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Newspaper
Riverdale Pointer
Location
Riverdale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jan 30, 1941
Page
3
The notice lists St Marys Church at 310 East 187th Street with Pastor Rev John N Weiler and assistant Rev M H Hoffman. It states Sunday Masses at 7 00 8 30 10 00 and 11 09 oclock and urges faithful attendance as service to God.
Worship services listed for Open Bible Church at 13563 Indiana Avenue led by Rev. Otis Wasson. Sunday includes Bible school at 9:45, morning message at 11, youth services at the Old People's Home at 2:30, evening message at 7:45, with additional midweek prayer and Bible study sessions and a Thursday Bible class at 8:00.
St Pauls Church Missouri Swnd 138th and Leyden Avenue presents Divine services on Sunday February 2 with German communion at 9 30 and English at 10 45 am Sermon text John 4 1926 The True Worshippers The doors are open to all and WCFL broadcast Lutheran Hour Sundays 3 15 to 4 pm
Frank T. Palm pastor at Lincoln Avenue and Sibley Boulevard lists Sunday February 2 1941 schedule with 9 15 am morning worship 10 30 am church school Stanley Steinke superintendent 5 pm Hi League catechism class at Berger school Thursday events include 8 80 pm Christian Discipleship Clinic 830 pm official board and choir practice
Immanuel Evangelical and Reformed Church invites all to a church school at 10 o clock with classes for every age and divine worship at 11 o clock on Sunday. The subject is Love therefore is the fulfill ment of the law. Young People meet Tuesday at 8 p m council meets Wednesday evening choir practice Thursday at 8 p m catechetical instruction Saturdays 9 to 12 Ladies Aid Thursday all are welcome if you have no church home.
The Ivanhoe Community Church led by Rev. Milton S. Freeman invites youth groups to meet at 6 45 p m and worship at 9 a m with church school at 9 a m The message frames a sermon titled A Gracious Promise for a Plague Stricken World and calls on parishioners to reflect as they approach the sanctuary.
Corner Grant and Sheridan Streets announces church school at 9 45 a m and divine worship at 11 a m with services noted for Sunday morning.
Youth groups are invited at 6 45 p m for Worship Hour in the Sanctuary unless they attend another service The sermon titled A Gracious Promise forn Plague Stricken World is expected to be helpful during the Worship Hour.
August Geweke was reelected president of the Cook County Truck Gardeners and Farmers Association for his 39th consecutive year at the January 11 board meeting in Jefferson Park Masonic hall. Walter Sass and Thomas Hoekstra were re elected first and second vice presidents with a large board expansion adding 24 new directors. The group discussed West Randolph Street market issues, opposed standard grading and package law, and planned for 1941 activities including zoning changes and legislative monitoring. A male quartet provided entertainment and Calumet Region officials praised river cleanup efforts.
Present officers of the Calumet Region chapter Izaak Walton League of America were re-elected for another year. R. B. Waddell remains president, Joseph Rona vice president, Lloyd Forsell secretary, and Hugh O'Donnell treasurer. The group discussed plans to erect a clubhouse in 1941.
The Buda company of Harvey Illinois will display five Diesel engines from 20 to 177 hp one 110 hp gasoline engine and a 10 KW Diesel generator set at the National Boat and Sports Show Navy Pier February 1 9. R K Mangan says production expansion including a new building more staff and three shift days keeps a steady output for marine and defense orders. The firm notes rising use of marine engines in Great Lakes boats and marks its 60th year as a Chicago area engine leader.
Miss Lillian Syler of Dolton area was guest of honor at a surprise bridal shower hosted by her sister in Dolton on January 22 with about 40 attendees. She will wed Robert Linton of South Chicago on February 1. A prior personal shower was held January 21 at a Chicago hall.
In 1940 the Chicago region saw $59,102,482 in new building across 82 communities, a 45 percent rise from 1939. Home construction led the surge with 5,892 permits valued at $57,659,102, up from 4,028 homes costing $26,334,686 in 1939, marking a strong upturn after the 1933 low.
A reflective piece blending biblical invocations with modern life echoes and a personal letter about love and disappointment. The narrator recalls Pete pursuing acting fame, flattery, and a broken engagement signaled by a telegram announcing Hollywood plans and moving on.
A narrator recalls meeting Pete and pursuing him by flattering his singing talent. She signs of love grow as they date with piano gigs and park walks until Pete’s father disapproves of his singing, altering their outings and deepening secrecy.
A 1940 survey shows suburban home building far surpassing 1936 and 1939 peaks. In 1940, 1,390 homes cost $12,524,002, while monthly permits rose across the year. Average costs declined from 1986 levels to $6,892, with total improvements at $3,905,987, up 11 percent from 1939.
In earlier times people judged wealth by bank balances while today they gauge status by credit. The remark contrasts old and modern financial indicators.
The piece observes that women often seek what they want by crying, but notes no danger of such tactics here since it would redden their eyes, implying restraint in the setting.
An old poet linked to a hymn about sunlight and radiant heat is said not to have written it in midwinter across much of the United States. The remark suggests seasonal mismatch between the poem’s theme and winter conditions.
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