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Newspaper
Riverdale Pointer
Location
Riverdale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Aug 02, 1962
Page
7
Riverdale Park District will sponsor a field trip to Comiskey Park featuring the Chicago White Sox vs Baltimore Orioles. Registration opens Monday August 6 for the first 60 participants, with $1 covering transport and admission. bus leaves Riverdale Park at 11 a.m.
Warren E Bay of 14120 State Street Riverdale received a Gold Pass for 50 years of Illinois Central Railroad service. The 1962 class of 102 is the largest yet honored at the Gold Pass Luncheon. Bay, an electrician at Burnside shop, helped install the first electric headlight on a steam locomotive. He has earned over a dozen awards for suggestions and led safety committees. He is a 20 year Moose Lodge member with a daughter and granddaughter.
Acme Steel Company posts 1962 Q2 earnings of 739,891 or 17 cents a share, up from last year. First half earnings reach 1,457,501 or 34 cents. Sales total 37,779,426, up year over year but down from Q1. Long-term debt cut to 4,000,000 with 1,000,000 debentures retired. Directors declare quarterly dividends on preferred stock. common dividend not declared. New labor contracts and management changes cited as boosts to efficiency and costs control. A daughter was born July 17 to Mr and Mrs Leonard Dick of Riverdale.
Bromberg denies burning prohibited materials and claims 10 acres of 27.5 covered as injunction requires. Judge Epstein to appoint a qualified sanitation expert to determine facts while warning of severe action if violations persist. Prosecutor Wexler notes 18 months of injunction and evidence of $1000 daily dumping fees. case continued to September 5.
Riverdale Police investigated three accidents at 134th and Halsted last week. Ralph Meter of Harvey collided with Louise Ryan of Chicago after Meter thought traffic in his lane moved. James C. Clay of Midlothian was charged with negligent driving for rear ending a semi driven by Tom Todner of Chicago at 184th. Jack Melin of Chicago rear ended George Watts of Chicago at a traffic light.
Over 175 attended the two week Vacation Bible School at Riverdale Baptist Church with 106 enrolled and an average daily attendance of 77. The mission goal of 100 for station wagons to Brazil and Argentina was surpassed with 110.40 raised for the Baptist General Conference Foreign Missions Board.
A grass fire near 14218 Lowe Street was put out by Riverdale Volunteer Fire Department firefighters led by Archibald Henry Sayce. The incident involved local neighbors and reflected a coordinated community response in Riverdale.
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