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Newspaper
Riverdale Pointer
Location
Riverdale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 16, 1927
Page
2
The notice lists Divine services at St Pauls Evangelical Lutheran Church at 188th Street and Leyden Avenue, Missouri Synod, with German at 9:30 and English at 10:45 am on December 18. It urges readers to remember the true meaning of Christmas and to prepare by attending church and reflecting on Christ.
Our Saviour's Lutheran Church announces Advent services on December 18 a fourth Sunday in Advent with Sunday school and morning worship. A Friday night December 16 features a sermonette for youth and Christmas message at Chicago Lutheran Bible School. The Christmas program in word and song is scheduled for December 24 at 7 30 p m with all welcome and pastor Rev Edward A Voorhees extends holiday wishes and invites strangers.
IMMANUEL EVANG CHURCH at Sheridan and Grant hosts Fourth Sunday in Advent with German service and Holy Communion at 9 00 a m Sermon on The Mother of the Great Son English service with Holy Communion at 11 00 a m features His Name is Wonderful and a Christmas Eve program at 7 45 p m on Dec 24 German service Dec 25 at 9 45 a m and 10 45 a m with no Sunday school Week includes Sunday school at 10 00 a m and a 2 30 p m rehearsal for the Christmas service plus a call to all to bring others and grow spiritually.
The First Methodist Church schedules a Sunday school session at 9 45 a m for all ages to study scriptures Preparations for a Christmas Eve program on Saturday December 24 include morning worship with special music and a sermon at 11 00 a m Epworth League meets at 6 45 p m followed by the evening service at 7 30 p m The pastor will preach at both services and all are welcome
Cicero is the largest town with about 67 000 residents while Oak Park is the largest village with 58 000 inhabitants in Illinois.
The Bowen school notes describe variable weather, melting ice, and muddy grounds hindering marble players. Miss Louise Bittenhons donated about thirty books now in circulation. Each room schedules Christmas programs with several units including plays Exiled, The Christmas Carol, There is a Santa Claus, The Runaway Soldier, and Christmas Joys and Toys.
The Chicago Street Christmas program will be held at the Lincoln Avenue School building Tuesday evening December 21. The play is entitled The Toy Shop with Stanley Kwains in the leading role as Tackhammer. All children able to attend will participate.
A high school Christmas program features The Magic Nutcracker with Marie and a talking nutcracker, enchanted scenes, and a December 21, 1927 showing. The ticket prices are 10c for children and 20c for adults, with stage directions by Miss Davenport and Mr Ault.
Prof Frank Ross of Yerkes Observatory develops a camera lens capable of exposing 24 degrees of sky per plate. Capper's Weekly says the device can capture 100000 stars at once, surpassing human vision in scope.
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