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Riverdale Pointer

Location

Riverdale, Illinois, United States of America

Date

Jan 12, 1939

Page

2

Local clubs and notices fill Dolton January events

Village groups from Dolton and Harvey report meetings, birthdays, and social gatherings. Highlights include Bridge club at Mrs J Osberg in Chicago, Sewing Circle silver shower for Mrs William Schaefer, Kiwanis officers installed in Harvey, and Ladies Aid lunch at Our Saviors church.

Bridge Club J. Osberg Chicago Ivanhoe Harold Gundaker Adams Cleveland Ohio Gundaker Lincoln School Dalton Thomas Booker Carl Albany Indiana Chas. Krueger Monticello Town Booker Krueger Fred Wilck Carl Laib O. P. Valiquez Raymond Rentner Charles Gibson Theo Lau Lau Louis Koch Walter Pohlers Dolton Esther Soderstrom Shirley Sturgeon Ruth Pearson Ann Parker Mary Louise Taub Florence McCaskie Harvey Ann McDonald Herman Horn, Jr Herman J. Horn East 136Th Street Riverdale St. Francis Hospital Blue Island Robert Marie Kinney Arthur W. Ruff Kiwanis Club Redwoods Walter Foraker George N. Patterson Frank Norton Morton Hollingsworth Joliet Mr. Foraker Kiwanis Ilinois Iowa Ladies’ Aid of Our Saviors Church Frank Berndt Mas V. Mislich Otto Lark Theo. Stobb Lena Schmuck Berndt Dolton Women’s Club Herbert Slaughter G. Mittendorf Roseland Charles Tomky Jrv William J. Haney San

Teen Age Dance at Lincoln School Gym

A Teen Age Dance will be held in the Lincoln school gym on Friday evening January 13. Music by The Originals from 7 30 to 11 30. This is the second Lincoln P T A sponsored dance for mothers. Plans include an hour of dancing instruction for those interested.

Esareed Herberts Orville Kretzer Harvey F. Snyder Markham Lincoln School Lincoln P. T. A

Bowen School Pupils Share Christmas Help and New Year Plans

The Bowen School notes December activities and January start dates. Students hosted a Christmas program and collected 16.45 for charity. Third and fourth graders returned after break to start a new history book Makers of Our Nation and look forward to projects this winter. The Tobby Lobby club plans active work as term resumes.

Achievement Club Tedtke Room Three John Tourtellotte Tobby Lobby Club

Lincoln School Mid-Winter Student Projects and Games

Lincoln School students engage in a town building project with cardboard stores and a delivery horse named Silver. First graders plan a program on Our Favorite Stories for January 20. Sixth graders create maps and winter art while keeping three white rats. Sports include boys basketball vs Franklin with wins and girls volleyball victory. upcoming games against St Marys.

Lincoln School John Treenlent Whittier Beys Franklin St. Mary's School

St Paul School Science Class Adds Merle Kaiser

In science class at St Paul School students study land animals and their needs for ground habitat water and air. Merle Kaiser joined the group yesterday and is adapting to the lesson.

Merle Kaiser Tad

St Paul school notes and sports results

The third grade received new science books this week and we will begin science after geography. Fifth grade studies foods for a balanced meal while sixth grade covers respiration. Seventh and eighth grade will visit Armour Packing Co. next Tuesday to study meat packing. The industrial museum trip was enjoyed. Athletics: girls lost to Bowen 51 29, lightweight team routed 54 0, heavyweights won 18 17. Next games against Roosevelt and Washington on Thursday January 19 at 6 80.

Armour Packing Co Industrial Museum Wa Wa Bowen St. Paul

Roosevelt School Toy Day and Star Students Return

All first and second graders returned after Christmas. On Friday January 6 they brought their favorite toy to school. Mrs Brown donated books. Third and fourth graders did a long spelling review. Gold stars were earned by Anita Court Billy Brown Jacqueline Maynard Dorothy Beardsley Rolf Lindquist Charles Poss Allen Mossell and Marilyn Maynard.

Roosevelt School

Franklin School News Notes New Pupil and Activities

Lawrence Reitz joins the second grade while Ruth Reitz, formerly from Michigan, starts in the fourth grade. Esther Reitz is new in the fifth grade. The girls volleyball team lost to Lincoln but showed promise given limited equipment. Toy day and health lessons marked the week as grades drew Frost Fairies and Frozen Milk Bottles pictures. Twenty library books were rebound and returned to circulation.

Esther Reitz Franklin Girls Lincoln

Berger School Room Four Christmas Vacation News Update

The report notes a two week Christmas vacation and a substitute teacher for Miss Barnings. Room Two students cut winter scenes on large paper strips and drew snow activities. Sylvia Boomsma shared a book and the class plans to read The Bobbsey Twins on a Houseboat and Huck Finn after Tom Sawyer.

Miss Barnings Miss Ranney Mr. Lockhart Miss Vandenberg Sylvia Boomsma Bobbsey Twins Chicago

St Pauls P T A talk on teaching religion in school

Mr A C Bernahl a teacher at St Pauls school will address the St Pauls P T A on Wednesday afternoon January 18 at 2 o clock. He will speak on teaching of Religion in Our School.

A. C. Bernahl St. Paul's School Parent-Teacher Association

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