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Newspaper
Riverdale Pointer
Location
Riverdale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jul 16, 1937
Page
6
An essay contrasts cowardice and heroism as products of inner forces. It cites fear versus courage, risk tolerance, and responses to danger. Historical note references the Lusitania sinking and Gladstone, arguing that free spirit within shapes heroism. Western Newspaper Union.
In Jugo-Slavia peasants near Lake Carknica enrich fields with fresh silt carried by spring floods. The ten square mile lake, sixty feet deep, empties each year, exposing a rich loamy bed for crops that flourishes after the waters return.
A sheer black woolen suit features a very short jacket and straight skirt. The white pique blouse is fastened with glazed coq rouge studs, complemented by a black hat dark red gloves and a white hard bag.
The village board voted July 31 as the final deadline for residents to obtain 1987 vehicle tags. Those failing to comply by then face arrest. Other actions include street maintenance, sidewalk repairs, and safety measures at intersections.
A history quiz style piece lists Charles V Adams as a naturalist who prepared the Illinois Natural History exhibit for the Columbian Exposition. It covers state education authority, private school funding ranking, formation date and original name of the Illinois Education Association, number of insane asylums and inmates, the switch to electrocution, and how many Illinois men were captured in the last war.
Reserve District No 7 report of condition for First Trust and Savings Bank of Riverdale Illinois as of June 30 1937 shows total assets of 617510.24 with loans 114604.88 securities 219599.59 cash 99158.21 and real estate 42075.68. deposits total 546584.35 including demand and time deposits and state and municipal deposits. capital account 67665.75. pledged liabilities 12000. notes on deferred certificates payable from future profits. sworn by cashier Frank Stewart before notary La Verne Engel on July 9 1987.
Governor Horner signed the bill allowing trustees guardians and conservators to invest funds in insured savings and loan associations and in Federal Home Loan Bank debentures. William L. Voss Jr. of Harvey Federal S and L Association praised the move as a Lorwaltu step aligning Illinois with Indiana North Carolina and Ohio. The reform signals a shift toward institutional mortgage financing over individual mortgage purchases.
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