Stump boy catches Zuld fish. local notes from Riverdale
Twenty years ago in Riverdale the Calumet river yielded a Zuld fish caught by a Stump boy and shown by Dr Park er the druggist. Wm C Zesch returns from a Kankakee marsh hunting trip near Shelby Ind. a drowning rumor proved unfounded as he only got his feet wet. Miss Mabel Diekman visits Mt Prospect. Wm Maurer seeks village clerk post and will keep office in the village hall. Riverdale German Lutheran Band buys seven new instruments with local support. Fleur de Les Club hosts Mrs Rau Sr with Walter May as head chauffeur giving rides to guests.
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Calumet
Parker
Wm. C. Zesch
Kankakee
Shelby
Ind
Riverdale
Zesch
Mabel Diekman
Mt. Prospect
A. S. Diekman
Wm. Maurer
Dalton
Fred Rau
Fleur de Les Club
Walter May
Rau
Easter Bonnet Parade Lights Up Homewood
Louis School reports residents admiring vibrant Easter bonnets seen last Sunday. The colorful display sparked a sense of stepping into a flowery kingdom as onlookers marveled at inventive headwear and spring fashion.
Local Election Ballot Counts and Birthday Celebrations
Homewood Hazel Crest and South Homewood finished ballot counting at various times overnight. Mrs. Fred Borgwardt marked her birthday with about 25 Ladies Aid members in attendance. Mr. and Mrs. Fritz Puhlman celebrated their silver wedding on March 28 with relatives from far and near, recalling the wintry day 25 years ago.
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Homewood
Hazelcrest
South Homewood
Fred Borgwardt
Ladies’ Aid Society
Fritz Puhlman
Health Promotion Week Starts April 24
Governor Louis L. Emmerson proclaims Health Promotion Week from April 24 to May 1 and designates May 1 as Child Health Day. He urges statewide enthusiasm for a science based program to improve community health and child well being. Health Week features daily observances including Nutrition Dental Health Immunization Parental Inventory and Child Health Day with Sheen and Garden Day on April 29.
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Louis L. Emmerson
Andy Hall
State Department of Public Health
Sheen and Garden
Audit疑 Riverdale Water Department Accounts Shortfall
An audit report states the Water Department lacks a complete examination and cannot yet provide a definite statement on missing funds. Collector Oswald Obeldobel is in office, with about 26000 dollars of unaccounted special assessment collections from 1931 accruing to discrepancies in remittances to the Village Treasurer. The report notes pending verifications and up-to-date books, with approval for publication dated April 7, 1938 by CPA James T. Wilkes and the Village Board.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Water Department
Oswald Obeldobel
60 Miles Per Hour Compared To Falling From Heights
The Chicago Motor Club compares car speeds with falling objects to show the danger of high speed on poor highways. It equates 60 mph to dropping from 120 feet and 70 mph to 212 feet, with other speeds listed similarly.
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Chicago Motor Club
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Homewood News
Louis
James T. Wilkes
Certified Public Accountant
John M. Pratt
Association of Real Estate Taxpayers of
Ilinois
Ebbe
Chicago
South LA Salle Street
Association OF Real Estate Taxpayers
Association OF Real Estate Taxpayers OF Illinois
Randolph
Public
Publlic Service Company OF
Northern Illinois
W. C. Dowdy
159Th and
Fisk Streets
Harvey, IL
S. K. Avery
Hohman St
Hammond
App
Tm't
A.J. Allen
Prop
Riverdale, NL
Geo. Tuch
Indiana Ave
Anthony Basile Plumbing
Dolton
Lincoln Ave
Dolton Auto Laundry
Chicago Street
Carl Dieck
Lincoln Avenue
A. W. Hamann
Roseland
St. Michigan Ave
K. L. Sherrill
Leyden Ave
Gladstone
Interocean
Res
Indiana Avenue
Rea
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