New Dolton Commission Meets for First Session
The Dolton Industrial Commission held its inaugural meeting on January 11 to establish a policy and foster clean industry in Dolton. Commissioners discussed using Dolton’s police fire water and transportation links to attract business, and formed survey and publicity committees to identify site options and prepare a brochure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dolton
Calumet Waterways
Frank Postma
Elmer Kaffka
A. J. Adams
Herbert Sims
Kaffka
Zeb Waslowski
Frank O’connor
Dalton Village
Fred Kasten
Thornton Township Young Republicans Plan First 1962 Meeting
The Thornton Township Young Republican Organization will hold its first 1962 meeting on Thursday January 25 at 8 pm in the Thornton Township Town Hall South Holland. Panelists include Deloert Black Kathleen Ross Richard Cowen and William Ives with panel moderator Black. Discussions cover financing community activity membership publicity and education for Young Republican activities.
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Thornton Township
Young Republican Organization
South Holland
Cook County
Young Republican
Deloert Black
Kathleen Ross
Cook County YR
Richard Cowen
William Ives
Walter Judd
Minnesota
Bowen Parent-Education Group To Discuss Youth Discipline
The Bowen Parent-Education group meets Tuesday January 23 at 8 p.m. in the Bowen School lunchroom to discuss What Kind of Discipline for Adolescents with speaker Dr. Robert V. Cole. Cole holds an M A from the University of Chicago and has worked in psychology and education including Northwest ern University Medical School and United Airlines. He is a junior author on a monograph about personality changes linked to psychosomatic illness, and lives in Homewood with his wife and two daughters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bowen
Robert V. Cole
Cole
University of Chicago
Northwestern University Medical School
Ford Foundation
Thornton Cooperative Association For Special Education
United Airlines
Homewood
Riverdale Chamber to Install Officers at Dinner Dance
The Riverdale Chamber of Commerce will hold its annual installation dinner dance on Saturday January 27 at Cherry Hills Country Club. Maurice Quain will serve as master of ceremonies and installing officer. New officers include Eugene Flesner as president Chris Moneg h in as 1st vice president Joyce Watkins as 2nd vice president Arnold Schmidt as treasurer Myra Dohmeyer as recording secretary and Pearl Serbus as corresponding secretary. Tickets can be obtained by calling Eugene Plesner at Viking 9 9803 Cocktails start at 7 pm followed by dinner at 8 pm.
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Riverdale Chamber of Commerce
Cherry Hills Country Club
Charles Quain
Chamber
Eugene Flesner
Chris Meneghin
Joyce Watkins
Arnold Schmidt
Myra Dohmeyer
Pearl Serbus
Eugene Plesner
Viking
Riverdale Chamber Forms Committee to Attract Industry
Riverdale's newly formed community development committee, led by president Agene Flesner, aims to attract light industry and commercial development in the village. Members include Chris Meneghin, Joyce Watkins, Arnold Schmidt, Pearl Serbus, Mickey Gentzle, and Chuck Renner of Pointer Publications.
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Riverdale
DCA To Install Officers At Dinner Dance In Dalton
The Dalton Civic Association invites residents to its 12th annual Inaugural Dinner Dance on February 2 at the Dorchester Club with an all you can eat family style dinner, Henri Buttel and his orchestra, and tickets via George King or DCA officers. The notice also thanks local fire, police departments, and neighbors for aid after a January 7 home explosion.
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Dalton Civic Association
Dorchester Club
Dorekster Club
Henri Buttel
DCA
George King
Viking
Scariano To Address Democrats
Regular Democratic Organization will hold its monthly meeting on Tuesday January 23 at 8 PM at the Knights of Columbus Hall 138th and Tracy Riverdale in conjunction with the Young Democrats of Thornton Township Guest speaker will be State Representative Anthony Scariano who plans to run in the April primary He will discuss practical politics Barbara Schaaf State Director of Women’s Activities of the Young Democrats will report on the National Convention in Miami Beach Florida last December Also Democratic congressional candidate Richard Friedman and Mrs Mary Inger a joint candidate for state representative will attend Mrs A R Cleona Lembcke committeewoman will discuss election matters Committeeman Richard J Fitzgerald will run the meeting and urges all Democrats to attend
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Thornton Township
Knights of Columbus
138Th
Tracy
Riverdale
Young Democrats
Anthony Scariano
Scariano
Barbara Schaaf
Young Democratic Clubs of America
Miami Beach
Florida
A. R. Cleona Lembcke
Richard J. Fitzgerald
Dolton Park District Estimates Bond Cost Per Home
Dolton Park District released a fact table after studying two bond issues totaling 515000 dollars. Consultants based the annual cost on current assessed valuation and tax rates, projecting growth will raise valuation and gradually reduce the tax rate. Individual home costs will be prorated yearly as new homes and businesses enter the district.
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Dolton Park District
Park District
Dalton
Guest Speaker Will Address RAPO Members
Riverdale Area Property Owners Association schedules its next meeting for January 19 in the fieldhouse at 14th and Stewart starting at 8 p.m. A guest from the Department of Health Education and Welfare will discuss Old Age Survivors and Disability Insurance benefits under the Social Security Law and answer inquiries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Riverdale Area Property Owners Association
Department of Health, Education and Welfare
Stewart
Fire Department, Auxiliary Feed Volunteers After Explosion
Riverdale volunteers and police received hot coffee after an explosion at the Norval Chittenden home in Riverdale on Sunday January 7. The women of the Riverdale Volunteer Firemen's Auxiliary later served a hot breakfast at the fire station to all involved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Riverdale
Dalton
Richard Gergely
Baton Twirling Ballet and Tap Classes at Dolton Park
Dolton Park District opens registration for a 10 week course in Baton Twirling Ballet Tap and Acrobatic Instruction at the Dolton Park fieldhouse. A preschool program for 3 to 5 year olds runs alongside. classes start February 3 and run Saturdays through April. Registration is 5.00 dollars per child.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dolton Park District
Dolton Park
Judy Prunnele
Car Skids Into Trees On 144th Street Dolton
Rhoda A. Guffy of 721 East 156th Place South Holland lost control on an icy stretch near 306 East 144th Street Dolton. Her vehicle crossed into the eastbound lane climbed a parkway then struck two trees on the north side. No injuries reported.
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Rhoda A. Guffy
156Th Pl
South Holland
144Th St
Dolton
Dalton
Start Adult Forum At Sandridge
The first meeting of the new Adult Forum series at Sandridge Methodist Church will be at 8 p m Thursday January 18. Rev Paul W Pretzel will lead six meetings every other Thursday on the Old Testament and God s plan through the Hebrew people. Contact Rev Pretzel at the church office VI 97771. The church is at Sibley Blvd and Lincoln Ave in Dolton.
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Commission On Education of
Sandridge Methodist Church
Paul W. Pretzel
Lakeland College Choir to perform at Immanuel UCC Grant
Immanuel United Church of Christ at Grant and Sheridan hosts Lakeland College Choir for a concert Friday January 26 to mark the church 75th anniversary. About 45 students will be housed and fed by church women as they tour Wisconsin Illinois Indiana Ohio and New York. An evening offering will be given to the choir. A pre concert dinner and post concert fellowship hour will follow. Community churches are invited to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Immanuel United Church of Christ
Grant and Sheridan
Lakeland College
Wisconsin
Illinois
Indiana
Ohio
New York
Itomanuel Church
Pacesetter Civic League Begins Member Drive
The Pacesetter Civic League meets Thursday January 25 at 8 p.m. in South Holland Village Hall to recount last year’s activities and launch a communitywide membership drive. Refreshments offered and attendees urged to participate. mentions plans for 1962 improvements and community input. Inhalator Call: Nils Pearson of 14719 Princeton Ave, Dalton, died after a 20 minute oxygen revival attempt by the Dalton Inhalator Squad.
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Pacesetter Civic League
South Holland
The
Civic League
Dalton
Nils Pearson
Princeton Ave
Pointer Mailbox Letter Defends storm relief program in Dalton Illinois
Mr Herman C Van Eck replies to Gundaker editorial in the Advertiser defending a storm relief program claimed to benefit the town. He asserts special assessments fund sanitary sewers and streets paid by property owners, and challenges objections to the assessments while citing 14739 Dearborn. Continued on page 3. sec. 1.
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Herman C
van Eck Dalton
Ilinois
Gundaker
Advertiser
Dalton
Dearborn
Regional Association Sets Talk on Uniform Building Code
A Regional Association of Municipalities meeting in South Holland will discuss adopting a uniform building code for the area. Architects engineers inspectors and village leaders will debate whether to follow the B C C A Chicago or another code amid code chaos and enforcement issues. A progress report on area planning will be given. meeting adjourns at 10.
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Area
At & P.m
Thornton Township
South Holland
Regional Association of Municipalities
South Valle and
Prestit
Harry J Quinn
National Homebuilders Association
Joseph Cernak
Harvey
South Suburban
B.C.C.A
Chicago
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New Dolton Commission
Publilius Syrus
Mrs. Norval Chittenden
Prank Kraft
Riverdale Park
Richard Popper
Viola Wiebke
RAPO
Pointer Publications
Tri-Cities
Tyke
Mom
Pointer Protos
Leonardo da Vinci
Start Adult Forum
Sandridge
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