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Newspaper
Riverdale Pointer
Location
Riverdale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Oct 04, 1929
Page
2
Churches announce Sunday services in German at 10 a.m. with the Lord's Supper and a 9:30 a.m. preparatory service. Sermon centers on the Fifth Petition of the Lord's Prayer and the need to forgive others, with an English graded Sunday school at 9:30 a.m. and a call to bring children.
The Dolton M. E. Church at Sheridan and Grant outlines church school at 9:45 a.m. and morning worship at 11:00 a.m. Epworth League at 6:45 p.m. The Ladies Aid Society meets October 10 for an all day bazaar planning luncheon. The Sunday School Board meets Friday evening. No evening service due to the annual conference led by Bishop Waldorf in Downers Grove. Rev. Erwine Thompson is pastor.
Qua Saviour's Church of Riverdale invites the public to Bible school at 9.30 a.m worship at 10.30 a.m Holy Communion. Next Sunday marks the 18th Anniversary with Dr David A Davy as speaker. Field Day October 20 benefits Home Missions and a chicken dinner on October 16 5 p.m. with special features. Young People's choir meets October 11 at 4 p.m. or after school. Reverend Edward A Voorhees is pastor.
The Gold Star Spiritualist Church of Harvey Til presents Sunday services at 2 30 p m with lectures by C Swan son and Mme Evelyn Boyd. The event invites all to attend with free will offerings and welcomes worshippers. Shomer Hadas Temple marks Rosh Hashana with services October 5 and 6 conducted by Rabbi Haskell Lehrfield. The observance begins at sunset October 4 ushering in 5690.
Mose Stevens 42 a burglar who terrified Harvey area residents by entering sleeping rooms to steal money was sentenced to life imprisonment under Indiana habitual criminal law after a break from jail and recapture near Kankakee.
A compact blurb advising speakers to stay composed and not show pressure even if slightly anxious. Emphasizes preparation and poise, framed as practical guidance from a Women’s Home Companion column.
School notes describe activities across Lincoln Avenue and Riverdale schools. Soccer practice and games, eighth grade spelling grades, cooking club, Girl Scouts, ninth grade manual training, and a parent teacher association meeting with plans to fund raincoats for safety patrols are reported with details on officers and recent events.
The first grade enrollment drops to 35 after two relocations to Harvey. two students, Junior Boyer and Elinor Hufford, are missed. The health rule praised for perfect adherence. soap prizes awarded. Sixth grade puts on King Lazybones with Milford Haddon as the King and Vivian Gilbert as the Maid.
The sixth to eighth grade girls club at Highlawn School held its first meeting after school on September 26. Mary Hendershott was named president, Clara Krause secretary, and Helen Zornow treasurer. Jeanne Devie chaired the program committee with Aileen Middleborn and Marjorie West. Rose Morris led the entertainment committee with Leona as chair.
Isadore and Ethel enrolls. Halloween party and October 12 hike planned. Sewing classes chart blouse and skirt projects with advanced students sewing skirts first while beginners make blouses. Ruth Grapenthien returns after a week ill. Highlawn grades seventh and eighth take three gym hours weekly. fifth and sixth two periods. Seventh and eighth grade girls play volleyball while boys play soccer.
Fifth and sixth grade students staged a play titled The Stepping Stones to Happiness about Health rules. William Worthy follows rules to reach Healthland while Happy-go-lucky defies them and ends in unhappiness. Jack Device played Happy-go-lucky. Francine Kaylor the Queen. Herbert Neander the role of William Worthy.
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