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Newspaper
Riverdale Pointer
Location
Riverdale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 13, 1924
Page
9
Calumet City News invites readers to call Hammond 2799 or 219 or mail reports by Wednesday afternoon to Mr. Frank A Stachowicz at 631 Ingraham Avenue Calumet City Indiana for proper publicity.
Help Our Postoffice Committee urges Calumet City residents to buy stamps and money orders this month and mail all parcels through the office. The group reports progress toward a new quarters at 154th Street and Wentworth Avenue and upcoming public mailbox installations.
A Wednesday evening miscellaneous shower for Miss Hat tie McEwen of Williams street honored the bride to be Grant Ingraham. Guests enjoyed pink and white flowers, three tables of danco and bridge, and a two course luncheon. Prizes included a first prize to Mrs. Koehler and a guest towel to Mrs. Boles.
Free Tourists Camp site near comfort stations in the Cook County Forest Preserve will be furnished gratis with all utensils. A playground and baseball field area south of West Park Manor, west of Wentworth Avenue, near the Country Club was chosen. Credit is given to Walter McDonough for securing the sites and fostering community spirit in Calumet City.
Mrs Ethlin Craidon wife of James Craidon manager of the Parthenon theatre died Tuesday morning after a four weeks illness in North Chicago hospital. She was 31 and survived by her husband two children Muriel eight and Stanley ten her mother Mrs Willmeyer and a sister in California. The Craidons have lived in Calumet City for three years.
Two men discuss forming an organization to present a notification committee to the President. They stress stopping excessive bother aimed at the President and preserving the health and stability of his leadership.
The Calumet City Point celebrates its first issue. Publicity Committee of the Chamber of Commerce led by Mayor Paul M Kamradt and Walter McDonough earns citizen thanks for launching the paper. Kinney and Hood are welcomed and expected to receive local support to grow the paper. Citizens urged to subscribe and spread the word to help make it a success.
The Alumnae invite all Class of ’24 seniors to a June 14 dancing party at Calumet Memorial Park Building. The event, honoring graduates, includes initiation for thirteen seniors, music, and dancing throughout the evening as members gather new attendees.
The Sobieski graduating class stages the play Six Who Pass While the Lentils Boil on Friday June 13 at 8 pm in the Community House. Admission costs 26 cents for adults and 10 cents for children. Proceeds benefit the eighth grade for a radio or moving picture machine for the new school. Mr. Paul to present pennant to the boys’ ball team which went undefeated. Diplomas will be awarded at the show.
Voters in School District No. 155 are urged to vote Saturday afternoon on a $50,000 bond issue to build an addition to the current school. Plans are drawn and described as architectural beauty, with growth necessitating the project and the board’s oversight supported. Suffrage is urged as a citizen duty.
The Board of Education District 155 accepted architect Frederick Beck of Harvey Illinois for a two story brick eight room addition at Wentworth school. Bids will be advertised in The Pointer. A bond issue of nine thousand dollars will be voted on June 14 in Lansing Illinois for District 171.
The Cook County Forest Preserve commission approves a baseball diamond and a free camping site in Calumet City grounds. Mayor Kamradt and Chairman McDonough push the project for South Side youth. Committee to meet Mr. Smith to select exact sites. Details next week in The Pointer.
Emily Pressig daughter of Lotis F Pressig died at home 544 Forsythe Street on June 7 of heart failure. She was a 4A pupil at Douglas school and greatly missed by her mates. The 1923-24 Douglas School promotion average rose compared with earlier years. Marion Peters of 2A, who had an April 1 accident, has recovered enough to visit.
Readout shows student names across multiple grade classes including Joseph Enlow Herman Barton Mike Genoa Tony Arezke Esther Klucker Vernon Crause Marion Mayer Margaret Long and Madeline Quitmeyer. The fragment hints at a school honor roll listing primes across grades.
All Saint's Alumnae Banquet was set for Monday June 16 at the Elk's Club Hammond Indiana at 7:00 PM Reservations are due by Friday June 13 The Calumet City Civic Club hosted a Thursday afternoon program with a luncheon and card games Mrs Geo Hannouer spoke on Organization and Civic Affairs Plans include inviting a state Illinois Civic clubs officer and future meetings at the Calumet City Memorial Park building with the club expanding in its infancy and drawing local ladies.
The Board of Education of School District No. 156 Calumet City Illinois invites sealed bids June 26 1924 for erection and heating ventilating of the Sobieski School building. Bid guarantees include 5 percent certified check and full performance bond. Plans available through the secretary and architects J T Hutton & Son with a $50 deposit for drawings refundable upon return. The board reserves right to reject bids and deposits may be forfeited if drawings or bids are not submitted.
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