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Newspaper
Riverdale Pointer
Location
Riverdale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jul 29, 1927
Page
2
Sunday July 31 includes a 9 45 a m Sunday school for all ages, 11 a m morning worship with special music and a pastor delivered sermon, Epworth League at 6 45 p m, Moody Bible Institute student to lead and speak at 7 30 p m service, Clyde Radabaugh to close with solos, public welcome at all services.
Sunday services in German at 9 30 and English at 10 45 with Graded Sunday school at 9 15 in Joliet Illinois. Sermon text Mark 4 26 29 focuses on God's seed and its quiet growth. Encourages sowing diligence patient waiting and joy in harvest.
Immanuel Ev Church schedules German worship at 9:00 a.m. with the sermon on life not in possessions, church school at 10:00 a.m. on noble friendship, and English worship at 11:00 a.m. with the sermon on worshiping in spirit and truth. The notice invites all to attend.
Our Saviour's Lutheran Church at 138th and Wabash invites all to Bible School classes at 9.30 a.m. and 9.45 a.m. for parents. Morning worship at 10.30 a.m. sermon The Great Provider with a children’s sermon. Ladies Aid Wednesday August 3 at 2 p.m. Choir practice Fridays 7.30 p.m. Pageant Sunday July 31 at 7.30 p.m. Color Blind produced with Daily Vacation Bible School. Rev. Edward A. Voorhees, pastor.
Bethany Reformed Church at Perry Avenue and 111th Place Roseland hosts a unique antiphonal Echo service on July 31 at 7 30 p m. The divided organ will provide responsive effects with junior and senior choirs in robes. Rev John R Mulder will deliver the sermon.
A man discovering a button in his salad quips with presence of mind that it may have fallen off during dressing. The humorous aside captures a casual, sharp reaction to an odd find.
Harold Lotz belts a three run homer in the home fifth as the Supers rally from an early deficit to top the Mundanes All Stars 10 to 5. Johnny Albrecht pitches a strong eight and a third, fanning 11 and earning his fourth straight win of the season.
The Supers beat Mundanes 5 to 0 last Sunday with Albrecht Lotz Kelly Smith and Harris key for the victors. Next Sunday the Latek A C returns for their second appearance this season seeking revenge after the Mundanes victory in the first combat.
Riverdale A C beat the Orioles four to one in a hard fought contest. Matthiesen delivered a dramatic two strike homer with bases loaded in the eighth, sealing the Riverdale win. Next Sunday Riverdale A C faces Venetian Juniors at Riverdale Park at 12 30. The team from 116th Street Roseland is noted as a fast organization.
Riverdale Arrows announce home games at Arrow ball diamond on 136th street near C. and E. I. rail line. They promise consistent quality after complaints of previous no shows and invite all to verify by attending.
An advertisement touts a lecturer who “speaks straight from the shoulder” while joking some talks seem to originate lower, hinting at a bold, humorous approach. The teaser suggests provocative, plainspoken lectures to draw in readers.
Dr Bundesen and the Commissioner tout sunlight as vital for health. They claim ultraviolet rays from sun and light bulbs prevent tuberculosis of the skin and rickets, boost nutrition, vigor, and vitality, and advise daily outdoor exposure or bright indoor UV substitutes.
William Cooper Shelburne aged 81 died at Manitario Saskatchewan on Tuesday June 14 1927 after a long illness following a fall and stroke. He lived in Waldemaar and Maple Grove and retired from farming in 1914. He was a Methodist and leaves a widow, three sons and four daughters from his first marriage, plus a brother and sister.
The Detroit News highlights Luxembourg as a rich travel spot with historic fortifications and scenic landscapes. It notes the duchy’s old fortress Vauban modernized, the duke's palace in Spanish Renaissance style, a Seventeenth century cathedral, bridges, the Arbed palace, Musee Pescator, and scenic motor routes reaching Treves Thionville and beyond into France Germany and Belgium.
A telephone operator follows company rules to get a caller to name an adult. The girl replies that only grandma and she are present and that grandma cannot hear while the cat cannot talk, stalling the exchange.
A misogynist asserts feminism is nonsense claiming women prefer beauty to intellect. The woman retorts that such a view arises from ignorance and ignorance feeds prejudice, highlighting a clash over gender and intelligence.
The sora, a marsh dwelling rail, inhabits fresh or brackish wetlands across North America, winters from the southern United States to northern South America, and lays 6 to 18 eggs. Though awkward runners and weak fliers, they undertake long migrations and are hunted in some regions under federal law with an open season.
A visitor from Georgia recalls attending an Episcopalian church in the city for the first time and compares it to an old time possum hunt. He notes he stayed alert, rose with the congregation, and learned as he went.
The Writers to the Signet constitute Scotland’s main class of solicitors. Once privileged to prepare warrants charters and other documents for the king's signet they have since lost several of those exclusive rights.
The document notes total appropriations from a tax levy with a 2 percent addition for probable deficiency in collection. It lists specific amounts including a line item of 590 dollars with a subcomponent of 91.80 dollars and a program total of 1,000 dollars.
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