Vacation Ends As Schools Open Here
Schools resume for the new year with opening days set for September 2 and 3. Local principals and boards report ready buildings, supplies, and schedules across Thornton township Harvey Berger Bowen St Marys Riverdale and Dalton districts with new teachers listed and rental textbook fees published for grades 1 through 8.
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Thornton Township High School
Harvey
Ardath Anders
Walter Armbruster
Vera Bowen
Alma Coe
Lee Dulgar
Lyle Hopkins
Cecelia
Florence McCaskie
Bowen School
Riverdale
Virgil Petty
Florence Hedtke
Katherine Kurz
Doris Calcott
P. L. Warren
St. Mary’s School
St. Pauls Lutheran School
E. O. Haase
A. C. Bernahl
Norma Strampes
Strampe
Concordia Teachers’ College
Seward
Nebraska
Dalton
Gerade
Umme
Riverdale Couple Welcome Baby Boy at St Francis Hospital
Mr and Mrs Joseph Themineway of Riverdale announce the birth of a baby boy on August 17 at St Francis hospital in Blue Island.
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Mors
Joseph Themineway
Riverdale
St. Francis Hospital
Blue Island
A Golden Opportunity Twin Cities Celebrate Jubilee Year
The article notes Dalton and Riverdale as twin cities approaching their fiftieth anniversary and urges broad community planning. It calls for a dedicated committee of civic leaders to coordinate a year of ceremonies and programs, leveraging national attention for local growth and progress.
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Dalton
Riverdale
Pointer
T.T.H.S. To Offer Defense Training Classes This Fall
Thornton Township High School Harvey announces new national defense training classes starting September 2. Programs include machine shop drafting electricity mechanics blue print reading and shop mathematics for employed workers eighteen or older with no tuition. Evening school opens September 22 with a broader catalog including industrial art home economics and business.
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National Defense
Thornton Township High School
Harvey
Blue Mint
Tuesay
Change in Polling Place for New Chicago Residents
The county clerk announces a polling place change for Dolton residents living west of Indi city limits. The notice directs voters to new site locations and outlines the transition date and eligibility details.
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Chicago
Dolton
Indi
Riverdale and Dalton Plan Golden Jubilee Celebration
Village officials and local leaders endorse a twin city golden jubilee for Riverdale and Dalton in 1942 marking fifty years since incorporation. The Pointer, Della Deam, and civic groups will organize a year of planning with strong accords from Iva Hastings, William Claus, and local chamber leaders to ensure a large, coordinated celebration.
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Pointer
Della Deam
Riverdale
Dalton
Twin Cities
Deam
Iva J. Hastings
Voter Redistribution Shifts Districts 44 to 83 in Riverdale Area
Previously casting ballots in District 44 at Berger School Dalton voters will move to District 83. Most of District 83 lies in the Village of Riverdale with polling sites to be designated later.
Navy Youth Relates Iceland Adventure
Herman Horn of Riverdale, a U S Navy crew member on the U S S Fuller, shares his Iceland voyage from May 30 to return on a five day furlough. The crew lived in life jackets, faced seasickness, and endured limited mail, with Iceland described as rugged and friendly.
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Herman G. Horn
Riverdale
United States Navy
U.S. 5
Fuller
Iceland
Herman
Gustave Horn
Indiana Avenue
Horn
San Diego
Norfolk
Boston
Don Dunaway
Laura Dunaway
Don
Kurt Ackermann
U. S
South Suburban Safeway Line Tests 5 Cent City Fare
The South Suburban Safeway Lines announce an experimental 5 cent fare starting September 1 1941 within city limits of Homewood Midlothian Steger Crete South Holland Dalton Thornton Riverdale Hazel Crest and Oak Forest. No transfers. Fare may continue only if operating costs taxes and ridership justify the change as two passengers will ride where one did before.
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South Suburban Safeway
Homewood
Midlothian
Steger
Crete
South Holland
Dalton
Thornton
Riverdale
Hazel Crest
Oak Forest
Seek Two Way Stop At Sibley and Indiana Intersection
Four accidents occurred in three days at Sibley boulevard and Indiana avenue including a near fatal injury to five year old Sheila O'Brien and injuries to three others. Police urge a permanent two way stop as current signs fail to curb high speed crashes.
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Sibley Boulevard
Indiana Avenue
Charles T. Heidenrich
Dalton Village Board
Watson
Heidenrich
Sheila O’brien
Ingalls Memorial Hospital
Harvey
Antoinette O’brien
Aberdeen Street
Chicago Heights
Henry DeVries
159Th Street
South Holland
Virgil van Fleet
LaSalle Street
Chicago
Indiana
Sibley
Clara Baxa
143Rd
Halsted Street
Stroh
Halsted
Robert Grimm
Normal Avenue
Walsted
James S. O’reilly
Walcott Avenue
Grimm
Alice Evers
West 21St Street
St. Francis Hospital
Blue Island
Riverdale
Mabel O’reilly
Lenora O’reilly
O’reilly
Tattle Company of Mary
Wanted Names and Addresses of Boys at Camps
The Dalton Riverdale Junior Woman's Club planned a project to send gift packages with small items to army trainees. They seek help from parents to obtain a complete list of names and addresses of local army youths. Information can be left at The Pointer office to be forwarded.
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Dalton-Riverdale
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T.T.H.S
T. T. Democrats
Viking Garden
Thornton Township
Ridge Road
Arthur E. Dillner
Frank L. Kaminski
Huldein
Navy Youth
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