Riverdale man critically burned in Frosty Hut crash
A Riverdale resident suffered critical burns when his Volkswagen cut in front of a Diamond T tractor-trailer at 138th and School streets, crash into the Frosty Hut demolished the ice cream stand. Fire crews freed him and he was rushed to Billings Hospital. the truck driver, Jackson Vaulx, 59, Hammond Ind, reported he was westbound in the dinner lane at about 25 mph when the car attempted to overtake and turn onto School Street. Witnesses corroborated the trucker’s account.
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Riverdale
138Th and
School Sts
Ina Crearm
Nate
Billings Hospital
Chester Batchelor
School St
Volkswagen
Jackson Vaulx
Michigan
Hammond
Ind
Batchelor
138Th
Vaulx
R. Ald. Tich
Riverdale Considers Demolishing Old Village Hall
Sealed bids are due in the Riverdale Village Clerk’s office by 4 p m on August 27 for demolition and disposal of the old Village Hall at 137th and Wab ash. Work should finish in 60 days with bids read at the August 27 village board meeting. A birth notice follows. Jerome B Wildman and Noel Ann Lau announce the birth of a baby girl in Carbondale weighing 7 74 pounds on July 27. Grandparents are Erwin Lau and family in Illinois and Wildman family in Brooklyn New York.
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Riverdale
137Th and
Wabash
Jerome B. Wildman
Carbondale
Wildman
Noel Ann Lau
Erwin Lau
University
Mrs. Wildman
Brooklyn
New York
Kiwanis-Pointer Tourney Set For Championship at Ivanhoe Park
Four teams remain in the Third Annual Kiwanis-Pointer Tournament after Monday and Tuesday rounds at Ivanhoe and Riverdale Parks. Semi finals fire at Ivanhoe tonight and tomorrow with the final Sunday at 3 p.m. Hessville beat Harvey Babe Ruth 6-2 Monday. Dolton-Riverdale Babe Ruth edged Tinley Park 4-3 Tuesday. Fernwood beat South Holland 12-4. Trophy presentation after the title game.
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Ivanhoe
Riverdale Parks
Ivanhoe Park
Hessville
Indiana
Harvey Babe Ruth
Riverdale-Dolton Kiwanis
Dolton-Riverdale
Tinley Park
Fernwood
South Holland
R-D
Kiwanis
Babe Ruth
Kiwanis Pointer Baseball finals set at Ivanhoe Park
Ivanhoe Park prepares for the Third Annual Kiwanis Pointer Baseball tournament final this Sunday at 3 p.m. after a week of field manicuring by park crews Managers coaches and fathers of the Kiwanis Teenage Baseball League and POINTER Publications erected a fence Around the field Mosquito Abatement District sprayed grounds daily to reduce nuisance IC Railroad crews weeded along tracks near the park bleachers will be added for the championship crowd.
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Ivanhoe Park
Kiwanis-Pointer
Kiwanis Teenage Baseball League
Pointer Publications
South
Cook County
SCCMA
Illinois Central Railroad
Ball Park
Riverdale Man Fatally Struck By Lightning While Folding Chair
A 64 year old Riverdale resident Baron Snyder at 14531 Dearborn was struck by lightning while standing beneath a tree at his home as he folded a metal lawn chair during a storm. Riverdale Police arrived and attempted revival, but he died. An inquest at a funeral home on August 5 ruled the death an act of natural lightning.
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Riverdale
Frank Albrecht
Dick Mook
Baren Snyder
Dearborn
Fightnins
Baron Snyder
Snyder
Philip G. Thomson
Baltimore
Scout Days Observed in Dolton Park
President Frederick Kasten proclaims August 17 and 18 as Scout Days in Dolton inviting citizens and area families to Dolton Park exhibits. Troops will camp out or show displays with Indian dances rocket races crafts and other activities while leaders encourage attendance and participation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick Kasten
Dolton
Dolton Park
Kasten
Jack N. Johnson
Viking
Dolton Park Sponsors Trip To Sox Game
The first 100 children to register and pay $1 for transportation by Friday August 9 will be taken to the Sox game on Saturday August 10. Buses depart Dolton Park at 11 a.m. and return promptly after the game. Contact Mr Basso for registration cards. If rain occurs an alternate activity is planned.
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Sox
Dolton Park
Basso
Dalton Library Referendum Draws Six Candidate Views
Dalton voters face a library question on August 7. Six candidates for the village board express hopes for a free public library, stressing access to books, children's programs, science and DIY sections, community growth, and careful financial planning before any tax levy.
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Dalton Library
Pointer
Dalton
Emil Kopac
Park
Dalton Village
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Sandra Lee
Minerva
Donald Esler Jr
Esler
Dolton Village
Fred Kasten
Robert Yugovich
Don Esler Sr
K-P
Bowen
Pkc
Sophie Horvat
Clark
Irene Wernicke
Forest
Carol Hall
Milan Herzog
Irving
Herzog
Kopac
Molly A. Bruckner
Ellis Ave
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