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Newspaper
Riverdale Pointer
Location
Riverdale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Feb 09, 1939
Page
6
South Holland Dr K Schilder a theology professor from Kampen Netherlands will speak at Bethany Reformed Church Roseland in Dutch at 7 45 p m on February 14 His topic is Common Grace.
Reverend I Westra leads the Christian Reformed Church with English service at 9:00 a.m. on Sunday February 9 titled Let Jerusalem Come Into Your Mind. A 4:30 p.m. Holland language sermon The Second Commandment. Sunday school at 3:00 p.m. Evening service at 7:30 p.m. The Major Prophets. Amen.
The Sunday schedule lists Holland language services at 9 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. with topics on heirs with Christ and virgin birth, plus 7:30 p.m. C. E. meetings. Various community notices follow about guests, a shower, radio contestant Raymond Oosting, health and local events, a chalk demonstration by Mr. Shoemaker, and a hospital visit. Several residents are mentioned by name with travel, illness, or birth updates, and a village board meeting was postponed due to illness.
Miss Cornie Paarlberg returns home from St. Anne’s hospital in Chicago after weeks of confinement. Richard De Young suffers a serious ankle fracture at the onion warehouse and will remain home for six weeks. Roosevelt school hosts Musical Varieties on Friday evening February 17, organized by the Senior League for Service of the First Reformed Church. Fire department to celebrate 25th anniversary Friday evening in the village hall. Frank Kazicki of Gary Indiana injured January 1 after his car collided with a freight train at 156th street and Vincennes avenue. he’s taken to Ingalls Memorial hospital. Harold Rump and David Rinkema return to University of Illinois studies after a short visit with relatives. Bethany Christian Reformed church sponsors a father and son banquet Wednesday evening. Henry Botma leads the Young Men’s Sunday school class. The Young Men’s society hosts the Young Ladies’ society Tuesday evening.
Prices for onions show Whites poor quality at 5¢ to $1.05, Reds fair at 50 to 80¢, Yellows good at 70 to 80¢, Browns 70 to 80¢, with slow shipping due to weather. Five growers and five shippers concur on market outlook. local notices include birthdays, births, church report, a skating party, and a peculiar misadventure of John Zandstra involving a truck fire and a strange dream.
Attention onion farmers. Gouwens and Sons offer the 1938 onion seed stock in all varieties at reasonable prices. They seek contracts for sets and seed, also willing to trade for winter sets. Contact T. T. Gouwens & Sons at 130 W 168th St South Totland or call Harvey 12 36-1. Also listing Jersey cows for sale by Henry J. Gouwens of 159th St South Holland Tl 39-2GV.
Funeral services were conducted Wednesday for Wesley R. Harter a lifelong Dolton resident who died at his home on February 6. The Rev Donald R Crogher of the First Methodist Church officiated with interment at Oakland Cemetery, Dolton. He was born September 8, 1876 and was unmarried leaving two sisters Jennie Harter of Dolton and Mrs George Cunningham of West Pullman.
Herman P Schrum age thirty six died February 6 from pneumonia at Wo Linnaital. He lived near Sibley boulevard and the C E T railroad in Dalton and worked thirteen years as a locomotive fireman for the C E I railroad. He was buried in Knox Indiana after services at 51 East 75th Street Chicago. Jane De Young age 81 died February 5 in Pasadena California. She lived all her life in Roseland and will be buried after services Monday at the chapel at 68rd Street and Harvard Avenue.
Local ad lists home dressed fowl and strictly fresh country eggs. Features include young rabbits, Idaho and Wisconsin potatoes, flour, butter, hams, oranges, grapefruit, hog liver, pork cutlets, bacon, prunes, cream cheese, veal steak, roasters, chickens, ducks, geese, and various roasts. Buyers urged to order Friday for Saturday sale.
Public auction at the seller's residence on Cicero avenue one half mile south of 1838rd street three miles north of Lincoln Highway Friday February 17 at 10 am. Items include 11 head cattle two cows with calves one heavy springer eight cows in milk four heifers 18 months old one Guernsey bull three years old four hogs 100 pounds weight sixty chickens farm machinery and other articles. Menno Dykstra owner.
Notice says vehicle licenses in the Village of South Holland are due and can be obtained from the Village Collector. Passenger cars pay $2.00 and trucks $3.00. Office hours are Tuesday evenings 6 to 8, daily 8 a.m. to 12 m. and 1 to 5 p.m., except Saturdays afternoons. William P. Gouwens, Village Clerk.
Sunday school 9 30 a m and church service 10 45 a m on Sunday. Monday church council 7 50 p m. Wednesday Women’s Missionary Society at Mrs Della Deam’s home 11 p m and Brotherhood meeting at church 7 45 p m.
Farm dwelling on a 380 acre property with 12 acres of asparagus for rent West of Thornton Illinois. Inquiries to Jacob Lagestee Munster Indiana or call Harvey 12 40 26V.
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