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Newspaper
Riverdale Pointer
Location
Riverdale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Apr 17, 1931
Page
3
Village election will be held Tuesday April 21 at Riverdale Village hall Cook County Illinois. Offices include one President and three Village Trustees for two year terms. Polls open 6 am to 4 pm. Notice dated March 6 1931 signed by Village Clerk George L Koehler.
A historic notice records that 464 Chicago holds 1 878 acres of timber land within its corporate limits. The document is stamped Dolton Illinois with dates noting March 10 1931 and references to Dalton Cook County and One President of the Village.
The Riverdale Park District in Cook County Illinois schedules a regular election on April 21 1981 to elect two park commissioners for six-year terms. Polling place is the Village Hall. This notice corrects the March 10 1981 posting which listed High Lawn Hose House as a polling site.
Notice proclaims an April 21 1931 election in Dolton Park District Cook County Illinois to elect two Park Commissioners for six year terms. Polls open 6 a m to 4 p m at the Village Hall Dolton. J O Nair secretary of theDolton Park District.
Al Bessette argues that community sports programs must fund better baseball parks in Riverdale and Dalton. He praises park boards for improvements while criticizing rough fields and Keep Off signs that deter youth, urging targeted investment in healthful recreation and moral development through baseball. He credits boards for achievements and asks not to misconstrue criticism as opposition.
The Mohawks swept two practice games on Sundays April 12 and 15. They beat Morris B. Sach's Arrows 14 to 4 and Ivanhoe A. A. Jrs. 18 to 9, piling up 24 hits in one day. Struven starred with strong pitching and multi hit power.
Preseason Lutheran League game ends 14 to 4 as Mohawks led by Struven and Simnick overwhelm the Arrows. Simnick belts two triples and a home run with runners on base. Struven keeps Arrows quiet through eight innings. Next Sunday, April 19, Arrows face the Old Timers at Riverdale Park featuring Propper Besette Marcus Dave Miller Jordan McGrain Spaet and others.
An uproar over Indian head pennies for the 1933 exposition prompts Lenox R. Lohr to warn against sending coins even if dated 1892 or 1898. Letters from donors as far as Mississippi, Washington, Florida, Canada, and beyond offer pennies at par or above, for use as stucco or sale, prompting a flood of requests and a warning about misidentified coins.
A local plea urges immediate action to improve baseball facilities. It frames the request as a noble cause backed by base ball youth and loyal supporters, asking for stronger parks and greater glory for the game.
John Tienstra first trombonist of the high school band won first place in the district contest in Cicero on March 27. His brass quartet with Robert Phelan Frank Bright and Lawrence Morrison also won first place for fragments from Stephen Foster. Fred Zimmerman won first with a baritone solo. The quartet and Tienstra qualified for state competition April 23 to 25, with potential national action in Tulsa May 20 and 21.
A youth identified as Webber by witnesses confessed to the Wolfe murder after arrest at his Chicago Heights home. Police tracked the suspect via leads from Momence and the Y, referencing a string of holdups including Kleinhuizen and a later car theft.
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