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Newspaper
Riverdale Pointer
Location
Riverdale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Oct 23, 1936
Page
3
The article offers tips to cut strips with buttons and buttonholes from discarded garments to use under a fly in new garments, saving time and labor. It also advises peeling onions by pouring hot water over them, letting them sit, then cooling to remove skins easily.
Report of a multi vehicle collision on Timet Avenue leaves five dead. Janeczyk and Szostak changed a tire beside the road when struck by Richard Battaglin’s car. Battaglin and three passengers were en route to Hammond. Coroner’s inquest calls it accidental death.
Acme Steel Company and subsidiaries report for quarter ended Sept 30 1986 a net profit of 538 847 or 1 64 a share up from 518 774 1 57 a share prior quarter and 384 479 1 17 a share a year earlier For nine months ended Sept 30 indicated net profit equals 1 444 474 4 04 a share versus 1 319 817 4 02 a share last year For twelve months ended Sept 30 1936 net profit 1 895 381 5 78 a share per Chicago Daily News
The article describes medieval Finnish wedding rugs woven by grooms as tokens of love. Designs include two hearts a house and path and symbolic motifs like Tree of Life candle star and tulip. Dyes come from club moss birch and heather. Rare examples are in Helsinki National Museum. Now brides weave rugs for the bridal chest.
Dalton area residents report family events and travels. Mr. and Mrs. William Bachmann Jr. celebrate silver anniversary with 55 guests at Pipe O Peace Country Club. Edward Albrecht and friends visit Dolton and Oak Street home. Duane Wernicke returns home after minor surgery. Bernis Thompson named editor of Thornton High School yearbook.
Local racer Johnny Van Rossem of Riverdale enters the 100 mile Roby race with a Strauss Special No 51 after a strong showing in recent events. He rode behind Duke Nalon in an August 30 event where a wheel strike injured spectators and caused Nalon to crash. Van Rossem finished third in the 10 mile prelim and fifth in the 50 mile feature, battling car trouble and a rail crash that injured George Connors. Herman Halbrecht will lead Van Rossem's pit crew with Willie Van Esser as relief driver.
A 15 ton truck rampaged through a Kansas City Kansas hardware store causing wall damage. The wall rests on the vehicle and must be braced by workmen to prevent collapse. The incident fuels calls for stricter laws regulating motor transports.
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