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Newspaper
Riverdale Pointer
Location
Riverdale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 05, 1963
Page
1
Santa Claus made test calls to Dalton area youngsters to check Christmas lists. The Dalton Jaycees will arrange for Santa to telephone other children on Monday or Tuesday, Dec 16 or 17 from 6 to 9 p.m. See Page 3 for coupon and mailing details.
The Ivanhoe Park District announces completion of a 16000 expansion to the Ivanhoe Park Fieldhouse at 144th and Stewart Avenue. The two room addition adds a crafts room and a large reception area with a cold air buffer for better meetings.
The Dalton Chamber of Commerce offers free Christmas Cheer coupons from 18 local merchants with 40 gift certificates for adult winners. Draw date to be announced in The Pointer Publications. No purchase required to obtain coupons. Participating businesses include Hartman Bakery, First National Bank in Dolton, Rich's Cafe, Dolton Department Store, Sportsman Tap, Dolton Shoe Clinic and others.
The South Holland Public Library hosts a Yuletide story hour for preschool to first grade children on Saturday December 7 from 10 to 11 a.m. Sponsored by Thornridge High School Library Club, storyteller Melissa Foster reads Noel for Jeanne Marie and The Night Before Christmas.
The Dorchester Music Hall hosts the Children's Studio Theater of Gary presenting Rumpelstilskin on December 7 8 and 14 15 at 1 pm. The dinner show Guys and Dolls with Guy Mitchell runs Saturdays 6 and 10 30 pm Sundays 3 30 and 7 30 pm. Kids admission 75 cents adults $1. adults admitted only with a child. A children’s luncheon menu is available.
Acme Steel Co. Incidents at Riverdale plant wake residents Sunday night as four loud explosions erupt from a gas cleaning cupola at 135th and Perry. No injuries or extensive damage reported. hydrogen gas released through a safety cap during stand by unit startup. Public relations director Harry Henderson apologized and explained moisture and coke formed hydrogen gas, igniting under pressure but contained.
The Christmas meeting of the South Holland Jayceeettes will be held Wednesday December 11 at 8:30 pm at the Dorchester Club. Open to Jaycee wives and guests, the program features Wig World consultant Mr James of Chicago presenting a wig history and a fashion show with exotic wig styles. Co chairs are Mrs Michael Pallette Mrs Nick Stirn and Mrs John Welsh.
The First Christian Reformed Church of South Holland invites the public to its annual Christmas Candlelight Concert on December 22 at 8:35 p.m. The choir is directed by Andrew Vogel with organist Eleanor Van der Giessen and pianist Evelyn Vogel.
Children ages 6 to 11 are invited to enter the Christmas Coloring Contest featured on Page 7 of POINTER PUBLICATIONS and in the December 12 issue. Entries must be in by December 16 and deposited in boxes at First National Bank in Dalton Riverdale Bank or South Holland Trust Savings Bank. Winners receive 15, 10, 5 dollars and twenty honorable mentions. names announced December 19.
St Jude the Apostle parish presents a Flower Spectacular fundraiser on Thursday evening in the newly soundproofed auditorium. Proceeds support the parish building fund as the community highlights a new seven room junior high and a convent. Teleflora Wire Service organizes the show with organ music by Jim McCann and tickets via Mrs. William Bradburn.
Riverdale residents may buy vehicle tags for 1964 at the Municipal Building located at 142nd and Stewart Avenue. Passenger tags cost $3, truck tags priced by state classification, and dog tags are $L.
Riverdale merchants invite children to meet Santa at the lot at 144th and Wentworth on Saturday December 14 from 1 to 5 pm. Santa will talk to kids and distribute gifts to all.
The Dalton Jaycees offer balsam and pine trees in sizes to fit any home at Lincoln and Park Ave across from Village Hall. Trees go on sale December 7 through Christmas with proceeds supporting civic projects including Junior Champ Day and Babe Ruth League Baseball.
Public invited to The Light of Men pageant at Redeemer Church 651 E 166th St Sunday Dec 8 at 7 p.m. The 1922 J H Kuhlman work will be narrated by Mrs. Herbert Tandermerkt with RLCW members in roles and costumes handmade by Redeemer circle women. All ages welcome.
A masked robber carrying a snub revolver robbed the Town and Country Motel at Sibley and East End avenues in Calumet City early Monday, taking $1,070 from the manager’s office and cash drawer after obtaining $70 from the night clerk. Frank Kozak, 22, of Chicago, temporary night clerk, identified the suspect. witness Joseph Bonavoger, 70, watched through a window.
Congressman Edward Derwin ski will appear on Channel 2 midnight this Saturday night December 7. Gov Otto Kerner and U.S. Senator Birch Bayh are also set to join the program.
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