Fire damages home. three upstairs rooms gutted
Mrs Eileen Spencer and her three children escaped as flames from a short circuit gut three upstairs rooms of their Riverviewet home. Peggy 12 recovered clothing losses. fire crews from South Holland contained the blaze before it spread to the ground floor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eileen Spencer
Riverviewet
Pacesetter Park
Peggy
Douglas
Pamela
Calumet City
Spencer
South Holland
Foster parents sought for 1962-63 foreign exchange student
A Thornridge High School area search seeks American born foster parents aged 37 or older to host a 1962-63 foreign exchange student. The student needs a bed, may share a family routine, and will have travel paid by American Field Service and the student if possible. A $50 monthly tax deduction applies while the student stays, and interviews are arranged via Mrs. R Short at Edison 17500.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thornridge High School
United States
American Field Service
R. Short
Edison 17500
Banks Near Riverdale and Dalton Closed February 22
The First Trust and Savings Bank of Riverdale the First National Bank in Dalton and the South Holland Trust and Savings Bank will stay closed all day Thursday February 22 in observance of Washingtons Birthday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Trust & Savings Bank of
Riverdale
First National Bank
Dalton
South Holland Trust & Savings Bank
Washington
South Holland Groups Announce Officers Banquet Plans
Topping the news the South Holland Guild of the Women s Auxiliary of Ingalls Memorial Hospital named officers led by Mrs Richard Grandy as chairman The Girl League fixed a Dad Daughter Banquet for March 26 at 6 30 p m Tickets are 84 per couple from Lynn DeYoung Lynn Evers or Betty Paarlberg before March 18 A baby care class for expectant parents will be led by Mrs Bette Boer starting March 6 at 7 30 p m at St Francis Hospital in coordination with the Red Cross. Michael Patrick McLendon born February 4 at Ingalls Memorial Hospital weighs 9 pounds 15 ounces and is their first child. World Day of Prayer will be held at Redeemer Lutheran Church on Friday March and a trip to Holland Michigan is planned for April 5 with reservations due February 18.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Holland
Women’s Auxiliary
Ingalls Memorial Hospital
Richard Grandy
Dolph Jansma
Gordon Oakley
Frank Caruso
Cornelius Verduin
Girl& League of the First Reformed Church
Lynn DeYoung
Lynn Evers
Betty Paarlberg
Bette Boer
St. Francis Hospital
Red Cross
St. Francis
Claude McLendon
E. 167Th St
Holland
Michigan
National Department of Women’s Work
Hope College
March of Dimes quota shortens aid for polio patients
South Holland reports a drop of 206 from last year as the 1982 Mothers March totals 900 despite bad weather. General chairman Mrs. Frank Svoboda urges residents to mail contributions now to support crutches braces and medical care for polio victims in Cook County.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Holland
Frank Svoboda
South Holland March of Dimes General
Svoboda
Cook County
Struck Down While Walking On Sibley
Thornridge student Ted Roci aged 15 of Dalton was struck by an eastbound station wagon on Sibley Boulevard near Greenwood Avenue in South Holland last Friday afternoon February 9 while walking with a friend. He was taken to Ingalls Memorial Hospital in Harvey for treatment of severe bruises and possible eye injuries. The driver Herman Mooi of Woodlawn South Holland said he thought he cleared the youths but the vehicle antenna may have struck Roci’s left arm. Mrs. Roch said Ted remains under observation with extensive facial swelling and eye checks to assess any eye muscle damage.
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Thornridge
Sibley Blvd
Greenwood Ave
South Holland
Ted Roci
Dalton
Ingalls Memorial Hospital
Harvey
Ted
Harry Cummings
Sibley
Herman Mooi
Woodlawn
Mooi
John C. Roch
Pointer
Riverdale Property Owners to Hear IRS Tax Talk
The Riverdale Area Property Owners Association schedules a February 16 meeting at 8 p.m. in the Ivanhoe Park fieldhouse to hear a representative from the Internal Revenue Service discuss the federal income tax and answer questions. All RAPOA members and friends are invited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Riverdale Area Property Owners Association
Ivanhoe Park
144Th and
Stewart
Riverdale
Internal Revenue Service
Treasury Department
The
RAPOA
Two Area Men Join Sinclair Technical Staff
Henry L. Dykema from South Holland joins Sinclair Research Inc to work in Process Development Division after earning a B.S. in chemical engineering at the University of Illinois. Alvin E. Trevillyan of Riverdale becomes part of the Exploratory Research Division with a M.S. in chemistry and a Ph.D. in Organic Chemistry from Purdue University.
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Sinclair
South Holland
Henry L. Dykema
Sinclair Research, Inc
Dykema
University of Illinois
Chester Dykema
E. 162Nd Street
Riverdale
Alvin E. Trevillyan
Trevillyan
Moline
Augustana College
R Island
Purdue University
Eggleston
Regional Chairman Named For Red Cross Fund Drive
Anthony E. Price of South Holland was named South Cook regional fund chairman for the 1962 Red Cross County Communities Fund Campaign. He will head the March appeal in 34 South Cook communities and appoint local chairmen. Price, a public service staffer, serves on the Police Pension Board, Electrical Commission, and was past president of St. James Hospital board in Pontiac. He and his wife Mildred have a son, Douglas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anthony E. Price
St. South Holland
South Cook
Red Cross County
Donald Adams
West
Riverdale
South Cook County
Red Cross Public Information
Price
Public Service Co
Police Pension Board
South Holland
South Holland Electrical Commission
St. James Hospital
Pontiac
Ill
Lions, Eixs
Royal Arch Masons
The
Photographic Society of America
Red Cross Fund
Red Cross
Will Head Fresh Class At Hope
Dean Overman, Thornridge High School 1961 graduate from South Holland, elected vice president of Hope College freshman class in Holland Michigan. He joins Hope JV basketball, pledges Pi Chi Sigma, and led Thornridge’s first graduating class as president with athletics honors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dean Overman
Thornridge High School
Dalton
Hope College
Holland
Michigan
Dean
Hope
Pi Chi Siama
Thornridge
William Stedt
Fred T. Ehlert
South Holland
South Holland residents urged to attend bond issue meetings
The South Holland Civic Association asks residents to attend district meetings at Madison School Eisenhower School Riverside Community Park House and McKinley School to hear bond issue explanations. Speakers include Dr James Hoag and library commission chair.
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The
South Holland Civic Association
South Holland
Ous
Madison School
Eisenhower School
Riverside Community Park House
Riverside
McKinley School
James Hoag
Comemission
PTA
Harold Gowuwens
Gardeners Name New Officers
The Ivanhoe Garden Club met on February 2 and elected a new slate led by President Mrs. Thomas Ketcham and Vice President Mrs. David Whit ing. Officers include Treasurer Mrs. Edwin Enright, Secretary Mrs. Herbert Lane, and Corresponding Secretary Mrs. David Murray.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ivanhoe Garden Club
Thomas Ketcham
David Whiting
Edwin Enright
Herbert Lane
David Murray
James Stewart
Kurt Ackermann
Elmer Krueger
Willard Alford
Guild
Sponsor Old Time Hoedown at Sandridge Church
The Men's Club of Sandridge Methodist Church hosts an old fashioned hoedown on Saturday February 17 at 8 p.m. in the church basement at the Sibley boulevard and Lincoln avenue intersection in Dolton. Senior Methodist Youth Fellowship will join as special guests and refreshments will follow. Al Adams will call the square dance for attendees who seek a fun evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sandridge Methodist Church
al Adams
Sibley Blvd
Lincoln Ave
Dolton
Thornton Township YRs Plan Screening of Operation Abolition
The Thornton Township Young Republican Organization will show Operation Abolition at its February 22 meeting in Thornton Township Hall at 8 PM. Harvey Association of Commerce and Industry member H. J. Burke will present and moderate a post screening discussion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thornton Township Young Republican Organization
Thornton ‘Township
House Committee On UN- American Activities
Harvey Association of Commerce and Industry
H. J. Burke
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Melvin Dankert
Irving
W. J. Swallow
Chicago
Ford Motor Company
Dankert
Doreen Corsello
Erwin F. Polewski
Ingalls Hospital
Dorchester
Polewski
Kimbark, Dolton
March of Dimes
Thornton and
Will
Gardeners
Old Time Hoedown
Thornton Township
Palos Park
Thornton Township High School
Walter H. Judd
Minnesota
Boy Scouts of
161St
South Park
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