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Newspaper
Riverdale Pointer
Location
Riverdale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Apr 05, 1962
Page
5
About 200 homeowners attended Berger school for District 149’s meeting to challenge high real estate taxes. An 111 page board report was read aloud by secretary David H. Kelley, with questions and answers printed for residents.
Queen of Apostles school prepares Young musicians join 2,000 Chicago Catholic elementary students in the Fifth Annual All-Chicago Catholic Elementary School Music Festival at Arie Crown Theater McCormick Place. Sixth graders under Mrs Gilbert Stewart join girls chorus Marilyn Alfano Patricia Boehm Janice Brecheisen Denise Buckler Nancy Colleaty Kathleen Crowley Margaret Duffy Maureen Fister Rita Fogarty Janet Greenan Nancy Heneghan Terese Kleinz Jeanne Kuffer Patricia Martin Alice Naddy Barbara Parks Ellen Recunido Hileen Sullivan Cheryl Tower Patricia Van Hazebroeck Susan Weldon Nancy Zioncheck and boys chorus Terrence Deprizio Robert Garkowski Raymond Garza David Gilles Charles Hayes Paul Hogan Ronald Kanzulak Edwin Kay Joseph Kracik Gregory Lands James Lobue Dennis Mitchell Thomas OConnor Patrick ONeill Lawrence Schaefer Timothy Taylor Kenneth Wanat Harold Whaten Earl Wood.
The Ivanhoe Park District announced trophy winners from a March table tennis tournament. Winners span Junior Intermediate and adult divisions plus men's doubles and mixed doubles, with about 70 contestants participating across three days.
The Rev Dr Alred Grewe of Sterling Illinois will deliver a special message at Our Savior’s Lutheran Church 138th and Wabash Riverdale on Sunday April 8 He is appointed Special Representative for the United For Christ’s Tomorrow Campaign of the Illinois Synod United Lutheran Church in America The campaign supports a 1 5 million dollar four point plan including a new campus for Carthage College Kenosha Wis a chapel for the Lutheran School of Theology Chicago student centers at Illinois universities and new facilities at Alpine Lutheran Camp Richmond Illinois The Rev Raymond C Shawl will be liturgist for the 9 30 and 11 00 services
The first Young Men for the Ministry workshop will be held on Saturday April 7 at First Reformed Church of South Holland. Rev John Tien and Rev Robert Nykanmp will lead as Agents of Education for the Classis of Chicago and Newaway with six Chicago area ministers speaking on roles of the minister. Dr Elton Beningenberg of Western Theological Seminary Holland Michigan will discuss personal academic and financial requirements. Dr Herman Ridder of the Reformed Church in America will give the message Heart to Heart.
Gale Moore, a senior from Dalton, is the Thornridge recipient of the Faculty Association Scholarship. She will receive $190 a year toward her college education. Previously one scholarship covered both Thornton and Thornridge High Schools, but now each school awards its own scholarship.
Registration opens April 9 for an art class at the Riverdale Park fieldhouse taught by Ralph Johnson, eight week knitting course starts April 10 led by Margaret Wagner, fees are 18 dollars and 8 dollars respectively, with evening sessions and officer supervision at park events.
At a special Dolton Library Corporation meeting on March 29 the Dolton Riverdale Kiwanis club presented a $200 check to library president Mrs. Arthur Dill ner and treasurer Carl Nolle. The funds are earmarked for children’s books following a prior year donation for World Book purchases.
The Methodist Mens Club of Sandridge Methodist Church at Sibley and Lincoln Dalton sponsors Saturday matinee films for children at 2 pm every other week. This month screenings occur April 7 and 21 with The Wistful Widow of Wagon Gap plus Abbott and Costello shorts.
William Taylor of 24 East 138th Street Riverdale told Riverdale Police his car had two hub caps stolen between 1 a.m. and 6:30 a.m. on March 30. The larceny occurred while the vehicle was parked at the rear of the Taylor home.
POINTER PUBLICATIONS launches a three week Safe Driving Campaign in the Tri Cities with police cooperation from Tinkton Riverdale South Holland and Ed Dalloz Florist. Officers will flag courteous drivers and present orchids instead of traffic summons to drivers including women men and teens for acts of safe driving.
Officials and leading citizens of high school district 205 are invited to a board of education meeting to review the need for Thornton and Thornridge facilities growth. A tentative April 17 meeting at Thornton High School aims to address crowding with added classrooms and teachers, and community input will be sought.
All members 7 years and older will have pictures taken in April and May at Franklin School Dalton. Members receive mail notification of dates and may pick up issued cards after June 2. Dues $35 must be paid by May 19 to insure pool admission on opening day June 9.
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