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Newspaper
Riverdale Pointer
Location
Riverdale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 31, 1926
Page
1
Riverdale Village Board discussed railroad track elevation and rapid transit subways under 187th 188th and Indiana Avenue. Officials noted property acquisition by the railroad and scheduled a special session to examine implications for nearby parcels and finances.
Sibley Inn on Sibley boulevard near Chicago Street Dalton burned to the ground Christmas Eve night. Alfred Bartholemi operated a short order restaurant there, serving chicken dinners to a good patronage, before leaving about midnight. Fire was discovered about 12:30 by passersby who woke the Ohling family nearby. Dalton and Riverdale fire departments responded. the wooden structure burned quickly. kitchen origin is unknown. Ohling cottage nearby sustained some heat damage but remained safe.
Mrs Margaret Goos longtime Riverdale resident died at her daughter Mrs Christian Emde s home 348 East 136th street Riverdale on Wednesday December 29 at 11 o clock aged 82 She is survived by two sons Carl of Monee Henry of Chicago one daughter Mrs Emde three grandchildren and many friends Funeral services will be held New Year s Day at 1 o clock at St Paul s Lutheran church conducted by Rev Kemnitz Burial will be at Monee Sil
Mrs H W Slaughter in charge of Christmas seal sales in the district reports the drive has reached the gate and surpassed the top, thanking all who contributed to the worthy cause.
A community dance will be held at Riverdale Village Hall on New Year’s Eve Friday evening. Everyone is welcome to share a happy evening with neighbors and friends.
The Pointer notes holiday timing with best wishes. Adolph Reich of St. Joe Michigan visits his mother Alban Reich. Mrs Minnie Coleman and children from LaCrosse Indiana stay with Mr and Mrs Ray Baumgartner. Mrs Henry Breidert of St Louis visits Riverdale. George Dunbar family welcomes baby boy born December 28. Samuel A Trussell and wife go to California for health. L O Garry to become road foreman during Trussell's absence. Riverdale volunteer firemen respond to fires on 137th Place and 139th and Michigan Ave. Mrs Asmus Claussen from Birmingham Alabama visits and plans to stay until January 15 and will install officers for G W Spencer Post on Jan 7 at the village hall. Arthur Claussen spent Christmas in Riverdale before returning to Birmingham.
North Shore postal authorities warn of counterfeit $20 bills from the 1922 series recently in circulation. The litho graphic plates produce well executed fakes, with the most discernible flaw a chalky portrait.
Frank Sowasky, crane man from Bonnell Improvement Co. in Thornton, hit Dorothy Crean 13, on 147th street near the Calumet river bridge. Dorothy suffered a broken leg after stepping from behind a stopping bus. Frank, with ten years driving and a World War II veteran, cooperated. charges were dismissed as he agreed to cover hospital and doctor bills.
Washington. After a futile effort by the house and senate conference to agree on national broadcasting regulations, conferees disperse and plan to reconvene January 4. Formal negotiations will seek a compromise. if no agreement emerges next month, house conferees may report futility and seek an emergency resolution to suspend granting broadcasting licenses until regulatory legislation by the Seventieth congress. Senate conferees would back the emergency measure if permanent legislation cannot pass by March 4.
G W Spencer W R C No 279 to install members Friday afternoon January 7 at Riverdale village hall. Riverdale Vol Fire Dept hosts a masque ball Saturday evening January 29 at the same hall with tickets 75 cents from members and 1.00 at the door. Waucon Boosters offer a chance event at Riverdale village hall Saturday evening January 15.
A proposed measure by Senator McLean and Representative McFadden calls for stricter oversight of banks operating under the farm loan system. The plan would transfer the duty of examining these banks to the treasury department, tightening regulation of the farm loan banks.
C A Tilles vice president of an investment company announced a gift of more than 1 million dollars for charity work among needy women and orphaned children in St Louis Missouri. The donation plans to aid humanitarian initiatives and support the local welfare efforts.
The Blue Island Sun reports the Senate adopted a rivers and harbors compromise authorizing a 3.5 million dollar appropriation for a nine foot channel on the Illinois river. The waterway from the Gulf of St. Lawrence to the Gulf of Mexico would be about 3,300 miles long, with a 9 feet deep and 200 feet wide channel from the Illinois river mouth to Utica. Local communities must provide disposal areas for dredging materials and the state must transfer lock rights to the federal government. No effect on Chicago water diversions from the Great Lakes is expected.
A petition in the County court by 8B. F. Langworth as special assessment attorney general seeks condemnation of property between 135th and 139th streets to straighten South Halsted street from its jog at 138th. Gov Len Small and C R Miller sign the petition. The move aims to eliminate the long planned bad curve near Riverdale, intensified by the Harbor tracks viaduct project.
Paul Gall Post No. 803 of the American Legion expresses heartfelt sympathy to the Propper family after the death of Past Commander Arthur M. Propper on December 19, 1926. The post votes unanimously to publish these resolutions beside the charter and in The Pointer, and to file copies with post records and the family.
A reader thanks the Riverdale Volunteer Fire Department for prompt service that saved their home from destruction by fire on December 17. The letter expresses gratitude through The Pointer.
Dolton Board met in regular session approving a resolution and cost estimate to extend water mains through Shepard subdivision and other property. The public hearing on East Sibley street extension was postponed two weeks to adjust interest payments. Mr. Burton urged speeding the improvement. Subway and track elevation plans to be reviewed after railroad submissions.
Illinois totals show 11,810 students at the University of Illinois, 8,875,000 bushels of apples harvested in 1926, and 5,966 miles of hard roads. Dixon boasts a large hydro electric plant while the state notes over a million gas customers served by 10,000 miles of mains. Illinois celebrates 108th birthday on December 3, 1818 birth.
The Local No 5 Farmers Association unanimously endorsed last year's onion set price and calls on county locals to join in the support. Paarlberg brothers Richard DeYoung Wm Wognum and Peter Paarlberg are actively cutting corn. I Dykstra’s grandsons arrive from Montana to visit. Mrs Marjorie Carlson suffered a painful hand injury from a clothes wringer. Hekma family moved to Torrence avenue from the Arendt residence. Chicago Riverdale Lumber Co hires Richard Oppenhuis for office work. New Year greetings extend wishes for health and happiness in the coming year.
Special assessments No. 8 for the Village of Riverdale are due January 2, 1927. Special Assessments Nos. 3 4 5 6 and 7 for water service pipes second installment are due January 6. Payments may be made at the village hall from 1 to 5 p.m. daily except Sunday.
Riverdale Village announces vehicle tax is due and can be paid at the village hall clerk's office or at the clerk's residence, with payment options and deadlines to be observed.
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