Divine services and church school opening notice
Missouri Synod church at 138th Street and Leyden Avenue outlines Sept 2 services at 10 A M with Lord's Supper and preparatory at 9 30. Sermon from Exodus 2 1 10 emphasizes caring for children and raising them in Christian nurture. New term begins Sept 4 at 9 A M for the Day School, with English graded Sunday school at 9 15 A M. Pastor W J Kemnitz invites families to attend.
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138Th Street
Leyden Ave
Missouri Synod
W. J. Kemnitz
Sunday at First Methodist Church SeP 2 services
Sunday school at 9 45 morning worship at 11 led by Rev C W Hertzler of Berea Ohio representative German Methodist Conference Epworth League at 6 45 evening service at 7 30 with Moody Bible Institute student Special music morning and evening Sunday School Board meeting Friday September 7 eight p m Public welcome to all services Pastor A A Myers
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C. W. Hertzler
Berea
Ohio
German Methodist Conference
Epworth League Society
Moody Bible Institute
A. A. Myers
Words Battle In Tebriz Ends With Hospital Stay
Two men in Tebriz Persia settled a dispute with a four day and four night verbal duel. Despite friends' efforts to stop them they argued until one fainted. Both combatants were admitted to hospital for care after the impromptu contest.
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Tebriz
Persia
Detroit News
Suspension Bridge Action Described as Very Flexible Structure
The text explains that a suspension bridge adapts its curve to load changes and remains stable, but the roadway can distort as the cable adjusts. This makes the bridge highly flexible and capable of swinging with shifting loads.
Dwellers in High Places and Extreme Elevations
The passage notes the world’s highest inhabited areas in Chile and Peru with elevations of 14? 2?00 feet and 18,200 feet, followed by a newer site at 14,200 feet. It states the highest US home is the Pikes Peak Observatory in Colorado at over 14,000 feet.
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Chile
Peru
United States
Pikes Weak
Colorado
Bar Bell Exercise at Yale and Copenhagen Demonstrations
Bar bells aid body development with users including Terman Sell who bent knees seven times with a 440 pound barbell on the shoulders at Yale University. HooP Hansen of Copenhagen performed the same exercise with similar weight.
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Terman Sell
Yale University
Hoop Hansen
Copenhagen
Schools Open District 148 Seeks Smooth Start
School plan outlines faculty changes new principals and teachers assignments for Highlawn Lincoln avenue and Junior High, with free textbooks, cost supplies sold to curb waste, and strict attendance and on time start directives for all grades.
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Ault
Miss Hurley
Miss Tear
Miss Kerr
Highlawn
Bauman
Miss Beem
Lincoln Avenue
Board of Education
Boara
Riverdale Board Meeting Deliberates Roads, Water, and Repairs
Riverdale board convened with all members present led by President Zornow. Ortel reported street grade work at 137th and Indiana. Acme Steel to provide free cinders for street work. B. & O. C. T. to repair Halsted crossing. water meters to be reset. ordinance on laying water mains to be drawn. New pump ready. Chief Decklar’s car repairs debated. liability insurance for chief’s car approved. blanket village employee insurance referred for cost. Carl Dieck awarded coal bid at 6.45 per ton.
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Riverdale Board
Zornow
Ortel
137Th and
Indiana Avenue
Acme Steel Co
Gruhlke
Halsted Street
Decklar
Lambert
Schmidt, Gruhlke
Bishop
Committee
Buchman
The Verdict “Beautiful,” murmured the flapper tourist
A flapper tourist gazes at a sphinx image and whispers that it is beautiful, then adds an elusive phrase afterthought. The remark implies a playful, enigmatic reaction to an exotic display. The scene captures a moment of fashionable curiosity and social ambiance.
Elizabeth Robinson World Champion 100 Metre Runner Homecoming
A community celebration honors Elizabeth Robinson for breaking the 12.1 second 100 metres world record at Amsterdam. The young athlete, 16, returned with a Marmon Sport Roadster gift and a bound volume of admirers’ names, receiving praise for courage, sportsmanship, and national pride.
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Elizabeth Robinson
Amsterdam
U. S
Elizabeth
Chicago
Stadium
Ilaces Flore
Newark
N. J
Miss Cartwright
California
U. S. of America
Avery
Africa
Betty
Homecoming Efforts Labeled A Community Success
Oswald Obeldo bel the fireworks king devoted a week to prepare for the celebration aiding decorations lighting and noise instruments. John Farrel and his gang wired and decorated the street dance and band stand though a lack of loud speakers hampered sound. Three pickpockets were nabbed by Kensington plainclothes, two in Riverdale Park and one in Roseland, with the Roseland bird stealing $45.
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Oswald Obeldobel
Obel
Kensington Plain Clothes
Riverdale Park
Roseland
John Farrel
Trojans
Reich
Parade Honors Mr Allen and the High School Band
Mr Allen leads the parade where the High School Band sits near the front. Band members are Betty's schoolmates and perform with vim. Three weeks ago The Pointer noted Reich appointed John Gonnors, Chamber of Commerce president, as Finance Committee chair to push a measure, and he did.
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Allen
Betty
Ponter
Reich
John Gonnors
Chamber of Commerce
John
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ST. Paul's
EV. Luth. Church
First Methodist Church
Moody Bible Institute Cor
Moody Bisle Institute
Chicago Ave.Sta
Institute Place
Riverdale Board Meeting
Bill” Reich
Gerben Vander
Otto F. Reich
Veen
John Connors
Gladstone CO
Riverdale
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