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Newspaper
Riverdale Pointer
Location
Riverdale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jan 18, 1924
Page
1
A large turnout at the Dolton Village Board meeting backed selling the current lighting plant to the Public Service Co. for 10000. Trustees voted to accept the offer and forward contract details, with the next steps set for the January 21 meeting.
Upcoming local events include a Masquerade Ball at Riverdale village hall on Saturday January 26 and a church entertainment at St Paul s Ev Lutheran church on Friday January 25 with a children s show on January 24. Also planned are a banco party at St Paul s church hall February 7 a Bunco party January 28 a C O F card and Bunco at St Mary s Hall January 24 a Bible Class Banco party January 18 a Dolan M E church Ladies Aid all day meeting January 24 and a pot luck dinner plus quilting at Dolan church parlor January 24. A death notice for 1924 omits Mrs William Franke of Denton born and died January 22 and notes her as an old neighbor.
Mrs. Ralph Rhinard of Argus Indiana daughter of Henry Albrecht of Dalton underwent goitre surgery at St Bernard's hospital several weeks ago. She left the hospital Wednesday and will stay with her father until she can return home. She is gradually improving and hopes to be well again soon.
Horace Holmes, secretary of the Riverdale-Dolton Building &Loan Association, urges immediate action to buy shares. Saving 75 cents monthly yields $100 in a few years, 7.50 monthly matures ten shares at $1,000, while 15.00 monthly yields $2,000 in 104 months. This could form the foundation for a dream home.
Calumet City has applied to the Secretary of State Emerson to adopt the new city name. The accompanying legal notice appears in another column of this issue.
The Mary E Teesdale Camp of Royal Neighbors held its installation with about fifty members from 4West Pullman and Roseland Camps on January 15. Officers installed include Oracle Lulu Berger Past Oracle Jennie Stieman Vice Oracle Mirmie Meginnis Chancelor Doris McGowan Recorder Nellie Grandmiaison Receiver Margaret Wells Marshal Pearl Miller Asst Marshal Louise Howe Inner Sentinel Hifie Norton Outer Sentinel Bertha Rentner Three Year Manager Miytie Stone Graves Edna Murphy Gertrude Berndt Pauline Slaughter Carrie Wegner Anna Frank.
Sealed bids will be received by the Board of Trustees of the Village of Dalton until 8 00 p m Monday January 21 1924 for remodeling the southeast corner room on the first floor of the Village Hall to house the fire apparatus and for building a runway to the street Specifications available from Trustee John J Connors By order of the Board WM G Dolton Clerk
Bills for The Pointer subscription are being sent out this month at a rate of 1.50 per year. The notice urges readers to settle without anger and mentions local figures Simon Schoon Edward Evers at a Lansing bank hold up to add color. It also lists several personal notices and a sale listing with a furniture for sale advertisement ending with the address 13704 Indiane avenue.
The Schroeder residence at 13904 Michigan Avenue Riverdale was fumigated for diphtheria and a burglar rummaged through the bedroom before escaping via a window. He fled toward Illinois Central tracks, taking Mr. Schroeder’s gun and a razor, with neighbors and police, including State motorcycle units, in pursuit. Investigators note potential links to a prior West 138th Street robbery.
The First Trust and Savings Bank of Riverdale held a stockholders meeting on Monday electing directors including Harry Robinson and Conrad Kern. Officers were reappointed with Horace Holmes as President Otto Reich as Vice President and John Harms Jr as Cashier. Deposits rose by 64522 and interest paid to savers totaled 3732.78 while surplus reached 15000 and undivided profits remained substantial. The community notes safety and service as core bank values.
The initial stockholders meeting of the First National Bank of Dalton renewed all directors and officers. The cashier’s statement shows deposits up over 80 000 with 9 243 64 paid to savings depositors. The bank holds 50 000 capital, 10 000 surplus, and over 5 000 undivided profits as a Federal Reserve member in Cook County’s south end. The Ladies Aid of Our Saviors church hosts Basement Wednesday January 23.
Six bandits robbed the Lansing State Bank on Ridge Road at ten o clock Wednesday taking 7500 dollars. Manager John F Beckman was shot in the arm and chest during the heist. The gang used a maroon Packard with Illinois plate 61578 and fled east as police pursued amid deep snow.
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