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Newspaper
Riverdale Pointer
Location
Riverdale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 30, 1943
Page
5
Local classifieds outline rates for Want Ads Cards of Thanks and notices at 10 cents per line with a 50 cent minimum charge and 3 insertions priced at 1 dollar total payable in advance. The notice specifies advertising terms and payment requirements.
Real estate ads describe several Riverdale properties including a 5 room house on Emerald Ave with furnace heat, lot 80 by 150 priced at 4950. A 5 room house on Atlantic St near school and transit priced at 5000. A large two family and a small two family on 65 by 125 lot with good income and low taxes near LC RR and Acme priced at 5500. A two family house and cottage on 60 by 180 with concrete block garage priced at 6350. A well built two family with 2 car garage near schools and transit in good condition. A flat building in Greenfield Riverdale with 3 six room flats and 3 car garage priced at 17500. A residence lot on 140th Court in Ivanhoe priced at 500. A room cottage on Lincoln Ave Dalton for sale with easy terms 600 down and 25 per month totaling 2200.
A/C Robert W. Gallegos at Blackland Army Air Field Waco Texas shares his pride in cadet training completing soon four weeks remain until commission and wings. He notes cold and rain gave way to warm weather and describes training to fly twin engine bombers nicknamed Bam Boo Bombers.
The Dalton Drug Store will be open on Christmas and New Year’s Day from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. and closed the rest of the day.
A trainee expresses commitment to victory for the United Kingdom, describes possible aircraft and training path from graduation on January 7 to nine weeks of transition, then overseas combat, with a ten day home leave. He notes Christmas wishes and blessings for all and emphasizes support from home as speed toward victory.
At the December meeting Riverdale trustees approved sending engineer Putnam's postwar project report to the Illinois Post War Planning Commission. Lighting surveys for Acme Steel and Clark street led to two new lights and a higher power lamp. Public Service Co raised a lamp to 400 candle power. Police to study civilian defense cost sharing with other towns.
Miss Minna De Turck niece of Dr and Mrs M R Weidner died suddenly on Tuesday December 28 in Reading Pennsylvania. She taught in Dolton for many years and was a draftswoman for the Philadelphia and Reading railroad at the time of her death.
The article explains that old hot water boilers can burst from the cellar roof due to corrosion and high steam pressure. It advises plumbers to install a relief valve and owners to periodically check it to ensure proper operation. Lions Club Safety Committee.
Mrs. Martha Anna Tomky died early Monday at her home 615 147th place Dalton after living here 25 years. Born May 3 1879 in Naumberg Germany she leaves husband Charles a son Harry Isler Blue Island and six step children plus fifteen grandchildren. Funeral Thursday at St Pauls Lutheran Dalton with interment Oakland cemetery Bachmann funeral home in charge.
Miss Alma Lund, 79 years 10 months, of Dolton died Tuesday after a two year illness. Born in Chicago, she moved to Dolton at age five and helped in the family drug store. Survived by sister Edna of Dalton. Body at 14065 Lincoln Ave. Funeral Friday at 1:30 pm with 3:30 chapel service at Graceland cemetery. Jacobsma funeral home directs. Flowers omitted.
Major General H S Aurand urges readers to help ensure V mail reaches soldiers overseas. Provide complete soldier address with rank unit APO number and care of postmaster. Use bold legible writing, no enclosures or markings on message side. Avoid pencil or faint ink and keep writing within the red border.
Col Paul G Armstrong, state selective service director, advised local draft boards to raise the production unit requirement for farm deferments from 16 to 20 war units where feasible. The move follows talks with state farm organizations agreeing to the plan, though the recommendation is not mandatory.
Col Armstrong says final decision rests with county war boards who will meet soon to establish a new war unit objective for their counties effective April 1, 1944. This affects central and northern Illinois areas as part of the draft and Department of Agriculture war plans.
County Assessor John S. Clark defends a proposal to assess property at full fair cash value, criticizing prior varied practices and the 37 percent equalization factor. He argues uniformity and legality demand full valuation, warns arbitrary methods could invalidate assessments and harm the county.
Miller's Wonder Inn opened the second half with a clean sweep over C Dieck's as Ludwig rolled 607 and Bock led Dieck's with 472. Bachmann's Funeral Home defeated Reich's behind Lindell's 560. Standings show Bachmann 3 0, Miller's 3 0, Dieck's 0 3, Reich's 0 3. Pocket Soup nickname for early colonial Bouillon cubes noted.
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