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Newspaper
Riverdale Pointer
Location
Riverdale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Mar 10, 1933
Page
2
The church announces March 12 services German 9 30 English 10 45 a m Sunday School 9 30 a m Midweek Whenten services March 15 German 7 15 English 8 15 p m Voters meeting March 18 7 30 p m Mr Erich O Haase accepts call as upper grades teacher starting August Come hear and be convinced Pastor Kemiius
The Lutheran community page lists German language worship at 6 o'clock, a morning service at 11 with the theme Truly, I say unto thee Today thou shalt be with me in Paradise, and catechetical instruction plus choir rehearsals. Sunday school superintendent Arthur Dreshall leads classes for all ages and a sabbath school program emphasizes children's value. The third Lenten service is announced for next week with The Cross A Lesson in Love.
Dolton M. E. Church outlines a full slate of services including Bible School at 9:45 a.m. Morning Worship at 11:00 a.m. and union services with Epworth League at 6:45 p.m. Special Easter-week services begin March 19 with Rev. P. H. Bassler delivering the sermon.
The Washington school notes describe a patrol play and drill on March 24 and April 6 for the Parent-Teachers Association. The patrol now includes 10 boys and 10 girls. First grade lists straight A students and will study airplanes, with an assembly on March 10. The sixth grade contests in spelling crown Ray Richter and Dorothy Zilsberger, while the patrol roster and high conduct grades are listed. Fifth and sixth graders study Pegasus in Greek myth and the Middle Ages respectively, and the school mourns the Cook County superintendent's death with funeral attendance. The boys basketball team will compete in a Chicago Heights tournament next week.
Second grade pupils work on pioneer wagon models and a bird project under Miss Hedte. Each student receives a set of fifteen colored birds for slides to project on lanterns. A new sixth grader, Thelma Renfro, joins Room II and adjusts well.
Lincoln School reports spelling honors for third graders Marilyn Baker Bonnie Foster and others with As. Buddy Favre earns a B. Fourth graders plan a Winnie-the-Pooh chapter under Mary Louise McGowan Eugene Napoli Roy Messerschmidt Raleigh Smith and Dean Staples. Grade five honors include Mary Elizabeth Anders Harold Baker and others. Fort Dearborn project features dolls and a medieval castle built by students under Miss Kasten and Mr. Caldwell.
The note describes student worries about failing tests with a next day exam, desires for higher grades, and ongoing physical training games like kickball. It reports difficulty forming basketball teams this year and a postponed tournament entry due to travel and equipment costs. It also mentions baseball season approaching and hopes to maintain the usual game schedule.
Jonesy a senior class comedy directed by Miss M M Sexauer with Henry Hall as Jonesy and Themla Ball as Dian Devereaux runs March 17 and 18 in the high school auditorium. The cast includes Lucyann White Theodore Paarlberg Margaret Reid Billy Morgan Nellie Bielfeldt Kenneth Chapman Ruth Anderson Paul McGehee Roger Anderson and others with Agnes Elashik and Walter Kauss managing the business side. The orchestra will perform Bitter Sweet Magic Night and Of Thee I Sing under Isabel Loomis Montelius as profits fund the senior class gift.
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