Slagers Named Co Chairmen of 1963 Red Cross Fund Drive
John B Slager and his wife are named co chairmen for the 1963 March Red Cross Fund Campaign in County Communities for Dolton. Slager is a Ford engineer and longtime Dolton official with 13 years as Park Commissioner and 12 years on volunteer women and advisory committees. The couple have three sons and live in Dolton which is among 115 Cook and DuPage County communities taking part. Mayors will appoint two reps to the committee which will plan fundraising and site selection, with a March 21 meeting setting the study in motion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John B Slager
Engle
Dolton
Slager
Ford Motor Company
Dolton Park
Carl
Douglas
Claude
Dalton
Cook and DuPage County
Red Cross
Dorchester Club Seeks Local Entertainers
Ralph Johnson owner of the Dorchester Club announced auditions for local singers bands at the Dorchester Music Hall next week. No age limit. seeks a local piano accompanist for auditions and rehearsals. Call VI 9 8600 with name address and phone. Each production runs three weeks.
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Ralph Johnson
Dorchester Club
Dorchester Music Hall
Mr Johnson
South Holland Board Adopts 1963 Election Ordinance
The South Holland Village Board approved the 1963 election ordinance at a Feb 21 meeting. Trustees will be elected for four year terms, plus library directors for six year terms and an unexpired two year term. Four polling places open 6 am to 6 pm across Precincts 1 to 4 with designated venues.
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South Holland Village
James Hogg
South Park Ave
Wausau Ave
South Holland
Lattle Calumet River
American Legion Hall
157Th Place
Calvin Christian School
School Street
South Park
Little Calumet River
162Nd Street
McKinley School
St Jude St Patrick's Dance With Blarney Stone Flair
St Jude the Apostle parishioners host the annual St Patrick's dance in St Jude Hall at 154th and Cottage Grove. Ronnie O'Rogers provides tunes from 9 pm with the Blarney Stone on hand per co chairs Robert Canavan and Chester BrodzK. Refreshments are managed by Joe Cailly and Ed Kaiwack. green ice cubes prove trickier than planned.
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St. Jude the Apostle
Ronnie O’rogers
St Patrick’s
St Jude Hall
154Th
Cottage Grove
Robert Canavan
Chester Brodzk
Joe Cailly
Ed Kaiwack
Riverdale Police Break Up Teenage Rumble
Riverdale police dispersed a large youth melee east of Calu met Woods at 134th Street around 9 p.m. Tuesday. About 90 youths gathered amid rivalry between two girls. 41 were detained at Riverdale station, 30 juveniles. No one from the Tr City area involved.
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Calumet Woods
134Th St
Riverdale
Tr- City
Frank Albrecht
Blue Island
Bernard Carlo
Charles K. Cook
Albrecht
Jaycees Set Report on Survey Findings
Jaycees announce the What's Your Opinion survey results at March 7 8 pm Village Hall Dolton. Village President Frederick Kasten invited along with United Civic Party Progressive Party church leaders local associations Chamber of Commerce and industry leaders to attend. Complete results will be provided to the press and JCC will comment on the findings during the meeting.
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Vilage
Dolton
Jaycees
Frederick Kasten
United Civic Party
Progressive Party
Calten Clyre Association
Town and Country Property Owners Association
Marydale
Chamber of Commerce
Dolton Church and School Burglaries Reported
Police investigate two burglary incidents in Dolton on February 19. Lori mer Baptist Church at 14801 Lincoln Ave suffered a rear window break in during the night, with about 22 dollars taken from a soft drink machine. At Berger School 1506 Sibley, milk money totaling 280 dollars was taken from a classroom between 3:45 PM February 18 and 7 AM February 19.
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Dolton
Lorimer Baptist Church
Lincoln Ave
Bolton
Berger
Sibley
Tam
Village Elections Dolton Area Sees Two-Party Contest
Dolton and surrounding towns feature two party slates for village offices with filings due by February 25. Incumbents Albert Ohlsen Norman MaceKay Vernon Harms seek re-election to trustees. Hans Ball runs for village clerk to fill an unexpired term. Riverdale and South Holland show limited opposition. library board candidates in South Holland are write-ins. NEW ARRIVAL a baby girl born to Mr and Mrs Richard Zuziak on February 19 at Ingalls Memorial Hospital.
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Dolton
TuCitvy
Riverdale
South Holland
Dalton Progressive
Albert Ohlsen
Ann +t
Norman Mace- Kay
Grant
Vernon Harms
Hans Ball
Meadow Lane
Asustec
Elerk
Helen Connell
United Cie Party of
Dalton
Lawrence East
John White
Sunset Dr
Dewey Phillippe
Kanawha
Lester G Schmock
Indiana
Progress Party
Robert Selig
Lowe John F Edelhofer
Normal Amt
Dominic J. Bay
State
Herman Depperman
Michigan
John E Swanson
Ralph H Young
Progressive Party
William Wognum Jr
Wausau Ave
Richard Zuziak, Dalton
Ingalls Memorial Hospital
Riverdale Liquor Store Held Up by Three Armed Men
Riverdale police seek three men who robbed Towne Liquor and Food Mart on Indiana Avenue around 11:30 PM last Saturday. About $2,200 was taken as eight customers were herded to a back cooler while managers opened the safe and cash register. Witnesses described the trio's heights builds and weapons and said they fled in a light colored car. An investigation is ongoing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Riverdale
Frank Albrecht
Larry DeAnthony
Riverdale Police
Indiana Ave
Bernard Carlo
Albrecht
Also Mentioned on This Page
Slagers’ Head Red Cross Fund
Harold Gouwens
John Slager
PTA
Gen. George S. Patton School
Florence Hedtke
Miss Hedtke
Bowen School
New Patton School
Carolyn May Sharrock
District 149
School Board
David H. Kelly
Goldie Friduss
Friduss
Kelly
June Wilkinson
Kenneth H
Doug Anderson
Daniel Jacobs
Dave Davis
South Holland Village Board
St. Jude's
Dolton Church
John Linke
Dolph Jansma
Allaeter
Riverdale South Holland
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