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Newspaper
Riverdale Pointer
Location
Riverdale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Aug 29, 1963
Page
1
Dennis Pawlik age 5 from Riverdale attends the Riverdale Park Penny Fair with about 1,500 local children enjoying movies games races hayride and free watermelon on a Tuesday afternoon at Riverdale Park District events.
Members of the League of Women Voters have accepted a study challenge on garbage disposal. They toured a sanitary landfill in Blue Island, an incinerator and tepee in Aurora, and an open dump in Chicago, gathering facts on costs, regulations, and methods.
Mr. Duvall of the Chicago and Eastern Illinois railroad reports children playing on tracks at 144th street. They short circuit gates with wires across the rails. He warns of serious injury and urges parents to tell the young stars to stay off railroad property.
Letters from Emma L. Dillner and Frank Postma praise The Dolton Pointer for extensive coverage of the library referendum. Contributors credit editorials and publicity for voter turnout and passing a tax-supported public library, with thanks from multiple trustees and supporters.
Riverdale residents from the 139-140th blocks press the village board over half of their street remaining unpaved. Village officials say the land is not a street but school district property and an 1938 assessment plus penalties, now over 10 000, must be settled before paving can occur.
Subscribers from Riverdale and South Holland praise the South Holland POINTER for editorials pictures and local news while noting the food ads aid shopping. Readers Mrs D Andersen Mrs Leimer and Mrs W P Wright express support and best wishes for the paper.
Jack Gates 17 of 14311 Emerald Ave Riverdale struck a steel barricade on Wentworth while attempting a left turn from 137th Street. Police report the westbound slide occurred August 16 and caused the collision with the barricade on the west side of Wentworth.
Pointer Business Manager Chuck Renner rejoices as his son John and Arlene Renner of 8007 Euclid Berwyn welcome their son John Mark born Saturday at MacNeil Hospital Berwyn weighing 8 pounds 4 ounces. Paternal grandparents Charles and Renner of 14516 Wabash. maternal Herman and Bos of 13814 School Riverdale.
The Riverdale Chamber of Commerce sponsored the annual Village Day picnic on Sunday August 25 with prizes awarded across multiple age groups and events. Winners include Nancy Lafreniere and many other children in babies to 15 years divisions, plus the Chamber Fathers defeating Village Fathers 8 to 4. A 1959 white Chevy convertible was stolen from David E Johnson of 14211 Ellis Dalton on August 23 while he slept.
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