Friday Night Pinochle Aids Legion Meeting notice
The message invites members to Friday pinochle games won last week by Otto Wagner and others. It notes the next regular Legion meeting on Tuesday February 28 at 8 p m and an 8th District meeting on Thursday February 25 with guests from village posts. It calls for drill practice and reports on post visits to Blue Island Post No 50 and an invitation to attend their March 1 meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Otto Wagner
Bank Nite
C. Krieg
Jerry Schroeder
Agnes Kummerer
Audrey Baumgartner
Stieman
Grace Dengler
Alice Pilz
Gladys Johnson
Anna Bock
Legion
Thul
Maurer
Blue Island Post No. 50
American Legion Auxiliary Unit 308 Seeks Members and Veers to Americanism
The Paul Gall Unit 308 will meet February 24 at 8 PM in Dalton village hall for an Americanism program with Ida Cassidy as speaker. Guests include Paul Gall Post 303 and Womans Relief Corps 279. Dues remain due before February 25 to reach 100 percent. Juniors hosted a Valentine Party. Frankie Albrecht spoke on Americanism. Post 303 invites the Unit to the Safety Show March 2 at Lincoln Avenue School hosted by Chevrolet of Chicago. A noted quote on changing minds ends the item.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wiebke
American Legion Auxiliary
Paul Gall
Dalton Village
Ida Cassidy
Department Americanism
American Legion
Paul Gall Post
Womans Relief Corps
Bock
Frankie Albrecht
Lincoln Avenue School
Chevrolet Company of
Chicago
Notice on Copy Deadlines for The Pointer
Announcement requires all copy to be submitted by Thursday noon for publication starting Jan 22 and to be printed ready on Thursday nights. Editors warn late submissions will not be accepted and remind contributors to adhere to the schedule.
P T A Educational Moving Pictures At School
The St Paul P T A will show educational moving pictures at the school on February 22 at 7:00 PM. Since Monday has no school, the event shifts to the evening. Children and adults should attend with their families to view titles such as Babes in the Woods Birds of North America Volendam The Feet Bending the Twig Jungles of the Amazon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North America
Amazon
Thornton Township high school PTA to hear Mrs Timmons on marijuana
The Thornton Township high school and junior college PTA invites members to a Feb 28 8 pm talk by Mrs C K Timmons Welfare Dept Illinois Federation of Womens Clubs on Marijuana Cigarettes. Eleanor Bartsch will play a piano solo and Troop 1 Dolton Boy Scouts will present colors. Riverdale and Dolton members will serve. The PTA contributed 36 to Red Cross Relief after the Feb 12 card and dance. Parents and friends are welcome.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thornton Township High School
Jr. College
C. K. Timmons
Illinois Federation of Womens Clubs
Timmons
Eleanor Bartsch
Boy Scouts of Troop No. 1
Dolton
Riverdale
Red Cross
Sermon Series At Bethany Reformed Church Roseland
A church notice states a talk at Bethany Reformed Church in Roseland next Sunday at 10 oclock and daily evening sessions at 745. See page 2 for details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bethany Reformed Church
Roseland
Stranger at crossroads store joke escalation
A passerby notes a silent man in the corner and another villager reveals the man as Jim Towsley, joking that he is not silent but waiting for the storekeeper to bring back the spit toon.
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Jim Towsley
Jess
Notable Illinois historic questions and answers compiled
A series of quiz style Q A items covers Illinois history including Rock Island County origin George Davenport 1816 Fort Chartres St Ange French commandant Chicago postmaster 1831 and numbering 1909. It also mentions John Deere 1847 Rock Island Fort Armstrong 1816 1886 and Marquette Kaskaskia 1674.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rock Island County
George Davenport
Rock Island
Illinois
Ilinois
St. Ange
Fort Chartress
Chicago
Jonathan N. Bailey
City of
Springfield
John Deere
Moline
Deere
Grand Detour
Champaign
Ilinois Central Railroad
Wild Bill” Hickok
Troy Grove
la Salle ‘County
Wild Bill
Hickok
James Butler Hickok
Fort Armstrong
Pierre Allouez
Marquette
Allouez
Kaskaskia
France
Bon
Laon
Chicagou
County Refuses to Repave 144th Street Citizens petition denied
County officials refuse action on paving 144th Street in Riverdale after review of State Aid Road laws. A board investigation finds 144th cannot be designated as a State Aid Road or extended from another route. Residents are advised to take their plan to Riverdale village authorities as WPA resurfacing is not pursued.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Con- Nelms Bdcot
Carlson
County Board
Riverdale
Cook County
Indiana Avenue
Halsted Street
111Th Street
144Th Street
141Th Street
Wtith Street
WPA
Claussen
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Gladstone
Soopee
Indiana Harbor Belt R. R. Co
138Th Street
Halsted
East 187Th Street
Riverdale Aoe
184Th Street
134Th St
Park Ave
Albert H. Harms
South Holland
I .C
Lincoln Ave
Domino Poultry
Gouwens Holland. Bros
E. 159Th St
South Phone
Wm. Benck
Grant
Singer Sewing Machine Co
South Michigan Ave
J- Pullman
A. M. Dykstra
State Street
Fordson and Oliver
Dyer Supply Co
Dyer, Ind
164Th and
Center Ave
Wm. Schimmel
RFD
Grant Park
American Legion News
J. G. Thas
Anthony Basile Plumbing
Chicago Street
Man
A. M. Dykstra Co
Superior Heating Co
Gail J. Scheffers
Madison Ave
Harvey
Ill
ST. Paul P. T. A
French Oliver
Willard
Marvelous Willard
Luken’s Dolton Drug Store
County
Highlawn Grocery
C. Simnick
Mer
J.F. Chandler Roofing Co
Chicago St
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