Cardinal Meyer to Preach at St Marys Diamond Jubilee
Solemn High Mass of Thanksgiving will be offered at noon Sunday December 10 at St Marys Riverdale. Cardinal Meyer will preside and preach with Msgr Kleinz Rev Baseheart and Fr Kurz assisting. The parish founded 1886 has grown to about 1500 families and 863 school children with Sisters of Christian Charity as teachers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albert Cardinal Meyer
Chicago
St. Mary Catholic Church
Riverdale
St. Mary’s Catholic Church
John P. Kleinz
Edward Baseheart
Elmo Kurz
Dominic Diederich
Joseph Marinak
Laurence Conneen
St. Mary’s Parish
Patrick A. Feehan
St. Joseph Church
St. Mary’s
Cardinal Stritch
Sisters of Christan Charity
Wilmette
Ilinois
Kiwanis Club Plans Talk by U S Steel Designer
Justin E Foldessy chief design engineer for United States Steel in Chicago will address Riverdale Kiwanis at the installation dinner on December 18 at 6 30 p m. The event takes place at the K of C Hall Riverdale and will cover taxation with representation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Justin E. Foldessy
United States Steel Corporation
Riverdale Kiwanis Club
K. of C. Hall
Riverdale
Foldessy
Chicago
Anthony Mikrut Welcomes Son Michael Allen
Mr and Mrs Anthony Mikrut of 19 Blackhawk Drive Thornton announce the birth of a son Michael Allen born Saturday December 2 at Ingalls Memorial Hospital Harvey weighing 8 pounds 9 ounces. The Mikrut family includes three older children Anthony John Jr 15 Donald Joseph 13 and Diane Marie 10. Mikrut is general foreman of the composing room at Pointer Publications.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anthony Mikrut
Blackhawk Drive
Thornton
Michael Allen
Ingalls Memorial Hospital
Harvey
Mikruts
Anthony John Jr
Donald Joseph
Diane Marie
Mikrut
Pointer Publications
40-Voice Choir Presents 0 Won drous Night at Lorimer Church
The 40-voice adult choir of Lorimer Memorial Baptist Church will present the Christmas story in Scripture and song on Sunday December 10 at 7 p.m. in Delton inviting community members to attend. A Dolton car fire in the alley at 14637 University extinguished by the Delton Fire Dept damaged the front seat. the vehicle belonged to Richard Setty of Harvey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lorimer Memorial Baptist Church
Lincoln Ave
Delton
Dolton to survey traffic at railroad crossings
Dolton plans a 12 hour daily survey to count trains blocking crossings and create a record of delays. Village president Fred L. Kasten says arrests of conductors are not the aim but to gather data for action with railroads such as C and EI Indiana Harbor Belt and B and E. If unsolved, the village may seek Commerce Commission or Supreme Court relief. College students may help during Christmas holidays.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dolton
Fred.l. Kasten
Dalton
Kasten
Indiana Harbor Belt
Tri City Leaders Elect Riverdale Police Magistrate
Ralph H. Young, attorney at law, admitted to Illinois Supreme Court in 1949, elected April to serve as Riverdale police magistrate for a two year term following John Hobbis resignation. Office since 1930 at 7 Dearborn Chicago. Partner in Winton Lind and Young since February 1957 overseeing judicial duties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ralph H. Young
Supreme Court of
State of Illinois
Riverdale
John Hobbis
Dearborn St
Chicago
Winton, Lind and Young
Coconut Delight Cookies Featured in Between Us Cooks
A Riverdale cook, Clorinda Nelson, shares her delicious Coconut Delight cookies in the Between Us Cooks column on Suburban Living Page 7. The issue also resumes The Last Hand bridge column by George E. Laird of Thornton Township High School, with holiday tips and timely Christmas suggestions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clorinda Nelson
Riverdale
George E. Laird
Thornton Township High School
Oxygen administration by Dolton squad
Mrs Helen Myskowski of 15101 East End Dolton received oxygen for over 35 minutes from the Dolton Inhalator Squad.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helen Myskowski
East End
Dolton
Riverdale Christmas Home Decoration Contest Prizes
Riverdale Chamber of Commerce invites residents to enter the 1961 Christmas home decoration contest with 13 cash prizes led by 50 dollars first prize. Prizes include $30 for originality, plus ten $5 awards. Judges from local groups will tour December 22 with winners announced December 24.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Riverdale Chamber of Commerce
Riverdale
Tri- City
Richard Teninga
South End
Women's Aux Plans To Hold Xmas Branch
The Woman's Auxiliary to the Southern Cook County Branch of the Chicago Medical Society announces a Christmas Branch at Mrs. Gerald Gnade's home 620 E 160th place South Holland on Wednesday December 13 at 1040 am. Members should bring donations and gifts for St Jarleth's.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woman's Auxiliary
Cook County
Chicago Medical Society
Gerald Gnade
E. 160Th Place
South Holland
St. Jarleth’s
Five Years Old Commander Lewis Aurelius Announces Celebration
Five years old Greater Dalton VEW Post 364 celebrates its fifth birthday on Saturday December 9. Members and friends are invited to attend the event with refreshments provided. A Dolton Rescue Squad crew gave Richard O Rourke of 14632 University Dolton oxygen after he fainted from severe neck pain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lewis Aurelius
Greater Dalton
Richard O’rourke
14632
University, Dolton
Dolton
Right To Collect Electrical Fees Upheld By Supreme Court
The Illinois Supreme Court on November 30, 1961 upheld Dalton Village authority to charge licensing and permit fees for electrical work. The Allison Company challenged the $50 contractor license fee, but the court ruled such fees legal and payable with other electrical permits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Supreme Court
Illinois Supreme Court
Dalton
Edward BP
Allison Company
Superior Court
Donald McKinlay
Electrical Company
Allison
Arthur E. Dillner
Kasten
Albert J. Ohlson
Christmas Coloring Contest Seeks Young Artists
Children ages six to twelve are invited to enter the Christmas coloring contest in The POINTER issue dated December 14. Entrants may submit multiple entries using any coloring medium and deposit them at three local banks by December 18. Prizes include 15 for first, 10 for second, 5 for third, and 1 for twenty honorable mentions. winners announced December 21.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First National Bank
Dalton
First Trust & Savings Bank of
Riverdale
South Holland Trust & Savings Bank
The
Pointer
Dalton Flag Contest Seeks 1000 Entries by Deadline
Sid Steele owner of the Dalton Dept Store reports twenty entries so far and expects over 1,000 entries before the February 2, 1962 deadline. Riverdale and South Holland residents as well as church and school groups are invited to submit entries mailed to Mr. Steele for judging by the Dalton village board.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sid Steele
Dolton Dept
Dolton
Riverdale
South Holland
Dalton
Mr. Steele
Tme
Dalton Village
Santa to Visit Riverdale Saturday Parade in Town
Santa and his sleigh visit Riverdale on Saturday December 9 from 1 to 4 p.m. at the northwest corner of 144th and Wentworth. Merchants on 144th sponsor the event with gifts for all children after a welcome at the Riverdale Municipal Building.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Santa
144Th and
Wentworth
Riverdale
144Th Street
Riverdale Municipal Building
School Street
Riverdale Vehicle Tags On Sale At Municipal Building
Riverdale village announces vehicle tags for passenger cars on sale December 1, 1961 at the Municipal Building located at 142nd and Stewart Avenue. Price listed as 3.00 dollars with Dog Tags at 51.00. State classification governs Track Tags pricing per village collector Anna Cole Bourn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Village
Planning Commission rejects rezoning near school for service station
Dalton planners vote 4 to 3 against changing the zoning at the northeast corner of 154th Street and Cottage Grove to permit a service station near St. Jude School. Opponents cite traffic hazards and gasoline storage risks to students. a petition with nearly 1000 signatures from St. Jude church urged rejection.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Planning Commission
Dalton Planning Commission
St. Jude School
South Halland
154Th St
Cottage Grove
Dalton
al Ohlsen
James E. Naughton
St. Jude the Apostle
South Holland
Harold Gouwens
St. Jude
St. Jude Church
Dolton Village
Also Mentioned on This Page
Linois Supreme Court
Dalton Court
Cardinal Meyer
St. Mary
Arthur Riss
Wiliam H. Dettmer
John M. Weiler
ST. Mary Church
John Weiler
John D. Lubreich
St. Francis Xavier
Kiwanis Club
Tri-City
BY Doreen Corsello
Arene
Ayamotdca
Riverdale Chamber
Women’s Aux
Clark Street
Tri-City Banks
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