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Newspaper
Riverdale Pointer
Location
Riverdale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Apr 25, 1963
Page
1
A Dolton based civil defense group appeals for funding to install and support a village warning system. Letters praise local papers and civic participation in recent elections, noting two party engagement and gratitude to officials, editors, and voters.
More than a hundred Riverdale Dol ton youths vie for Dol ton Riverdale Little League berths as the local group stages its annual Tag Day this Saturday with photos and a full story on the sports page.
The second annual Tri City Safe Driving campaign ends Saturday April 27 with Dal ton Riverdale and South Holland police departments and Pointer Publications sponsoring orchid rewards for courteous drivers. Readable lists name multiple recipients in Dolton Riverdale and South Holland including Des Moines visitor Mrs Stewart Weaver and many local residents noted for safe driving.
Mr and Mrs Harold Felhaber of Madison Nebraska visited friends in our area on April 18 19 and 20. They purchased the Miehle press and folder used to print The POINTER. The press will operate in Madison printing the Madison Star owned by the Felhabers.
The preliminary hearing in the Barclay case will be heard in Judge Ralph H. Young's Riverdale court this evening, April 25. The coroner's jury ruled the death undecided as to homicide or accident after inquest.
Thick black smoke billowed from the Fritz dump last Saturday as Cook County and Riverdale police investigated after cameraman John R. Jage of Palos Park was assaulted by two men exiting the dump and having his Bolex 16 mm camera valued at $4,000 stolen. Alex Dreier reported the incident on ABC TV calling the dump a headache and eye ache and urged action following a court order to cease dumping.
The Calumet Region Chapter of the Izaak Walton League will hold its monthly conservation meeting on Wednesday May 1 at the clubhouse on Lake Victory Dalton. Guest speaker Vincent VB Bacon general superintendent of the Chicago Metropolitan Sanitary District will address the gathering. All members are urged to attend this interesting meeting.
Dalton Civil Defense units seek 4000 dollars to equip the village with two air raid sirens. The project aims to provide day and night warning, with federal matching funds possible. Village leaders urge residents and businesses to support the drive as volunteers canvass the town.
Riverdale Village Board adopts ordinance prohibiting left turns for northbound vehicles on Indiana avenue at 140th street. Signs will be posted to warn motorists. Violations carry fines from five to two hundred dollars per offense.
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