Model Shelter Exhibition At Dolton Building
Dolton residents can view a real fallout shelter called the Wonder Building loaned by Cook County civilian defense authorities. The sample structure was delivered today and will be displayed in the Dolton Municipal Building parking area for residents to inspect and learn how homeowners can protect their families in a nuclear attack.
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Dolton
Frederick Kasten
Cook County
Dolton Municipal Building
Kasten
Village Day Parade Opens Riverdale Picnic
Riverdale residents, boys and girls, may join a Village Day parade on August 20 at Riverdale park with two sections and a drum corps. Ek Gentry Post 7179 leads, followed by girls with dolls and boys with decorated bicycles. prizes awarded for best entries. Chief Herb Schmidt and two firefighters judge. entry by 12:30 p.m. at the tennis court east of the park. Riverdale Chamber of Commerce sponsors.
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Riverdale
Riverdale Park
Ek Gentry Post 7179
Dolyets
Herb Schmidt
Riverdale Chamber of Commerce
Riverdale approves youth curfew and hires replacement officer
The Riverdale Village Board adopted a curfew for teens under 17 limiting street presence after 10 30 p m Sunday through Thursday and 11 30 p m on weekends unless with an adult. Parents may be fined on second offenses. The board also allocates sidewalk repair funding near 138th St underpass and hires Peter Sanders to replace Charles Tomky, effective August 16.
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Riverdale Village Board
Riverdale Park Board
138Th St. Ilinois Central
Charles Tomky
Riverdale Police
Dolton Considers Fallout Shelter Code Then Theft Report
Dolton trustees consider a model ordinance to regulate fallout shelters to protect residents from false advertising. Council member Ohisen notes the need for accurate construction standards before presenting the proposal. A separate Riverdale police report states two hub caps were stolen from a 1960 car at 14206 Clark, Riverdale, from Walter Malloy’s home.
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Dolton
Albert Ohisen
Zoning and Planning Committee
Ohisen
Ohlson
Chicago
Board of Trustees
Clark, Riverdale
Riverdale
Walter Malloy
Kindergarten at Ist Refed in So Holland at First Reformed Church
Parents may register children for the church kindergarten in South Holland at First Reformed Church. Age five by January 15, 1982 required. $5 material fee plus tuition. Morning 9 15 to 11 45 a m. afternoon 12 30 to 3 p m. Teacher Mrs Rudolph Geffert. Classes at 15924 South Park.
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First Reformed
South Holland
John L. Vinke
Edison
South Park
Rudolph Geffert
Harvey
Grace Lutheran Church
Bert Schultz
Wolland Ave
Calvin Kuster
Robert Anderson
Dobson
Ingalls Memorial Hospital
Marlene Gouwens
George McNally
Theodore Zandska
First Reformed Church
GRAYS
Earl Gossett
Lloyd Erikson
Manitoqua
David Smits
Gary Boender
Brian Koender
Susan Hibma
Kathy Jansma
David Koster
Gordon McFarlane
Kent Peterson
Susan Lynn Wognum
Jerrold Koster
Betty DeVries
Dennis Woltzen
Phyllis Kelderhouse
Improvements At Ivanhoe Park Boost Facilities And Playground
Ivanhoe Park at 144th and Stewart adds an office service building costing about 8500 with heating lighting insulation and washrooms funded from the district general budget. A 4000 playground area in one section features swings merry go rounds slides benches and clay horse courts with 146 feet of fencing along Stewart avenue.
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Ivanhoe Park
144Th and
Stewart
Ivanhoe Park District
144Th Street
Ing
Stewart Avenue
Parents urge adults to curb speeding on quiet streets
A Dalton mother urges Riverdale readers to set a safe example for children by cracking down on adult speeders and hot rodders in residential streets. She praises careful teen drivers and calls for more citizen action to stop reckless driving.
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Leona Mangnus
Pointer Publications
Riverdale
Illinois
Mangnus
Simnick Named President Of New Hope School For Exceptional Children
Clarence Simnick becomes president of the Illinois licensed New Hope School for Exceptional Children. Fall classes resume at the United Presbyterian Church in South Holland with plans for a dedicated building and continued parental financing aided by local church and civic support.
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Clarence Simnick
New Hope School
Illinois
Simmick
United Presbyterian Church
Cottage Grove
South Holland
Demos To Hold Basket Picnic At Viking Gardens
The Thornton Township Regular Democratic Organization will hold its annual family basket picnic Sunday August 13 from noon to 8 pm at Viking Gardens on the Thornton Lansing road in Lansing. Free refreshments for children, games and races for all ages, various booths and free gifts. A guest speaker will appear in the afternoon.
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Thornton Township
Viking Gardens
Thornton-Lansing Road
Lansing
Four Collies Presented to Sightless Children in Park
South Holland events include graduation of four collies donated to four sightless youngsters at the Boy Scout building in Markham. Two recipients attended. dogs raised by Mrs. Martin Hogan and Mrs. Arne Nurmi.
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Boy Scout
146Th and
Kedzic
Markham
Martin Hogan
Drexel
South Holland
Arne Nurmi
Evans
New Agency Will Aid Residents On Water Softener Complaints
Homeowners in Indiana linked scams face $798 charges for water softener installs they thought free. A Chicago fraud bureau opened to handle complaints, with further operations spreading to South Holland and Harvey. The state attorney general urges filing with copies of contracts to aid possible legal action, as more victims come forward.
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Indiana
Chicago Loop
Water Softener Company
South Holland and
Harvey
William G. Clark
Fraud Bureau
N. LaSalle St
al Walsh
Krause Named to Bank Methods and Operations Committee
William H. Krause of Riverdale Illinois and employed as an assistant cashier at National Bank of Hyde Park Chicago has been appointed to the Bank Methods and Operations committee for the 1961 62 term by the Chicago Chapter of the American Institute of Banking The committee plans seminars to address new and difficult operational problems.
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Chicago
American Institute of Banking
West Adans
William H. Krause
Tracy
Riverdale
Illinois
National Bank of Hyde
Will Fire Drills Prepare Our Children
The Pointer interviews Fred A. Siekmann, district 148 superintendent, about civilian defense in schools. He notes monthly fire drills and biannual air raid drills, says no nuclear attack plan is definite, and warns of coordinating plans with parents and buses for transportation. He urges clear national and local guidelines and better coordination.
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Fred A. Siekmann
District 148
Siekmann
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Harvey Kiwanis
Pointer
So. Holland
Richard A. Anderson
Villa Nova
Sibley
Chicago Road
Anderson
Dalton
Tri-City
Demos
Dureen Corsello
Cogswell
Wm. H. Krause
Washington
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