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Newspaper
Riverdale Pointer
Location
Riverdale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Apr 10, 1931
Page
3
On Friday March 20 and April 11 1931 an election will be held at the Bowen School building to elect a three year board member. Polls open 1:00 PM and close 5:00 PM. By order of the Board of Directors WM J Claussen President Eliza Dengl er Clerk.
Village election for President and three Trustees to two year terms will be held April 21 at Village hall Riverdale Cook County Illinois. Polls open 6 AM close 4 PM. Notice dated March 6 1981 signed by Village Clerk George L Koehler.
The nation launches a continental air mail passenger service effective April 1 from New York to Chicago to San Francisco. The 2760 mile route, created by National Air Transport with Boeing Air Transport, includes two way radio and connects Dolton and Riverdale to Chicago. A new NAS service to Kansas City increases total mail and passenger routes east and southwest from Chicago.
Plans to straighten widen and dredge the Grand Calumet River from its junction with the Little Calumet in Illinois to the Indiana Harbor ship canal in Indiana were agreed at a conference led by Col Weeks and Maj Rufus Putnam. A 300 foot channel was set with officials from Hammond and the Grand Calumet River Improvement Association present. Costs will be announced in two weeks and a bill for funds will be sent to Congress at December session opening. The project would boost river traffic for barges and Great Lakes freighters through East Chicago Hammond Calumet City Burnham and Hegewisch and spur rail and water terminals.
Riverdale Park District announces a regular election on April 21 1931 in Cook County Illinois for two Park Commissioners to serve six years. Polling place is Village Hall. Secretary notes correction to prior notice of March 10 1931 with amended polling locations.
An official notice from Dolton Illinois dated March 10 announces appointment or holding of village officers for the county area. The document records the date and authority, indicating governance steps or formal handover in Cook County.
Biologists note fur seals differ markedly from half seals in structure, suggesting distinct ancestral origins. The observation highlights deep evolutionary divergence within seal groups and may affect classification and conservation perspectives.
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