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Newspaper
Riverdale Pointer
Location
Riverdale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Feb 14, 1963
Page
6
Dalton Village Board Trustee Norman MacKay said True Confessions and similar magazines are not listed as objectionable by the National Office for Decent Literature. He noted a quarterly check of 21 local newsstands and cited lurid titles as the sole issue.
Thornridge and Thornton high schools host a weekend of activities open to the public. The Ilkhmers District Speech Contest runs Friday evening and Saturday with six plays, plus classrooms host contest rounds. A Mid Winter Choral Concert is set for Sunday at 3 pm. The Chad Mitchell Trio plans a May concert. The contest, essay theme Great Americans of Illinois, is sponsored by the American Legion Paul Gall Auxiliary. First place high school winners receive 5 dollars, second 3, third 2, state winners 50 in U.S. Savings Bonds. Seven Bagpipe staff members will attend the Tenth Annual Newspaper Conference at MacMurray College in Jacksonville, with Bill Mauldin addressing Saturday afternoon sessions.
Thornton Township High School Band Parents Association sets a February 18 meeting at the high school chaired by James Withgott to discuss by laws Tag Day sale and the spring trip. Band Director Eugene Johnson plans a program featuring soloists Tom Reynolds Art Rebbitt Pat Lang Wayne Heitmann Lynn Ferguson Sue Kutscher Greta Kahle and a clarinet trio by Phil.
Delton responded to two inhalator calls last week. On February 7, Mary McFarland eight of 14832 Grant Street Delton received oxygen after becoming stricken at St Marys School. She was taken to St Francis Hospital Blue Island. Ralph Galletto of 14722 Dante Dalton received oxygen for 30 minutes on February. He was treated by a Thomson Clinic doctor.
State Representatives Jack E. Walker and Edwin A. McGowan receive committee assignments in the 73rd General Assembly. Walker of Lansing becomes vice chairman of the municipalities committee and joins judiciary, motor vehicles and traffic regulations, and personnel and pensions. McGowan of the First District is named to the executive, revenue, banks and savings and loan associations, license and miscellany committees with vice chairmanship of contingent expenses.
The Band and Orchestra Partners Association will meet February 13 1983 at Roosevelt School 14th and La Salle. All band parents should attend as voting on several issues is planned. Mr Meneghini the band director will demo concert prep with rehearsal type program followed by finished numbers. The new stage band will perform under Mr Meneghini with refreshments served by Mrs Milton Messerschmidt.
A surprise birthday dinner was held at the House of Ivanhoe last Saturday evening at 8 for Claude Burns Baker. The celebration followed a meal with attendees and remarks in a festive setting.
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