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Riverdale Pointer

Location

Riverdale, Illinois, United States of America

Date

Jan 31, 1930

Page

2

United Lutheran Church Schedule and Events

The church lists Bible school at 9 30 a m 110 20 a m worship with sermon Fulfilling the Liow. Luther League at 6 45 p m. Friday Jan 31 social 7 30 p m. Annual banquet Feb 12 Lincoln's Birthday 6 p m. Candle light installation Feb 9 7 30 p m. Valentine social Feb 14 7 30 p m. Pastor Edw A Voorhees invites all.

United Lutheran In America Wabash Bible School Luther League Young Peoples Meeting Young People’s Society Young People’s

St Pauls Ev Lutheran Church Sunday German Service

St Pauls Evangelical Lutheran Church on 188th Street and Leyden Ave holds German language divine services Sundays at 10 a.m. with Lord's Supper and a preparatory service at 9:30. English graded Sunday school also at 9:30. Pastor W J Kemnitz invites families to attend.

188Th Street Leyden Ave Missouri Synod Church of the Open Bible

Boy Scout Campaign Opens in Chicago with 45 Dinners

The Chicago Boy Scout Council launches a 1.25 million four year expansion fund February 6. Campaign dinners in 45 communities will be linked by a WMAQ radio broadcast with Silas H. Strawn explaining the effort. Speakers include Dean Shailer Mathews Judge Henry Horner and Judge Francis Allegretti.

Chicago Boy Scout Council WMAQ Silas H. Strawn Shailer Mathews University of Chicago Henry Horner Probate Francis B. Allegretti Boys’ Court Union League Club Henry E. Wheeler United States Chamber of Commerce Strawn Calumet James H. Gately Gately South Chicago George M. Weinsen Gotham J. W. Murphy Greater Pullman Victor Bechman Blue Island Albert Stols

Belgian Woman Lawyer Appointed to League Delegation

Miss Marcelle Benson of Brussels becomes Belgium’s first female member of the country’s League of Nations delegation. A 36 year old lawyer and committed feminist, she is noted for a masculine appearance.

Marcelle Benson Brussels League of Nations

Bowen School Notes Highlights Student Activities

School notes summarize radio singing selections by eight pupils including Margie Norman and Eily Jillecek. Cooking class dinner featured under Miss Hedtke with Anna Palchinsky and Lillian Dengler among servers. A field trip to the Field Museum occurred January 29. Upper grades plan a model home contest for the Chicago Garden and Flower Show March 28 to April 5 1980 with a $100 prize. Several students earned 100 percent this week, including Elly Jillecek and Delores Ripley.

Elly Jilleoek Margie Norman Eily Jillecek Delores Baumgartner Annabelle Vandermyde Alice Middleborn Lillian Dengler Anna Palchinsky Delores Ripley Miss Hedtke Miss Schmidt Mr. Jehner Irene Englehardt Emmerson Bouchard Field Museum Chicago Hotel Sherman Snelli Elly Jillecek Glen Bishop Emerson Bouchard Buddy Reich Donald Donaway Irene Engelhardt Evelyn Nimtz Woodrow Carson

Highlawn Patrol Boys Keep Busy in School Life

The Highlawn School patrol boys juggle duties beyond traffic control. They clear gym and auditorium spaces, set up and store equipment, wash milk bottles, supervise lunch and washrooms, and assist with assemblies and PTA events. They work before and after school and during noon hours, earning respect for their service.

Highlawn School Parent-Teacher Association Highlawn

School Notes on Attendance and Activities

Mrs Abraham, second grade teacher, was ill on Thursday and Friday last week. Vincent Hennel joined the fourth grade last week. Mrs Owens conducts a tap dancing class from four to five on Tuesday afternoons. A large number of children have enrolled in the class.

Abraham Vincent Hennel Owens

The Holdup in the Penny Bank play staged by third and fourth graders

The third and fourth grades presented a play titled The Holdup in the Penny Bank with Ernest Reichert as Newsboy and Earl Russey as Grandfather Dollar. Grandfather recited a poem Savings and Dorthy Ann Brown sang A Nickel a Penny a Dime. Ruth Otts and Thomas Priest of the sixth grade were absent due to illness.

Ernest Reichert Earl Russey Grandfather Dollar Dorthy Ann Brown Ruth Otts Thomas Priest

Lincoln Avenue School Report Details Grade Changes and Activities

The Lincoln Avenue school notes end of first semester with next term rearrangements in History Geography and Cooking Sewing. 7A 7B gym groups improve team play. new gym suits issued. Attendance and illness issues noted with Mary Villani and George Strassenberg. 7th grade to present Feb 14 with a negro play Recess and Other Studies. Art room makeover and displays described. Dramatization pantomimes weekly. algebra topics sets of linear equations and substitution method discussed. Student Council reports January 27 election results and upcoming 8th grade assembly Woof Woof cast list provided.

Mary Villani George Strassenberg Lincoln Avenue James Miller Robert Reynolds Robert Patty John Swiers Helen Rudloff Lily Matz Prince Nonesuch George Gilliam Russell Schaefer Herbert Brady Russel Jacobsma Franklyn Berndt Erwin Lau Robert Sheahan Lorenz Ripley

Chicago Street School Kindergarten Welcomes Three New Students

Kindergarten enrollment rises with Glen Hasler Rose Schmal and Lucile Barlow joining after Christmas vacation. Students display the Dolton village on a table crafted by Mr Staat and plan a Valentine box as First Grade looks forward to a Health house project.

Glen Hasler Rose Schmal Lucile Barlow Dolton Mr. Staat Chicago Street

School Report Highlights Grades and Events

The article notes return of students after absences and reports on moving picture show reels Little Red Riding Hood and The Three Bears. It mentions Third Grade working on multiplication and starting short division Monday, Fifth Grade health play Friday, and Sixth Grade welcoming James Fraker back after appendicitis.

Three Bears James Fraker

Stimson Leads at Five-Power Naval Meet in London

Secretary of State Henry L. Stimson is in the spotlight at the five power naval reduction conference in London. He attends daily talks with top diplomats as the session nears a decision on global naval equipment in the coming days.

London Henry L. Stimson Stimson

Skating Derby Sponsored by South End Chamber of Commerce

Races organized by the South End Chamber of Commerce athletic committee feature boys and girls events across age groups from under 12 to 17 and over, with distances 110 to 440 yards. Relay races include special events for Pullman and Fenger boys, plus grammar school and YMCA participants. Races begin at 2:00 p.m.

The South End

Wreck Found in Snow. Rescuers Seek Missing Aviators

Plane wreck located ten miles inland from the Siberian coast deep in snow. Lieut. Carl Ben Wielson and mechanic Marl Borland disappeared November 9 after a crash that tore engine wing and tail from the fuselage. Cabin supplies untouched, officials fear both men are dead.

Seattle Siberian Carl Ben Hielson Arctic Antarctic Wielson Marl Borland Borland

Lipton Lines Up Shamrock V For Southend Regatta

Sir Thomas Lipton confirms his new yacht Shamrock V will race at the Southend regatta on May 21 with preliminary cruising starting in April.

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OUR Saviour’s Church OF Riverdale ST. Paul's EV. Luth. Church W. J. Kemnitz Boy Scout Campaign Bowen School Notes Radio High Lawn School Lincoln Avenue School Chicago Street School U. S NAVY Palmer Park Eielson First National Bank Dolton, Ill Chas. E. Waterman Horace Holmes M. R. Weidner W. H. Baker Russel P. Blake William Staat Cash Chrysler and Plymouth Atwater Kent Radios Twin City
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