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Pointer history page recalls Dolton Riverdale roots and anniversaries
Nostalgic excerpt traces The Pointer's 1907 beginnings in Dolton Riverdale and its moves to Indiana Avenue and 138th Street. It lists early 1900s local leaders, bank openings, firemen teams, and community events, noting 1907 to 1994 snippets and familiar advertisements.
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The
Kinney Brothers
Leyden Avenue
Riverdale
Indiana Avenue
First Trust & Savings Bank of
Kinney Bros
37Th St
East 138Th
Tom Kinney
Arthur L. Rausher
Tom Harper
Dolton
Joan Behrens
Fred Weber
Wm. Dolton
Gysbert Vandenberg
Kewaunee
Andrew Messerschmidt
Christ Dickelman
Henry Hilgendorf
Kipley
Henry Grady
Wm. Rampke
Albert Kortum
Henry Schmidt
Albert Nagler
Henry
Koehneke, Jr
John de Vries
Art Diliner
Peter
Kurz
Thatcher Sweat
L. F. Ripley
Otto Lentz
Dalton State Bank
Robert Ansehman
iDolton Bank
Thornton Township
iGlobe Rendering Co
Maine Corp
Chicago Packers
Heidenreich
O. E. Swanson
Dalton 47E
Wm. Mau
Wm. Franke
Anna Albrecht
John Albrecht
Dalton
Ernest Kramer
Alma Sleman
Wm. Sheman
Haley
G. W. Spencer Post Gar
Wm. A. Reich
Edward Price
Knights of Columbus
Lincoln
Rebekah Lodge
Blue Island
Coldale Rebekah Lodge
Mabel Vestal
Walter Nowack
Lydia Vandembere
Pearl Dieck
M. Dean
Mabel de Camp
Eleanor Propper
Pearl Miller
South Holland Bank
Jacob P. de Young
Ott F. Teich
German Club of
Chicago
Paul Gall Post
138Th
Edbrooke
St. 4
Caroline Umbrell
138Th St. Riverdale
WMAQ
Pete Miler
Riverdale Beer Garden
Indiana
P. Paarberg
Lansing
Daniel Bachmann
Lincoln Ave
Harware
Leyden Ave
Hess Tire Shop
Calumet Ave
Hammond
Ind
Anthony Basile
Plumbing
Chicago St
Twin City
We.s