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Newspaper
Riverdale Pointer
Location
Riverdale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Oct 15, 1926
Page
2
School notes describe grades seven to eight joining Junior High, new students Edward Hoffman and Frances Whigget, and the Girls Glee Club expanding to include fifth and sixth graders. Activities include Halloween decor, Columbus projects, a play The Grateful Family, and a dance class led by Miss Calhoun.
Bowen School notes cover a visit to gas and electric plants at Blue Island with Miss Nellie G. McMahon and students. It reports a 1-0 Bowen win over Highlawn in soccer practice and a 2-1 loss to Glenwood, plus upcoming games and strong class activity in language tests.
Fifty one banks with deposits aggregating STEN were closed in the United States during August, according to a statement by the Federal Reserve Board.
The government announces that 6,000 Romanian youths who did not report for military service will be court-martialed. The order follows a directive urging mandatory service participation and reflects wartime enforcement.
Louisiana Governor Henry L. Fuqua is dead in Baton Rouge. Mrs. Fuqua was on an auto tour and unaware her husband had died. she was located later in Clarksdale Mississippi.
Rutherford B Hayes of Clearwater, son of the former president, announces candidacy for a seat in the Florida Legislature's lower house.
The Indiana Harbor Belt baseball team defeated Columbus QC 3 to 1 to win the world railroad championship at Washington Park Indianapolis with 18 561 in attendance. Shorty Burch struggled to quell the crowd as the crowd roared after the victory.
Health column notes that oxygen levels in air can be low yet safe and stresses outdoor living for tuberculosis patients. Dr. Armstrong of Metropolitan Life, speaking on the Chicago Tuberculosis Institute campaign, urges open windows day and night to improve ventilation and reduce odor impact as a health measure. Christmas seals aid this public health effort.
Special agent Charles Lawson of the Rock Island Railroad was shot four times by three youths at 119th street and the Main line tracks. He was rushed to St Francis hospital in critical condition. Three suspects, Edward Palmer 15, Walter Johnson 16, and Robert White 19, all Maxwell street residents, were captured and detained after identification by Lawson. The assailants alibied themselves but conflicting statements emerged. The incident follows recent box car thefts, with guards increased on the Rock Island lines.
Seferino Ramos, 126, of San Antonio, Texas, reportedly the world’s oldest man and in good health. He credits his longevity to a glass of ox blood every morning, drinks more before work and as night watchman. The piece notes ox blood’s historical use and availability near slaughterhouses.
An unclear clipped line from a Vancouver Province piece questions whether a demon’s attitude stems from virtue or is warped by poor memory and moral pretense. The fragment references perception and ethical behavior without concrete events or names.
The Churches announce a Sunday school Advance campaign on October 17 at 9 30 a m to boost enrollment efficiency and study of God's word with music and teachers. At 10 45 a m Pastor W Kreis preaches Give the boy a chance a tale of a runaway and its lessons for parents and fathers followed by a challenge to attend next Sunday.
Sunday school attendance rose by thirty as Rally Day and a new adult Bible class were launched. Mrs. Deam leaves for California for three weeks while Mr. Hess resumes as assistant superintendent. Fifteenth anniversary observance set for the 17th after morning services with a dinner in church parlors.
A spirit of harmony grows as Rev. Voorhees and family move into the parsonage and welcome the congregation. All are invited to the church of helpfulness this Saturday.
On Sunday October 17 Sydney school meets at 9.45 a.m. with classes for all ages studying the Holy Scriptures. Morning worship follows at 11 a.m. with special music. Epworth League Society gathers at 6.45 p.m. Evening service at 7.30. Sermons by the pastor A. A. Myers. Public invited.
A Toledo Blade note reflects on the comfort and necessity of a stable home when no other place is available, emphasizing the humane value of finding shelter and belonging.
The article notes Nicolaus Copernicus, founder of modern astronomy, born in Prussia in 1473. It mentions his celebrated treatise that proposed a heliocentric system and notes its first publication in 1548.
A playful line from the Lualtimoere Evening Sun urges marrying a cheerleader if possible and jokes about pleasing a baby. The fragment reflects light gossip tone.
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