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Newspaper
Riverdale Pointer
Location
Riverdale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
May 02, 1930
Page
6
Lansing residents hosted and visited family and friends with dinners and tea gatherings. A boxed MEK supper fundraiser yielded neat boxes and praise for readings, solos, and violin numbers. Church groups planned plays and meetings as neighbors shared gifts and birthdays amid local sports and outings.
South Holland notes Rev Wm DeRuiter a missionary from Africa will preach Sunday afternoon May 4 at 1 30 p m at the First Reformed church Everyone welcome Rev Laansma will lead next meeting at the usual place Tuesday May 6 at 7 30 p m daylight saving time Mr and Mrs Grover Sebastian returned home Tuesday night from Hutsonville Illinois where they attended the funeral of Mr Sebastian s uncle on Monday Mr John Swets Jr was stricken with pneumonia Monday and is quite ill Mrs Hannah Mueller 65 a widow of 14840 Prairie avenue Robertson subdivision died April 19 The body was sent to Milwaukee Wisconsin for burial
A Saturday program features Orphan of the Sage a heroic drama of 49 Tarzan the Tiger and a comedy The Sunday bill presents Navy Blues with William Haines Karl Dane and Anita Page The midweek lineup May 6 and 7 offers The Bishop Murder Case a mystery with Basil Rathbone and Leila Hyams Tuesday night is China Night
Laura Grelck died April 23 1930 at Dalton where she had lived since 1884. Born November 22 1862 in Rockstedt Schwanzburg Sonderhausen Germany she immigrated to America in 1882 and married John Grelck on July 15 1883. Four of their six children survive Tillie Lotz Laura Bockelmann Henry and John with ten grandchildren and siblings Emma Ehrk and Carl Hentzgen plus a brother in Germany. Her husband died January 1918. Funeral services were held April 26 conducted by Rev W J Kemnitz with interment at Oakland cemetery.
Mrs. N Rinkema improves after quinsy illness. David Rinkema dies. funeral held at First Reformed church conducted by Rev DeBay. Sewer construction nears 159th street as weather delays work.
Our next meeting will be held at the school next Tuesday evening May 6 at 8 o clock. A pot luck supper in the Domestic Science room at 6 pm for teachers and parents who can attend. Election of officers for the new school year is in order. Join and support closer parent school contact.
Paul Gall Post No. 303 of the American Legion expresses condolences to the family of the late Claude W. Johnson a past vice commander. The post votes to publish resolutions in The Pointer and file them with post records and publish beside the charter. Herm an Wiebke is post commander and Louis C. Gerber is chaplain.
The Harvey post office project moves forward as the President and Budget Bureau back a $160,000 appropriation. A telegram from Congressman Elliott W. Sproul says the House Appropriations Committee will provide the funds before this session ends.
We express sincere thanks for the sympathy and help generously given by neighbors and friends during our sadness and bereavement. Mrs. Gertrude Johnson and Family.
In loving memory of our dear wife and mother Bertha Peoplan who passed away April 27 1922 We think of you as one who sleeps and free from grief and pain The family signs as Loving Husband and Children.
We express gratitude to Rev Kemnitz the Ladies Choir neighbors and MT ann rrienas for kindness and sympathy during our recent loss.
In loving memory of our dear husband and father who died May 1, 1928. Gone but not forgotten. 521 from loving wife and children.
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