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Newspaper
Riverdale Pointer
Location
Riverdale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Apr 24, 1931
Page
5
A government bulletin advises durable rainproof bird houses with easy cleaning access. Use aluminum painted metal sparingly, prefer cypress pine or yellow poplar wood, and paint for weathering. White paint reflects heat on exposed martin houses and nest cavities should shed rain with pitched roofs and sloped openings.
Ivanhoe residents rally behind local teams and civic efforts. Garden Club distributes silver leaf maples for families to plant, boosting community pride. Posts describe social visits, club events, and neighborhood happenings with names and dates in April.
Ed Fulford and family moved to Riverdale from Hyde Park renting the Ora Willigan property on the north side. Several locals recover from diphtheria and anticipate fumigation. John Wernicke and Herman Anders bought two plots on archant monerty oan Finecaln venue for $22 and $275. Dr. Weidner plans to move a larger building to Lincoln avenue. Norman Haskins of Des Moines is visiting. Wm Lotz welcomes a newborn son born April 15 1911. Mrs Cornelius DeRidder and daughter Anna go to Pasadena for months. St Marys church recently painted with decor by F J Ott & Son. J E Kleinz and Chicago relatives spent Easter with the Wirtz family. Great-grandmother Mrs Geo Kramer dies in Bay City Michigan at 89 leaving a large family. Frank Claussen’s basement on Lincoln avenue near 188th street nears completion.
In Homewood 105 votes were cast with no opposition. Elected president R. B. Harwood and committee members Mrs. W. Leupham and Wm. C. Hill take office as the Board of Education builds the town after spring cleaning efforts.
An appeal to all workmen excavating for new buildings bridges or any constriction work to preserve fossils was issued by a group of scientists in session in Chicago. The Chicago Association of Commerce relates the call urging preservation of any fossils found in loads of sand gravel or stone. Science in America seeks the age of man in the western hemisphere with definite evidence placing it around 12 000 years since the last glacial period.
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