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Newspaper
Riverdale Pointer
Location
Riverdale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
May 29, 1936
Page
5
The great general or commander in chief held the title Shogun for centuries in Japan. After the 1867 revolution imperial power was restored and the Shogun title was abolished. Western Newspaper Lion.
Robert Beeler the blind musician of Ottawa Kansas finished his tenth annual piano marathon by playing 1 000 selections in 18 hours 10 minutes.
A Kentucky Derby jockey falls in another race, mirroring a Will Rogers quip about a horse owner urging victory. The report also references a humorous line about a jockey stuck between winning and loyalty to his horse, reflecting the era's noted wit and newspaper storytelling style.
Twenty years ago a warning report recounts an Italian girl near Riverdale being accosted while picking flowers, with others alerting authorities as a suspect fled. Memorial Day parade drew a large crowd. veterans M. H. Kelly and Henry Jonas were noted for missing due to illness and death. Mrs. Frank Wesse and children began a two month Arkansas trip after visiting Denver and Kansas City.
Mr. Herman J. Anders and Miss Henrietta Engle daughter of Mr and Mrs Fred Engle were married at the bride’s parents home Thursday evening June 1 at 7 30 p m Rev R N Miller officiated in a private ceremony with only immediate relatives present
South Holland News notes Peter Peerbolte will begin work on a new addition to his warehouse. The issue also mentions a band concert in their new bandstand with lights out, a bug on the bass drum, visits by Mrs. Busewinkle and son to C. E. Wilhoit family, a lightning strike affecting B. J. Van Drunen’s residence and the hired man John Kaine, who was knocked unconscious but recovered, and the birth of a baby boy to Mr. and Mrs. Cornelius Ravesfoot.
Henry Schlueter of Elkhart Indiana visits his brother H Edward Schlueter and family of Dalton. He will be 89 on October 1 and maintains health by walking five miles daily. Ed O'Brien welcomes a 9 pound girl Friday May 14. Lightning damaged a transformer at Forest and Lincoln and Chicago Brick Co. paused operations. Vic Cardin's chicken house lost all its chickens but a rooster slept it off. Mr and Mrs Walter Nowak travel to Martinsville Indiana for a vacation staying at the Colonial hotel.
Ten years ago A. T. De Young underwent a fourth operation after severe stomach pains. He was rushed to Ingalls Memorial Hospital Sunday evening and operated on immediately. The note mentions other local health updates including Mrs. Barehead at St Margaret's and visitors from Leota Minnesota.
Village committees report drainage work with new catch basins and repairs. Water reservoir cleaned and leaks sealed. Scarlet fever cases noted at Basile and Panozzo homes. Band instruments stored. Licenses issued to Lauridsen RoseLand Roofing and Chandler. Police aid provided for charity game. fines total 157 dollars from April 29 to May 26.
The U S Building and Loan league reported that six months total lending by station associations reached 483.906 million dollars, with March loans at 81 million to about 39 000 families. Construction loans rose 49 percent from February and repair loans climbed 68 percent.
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