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Newspaper
Riverdale Pointer
Location
Riverdale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
May 31, 1929
Page
5
A Midwest man and his temperamental sister began a round the world trip with four train squabbles to San Francisco. They agreed not to lose temper or quarrel with anyone until ten in the morning, a rule later adopted by his business office to curb conflict and improve productivity.
Residents and visitors are listed in a Lansing area update with names from Gary to Mishawaka and Crown Point. The column also reports the funeral of Mrs. Henrietta Oehlke at Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church Oak Glen, with four daughters surviving.
The church lists services in Dutch and English with sermons on The Law of God and Whom the Son Makes Free. Sunday school and Christian Endeavor follow. Mrs. Rothenberg to speak to Ladies' Missionary Society. St Anne's event reports bunco and 500 games with several winners and refreshments.
Near Wabash avenue the solid gold ring found by an honest person has been returned to its owner Mrs W Henzie of Chicago visiting Riverdale. The ring belonged to Doris Reich before her marriage and is a family keepsake of Mr and Mrs L G Reich. The Pointer notes the happiness sparked by the return and reminds readers ads can connect them with the right person.
South Holland resident John Rutgard has hired out for the season to A Dalenberg. A Young Peoples meeting led by Miss Eva VanEden was cut short when the gas light system failed about halfway. Bernard VanMynen and Fred Cook patrol village roads with their new Indian motorcycles to keep children dogs and chickens off the path.
Chief Gleason reports a stolen horse found in the pavilion. the animal belonged to Herman Stephens and was taken from Richton Illinois by post office thieves who left postage stamps behind. Henry Gottschalk travels to Arkansas to inspect a rice farm. frost damages apples with no blossoms yet.
Postal inspectors arrested alleged members of a nation wide ring that resold washed canceled postage stamps. The scheme is estimated to have defrauded the government of about $1,000,000 annually. Several arrests have been made in Chicago and other cities.
Plans for a 1.5 million dollar seaplane base in New York were announced by Lockwood Greene Engineers, Incorporated, who designed and will supervise the project for the American Aeronautical Corporation.
Twenty couples married 45 years or more were honored as guests at a Hibbing Minnesota golden wedding celebration hosted by the city. The event recognized long marriages and community ties among residents.
Twenty one crews form a record fleet for the Intercollegiate regatta at Poughkeepsie on June 24. A new high mark of nine entries is set for the four mile varsity championship as teams assemble for the race.
Fashion note describes a chic tweed suit in blue gray paired with a gray silk tuck-in blouse. A printed scarf echoes the color scheme while a youthful dark blue beret completes the look.
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