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Newspaper
Riverdale Pointer
Location
Riverdale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 04, 1931
Page
5
A Chicago shop at 13633 Indiana Ave offers $1 cleaning and $1 mainspring, 25 cents for crystals, and a chance to win free service. They claim to repair clocks and jewelry and buy old gold and silver, inviting customers to bring watches they cannot fix for a $25 reward.
A quotation attributed to Ben Jonson notes that no man is wholly foolish or wise and that relying solely on one’s own counsel can lead to error. It warns that self instruction yields a fool as master, while seeking additional guidance offers better judgment.
An Exchange quotation reflects on perpetual cycles in nature. It asserts that every end yields a new beginning and that deeper layers reveal further depths, with dawns arising even at sea. The passage contemplates lifelong pursuit of truth.
Tramps use marks as a crude sign language with meanings such as a cross indicating a place is good for a handout. A circle marks coins and an 8a marking shows that money is sometimes obtained there.
Evening session highlights student work exhibits across rooms and praises perseverance of C range students. Fathers Nite set for Friday December 11 at Lincoln school auditorium with two tables of bridge played by mothers and a humorous, true-to-life sketch. admission is free.
Homewood Post No 483 plans a ten week Sunday Evening Club starting December 18 1981 at Central School auditorium. It features noted speakers including Dr Louis L Mann opening December 13 on Are We Civilized Yet Dr Luther Gable Dr Shailer Mathews Ferre Watkins Frank Orman Beck and Dr Ira Hilton Jones.
A 5 year old, Albert Wegener, broke his left arm near the wrist after a fall returning from school. Fire crews responded to a chimney fire caused by an overheated stove on 184th street. Mrs. Quinn left for St. Louis to visit friends over Thanksgiving. August Middleborn bought an 80 acre farm at Drylestown Wisconsin. The Pointer reports a baby boy named Clarence A Muller born to Mr. and Mrs. John A Muller. The Riverdale Brass Band plans a Dec 28 concert at Fleischaur’s pavilion. A quiet home wedding joined Herman Wesse and Elsie Beckman with Rev. H. Wind officiating.
Martin Miller aged 13 and Edward Ermel aged 14 on Christ Miller's farm west of Oakglen morning last Sunday fired on a fox that was stealing a duck. They stopped the thief with a load of bird shot and earned pride for their marksmanship as the neighborhood's first fox killed in some time.
Frederic Ely Williamson, who started as a clerk for New York Central in 1898, has been elected president to succeed Patrick I. Crowley on his retirement at year end.
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