SafeWay Announces Dan Ryan Express Bus into Loop
SafeWay Lines will start an express bus service to the Loop via the Dan Ryan Expressway on February 4. The route runs from Chicago Heights through Glenwood Thornton South Holland Dalton Riverdale Roseland to the Dan Ryan at 99th Street, non stop to Michigan Avenue and the Prudential Building end of the line. Service features rush hour 30 minute intervals and midday 60 minute intervals with frequent runs as demand grows. Robert Thompson, SafeWay president, says fast economical service with courteous operators will attract riders and that schedules and route maps are being distributed locally.
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SafeWay Lines
Loop
Chicago Heights
Glenwood
Thornton
South Holland
Dalton
Riverdale
Roseland
99Th Street
9Th Street
12 Street
Michigan Avenue
Prudential
South Side
Robert Thompson
SafeWay
Thompson
Crossword Feature Comes to The Pointer Editorial Page
Beginning this week The Pointer adds a weekly crossword by A. C. Gordon on the Editorial Page. Aimed at families, the puzzle promises entertainment and a chance to boost word power for crossword fans and casual puzzlers alike.
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A. C. Gordon
Dolton Village President Praises Tree Cleanup Effort
Frederick L. Kasten thanks Dolton residents for cooperation with the fire department Christmas tree pick-up held after New Year’s Day. The 28 truck loads were collected in a vacant field near Central Dolton Park and burned. village crews cleared debris afterward.
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Dolton
Dollon Park
Suspect Arrested in New Year’s Eve Beauty Salon Robbery
Witnesses identified Thomas Skees, 22, of Chicago, in a police lineup after viewing photos at Calumet City PD. Skees is held for robbery with bail set at 10000. The New Year’s Eve robbery at Rickey’s Beauty Salon involved two gunmen looting cash and jewelry.
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South Holland
Thomas Skees
Chivaso
Calumet City
Ray Johnson
Johnson
Skees
Douglas A. Gouwens
Chicago
Rickey
E. 162Nd
Derwinski urges Jaycees toward community service in South Holland
The South Holland Junior Chamber of Commerce held its first meeting at the village hall with about 30 prospective members and guests from nearby Jaycee clubs. Congressman Edward Derwinski urged members to base their work on community service, while Mayor Harold Gouvens welcomed the new group. Election of officers followed, naming Tom Miller president for one year and installing internal and external leaders, with plans for regular meetings on the second and fourth Mondays.
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Edward Derwinski
South Holland Junior Chamber of Commerce
Village Hall
Derwinski
Tom Miller
Dalton Jaycee
Harold Gouwens
South Holland
The
South Holland Jaycees
Jim O'Connell
Lemont
Illinois
John Hendrickson
Vince Mosch
Bill Baker
Bob Anderson
Jim Waldron
Steve Packmeyer
Ray Feiner
Junior Chamber of Commerce
South Cook County
Harold Gouvens
Jaycees
Ili
Nois Chamber of Commerce
Miller
Vince Mesch
Edward J. Derwinski
Vince Mesth
Dorchester Club to Open With Ernie McLean and Sophie Tucker
Ralph Johnson of the Dorchester Club in Dalton announces Ernie McLean will open the Norfolk Manday Room show on Sunday January 20 with a strong vocal act. McLean has starred in Oklahoma and performed at the Roxy followed by appearances on Follow the Girls and Milton Berle shows. Sophie Tucker will then perform, with reservations already strong and Tucker donating proceeds from book and record sales in the lobby to charity.
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Ralph Johnson
Dorchester Club
Dalton
Ernie McLean
Normandy Room
Mr. Johnson
Ernie
Rodgers and Hammerstein
Oklahoma
Roxy Theatre
New York City
Gertrude Nelsen
Milton Berle
Sophie Tucker
Chicago
Lowvale Lodge Schedules Two January Meetings
The Lowvale lodge holds a special meeting on Thursday January 17 at the lodge hall 14067 Lincoln Ave Dalton and a business meeting on Thursday January 24. Refreshments and entertainment follow the latter. Members are urged to arrive early for seating.
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Lowvale Lodge
Lincoln Ave
Dalton
Death of William Janich While Shoveling Snow
William Janich age 34 collapsed and died while shoveling snow at his home in South Holland. He was pronounced dead by Dr. Henry DeYoung after volunteers failed to revive him. Funeral services were held in South Chicago with interment at Oak Hill cemetery in Hammond, Indiana. He is survived by his wife Dolores, two children, mother and six brothers and two sisters.
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William Janich
Gouwens Lane
South Holland
Henry DeYoung
Chicago
Oak Hill
Hammond
Indiana
Dolores
Donna Voss
Larry Merritt
Henry Voss, Jr
Carl Merritt
South Holland Man Dies From Heart Attack Returning Home
Adolfo Villarreal, 48, collapsed from a fatal heart attack at his home on 324 E. 16th Street after a shopping trip to a nearby grocery store. His two children supported him as he grew pale and perspired on the way home, prompting a turn back. Mrs. Villarreal said he had no prior heart trouble.
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Adolfo Villarreal
South Holland
South Holland Kiwanis Club Announces 40 Members
The Kiwanis Club of South Holland will receive its charter February 2 at a Dixie Governor Motel East Hazel Crest dinner starting 7 p.m. Attendees include Governor George Scharringhausen Jr district officials, Mayor Harold Gouwens, Rep Ed Derwinski and many Illinois Eastern Iowa District clubs.
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Kiwanis Club of
South Holland
Dixie Governor Motel
East Hazel Crest
Kiwanis
George Scharringhausen
Tlinois
Iowa
Thomas Hill
Roy Davis
Verralton C. Schau
South Holland Club
Illnois
Harold Gouwens
Ed Derwinski
Derwinski
Roseland Club
Harvey Club
Jerry Pals
James T. McDowell
Don Little
Richard Schultheis
United Presbyterian Church
Collage Grove
South Holand
Tampa church dedicates new building with 3 PM ceremony
Florida bound readers are invited to attend the dedication of the First Reformed Church of Tampa at 3 p.m. January 20 at 8283 West Hillsborough Ave. in Tampa. The notice includes local civic and engagement happenings from South Holland.
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Florida
Holland
First Reformed Church of
Tampa
West
Hillsborough Ave
Dolton Pastor to Attend Radiation Ethics Conference
Rev. E. Maynard Beal, pastor of Dolton Methodist Church, will attend a Dolton conference on Radiation and Social Ethics at the University of Chicago Center for Continuing Education January 17 to 19. The event, funded by a Rockefeller Foundation grant to Nuclear Medicine, aims to foster dialogue among scientists theologians and religious leaders across phases I and II with participants from the Roman Catholic Protestant and Jewish communities.
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E. Maynard Beal
Dolton Methodist Church
University of Chicago
Rockefeller Foundation
Department of
Nuclear Medicine
Beal
William G. Pollard
Oak Ridge Institute of Nuclear Studies
St. Alban’s Chapel
Clinton, Tenn
Jerald C. Brauer
Divinity School
The
George Casalis
Protestant Theological Faculty
Paris
France
Joshua R. Chandran
GOP Women Will Install New Officers
The Thornton Township Republican Women's Organization meets January 21 at 8 pm in Thornton Township Hall South Holland to install officers including Ethel Savoie president and Dorothy Thomas first vice president with several others to follow. After the ceremony members will play games.
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Thornton Township
Republican Women's Organization
South Holland
Ethel Savoie
Dorothy Thomas
Berenice Fairbairn
Vivian van derGiessen
Lorraine Hildebranski
Donna Jacobs
Josephine Allen
Ida Gibson
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So. Holland Police
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Henry Stevens
Roseland Kiwanis
Max Broyles
Harvey Kiwanis
Art Collins
It. Gov
Holland Kiwanis Sec
Adrian Vroegh
Program Chmn
Louis DeYoung
Gen'l Chmn
Emil Vola
James McDowell
Vive Pres
Mike van Zuidam
Treas
South Holland Kiwanis
Gerald Pais
Henry Aykens
House Comin
Chinn
Cong
Jaycee
Dorchester
Lowvale
Janich
Verson Allsteel Press Company
New Club
All By
Dubeen Corsello Niin
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Jay Edward Krompmaker
Truman Hatfield
Edward Klompmaker
South Park
Guido Bruni
154Th
Paxton
Drucilla Tharesa
Bruce Peterson
Harvey
Roy W. Peterson
Miss Bruni
Peterson
University of Illinois
Champaign
Calvary Reformed Church
Arnold J. Vande Meulen
Evangelist Vander Meulen
Pacific Garden Mission
Cynthia Kortum
Pediatrics
Ingalls Memorial Hospital
Page Ave
GOP
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