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Newspaper
Riverdale Pointer
Location
Riverdale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 04, 1941
Page
2
A wide array of social notes details visits, birthdays, and family news from Riverdale and surrounding towns. Included are guests from Silver Lake Wisconsin, attendance at church events, a baptism of James Richard, medical recoveries after appendectomies, a move of residents to Wichita Falls Texas, and planned holiday travels.
Betty Schroder received numerous gifts at a miscellaneous bridal shower held at Miss Ethel Bishop’s Riverdale home on Sunday afternoon November 30. Attending were Lois Reich Dorothy Wiebke Jane Warren Edith Rampke Margery Tiedemann and others plus Riverdale Harvey Flossmoor and Chicago guests. A second Circle gathering at Lois Reich’s Riverdale on Wednesday November 26 featured Norma Bugh Esther Kramer Frances Leptowski Cecelia Shilenskas Jean Lund Lillian Wegener and Ethel Bishop with gifts and luncheon.
Miss Irma Maurer daughter of Mrs William Maurer Dalton and Arthur Stern of Riverdale wed Thursday evening in a ceremony conducted by Rev.
Walter J. Kemnitz of St. Pauls Lutheran church officiated as the bride wore burgundy velvet with an orchids corsage. Her sister Helen served as maid of honor in a blue silk dress, with Louis Stern the bridegroom’s brother as best man. The couple, after a wedding trip, will live at the bride’s mother’s home.
The Franklin PTA will sponsor a December 11 concert at Lincoln School at 8 p m featuring the Chicago Heights Kiwanis band directed by Mrs Merle Kauffman. The program includes solos vaudeville acts and baton twirling. Tickets are available from Lincoln and Franklin PTA members or Franklin school pupils.
Miss Florence G Hedtke of Bowen School Riverdale and Miss Mildred C Letton of Chicago area will present the intermediate program at the sectional meeting Saturday December 6 at 185 North Wabash Avenue starting 10 45 a m The speaker Earle R Bigelow Northwestern University School of Music will discuss Christmas Music and its emotional impact on children Also speaking are Dr Helen L Koch University of Chicago Nursery School on Latest Findings in Child Development and Louise M Alder State Teachers College Milwaukee on Evaluating the Kindergarten Primary Curriculum in Terms of Child Development
The CJP.C. club members held their annual dinner at La Petit Gour met and later attended Blossom Time. A Grand Opening party will be at Friendly tavern 72 Hast 137th street Riverdale on Saturday December 6 with Fred Altringer and Jack Perino inviting locals for dancing and special food.
Mr and Mrs Francis Simnick of Chicago welcomed a son born Monday night December 1 at Lying-In hospital Chicago The father known as Turk expects his son to become a great ball player.
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