Riverdale Ice Cream Stand Demolished In Crash
A Riverdale man suffered extensive burns after his Volkswagen cut in front of a Diamond T tractor trailer at 138th and School streets, sending both vehicles into the Frosty Hut and destroying the ice cream stand. Driver Dr. Chester Batchelor, 72, is listed in critical condition at Billings Hospital. Truck driver Jackson Vaulx, 59, Hammond Indiana, said he was westbound in the inner lane at 25 mph when the collision forced the car and truck off the road. Two witnesses corroborated his account.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Riverdale
Volkswagen
138Th
School Sts
Cole ~ UT
138Th St
Vaulx
School St
Billings Hospital
Chester Batchelor
Jackson Vaulx
Michigan Ave
Hammond
Ind
128Th St
H. Batchelor
Batchelor
R. Aldrich
Parish Picnic Set For Aug 25 At Valley View Grove
Holy Ghost parish of South Holland will host its first parish picnic on Sunday August 25 at Valley View Farm Grove near the junction of U S 30 and Wolf Road Frankfort. Activities include sports events prizes for all ages four booths games and plentiful food. Dancing by the Merry Notes will run from 5 to 8 p m as the committee touts the grove for its varied picnic facilities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Holy Ghost
South Holland
Valley View
U.S. 30
Wolf Road
Frankfort
Topping The News In SOUTH HOLLAND
South Holland prepares for a third Reformed Church service plan with Classis Extension Committee and tentative McKinley School meeting site. Jean Ann Bossard earns Kappa Delta Pi honors at Western Illinois University. Dan W. Jacobs begins U S Naval Officer Candidate School duty in Newport R I. New residents arrive. four babies born at Ingalls Memorial and St Francis hospitals with two girls welcomed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Holland
Kappa Delta Pi
Western Illinois University
Macomb
Kappa Delta,Pi
Miss Bossard
Thornton High School
Thornton Junior College
Dan W. Jacobs
William Jacobs
E. Riverview Jr
Newport
Rhode Island
U.S. Naval Officer Candidate School
Paul R. Santefort
USASA
APO
New York
N.Y
Ray Jr
S. Ellis
Larry Wilck
Cottage Grove
Erwin Puclik
Prince
K P Tourney Crown Approaches in Indiana Semis
Four teams remain after quarterfinals at Ivanhoe and Riverdale parks. Semis Friday and Saturday at Ivanhoe begins 5 30 p m with the final Sunday at 3 p m. Hessville, Riverdale-Dolton Kiwanis, Fernwood and Tinley Park vie for the title.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ivanhoe
Riverdale Parks
Ivanhoe Park
Hessville
Indiana
Harvey Babe Ruth
Riverdale-Dolton Kiwanis
Dolton-Riverdale
Tinley Park
Fernwood
South Holland
Kiwanis
Babe Ruth
Third Kiwanis Pointer Baseball Final Set at Ivanhoe Park
Workers prepare Ivanhoe Park for the Kiwanis Pointer tournament final on Sunday at 3 p.m. Crews manicured the grounds, sprayed for mosquitoes, and rail crews cleared weeds along the IC tracks. Additional bleachers were erected for the championship.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ivanhoe Park
Kiwanis-Pointer
Kiwanis
Pointer
South
Cook County
SCCMA
Illinois Central Railroad
Ball Park
Daniel completes pay specialist course at Fort Benjamin Harrison
Army PFC Peter A. Daniel son of Mrs Dorothy Y Daniel 15441 Dorchester Dalton Ind completed a pay specialist course at The Adjutant General's School Fort Benjamin Harrison Ind on July 23.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Benjamin Harrison
Ind
AHTNC
Army
Peter A. Daniel
Dorothy Y. Daniel
Dorchester
Dalton
Adjutant General’s School
Fort Richardson
Alaska
Thomas J. Simnick
Franklin Simnick
Route 1
South Holland
23D Infantry
Simnick
Fort Carson
Colo
Thornridge High School
Bids Opened for South Holland Sanitary Sewer Project
South Holland officials opened six bids on the 170th Street sanitary sewer project between College Grove and South Park. Zona Corporation offered the low bid of 23403 dollars 40 cents, with Alpha Construction, Jritz Gouwens Sewer Contractor, Hulett Corp, Brighton Construction, and George D. Hardin Inc also submitting bids. Bids were sent to the sewer committee and engineering office for appraisal with contract to be awarded to the lowest responsible bidder.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sewer Committee
Engineering Office
Kiwanis Club Plans Kids Peanut Day for Sept 27
Kiwanis of South Holland schedules its annual Kids Peanut Day on Friday September 27 with all proceeds aiding area children. Volunteers, especially women, may call Bob Beil at VI 96378 to donate time. The article notes Kiwanis and Lions Club cooperation for a 4th of July fireworks display.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Holland Kiwanis Club
Bob Beil
Kiwanis
South Tolland
South Holland Lions Club
Cadet Lynch Enrolled in Camp Buckner Field Training
Cadet Paul D. Lynch Jr., 18, of 16048 Debbie Lane South Holland, participates in field training at Camp Buckner New York. He is a member of the United States Military Academy Class of 1966 at West Point.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Camp Buckner
N. Y
AHTC
Paul D. Lynch Jr
Debbie Lane
South Holland
Lynch
U. S. Military Academy
West Point
Riverdale Man Succumbs to Lightning While Folding Chair
A 64 year old Riverdale resident, Baron Snyder of 14531 Dearborn, was struck by lightning while standing under a tree at his home and folding a metal lawn chair during a severe storm. Riverdale police attempted revival with oxygen, but he died. The coroner ruled the death an act of natural lightning after an inquest at a funeral home on August 5.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Riverdale
Frank Albrecht
Dick Mook
Baren Snyder
Dearborn
Baron Snyder
Snyder
Philip G. Thomson
Baltimore
Village Board adopts two street improvement resolutions
South Holland Village Board of Trustees last Monday adopted two measures from Village Engineer Robert Nowicki. One funds bituminous resurfacing and utilities on a list of streets under Motor Fuel Tax, costing about 80 000. The other designates several streets as arterial, outlining exact segments from Park In to Cottage Grove and related connections.
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Robert Nowicki
South Holland
Park
South Park
154Th St
Champlain
14Th St
Orchid Dr
Orchid
Rose Dr
Tulip
Rose
154Th Pl
Cottage Grove
135Th St
Park In
154Th
157Th St
57Th St
134Th Pl
Riverdale Old Village Hall to Be Torn Down
Sealed bids will be received by the Riverdale Village Clerk at the Municipal Building until 4 p.m. August 27 for demolition of the old Village Hall at 137th and Wabash. The work includes demolishing removing and disposition of village hall and accessory buildings. Completion is expected in 60 days. Bids will be opened and read at the regular board meeting on August 27.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Riverdalle
137Th and
Wabash
Birth of baby girl to Mr and Mrs Jerome B Wildman
Mr and Mrs Jerome B Wildman of Carbondale announce the birth of a baby girl on Saturday July 27 weighing 714 pounds. Mrs Wildman formerly Noel Ann Lau. Maternal grandparents are Mr and Mrs Erwin Lau of 14803 University. Paternal grandparents are Mr and Mrs Wildman of Brooklyn New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jerome B. Wildman
Carbondale
Mrs. Wildman
Noel Ann Lau
Erwin Lau
University
Wildman
Brooklyn
New York
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Sandra Lee
Minerva
Dolton
Donald Esler Jr
Esler
Dolton Village
Fred Kasten
Robert Yugovich
Don Esler Sr
Doreen Corsello
K-P
Bowen
Kiwanis Club
Pfc
T. Simnick
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