Government Plans to Loan Billion for Home Repairs and Small Buildings
Washington March 31 The RFC may fund a home repair modernization program under an amendment to the Steagall general building bill. Loans would run ten years at 5 4 percent not exceed 60 percent of property value up to 3500 dollars. Construction loans at 5 1 4 percent over 18 years could reach 75 percent of value up to 20000 dollars per structure. Jesse Jones backs the plan.
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Associated Press
Washington
D. C
Smith
Dem
Wash
Jesse Jones
RFC
Acme Steel Raises Wages at Riverdale Plant
The Acme Steel Company announces a wage increase effective April 1 for about 1400 plant and office employees. The move signals growing capacity in the steel industry barring labor trouble and strengthens the town’s main employer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Acme Steel Company
Riverdale
500 Jobs Recalled In Blue Island Boosts Payroll
A wave of re employment hits Blue Island with about 500 workers returning to jobs in local factories and industrial plants. Illinois Brick Company will add 200 workers next week and Chicago Rock Island & Pacific Railroad will hire 3800 at its car repair shops to convert box cars for livestock use. The boost raises the suburb monthly payrolls by around 40000 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blue Island
Illinois Brich Company
Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad
Auditor William M. O'Brien Dies at 60 in Florida
William M. O'Brien, auditor for the Indiana Harbor Belt Line railroad for fourteen years, died April 2 at his winter home in Wauchula Florida after a two month illness. He lay in Lyndora hotel Hammond Indiana. He leaves a widow and two children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William M. O’brien
Indiana Harbor Belt Line Railroad
Wauchula
Fla
O’brien
Lyndora Hotel
Hammond
Ind
Notice to Vehicle Owners in Dolton May License Deadline
Village board sets May 1 1934 as final grace day to obtain vehicle licenses. After May 1 arrests and prosecutions will follow. Village Clerk WM. G. Dolton issues the notice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
WM. G. Dolton
Fred T. Ehlert for Sheriff
Local interest grows in the Republican sheriff nomination with Fred T. Ehlert, the suburban and south Chicago candidate, gaining wide independent support in Cook County. Voters in Riverdale and Dalton urged to participate in the upcoming primary as Ehlert campaigns across newspapers and public forums.
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Twin Cities
Fred T. Ehlert
Chicago
South End
Cook County
States
Riverdale
Dalton
Fred Ehlert
Propper Viewed Favorably In This County Section
The Pointer notes William F Propper is well known here and enjoys broad appeal. He could attract a large vote in this county part, where many prominent men are on familiar terms and could be reached by first name.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
eWall’ Propper
Local and Personal News From Riverdale and Nearby
Mr and Mrs Gregory Middendart visited Fort Wayne, Indiana last week and returned home. Chas Lovell and family hosted guests in Riverdale on Master Day. The article notes various visits, trips, and gatherings in Riverdale Dalton Hammond and Roseland, including a fire response in Dalton and a theater notice for Smoky at Dolton theatre. A baby girl was born to Mr and Mrs Matthew Buechler in Riverdale and a 20th anniversary celebration for Mr and Mrs Emil Heimsoth in Roseland.
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Gregory Middendart
Wabash Avenue
Riverdale
Fort Wayne
Ind
WLU
Chas. Lovell
Chicago
Stanley Prymas
Scbrooke Ave
John Golder
East Chicago
James Golder
James, Jr
Duluth
Wis
Deam
Carl Creek
Lincoln Ave
Dalton
Waivana
Cuba
Lowell
Gus Baumgartner
Bunco
Blanche Marie Hagen
South Hohman Street
Hammond
Louis Garry
Garry
Peter Bitters
Berrian Springs
Indiana Avenue
147Th St
Bridge
F. Jackson
Park Ave
Herman B Wetter
Lebanon
Penn
St. Mary’s Church
Rose Metevia
Matthew Buechler
Jdy
St. James Hospital
Chicago Heights
Emil Heimsoth
Edbrooke Avenue
Roseland
Preisel
Nobert Appelt
Kankakee
Pierson
FE. Wesse
Ruth Pierson
H. Krueger
Geo. Heimsoth
Dorothy Heimsoth
Nora
Billy
Lincoln Parent Teacher Association
la Crosse
Indiana
Joseph Kilabish
Frank
Pairl
Dusephine Patricia
Bowen School Auditorium Opens After CWA Work
The Bowen School District 133 new auditorium and gym near Riverdale will be ready soon. The project, the largest local building effort under the CWA, cost about 82000 with 3288.65 of material bills paid by the agency. District 1389 expects full operation from tax funds, with reduced tax rates this year and no debts. Directors Reich Dengler and Claussen plan a dedication and full expenditure details.
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Bowen
Riverdale
Cook County
CWA
Louis E. Reich
Friza Dengler
W. J. Claussen
Doctor Denies Booze Hardens Arteries
Toronto reports Dr. Oscar Klotz says alcohol and tobacco do not positively cause arteriosclerosis. He notes age liquor and smoking are not inevitable contributors, while infections faulty diet and lack of vitamins can provoke the disease.
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Toronto
Oscar Klotz
American Association of Pathologists and Bacteriologists
Bidwell Seeks Seventh District Senate Seat Endorsed by Republicans
Arthur J. Bidwell of River Forest seeks the Republican nomination for senator from the seventh district which includes Dalton and Riverdale. He enjoys broad support among local candidates and is known for ability and geniality. his family has a half century of public office service and he is linked to the late Senator Huebch.
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Arthur J. Bidwell
River Forest
Dalton
Riverdale
Bidwell
Huebch
Heuring Bergold Couple Married at Bethany Reform Church
Mrs Jeanette Heuring daughter of CPP Heuring of Danville wed Floyd Bergold son of My and Mrs Frank Bergold at Bethany Reform Church Roseland on a Saturday eve. Rev Hager officiated with Neal Klinkhammer as best man and maid of honor. They begin housekeeping at 421 Monroe Dol ton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jeanette Heuring
CPP
Community chorus meets weekly at Dolton village hall
The community chorus will meet at the village hall in Dolton each Monday evening and all members are free to attend. Dolton lots at the low price of 95 dollars are all sold but three with easy terms offered by A CG Reich contact via phone.
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Dolton
A. CG. Reich
Cotton is King in Mississippi and trip south
The Pointer editor and friends travel from New Orleans through Baton Rouge and Natchez to Vicksburg and Memphis. They describe winding gravel roads, scenic southern landscapes, and the humorous misadventure of gas prices as they tour plantations and national sites.
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Pointer
Missus
New Orleans
Vicksburg
Memphis
Baton Rouge
Natchez
Kentucky
Tennessee
Georgia
Will Rogers
Obeldobel Case Moves in Federal Court
The Obeldobel defalcation case against the village is rescheduled from April 2 to May 1 on the U S District calendar. The bonding company plans to contest claims, with over five hundred shortage items to establish and many property owners possibly summoned, signaling a lengthy, costly legal battle.
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Obeldobel
Hhe
Pointer
United States District
Mussolini
Hitler
Oswald
Turkey
Mrs A V Burger Hosts Roseland Riverdale Friends
Mrs A V Burger of 11183 Stewart avenue Roseland entertained a party of Riverdale and Delton friends on Thursday afternoon April 5. The noted culinary artist delighted guests with rare dishes and a happy gathering followed. Guests included Mrs Will Propper Mrs Kanly Ripley Mrs J Wo Deam Mrs Paul Schaefer Mrs Charles Landbere and Mrs T F Kinney. Frank Wulff recently returned from Texas and Colorado and plans to stay, enjoying the local weather after years away.
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A V. Burger
Stewart Avenue
Roseland
Riverdale
Delton
Texas
Colorado
Frank
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Cotton
Mississippi
South
Scribe
Warty
Vicksburg National Cemetery
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