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Riverdale Pointer in Riverdale, Illinois

09 May 1940

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Riverdale Pointer

Location

Riverdale, Illinois, United States of America

Date

May 09, 1940

Page

2

Local Dolton News Highlights From May Gatherings

Miss Dorothy Laib celebrated her eleventh birthday with twenty two friends at home on May 1. A surprise party honored Miss Mae Nelson on her thirteenth birthday May 5. Numerous club meetings, birthdays, and theater events fill Dolton and Dalton listings through May 9, with many amplifier notes on local committees and residents.

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Dorothy Laib Audiv Ot Duston Mae Nelson Charles Nelson Dalton Joan Cappis Gloria Hayhurst Shirley Meeder Barbara Meeder Katherine Schmidt Gloria Treftz Winifred Powley Elma Waltz Lilla Mae le Clare June Rose McDonald Lucind Brasfield Sara Campana Margaret Weimecke Chicago Illinois Central Hospital Jack Quinn Dolton Elinor Gost West Pullman Edward Albrecht Dolton Thursdy William F. Middleborn Riverdale Mothers’ Club Pullman Technical High School Lindell Roseland Middleborn Charles Gibson District 19 PTA Trene Tucker Argo L. J. Morrison Harvey P C. Wood Harvey Council Alsip Blue Island Council Breese Argo-Summit Council H. Waterstraat Dolton-Riverdale Council Gibson Dolton Riverdale P. T A. Council Blue Island G. C. Milhahn Charles Slaughter Ledward McCarthy Clarence O’brien Jack Qinnan Hart Slaughter Wareld Maryn George Kay Anthony Basile Irene Hassler Earl F. Slaughter Grant Street Emily Ripley E. PF. Freeman Floy Mumma Champaign Illinois Erharts Princeton Avenue Michigan Frank Cogswell Henry Blank Paul McGhee Coxswell Earl Vincent Calumet City Helen Helen Thompson Sane Olymypn Fields Country Club Turvey Woman's Joan Sully Rermis John O'Hara Doldale Rebekah Lodge Tada Vandenbere Methodist Church Mrss. Hornstein Lincoln Avenue Edward Gallaghers Tady Slipper Wisconsin Hornstein Marvin Packard Otto Toranzo Walter Ladendorf Henry Krueger Martin Berndt Hammond Richard Schnoor William Sturt William Hurt L. R. Mullen Verna Hurt Ohio Wiliam Neering St James Hospital Agnes Jenness
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Real Estate Firm Opens Harvey Office In 1989 Tax Protest Service

William F Kaiser and company opens a Harvey office at 170 East 154th Street with Earl Perry in charge. The Chicago office stands at 7854 South Ashland Avenue. Kaiser is a veteran south side developer and board member of the Colcarge Real Estate and other associations. Perry offers access to 2000009 in special assessment bonds for Harvey Homewood and Riverdale and will oversee a tax protest service for 1989 taxes.

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William F Kaiser and Company Chicago Harvey East 154Th Street Ashland Avenue Kaiser South Side Beverly Hills Colcarge Real Estate Board Chicago Board of Underwriters Dalton Earl Perry Perry Homewood Riverdale
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Reckless Driver Arrests After Police Chase

Dolton officers arrested G R Thoms and Eugene Hansel of Chicago after they failed to stop for a patrol car at the Safeway Garage on Lincoln Avenue. The pair were chased through Riverdale, captured at 138th and Halsted, and fined at a Monday hearing before Judge L Edward Brook for damages to the squad car.

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Grover Cogswell Dolton G. R. Thoms Eugene Hansel Chicago Safeway Lincoln Avenue 138Th Halsted Riverdale L. Edward Brook
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Mothers to Be Guests of Dolton Theatre

The Dolton theatre invites mothers age 50 and over to attend free at any performance on Mother's Day Sunday May 12 including matinee or evening shows.

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Dolton Theatre
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Little Old New York on the Waterfront Romance

Feature picture on the program titled Little Old New York presents a rollicking romance of the old New York waterfront. The story centers on Robert Fulton and his steamboat invention with stars Alice Faye Fred MacMurray Richard Greene and Brenda Joyce in leading roles.

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New York Robert Fulton Alice Faye Fred MacMurray Richard Greene Brenda Joyce
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Park Board Seeks Cooperation Of Workmen

The Riverdale park district operates two baseball diamonds north of 187th street near the Minois Central line. Workers and office staff ignore warning signs and cut through the center, spoiling the field. the board and maintenance man Faul Simnick ask everyone to walk around the field to let players entertain fans.

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187Th Street Minois Central Railroad Riverdale Park District Path Board Faul Simnick
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Park Maintains Diamond and Fields for Summer Play

A good game of ball on a good diamond. Backstops for the softball fields in the park have been erected and the park is in good condition for the summer season thanks to the park board and Paul Simnick, the park maintenance man.

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Paul Simnick
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