South Holland Notes and Local Updates
Rev Tenelsa EB Gouwens accepts call in New York City and will speak at First Ref Church South Holland at 8 pm on Sunday June 15. John Havesfoot Jr plans a store front post office move after years at Theodore Vandersa building. A July 4 church picnic is planned and a June 14 school election will vote on bonds for the 159th Street school remodel. Jacob Diepen and John Diepen face arrest over a motorcycle theft case in Muskegon. settlement involved return of the machine and $100. Local social visits include C A Brook of Muskegon and August Rump with the Bardwicks. Mrs H Rietveld hosts a Young Ladies Aid Society gathering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tenelsa
EB Gouwens
New York City
Willreach
South Holland
New York
C. A. Brook
Muskegon, Mich
A Bardwick
Die Close
Jacob Diepen
Mr. Diepen
Michigan
John
Muskegon
Jake
Mr. van der Zn
Pete
John Havesfoot Jr
Theodore Vandersa
First Reformed Church
Multiple small items offered in The Pointer classified section
A list of real estate and personal items for sale or rent in Riverdale and nearby towns. Included are 7 room and 5 room houses in New Chicago and Chicago Street Bargain 1050 terms, a 9 room house at 13th street and Prairie, 214 acres with 2 houses, 2 barns, 1 shed, a six room lower flat for 18 monthly, a square piano for 25, a gold cross and chain lost, a two horsepower gasoline engine, and a corner lot on Kanawha Avenue. Also farm land, a fresh milch cow, and inquiries directed to The Pointer Office or named individuals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Riverdale
Dotton
F. A. Reich
Forest Avenue
Jacquire Wm. Waddel
Hirst National Bank of
Dalton
New Chicago
Fred Struss
Hastid 8Th Street
Hiverdale
Pointer
Chicago Street
Prairie Avenue
RENUS
Jonas
Ave
Nus
June Cold Snap Tops Homewood Records And Local Notices
A period of unusually cold weather in June impacts crops with frost in succession and corn nipped. Local residents include Mr. and Mrs. Walter Crews visiting for the summer, Henry Mertens in town, and Edna Kitterer from Detroit visiting uncle August Witterer. Several property transactions and developments are noted along with a municipal ordinance about firing cannons, passage of dates in 1913, and notices for sales and jobs including cabbage plants and a waitress position.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mercury
Walter Crews
Homewood
Crew
Loewenstein
Henry Mertens
Marble
Col
Geo. Mertens
Edna Kitterer
Detroit
Mich
August Witterer
Andrew Sieverson
Olive Street
J. P. Rabe
West Ceder Street
Park Avenue
Highland Avenue
Laws Roll
Fondulac
Wis
Mrs. Roll
Grandma Buettner
Mrs. Becker
Blue Island
Riverdale Ordinance Regulates Firearms and Fireworks
An ordinance by the Village of Riverdale bans firing guns within the village except on licensed ranges and certain proclaimed conditions. It prohibits selling or loaning firearms to minors, limits fireworks use to specified days, and requires permits and bonds to stock or display fireworks with strict storage rules and village oversight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bouard
Riverdale
Fie
Thorn ton Township High School Exhibit Delights 600 Attend
Last Friday June 6 the Thorn ton Township High School in Harvey staged a new feature exhibition that drew about 600 parents and locals. German play Obstinacy by Miss Paarlberg students opened events followed by tours of domestic science chemistry and manual training classes. Typewriting and freehand drawing contests honored Frank Michell Erstine LaPoint Bernice Hinsdale Elvira Wahmhoff and Josephine Briggs. National dances under Miss Cone and praise for Prof. Smith capped the evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thornton Township High School
Harvey
Frank Michell
Erstine LaPoint
Bernice Hinsdale
Elvira Wahmhoff
Josephine Briggs
Miss Cone
Church Services and Events at Riverdale Community
St Marys Catholic Church offers Masses at 8 00 a m and 10 30 a m led by Rev W H Derrmer. Immanuel Church holds Sunday School at 9 30 with German and English sessions and German preaching at 10 30. English service at 7 30 p m. Our Saviors English Evangelical Lutheran Church presents Sunday School 2 15, Choir 3 30, evening sermon on sin growth with special offerings for Orphans Homes and a church building plan meeting after service June 22 led by Rev Geo P Kabele. Also visible is a bakery ad for Schmeidel Bakery Riverdale selling Peter Neal fancy cake.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Paul’s Ev. Luth
88Th Street
H. Winp
Immanuel Evang
Sunday Evening League
Our Savior’s
English Evangelical Lutheran Church
Raiverdale Village Hall
Geo. P. Kabele
Also Mentioned on This Page
South Holland News
159Th Street
159Th St
Rokus DeGraff
Holland
Ren P
Dolton, Inquire Fy CO
Proppel, Dolton
Paul Middleboro
Atlantic Street
Hightawn
Peter Ripley
Kanawha Avenue
Harvey Zimmer
Lincoln Avenue
Doltan
Homewood News
Henry Eblers
Minnesota
Eblers
Henry Gottschalk
Arkansas
F Obergold
Chas. Memhyla
F. O. Bergold
Seal Village
Arthur Ultsch Highlawno
Jones Restaurant
Prof. Smith
St. Mary’s Catholic Church
W. H. Derrmer
Rev. G. G. Press
Peter Neal
Schmeidel Bakery
Lund's Hall
Delten
Joan Hreusy Mer
A. P. Reich
Monarch
Kodaks
Eastman Kodak Company
Riverdale Pharmacy
Indiana Avenue
Riverdale, Ill
Chicago
Indianapolis
Indianaplus
J. Lou
I. Komsia
W. Liten Place
Kennedy
Lloy
Michigan Avenue
Nelson
South Lasalle Street
F. C. B. Detroit
Richard LD J. Ton
10Th St
Michigan Avt
Roseland, Chicago
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