Ye Early School Days Ye Early School Days
Worth Educational Film Corp recorded a group of former Riverdale school students and teacher A S Diekman at the 1874 building. The Pointer planned a portrait and plate but has not received the image. Paul Frederick Reich wrote a history of the school tied to Reich lineage and local builders.
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Worth Educational Film Corporation
A. S. Diekman
Riverdale School
Albert Baecker
West Pullman
G. DeVries
W. de Vries
Munster
Ind
CG. DeVries
Frank Stump
William Stutzhiem
Frank Stieman
Mars
Charles Niemeyer
Riverdale
Carl Thomsen
Dalton
Paul Frederick Reich
Paul Frederick
Pointer
Riverdale School in the Early Days
In 1867 Riverdale’s first one room schoolhouse served about ten pupils as the town of 200 began to form. By 1869 attendance reached around forty, with teachers like Edwin Judd. The old building later served as a dance hall and church before becoming part of Riverdale history.
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Riverdale
Leyden Avenue
Michigan City Road
R’s
Edwin T. Judd
Tessman’s Tavern
Town Line Road
158Th Street
F. L. Baecker
Pointer
First Trust and Savings Bank of Riverdale
137Th Street
Cogswell
F. A. Reich
C. Schaeffer
F. Schimdt
Louis Reich
F. Nietsche
Peter A. Downey
R .G. Bishop
Set Clocks Back an Hour Saturday Night In September
Daylight savings ends Sunday. Move clock back one hour before bed to gain an extra sleep. Railroads and businesses will run on Central Standard Time starting midnight September 30th.
Annetta Luckenbill Dies at Dalton Home
Mrs. Annetta Luckenbill nee Fair died Sunday September 23 at her niece’s home 14278 Lincoln Avenue Dalton. Born Reading PA December 19 1871 she married George Luckenbill in 1895. One son died infancy and her husband died October 12 1913. Funeral Tuesday September 25 at 2:30 pm from the home conducted by Rev Erwine Thompson. Interment Oakland Cemetery Dolton.
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Annetta Luckenbill
O. ©. Hinkle
Erwine Thompson
Oakland Cemetery
Dolton
Will Form Home Hygiene Class Opens in Riverdale
The Red Cross nurses will form a Home Hygiene class for caring for the sick. Girls and women are invited to attend the opening session at the village hall Riverdale on Thursday October 4 at 10 a.m.
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Red Cross
Riverdale
Must Register Voters Urged in Country Towns
Voters are urged to register tomorrow in country towns. Those who do not register by September 29 or October 9 cannot vote in the November 6 election. Polls open from 6 a.m. to 9 p.m. City voters under Cook County election commissioners have one day to register on October 9. Those already registered and unchanged need not register.
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Cook County
Legion Holds Officer Installation At Paul Gall Post
The American Legion Paul Gall Post 308 installed its officers on Saturday night. New commander Chas Coleburn and vice commander Gregory Middendorf were named along with finance officer Karl Meginnis chaplain John G Thul historian Robert Haney and sergeant at arms Steve Hampton. Otto F. Raiman Fourth District Commander officiated the ceremony.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul Gall Post
American Legion
Chas, Coleburn
Gregory Middendorf
Karl Meginnis
John G. Thul
Robert Haney
Steve Hampton
Otto F. Raiman
School Board Endorses Carl Dieck Deal and Public Notice
The Board of Education at its September 18 meeting approved a resolution defending Carl Dieck of Dalton coal business from misinformations and praising courtesy extended by him. It calls for copies to be sent to Dieck, the Chicago Better Business Bureau, and local newspapers. Other notes include Gordon Claussen's return to University of Michigan studies and local social updates.
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Board of Education
Carl Dieck
Dalton
National Housing Act Promotes Home Modernization Aid
Federal Housing Administration loans a million dollars daily for home modernization to loosen frozen assets and restore employment. The act targets repair and remodeling with loans up to 2000 per owner, repaid over 1 to 3 years, or up to 5 years in exceptional cases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Federal Housing Administration
United States
Pennsylvania
Chicago and Riverdale Lumber Co
Community notices from Dolton and nearby towns read
Local and personal items cover a school chorus at a PTA congress in Dolton, probate proceedings for Matilda Gall with heirs listed, infant death of Merwin Wolfe in Baton Rapids, social visits, a Dolton Firemen carnival tricycle, and a new fire tower drill. Also births, a bicycle contest win, and upcoming court dates in Riverdale and Dolton.
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Roy C. Gall
111Th Street
John F. O’connell
Matilda Gall
Dalton
Edith Rudolph
Dolton
John H
Clara
Walter
Albertina Town
Otto Gall
Los Angeles
Calif
William Wilde
Edward Carr
C. Vans
Buffalo
N. Y
George A. Lang
Tllinois Street
Community Firemens Association
Tinley Park
John Link
Blue Island
Community Firemens’ Association
Fred Peters
Ernest Fritz
184Th Street
St. Francis Hospital
Arthur Schuman
A .R. Schuman
Sophia Bockelmann
Ohio
Louis Damiani
Lost watch and prize dog reported in Riverdale
Lost yellow gold ladies wrist watch in Riverdale on Wednesday morning. Finder urged to notify The Pointer office. Also missing toy bulldog, family pet, with a reward offered. Contact 18836 South Dearborn Street, phone listed.
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Riverdale
Pointer
South
Dearborn Street
Arrows Win Pennant and Reach State Title Game
The Arrow team clinched the pennant with a championship season under Manager Lou Niewald and Coach Ted Reich Sr. The victory crowns their league title and sets up a state final showdown on Sunday, with local fans celebrating a season of strong play and community pride.
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Lou” Niewald
Ted” Reich
Arrows
Behrens Receive Warm Welcome in Bliss Former Neighbors Host Party
Mr and Mrs John Behrens of Bliss Idaho were hosted by about sixty former neighbors at the Pipe O Peace golf course club house Friday night September 21 A Rau family friend group led by Emily Rau organized the event with August Wendt and daughter Elenore assisting Gladys Minardow as food administrator Robert Haney served as toastmaster and speakers included Mayor W J Claussen and Village Treasurer George H Schaefer The Behrens plan to depart today carrying fond memories of the visit and their old town recital of affection.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Behrens
Bliss
Idaho
Pipe O’ Peace Golf Course
Rau
Behrens
Emily Rau
August Wendt
Elenore
Gladys Minardow
Local Notes on Miss Hankey Nurse Stationed in Seattle
Dalton residents report Frank Cogswell's hospitalization in Jackson Park with observation. Kinney couple returns from Niagara Falls trip. Misses Hankey and McGrain depart for Seattle where Hankey is stationed as a nurse. The Hutches visit Moomaw family in Jacksonville. Vacations in Florida yield oranges. Holden Byrnes visit Oklahoma relatives. Bowen school ties noted.
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Frank Cogswell
Dalton
Jackson Park Hospital
Ethel Hankey
Anna McGrain
Lillian Hankey
Seattle
Washington
Miss Hankey
Ethel
Abbie Josephat
San Mateo
Calif
Ann Dreshall
Nicholas Fray
Peter Fray
Florida
Mariene Holden
William Holden Byrne
Woodward
Oklahoma
Mary Sainses
Byrne Fromerly
Bowen Grammar School
Also Mentioned on This Page
Katherine Dalton
Legion
Gordon Claussen
University of Michigan
Morris “Muzz” West
Lincoln Avenue
National Housing Act
Parent Teachers Association Congress
Illinois
Fair Grounds
Bruce Smythe
St. John
Edward C. Kinney
Niagara Falls
Henry Hutches
Jacksonville
Ill
Jessie Moomaw
Son George
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