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Newspaper
Riverdale Pointer
Location
Riverdale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
May 07, 1937
Page
2
Sunday the churches hold divine services at 9 30 German and 10 45 English with Sunday school at 9 30. The sermon cites Proverbs 31 28 30 on the characteristics of a good mother and urges attendance. A voters meeting is set for May 1 at 7 30 p m.
The church invites attendance at 9 30 a m Sunday school with age specific classes and a 10 30 a m worship service honoring mothers with special recognition. Church council meets Monday at 745 p m Women of Missionary Society attend conference Tuesday at Christ Lutheran church next Sunday May 10 confirmation class will be confirmed.
St Marys Church at 310 East 137th Street Riverdale lists Rev John N Weiler as pastor and Sundays hours at 7 00 9 00 and 11 00 am. The notice emphasizes convenient mass times for faithful attendance and service to God.
Morning worship in German at 11 o clock with a 10 o clock Sunday school A Mother s Day token and Young People service Anthem by the choir Workers staff meet Tuesday Womens Union meets Thursday afternoon A district conference of the North Illinois District Evang and Reformed Church will be held next week Rev Phil H Bassler and Mrs Bassler to attend N Klinkhammer named as alternate Everyone welcome at Immanuel if you have no church home
Open Bible Church at 135683 Indiana Avenue, Mil Burke, invites all to regular services and a four night evangelistic series led by Dr. William G. Studer beginning Tuesday May 11. Studer brings his own songleader and pianist with four great evenings assured for all ages.
First Methodist Episcopal Church hosts a Mother's Day service with a rose for every mother and a youngest mother gift, plus morning worship, evening music, and a sermon on Christian motherhood. Leopold Schneider's church offers May 9 events including morning worship, Sunday school, vesper service, prayer, and choir rehearsal with a theme on the Spirit of God guiding the Word.
Bethany Reformed Church at 11th Place and Perry Avenue invites all for Mother’s Day with two services next Sunday. Dr Harry J Hager will preach at 10:00 am on A Mother in Bondage with Her Children and at 7:50 pm on The Mother of the Free. The church youth choir will present special anthems at both services.
Regular Walther League business meeting set for Tuesday May 11 at 7 30. Senior kittenball practice scheduled Wednesday May 12 at 6 45 at Dalton Park. All interested in kittenball urged to attend. Nation wide fellowship banquet planned for May 23.
Survey party led by Moses Cleaveland approached what they believed was the Cuyahoga river in the Reserve and sailed up its mouth. Realizing the error, they renamed the stream the Chagrin River, a tale repeated by the Cleveland Plain Dealer.
The guide explains that each other refers to a single pair of people or things, while one another covers three or more. It notes examples such as a husband and wife loving each other and six convicts helping each other escape over a wall.
A circa mid century public health note warns that house flies emerge after winter and can multiply rapidly if not starved of offspring. It urges proper garbage and manure management, noting flies carry many diseases. Fun facts cover fly color preferences, feeding, and rapid wing movement.
Maine reports higher annual bear killings than any other state, highlighting increased hunting or management activity. Details specify counts and comparison to neighboring states, indicating Maine's lead in annual bear mortality.
The color change in chameleons and some frogs is caused by pigment cell expansion and contraction in the skin. Nerve fibers link these cells to the nervous system, triggering a coordinated response to moisture, light, temperature, cerebral excitement, food, or the creature’s physiological state and surroundings via the eyes.
An antiquated Swedish statute required a duel when one man called another inferior or unmanly and the other replied that he was as good a man as the first. The article presents the legal standard and the prescribed response to trigger a combat.
The Washington Post discusses camels as milk meat and clothing sources but notes their best trait is tireless movement across sand. It contrasts the Arabian one hump and Bactrian two humps, describing feet padding, sun exposure, and stubborn starts. It adds the animal’s temperament and training duration.
A note explains that Mexican time uses a twenty four hour day starting at one minute past midnight. It shows examples with conversions such as 0 15 for a quarter past midnight, 1 00 for 1 a.m. and 13 00 for 1 p.m. The system ends with 24 00 at midnight.
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