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Newspaper
Riverdale Pointer
Location
Riverdale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
May 12, 1938
Page
1
The Dolton Village Board discussed a blanket W P A application to fund sewer water sidewalk paving and sidewalk construction including 144th street Main street and Engle street projects. A May 18 informal meeting was set to discuss details.
Opened on Sibley street and Indiana avenue west of the C. and E. L. Ry. viaduct a full service station offering high grade gasoline and oils. The shop is equipped to provide complete service to auto owners and welcomes visits from friends and acquaintances.
John H Volp lifelong Blue Island resident and Blue Island Publishing president died at St Francis hospital from complications after a toxic poison condition from a winter in Miami Florida He was born April 23 1868 and began printing at 14 He led the Sun and Standard to prominence chaired Blue Island Centennial committee and founded Ideal Radio Cabinet Co Surviving are his widow four sons Harold Stanley Ivan Wesley one daughter Alice two sisters and one son Elmer died in 1910 from an accident
Walter Thomas Newman of Thornton Township high school has won a Genesee Scholarship from the University of Rochester. The prize pays $300 annually for four years and was awarded for character, leadership, and academics. Newman, daughter son of Mr and Mrs Walter T Newman, will enter the university this fall after a high school career with top grades and active participation in glee club dramatics and oratorical contests.
Acme Steel company says its Riverdale plant will shut down from the last shift Friday July 1 to the first shift Monday July 18. All hourly and weekly paid vacations must be taken during the shutdown.
Attention homeseekers. Finest locations along Main street and Indiana avenue in Dalton to be subdivided into large roomy lots. Sewer water sidewalks to be installed. F H C houses to be built and sold on easy payments. For details contact Wm Maurer Riv erdale Chicago Inter ocean 9709.
Wm. C. Dorman at 615 Monroe Street Dolton offers tennis supplies and racquet restringing services.
Dolton park offers twenty one acres at 146th street and 147th place east of Grant street for picnics and luncheons. Facilities include rest rooms, multiple ball diamonds, tennis courts, a soccer and football field, golf practice area, a new fieldhouse for winter skating and games, plus horseshoe pitching boxing basketball and quiet games. Park officials invite groups to schedule outings and emphasize supervised, healthful recreation for residents.
Funeral services will be held Friday at 2 PM at the Sandridge M E Church for Mrs Hazel Vandenberg wife of John W Vandenberg of Dalton after a cerebral hemorrhage. She was born February 22 1890 in Muskegon Michigan and lived in Dalton six years. Survived by husband daughter Vivian father William Henderson brother Lyle and three sisters Marion Hawke Roe Eretha. Interment Cedar Park cemetery Bachmann Funeral Home in charge.
Miss Helen Thompson of Dalton models for a Santa Fe Trailways travel pamphlet series in a summer vacation campaign. Photographs show her buying a ticket and riding a bus. a follow up series is planned. She and her mother returned from Springfield after a five day trip where she sang on WCBS. A new weekly traffic safety release is posted on the Pointer window by J P Lau of the Dalton fire department.
Andrew S. Diekman 78 a longtime Dalton realtor and civic figure died May 2 at his home on Chicago Street after two weeks illness. Born March 25, 1860 he taught and served as tax collector school board trustee and village trustee. He helped found First National Bank of Dolton and aided Thornton Township high school. Funeral services were held Monday at 2 p.m. at his home with burial in Cedar Park cemetery.
Attorney reports Drainage Committee settled terms with Hales and Hunter Co for an eight inch sewer connection at 140th street and Stewart avenue to curb odors. Permit fee set at 750 dollars. company check received. Village clerk authorized to sign permit and agreement. Plumber and sewer builder licenses for Zesch Son and Sievert granted after bond and fee payment.
A special Riverdale Village Board meeting on May 5 declined quedarse Walker's plan to locate an oil refinery and paint factory on leased land near the Calumet river and Indiana avenue. Concerns focused on fumes odors and health risks to residents, with a request for detailed plans before any permit could be issued.
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