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Newspaper
Riverdale Pointer
Location
Riverdale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Feb 08, 1945
Page
7
A notice advertises classified want ads at 10 cents per line with a minimum charge of 50 cents for the first insertion and 3 insertions totaling a dollar, payable in advance. It outlines the pricing structure and payment requirements for readers placing ads.
A Dolton real estate ad lists multiple properties including a 6 room cottage in Ivanhoe with cabinet kitchen and gas heat, a 9 room Riverdale home with stoker heat and two car garage, a two family dwelling in Dalton with furnishings, and several other 5 to 9 room houses. Prices range from 3200 to 7500 dollars. Contact Albert H. Harms at 14032 Lincoln Avenue Dolton.
Ads offer property listings across Riverdale Dalton and Ivanhoe. Mentioned are flats and stores with 4 percent commission, a brick building circa 18 years old with a cottage and 2 car garage at 24 000, Roseland near transport schools and shops, a 15 year old bungalow on Lincoln Avenue with 2 car garage and kitchen features, and an almost new Ivanhoe home with gas heat and attic space for extra rooms priced around 10 500. broker contact George Hofstra Otio Brothers Michigan Avenue polls 6060 Com 5074 38 tf
Francis Verduin of Dalton has assumed duties as Scoutmaster of Troop 16. Edward J. Murphy, who led the troop for two years, remains as a committee member from the sponsoring Dolton Fire Department. Assistant Scoutmaster is George Yasseen of Dolton.
Mileage based studies by the National Safety Council indicate drivers under 20 show the highest accident rate. The finding highlights safety concerns and calls for targeted prevention measures.
Fred's Place won two of three from Milhahn the Florist to increase their lead to six games. Hazel Paynter topped winners with 445 and Herman Wiebke 496, while Herschel Bock 588 and Viola Wiebke 405 led Milhahn. B. M Motors beat Art the Butcher two games. Audrey Baumgartner 399 and Lawrence Radtke 517 led winners, Stella Lachut and Bill Babcock 452 and 425 led losers. Individual highs were Paynter 172 and Wiebke 201. Milhahn the Florist posted the high team game and series. Standings: Fred's Place 44-19, Milhahn 38-25, Art the Butcher 38-25, B. M. Motors 30-33.
Explorer Patrol of Boy Scout Troop 9 Riverdale edits and manages The Knapsack, eight pages long with a front page illustration by Elliott Taradash marking the 35th anniversary of the movement. News includes coming events, paper drives, editorials, and a Africa invasion story by assistant scoutmaster Set. Leon Willey.
At the January meeting of Boy Scout Troop 9 in Riverdale the Flying Eagle patrol earned the monthly award for outstanding scouting work. Eisenhower’s scrap paper drive honor will be presented to Troop 9 scouts soon. Timothy R. Herman arrived in Dalton on 30 days leave after nearly two years of submarine duty in the Pacific.
The notice thanks neighbors and friends for sympathy in bereavement and acknowledges Rev Bassler for comforting words and Mrs Heitmann for her music.
Help needed as old newspapers advertise a rag drive offering five cents per pound for clean cotton rags. Drop off at the Pointer Office to support local recycling efforts.
The Herman C. Ackermann family thanks neighbors and friends for their sympathy after a recent loss and for floral pieces and Masses offered in their behalf.
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