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Newspaper
Riverdale Pointer
Location
Riverdale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 26, 1940
Page
3
The message from Rev. Milton S. Freeman invites all at Corner Grant and Sheridan Streets to church school at 9:45 a.m. and divine worship at 11 a.m. Youth groups meet at 6:45 p.m. It is the last Sunday worship hour of 1940 with a meditation titled An Enviable Tribute.
The Ivanhoe Community Church schedule lists divine worship at 9 a.m. and church school also at 9 a.m. Youth groups meet at 6 45 p.m. The note calls the last Sunday worship hour of 1940 with a meditation titled An Earnest Tribute.
Saint Marys Church at 310 East 187th Street lists Masses on Sundays at 7 00 8 30 high 10 00 and 11 00 o clock with New Years Day observance. Low Masses at 7 00 8 30 and 10 00 a m and Solemn High Mass Benediction at 11 00 a m.
Our Savior's Church invites members and visitors to hear Pastor Martin G. Kabele on The Opening of the Book of Life, with special choir music. Luther League meets at 6:30 p m Friday. Christmas party at Herschel and Wayne Prill’s home. choir practice Friday. Ladies Aid to meet Jan 1.
Worship schedule from Open Bible Church at 13563 Indiana Avenue led by Rev. Otis Wasson includes Bible school at 9 45 am morning message at 11 am titled Christ the Light of the World and evening sermon at 7 45 pm The Young People's Fellowship is at 6 30 pm A Saturday 7 45 pm mission visit to South Chicago group assembly at 7 15 pm New Year watch service planned for Tuesday December 31 Psalm 130 8 is cited.
Rev. Ph H Bassler leads with church school at 10 and worship at 11. Samuel Jessen presides over a class for every age. December 31 Sylvester service. Ladies Aid meets Thursday at 2 pm. Immanuel invites all to join, wishing a prosperous New Year and a life ministry.
The notice lists Christmas weekend services with German at 9 30 a m and English at 10 45 a m on Sunday December 29 and New Year Eve December 31 German at 7 30 p m plus January 1 1941 German at 9 30 a m and English at 10 45 a m inviting parishioners to take the Christ child into the new year and extend greetings for a healthy year.
Alderman Lindell reviews a year of progress in a Chicago ward detailing a new industrial airfield and interchange terminal at Lake Calumet social infrastructure. He cites dike completion at 110th Street and plans for railroad connections, defense industry prospects, and a $1000000 superhighway parallel to rail corridors.
Dolton residents are urged to buy and use the 1940 Christmas Seals to support the tuberculosis fight. Mrs. William L. Reaugh, chairman of the Dolton Christmas Seal committee, asks residents who have not yet purchased stamps to act, aiding thousands in the coming year.
A lyrical portrait praises a patient jolly old lady figure amid verses about cheer and social grace. The piece shifts to praise American ingenuity, self reliance, and cultural distinctiveness, celebrating domestic progress and national resilience.
The conflict in Europe has forced Americans to reassess culture and seek artistic achievement at home. Americans abandon reliance on Old World influence, embracing American artists, writers, composers, and craftsmen creating a distinct national culture.
The narrative highlights how Egyptian furnishings inspired later styles with sand and sky colors and floral motifs. It notes tomb furniture as earliest known, often animal forms, with chairs on animal legs and couches shaped as beasts, influencing Empire and Louis XVI designs centuries later.
The Pompeian style remains a model for home decor with soft colors fluted columns and mosaic floors. Reproductions of Pompeian furnishings suit modern needs and many small garden pieces, bronze tables, lamps, and candelsticks illustrate the era's refined beauty.
Aunt Patricia urges readers to pause amid holiday rushes and rekindle faith in God and humanity. She reminds that the Babe, Star, and angels symbolize the season's heart and calls for giving and cheerful acts to help others, warning that without inner renewal we fail ourselves.
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