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Newspaper
Riverdale Pointer
Location
Riverdale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Sep 04, 1925
Page
12
The South Holland post office will be open 7.30 to 10.00 a.m. on Labor Day with no rural delivery. Church services on Sept. 6 and 7 feature Rev. A. M. Dunne, Rev. Teunis E. Gouwens, and multiple mission and gospel meetings across First Reformed and Christian Reformed churches. Several social events include weddings, showers, and family travels. local merchants promote school shoes.
In Lansing Rev Dr Hospers will lead services at the First Reformed church on Sunday September sixth. Mr and Mrs F Doorn announce the birth of a baby boy. Mr and Mrs Tunis DeYoung of Wichert visited relatives in Lansing. Arthur Hoffman and daughter Pearl spent a few days with friends. Peter Prince and family vacationed a week at Stillman Valley Illinois with their daughter. Weds W Effort Jr and Miss A Schultz last Saturday at St John’s Lutheran church. Newlyweds touring Wisconsin. An accident at Wet Wash last Monday August 31 caused the governor belt to fail and the engine to run wild. Pratts attempted to shut off steam and died later at hospital. John Tanis and John Van Ramshort Jr toured Wisconsin and Minnesota. Mr and Mrs John Wiltjers welcomed a baby girl born August 28 1925. mother and child are doing well.
Riverdale Supers head to Phoenix Sunday for a game before hosting Pullman on Labor Day at Elite's diamond. Dreshall stars at third, Spate at short, Baldy at second, Mec Grain at first.
Persistent rumors and heavy activity at Washington Park Race Track near Homewood indicate rapid progress to host real business this fall. Robert Sweitzer of Chicago leads the organization and plans are moving forward under his direction.
The church invites all to return to Sunday school at 9 45 a m and morning sermon at 11 a m with the theme Christ in the Voyage of Life. Epworth League meets at 6 45 p m led by Miss Martha Kalas followed by song service and a 7 30 p m sermon on Opportunity How men meet it with special music. Four Sundays remain in the Conference year. William Reace, Pastor.
St Pauls Lutheran Church schedules German language services at 10 a m on September 6 with a preparatory 9 30 a m and English services at 7 30 p m. Pastor W J Kemnitz outlines reflections on time and divine guidance citing Exodus 2 1 10 and Ephesians 5 15 17.
Theatres list Saturday program with Fred Thompson and Silver King in The Bandits Baby plus Stan Laurel in Pathe Review. Sunday shows Virginia Valli and Eugene O'Brien in Siege. Labor Day features Harold Bell Wright's The Mine With the Iron Door with a large cast. September 9 offers Ben Lyon and Viola Dana in The Necessary Evil.
Riverdale theatre shows Buddy Roosevelt in Biff Bang Buddy and a feature week at Paramount starting Sunday Sept 6 with Fables and comedy. Cecil B DeMille's The Ten Commandments plays Sept 16 17 and 18 Wednesday to Friday. See Page 8.
A modern civic list urges residents to honor sanitary laws and keep homes, streets, and alleys clean. It calls for healthy schoolrooms, prevention of disease spreading weeds, elimination of flies, protecting children’s health, avoiding gossip, maintaining fresh air, and forbidding spitting in public places.
A cryptic line credits Johns Hopkins Black and Blue Jay with a maxim about love and perseverance. The source presents a provocative sentiment, likely from a local column or reader’s note.
Our Saviour's Lutheran Church welcomed Dr Bramkamp president of the Illinois Synod in an unannounced Sunday service. He preached on being about our Father's business and the next sermon will discuss This Worldliness and the Other Worldliness. Evening services begin at 7 20 with all invited.
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