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Newspaper
Riverdale Pointer
Location
Riverdale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 30, 1927
Page
2
Sunday school at 9 30 a m and morning worship at 10 30 a m announce in the United Lutheran Church of America at 138th Street and Wabash Avenue. January events include a congregational meeting, a January 3 rally at 3 p m in the Y M C A auditorium for Carthage College Drive funding, and a January 13 Plunkett Luncheon served by church ladies.
The First Methodist Church outlines New Year events on Sunday January 1 1928 with a 945 am Sunday school Missionary Day program 11 am service choir music sermon Epworth League 645 pm topic Walking Life's Road With Christ and 730 pm evening service. A New Year's Eve party runs Dec 31 1927 from 830 pm to midnight. Public welcome at all events.
Ancient Chinese war chariot wheel models dating to about 500 B C are shown at the National Museum in Washington. The pieces from Cheng Chow Honan province reveal flanged spokes and long hubs to keep wheels from mud, with possible animal or human propulsion.
In Berlin studies by Dr. Victor Mendel animals showed limited reaction to moving pictures. Dogs across breeds largely ignored the screen while a mongrel briefly sniffed figures. Cats reacted, birds showed mixed attention, and hawk or weasel appearances prompted concern from small creatures. reptiles and fish remained indifferent.
President Crowe lauds Judge Hughes findings affirming War Department power to issue the federal permit allowing 8 500 cubic feet per second from Lake Michigan. He says adverse ruling would wreck sewage disposal, hinder a deep waterway, and hurt Midwest navigation and economy, noting broad regional support.
Peter Ruffalo owner of a soft drink parlor at 4380 E Twenty second Street Chicago Heights was kidnapped from his car Sunday morning taken for a ride shot eight times and dumped on the road near Oak Lawn cemetery Thornton. His body was found at dawn by Sergeant John Garren. County police chief James L Devereux says the murder signals a revival of the Chicago Heights gang war.
In middle age he took lessons in stoking and harp playing to prepare for the afterlife, a quirk noted in the Pittsburgh Chronicle-Telegraph.
Dr. Arnold H. Kegel, Chicago health commissioner, extols milk as essential for growth and health. He notes one and a half million quarts consumed daily, urges use of clean pasteurized or certified milk, and stresses keeping milk cold at home for babies. The Department of Health guards Chicago’s milk supply.
Illinois figures highlight livestock prizes at Chicago expo won by Aberdeen Angusts from Mechanicsburg. State growth noted in utilities, births, gas plants, state funds interest, locomotives, immigration and long telephone links with Canada. A correction on historic Illinois cold record 1905.
Ancient stone tools discovered by an East African expedition suggest early tool makers in Africa may have preceded the European Ice Age. The artifacts, buried in gravel deposits, imply a cool moist climate in Africa before the glacial period and raise questions about the origin of Stone Age communities in Asia or Africa.
The Illinois Central plans 20 new steel passenger cars for its electrified suburban service at an estimated cost of 900000 to 1000000 dollars. The purchase follows electrification success on the South Chicago branch, boosting seating from 15960 to 23520 and lifting patronage and revenue, with net earnings turning positive in the first ten months of this year.
A column on social expectations notes that a so called funny man at parties faces pressure to perform wit. The piece argues that expertise in other trades brings no such demand while a reputation for cleverness invites continual testing by guests.
A popular musical composer drew censure in Madrid for beating time with his hands during a revue at the Esclava theater. The piece recalls Lulli’s fate after a baton blow during a Versailles Te Deum, leading to gangrene and death.
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