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Newspaper
Riverdale Pointer
Location
Riverdale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Mar 20, 1941
Page
7
For sale on 138th Street Riverdale an improved property including a large 2 family and a 1 family house with an 8 car garage. A hotel with tavern and a room cottage near the I C R R. A six room house in Greenfield subdivision Riverdale with garage priced at 4750 dollars.
On Monday night at St Paul alleys the 7 30 shift saw Freds Place sweep Wonder Bar and Millers Service take two from Al & Rose. The 9 30 shift produced two wins for Hausmans over Daves Place and two for Reichs over Lindells Service. High team series went to Freds Place at 2619, followed by Millers Service at 2587. High team game belonged to Millers Service with 891, while H Bock led with 616 series and 245 game. Miller and Lindells Service also posted notable scores.
Dolton Riverdale Junior Women host a style show and card party at Bower School auditorium on March 25 at 8 pm. Adults and children model spring fashions from Home Store Roseland. cards played before and after the show with prizes. Music by Eddie Kail and Jimmy Moore. Admission 35 cents. tickets from club members.
Felix Schabloski wins door prize at a lively pinochle night. Winners include Matty 8100 Elsie Stelke 8000 E Rentner 7940 T Berndt 7870 H Baumgartner 7820 Mrs Schabloski 7760 F Baumgartner 7720. Next eighth district meeting set for Chicago Heights post on March 27 at 8 30 pm with 7 80 pm departure. Legion marks 22nd birthday. initiation of new members planned for next Tuesday at Paul Gall Post 308 with Chicago naval post performing ceremony.
Paul Gall Unit 3808 American Legion Auxiliary schedules a regular meeting for March 28 at 8 pm with serving committee led by Mrs Emil Kaster and others. Junior Auxiliary meets March 22 at 1 30 pm, selling metal staples to fund projects. Mae Leach of Chicago Heights will speak on WHIP station Thursday afternoon.
Four Industrial league games Saturday March 15 saw Acme Steel beat State Lubritorium by forfeit, Beverly defeat Great Lakes then lose to Co- Ed Five 84 31, Pullman Car upset Inealls-Shepard 33 on bat three quarters, and Ingersoll risk penalty as Skelly and Clark retired with W. A. S. winning 36 30 after injuries. Schedule irregularities followed due to South End Open Tournament.
The Non-Partisan party candidates for Calumet Township to be elected on Tuesday April 1 are described as outstanding citizens and long time residents who own property. Incumbent Charles Schwartz has led as supervisor for 19 years.
The regular PTA meeting for Thornton Township High School and Jr. College will be held Tuesday evening March 25 at 8 oclock in the high school auditorium. South Holland Scouts present colors and the faculty ladies present a Nickelodeon show to raise funds for the Student Aid Fund. Men teachers will serve refreshments. Election of officers will be held with Mrs. F L Tucker as guest of honor. Parents and friends are invited.
Mrs. C. A. Brown, Riverdale third district institute chair, led a meeting of the Dalton Riverdale Women’s Club at Riverdale village hall with a planned questionnaire on club work. A Thornton township high school flute quartet performed and club hostesses served St Patrick’s day refreshments.
The Bowen basketball teams were hosted by about sixty attendees including boys parents teachers school board members and wives at the Bowen school on March 17. A luncheon program featured talks from team members parents and officials followed by games and social activities with shuffleboard badminton horseshoes volleyball and bridge. The event celebrated a successful season before the crowd departed around 10 30 p m.
Annual town meeting and election of officers for Thornton Illinois Cook County to be held Tuesday April 1 1941 polls open 6 am close 5 pm at numerous precinct locations across Calumet City Lansing Oak Glen South Holland Hazel Crest Harvey Dixmoor Blue Island Riverdale Dolton Phoenix and other communities. Specified precincts include 13925 Entre Ave Burnham 2-Sibbley and Harrison 3 Hirsch St Calumet City 4339 State St Calumet City 681 Forsythe Ave Calumet City 152nd Wentworth Ave Calumet City and many more listed.
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