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Riverdale Pointer

Location

Riverdale, Illinois, United States of America

Date

Sep 11, 1936

Page

2

Churches announce services and programs for September

Rev. Walter J. Kemnitz leads Sunday services with German at 9 30 and English at 10 45. Sermon text Galatians 5 16 24. St Paul Day School enrollment 165. rallying for 250. Educational reels shown Sept 1 at 3 pm Adults 15 cents, children 5 cents. Voters meeting Sept 14 at 7 30. Confirmation instruction begins Sept 21 at 4 pm.

Walter J. Kemnitz St. Paul Day School George Washington United States

St Mary's Church announces Sunday Mass schedule

St Marys Church at 310 East 137th Street Riverdale lists Sunday Masses at 7 00 9 00 and 11 00 a m Pastor Rev John N Weiler invites faithful attendance to render service to God and weekly participation is encouraged

ST. Mary’s Church East 137Th Street Riverdale John N. Weiler

Immanuel Evangelical Church Announces Weekly Schedule

Corner Grant and Sheridan Streets announces morning worship at German service 9 o clock and divine worship 11 o clock with the theme The First Church a United Force. Sunday school 10 o clock, led by Christ Dreshall, superintendent, including a class for every age. League meets Tuesday evening and choir rehearsal Friday. Catechetical instruction Saturdays 9 to 12. Visitors welcome.

Christ Dreshall First Church League Immanuel

First Methodist Episcopal Church Hosts Guest Speaker

Corner Grant and Sheridan Streets invites all to worship at 11:00 a.m. with guest speaker The Rev. Francis Thomas DD. Church school meets at 9:45 a.m. Pastor Rev. Lee Ernest Coleman welcomes attendees.

Grant and Sheridan Streets Phil. H. Bassler Corner Grant and Sheridan Sts Lee Ernest Coleman Francis Thomas DD

Sandridge M. E. Church Schedule and Activities

Rev. Leopold Sehneider presides with morning worship and Lord's Supper at 9 15. Sunday school follows at 10 30. Evening service and Junior League at 7 30. Thursday includes Ladies Aid at 2 30 and prayer meeting at 7 80. Choir rehearsal at 8 30 features the motto Where God Guides He provides.

Ladies Aid Society A. W. Meyer

Pastor Returns to Pulpit For Anniversary Appeal

Our Savior's Community Church resumes services with a 10:30 a.m. sermon on The Trust of Tragedy as the pastor ends his summer leave. Music features Ethel Hankey and a duet by Mrs. Herman Werner Jr. and Mrs. Meredith Farrell with Mr. Harry McGrain at the organ. A Church Council meeting is set for Monday at 7:80 p.m. Also listed are Service League and Women’s Missionary Society happenings and a $350 toward a $1000 Anniversary Fund.

Ethel Hankey Herman Werner, Jr Meredith Farrell Harry McGrain Service League of Young Women Womens Missionary Society

Ingathering Service and Loyalty Sunday at Church School

Members are urged to contribute by September 27. A special Ingathering Service will be held along with Loyalty Sunday and the annual installation of teachers and officers of the church school.

Church School

Bethany Reformed Roseland to Welcome Former Pastor Mulder

The Bethany Reformed church in Roseland will host former pastor Dr. John R. Mulder of Western Theological Seminary at both services next Sunday. He will also preach there on September 20. Next Sunday the Young Peoples choir sings in the morning and the Senior choir performs the evening special.

Bethany Reformed Church Roseland John R. Mulder Western Theological Seminary Mulder Bethany Young Peoples

Saint Clement's Episcopal Church Weekly Services and Events

Saint Clement's Church on Church Street offers Holy Communion at 7:80 am and 10:00 am on Sundays with Morning Prayer at 10:15 am and Church school at 9:15 am A Holy Communion celebration occurs at 10 am on the last three Wednesdays in September Ember Days and feasts of St Matthew and St Michael and All Angels are noted Canon Gibson will speak to the Mens Club The Vestry thanks parishioners for keeping finances steady during summer and urges return from spiritual vacations for autumn activities The parish states it remains active and avenues of absence are discouraged

Holy Communion Church School Canon Gibson Cathedral Shelter Mens Club Saint Clement’s

Boy shoots 50-pound eagle to save baby in yard

A 14-year-old, John Naglish, shot a large Mexican eagle with his father's shotgun to protect 13 month old Jean O Neill from a swoop at 1/10th and Calumet Lake farm. The bird threatened poultry and the infant, and no bounty existed. Jean is the child of Mrs Naglich by a previous marriage.

Bab John Naglish Calumet Lake Jean O’neill John John O’connor East Side Joseph Naglich Jean

Forest preserve pools attract 150000 bathers this season

The forest preserve swimming pools closed for the season at 10 p m Sunday and drew about 150000 bathers in July and August. Pools listed include Cermak Emmett Whealan and Green Lake. Clayton F Smith announces the turnout while noting pool locations. Also mentions Tom Smith of Ozona Texas with a long gunless record.

Forest Preserve Clayton F. Smith Forest Preserve Board County Board Cermak Ogden Ave Emmett Whealan Milwaukee Devon Aves Green Lake Torrence 159Th Street

Bowen School News Highlights Beginning Year Activities

Bowen school opens with note on cooperation and orderly behavior. Students adjust to nine am start with graders I and II enjoying midmorning rest and milk. Dorothy Lucht transfers from Roosevelt to grade IV. Grades V and VI create spelling booklets and nature study collections. A yearlong program of educational movies on geography science and literature is planned.

Jimmy Ferguson Dorothy Lucht Roosevelt School South Holland Bowen

Franklin School Opens With Fresh Faces and Clean Classrooms

First and second grades enroll twelve and eleven pupils respectively with new students Audrey Manthey Tommy Haney and Caroline Hoffman transferring from South Holland. Third grade has thirteen and fourth grade eight. The school reopens after a long vacation with bright rooms cleaned windows waxed floors varnished furniture and resurfaced blackboards. New transfers Gerald Ippel Josephine Kwains and Harold Pals join fifth and sixth grades.

Audrey Manthey Tommy Haney Caroline Hoffman South Holland Gerald Ippel Josephine Kwains Harold Pals

Roosevelt School Welcomes Fifth Grade and New Teacher

The fifth and sixth grades at Roosevelt school welcome Miss Lorraine Burghardt a University of Illinois graduate this June. Students are upbeat about new English textbooks and school days resuming.

Roosevelt School Lorraine Burghardt University of Illinois Franklin School Arthur Larson Dalton Pullman Betty Lou Greiner Lutheran

August Traffic Deaths In Cook County Rise To 86

Coroner Frank Walsh announced that eighty six people died in automobile accidents in Cook County during August, up eleven from a year earlier. Through eight months in 1936 fatalities total 638, versus 620 in 1935, with a year end record of over a thousand possible if the trend continues. May was the deadliest month with ninety eight deaths.

Cook County Frank Walsh Walsh

Canton man works as live wax figure in store windows

Lorenzo Barth of Canton Ohio earns his living posing in department store windows as a live wax figure replacing traditional wax models.

Lorenzo Barth Canton Ohio

Man Bent on Marriage Faces Hurdles Before Nuptials

A man determined to wed a woman encounters financial and social obstacles prior to marriage, highlighting the pressure and risks involved in matrimonial plans.

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