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Riverdale Pointer

Location

Riverdale, Illinois, United States of America

Date

Dec 27, 1929

Page

2

New Year Services at St Pauls Ev Lutheran Church

St Pauls Evangelical Lutheran Church 188th Street and Leyden Avenue Missouri Synod announces December 29 divine services German 9 30 English 10 45 a m December 31 New Year Eve German 7 30 English 11 30 p m January 1 1980 German 9 80 English 10 45 a m installation of newly elected officers led by Pastor W J Kemnitz.

ST. Paul’s EV. Luth 188Th Street Leyden Ave Missouri Synod Heaven Church Christ-child Bethlehen W. J. Kemnitz

Our Saviour's Church Riv erdale Congregation Notice

Our Saviour's Church of Riverdale invites members to Sunday Bible school at 9 30 a m and morning worship at 10 30 a m with sermon. Annual congregational meeting set for January 5 at 6 45 p m. Young People's Luther League topic How to Benefit from this Year's Experience led by Milton Englehardt. Cordial greeting for a splendid year from Pastor Edw A Voorhees.

United Lutheran In America Wabash Sunday Bible School Luther League Milton Englehardt A. Voorhees

England Seeks Labour Relief via Road Construction

The Ministry of Transport asks English county councils to submit five year road schemes to gain government subsidies. Preference for State aided road work goes to married men residing in the county, while single men in distressed areas may be overlooked if they can transfer to other trades or regions.

Labor Party Ministry of Transport England Automobile Club of Illinois

Public Improvements in Chicago for 1930 Totals 104.5 Million

The Chicago Association of Commerce estimates 104.535 million dollars in public improvements for 1930, with no new financing. Projects include street repair four million, water system extension four hundred thousand, river straightening one point five seven million, bridge work five point seven million, paving and sewer work twenty million, and dozens more across parks, schools, libraries, and facilities.

Chicago Chicago Association of Commerce The Association of Commerce Chicago City Lincoln Park South Park Board of Education County of Cook Chicago Park Chicago Zoological Gardens Brookfield Wabash Avenue Roosevelt Road Chicago Commerce

Junked Cars in Pennsylvania Reach Six-Five Eighty-Six in 1929

A 1929 bulletin from the Bureau of Motor Vehicles notes 65 876 motor vehicles junked in Pennsylvania from January 1 to November 1. It records 1 321 junk certificates issued and explains that tank certificates prevent reissue of a title for scrap vehicles under the motor code.

Pennsylvania Bureau of Motor Vehicles Automobile Club of Illinois

Spectacles About Six Hundred Years Old

A brief note states spectacles were invented about six hundred years ago, attributing the fact to a line on Gas Logic. The fragment references historic invention timing without detailing inventors or places.

Kill the Cutmore Steal Our City Guardian

A Calumet Index letter denounces businessman Harry Cutmore for taxing homeowners and pressuring urban residents. It urges tax relief for homeowners, praises home ownership, and calls for strong action against Cutmore and those who revalued property. The writer advocates a public punishment and a civic shift toward protective policies for homeowners.

Calumet Index Harry” Cutmore Calumet New York Detroit Cutmore

Frank learns nets by sewing many holes together

A seacoast town visit yields a joke about nets. An old salt explains fish nets are made by stitching many holes into fabric. The quip plays on the word hole as a punchline.

Frank Boston Transcript

Easy to find name in the telephone directory

A casual note explains we may call someone by phone occasionally and that when needed we should mark the name in the large telephone book with an ink line so it can be found quickly later.

Nothing to Talk About Men and public conversation quote

A fragment quotes a line from American Magazine noting men distrustful of those who discuss their own households in public talk. The remark reflects a view on privacy and propriety in domestic matters.

Trip to Paris Fashion Tone Sparks Interest Decline

A Chicago News item notes a woman losing interest in fashions and seeks a tonic to revive taste, hinting at a vogue trend toward travel inspired style and mood.

Chicago News

Fire destroys Garden Theatre causing major loss

Fire swept the Garden Theatre at 15411 Center Ave Narvey last Sunday morning destroying the building and causing about 125000 dollars in damage. Eleven firemen battled the blaze but the structure was wrecked after it began from a furnace in the basement.

Garden Theatre Center Ave Narvey The Chicago Tribune

Hasten the Nickel Plate Hart Plan

The Calumet harbor plan advocates immediate adoption to accelerate harbor work before the lake fills, secure opening of 103rd Street, and lift elevation of Nickel Plate tracks and several streets. It argues past delays were wasted and urges swift city council action and Mayor approval of the ordinance amendments.

Lake Calumet Harbor Nickel Plate Railroad 103Rd Street Thompson

Debunking the Great Nothing Humanizes a Great Man

A San Francisco Chronicle note comments on how publishing a golf score can soften public image, arguing the act reveals humanity in a celebrated individual. The piece weighs public curiosity against privacy.

San Francisco Chronicle

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OUR Saviour’s Church OF Riverdale Bethany Reformed Church Edwin Stanley Seder Perry Avenue Fifth Place Mr. Seder Bethany Paris Blaze Harvey Harvey Department First National Bank Dolton, Ill Chas. E. Waterman Horace Holmes M. R. Weidner W. H. Baker Russel P. Blake William Staat T Cash Victory Kelrose East 111Th Street Primrose Steve Furnace G. R. Collinson Coal Yard Park Ave Pennsylvania Tracks Dolton
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