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Newspaper
Riverdale Pointer
Location
Riverdale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Aug 24, 1961
Page
7
Admission figures from St Francis Hospital Blue Island show the media department with 1250 admissions in the first half of 1961 and total hospital admissions at 4685. Officials report six month average occupancy at 92 percent with daily occupancy above 100 percent on many days. March 1 saw 824 admissions.
A Riverdale notice references an October 1 date with The Dalton Porner mentioned in the Riverdale Pointer. The fragment signals a local item or announcement without full details.
An August 10 accident at 13820 School Street Riverdale damaged the front ends of two vehicles. Drivers were Sharon J Ridgley of 13819 School Street Riverdale and Richard Stefan aged 24 of 9254 Euclid Chicago.
By Chuck Renner the community is invited to a large Clam Bake at Dan Perrys Camp McDermott on the Calumet river next Sunday August 27 at 1 30 PM featuring raw and baked clam chowder spring chicken lobsters and sweet corn. About 20 Boy Scouts from Dalton and Riverdale camped at the Hoxie farm near Thornton for a week and will break camp today. The secretary promises to provide the POINTER with details for the next issue.
Principal Lewis Wilbur Smith announces daily office hours from nine to twelve on Wednesday Thursday and Friday August 30 31 and September 1 to discuss each pupil s course of study for the upcoming school year. New pupils are urged to take advantage of the appointments for guidance in planning their high school programs.
Engineers from the International Union of Steam Engineers halted work at local brick yards until a satisfactory wage scale is set by the Fineployers' Association. Disputes over control of new brick-setting machines add to tensions. a quick settlement is expected. Baseball notes report Dolton A A defeat 8 to 6 by Lansing and Riverdales 14 to 11 loss to Highlawn A C with upcoming games against Felicitas.
Mr and Mrs N P Lorenzen of Dalton visited Reedsburg Wisconsin from August 1 to August 6 to attend the funeral of Hubert Krug their brother in law.
Thornton Township High School band director Lyle A Hopkins announced rehearsals begin Monday, August 28 at 9 am. Freshmen and sophomores auditioning report first, then juniors and seniors, with full band on Friday, September 1. Students with questions should call Edison 1-1060.
Andrew T. Ragan Jr., 25, his wife Gertrude and three children were shaken after a two car collision at 137th and Halsted in Riverdale on August 19. The Ragans were taken to St. Francis Hospital in Blue Island and released. police say his southbound car attempted a turn into a drive in, crossing the path of a northbound vehicle driven by Raymond.
The Pointer reports 16 year old E Stone of 14115 Western Blue Island lost control causing 80 feet of skid marks. Passenger Judy Craig, 15, was taken to St Francis Hospital Blue Island by ambulance and released later.
Seaman Edward T Bozek Jr of the US Navy, son of Mr and Mrs Edward T Bozek Sr of Riverdale Illinois, is serving aboard the radar picket destroyer USS Newman K Perry en route to the Mediterranean from Charleston South Carolina.
John Klaus 24 of 14505 Union Riverdale suffered a broken leg when a go cart he drove struck a parked car at 14311 Parnell on Saturday evening August 19. He was taken to Island by Riverdale police. The parked car owner was Andrew Kasco. no damage reported.
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