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Newspaper
Riverdale Pointer
Location
Riverdale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 29, 1938
Page
3
The notice lists St Marys Church at 310 East 137th Street with Rev John N Weiler and Rev George Alexander as pastors. Masses are Sundays at 7 00, 9 00 and 11 00 a m and emphasizes attendance as service to God.
Divine worship on Sylvester evening at 8 p m with the sermon Life s Lost Saturday Evening. New Year service at 11 a m with Jehovah Help Thy Going Out and Thy Coming In. Church school at 10 a m Sanford Arnold Dreshall superintendent. Council and Young People s League Tuesday 8 p m Ladies Aid Thursday 2 p m Choir Thursday 8 p m Catechetical instruction Saturday 9 12. You are welcome if you have no church home. The ministry is a ministry unto life. May God bless the New Year.
Rev Otis Wasson leads services at 13563 Indiana Avenue with Bible school at 9 45 a m worship at 11 am and young people's fellowship at 6 30 pm Rev Carl J Tanis of the Sudan Interior Mission speaks and presents curios then preaches at 7 45 pm A praise and prayer meeting is set for Wednesday at 7 30 pm and a watch night service on Saturday at 8 30 pm All are invited to attend
Our Savior's Community English Lutheran at 188th and Wabash invites worship on Sunday with a 10:45 a.m. service and 9:30 a.m. Sunday school. A new series of lessons begins with annual congregational meeting after church. Teachers meet Jan 3 at 14822 Wallace St. Ladies' Aid meets Jan 4 at 18936 Atlantic St.
The notice lists the First Methodist Episcopal Church at Corner Grant and Sheridan Streets with Pastor Donald R. Crocker and mentions a Saturday New Year’s party hosted at a private home on December 31.
Miss Mary Louise McGowan and Dalton church members invite attendance at the Sunday schedule with church school at 9:45 and morning worship at 11. Sermon titled Retrospect and Prospect. A Wednesday January 8 p m Young Married People's club meeting will install officers for the new year.
The Ivanhoe Community Church led by Pastor Donald R. Crocker holds New Year Sunday services at 9 a.m. in the Roosevelt School Building. Classes for children accompany the service and a sermon for adults is planned.
St Pauls Church at 132nd and Leyden Avenue led by Rev Walter J Kemnitz offers New Year Eve service at 7 30 in German and New Year Day services in German at 9 30 and English at 10 45 a m with Sunday school at 9 30 a m The Christian day school will reopen January 3 at 9 a m.
Frank T. Palm, pastor, leads morning worship at 9 15 a m and evening worship at 7 30 p m. Sunday school at 10 30 a m with Harold Waterman as superintendent. On Thursday January 5 at 2 p m the Missionary Society meets. catechism class after school. 7 30 p m prayer and Bible study. 8 30 p m official board and choir practice.
Economic highlights show the United States weighing federal financing to boost South American trade and a complex plan to extend U S treasury credits to China. Analysts see this as a strategy to counter Axis gains, while reflecting moral opposition to totalitarian regimes and practical concerns over delays and costs.
The piece argues Japan will modify the open door policy to curb Chinese trade for other powers. A Chinese victory would threaten American industry with billions in lost trade, while boosting Japanese economic power. It suggests Chiang Kai-shek needs treasury credit to sustain supplies and hints at a broader strategy of waging war via trade before direct conflict.
Officials acknowledge the growing strain of events and admit a limited shift toward decisive measures. The discussion centers on using forceful options as a last resort, with restraint expected until circumstances compel broader action.
Many small town railroad stations shut down in recent years as passenger cars sit nearly empty and freight trains stay short, making operation unprofitable for railroads.
The article reflects on early railroad stations and the gleam of travel then contrasts it with the modern need for greater patronage. It laments insufficient traffic to feed the locomotive and suggests a business revival to restore a healthy rail demand.
A mistyped or garbled note suggests residents suffer from a food deal tied to hoarseness and widespread earache. Details are sparse, but the fragment hints at community health concerns affecting daily life and possibly a local vendor or market.
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