Orchids Recognize Safe Driving Across Three Communities
The second annual Tri City Safe Driving campaign sponsored by Ed Dallor Florist and Gift Shop and area police departments distributed three dozen orchids to 36 courteous drivers in Dolton Riverdale and South Holland. The effort runs through Saturday April 27 with recipients named in each town.
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Tri-City
Ed Dallor Florist and
Dolton
Pointer Publications
Riverdale
South Holland
Dalton
Marie Morosini
Grant St
James Keating
S. Ingles
Marilyn Debock
Chicago St
Carol Patrick
W. Sibley
Harvey
Eldon Herbst
Edbrooke
Mildred Wells
Mary Griffin
Edbrooke Ave
Marie Groeneveld
Wood St
Tom Olinger
Halsted St
Pat Perkins
Lowe
Lorrain Panozzo
Chicago
Roberta Graham
Dearborn St
M. Orlando
Lucy Costabile
Clark St
Virginia Carlo
School St
Joyce Kainrath
Loretta Eberle
Arapaho
Thornton
Beatrice Jones
Pat DeYoung
Scott St
Chicago Heights
Irene Saia
Elaine Huizenga
Cottage Grove
Charlene Campbell
Indianwood Dr
Estelle Williams
Chicago’ ‘Heights
E. R. Edman
Diekman Et
Harold Peterson
Edman
Tri-Cities
Ed Dalloz Floristi
Pointer
Easter Sunday 1963 Courteous gesture promotes traffic safety
Mrs Bill Jones thanks Dureen Corsello Pointer Publications and the Dallozs for a beautiful orchid given by a Dalton policeman before Easter. She notes the act encouraged safe driving and impressed her thirteen year old daughter and her friend in the car. The gesture supports traffic safety in the community.
Dolton GOP Meet Highlights Township Duties
Thornton Township Supervisor Evert Schultz spoke at the Dolton Republican Club April 8, detailing his responsibilities funds replenishment and services. A charity card party is planned for Friday April 26 at 8 p.m. in Thornton Township Hall with 50 tables and prizes. tickets are $1 at the door or from card party chair Mrs. Florence Plug.
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Dolton
Thornton Township
Evert Schultz
Republican Club
Schultz
Thornton Township Hall
Florence Plug
School Board Election Results From Districts 149 148 133
Voters cast ballots April 13 with 1 700 participating across districts 149 148 133 to choose school trustees. Winners included Douglas Anderson Daniel Jacobs and A D Davis in District 149. Henry Propper Jr Emil De Marche in District 148. Casey Rachels Joseph Dominik Bernard Hietbrink in District 133. Robert Reese Willis Gouwens and Rev David Blake in High School District 205. Frank Stewart and Calvin Dickelman in Thornton and Calumet towns respectively.
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Douglas Anderson
Daniel Jacobs
A. D. Davis
Kenneth Wilkinson
Bernadette McGlave
Goldie Friduss
Casey W. Rachels
Joseph W. Dominik
Bernard E. Hietbrink
Edwin Cone
Thomas H. Geagan
Robert Reese
Willis S. Gouwens
Robert H. Reese
Willis
Gouwens
David A. Blake
Frank Stewart
Thornton Township
Calumet Township
Calvin Dickelman
Riverdale Police Dance at Art's Roll-Aire Rink
Riverdale police announce a dance on April 20 at Art's Roll-Aire Rink 349 BE. 147th. Tickets cost one dollar with proceeds funding police equipment. The event runs from 9 p.m. onward as committees finalize plans amid playful quotes.
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Riverdale
Art
Dolton Progressives Sweep Civic Party in Village Election
In Dolton 4 175 votes were cast with the Progressive Party winning all core offices. Hans Rall was elected village clerk with 2 561 votes while incumbents Ohlson and MacKay were re elected trustees. Vernon Harris and Larry East won key trustee positions, with other results listed for the Civic slate. Riverdale and South Holland results follow in the same election report.
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Progressive Party
Dalton Village
United Civic Party
Norman MacKay
Hans Rail
Albert Ohlsen
Vernon Harms
Dolton
Hans Rall
Albert Ohlson
Vernon Harris
Larry East
Lester Schmock
Dewey Phillippe
John White
Riverdale
Ralph H. Young
Robert C. Selvig
John F. Edelhofer
Dominic J Bay
Herman A. Depperman
Michael Gregory
South Holland
William Wogawn
John L. Vinke
Dolph Jansma
Robert Braman
Ethel Agren
James Wagner
Ryan X-Way Will Be Subject At RAPOA Meet
The Riverdale Area Property Owners Assn will hold a meeting on April 19 at 8 p.m. at the Ivanhoe Park fieldhouse 144th and Stewart. Guest speaker Philip J. Delahunt of the Cook County Highway Dept will discuss the Dan Ryan Expressway west leg construction and future expressways plans.
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Riverdale Area
Ass’n
Ivanhoe Park
144Th
Stewart
Philip J. Delahunt
Cook County Highway Dept
Seek Arrest Warrants On Complaints Of Residents
A. J. Ohlsen, Dalton Building Commissioner, said he would seek arrest warrants for salesmen and contractors after hearing homeowners complaints. He said many homeowners sign up for a defined job and price but end up with uncompleted extra work at higher costs using various names. Approximately fifty complaints were received in six months.
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A. J. Ohlson
Dalton Building
Ohlsen
Former St Mary School Principal Teresa Flick Dies at 95
Teresa Flick a longtime Riverdale resident and former principal teacher and organist at St Marys School died Tuesday April 16 1963 in a private nursing home Born in Joliet November 24 1868 she came to Riverdale in 1893 and served until 1918 When Sisters of Christian Charity took over she worked as a secretary for a realty firm for 81 years She was 87 at retirement Funeral mass April 19 at St Marys Church interment at St Johns Joliet Community Mortuary Riverdale in charge of arrangements
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Teresa
Flick
Riverdale
Joliet
St. Mary’s School
Sisters of Christian Charity
Myr
Jack Schulte
Pius
St Mary’s Church
St. John’s Cemetery
Indiana Ave
Pointer Mailbox Letter Praises Dalton Paper Impartiality
Mrs Chester Brodzik commends The POINTER for unbiased coverage of Dalton news including School District 149 elections and village election editorials. She says the paper prints letters from all viewpoints, allowing citizens to form their own opinions. Dolton address cited.
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Pointer Publications
Dalton
Conservation Project Ikes Seedling Tree Giveaway April 20 21
The Izaak Walton Conservation Committee in Dolton announces a seedling tree giveaway at the Izaak Walton grounds 148th and Beachview on April 20 and 21 from 12 noon to 6 p.m. The event supports Arbor Day and greening efforts. Clyde McCoy, conservation chairman, recounts Arbor Day origins and Sterling Morton’s role in promoting tree planting and the Morton Arboretum. A separate notice reports a stolen inch television from Floyd Johnson’s car in Dolton Bowl parking lot between 7 and 9:30 p.m. on April 9.
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Ikes
Izaak Walton
148Th
Beachiview
Dalton
Dolton
Clyde McCoy
J. Sterling Morton
Floyd Johnson
Woodbridge
Harvey
Dolton Bowl
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Dureen Corsello
Riverdale, Ilinois
Corsello
Bill Jones
Elm St. South Holland
Riverdale Police
Dolton Progressives
Civic Party
Ryan X-Way
Rapoa
Pete Sanders
Ronald E. Miles
Richard Mook
St. Mary School
Mrs
Chester Brodzik
Kimbark, Dolton
United Civic Party i
al Az
Caroline Joy
Detroit
Mich
Omaha
Neb
Missouri River
Sterling
Nebraska City News
Nebraska Territory
Joy Morton
United States
Cleveland
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