls Memorial Hospital Hamilton New Jersey Harry Viola Mary Earl Leslie Saunders Philadelphia Kerr’s Chapel Harvey, Il Oaklawn Edgerton Minn T. L. Vanderla Jens Overgaard Detroit Mich Harold DeYoung Martin Noteboom Corsica South Dakota Michigan John van Buren F. Anderson Minnie Jacobs C. C. Ton Corina Jacobs Brighton Colo South Holland Colorado

Local News Snapshots From Lansing

Mrs. Wm Hook escaped injury after a car struck her horse and buggy. the vehicle’s driver repaired the carriage. Mr. and Mrs. Whitacker welcomed a baby boy weighing 8 pounds. Dr Hospers to lead First Reformed Church next Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. J Van Ramshorst away at Winona Lake Bible Conference. Mrs. Douwma senior suffers a stroke and remains seriously ill.

Notice of Public Letting of Contract South Holland 1924

Notice is given that sealed proposals will be received by the Village of South Holland Cook County Illinois on August 30 1924 for cement sidewalk along State Street and 155th Street about 2600 feet long five feet four inches wide. Bid to be let to lowest responsible bidder at 730 PM at Village Hall. Plans available at Trustee John Shilling Jr office. Village reserves right to reject any or all bids. Dated August 19 1924. Harry P DeYoung Village Clerk.

South Holland Cook County Illinois State Street 155Th Street John Shilling, Jr A. D Harry P. Deyoung

Neighborhood Notes From Harvey and Bayville

Mr. John Jonkman finds a neighbor’s cow dead from lightning after nearly selling it. Kraay’s Columbia Six causes a stir, while etiquette debates and onion picker duties fill day to day. Missing brief items include Teenie Luebbers clerking, Bayville visits by the Paarlbergs and Pearl, new neighbors on Torrence avenue, DeYoung jokes about monkeys, and sympathy for Mr. Garret Van Druenen on his father’s death.

John Jonkman Columbia Six Arthur Kraay Teenie Luebbers Carlson Bayville John Paarlberg Pearl John DeVries

Oak Glen village notes and arrivals headline

The report notes serious illness in Gustave Bock's young son, travel by Miss Anna Cook to Chicago, and new Oak Glen residents Joe Hoakhuis and family. It mentions Botma brothers at a Grand Rapids church conference before visiting Holland, and local blacksmith Peterson’s stance on the motor age. The piece observes Peter Rinkema and family with a new automobile shown last Sunday, clarifying it was a car, not an airship.

Anna Cook Chicago Joe Hoakhuis Oak Glen Hoakhuis Young Men’s Club Botma Brothers Jake William Grand Rapids Mich Holland Peterson Peter Rinkema

Resolutions for Bertha Decklar Death

The Women Auxiliary to Paul Gall Post No 3803 expresses heartfelt sympathy for the death of Bertha Decklar a devoted wife and sister and will file a copy of these resolutions in the memoirs of the organization.

Bertha Decklar Paul Gall

Unnatural Mothers and Captive Predators

The article discusses how lions and tigers in captivity require careful handling to prevent mothers from harming their cubs. It notes that keeping the mothers and their young in darkness for several days is often necessary to avoid tragedy.

Miss Cicero of 1510 Cecilia Heron

The article notes Cecilia Heron born in 1510 as the third daughter of Sir Thomas More. She and her sisters learned Latin and corresponded with Erasmus. Early in life she married Giles Heron,Esq, with private history largely unrecorded aside from her scholarship.

Cicero Cecilia Heron Thomas More Erasmus Giles Heron Iisq Denver News

Idiots Called Nonsneezers Belief of Ancient People

An archaic belief labeled certain individuals as nonsneezers, claiming they could not sneeze. The notion reflects historical notions about bodily acts and human variation.

Thundergate at Riverdale Theatre and Paramount Week lineup

The Riverdale Theatre features Thundergate with Owen Moore Sylvia Breamer and Tully Marshall. Paramount Week offers Betty Compson in The Enemy Sex on Sunday August 31 and Labor Day shows September 1 with William Farnum in The Man Who Fights Alone plus Larry Seamon in Trouble Brewing. September 3 and 4 bring May McAvoy in The Bedroom Window. September 6 Around the World in Specialjacks with Our Gang comedy.

Owen Moore Sylvia Breamer Tully Marshall Paramount Betty Compson William Farnum Larry Seamon McAvoy Our Gang

The White Sun and Other Screen Highlights

Saturday features Madge Bellamy in The White Sun described as inspiring and beautiful, with a good comedy. Sunday offers Jack Hoxie in The Men in the Raw a red blooded romance with gold and a true-blue girl, plus The Telephone Girl. Labor Day presents Jane Novak in The Lullaby a photodramatic melody. Wednesday's Alimony promises a meaningful all star cast.

Madge Bellamy Jack Hoxie Jane Novak All Star

Desert Bandits Profit from Taravan Trade in Tripoli

In Tripoli the taravan shipping trade thrives as bandits profit by extorting large tributes to insure freight against looting. The gateway to the Sahara, Tripoli handles diverse goods from rhino horns to ostrich plumes, shipped by caravan despite desert threats.

Tripoli Sahara Desert

Rainy Implication at Home Quick Exchange

The milkman remarks on expected rain as he serves a quart. the housewife replies with cold significance. He departs with the liquid burden, stifling an oath, in a terse domestic scene narrated by Jack Canuck.

Jack Canuck

The Churches August eleventh Sunday sermon note

On August 31 the eleventh Sunday after Trinity the church holds Sunday school at 9 30 a m and preaching by Pastor P C Wike at 10 30 a m The topic The Sinner in Simons House aims to cure selfishness and present Christ views on all sins All have sinned and come short of the glory of God Come and hear

Simon P. C. Wike

Card of Thanks for Kindness After Loss

We thank neighbors and friends for kindness and sympathy in the loss of our son and brother. Special thanks to those who sent flowers donated automobiles the Ladies' choir the school children and Rev Wind for kind words Hugo Schmidt and Family.

Wind Hugo Schmidt

Boy left alone in house leads to arrest of grandmother

Chester Henry, aged four or five, found in a locked house on East Main street after neighbors heard his moans. Police took him to the squad room and arrested his grandmother Mrs Ollie Webber who cared for him. The mother Mrs Gaverline faces a warrant for arrest.

John May Chester Henry East Main Street Ollie Webber Parker Baker Mrs. Webber Gaverline Zeller

In Memoriam and Home Construction Ads

In Memoriam honors Mrs. Julia Zoller who died August 29 1922 and praises her virtue. The notice includes a loving message from her children. An advertisement offers to build homes in Dalton on easy payments with J Haimowitz A S Diekman & Son as agents.

Julia Zoller Dalton J. Haimowitz A. S. Diekman & Son

Big Labor Picnic Draws Hundreds At Calumet Grove

One of the finest organized labor picnics in the area was staged by United Brick and Clay Workers of America District No 1 at Calumet Grove. The event, funded by proceeds from last winter’s Eagles Hall indoor picnic in Blue Island, drew hundreds of union men and families with races stunt flying dancing and games. Albert Hanks of Blue Island chaired the arrangements committee.

United Brick and Clay Workers of America

Also Mentioned on This Page

T. N. Paarlberg Maywood N. T. Paarlberg Grandma Martin Leys John Sheboygan Wis Henry Kickert Leys Cornelius H. Kickert Christian School Calvin College Lansing Bernice OAK Glen News Gustave Bock Riverdale Theatre K. Dykema Dakglen Stotzer Chiropractors Indiana Avenue Riverdale Memoriam Calumet Grove Carload Thornton K. Dykema Oakglen Iil Hardy Boy’s Shoes Gladstone E. 137Th Street Riverdale, Ill Riverdale
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