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Newspaper
Riverdale Pointer
Location
Riverdale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Oct 13, 1933
Page
6
Residents in South Holland host guests from Hollywood and nearby areas last Wednesday. The letter mentions church services, reunions, and upcoming rehearsals, with several locals attending social gatherings, a wedding, and hospital updates.
A local sale announces portable school buildings and stores at The Pond of YT. The event lists sale terms and contact details for secretary P Dalenbere, dates include Saturdays in October, with various outbuildings and structures to be auctioned.
Old style theatre page lists Sonny, George OBrien, and Buddy Rogers in comedy and musical acts. Cartoon Magic Carpet and Mickey Mouse News appear with various film and stage offerings for Friday through Sunday.
The couple marked their 50th wedding anniversary on October 6 with a chicken dinner. A festive event featured decorations and guest radio tributes at 8:00 PM. Mia and Wis have lived in Thornton for years and are honored by six sons two daughters and 11 grandchildren along with a great-grandchild.
Pupils crowd Thornton schools amid overcrowding. Freshmen numbers reach 649 at Thornton with about 00 more at Dalton junior high, branching to relieve the strain. Thornton enrolls 1870, over last year by more than 200. Senior class grows to 67, mostly boys.
Fire at the Acme Steel Co plant triggered by the whistle at 1 oclock Sunday roused local residents. Riverdale firemen responded to a blaze in a coal hopper tube No 2 mill from an unknown source causing an estimated damage of between four and five thousand dollars.
The National Parlor Furniture company in Chicago aims to expand upholstering operations at its plant on 121 NorthTieton street as it negotiates with several competing cities. Officials seek skilled labor and plan a targeted payroll start, amid debates over site relocation and production capacity.
The readable fragments suggest a note about wealth and value, mentioning riches and gold metaphorically. No clear persons, places, or organizations are identified in the legible text.
Fragmentary OCR describes an undefined state's extreme north to south length and width from west to east with figures and locations unclear. The text lacks concrete names or verifiable measurements and reads as garbled notes rather than a coherent report.
The report notes government cost per person at 107.07 in 1931 with 28 percent of national income. It laments wasteful practices by those who dump rubbish and argues prices are kept conspicuously low to obscure real costs and burdens.
The fragmentary text mentions aiming high and keeping company with people above, referencing names like Tord Chester. The readable bits point to a vague personal or social note without a clear event or outcome.
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