Two Negroes Hold Up Gas Station in South Holland
At a South Holland gas station on 162nd street two armed men demanded cash from manager Bill Bidwell. They left with $24 after threatening him and striking him, fleeing west in a 1952 or 1953 car. Police noted a nearby patrol car could have spotted them ten minutes earlier.
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Bill Bidwell
E. 162Nd St
South Holland
Bidwell
U. S
162Nd St
Douglas A. Gouwens
Topping The News In South Holland
Community notices from South Holland cover the February 13 meeting of the Pacesetter Civic League with agenda items including polio programs a May dance and a Riverview park beautification effort. Also announced are the World Home Bible League Women’s Division luncheon on February 15 tickets $1.50 and reservations due February 12.
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Pacesetter Civic League
Riverview Park
Women’s Division
World Home Bible League
Bethany Reformed Church
111Th Pl
Perry
Edison
Patricia Helen Waring
Wheaton College
South Bend
Kokomo
Indianapolis
Indiana
Danville
Illinois
Miss Waring
Edwin M. Waring
Chapel of the Holy Ghost Catholic Church
Thomas John Prystalski
Eugene Prystalski
Dobson
Edward and
Rosalie Prystalski
Riverdale Woman Aids Police in Kroger Robbery Arrest
Allegra Thornton and police swift action nabbed Walter K. Coil Jr., a Lansing parolee, for the Kroger hold up at 14126 Indiana Riverdale around 5 p.m. Feb 2. Two witnesses identified the suspect, and Chief Charles Cook with Officers Miles Sanders and Mook led the rapid investigation solving five other robberies.
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Riverdale
Kroger
Indiana
Walter K. Coil Jr
Lansing
Allegra Thornton
Emerald
Charles Cook
Ronald Miles
Peter Sanders
Richard Mook
Coil
Blood Donors Needed for Dolton Boy's Heart Operation
A 15-year-old Dolton resident Gerald Rachowicz needs 50 pints of blood for open heart surgery at Children's Memorial Hospital. He lacks one heart valve and another is impaired and may require a 5 to 10 hour operation. Residents are urged to donate blood. hospital will not accept payment. Gerald is a 1962 St. Jude graduate and St. Francis De Sales student.
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Dolton
Tri- Cities
Gerald Rachowicz
Ingleside
Gerald
Children's Memorial Hospital
St. Jude
St. Francis de Sales
Carnival Queen to Be Named at South Holland Winter Carnival
The South Holland Jaycees host the First Annual Winter Carnival on Saturday February 9 at South Holland Park 159th and South Park. Events start at 11 a.m. with skating and outdoor games, ending with crowning the Winter Carnival Queen.
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South Holland
South Holland Jaycees
South Holland Park
159Th
South Park
Art Halpin
Jaycees
Halpin
South Holland Library
Walter Smith
Dorchester Club to Host Julie Wilson and Blackstone Jr
The Dorchester Club in Dalton opens Friday February 15 featuring Broadway star Julie Wilson and magician Blackstone Jr backed by Ronnie Rogers orchestra. Two shows nightly through February 23 at 8 15 p m and 11 p m with Sunday matinee replaces 11 p m show. cover charges vary by performance.
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Dorchester Club
Dalton
Julie Wilson
Blackstone Jr
South Holland
Ronnie Rogers
Eddieh Street
Calumet Expressway
Omaha
Nebraska
Burt Lancaster
New York
St. Regis
Maisonette
Julie
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Model Finance Co
Bernice Rader
Walter K. Coil
Calvin Christian School
Seymour van Drunen
First Reformed Church
Ladies Auxiliary
Pointer
H. van Till
J. Tameling
Robert Price
John P. Vander Zee
Sidney Hoekstra
Kiwanis Club of
Dixie Governor Motel
Hazelcrest
Jerry Pals
George Scharringhausen I Jr
Iowa
Thomas
Dureen Corsello
John William Fayta
William J. Fayta
Claire
Holy Ghost Chapel
Ann Uher
John Bomba
Florence
Karl Turlay
Maple
St St. Francis Hospital
Blue Island
Lorna
Richard Perry
St. Francis Hospital
South Holland Public Library
Iman
Ekrogers
E. 136Th
Chicago
Dorchester
Bianca
National
Mary Martin
the Wazier
Lalame
Blackstone
Blackstone, Jr
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