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Newspaper
Riverdale Pointer
Location
Riverdale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jan 04, 1935
Page
5
The item details a post holiday social with pinochle results from December nights, upcoming Fourth District meeting January 24 1985 at Hines hospital, and a dues payment resolution for Legion members. It also covers Roosevelt era bonus commentary by Legion leader Belgrano, Lincoln PTA meeting January 3 with guest speaker Mrs. Green, and band presentation.
The Franklin P T A will hold its next Child Study meeting Friday at 7 30 p m at Mrs George Kay 429 Monroest The topic The Dollar Sign in Family Life will be led by Mrs Kroon Articles by leading educators will be read Monthly dues are five cents The aim is to promote better citizens starting with the child Participants are welcome.
The American Legion Auxiliary Paul All Post Unit No 308 schedules its regular meeting for Thursday night at 8 o'clock. The Sunshine raffle winners are named Hattie Maurer, Mr and Mrs H Bock, Mr and Mrs C Maurer and Mr and Mrs Ed Albrecht. A New Year party and a juniors dance are noted with details and admission prices.
The A A G Club of the Methodist Church in Dalton schedules a Saturday January 12 tour at 9 pm of a large fur firm’s workrooms and shops. Attendees will see fur handling, garment making, sewing, trimming, and a fur fashion display. A group of twenty five earns a chance at a valuable fur piece as a fundraiser gesture.
Doldale Rebekah No. 79 will host a public installation on Wednesday January 9 1935 at Lund's hall Dalton. Elected will be Noble Grand Alberta Watson Vice Grand Mabel De Camp Recording Secretary Evelyn Wilcoxen Financial Secretary Mélanie Maginnis Treasurer Lillian Ehlers Warden Cornelia Schaefer Conductor Ethel McPike Chaplain Mabell Vestal Past Noble Grand Pearl Miller Musician Ruby Hampton Right Support Noble Grand Lydia Vandenberg Left Support Noble Grand Pearl Dieck Right Support Vice Grand Elizabeth Nowak Left Support Vice Grand Trene Ohlsen Outside Guardian Marge Milhahn Inside Guardian Pauline Brookfelt.
J. S. Stephens announced appointments at the Chicago and Illinois railway. W. E. Callender becomes assistant passenger traffic manager, H. R. Sampson is named general agent of the passenger department in Chicago, and T. H. Kelch is district passenger agent in Chicago.
Review of the year lists violent crimes and arrests, civic events, and notable deaths in South Holland and nearby towns. Highlights include holdups at Paul’s Tavern, a nude hermit case, a bank reward for thwarting a robbery, a fatal car crash, a wrecked depot, CCC camp opening, church receptions, and multiple deaths and public notices through December.
In 1934 the hand of death took more than ninety residents of Dalton Risertal and South Holland, noting former village presidents like Anton Strosinski and Charles Niemeyer, plus Fred J. Ehlert, with many other local names and dates listed in order. A line about a Ash Grove Missouri widow with pennies recalls a domestic anecdote while a quip about memory closes the notice.
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