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Newspaper
Riverdale Pointer
Location
Riverdale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
May 25, 1944
Page
5
Public notice outlines rate schedule for classified want ads and cards of thanks. Charges include 119 cents per line with a 50 cent minimum for first insertion and three insertions totaling one dollar, payable in advance.
Property ads describe multiple homes and buildings including a two family brick apartment in Givenfield Riverdale with corner lot and two car garage priced at 13500, a six room bungalow on Lincoln avenue in Dalton with brick garage at 6300, and a room dwelling on 136th place Riverdale with garage at 4000. Other listings include a modern brick veneer bungalow in Greenfield Riverdale with two car garage at 8750, a six room house near school with large hen house at 4200, a best plat buildings in Riverdale with three six room flats at 17500, a brick bungalow converted from a filling station at 3000, a five room cottage in Tvan hoe with Timken oil heat at 8000, all listing agent Albert H. Harms 14032 Lincoln Avenue Dalton.
Riverdale village board votes to buy ten Series E war bonds at 7400 in support of the Fifth War Loan Drive. The Safety Committee warns of subway hazards and suggests guard rails and fencing. Appointments for FY 1944 45 are confirmed and additional special police officers named for employer sites.
The Paul Gall Unit 803 holds a meeting tonight at 8 in Legion rooms with Mrs. Margaret Meginnis presiding. A memorial service for departed members will be led by Mrs. Mary Ferguson. Members are asked to donate a size 44 ladies coat and to attend services at Our Savior's church on May 28. Decoration Day parade forms May 30 at Riverdale village hall and proceeds to Dolton cemetery.
Riverdale and Ivanhoe residents greet a new junior patrol police unit formed from Riverdale Boy Scout Troop 9. Scout leaders, including Scout Master Harris, become police chief and sergeants, with Lester Brookfelt as assistant chief and commissioner. A court will be elected to hear authority misuse, including a prosecuting attorney, judge, and jury.
Erwin Bennett, 25, of 2145 Grove street Blue Island, was charged with veck.
A driver struck a parked car at 638 West 138th Street in Riverdale last Friday night. The parked vehicle was moved seventy feet. the driver, Bennett, suffered slight injuries and received first aid. A Chicago man, J Ingegnette, was hospitalized for head injuries after his truck hit a Safeway bus at Halsted Street. his damaged truck was towed to Hastings garage.
The Wirtz Family expresses gratitude to neighbors and friends for sympathy after their recent bereavement. They specifically thank Rev. Hoffman and Rev. Baseheart for their comforting words.
Water season nears and Chicago supplies Riverdale with water. village urged to eliminate waste and curb excessive use as part of conservation effort, Village Clerk Peter J. Kurz notes.
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