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Newspaper
Riverdale Pointer
Location
Riverdale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Oct 24, 1924
Page
2
A stream of lighthearted vignettes covers politics casual chatter and local humor. Notes include a presidential candidate must read the party platform, a Calumet City man boasting of foolish acts, fashion and finances among Turkish customs, and a dog named Major prompting a pediatric quip.
A Kansas City Star snippet recalls jokes about domestic life late at night and political slogans like The full dinner pail. It notes Christ Schmutzler favoring the sound of full gas tank and concerns about admiration and imitation in women, plus a brief exchange about a lost ten dollar note and a reward.
A Columbus confectionery storefront displays Hogan's Ice Cream with the line Say it with a brick. The verse notes private acts and public propriety, recalling that both sellers and enforcers may remember such moments if they reflect on them.
A collection of quips and remarks from Tit-Bits and Life features. Jokes touch grammar missteps, social misreads, and family surprises, with playful lines about cars, parking, and a sisterly mishap.
A witty exchange contrasts romance and thrift as a character teases about marrying an economical man. The remark hints at humor around engagement and practical finances without revealing broader plot details.
Calumet City Woman's Club held an October meeting featuring Eurie Weston from the American Red Cross main office outlining national relief work. The program included a lecture series by prominent speakers sponsored by Beth-El Temple of Hammond with tickets limited to members. Regular business was also discussed.
Calumet City Chief of Police Joe Nitz warns girls not to accept rides from unfamiliar men after two teens Marie Patti and Florence Warburtton were approached by a stranger near St. John. The women were pursued and rescued by officers. the suspects are held for disorderly conduct.
Dr Harry C Cawley married Miss May Lowery last Saturday at four o'clock in the Centenary M E Church. About 300 guests attended the ceremony with Mrs Lambert singing At Dawning and Lohengrin's wedding march. The bridal party included ushers John Cawley and Russell Eckenboy and bridesmaids led by Miss Lowery’s sister Emily Lowery. The bride wore white satin with rhinestones and a train, the attendants wore gowns in pink, green, blue and yellow. After the ceremony a reception and a large dinner followed at the Lowery home, and the couple will reside at 51 Detroit street, Hammond.
Mayors Brown Calla nan and Schrage of Hammond East Chicago and Whiting plan joint survey and ordinances for sewage disposal across the three adjoining cities. The effort springs from the Lake Michigan Sanitation Congress held in Hammond June 22 28 with H W Lee as president. Gary and Michigan City have already ordered disposal plans and other lake cities in Wisconsin and Michigan are expected to follow.
Chief Joseph Nitz and his men raided a woods moonshining den near Lansing capturing Louis Schoenberg a Chicago grocer and two others. Officers seized a fifty gallon still forty barrels of mash and large moonshine supplies, and expect to arrest more gang members soon.
A large rail order totals 55 000 tons of rails 1500 tons of spikes and bolts and 5000 tons of tie plates from Union Pacific split among Inland Steel Colorado Fuel and Iron and Illinois Steel. An additional 15000 tons of rails for Wabash divided between Illinois Steel Inland Steel and Bethlehem Steel. Eastern and western roads placed 8 million dollars in equipment orders with General American Tank Car Corp securing 900 railroad cars from Great Northern. East Chicago Equipment plans to reopen No 2 plant next month after a month of high demand. thousands work in this division.
A Thursday stag event at the Temple featured Mike Pryor's Strutters and Liar's Jugoslav string orchestra from Gary and Hammond. Walter Moran brought wrestlers and boxers for the athletic show while Hammond Troubadours and Shaw and McCarty provided entertainment. The evening ended with a large communal meal.
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