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Riverdale Pointer

Location

Riverdale, Illinois, United States of America

Date

May 17, 1929

Page

2

Pentecost Services at St Pauls Ev Lutheran May 19 20

St Pauls Ev Lutheran Church on 138th Street and Leyden Ave invites worshipers to Pentecost services in English May 19 at 9 20 and 10 45 a m May 20 in German at 10 a m. A May 23 circuit meeting in the parish hall will feature Rev J G Fernandez on Mexican and Spanish Mission work with guests Mr Weiss and Mr Herzog.

ST. Paul’s EV. Luth 138Th Street Leyden Ave Missouri Synod Jerusalem God Jesus of Nazareth J. G. Fernandez Mr. Weiss Harvey Herzog Washington Heights Jesus Christ

Dolton M. 5th Church Announces Services and Meeting

Corner Sheridan and Main Streets Sunday services include church school at 9.45 a.m. and morning worship at 11 a.m. Epworth League meets at 6.45 p.m. Evening service is at 7.30 p.m. The bank offering service features Miss Ethel T. Thompson as speaker. Ladies choir offers music and the bank offering is collected. Ladies' Aid plans an all day meeting with pot luck lunch on Thursday May 28. Rev. Erwine Thompson, Pastor.

Dolton Church Corner Sheridan Main Streets Church School Epworth League Woman's Foreign Missionary Society Ethel T. Thompson Joint Ladies’ Aid Society Erwine Thompson

Our Saviours Church Riverdale Lutheran News and Events

Our Saviours Church Riverdale United Lutheran announces 930 Sunday School 10 30 Morning Worship Sermon Inspiration for Service plus young people session. Illinois Synod meets May 25 at Woodlawn Immanuel Chicago. Plunkett Luncheon May 24 at 1 p m. May 26 Trinity Ingathering. May 29 Pictures shown. June 16 Children’s Day. July 8 Vacation School begins. Rev Edward Voorhees pastor.

OUR Saviour’s Church OF Riverdale United Luth America

Seventh and Eighth Grade Pupils Record Rapid Drills and Events

Pupils in grades seven and eight aim for a week long arithmetic drill record. Two weeks saw five students making the honor list, including Keith Panazzo and Lucy Panozzo. Last week eight students appeared, with Lucy Panozzo among them, as the eighth grade prepares its graduation play featuring Mrs Abel, Florence Wagner, Inez and others. The annual May Festival is set for Glenwood on Thursday May 23. Best runners and jumpers are being chosen for a contest, and a ball game at Crete is planned for next Monday. The team hopes to rebound after losing the pennant by one game.

Tits Honor Keith Panozzo John Spoor Glen Bishop Delores Baumgartner Lucy Panozzo Edith Panozzo Audrey Baumgartner Mason Gerloff Florence Wagner Herman Baumgartner Raymond Hydebreck Anna Palchinsky Crete

Religion in the Navy Provides Chaplains on Board

The Navy maintains religious services on ships and shore establishments. A chaplain from almost every denomination is represented among the Navy’s chaplains. Private worship is voluntary in all military organizations.

United States Navy

Monument to St Francis Erected in Milan Cemetery

A beautiful monument to Saint Francis of Assisi has been erected in Milan's ancient cemetery. Francis founded the Franciscan order, known for simplicity and amiable character, with noted love of nature.

Sey Francis of Assissi Milan Italy Strancis

Dalton notes and river rescue highlight May season

Twenty years back items report on the sailing boat Tourist overhaul boosting speed and capacity with water mains connections. A newborn daughter to Mr and Mrs Herman Wagner prompts future career talk. Epworth League members attend a rally in West Pullman. Rescue of William Janac after a fall from a bridge is recalled and Wm R Meeder risks eye injury from a shooting incident during a snipe hunt.

Mary Herman Wagner Herman Wm. R. Meeder Co. & E. I. Round House Dalton Earl Meeder Chicago

Debutante to Nun Elizabeth Clem Joins Carmelite Order

Elizabeth Anne Clem daughter of Maj. Gen. John L. Clem received the habit of Our Lady of Mount Carmel at the Carmelite cloister in New Albany Indiana. The former Washington debutante who two years ago entered society now dedicates her life to religious vows as a Catholic nun.

Elizabeth Anne Clem Omn John L. Clem Chickamauga Washington Our Lady of Mount Carmel New Albany Ind

A Temporary Lull Between Toy Soldiers and Quiet Times

Jack and Sonne played with toy soldiers for a while before their mother was diverted by an argument about quiet times. Jack contends there are quiet moments along the front as there are in the house when parents aren’t feuding with each other.

Jack Sonne

Provisioned Islands on Modern Maritime Routes Noted

The article lists several lonely islands provisioned by governments over fifty years. It mentions Lessession Island off West Africa, Amsterdam Island in the Indian Ocean, and St Paul Island in the South Indian Ocean, highlighting their strategic role for ships.

Mariner Navns Lessession Island West African Amsterdan Indian Ocean St. Paul Istani South Indian Ocean

Exeter Book Anthology Presented to Exeter Cathedral

The Exeter Book, an Anglo Saxon poetry collection, is said to be in the possession of the dean and chapter. It was given to Exeter Cathedral by Leofric, bishop of Exeter from 1047 to 1072.

Exeter Leofric

Famous Dueling Ground The Oaks Near New Orleans

The Oaks, famed among the world's dueling grounds, stood in New Orleans suburbs. In a Sunday of 1828 ten duels occurred there, and between 1834 and 1844 duels nearly filled each day. The ancient oaks still stand though modern views deem the quarrels trivial.

New Orleans

Field Mice in Yellowstone Park Seed Theft Highlight Pest

Field mice, often labeled vermin, are cited as evidence after a mouse nest in a ranch building in Yellowstone Park yielded a five pound pail of seeds. The seeds are identified as fanweed, a severe pest in Montana, illustrating the nuisance caused by rodent incursions.

Yellowstone Park Montaga

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