Kiwanis Pointer Baseball Tournament Opens August 6
Four teams begin the 2nd Annual Kiwanis Pointer Baseball Tournament on Monday August 6 at Ivanhoe Park and Riverdale Park with games involving MPDTG Chicago Greyhounds Fernwood Fathers Club Hessville and Dolton Riverdale clubs. Remaining schedule and coverage in the POINTER.
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Kiwanis Pointer
Hieven
Pointer
MPDTG
Chicago Greyhounds
Ivanhoe Park
Riverdale Park
Fernwood
Fathers
Riverdale-Dalton Kiwanis
Hessville
Indiana
South Holland
Dolton-Riverdale
Babe Ruth
Dolton- Riverdale
Riverdale
Open Letter to Voters in Ivanhoe Park Dist
Kenneth T Buck commends the Ivanhoe Park District trustees for trimming expenses by $1,000 for the coming year. He notes added equipment without bond issues, resurfaced tennis carts, and a new meeting space at Ivanhoe Park. Buck offers best wishes to the park board led by William Weldon.
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Ivanhoe Park Dist
Owr
Park District
General Fund
Ivanhoe Park
William Weldon
Kenneth T
Buck
Normal Ave
New Arrivals at Ingalls Memorial Hospital
Mr and Mrs William Sheppard of Dalton welcome a son born July 19 at Ingalls Memorial Hospital. Mr and Mrs Edward Klir of Riverdale celebrate a daughter born July 25 at Ingalls Memorial Hospital.
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William Sheppard
Dalton
Ingalls Memorial Hospital
Edward Klir
Riverdale
Thomsen Clinic Says Baby Drug Samples Destroyed Months Ago
Dr. Philip Thomsen of the Thomsen Clinic in Dalton says thalidomide was never given to pregnant patients and was discarded months ago. The drug’s alleged distribution to 10 doctors is denied as unfounded while Chicago authorities recover thousands of pills.
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Thomson Clinic
Tri-City
Dalton
Pointer Publications
Philip Thomsen
Thomsen
Thomsen Clinic
Chicago Board of Health Invest
Chicago
Delton
Blue Island
Oak Park
Evan
Ston
Berwyn
Skokie
Hinsdale
Europe
Cook County Office Seeker to Address Dolton GOP Meeting
Charles J. Grupp Jr a candidate for County Commissioner in the November election will discuss his candidacy at the Dolton Republican Club meeting Tuesday evening August 7. Grupp is an attorney and WWII veteran who served as Chicago Heights police magistrate and as mayor. Mayor William B. Kane of Harvey and Thornton Township Committeeman will also attend to outline campaign plans for Thornton Republicans.
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Charles J. Grupp, Jr
Dolton Republican Club
Grupp
University of Illinois
Kent College of Law
Chicago Heights
William B. Kane
Harvey
Thornton Township
Kane
Dalton
Riverdale Chamber to Hear Research Expert on Youth Welfare
Hugh O Neill research assistant at the Commission on Youth Welfare of Chicago will speak at the Riverdale Chamber of Commerce meeting on August 8. He directs Youth Activities at Ivanhoe Community Methodist Church and will discuss youth welfare in a changing economy.
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Hugh O'Neill
Commission On Youth Welfare of the City of
Chicago
Riverdale Chamber of Commerce
O’neill
Ivanhoe
O'Neill
George Williams College
Dave
Riverdale
Model Airmen Shine at National Meet in Glenview
William Mate of Riverdale and William Johnson of Riverdale joined 1,800 contestants at the first annual National Model Air Meet Championships held July 24 to July 28 at the U S Naval Air Station in Glenview Illinois.
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William Mate
Edbrooke
William Johnson
Michigan
Riverdale
U. S. Naval Air Station
Glenview
Illinois
Baby arrives without physician aid in Riverdale home birth
Jamie Ann Mahin born seven pounds eight ounces to Mr and Mrs David C Mahin of 13617 Indiana Ave. in a Friday morning home delivery aided by neighbor Mrs John McCloskey. Riverdale police were summoned at 9 30 am and Roseland Community hospital treated mother and child before they went home Saturday.
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Jamie Ann Mahin
David C. Mahin
Indiana Ave
Babich
Izaak Walton League Shrimp Boil Weekend in Dolton
The Izaak Walton League of Dolton announces its 6th Annual Shrimp Boil on August 17 and 18 at 14736 Beachview Ave. A north end Lake Victory tent at Sibley and Chicago Road hosts the event. Co chairs Dave Miller and Harry Lindell say 144 tons of shrimp will be served with square dancing. Tickets are $1.50 from any league member per president Kim Fahey.
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Izaak Walton
Free Polio Shots At St Mary Hall Clinic
A Chicago Board of Health team offers free polio inoculations today at St Mary School Hall 310 EL 137th Street from 4 to 7 pm. Adults may receive vaccines and boosters. a parent must accompany children for adult signature. The Altar and Rosary Society sponsors the clinic, aiming to help area residents after last week’s supply ran out. Dolton youth Mike Day, 14, was treated for a pulled muscle after a baseball injury at Dalton Park.
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Chicago Board of Health
St. Mary School
EL 137Th Street
Altar and Rosary Society of
Dolton Vouce
Mike Day
Laneley
Dolton
Ingalls Memorial Hospital
Dalton Park
Day
Say Dump Fires Burn Despite Injunction Delays Contempt Suit
Fire continuing at the Fritz dump near 138th and Racine led Superior Judge Samuel Epstein to postpone the contempt hearing against owner Charles H. Fritz to September 5 for expert investigation. Assistant City Attorney Louis A. Wexler sought punishment after a 1961 injunction and cited testimony by engineer Charles P. Spoo of the B and O Chicago Terminal that fires have burned daily for 30 years, with a 600 foot blaze on April 27.
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138Th
Racine
Samuel B. Epstein
Epstein
Charles H. Fritz
Fritz
Louis A. Wexler
City of
Chicago
Junction
Charles P. Spon
Campbell
Baltimore and Ohio Chicago Terminal Railroad
Spoo
Riverdale
Mark
Cservenyak Heads Young Democrats in Thornton Township
Frank Cservenyak of Dalton was elected president of the Young Democrats of Thornton Township to fill the vacancy caused by Frank McCune’s resignation. Frank Giglio of Calumet City was chosen treasurer, the post previously held by Cservenyak as the McCunes reside now in Phoenix Arizona.
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Young Democrats
Thornton Township
Frank Cservenyak
Dalton
Frank McCune
McCunes
Phoenix
Arizona
Frank Giglio
Calumet City
Cservenyak
District 149 Registers 1st Graders for Incoming School Year
District 149 will register all first grade students who have not previously registered or who will be entering first grade in the district. Registrations run from 9 02 p m at Berger and Vanden Berg on Wednesday August 15 Waterman on Thursday August 14 Caroline Sibley on Friday August 1. Parents must bring a birth certificate.
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Berger and
Vandenberg
Waterman
Caroline- Sibley
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Frederick Kasten
Cook County
Riverdale Chamber
St. Mary Hall
Albers L.darling
Stewart, Riverdale
Wayne Johnston
Illinois Central Railroad
Palmer House
Dahling
Titness Central Railroad
11Th Division Railway
Myr
IC Railroad
Albert L. Dahling
Summer Park
Mary Chamales
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