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Newspaper
Riverdale Pointer
Location
Riverdale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
May 29, 1941
Page
8
The St Marys Church at 310 East 137th Street lists Masses on Sundays at 7:00, 8:30 high Mass, 10:00 and 11:00 oclock. Pastor is Rev John N Weiler with Rev M H Hoffman asst. This notice urges faithful attendance to render service to God.
The Rev Walter J Kemnitz will lead Pentecost services in German at 9 30 and English at 10 45 a m with Holy Communion in both. Sermon title The Abiding Gifts of Pentecost from John 14 15 21. An annual outing is planned for June 15 at Dolton Park.
Pastor Frank T. Palm leads Pentecost Sunday services on June 1 1941 with morning worship at 9 15 and church school at 10 30 led by Stanley Steinke. Hi League meets at 5 00 p m. Catechism class final at Berger school June 4 3 30 p m. Christian Disciplship clinic June 5 7 45 p m. June 8 reception of Confirmation class.
The First Methodist Church at Grant and Sheridan Sts. invites worshipers to a Pentecost observance next Sunday with special choir music and meditations led by Rev. Milton S. Freeman. Sunday school is at 9 45 a m and divine worship at 11 a m youth groups meet at 6 45 p m.
The Ivanhoe Community Church at Roosevelt School led by Pastor Milton S. Freeman holds youth group meetings at 6 45 pm with Divine worship at 9 15 am Church school also at 9 15 am and features music by the Chorus choir The minister will direct a Pentecost meditation and the congregation will sing hymns.
Immanuel church announces Sunday school at 10 o clock led by Samuel Jessen and divine worship at 11. Members will worship at Dalton Methodist church Sunday at 10 45. Mutual agreement between congregations. Council meets Tuesday at 8 pm. Ladies Aid supper Wednesday shifts activities. choir rehearsal Thursday at 8 pm.
Open Bible Church at 13563 Indiana Avenue led by Rev. Otis Wasson lists services for Sunday June 1 including 9:45 Bible school, 11:00 morning message on When He is Come, 3:00 dedication of the lot at 138th Street and State for a new church, 6:30 Young People program, and 7:45 evening message. Junior group to meet with Mrs. Neath and Mrs. Blewett.
The article surveys Thomas Sheraton as a late eighteenth century designer bridging Adams and Hepplewhite with his own refined yet ascetic style. It details chair and table forms, inlay and decoration, the rise of Empire influence, and the shift to heavier, less artistic pieces that followed, noting notable patrons and the contrast with colonial America.
The piece reflects on the WWI poetical line from In Flanders Fields and the haunting sense of war’s legacy. It then shifts to a musing on attic spaces as relics of the past, their fire hazards, and the nostalgia of childhood explorations amid changing domestic spaces.
A playful note observes athletes recalling a famous line mistyped as How dry I am, linking poetry memory to sports lore. The quip hints at shared culture across disciplines and the ease of punchy quotations in competitive contexts.
People seek neighborly popularity by avoiding aggression when others wish to go out. Many men are described as snappish at home, with the main snapping being toward anything soft they can find.
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