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Newspaper
Riverdale Pointer
Location
Riverdale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 26, 1931
Page
5
Two pianos available through Cable Piano Co. in Chicago. The Conover Grand has $375 paid so far and can be bought on balance due terms. Inquiries to Mr. Voss or Ray Schwaler Auditor. locations Chicago Illinois and Chicago MI.
Mrs C VanSwees of Lansing hosted a party for her sister Miss Cornelia Van Schouwen ahead of her wedding to Mr John Voender with 65 guests. Thornton Fractional high school held a Thursday commencement with 46 graduates in caps and gowns and a program of solos and an address. C C Schultz & Sons store in Oak Glen was robbed early Saturday. Jake DeYoung's Chevrolet coach was stolen on Sunday. Funeral services were held for Mrs Frank Vanderwoord.
Rev Karreman led a Saturday service at the Christian Reformed Church on Burnham Avenue and Ridge Road titled Comfort and Warning spoken in English and Holland. Mrs. Brook sang solo. interment followed at Oak Glen cemetery.
Born to Mr and Mrs Milton Biesboer of South Holland a daughter on June 19. The Biesboers formerly lived in Oak Glen. Also a son born Thursday June 18 to Mr and Mrs Fred Koppitz who reside in Oak Glen. Mr and Mrs Ed Koehn of Indiana Avenue Oak Glen welcomed a girl born June 16.
The veterans administration will assume control from the American Red Cross of entertainment and recreation work in veterans hospitals starting July 1, taking over duties once handled by the Red Cross. Brig Gen Robert N Dunlap, slain in France May 19, was buried at Arlington with full military honors. American ambassador to Belgium, eyeing a future disarmament conference, concluded a month at the White House with President Hoover. The Agriculture Department estimated US sugar and ship crops last year at 114,587,000 dollars, up from 109,405,000 in 1929, with a five year average of 112,052,000.
A blaze at Harmon Wright’s Stevens Point Riding Academy in Stevens Point Wisconsin killed eleven saddle horses and two dogs. Rescue efforts were unable to save the animals as the structure burned. Local fire crews investigated the cause and secured the scene.
Australian voters approve a federal plan aimed at economic reform covering pensions subsidies and government bond measures. The approval comes after debate on fiscal tightening and social program funding.
A reflective line recalls a time when health and longevity were linked to a battle with illness and the enduring nature of a man and his tonsils as he aged.
Twenty years ago the Deion Puolic school planned graduation at the M E church on Tuesday evening June 27. The list includes Clarence Austgen Charles Austgen Benjamin Fadke Irene Fadke Eureka Fischer Robert Haney Henry Harris Lloyd Hartford Grace Harper Milton Holden Margaret Johnson Nels Jongkryg Anna Krueger Marie O'Brien Frank Ott Charles Pfotenhauer Emma Scheer Clarence Stanczik Eleanor Strassenberg Fred Verhoeven Johanna Van De Logt Wilhelmina Wendrich Elvira Wahmhoff Rose Willette Hazel Young. An editorial remark wishes them luck and jokes about a milk purchase and a new auto James Cowing reportedly bought, with playful farming slang about spark plugs and gasoline horse.
Bowen school will hold graduation exercises at the village hall Friday evening June 30. Graduates listed include Frederick Schafer Armin Hanschmann August Bonse Clara McGrain Emma Brandt Alexander Grant. Local notes report travel plans and community updates about residents, farms, and upcoming Fourth of July preparations.
Marshall Haas, a railroad conductor, faced a close call when a lightning bolt hit the chimney and flashed to the roof but caused no serious damage. George Freudenthal and family moved into a new home owned by Robert White and James Cowing. Mrs. White and Eleanor Howe traveled to Bonny Scotland, and milkman Christ Schimmel was late after welcoming his newly arrived daughter.
The notice lists Albert Huizenga to run the ice cream and coffee stand and L DeBey to manage the fruit stand at the Sunday school picnic on July 4. T T Gouwens warns hay prices may rise and someone’s name may appear in changes. It urges readers to help now.
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