Village Day Picnic Returns to Riverdale Park
The Riverdale Chamber of Commerce sponsors the second annual Village Day on Sunday August 16 in Riverdale Park. Charles Quain promises games prizes free refreshments and many door prizes with a ball game between village officials and chamber members as a highlight.
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Riverdale Chamber of Commercce
Riverdale Park
Chamber
Charles Quain
Riverdale
Riverdale Chamber of Commerce
Mike Wolli
Adolph Malesh
Dolton Board Approves Sibley Greenwood Shopping Center
Dolton village trustees vote 5 to 1 to rezone the Sibley Blvd and Greenwood Ave area for a major shopping center. President Kasten says growth requires progress while trustees note tax benefits and traffic rules. debate centered on location but center approved subject to plans by the Zoning and Planning Committee.
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Dolton
Board of Trustees
Sibley Blvd
Greenwood Avenue
Kasten
Dalton
Robert Blouin
Peter Conway
MacKay
Conway
Berg
Rall
Ohlsen
Dolten
Oviatt
Riverdale Officer Captures Robbery Suspect
Officer Frank Albrecht of the Riverdale police nabbed James Hale 18 of Chicago who confessed to robbing a golfer at the Pipe of Peace course last October. Hale, seeking a caddy job August 9, was recognized by a course employee. held on $1000 bond awaiting August 13 hearing.
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Frank Albrecht
Riverdale Police Department
James Hale
Chicago
Pipe of Peace
Hale
Albrecht
Dolton V.F.W. Picnic Set For August 30 At Dolton Park
Dolton V.F.W. sponsors Dolton Day Family Picnic on August 30 at Dolton Park. All welcome with picnic lunch. parade at 5:30 p.m. from Lincoln Avenue and Chicago Road. Prizes include three U S Savings Bonds totaling 600 dollars. Activities include games, prizes, free treats, ball game, mustache contest, and a public address system.
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U. S
Dalton V-F-W
Lost Children
New South Holland Savings and Loan Opens Doors
The First Savings and Loan Association of South Holland began operations on August 1 in the George R. Gibson Building at 548 E 162nd Street. Harry Dykstra Jr. serves as president and treasurer with Chester De Graff as vice president and Miss Jean Vanderwarf as secretary.
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First Savings and Loan Association of
South Holland
Geo. R. Gibson
E. 162Nd Street
First Savings and Lean
Harry Dykstra, Jr
Chester de Graff
Jean Vanderwarf
Henry J. Vander Giessen
Union Realty Mortgage Canony
George R. Gibson
Gibson Auto Sales
Ws Verduin
Dttch Valley Growers, Inc
Walter Lagestee
Walt’s
Clarence Smit
Smitty
Richard Rietveld
Monach Roofing Company
Savings and Loan Association
FSLI
Baletime
George Gibson
Dykstra
1St Street
Thornton Township
Union Realty Mortgage Company
Chcago
Colorado A & M College
Northwestern University
Union Realty
Union Realty Mortfege Company
Ang
de Graff
Thornton ‘Township
Vanderwarf
Dolton Park Concludes Summer Program
Dolton Park District final weeks of its summer program include badminton and ping pong tournaments, a Green Lake swimming trip, a Buddy Golf event, a farewell picnic, and a White Sox vs Red Sox game with bus fare. Participants must contact Mr. Schultz by specified dates.
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Dolton Park
White Sox
Schultz
Green Lake
Dalton Park District
Chicago White Sox
Boston Reg Sox
Tragic Fall From Tree Injures Riverdale Boy
In Riverdale, a boy named Wayne, while trimming a tree in front of his home, fell 15 feet to the concrete sidewalk suffering a broken left wrist a broken caller bone and a skull fracture. He was rushed to St Francis hospital by Riverdale police. Dorothy Holmes fell while stepping outside to view the incident suffering a large head cut and was taken to St Francis hospital by Daley's ambulance.
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Warne Money
State Street
Riverdale
Wayne
St. Francis Hospital
Dorothy Holmes
Marley Boy
St Francis Hospital
Daley’s Ambulance
Funeral Rites Scheduled for Rosa Groeling
Rosa L Groeling 69 of 14525 Sanderson Delton died Aug 11 after brief illness at Cook County Hospital Born in Kansas she lived in Delton since childhood Funeral services set for Aug 14 at 2 pm Brown Funeral Home 13820 Lincoln Ave Rev Clifford Woll officiating Survived by husband George three sons Albert George Willard three daughters Eva Werner Marie Overton Juanita Posilas twelve grandchildren two great grandchildren brother Harry Blank Luke Blank sisters Jeanette Trumble Mable Morton Christine Born Alvina Wolling Rudy Winkle Tillie Sparger Interment Union Corners Cemetery near Momence Illinois
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Rosa L. Groeling
Sanderson Street
Delton
Cook County Hospital
Kansas
Brown Funeral Home
Lincoln Venue
Clifford Woll
Immanuel United Church of Christ
George
Albert
Willard
Eva Werner
Marie Overton
Juanita Posilas
Harry Blank
Luke Blank
Jeanette Trumble
Mable Morton
Christine Born
Alvina Wolling
Rudy Winkle
Tillie Sparger
Union Corners
Momence
Ilinsis
Riverdale Fire Responds to Feed Storage Fire and Mower Blaze
Riverdale volunteer fire department answered a call at 140th and Stewart Avenue on August 4 to extinguish a fire in a feed storage container. On August 5 a village owned gasoline mower caught fire and was extinguished by the Fivexdele volunteer fire department.
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Riverdale Volunteer Fire Department
Hales and Hunter Company
140Th and
Stewart Avenue
Fivexdele
Juveniles Break Into South Holland School
South Holland police arrested two village juveniles for breaking into Roosevelt School at 320 E. 161st Place on August 5. They caused malicious mischief and stole two fire extinguishers worth 25 dollars each after entering via a basement window. They sprayed classrooms with Christmas snow spray. no disposition has been made.
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South Holland
Roosevelt School
E. 161St Place
Federal Agents Find Still In Dolton Home
Joseph Ortigara a 47 year old crane operator for Kingston Steel was charged as operator of a 35 gallon basement still in his Dolton home. Agents seized 20 gallons of 150 proof alcohol and 200 gallons of fermented mash. He was held to the grand jury and later released on $500 bond.
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Joseph Ortigara
Kanawha Ave
Dolton
U.S
U. S. Bentley Pike
Ortigara
Kensington Steel Company
Progress of Ivanhoe Special Assessment Trial
The Ivanhoe special sewer assessments trial opened in County Court before Judge Kinney on a Monday in August. A total of 173 protesting petitioners testified before the judge adjourned the hearing to August 18 to hear Riverdale village witnesses and reach a court decision.
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Ivanhoe
Kinney
Riverdale
Meade
Lost garbage can lids reported near 146th and Atlantic streets
Some area residents may have misplaced lids from garbage cans around 146th and Atlantic. Ten lids were found in the prairie east of Atlantic and south of 146th, likely taken by boys for shields in battles. Describe your lid with size and type by calling Viking 9 8792 after 1 pm on weekdays.
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146Th
Atlantic Streets
Atlantic
146Th Streets
Viking
Stolen bicycle reported in Delton incident
Ronald Dood of 1109 E 142nd Street Delton reported a bicycle stolen between 8 30 p m and 9 p m on August 4.
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Ronald Dood
E. 142Nd Street
Delton
Grand Opening At New Model Food Store
Approximately 29 000 guests attended the Model food market opening at 300 West Sibley Boulevard Dalton on Sunday August 9 with a two hour ribbon cutting by Dalton President Fred Kasten and Harvey Mayor William B Kane. The event featured free frankfurters 27000 pints of chocolate milk and 32000 dixie cups. Mrs Mary Weigley christened the store with champagne as dignitaries and community leaders looked on. Grand opening prizes including a Buick will be drawn in two to three weeks.
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New Model Food Market
Sibley Boulevard
Dolton
Fred Kasten
Dalton
William B. Kane
Harvey
Mary Weigley
Model Stores
Tulius Weigley
Helene Nemeth
Model
Theodore Weigley
John Nemeth
Kasten
Kane
Buick
Village of
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Olton Village Board
Watchee Shopping
Dolton V.F.W
NEW South Holland Savings & Loan
Bouble
Rosa Groeling
Riverdale Fire
South Holland School
Dolton Home
New Model Food
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