Police Nab Burglar After Wild Ride
Pointer Sports Editor Will Tour Washington with 127 Thornton Township High school students on a trip that includes the Bureau of Printing and Engraving the Capitol and Supreme Court the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier Mount Vernon and Monticello and several national landmarks. The group plans to return Monday afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tom Renner
Pointer Publications
Thornton Township High School
Washington, D.C
Bureau of Printing and Engraving
Nation’s Capitol
House and Senate
Supreme Court
Aylington National Cemetery
Iwo Jima
George Washington
Mount Vernon
Jefferson Memorial
National Archives
Smithsonian Institute
National Gallery of Art
National Historical Wax Museum
Skyline Drive
Charlottesville
Allegheny Mountains
Shenandoah River Valley
Thomas Jefferson
Monticello
University of Virginia
Pursuit Of Car Thief Solves Hammond Burglary Case
A Hammond burglary suspect, Ronald B. Bigham of Oak Park Michigan, was arrested by Dalton Police on Tuesday April 24 after a pursuit and foot chase. Officer Barry Hughes with Sgt. Pat Manning and Officer Joseph Schaefer detained him at Sibley and Cottage Grove on suspicion of false automobile registration.
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Hammond
Dalton
Sibley
Cottage Grove
Barry Hughes
Pat Manning
Joseph Schaefer
Ronald B. Bigham
Oak Park
Michigan
Harvey
Bigham
Hughes
Schaefer
Riverdale Police Dance Promises Local Fundraiser Night
Riverdale holds its annual Police Department Dance at Art's Boll-Aire Rink 349 E 147th St Harvey with tickets at the door for one dollar. Tony Barren and his orchestra will provide the musical backdrop starting 9 p.m. Proceeds fund police uniforms and darkroom equipment. A separate incident details Officer Hughes pursuing Elmer Davis Bigham after a false registration clash at a Sibley drive in and Cottage Grove chase ending with Bigham’s apprehension.
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Riverdale Police Department
Art
147Th St
Harvey
Tony Barren
Catholic High School Planned For 800 Students By 1963
A new Catholic high school for girls is planned for the Tri City area on a 40 acre site between Pace Setter Park and the Calumet Expressway. Fox and Fox of Chicago design the building, with coeducation planned later as male teachers become available. The project aims for readiness by fall 1963 to enroll about 800 students.
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Catholic High School
Tri-City
Pace- Setter Park
Calumet Expressway
James Naughton
St. Jude the Apostle
Fox and Fox
Chicago
Father Naughton
St.Jude the Apostle
St. Jude
Sisters of the Congregation of Notre Dame
Order of the Sisters of Charity
Cincinnati
Ohio
Riverdale Residents Urged to Buy Vehicle Tags by May 1
Borough announces tag sale at municipal building located at 142nd and Stewart with fines for noncompliance. Police warn residents to display valid tags on all vehicles.
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Riverdale
142Nd
Stewart
Sixteen year old loses control crashes into boat, jeep
A sixteen year old from East Hazelcrest Illinois lost control of his car at 146th and Indiana Riverdale and struck a boat parked at a gas station. The boat was sent into Indiana Avenue. Riverdale police estimate damage around 2000 dollars. A 21 year old passenger, Charles Robert Thiel, from the Harvey YMCA, was uninjured.
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East Hazelcrest
Ill
146Th
Indiana
Riverdale
Indiana Ave
Charles Robert Thiel
Harvey Ymca
Richard D. Freiberg
Oak
Lawn
Meridan
Cottage Grove
South Holland
Mary Baker Eddy
Village Board Sets New Meeting Schedule for May
The South Holland village board adjourned a April 23 meeting to May 7 and adopted a resolution moving meetings to the first and third Mondays of each month starting May 7 1962. Most sessions will begin at 8 p m with commendations given to village officials for their year of service.
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South Holland Board
Harold Gouwens
Gouwens
Tri City Police Honor 108 Orchids In Safe Driving Drive
Tri City police and theSafe Driving Campaign awarded 108 orchids donated by Ed Dallor Florist in Dolton to safe and courteous drivers. Prong winners included numerous residents from Dolton Riverdale and South Holland with addresses across the Tri City area.
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Tri-City
Ed Dallor Florist
Dolton
Riverdale
South Holland
Shirley A. Bakken
Washington
Eleanor Redman
Irving
Mary T. Suffern
Blackstone
Nola B. Clark
Mary F. Boyd
Oak
Dorothy A. Pfeifer
Chicago
Frances A. Lewandowski
Expect Huge Turnout For Vets Americanism Parade Rally Sunday
The United South Suburban Veterans Organizations and Auxiliaries plan a Sunday parade and rally starting at 1 p.m. at Dalton Village Star, proceeding along Chicago Road to Sibley Boulevard and Thornridge High School. The event features a 100 piece Army band, Nike unit from the 45th Artillery, Navy units from Glenview NAS, a fly over by the 64th Troop Carrier Squadron, a Liberty Bell float from three local banks, Thornridge High School band and drill team, and speakers including Derwinski General Holland and Admiral Burrows. A Viet Nam story film will be shown titled Operation Abolition, with a Viet Nam service citation to Dr. and Mrs. Kenneth Stegman.
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United South Suburban Veterans Organizations
Dalton Village
Chicago Rd
Sibley Blvd
Sibley
Thornridge High School
Thornsridge High School
United States Army
Nike
45Th Artillery Brigade
U. S. Navy
Glenview Naval Air Station
Tri-City
Air Force
O'Hare Field
Miss Liberty Belles
Derwinski
Paul Holland
A. C. Burrows
Kenneth Stegman
Viet Nam
House Un-American Activities Committee
San Francisco
Pacesetter Spring Dance Set for April 28 at Legion Hall
The Pacesetter Dance Committee outlined plans for the Spring Dance on Saturday night April 28 at the Chicago Heights American Legion Hall on Halsted. Tickets are $3 per couple with music by Skip Darin and his band from 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. Ed McClellan can supply tickets at ED 1 6704.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pacesetter
Chicago Heights
Roosevelt Science Fair at Roosevelt School
At the April Roosevelt Park PTA meeting District 19 fourth through eighth graders presented a science exhibition in the Roosevelt School gym. Students, teachers and the principal prepared for hours as parents viewed the exhibits. Life memberships were awarded to Mrs. Cyrill Zeiser Mrs. Leslie Peterson Mrs. Michael Gregory and Mr. Vernon Anderson.
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Roosevelt Park
Parent Teachers Association
Roosevelt School
Cyril “Ieser
Leslie Peterson
Michael Gregory
Vernon Anderson
Babe Ruth Tag Day Sets Weekend Drive in Dalton
The Dalton Riverdale Babe Ruth league will hold its annual tag day on April 27 and 28. Donations collected by players in uniform will fund new and additional baseball equipment.
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Dalton Riverdale
Babe Ruth Baseball League
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Anthony Jeleniewski
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