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Newspaper
Riverdale Pointer
Location
Riverdale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 22, 1928
Page
3
Railway ties and related structures are treated with creosote and zinc chloride as the most common preservatives to prevent decay. Additional treatments are being explored for special timber uses and longer lifespans in rail infrastructure.
A Calgary couple's domestic dispute drew headlines as a wife fled to a hotel, then returned home after days hiding from a conscience troubling sign at the door reading Think, have you left anything.
Andrew Jackson helped draft Tennessee's constitution and proposed the state name. He recalled Mrs. Jackson suggested naming Tennessee for the river that runs through the state. The river's name is described as an Indian term meaning eres ed spoon.
A Montreal Gazette scientific note compares effort in three rounds of golf to toiling an acre, while some players turn over sod equivalent to a plowman. The Toronto Globe adds perspective on athlete labor.
Social updates include visits among Michigan families and friends traveling by auto from Chicago to Wisconsin and back. Birth announced for a Feigenbaum baby boy. several residents recover from flu as others attend events and travel to Paris. Fishing trip reported near Finch Lake with two men.
First Reformed Church of Lansing presents a Holland language sermon at 9 30 a m with the topic A New Commandment and an English sermon at 2 00 p m titled No Four Troubles followed by 3 30 p m Sunday school and 7 30 p m CE led by Benj Fieldhouse. Protestant Reformed Church at Bocks Hall Oak Glen invites Rev Jonker from Grand Rapids Mich to preach services at 9 00 a m and 2 00 p m.
A Chicago Motor Club bulletin notes tire casings sales rose while inner tube sales held steady, suggesting low pressure tires extend inner tube life. The Commerce Department reports casings sold 45.929 million and inner tubes 55.251 million for year ending April 1, with 1.20 tubes per casing in recent year.
The Hegewisch Ford unit increased its daily production by 100 cars to 170, as plants at Indianapolis and Milwaukee opened last week. With capacity at 600 machines daily, the plant plans to reach 50 percent of capacity by late summer, adding many former workers. The facility can employ up to 3,000 men and expects the higher rate by late August or early September.
The cactus is grown for wood hedges and decoration as well as medicine. A San Fernando area farm raises cacti for apples used in jellies preserves and candies. The cactus flesh is sweet and pulpy with about 80 percent water.
An ordinance by the Village of Dalton Board of Trustees sets the annual appropriation for corporate purposes for May 1, 1928 to April 30, 1929. It details funding by object with a total of 54,600.00 and general taxation amounting to 48,654.00, plus surplus and non tax sources. The ordinance becomes effective after passage and publication, dated June 18, 1928, with clerk WM. G. Dolton and President John Harms Jr.
The board discussed gas issues with Trustee Kasten opposing and Trustee Smith supporting. Minutes show audit limits reduced to three years due to missing records. Fire Marshal Ripley reported denied benefits, licenses issued for fireworks stands, street and water upgrades planned, and easement and permit actions noted. Public works including sewer, water mains, and local improvements were approved or scheduled with hearings set for July 2.
Aged philosopher notes that many brash criticisms of society come from those who cannot gain entry to its circles. The Atchison Globe quotes a thinker who argues exclusion fuels harsh judgments and social friction.
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