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Newspaper
Riverdale Pointer
Location
Riverdale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jul 15, 1927
Page
2
Immanuel EAN Church marks Fifth Sunday after Trinity on July 17 with German worship at 9 00 a m and no English service. The annual Sunday school outing will be at Glenwood Forest Preserve all day. Members meet at 10 a m at the church for chartered trucks to the site. bring lunch baskets. Pastor Wm Kreis.
The First Methodist Church hosts Sunday school at 9 45 a.m. with classes for all ages, Missionary Sunday in Bible school, and morning worship at 11 o clock with special music and a sermon by the pastor. No evening meetings.
The 1780 Black Friday event sent New England into panic as daylight faded. May 19 saw schools close and work halt while candles lit and even Col Abraham Davenport urged duty over adjournment. Scientists offer no satisfactory explanation for the uncanny darkness.
A London Daily Chronicle quip notes how a suburb sale advertises a “rather nice flat” and suggests restraint may attract buyers. It contrasts with other phrases like “fairly convenient” or “moderately well built” to imply understatement can signal quality without exaggeration.
The Archers defeated the Supers 11 to 5 as the Supers struggled with fielding in the fourth and fifth innings. Harold Lotz hit a late homer for the Supers and is set to replace Jordon as catcher. Archers improve to 7-7 after 14 games as Alderman Horan Boosters come next Sunday at 3 p.m.
The Riverdale Arrows were defeated in a one sided game by the Lansing Speed Boys, a Supers' class team. The Arrows fought gamely but were helpless at bat with two bases loaded and no outs, forcing in a run on one occasion. A follow up game is scheduled for Sunday the 17th against the strong Pullmn Eclipse at the Arrow's ball park.
Washington reports that more than 95 percent of the European corn borers have been destroyed after a four month spring campaign. The effort, led by the USDA with state colleges and agencies, involved over 2,000,000 acres and 300,000 farmers across five states. Final results depend on fall records of spread and infestation.
A sweeping blaze razed nearly a block of the Atlantic City boardwalk between Missouri and Arkansas avenues. Three firemen were overcome and over 500 people became homeless. Eight hotels and rooming houses sent vacationers fleeing to the street as belongings burned or ruined by water and smoke.
At the C. and Erie railroad crossing area a welcome game is promised with all attendees guaranteed satisfaction. The team has compiled a remarkable record of 112 wins and 4 losses, underscoring a strong standing. Don’t miss the event.
Ban Johnson tendered his resignation as president of the American League at a meeting of owners in New York. He asked to be released by November 1. His notice was accepted with regret. Johnson had eight years left on a 40 000 dollar yearly contract and had helped found both the American League and the American Association. Ill health was cited as the retirement reason. no successor named yet.
A Palestine earthquake killed twenty eight people and injured about 250. In Jerusalem damage was limited to older dwellings and the Holy Sepulcher dome. Mablus saw over twenty deaths with around 250 injured, while eight to ten more died in Arab villages. Cairo reports shocks with cracked walls and water mains damage.
A mother plans to swap a misbehaving girl for a good one but the daughter laughs at the idea. She reasons that no one would be foolish enough to trade a bad child for a good one, exposing the folly of the mother's threat.
The custom of using seals on documents prevailed for centuries in the East. Earliest seals appear in Egyptian, Babylonian, and Assyrian antiquities. Roman law required signets for legal purposes. The practice declined by the seventh century AD and was revived in the Middle Ages.
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