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Newspaper
Riverdale Pointer
Location
Riverdale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Aug 01, 1924
Page
1
Blue Island opens its All Modern Home at 51S Elm Street for public viewing starting Saturday at 2 pm. Alderman Lentz presided in Mayor Kienk’s absence, as about 200 visitors came Saturday and more than doubled on Sunday. Electrical experts stay through August 10 to explain appliances.
The All Modern Home at 519 Elm street by Roche Lumber Company under Southern Cook County Electrical League highlights washing and drying systems, hot water heaters, and electric irons to ease housekeeping. Open to the public July 26 to August 10 from 2 to 10 p m daily in Blue Island area.
Louis Wesse died after an abdominal operation due to appendix infection. Funeral services were held at St Marys church and interment took place at Holy Cross cemetery. He leaves a widow two daughters Dorothy and Maxine four brothers and one sister, plus many friends who mourn his loss.
Ellen Blanche Kendall was born July 18 at Wesley Hospital to Mr. and Mrs. Henry Kendall. Her mother Cora Weldman of Riverdale is a World War II trained nurse who served on French battlefields, and friends from Riverdale and Dalton extend good wishes.
The Modern Woodmen of America booster club will host its third annual Woodmen picnic in Crete NL on Saturday August 2. Activities include dancing and movie pictures as evening entertainment.
R. R. Picnic brings hundreds of former C. E. I. workers to Danville Illinois for a reunion and picnic at the Illinois Indiana Fair Grounds on Saturday August 2. Special trains will carry the Chicago Dalton party. Bands games and a big time are planned.
Misses Ann and Margaret Cole return home with their brother Alvin and relatives from a weekend visit. Mrs Cornelius DeRidder visits Chesterton. baby girl born to Mr. and Mrs. John DeVries. Indiana Harbor Belt picnic in Spring Hill Grove expects 3000 and features two orchestras and prizes. Aug Grapenthiem's family travels to Suther land Iowa. Gus praises the trip. Henry Goos and relatives return from Buffalo Niagara Falls trip. Goos family to Chicago then Riverdale. Wm. Propper and daughter Mabel visit Elk Hart and cities. plan to visit Detroit Buffalo New York. return around Aug 11. Minnie and Anna Dreshall vacation at Wisconsin Dells. H. M. Wilcox tours former Rolfe Iron plant site in Riverdale. reports prosperity at Mason City plant. Hadorn of Hollywood visits Flossmore and Riverdale. son Fred to live with him. Henry Doc Leason sells ice cream and cigar business at Oshkosh and returns west. king of Greece allegedly bought Doe’s store. Gladiolus for sale by Mrs Hank Riverdale.
The Modern Woodmen of America encampment will be held at Chicago Heights Forest Preserve on Halsted Street near 12th Street. The event runs from Saturday August 30 to Monday September 1. Head Commander Joe Reichman and Colonel Nevens of the First Regiment of Illinois attend. Forest Preserve teams are invited to compete for cash prizes with drill and discipline contests and a spell down. Public invited.
Mayor Stobbs wed Saturday July 19 to former Mrs. Gladys Evans of Chicago. The ceremony took place in Crown Point Indiana with Rev Adkins officiating. The couple will reside in a Center Avenue two story apartment and receive friends from August 1. City officials presented a walnut desk to the bridegroom. The Pointer extends congratulations.
The Board of Education sold the Highlawn school building to Frank Goodman of Pullman for 3950 dollars after bidders gathered. Goodman plans to remodel the property into two flats and the furnace is to be sold.
Standard Oil announces a one cent per gallon reduction, lowering Chicago area gasoline to 18 cents and tank wagon price to 16 cents. Kerosene drops from 12 to 11 cents. Reductions cited as due to cheaper crude oil.
A Sunday picnic hosted by American Legion Posts from seventeen districts within 25 miles gathers at Calumet Grove Blue Island. Admission has a small charge for adults and free for children with dancing bands and carnival features. Numerous prizes reward participants in events for different age groups and ex service men. A $10 gold prize will be awarded to a lucky attendee.
An unidentified man about 50 years old, found by Lieutenant Harry Goldstein along the 167th and Halsted highway in Phoenix, was dead from a severe auto collision. The body, dragged 50 feet, was taken to Krueger's morgue in Blue Island for an inquest started Monday and continued 10 days.
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