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Newspaper
Riverdale Pointer
Location
Riverdale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Nov 20, 1925
Page
5
A new Public Service Company poster labeled Thanksgiving is placed on the L platform walls in Chicago and on poster boards across the 221 area. It aims to boost community service awareness and public engagement.
The Public Service Company of Northern Illinois reports strong public approval for its Thanksgiving poster. Letters from clubs churches art societies and students praise the artwork for its portrayal of Pilgrims and hardships. Artist Oscar Habe Hanson of Chicago has created several posters in the series now used in classrooms.
A new motor bus line named Kankakee Joliet and Pontiac Bus and Transfer Line filed with the Commerce Commission for permission to operate between Kankakee and Chicago and to run through Brindley Mantino Peotone Monee Richton Matteson Flossmoor Homewood Hazel Crest and Harvey along the Egyptian Trail. The carrier also seeks a certificate of convenience and necessity to operate as a motor carrier for transporting persons and property.
A vintage appeal explains the Christmas seal as more than a decorative stamp. Sold for health’s sake, proceeds support tuberculosis prevention and global health efforts, urging every package and letter to carry the health message and enlist in this united cause.
The piece urges buying Christmas Seals at one cent each to aid tuberculosis prevention and cure. It frames seal purchases as a gift to humanity, asking readers to paste them on cards and letters to brighten every package and support public health.
Blue Island Mayor Paul T. Klenk is named Assistant Attorney General of Illinois by Attorney General Oscar E. Carlstrom. The post, announced November 7, designates him to head the Inheritance Tax Division in Chicago while keeping his mayoral duties, with offices in the Ott Building.
Federal agent Shannahan was slain by Martin J. Durkin a former Blue Island resident now in Indiana Durkin's mother is under close watch at a Vincennes Avenue home by Chicago and Blue Island detectives Stray cars from Indiana have been noted near the residence and Durkin is said to be armed in confrontations with police.
Chicago Motor Club President Charles M. Hayes outlines what makes a good driver beyond speed. He stresses alertness, preparation, lane positioning, signaling, and considerate actions near crossings, pedestrians, schools, and gatherings to reduce danger.
A careful motorist passes on hills and curves with care. He yields to oncoming traffic from the left and slows to ten miles an hour at street car crossings. He follows laws and ordinances and is well liked by riders and pedestrians alike.
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