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Newspaper
Riverdale Pointer
Location
Riverdale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Apr 16, 1920
Page
4
Governor McKelvie calls for rural minded teachers with a love for agricultural and country life. He cautions city bred teachers may lack country school commitment, suggesting deeper faith and enthusiasm can provide stronger leadership for rural communities.
A farmer who has had success in keeping help says it pays to employ married men and provide a comfortable home. He offers land for gardening, a share of the fruit crop, and room for pigs, chickens, a horse, and a cow. He believes married men work twice as much as some single men and stay longer. Many progressive farmers are solving the help question this way.
A survey notes that kids turn to movies for guidance while merchants hype rivalry. It contrasts city wealth with rural comforts, and observers worry leaves blown by winds. It questions grocery costs after a 10 cent cereal delivery at a daily operating cost of 10 dollars. Congress faces taxes versus borrowing limits as government debt grows.
An election to select one member of the Board of Directors of District No. 138 will be held Saturday, April 17, 1920. Polls open from 1 to 5 p.m. Voting place is the Bowen school building in Riverdale. Theodore Hedtke, Clerk.
Public Health Column by Harriet Fulmer outlines essentials for growing children. It covers shelter, food, clothing, health habits, recreation, education, work, religion, and an upcoming Civil Service Exam for Illinois public health nurses.
A poem excerpt by Henry W. Longfellow extols a noble heroine sure to be remembered in history. It praises her as a heroic figure whose lamp will cast light from the past, with symbols of palm lily and spear linked to Saint Filomena and enduring virtues.
Bids for clean up days are received by the Village of Dalton Board of Trustees until 8 p m Monday April 19 1920. Clean up days are the first and third Saturdays each month. All rubbish must be removed from streets and alleys during the first month regardless of placement. Bids marked Bids for Clean up Days. WM G Dolton Village Clerk.
Protected by Tornado Insurance all mortgage loans are safeguarded by Tornado Insurance. Banks such as National Bank of Dolton, First Trust and Savings Bank of Riverdale, South Holland Trust and Savings Bank urge customers to obtain a policy now before it is too late.
The Wakumba tribe in Uganda is described as highly civilized with a decimal counting system and notable knowledge in music learned through work and discovery by white observers.
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