30 Dec 1927
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Newspaper
Riverdale Pointer
Location
Riverdale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 30, 1927
Page
1
A 1927 death list from The Pointers records numerous local fatalities across Dolton Lansing Riverdale Oak Glen South Holland and nearby towns. Entries include ages causes and venues such as riverside hospitals and homes with many residents of Dolton Riverdale and Dalton noted along with dates from January through November.
Local notices report the Dolton post office will be closed Sunday January 1 1928 and open Monday January 2 1928 from 9 to 10 30 a m with one mail received and one delivered. The item also notes various community happenings and a burglary at Emil Kasten's residence on Chicago street.
Richard Bushking and Mrs Henry Wilkens were badly hurt when their car skidded on a highway near Kankakee Indiana while en route to attend Henry Wilkens Sr funeral at Buckley. Bushking suffered a fractured skull and head injuries, Mrs Wilkens bruise and knee injuries. Bushking was taken by hospital to Kankakee for treatment.
Herman Zornow a long time Glenwood resident died Christmas Day at St James hospital Chicago Heights aged 51 after gall bladder surgery. He worked in Dalton and Riverdale brickyards for years and leaves a widow two step sons four brothers John Frank Henry and Fred and two sisters Emma and Ida. Funeral services were held at Glenwood Union Church with interment at Oaklawn cemetery.
Henry Wilkens Sr died at home near Rollo Missouri on Christmas Eve aged 76. Former Riverdale resident moved to Minnesota then farmed at Rollo. Survived by widow six sons and one daughter Emma Knuth. 14 grandchildren. Funeral held Wednesday at Buckley with interment in family lot cemetery.
The Thirty-third Series and the 38rd series of stock in the Dalton Riverdale Building and Loan Association will open to investors January 8. The association reports its most prosperous year in 1927 with officers pleased by the progress.
The W C T U meets at Mrs Ethel McPike home on Kanawha Avenue Dalton January 5 at 2 PM. A banco party benefits St Marys church at the school hall Friday evening January 6. Our Saviors church Ladies Aid meets at Mrs Paul Schaeffer home Wednesday at 2 30 PM. Lincoln Avenue Parent Teachers Association holds January 11 meeting instead of the first Tuesday.
Notice from Oswald Obeldobel, Village Collector, stating vehicle tax in Riverdale is due January 1 and that tags are now available at the collector’s office.
The Forest avenue paving case in Dalton, brought by Dr. C. H. Thomsen and other owners, was reinstated by plaintiffs’ lawyers. The State Supreme Court will hear the issues next spring, with the doctor arguing the assessment may be narrowed from the proposed plans. This marks the first local special assessment case to reach the state high court for a final ruling.
Local banks announce solid profits for 1927. The First National of Dalton and the First Trust and Savings of Riverdale declare regular semi annual four percent dividends and an extra two percent dividend to stockholders payable January 2.
George Vanderveen and wife visited his parents Mr and Mrs Wiebe Vanderveen of Riverdale on Christmas day. Two heavy sedans driven by W S Hutton and Vince Bantowski crashed at 154th Street and Lincoln Avenue late last Wednesday night. no injuries though vehicles were badly damaged. Calumet City's new sewer, five and a half miles long, will be finished and operational within ten days. Peter Lau and John Hausman visited Dick Bushking at St Mary's Hospital in Kankakee where he recovers from an auto accident. Edith Dalton will close The Woodshed from January 1 to March 1. Miss Dalton sold property opposite the village hall to Standard Oil Co. Mrs Alexander Grant operated on for appendicitis at Roseland Community Hospital and is recovering. M Malnix, substitute teacher at Fenger High, has taught in seventeen high schools since 1927. Mrs Louis Casanov of Gladstone store was hospitalized for appendicitis but recovering. Ruth Stutzreim operated on for appendicitis and improving. William West, veteran C E I locomotive engineer, is in St Francis Hospital Blue Island for anemia. Donald Jenness of Detroit visited his mother Mrs Cora Jenness of Dalton on Christmas day with his wife and young son.
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