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Newspaper
Riverdale Pointer
Location
Riverdale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Feb 20, 1941
Page
2
Community notices detail visits birthdays, anniversaries, and club gatherings across Daltons Dolton Roseland and surrounding areas. Included are hospitalizations bridal shower gifts a 79th birthday and plans for a Mothers club fundraiser and church events.
Don C Allen 58 longtime Thornton Township High School band director and chemistry head died at home Saturday night in Harvey. Funeral held Tuesday at First Methodist Church Harvey interment Cedar Park cemetery. He arrived 1911 taught football and led band since 1916 earning national recognition with ensembles. Surviving are widow Elva three daughters Mary Jean Thelma Cantrell and son Don Jr. Classes suspended for services.
Mrs Axel Berquist died suddenly on February 4 at age 62. Funeral services were held February 7 at Swedish Baptist church with Pastor Bonander and Evangelist C P Hedstrom assisting. Interment followed at Oakwoods Cemetery. She was wife of Riverdale post office supervisor Axel Berquist and mother to Ruth Berquist and Esther Miller.
Members may enter men's or women's teams in the South Shore Zone bowling event at Roseland Recreation 118th and Michigan on Sunday February 23 at 745 PM Welfare club gathers at Mrs Eleanor Pilz home this month on Thursday February 27 New members welcome Leaguers urged to attend Sunday Evening Service at Jimnan uel church 90385 Houston Avenue on Sunday March 9 at 8 PM with Rev C J Dankworth lecturing on The Morning Service and the Liturgy
Thornton Township Tax Collector Walter Haines announced that delinquent tax funds were collected by the high school and Thornton school boards after foreclosure. A check totaling 19044.76 from Thornton Quarries, successor to Moulding Brownell, was received by town ship treasurer A F Waldschmidt with cooperation from the high school board and attorney Burton Evans.
Barrett-Cauley Miss Barbar Barrett of Riverdale married John W. Cauley of Hobart Illinois Friday evening February 14 at her aunt Miss Elsie Langford’s home. Rev Freeman of Ivanhoe Community Church officiated. Attendants were Mr and Mrs Arthur Ganser of Harvey Illinois. The bride’s father traveled from Wilmar Minnesota to witness. The bride wore a light crepe dress with coral and light blue beaded medallions and carried gardenia and narcissus. Mrs Ganser wore navy with white trim and irises for her corsage.
A brief notice notes that a reception followed a ceremony, inviting relatives and friends to attend.
The T H S band, directed by William H Montelius, presents its twelfth annual concert Friday March 7 at 8 15 pm in the school auditorium. The program memorializes the late Don C Allen and features district contest selections plus various works. Tickets go on sale February 25 at the high school. Forty band members appear as soloists and ensembles at district events in Argo Illinois on March 15 and 27.
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