Riverdale Calumets Down C&E I in Pitchers’ Battle
Riverdale Calumets defeated C&E I 10 to 7 on Blinkie grounds with Gobel closing after Jennings exited in the fifth. Albrecht pitched for C&E I in a strong showing. Riverdale will wear new uniforms Sunday at Blue Island.
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Riverdale-Calumets
Blinkie Grounds
Riverdale
Albrecht
C &E
Jennings
Gobel
Riverdale’s
Bradley Colts
Blue Island
Illinois approves women's suffrage bill for local elections
The Illinois legislature passed a woman suffrage bill and Governor Dunne will sign it making it law July 1. After that date women over 21 qualified can vote for village and township officers, changing local election dynamics. The Pointer opposed suffrage.
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Illinois
Dunne
Lost garnet rosary with gold cross near church
A garnet rosary with a gold cross was lost between St Marys Church and Lunds Drug Store. Finder should return it to The Pointer office as requested in the Business Items this week.
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St. Mary’s Church
Lund’s
Riverdale Board holds meeting selects pro tem president
The Riverdale Board met last Tuesday with Trustee Niemeyer named president pro tem in President Ripley’s absence. The session approved lighting upgrades, street repairs, sidewalk plans, police appointments, and building bids for village hall roof. A death of James Norris of Blue Island is reported.
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Riverdale Board
Ripley
Niemeyer
Selien
Village Hall
Highlawn
Milhan
Halsted Street
Halsted
159Th Streets
Street
Riley
Riech
Hersey
136Th Street
Indiana Avenue
Citzens
Frank Simvick
Frank Lotz
Carl Kruse
Edward Scholl
Henry Goos
Stieman
Unruh
137Th Street
Barkmeier Bros
Harvey and Johns
Manville
Stutzreim
Vandeursen
Bowen School
Hulda Schulte
D. Schultz
Public Service Co
John Schulte
Meyer & Wentke
O. F. Reich
Chas, Bishop
Peter Thul
Frank Simnick
Bredabe
the Pointer
Chas. Bishop
Grant Bros
John King
H. Bockelman
Hering-Hall Safe Co
Lotz
Gray
Reich
Card of Thanks for Clara Berschinski
We thank neighbors and friends for kindness during the sickness death and burial of our little daughter Clara especially Misa Fuich and the school children who sent flowers from Mr and Mrs G Berschinski Lost gold locket and chain near Riverdale Park reward returned to The Pointer Office
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Clara
Misa Fuich
Mra. G. Berschinski
Riverdale Park
Eward
Pointer
F. Wendt
Riverdale
Gus
Wiliam Nerche
Community Notes Highlight Birthdays and Local Events
A broad local roundup records Mrs. John Austgen's birthday surprise with visiting ladies from Chicago and nearby towns. It lists home projects, guests at various gatherings, school news from Harvey and Dalton, a senior class play, and several residents' health and travel updates.
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T.T. High School
Harvey
Riverdale Booms with Railway and Industry Growth
Riverdale and vicinity see a strong business outlook with Indiana Harbor Railroad planning a $70,000 round house on Halsted Street and repairs and track upgrades by C and KEI. Johns Manville prepares a plant, Halsted Street may be paved, and St Marys church commits to buying multiple lots as development accelerates.
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Riverdale
Dalton
Indiana Harbor
Frisco
Johns- Manville
Halsted Street
IlIalsted
St. Mary’s Church
Father Dettmer
Loss of Clara Magdeline Berschinski noted in tribute
Clara Magdeline Berschinski died at 14 and was buried at St Benedicts Cemetery near Blue Island. Funeral services were held at St Marys Church with High Mass and St Marys school children in the procession. She leaves her parents Gustav and Clara and siblings Joseph Justin Clemence Mary. out of town mourners from Joliet and West Pullman attended.
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Gustav Berschinski
Clara Magdeline
St. Benedict’s Cemetery
Waat
Blue Island
Father Dattmer
St. Mary’s Church
St. Mary’s School
Joseph
Justin
Clemence
Mary
Julius Richmann
John
Frank
Jos
Richmann
F. Kellar
J.F. Hellas, Jr
Michael Heintz
Cresada
Roselle Straick
Joliet
Frank Ehrhardt
Osk Park
Theodore Berschinski
West Pullman
Killed by Flyer at Hammond Crossing Leaves Family in Mourning
John H. Prohl Hammond contractor died after his Ford runabout was struck by a Monon railroad crossing gate at Clinton Street Hammond Tuesday evening. He died two hours later at St. Margaret's Hospital. Funeral Thursday at St. Paul's Lutheran Church. Survived by wife Anna and two children Fred and Virginie. brothers and sisters named.
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John H. Prohl
Hammond
Clinton Street
Monon Railroad
St. Margaret’s Hospital
Calumet Region
Prohl
Saxony
Ind
Anna Prohl
Michigan and
Oakley Avenues
Fred
Virginie
John
Mra
Juhbni
Kuhlman
Fred Prohl
Ellen Rampke
Frank Greenwald
Win. Prohl
Henry Prohl
Lizze Cole
George
Christ Prohl
Joun Prohl
Anna Werner
Riverdale
Indiana Avenue
Will Prohl
St. Paul’s Lutheran Church
Clauss
Death of Louise Hawkins wife of Frederick Hawkins
Louise Peters Hawkins died Tuesday evening June 10 at 21 years 7 months old from an abscess. She leaves infant son Frederick Remington and husband Frederick P. Hawkins, along with parents Mr and Mrs Frederick Peters of Dolton and siblings Emma Anna Minnie Fred Chas Henry Peters. Funeral held from her parents home at St Pauls Dolton and Oakland Cemetery burial.
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Louise Hawkins
Frederick P. Hawkins
Union Street
North Harvey
Frederick Remington
Frederick Peters
Dolton
Emma
Anna
Minnie
Fred
Chas
Henry Peters
Louise Peters
Thanking Neighbors for Kindness During Illness
A family expresses heartfelt thanks to neighbors and friends for their kindness during their son Joba Ka Liang’s serious illness. They extend full appreciation to Mrs and Mrs Joo EPN Liang for support.
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Joba
Joo@EPN Liang
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Mason City
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Wellington
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138Th Street
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Eagle Stara Baseball Club
Arthur W. Claussen
Asmus Claussen
State University
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Thornton Township
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Business Outlook
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