South End stores gear up for final holiday shopping
With nine days to Christmas and eight shopping days, South End merchants extend hours and advertise gift ideas. Listings name Lee Stahl & Co Roseland stores Theo Werner Co J.C. Bovenkerk Nelson Gildin Werbner's May Hardware Malmstrom's Jewelry Best Bedding Riverdale service station and local grocer Theodore Koch along with Roseland Music Shop offering piano accordions guitars and lessons and Spirella Avon gifts.
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South End
Lee Stahl & Co
Roseland’s
113Th Street
Michigan Avenue
Theo. Werner Co
Roselands
Theo Werner Company
Roseland
J.C. Bovenkerk, Inc
Nelson &Gildin
112Th Street
Werbner’s
Hart Schaffner
Marx
William May
Leyden Avenue
Malmstrom
Riverdale
Indiana Avenue
Theodore Koch
Dalton
Roseland Music Shop
Stella Dumais
Spirella and
Avon Products
Spirella Foundation
Local Schools To Stage Yule Play Squire Hawley Christmas
The Washington grade school seventh and eighth graders perform Squire Hawleys Christmas in the auditorium on Thursday night December 22 at 7 45. The cast lists Squire Hawley Mrs Hawley Lois Alm Nora Hawley Yvonne Hansen George Hawley John Johnston Reverend Williams Walter Ortel Katie Peggy Young Mrs Bass Gloria Sellin Jennie Bass Eileen Braselton Frank Bass Robert Brown. The second program part Christmas Around the World features a chorus of the 6th 7th and 8th grades with readings and songs from Italy Spain Croatia America Germany and France plus the Birth of Christ and related scenes.
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Washington Grade School
Squire
Italy
Faith
Bethlehem
America
Sop Seer Apamyy
the Shepherds, Reading
Orma Rose
Ingalls Hospital Donor F A Ingalls Dies in California
Frederick A. Ingalls 83, vice-president of Ingalls-Shepard and donor of Ingalls Memorial Hospital in Harvey, dies at Pebble Beach California. Funeral Sunday in Chicago at First Unitarian Church. Survived by widow Margaret daughter Mrs Samuel H Havens and granddaughter Janet Ingalls Havens.
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Frederick A. Ingalls
Ingalls-Shepard
Wyman-Gordon Company
Ingalls Memorial Hospital
Harvey
First Unitarian Church
57Th Street
Woodlawn Avenue
Chicago
Mr. Ingalls
Pebble Beach
California
Waukegan
Illinois
Northwestern University
Mr. Shepard
Worcester
Mass
Margaret
Samuel H. Havens
Janet Ingalls Havens
Emma White Former Resident Dies in Schoolcraft Michigan
Emma White nee Nimtz of Schoolcraft Michigan a former Riverdale resident died Friday afternoon December 9 at her home. She leaves a husband Carl eleven children her parents Mr and Mrs William Nimtz Allegan Michigan two brothers Arthur and Richard Nimtz Riverdale Mrs Fred Rudhman Chicago and five other siblings and many friends and relatives Funeral services were held in Schoolcraft Monday afternoon December 12.
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Emma White
Nee Nimtz
Schoolcraft
Michigan
Riverdale
Carl
William Nimtz
Allegan
Arthur
Richard Nimtz
Fred Rudhman
Chicago
White
St. Paul’s Church
58th Precinct Assn Final Year Meeting
The 58th Precinct Improvement Association of the 9th ward will meet tonight at 18565 Indiana avenue at 8 o'clock. Members are urged to attend this monthly meeting as important matters are to be discussed. It will be the final meeting of the year.
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58Th Precinct Improvement Association
9Th Ward
Indiana Avenue
Baby Shower Held On Bus For Driver
On the 8 a. m. South Suburban bus many riders organized a baby shower for Edward Marcin after his wife Angeline had a girl Jo Anne born December 11 at Ingalls Memorial hospital Harvey. About 35 women and several men joined the party at the stop on South Park avenue and 79th street then rode to the bus depot as Marcin opened gifts and the group sang lullabies.
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Edward Marcin
Marccin
Angeline
Joanne
Ingalls Memorial Hospital
Harvey
South Park Avenue
79Th Street
Marcin
Marein
Httle Joanne
Leone Lembecke
Sheridan Avenue
Dalton
East Randolph Street
Chicago
St Paul Evang Church Christmas Recital
The St Paul Evangelical Church mixed choir presents its annual Christmas song service Sunday evening December 18 at 8 oclock. Conductor Erich O Haase leads soloists Gertrude Barkowski Dorothy Haase Walter Bochmann and Gerhardt Becker. The program includes Beethoven O Holy Night Christiansen Sunbeam Pergolesi and Handel Messiah selections with community carols and a full choral finale.
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St. Paul
St. Paul Evangelical Church
Erich O. Haase
Gertrude Barkowski
Dorothy Haase
Walter Bochmann
Gerhardt Becker
Beethoven
Christiansen
Pergolesi
Haendel
Christmas Greeting Edition to Be Printed Next Week
The Pointer will publish a Christmas Greeting edition next Thursday December 22. Local businessmen may extend holiday greetings to patrons through the paper which serves Dalton Riverdale and South Holland. A Pointer representative will solicit greetings. The Brotherhood of Our Savior's Community church hosted a dinner for boys and young men on Wednesday December 14. The Christian Mothers Society of St Marys church held its regular monthly meeting and card and dance party on Tuesday December 13.
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Pointer
Dalton
Riverdale
South Holland
The
Brotherhood of Our Savior's Community Church
Christian Mothers’ Society of
Investors in Harvey Federal Increase
Harvey Federal Savings and Loan Association reports 210 more investors year over year with 797 total. Through November 1938 investments reached 218 725 dollars, up 46 percent from 1937, boosting assets to 2 006 000 dollars.
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Harvey
Harvey Federal Savings and Loan Association
H. S. Dickinson
Association
Harvey Federal
Dickinson
Four Injured In Dalton Motor Crash On Sibley Boulevard
Four persons were injured Sunday morning when a speeding car rear ended another on Sibley boulevard near Michigan in Dalton. Nate Hinton and Cornelius Ippel were involved. Ippel’s car rolled twice and both drivers and a passenger were taken to Ingalls Memorial hospital.
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Sibley Boulevard
Michigan Avenue
Dalton
Nate Hinton
East 155Th Street
Phoenix
Cornelius Ippel
East 147Th Street
Harvey
Ippel
Hinton
Eddy Allen
Vine Avenue
Ippell
Ingalls Memorial Hospital
St Paul School Presents Christmas Carol Operetta
The seventh and eighth grades of St Paul school present their annual operetta on Thursday December 15 at 8 pm. Dickens celebrated A Christmas Carol will be presented along with Christmas music by the St Paul Melody band and carols by the upper grade chorus.
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St. Paul School
Charles Dickens
St. Paul
Local Scouts Honor Eagle Recipients at Court of Honor
Three local Boy Scouts earned the Eagle rank at a Court of Honor held at Roosevelt School in South Holland. Recipients include Mills Tourtellotte and Leon Willey of Troop 9 Riverdale and Elmer Schultz of Troop 6 Dalton, with Ray Gilmore of Troop 76 Harvey also honored.
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Roosevelt
South Holland
Mills Tourtellotte
Leon Willey
Riverdale
Elmer Schultz
Dalton
Ray Gilmore
Harvey
Potawatomi Trails Council
Arne Williams
Paul C. Smith
Harvey, Ill
Marvin Wesse
Bernard Boland, Jr
Chicago Heights
Roger 8. Jackson
Harry Rinkema
John W. Ter Louw
John Louis Vinke
Henry GC
Ravesfoot
Marion Ter Louw
Donald Bonema
Henry C. Ravesfoot
Harold Santefort
Peter DeYoung
Junior Holleman
Mills Tourtelotte
Wallace Tourtellotte
Billy Haney
Gene Dalenberg
John Ter Louw
John Bottema
Tunis Holleman, Jr
Clarence Holleman
Fred Leach
American Legion
Pottawatomi Trails District
Dolton
C. M. Finnell
Chicago
Ben Hughes
Hughes
Lyle Klitzke
Dalton-Riverdale
Benefit Food Movie at Dale Theatre Tonight
The Dale theatre in Riverdale hosts a charity screening to aid needy families. Admission is a nonperishable food donation with two showings at 7:00 and about 9:15 featuring Family Affair and Crash Donovan to benefit local churches and organizations.
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Dale Theatre
Riverdale
Mickey Rooney
Lewis Stone
Jack Holt
Crash Donovan
South Suburban Bus Service Contact Number
Information lists Interocean 9744 as the contact for South Suburban Bus Service telephone inquiries.
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Interocean
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Neetinest
F. A. Ingalls
58Th Precinct Assn
Santa
Boy Scouts
Mills Tourtellette
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