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Newspaper
Riverdale Pointer
Location
Riverdale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 30, 1932
Page
2
The Churches 188th and Leyden Avenue invite worship in December 31 German 7 30 p m and English 11 30 p m then January 2 German at 10 a m. Pastor Kemnitz urges reflection and renewed faith for 1933 with Bible reading church attendance neighbor love and devotion to God.
Our Savior’s Community Church announces a watch night service at 10:30 p m on Saturday with brief entertainment light refreshments and devotional service to midnight and the New Year. The sermon will be Jane Addams Worker for a New Day and the boys chorus will sing at 9:30 and 11:00 a m Sunday with a sermon on A Complete Renovation.
Immanuel Church Grant and Sheridan presents German service at 9 o clock with the subject Three Questions That Determine the Development of Spiritual Life. Sunday School 10 o clock led by Arthur Dreshall. Morning worship at 11 o clock with subject Jesus Our Model. Monthly church meeting Wednesday. Ladies Aid Thursday. Junior and Senior choirs Friday evening. Catechetical instruction first semester. Young Peoples League Candle Light Service New Year’s Eve at 7. Members invited to social snacks and coffee. Church wishes a happy New Year and notes the church business is the biggest business.
After a Christmas pause the Cook County Emergency Relief Fund drive resumed to reach a $7.5 million goal for welfare agencies. Pledges surpassed $4 million by Christmas with gradual gains since, led by corporate gifts and continued volunteer solicitation. The relief effort faces higher demand as agencies stretch limited funds to aid more families this winter.
James B. Bergan Jr of the Chicago Chapter announces the American Red Cross will direct relief at the Manaqua Mine disaster. Ninety five miners reported deceased, forty with dependents. Readied funds go to the Manaqua Mine Relief Fund via the Chicago Chapter for emergency aid and future support of widows and children. Contributions may be sent to Mrs H W Slaughter in Dolton Riverdale chapter.
The Homewood Rod and Gun Club elected officers for 1933. Henry Mocker Jr. is president, Arthur Shultz vice president, John Harms Jr. secretary, and John B. Vandeursen treasurer. Three new directors are August ZumMall en, Henry Cohrs and Henry Luehring. The club, which owns 1 976 acres near Havana IL, hosts ducks and hosts Route 78 right of way talks with state highway officials from Springfield.
A Norwalk Herald editor argues that despite stock losses and bank closures, well managed banks remain the safest place for savings. He notes 50 percent recovery for some frozen bank deposits and praises banks that weathered the crisis, stressing 100 percent safety for savings in solvent institutions and tax advantages on Ohio accounts.
The Dolton village board amends an ordinance on motor vehicle licenses in Cook County Illinois setting the fee for motor driven vehicles at eight dollars for vehicles excluding trucks and public hire use. The measure becomes law after passage approval and publication.
Spain and Portugal provide most of the world cork supply and in parts of Portugal the material is so abundant it replaces wood in many uses. Cork comes from the bark of the evergreen cork oak tree which lives about 140 years. The outer bark is stripped every eight or ten years.
A humorous exchange features Ole Jr. pleading to skip arithmetic while Ole Sr. insists a son of his should be able to figure baseball scores and batting averages. The dialogue captures Midwestern pride and family banter in a hometown scene.
In a humorous scene at the opera Miss Flora McFlimsy struggles with a wardrobe supply that seems endless yet never right. The joke lands as she wears a dress described as becoming. The piece plays on fashion farce and theatrical vanity.
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