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Newspaper
Riverdale Pointer
Location
Riverdale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 07, 1961
Page
6
The Dalton Riverdale Junior Woman's Club collects old broken toys for the Marine Corps Reserve. Volunteers call Mrs Arch Johnston at VI 9 1533 to arrange pickup and aid needy children this holiday season.
Cardinal Meyer will preach at a celebration hosted by multiple parish groups and councils with guards of honor. Revs. Harry Gregowski and William Fisher co chair the planning committee, with a large local volunteer slate handling execution. ANNOUNCE BIRTH Mr. and Mrs. Jack Dwyer announce the birth of a son, Robert George, on November 11 at South Chicago Community Hospital.
Agere OT at Riverdale Park moves from outdoor tennis courts to the park fieldhouse. The next dance is Saturday December 8 from 8 to 11 p.m. Admission is 1 dollar per person. Also one home game this weekend at Thornridge high school followed by a Thornridge High School Fling in the gym. Thornridge students with IDs or dates with passes can attend. tickets 26 cents in school or 50 cents at the door. doors locked at 10 30 p.m. Concerns a 5th District Congressman Edward D Derwinski giving talks at Thornridge about current affairs. Also Wonderland by Night semi formal at Thornton gymnasium December 16 inviting students from Thornton Thornridge and others. Congratulations announced for students with B average or better.
Yule music fills Thornton Annual Christmas concert with three performances at 3 pm and 8 pm. Orchesis Nutcracker pieces LeRoy Anderson Sleigh Ride and Toy Shoppe drama set open to student body. Also Dad Daughter banquet and Thornridge Christmas concert at 4 pm. Tri Hi Club square dance fundraiser 26 cents at Harvey Memorial YMCA.
Anthony Scariano and Jack Walker prepare to debate whether township government should be abolished on the John Dreiske program Sunday at 8 05 p m on radio station WLND The Riverdale department of public works reports the parkway at 17 West 140th Ct has been repaired with fill.
Riverdale Auto Sales offers a selection of good used tires in 14 15 and 16 inch sizes and also used cars and trucks. Located at the corner of 134th and Indiana Ave call CO 4 9856 for pricing and availability.
A fifteen year old boy, Bruce Wima of Chicago, visiting the Wallin family in Dolton, suffered severe hand damage when a homemade bomb exploded last Saturday afternoon December 2. Police sent him to St. Francis Hospital in Blue Island for treatment. The device was a conduit filled with black powder and was being hammered when it exploded.
Judge Young discusses objectivity in policing and judging in Riverdale a 13 000 population town He notes 40 to 50 cases monthly mainly traffic violations petty larceny and misdemeanors Juveniles are outside his jurisdiction handled by Ronald Miles and Chicago court He was born in Salem Illinois and grew up at 13827 School St Riverdale.
The article outlines Judge Youngs military service with the Army Signal Corps including 18 months in the China Burma India Theater. It notes his education at Chicago Kent College of Law earning an LLB and lists his wife Claire and two sons Roger and Brian. It lists his Riverdale address and memberships in multiple civic and professional organizations.
The daily lesson sermon centered on God the Preserver of Man presents Scriptural texts and correlative passages from Science and Health. The Golden Text from Numbers 6 invokes God’s blessing and keeping presence, with phrases about grace and divine countenance.
Congressman Derwinski R 4th continues his districtwide visit program during recess speaking at Thornridge High School 15000 Cottage Grove Dalton on December 8. He visits public and private schools to explain government actions and engage students.
A roadway along 14320 Normal was recently repaired using new fill. The passage emphasizes enduring divine healing and peace, noting that divine Love meets every human need and is available to all people at all times.
The regular December meeting of District No. 148 Board of Education will be held Monday at 7 p.m. in the Lincoln School board room. Derwinski plans to spend a day in each high school in the district, with a full day at Thornridge High School. His program on the mechanics of the Federal Government is non partisan.
Northern Illinois Gas offers delivery and installation of gas appliances before Christmas with a year of service included. Features include automatic timers for ovens with shutoff, smokeless broiling, instant heat in gas dryers, and a gas refrigerator with no defrosting and a built in ice maker. A 10 year warranty covers refrigeration systems.
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