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Newspaper
Riverdale Pointer
Location
Riverdale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Apr 14, 1960
Page
3
Children from the Ivanhoe Park area are invited to the park fieldhouse on Saturday morning April 16 for an Easter Egg Hunt. Age brackets 3-4 at 9 am, 5-6 at 10 am, 7-8 at 11 am, 9-10 at 12 am. prizes for most eggs. Girl Scout Troop 367 and Maurupe Scout Troop 83 assist. Brownie Troop 92 provides materials and decorations.
The Altar and Rosary Society of St. Marys Church meets Monday April 18 at 7:45, with a formal business session at 8:15 led by Mrs Len Brezek. A hat contest with prizes for funniest, most original, and prettiest spring hats is planned as Lent ends and spring fashion returns.
Passover eight days begins Monday evening April 11 with a Seder feast retelling the exodus from Egypt. Matzah commemorates haste. Afikimon is hidden Matzos. South Suburban Jewish Club plans the Seder. organizers include Meyers Pfintt Steele Friedman Hyman and M Herzog. calls invited at VI 1 1716 or VI 9 5427.
Members are invited to join the society with a warm reception for new entrants. A birthday table is planned for March or April, and refreshments will be provided by Mrs. Lou Prevost and her committee. Gratitude is extended to bake sale patrons, workers, and village merchants for their support.
Paul Gall Unit 303 of the American Legion auxiliary meets Thursday April 14 at 8 p.m. Nina Born presides. Madeline Kunz notes gifts for March to Sherman Cottage. Viola Wiebke urges letters to Senators Paul Douglas and Everett Dirksen. Public invited.
At the April town meeting Thornton Township electors approved a new town hall and office building to house township offices including the supervisor clerk assessor and highway commissioner. The facility will also include the general assistant’s office a courtroom and town meeting room and is planned for a 4 courtroom capacity to accommodate county court reorganization in 1961. It will sit on a 4 acre site east of the South Holland village hall along U S Route 6 and be financed from existing funds and excess tax commissions.
Anne Stockulak and Frank Robert were the winners. The unit thanks all participants in the project. Two hundred day favors were made for the veterans at Hines hospital for Faster Sunday, directed by Betty Radostits.
Brownies from Troop No. 2 assisted the Easter Bunny by making simulated eggs for the Easter Eye Hunt set for Saturday April 16 at Ivanhoe Park. The group includes Mer rily Carver Gail Vollrath Carol Prygersky and Michaeleen Morrissey with Mrs. Boyd Vollrath and Mrs. Edward Morrissey standing.
Billy Spradlin aged 28 of 1177 Melvin Gary suffered back injuries when pig iron struck him at Acme Steel on April 6. He was transported to Roseland Community Hospital for treatment.
Mrs. John Dungan of 14229 Wallace Riverdale reported two hub caps missing from her car while parked in front of Washington school on April 7.
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