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Newspaper
Riverdale Pointer
Location
Riverdale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 17, 1926
Page
2
Riverdale School District 133 announces holiday closure from December 23 to after the New Year with exams in eighth grade arithmetic and seventh geography. The Achievement Club met last Tuesday and supervised an entertainment with refreshments.
A friend of Prof William Lyon Phelps recounts a miscommunication at Gare St. Lazare after arriving in Paris at 2 a.m. The nephew’s exclamation Oh, b gosh spurred a porter to respond in French with oui, bah gaz, revealing the baggage word and the pronunciation.
The notice lists Christmas and Advent services for the Missouri Synod church at 188th Street and Leyden Ave with German and English languages on Dec 19 24 25. Pastoral message by W J Kemnitz calls readers to hear the Christmas gospel and the difference between Moses and Christ with a parable of mercy for a debtor widow.
Our Saviour s Lutheran Church hosts Sunday school at 9 30 a m and morning worship at 10 30 a m with a Christmas message. The children study Christmas Day and the program is Friday the 24th at 7 30 p m. All are welcome and pastor Rev Edward A Voorhees extends holiday greetings.
The Ladies Aid Society hosts a supper and bazaar Friday evening December 17 with supper at six. Sunday December 19 features Christmas worship at 11 and Sunday school at 9 30 with special music.
Epworth League Society meets at 4 45 p m with a Sub district cabinet speaker on the evening topic. Evening service at 7 30. Pastor A A Myers to deliver sermons morning and evening. Sunday school to present Christmas program Friday December 24 with exercises music and readings. Public welcome.
Fifteen year old Elsie Gentzer of 11401 Cottage Grove Avenue was found Saturday near her home after a four day disappearance. She had run away to stay with a friend in Woodlawn citing studies and scolding at home. Alderman S W Govier helped organize the search and police questioned hoping for her safe return.
Great credit goes to the Roseland effort led by Mr. Bovenkerk of the Boersema Company as the Y M C A building for Roseland is finished and ready for occupation with a public reception planned. The drive faced repeated obstacles including one failed campaign, but renewed activity secured the final success and the new facility is now available for service.
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