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Newspaper
Riverdale Pointer
Location
Riverdale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Feb 15, 1962
Page
8
The item notes publication cadence and key staff roles for the newspaper, naming Renner as manager and Leona Mangnns as editor while indicating weekly release on Thursdays.
The Dolton Riverdale Village Library began in 1953 to serve 28 000 residents with 1500 monthly circulations and 3060 borrowers. With a $1200 budget the library relies on 750 for a clerk and many volunteers, yet local donations total only 1301.44, well below American Library Association per capita recommendations. Donations, volunteer support, and up-to-date nonfiction are urged to maintain educational and cultural levels for area children. Send funds to Mrs. Theodore Doll, treasurer, Village Library Corporation, 14513 LaSalle St., Riverdale 27, Ill.
Letters honor Gustave Dahl a devoted Christian who died Feb 1 and reflect on faith and charity. Other missives discuss poison control centers in Illinois, hospital reporting duties, and thanks to the Franklin PTA. A zoning appeal opposes re zoning at 154th and Cottage Grove and Theta Xi E Variety Show plans at Southern Illinois University on March 23.
POINTER PUBLICATIONS blasts Thornridge for restricting press coverage of SSL events. A photographer needed special passes, rejected at times, delaying home and away coverage. The piece urges a simpler system to protect public relations and sustain local athletics reporting.
George A. Morren urges workers to find purpose in daily tasks and enter the spirit of their jobs. A cheery attitude reduces friction, boosts personal well being, and benefits colleagues as productivity improves. Letters to the editor should be signed and mailed to the Riverdale mailbox for publication.
Advertising yields accumulative effects beyond immediate sales. Experts cite two years of steady effort for a musical instrument maker and five years for an encyclopedia to gain buyer acceptance. A New England lumber retailer notes 1 percent of retailers fail or change hands due to reduced advertising, with sales impact emerging gradually as customers shift to competitors.
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