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Newspaper
Riverdale Pointer
Location
Riverdale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 18, 1914
Page
1
The Riverdale Improvement Association promotes a special Riverdale and Dalton edition featuring a map and business profiles. It argues the area sits in the Calumet industrial heartland, urging local groups to support new industries and community growth.
The Dolton Riverdale Building and Loan Association, now nearly three years old, reports 130 citizens saving nearly 30000 with about six percent interest. Forty five others saved over 5000 for pressing needs, and loans of 29600 support home building and improvements with monthly repayments, enabling re-loaning to others. The 7th stock series starts January 1, offering shares with returns at 100 months, promising higher yield than life insurance.
The First National Bank of Dalton started May 20 1907 with $18052.65 in resources and seven years later shows $340045.10. It has paid $11000 in dividends and $22000 in interest to depositors. Officers are President Chas E Waterman Vice President John Shilling and Cashier Horace Holmes. Directors include Chas E Waterman John Shilling John S Van Deursen Henry J Drimer Peter A Anker O F Reich Fred Diekman Ht J Anders and Horace Holmes. Holmes brings long banking experience from Harvey Illinois. The bank is a Federal Reserve member and promotes local progress with its slogan Bank at home.
A long local item column from Dalton details residents' health struggles including Aathan P Rete Ss confined by a stroke affecting speech and a Joseph Smith medical episode. It notes Fire danger and property loss from a fire at the ice man Leibert Horton’s, Riverdale relocations, a Van Buren family matter involving an electric shock claim, and church week plans. Other notes mention skating, cold weather, river town events, a Jolton Crie Club meeting, a new baby, and local business updates such as a mail contract award and a Chicago railroad adjustment.
Lake County commissioners set January 30 for an election on forming the Sanitary District of North Ciba Tinhana and neighboring towns to divert sewage from Lake Wachigin. Project aims to purify Lake Michigan water supply and end local pollution for good, with a joint Indiana-Illinois committee guiding the plan.
Notice for Local No meeting on New Leaf's eve. Meeting moved to Tuesday evening December 29 at 780 sharp. Annual election of officers to be held with many International officers expected. WM J ALBIRIECLED, President.
The Dolton Woman's Club plans a reception at Lincoln Avenue School. Prof J Woolmuth, principal of Sharpton Township High School, will be guest of honor to speak. Ladies prepared a fine program for a happy and instructive gathering.
Pupils of Bowen School will stage a Christmas show on Monday evening November 21 at Raverdale Playhouse, 137th Street. The program includes an operetta, several short acts, three school choruses, and songs by Marks Walon and others. Tickets sold out due to high demand, reserved for parents and friends.
The Dolton Volunteer Fire Department holds a Masquerade Ball at Lund's Hall in Dolton on New Year's Eve. Tickets cost 25 cents per person and prizes for grand prizes will be awarded. all welcome. Read want ads in The Pointer office for Riverdale 244 telephone.
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