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Newspaper
Riverdale Pointer
Location
Riverdale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Mar 16, 1928
Page
5
In Santos, Brazil, Mount Serrat slides bury streets and homes as rescue teams and 1,500 volunteers search for bodies. Officials warn the hill may collapse further and scramble to evacuate residents near the mass. Death toll unofficially above 200 as hospitals evacuate and casualties mount.
The Agriculture Department estimates show corn on farms on March 1 at 1,020,335,000 bushels, below 1927 and 1926 levels, with wheat at 130,007,000 bushels. Oats and barley also fall from last year, rye rises, and merchantable corn is 73.4 percent for 1927.
William H Crane, dean of the American stage, died in Hollywood California from a general breakdown at age eighty three. Born in 1846 in Leicester Massachusetts he began on stage in 1863 as a notary in The Daughter of the Regiment and remained active for most of his life.
The Board of Local Improvements of the Village of Dolton filed in Cook County Court a certificate showing work cost and reserved interest with the improvement in substantial conformity to the ordinance. A hearing to verify the certificate is set for March 24, 1928 at 10 a.m. Objections may be filed before the day and a defense made at the hearing. March 9, 1928. WM. S. GENTRY, Secretary.
The Board of Lo Dolton reports in County Court the cost of work and reserved interest, stating the improvement complies substantially with the original Ordinance. Hearings set for March 9 16. defendants may appear to defend.
The improvement has been constructed in substantial conformity to the original Ordinance. The hearing to determine whether the facts stated in said Certificate are true will be held in Court on the 24th day of March, 1928 at ten o'clock A M or as soon thereafter as the Court permits.
Official notice sets April 3 1928 as election day for Calumet Township Cook County Illinois with polls 7am to 5pm outside Chicago and 6am to 4pm inside Chicago. Lists numerous polling places in Blue Island Riverdale and Chicago wards Precincts plus the officers to be elected Commissioner of Highways and Constable. Meeting convened at Chicago and Vermont Streets Blue Island with a moderator chosen and tax and budgeting actions to follow. Dated March 12 1928 Washington Heights.
A terse statement notes improvements for the Village of Dolton in Cook County Illinois. The brief item references municipal efforts and funded projects within Dolton’s local governance framework. Additional specifics are not provided in the readable text.
A wry column notes that fear of being rebuked keeps a man from noticing dust on a library table and ashes on the rug, hinting at self blame and social embarrassment. The piece reflects on casual neglect and moral self-reproach in daily life.
Christian Storjohann an industrial and forestry expert from Sweden warns the world faces a stage of timber. He contrasts Sweden’s planned and sustained supply with indiscriminate logging elsewhere. He notes Russia’s vast forests are underutilized due to transport limits. Only Sweden keeps cutting at a level with reforestation among northern nations. Drainage projects to convert waste and swamp lands into forests are underway.
France’s rural woods delight visitors with immaculate floors swept clean by peasants who gather fallen twigs and branches. The small forests maintain a neat, parlor like appearance that contrasts with expectations of wild nature.
The Medal of Honor remains the sole United States award that includes financial pay along with the honor. The distinction emphasizes the unique compensation attached to this highest military decoration.
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