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Newspaper
Riverdale Pointer
Location
Riverdale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 16, 1937
Page
13
Public sale on December 18 1987 at 2 pm at S Motor Sales South Holland will auction age coupe motor No DA8990 ro DA42089 to recover storage charges. The notice lists the vehicle details and sale location.
Rev. J. O. Bouwsma leads Bethany Christian Reformed Church with services on Sunday December 19 at 9 a.m. The Last Word of the Old Testament A Christmas Prophecy at 9 a.m. 1 30 p.m Purifying One's Household. 3 30 p.m Sunday school. 7 30 p.m The Coming of Christ A Source of Great Joy.
The church schedules a Holland language service at 9 a m with a sermon titled Who Shall Ascend Unto the Hill of the Lord The 1 30 p m service covers Requisites for the Proper Observance of the Lord s Supper A 3 00 p m Sunday school and a 6 30 p m Christian Endeavor meeting follow.
Pastor I Westra preaches and leads a preparatory service at 9 a m titled A Searching Question in the Christian Reformed Church setting.
The Christmas party for the children of Paul Gail Post No. 303 is set for Monday night December 20 from 7 to 9. The last pinochle party of the year will be Friday December 17 at the post club rooms, ahead of Christmas Eve and New Year’s Eve.
During the first nine months of this year the American people bought nearly 7 billion dollars in new life insurance, up over 400 million from 1936. Of 1937 totals 4.271 billion was ordinary, about 2 billion industrial, and 585 million group. Total life insurance outstanding exceeds 100 billion.
Dolton announces a new vehicle tag for the upcoming year using a direct transfer method. The dampened paper tag applies heat to transfer ink onto the windshield, featuring Dolton Hall in gold with red borders on a green background, aligning with state license plate colors. Evanston has used this tag type for years.
Funeral services for John Evers of 427 EB 134th street were held at Gano Reformed church following his death on December 12 from coronary sclerosis. Interment was in Beverly cemetery. Born March 9, 1861 in the Netherlands, he lived with his son in Riverdale after a Wisconsin sojourn and earlier years in Randolph, Wisconsin. He leaves his widow Dena, four sons William Edward John and Thomas, three daughters Minnie Niewald Lena De Vries and Lena Having, four brothers Leonard Peter William and Thomas, and thirty eight grandchildren.
Mrs. E Harrington of Blue Island and Gale I White of Dalton wed on Wednesday December 8 at St James M E church in South Bend Indiana. They traveled to Seattle and California for a month then will reside in Blue Island upon return.
The passage contrasts old town progress with a trend to crack down on issues. It notes Congress piling up measures while Riverdale faces a home life analogy. The tone mirrors a public affairs column warning of heavy policy burdens lingering in government.
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