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Newspaper
Riverdale Pointer
Location
Riverdale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Mar 05, 1937
Page
2
Divine services on March 7 include German at 9 30 and English at 10 45 with Lord's Supper. Sermon on Luke 7 36 50 praises true repentance. Sunday school at 9 30. Midweek Lenten services March 10 German 7 15 English 8 15 with topic The deepest depths of sin. Voters meeting March 8 at 7 30.
St Marys Church at 310 East 187th Street Riverdale lists Sunday services at 7 9 and 11 am. Lent services held Wednesdays and Fridays at 8 pm with Weiler presenting topics on Wednesdays and the Way of the Cross with benediction on Friday nights.
Grant and Sheridan Streets announces Morning church school at 10. Sunday worship at 11 with choir anthem. Workers Staff meet Tuesday 8 p.m. Sixth Mid week Lenten Service at 7 p.m. on Christ's utterance to Mary and John. Yellow color theme. Woman's Union Thursday 2 p.m. Choir rehearsal Thursday night. Visitors welcome if you lack a church home.
Corner Grant and Sheridan Streets sets today’s church activities led by Rev. Donald Crocker. Missionary Sunday features Rev. and Mrs. Stewart Blaun from Kentucky mountains with appeal for offerings to support missions.
The Bethany Reformed Church of Roseland led by Rev. Harry J. Hager draws wide community interest with the Back-to-the-Bible campaign. Dr. French Oliver spoke last Sunday highlighting paganism’s rise and urging a united effort to restore reverence for the old Book and faith. Next Sunday at 10:00 a.m. Dr. Oliver returns.
Oliver will present Wickedness in Prayer and, at 7 30 p m, A Race with Death on the Bethany Bible Broadcast heard on WWAE 1200 kilocycles Hammond Ind Sunday afternoon from 3 30 to 4 00 Bethany Church sits at birth place and Perry avenue one block west of State street in Roseland
Rev Leopold Schneider pastor leads Sunday worship at 9 15 am and Sunday school at 10 30 am at Sandridge M E Church A union Lenten service is set for 8 pm at Dalton M E Church Religious instruction sessions occur Tuesday and Thursday at 3 30 pm Choir rehearsal is scheduled Wednesday at 7 30 pm
The church lists events including a new men’s Bible Class at 9:30 each Sunday, 10:30 a.m. worship with sermon We Are Not Ashamed of the Gospel, 7:00 p.m. Luther League led by Norma Jean Newell, 8:00 p.m. Union Lenten Services at the Methodist church in Dalton with Jesus Before Pilate, and midweek and council meetings. Parents urged to bring children.
Alfred H. McComb a chemist and his second wife and her two daughters moved into The Castle in Flossmoor after a dispute over bigamy. The charge was dropped in court and Mrs. McComb announced the family would live elsewhere.
Mr and Mrs Lyle Klitzke of Riverdale came home February 28 after ten days in New Orleans at the national convention of the Department of Superintendence. They traveled in clear weather going down but faced sleet and snow returning. Robert Wagner of Midlothian accompanied them and Superintendent McVey attended from Thornton Township High School. The convention rotates cities annually and draws top educators nationwide.
The Senior Walther League will hold its regular meeting on Tuesday March 9 at 7 30 with an invitation to all members and new joiners. The district convention is set for April 10 and 11 at the Stevens Hotel in Chicago. The group edits the church paper The Chimes and invites parishioners to attend services and see league work.
Government weather officials explained floods in Florida and the Ohio valley by a stagnant hot air blanket trapping cold pockets. An Pacific Ocean earthquake excited scientists though caused little damage. Farnsworth, a 19 year old farm lad, demonstrated early TV ideas in Europe as RCA and NBC struggle with costs.
In Riverdale a Tramp expresses a desire to start a bank to a woman who questions the plan. The tramp notes he has not saved enough to buy the necessary tools.
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