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Newspaper
Riverdale Pointer
Location
Riverdale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 21, 1961
Page
5
Theodore Huizenga police magistrate of South Holland calls for safe driving and sober celebration during the Christmas season. He urges motorists to avoid dangerous driving, remember loved ones, and keep streets safe for all.
Daniel C. Bachmann, funeral director, celebrates his 21st year at 244 East 138th Street. The Bachmann Funeral Home opened to the public December 18, 1936, with Bachmann serving the Tri City community for 36 years since purchasing the business in 1925 from Phares B. Good.
Riverdale Park fieldhouse opens daily 10 am to 9 pm during Christmas holidays with ping pong checkers shuffleboard and other games for all ages. Ice skating tournament weather permitting plus figure skating trophy awards. December 23 3 pm district Christmas party for grade school children includes movies pop and cookies. Evening Christmas Dance for juniors and seniors starts 8 pm with band punch and cookies. Senior Citizens Christmas party featured a potluck lunch with thirty five attendees.
Page 7 offers tips on staying organized at home and coping with untidy daughters. It includes a brief origami lesson and an Oriental gimmick to keep children busy when weather confines them indoors. The Last Hand, a duplicate bridge column, appears for fans.
A reflection on Luke’s birth story in a crowded world. The piece laments the lack of room for Mary and Jesus, urges charity, and questions whether humanity has learned to be its brother's keeper. It contrasts past selfishness with a call for decency, peace, and neighborly love.
Three cars were damaged Saturday afternoon December 16 in a chain reaction at 162nd Street and South Park Avenue in South Holland. Arnold W. Meyer and Eugene Voss, both of South Holland, waited at a red signal when James Terry of Chicago struck Meyer's car, pushing it into Voss. Terry said his car slid on wet pavement.
Mrs. John Sypudt of 14511 Avalon Dolton cut her arm on a storm door recently. Dolton Police Officer Robert Mc Cormick took her to St. Francis Hospital in Blue Island for treatment.
The Dolton Chamber of Commerce will draw Christmas Cheer coupon winners this Saturday at 8 p.m. Prizes worth hundreds of dollars are on display at the Dolton-Riverdale Savings and Loan and at the Dolton Currency Exchange. Local merchants funded the prizes.
Congressman Edward J. Derwinski receives unanimous endorsement from Republican Township Committeemen in the newly reapportioned 4th District. Earl Kistner touts Derwinski as a "tower of strength" and cites strong voter contact and cross party support. The district, excluding Evergreen Park, spans suburban communities with 1960 population 519000 and projected 800000 by 1970.
Gene Flesner, president-elect of the Riverdale Chamber of Commerce, will attend the Industrial Development Conference in Peoria Illinois on January 11 and 12, under Riverdale chamber sponsorship.
Three impartial judges from nearby communities will tour Riverdale on Friday December 22 to pick winners of the Riverdale Chamber of Commerce Christmas home decoration contest. Eighteen cash prizes total fifty dollars for first place twenty five for second fifteen for third and ten five dollar awards.
The issue touts a 32 page publication packed with last minute Christmas value and extensive display advertising. It highlights unprecedented news content and a generous amount of column inches aimed at shoppers and readers.
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