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Newspaper
Riverdale Pointer
Location
Riverdale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jan 04, 1962
Page
6
A 24 year old man was arrested by Riverdale Police on Monday evening January 1 after being found looking in a back window of a residence in Ivanhoe. He was detained by the homeowner and refused to comment until he could consult a lawyer. He was charged with disorderly conduct and released on bond set at 2 3.
Dolton police report the first 1962 accident occurred at 7:35 a.m. Tuesday January 2 on Dorchester at 145th Street. Henry J. Seed and Elmer C. Steil, drivers of opposing vehicles, swerved to avoid a skid on ice and snow, causing a collision that damaged Seed’s front end and Steil’s left rear.
Ataeter reports Mrs Marguerite Dierdorff psychology students will tour Manteno hospital next Thursday. Thornton seniors form the Slieses group studying U S mental health issues. High school events include attendance contests, a Feb 16 game at Lockport, and a Fling after a South Suburban league match. Also notes Sunday jam sessions and Illiana homecoming plans.
A brief line from Pointer Publications notes Riverdale in Indiana with a dated reference and the Riverdale magnitude. The item references Riverdale and Illinois in a small note format typical of local paper notices.
Riverdale Chief of Police Charles K. Cook has accepted appointment to the Competitive Shooting Committee of the Minors Police Association. James Bambrick, the association president, conferred the appointment. The three member panel plans state shoots and event logistics. An obituary note mentions Annabel Kleinz, who died after an inhalator treatment.
The interview covers Father Naughton’s past at St Patrick and St Philip of Neri, his relief work with panhandlers under Bishop Sheen’s guidance, war service era activities, and the founding of St Jude the Apostle parish in South Holland. It notes 22 families registered quickly, the first mass in 1957, and a school enrollment rising to 1,150 by 1960, with 1,800 parish families.
An article discusses a looming water shortage crisis and a seven point program from the National Water Institute to educate the public. It urges discovery of water supply and pollution control measures, support for expansion bonds, enforcement of laws, and trained professionals, with details for obtaining the brochure from New York.
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