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Riverdale Pointer

Location

Riverdale, Illinois, United States of America

Date

Oct 17, 1940

Page

3

Immanuel Evangelical and Reformed Church Notices

Immanuel Evangelical and Reformed Church calls for 10 o clock Sunday school led by Samuel Jessen with classes for all ages. Divine worship at one. Mission Day set for October 27. Visiting pastors Rev J Koe ng of India and Rev J J Brown of St. Louis. Choir rehearsal Thursday. Catechetical instruction Saturdays 9 to 12. October 21 Chicago Bible Society shows Romance of The Book. October 23 quarterly congregational meeting. October 25 a social film night Immanuel in Action. Open to all without a church home.

Immanuel Evangelical and Reformed Church Church Samuel Jessen Our United Church America al Immanuel J. Koeng India J. J. Brown St. Louis Chicago Bible Society of Chicago Immanuel

Open Bible Church Sunday Services and Activities

The Open Bible Church at 13563 Indiana Avenue led by Rev. Otis Wasson lists Sunday events October 20 including 9:45 Bible school, 11:00 morning message on The Cleansing of the Leper, 6:30 Young People Fellowship, 7:45 evening message The Typical Teaching of the Diseases of the New Testament. Week activities include Wednesday Ladies prayer group 1:30, singing practice 7:00, Friday Book of Acts study 7:30, cottage prayer Saturday 14808 Center Avenue Harvey with a men’s gathering 6:00, fellowship supper 7:00-7:45, and a speaker Rev. A. E. Petanick from Glenwood.

Open Bible Church Bible School McGehee Marion Grant George Gilliam Robert Haddon Center Avenue Harvey A. E. Petanick Glenwood Church

St Marys Church Parish Schedule at 310 East 187th Street

Rev John N Weiler is pastor with Rev M H Hoffman as assistant. Masses Sunday at 7 00 8 30 high 10 00 and 11 00 oclock. The hours offer convenient opportunities for Holy Mass and faithful attendance.

ST. Mary’s Church East 187Th Street John N. Weiler M. H. Hoffman

Bethany Reformed Church Hosts Evening Series

The Bethany Reformed Church continues its autumn series with Rev. Harry J Hager presenting God s Quarrel With Man next Sunday at 7 30 PM. Elliott Lindblad of Racine Gospel Tabernacle leads song, James Baar directs choir, and the 10 AM service features the Young People s choir with Dr Hager on The Power of Faith.

God Bethany Reformed Church Hager Elliott Lindblad Racine Gospel Tabernacle James Baar Young People’s Choir of Bethany Church Bethany

Bible broadcasts move to new Central Standard Time schedule

The Bethany Reformed church radio lineup shifts to WHIP 1480 ke with a 4:00 to 4:30 afternoon Bible broadcast. Daily Family Altar from 7:00 to 7:30 and Morning Prayer on Sundays remain on WHIP. Guest soloists and pastors including Rev. Dahlen and Rev. Haverkamp headline weekly programs from Rose land.

Old Wells Hager Jonu M. Spoolstra Ware John Bosch Harry de Young M. A. Dahlen Nazareth Lutheran Church of Roseland Christian Endeavor Societies of Bethany Church Wm. Haverkamp Second Christian Reformed Church of Bethany Reformed Church Perry Avenue

St Pauls Church Missouri Synod to Dedicate Newly Decorated Church

Pastor Walter J Kemnitz leads Divine Services Sunday October 20 in German at 9 30 and English 10 45 a m with a Gospel lesson on forgiveness. Sunday school Bible study at 9 30 a m. adult lecture course October 21 7 30 p m. Readication week November 10 to 17 announced with details to follow.

ST Paul’s Church Missouri Synod Leyden Avenue Walter J Kemnitz

Sandridge Methodist Church Sunday Schedule

Pastor Frank T. Palm leads worship at 9:15 a.m. on Sunday with theme The Church of the World-Wide Visitor. Church school at 10:30 a.m. Elmer Meyer superintendent. Hi-League at 5:00 p.m. Sunday. Thursday 7:30 p.m. Christian Discipleship clinic studying Acts 17. Thursday 8:30 p.m. Choir practice.

Church of the World-Wide Elmer Meyer Christian Discipleship

Welcome to W R Savior's Church Service

wR SAVIOR'S COMMUNITY English Lutheran invites all to attend services at 10 45 a m Sermon by Pastor Martin Kabele Sunday school at 9 30 a m Regular family attendance encouraged Monday Men's Brotherhood meets at 7 30 pm with a talk by Mr Erickson Choir practice Fridays at 7 30 pm psalm 84 1 provides the theme

Savior’s Community Church Wabash Avenue Martin G. Kabele Martin Kabele Men’s Brotherhood

Freeman New Pastor Preaches at First Methodist

Corner Grant and Sheridan Sts. hosts First Methodist Church services with Rev. Milton S. Freeman as new pastor. Church school at 9:45 led by Miss Bessie De Vries. morning worship at 11:00 followed by Hi-League and Epworth League at 6:45.

First Methodist Grant and Sheridan Sts Milton S. Freeman Bessie de Vries

Ivanhoe Church Services Schedule Listing

Ivanhoe Community Church Roosevelt School Building presents Reverend Milton S. Freeman as pastor. Morning worship at 9:00 a.m. church school at 9:00 a.m. Hi-League and Epworth League meet at 6:45 p.m.

Ivanhoe Community Church Roosevelt School Milton S. Freeman

Washington School Fourth Graders Study Cave Men

Fourth graders work on a geography and history project about cave men and Indians. Third grade welcomes back Jimmy Ames. They bid farewell to Robert Sutton as he leaves for Tennessee. Eighth grade plans a radio victrola gift purchase.

Washington School Jimmy Ames Robert Sutton Robert Tennessee

School column highlights student efforts and sports results

The piece notes pupil projects such as Silent Courtesy graphs and a focus on courtesy in class. It reports ongoing Troop 9 scouting meetings, an October 25 eighth grade assembly, and a sixth grade poetry effort. It covers the boys softball team season record and upcoming soccer and girls softball games.

Keith Lyela Bowen Franklin Roosevelt South Holland St. Mary’s Calumet School Blue Island Bryant Harvey Riverdale Park Roosevelt School Washington

Franklin School Sees First Grade Welcome and Activities

First graders welcome Dick Templeton back and new pupil Clarence Twombly from Tinley Park. Eighth grade begins geometry problems. Franklin girls lose baseball to Lincoln. boys beat Berger Bears 5 4. Band lessons begin sponsored by PTA. Junior Red Cross sends Halloween favors to Fort Sheridan. Upper grades study The Coming of the White Man and draw related crayon pictures.

Dick Templeton Clarence Twombly Tinley Park Frances Basile Shirley Cogswell Franklin Girls Lincoln Girls South America Franklin Boys Berger Bears Fort Sheridan Joe Cornwall

Bowen School Activity Notes and Student Achievements

Elinor Boersma presents gladiolas in Room II while stories on Belgian Congo spark reading in English class. Mary Ann Warren leads Room III in Indian books as twelve read. Min ette Nelson shares pine cones and leaves from Northern Wisconsin. Phyllis Ferguson reports on a Sunday wind storm and travel detours. Rhoda Targenhorst and John Tourtellotte monitor Room TV. Roland Nelson and Billy O’Leary handle safety duties. Bowen Boys elect officers Jack Mills president and others. Achievement club plans November 8 program and November 15 Indian pageant. new officers meet first time.

Elinor Boersma Belgian Congo Mary Ann Warren Minette Nelson Wisconsin Phyllis Ferguson Rhoda Targenhorst John Tourtellotte Room TV Roland Nelson Billy O'Leary Bowen Boys Club Jack Mills Eugene Wilder Roy Zenere

Abundant Life and Civic Duty Highlight Local Notes

The piece explores the varied meaning of abundant life from material wealth to freedom and civic engagement. It cites Edward Ripley speaking during National Fire Prevention Week and recalls nostalgic customs like Saturday baking and summer canning, now fading as leisure and automation rise. The column also notes student activities at Bowen school and upcoming interscholastic games and art projects.

America Europe Edward Ripley Riverdale

Lincoln School Notes From Early Grades

First grade students were sad Mies Ling could not attend Monday. Sixth grade notes Jack Gilbert broke his arm. Third grade welcomes Edward Robinson who moved from Hammond Indiana to Dalton. Second graders learn poetry and plan to set a poem to music. Kay Nerche returned after an appendectomy hospital stay.

Mies Ling Jack Gilbert Edward Robinson Edward Dalton Hammond Indiana Kay Nerche

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Indiana Avenue Otis Wasson Tifth Place Perry Harry J Hager Sandridge Methodist Church Frank T. Palm Franklin School Bowen School By Anna Dell Morton Lincoln Lincoln Scilool Janice Brand Barbara Dreshall
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