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Newspaper
Riverdale Pointer
Location
Riverdale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Mar 31, 1938
Page
7
Thornton plans to install a new curtain in the TTHS auditorium during Spring vacation. Principal Mr Stephens notes bids and samples from several companies and a contract decision soon. A silent track will reduce noise, and a $100 senior gift marks curtain progress toward the Spring Prom on April 22 and 23.
Lincoln school invites all to attend the operetta Kay and Gerda at the school auditorium on April 7. Miss Ethel Denny directs with faculty support. cast features middle and upper grade students including Kay, Gerda, Snow Queen, Robber Captain, and many others. The story follows Gerda rescuing Kay from the Snow Queen with a magical finale.
In loving memory of Louise Miller daughter and sister who died one year ago on April 4 1937 Mr and Mrs Peter Miller and family express their remembrance Mrs Alvina Beamwood of Seattle arrives in Dalton to visit her mother Mrs Anna Kalas at 741 Main Street Dalton The piece ends with a reflective line about the American people and engagement observations.
The Fisk Jubilee Singers, a renowned Black choral group, will appear at Thorn Township High School Auditorium on Friday April 7. They tour nationally with a Chicago appearance at the Auditorium Theatre on Sunday March 27. The program is sponsored by the Phoenix Community Club with Dr. W M Winston instrumental in arranging the visit. The seven-member group includes one woman and six men and has recently performed on WSM Nashville.
The Appian Way, built in 312 B C, was the queen of ancient roads linking the eastern world. It was lined with tombs of Scipios Claudius Milo and others, hosted Scipio Africanus returning to Rome, Cicero, Paul and Titus on its pavements, and stretched about 350 miles to landmarks like the Baths of Caracalla and the Church of San Sebastian built by Constantine.
The piece explains how a red herring is used as a political distraction. It cites an 1686 Oxford quotation describing trailing a red herring to mislead foxhunting hounds and compares it to public misdirection in campaigns.
The text notes William Kidd as the son of a Scottish minister who became a shipper and landowner in New York City. Commissioned by William III in 1697 to suppress piracy, he met mutiny and turned pirate bound for Madagascar, later tried in London and hanged in 1701.
Scientists note the blue on mummy cases remains bright and may derive from cobalt. Modern analyses show blue on ancient pottery from Egypt and China was sometimes cobalt based.
The pinochle winners last week were Mrs. Kleinz Harry Meginnis M Dahlman Ann Roush E O Rentner A W Bowse H Baumgartner Mrs. McDonald Grace Katwichi Gladys Johnson J McLaughlin Dorothy Engelman Mrs L E Reich with Agnes Kummerer winning the cash drawing though absent. The next regular meeting is Tuesday night April 2 with over 50 members at the March 22 gathering. District meeting at Harvey was well attended and dues are urged as six more are needed to reach 108 percent. The next drill meeting is Thursday night April 7 with all comrades urged to attend for important matters.
The Tenth Aviation Membership Round-up runs from April through April 24 inclusive. Members with unpaid dues are urged to support the unit and achieve full participation. The message emphasizes effort and commitment as the path to the Auxiliary’s success.
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