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Newspaper
Riverdale Pointer
Location
Riverdale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Aug 04, 1938
Page
5
Rockford hosts the Illinois Legion meeting August 20 to 23 where drum and bugle corps compete for the state title. Corps drill through the afternoon on a flood lighted field at Rockford High School stadium with 5000 capacity, in classes A and B by size to ensure equal chances.
The Riverdale Supers beat the Dolton Merchants 9 to 3 at the Supers field last Thursday. Pitcher C. Radtke earned the win while C. Fike took the loss. Radtke improves to 12–0 on the season.
The American Legion reports sympathy for Comrade Frank Wulff and notes the next post meeting on August 4 at 8 p m. Membership books close in Cook County on August 10 and Bloomington on August 1. A 110 page booklet Every Veteran Should Know explains benefits and filing steps available for $1 via Frank Ostlin. A carnival closure is announced and an annual picnic is planned for August 14 at Brownell Woods Forest Preserve Thornton Illinois.
A road blocking cow is described as a scrawny mongrel yet may reveal a high bred creature whose health is ruined by a nick to the shinbone. The piece frames the animal as a driver of fate and a symbol of careless harm.
Riverdale Yanks, riding seven straight wins, fall 2 1 to Phoenix Colored All-Star squad at Riverdale Park. Hammermeister pitched well but errors in the seventh allowed two Phoenix runs. Peaches, Hood, and stellar defense kept the game tight amid a crowded, spirited crowd. Next Sunday Acme All-Stars led by Jim Propper visit with Harry Straven among stars in a high stakes showdown.
The Honorable Michael J Flynn County Clerk of Cook County will be honored at a golf outing on September 13 at Lincolnshire Country Club. A water polo game between the Illinois Athletic Club of Chicago and an all star Chicago area team is featured as a first for this event with golf prizes, cards, dancing and evening entertainment by Chicago performers.
Flowers underpin daily life in Japan with decorations in homes and public spaces. The practice highlights cultural appreciation for plants, seasonal motifs, and harmony with nature. Floral displays accompany festivals and rituals throughout the year.
In Friday action Whiting shop beat Chicago and Riverdale lumber. Great Lakes lost to the lumbermen Monday. The Merchants won against Chicago Heights and Harvey this week. Bearcats defeated Hegewisch Friday but fell to Burnham Monday. San Salvador easily beat Dalton Park Tuesday. Married Women’s team calls for practice Thursday and Friday evenings. Bus to Comiskey Park August 6 departs 12 30. Last call for boys and girls to 18 years. Bus fare 25 cents. Field house meeting Friday at 8 p m to form a senior football and basketball athletic association. Come out.
Riverdale Park urges boys and girls to register before Friday for Saturdays White Sox game with buses departing at 12 30 p m. An August 15 junior tennis tournament for southern Cook County features boys and girls singles and mixed doubles with an age limit of 16 and under. Competing towns include Chicago Heights Harvey Oak Lawn Calumet City Riverdale Dalton and Lansing. The Riverdale Park senior softball team beat Burnham for their first league win while the boys junior team defeated Supers. Friday night they face Red Devils.
The early synthetic perfume history notes Cahours Grimans and Lauth discovering synthetic scents in 1851. The industry grew slowly until 1868 with coumarin discovery and then surged after Tiemann and Haarmann’s vanillin synthesis in 1885 followed by heliotropin.
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