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Newspaper
Riverdale Pointer
Location
Riverdale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Feb 21, 1963
Page
6
The Dolton Progressive Party outlines continued off street parking, garbage service, business district upgrades, industrial growth, street lighting, sidewalks, drainage maintenance, water supply, civil defense, and support for education libraries and park district programs.
Cecil Alderson runs Cecil's Restaurant and Lounge at 14714 Halsted St Harvey. The house specials include barbecued ribs and special steak with bleu cheese. Sunday dinners feature stewed chicken and dumplings. A child dinner costs 1.40 dollars.
Franklin H. Dye a renowned speed typing expert and business educator will appear at Thornridge High School on March 4 at 8 55 a m He demonstrates high speed tests on a Royal Electric typewriter and shows correct techniques for electric and manual typing including posture paper handling key stroking space bar rhythm and reading habits Dye holds a Master of Education from Boston University and is a member of Delta Pi Epsilon He began typing at 13 in Hawaii and has taught at business and community colleges and teacher training programs.
The Riverdale Fire Department responded to two incidents this week. On February 12 they extinguished a boxcar fire containing potatoes at 140th and Halsted caused by an overturned alcohol heater. On February 16 volunteers put out a tree fire in the forest preserve near the county garage off Ashland.
A two vehicle crash occurred on February 11 as Jerome T. Witkowski of Harvey pulled from a parked position to head east on 138th street and struck the right rear of an eastbound car driven by Laurie L. Burns of Riverdale. Riverdale Police reported no injuries.
Thornton and Thornridge cap their seasons with home games and community events this weekend. Thornridge hosts Kankakee and Thornridge honors seniors. Argo visits Thornton. the South Suburban League games include Thornton at Eisenhower Blue Island and Thornridge at Lockport. Scholarships offered by South Holland and Dalton chambers.
Thornridge High School freshman counselor Mr. E Opperman will visit thirteen elementary schools to register eighth graders. Schools include Eisenhower Franklin Lincoln Roosevelt Madison Berger Waterman Thornton Patton McKinley St Jude's and St Paul. An orientation day in April offers tours health forms and a brief musical aptitude test for incoming freshmen. Parent counselor meetings are set for April 2 and 3 from 7 to 9 p.m. to discuss registrations. Projected freshman enrollment next year exceeds 700 students.
Dolton firefighters extinguished a February 14 blaze at 14601 University in a house under construction when a salamander tipped over. On February 17, they answered a Kaiser Aluminum plant alarm for an oil line leak that ignited a furnace, with the plant protection team quelling the flames on arrival.
The Dolton GOP club hosts a Friday card party on April 26 at Thorn Township Hall with about 50 tables for bridge canasta and other games. Prizes, refreshments, and ticketed donations of $1 are offered. Florence Plug is the contact for tickets. Also announced is Tom Clark elected treasurer through 1963, with Precinct 77 ladies serving coffee and snacks at the March 11 meeting.
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