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Newspaper
Riverdale Pointer
Location
Riverdale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Apr 02, 1926
Page
7
Lincoln Avenue and Chicago Street Schools share classroom news and student projects across grades. Kindergarten children create rooms from boxes with wallpaper and furniture. first graders study The Cat and the Kittens and welcome visitors during Go-To-School Week.
Theresa Holden of eighth grade is seriously ill and attendance is low as sickness eases through the neighborhood. Seventh and eighth graders completed a 30 game volley ball schedule with six high school captains guiding teams under Mr. Hayes. Frederick Kasten's squad won six of thirty. Points will be published later as plans unfold after spring vacation.
School notes outline spring vacation from May 8 to May 10 by order of the Board. Letter from Mr. Tobin praises the Achievement Club for its contribution to the Juvenile Farmers Institute. Visits from Mr. Hedtke, new books added to Room 8 and room libraries, spelling contest results, and names of pupils competing in the Township contest at Calumet.
Samuel Insull reveals plans for a massive Lake Shore power plant at the Indiana Illinois line. The State Line Generating Company will build units totaling 1 335 000 horsepower with one 267 000 hp unit ready by fall. It will supply four Calumet region utilities and operate as a wholesale power manufacturer.
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