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Newspaper
Riverdale Pointer
Location
Riverdale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Mar 18, 1932
Page
5
Harvey Lodge hosts a party for Dolton and Riverdale Elks at A O U W hall in Dolton on Saturday evening March 19. The entertainment committee promises a good time with plenty of entertainment and lunch. Local Bills should not miss this event.
A Friday night meeting March 18 reports on the County Wide Conference under the Service Bureau with Rab bits for Odd Fellows Orphans Home at Lincoln. The plan urges spring cleaning and repairs to aid unemployment through home work and local trades, with Harmonize Nite March 31 at Blue Island Illinois and a Third Degree ceremony for Doldale Lodge No. 2.
France and Germany are advancing secret projects to fly stratosphere craft across the Atlantic. The German Junkers design in Dessau features 36 feet wingspan and an 800 horsepower L-88 motor. The craft uses a low pressure sealed pilot chamber with oxygen supply for high altitude operation. Preliminary test flights are planned soon.
A playful puzzle asks whether one apple each or multiple apples were eaten by Eve and Adam. It playfully assigns numeric codes to Eve and Adam and computes large totals like 893 or 89 384, then scales to 16 248 480 apples, ending with a light note on the absurdity.
A testing Pi asks what is art and a quick responder declares art is a pitcher you cannot pour from. The exchange blends whimsy with a pun about limits and meaning.
The Franklin P. T. A announces a home talent vodvil at Lincoln auditorium on Wednesday evening April 15 at 8 00 p m. The show features humor dance and skilled talent plus a demonstration by the Dalton miniature fire department. Proceeds support the Verneau Detweiler Memorial and kitchen equipment for the boys manual training program.
A community notice invites broad attendance at upcoming monthly meetings emphasizing participation and inclusivity for all residents and supporters.
The Lincoln P T A held a well received community social at Lincoln School on March 10. The committee led by Mrs. Arthur Smith thanks participants for their warm donation of services and aims to bring the community together despite cold weather.
The Community chorus invites new voices with an open invitation for all. A special meeting is set for March 29 at 7 p m at Lincoln School to rehearse for an April program. Miss Minardow urges attendance from 7 to 8 pm for a time well spent.
The state highway department plans to widen and repave the Dixie highway from Lincoln Vields race track to Danville, adding a four foot strip to reach twenty feet, eliminating sharp turns and repairing worn sections. The proposed forty foot width was rejected due to right of way costs. A survey is underway for a parallel paving project between Harvey Hazel Crest and Homewood.
Melvin A. Traylor, president of the First National Bank of Chicago, told the International Chamber of Commerce that farmers erred by relying on government credit and high land values. He urged self-sufficiency, urging farmers to grow and can produce food, keep pigs and chickens, and raise gardens to raise income and reduce reliance on relief programs.
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