No Mosquitoes No Robins Silent Spring Gift to Dalton Library
The Calumet Chapter Izaak Walton League donated two copies of Silent Spring by Rachel Carson to Dalton Village Library. The piece cites past local spraying reducing birds and warns pesticides harm ecosystems and water. urges citizens to lobby Springfield for limits on chemical use.
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Calumet
Izaak Walton League of America
Rachel Carson
Dalton
Clyde L. McCoy
McCoy
Miss Carson
Ivaak Walton League
Illinois Audubon Society
The
Illinois Federation of Sportsmen
Springfield
Cultivate the Mind as Master Gardener
A Fireside Chat urges root out weeds in the mind and plant good seed thoughts. It likens mental cultivation to tending a garden with water and soil, citing Ralph Waldo Emerson as a source of wisdom and urging nourishment from great poets and philosophers.
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Ralph Waldo Emerson
Nickel Letter Rates Same As 115 Years Ago
Postmaster Hegstrom notes the new nickel letter rate matches the 115 year old 5 cent stamp era. The rate rose to 5 cents and 8 cent options with stamp booklets priced at 1 and 2 dollars, and Washington imagery featured.
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United States
Hegstrom
Post Office Department
Tirgstrom
George Washington
Washington
Hrostrom
Savings And Loan Stockholders Will Elect Directors
The annual meeting of the Doon Riverdale Savings and Loan Association will be held at 14076 Tancola age, west Monday January 28 at 7 p.m. to elect nine directors to serve a one year term.
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Doon Riverdale Savines and Loan Association
Tancola Age
West
Canty Receives Patton Board Citation
Alice Canty formerly of 68 BE lith st Riverdale received a Certificate of Merit from the District 133 Patton School Board. She served many hours on the Board for the new Patton School opened last year and was its only woman member. Now residing in South Holland, she and her family left the district.
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Alice Canty
St. Riverdale
Patton School Board of Education
Getting Along With Others
Wilfred Peterson shares practical advice on workplace harmony and personal growth. The piece emphasizes resilience, cooperation, and a positive attitude as keys to success, noting that everyone is imperfect and that smiling helps in daily interactions.
Derwinski Questions Tax Cut Feasibility Amid Budget Gap
In his first public remarks as Congress opens, 4th District Rep Ed Derwinski warns tax cuts may be unwarranted while the federal budget nears a historic high with a projected 100 billion dollars next year and a 12 billion deficit. He urges trimming wartime taxes only after cutting spending to stabilize the dollar. Kathleen Daninko of Riverdale, age two, was injured January 21 with a head wound requiring two stitches per Riverdale Police.
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Wilfred Peterson
4Th District
Ed Derwinski
Derwinski
Congress
Kathleen Daninko
136Th St. Riverdale
Riverdale
Honors Convocation honors 35 students at Monmouth College
Daniel Lester son of Mrs Dorothy H Lester and Donna Zych daughter of Mr and Mrs John L Zych were among 35 students honored for academic achievement at Monmouth College first term convocation. Zych held a 3.947 GPA and Lester a 3.500 GPA under Monmouths four point system.
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Daniel Lester
Dorothy H. Lester
Donna Zych
John L. Zych
Hastings Drive
Monmouth College
Miss Zych
Monmouth
Lester
Grace Lutheran Church Holds Annual Congregational Meeting
Grace Lutheran Church of South Holland held its annual meeting at Eisenhower School with church council officers installed. New elders Bert Schultz and Robert Haack were seated, with re commissions for Bernard Hooks Vic Tanis Jay Midtyling and H Gustafson as trustees. James Fuehrmeyer named Sunday School Superintendent Network. Moody Bible Institute notes its long history and large alumni involvement.
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Grace Lutheran Church of South Holland
Eisenhower School
169Th Pl
Minerva Age
Herbert Rauch
Ted Wendler
Mel Swanson
Ben Spelde
Donald Fuchssteiner
Bert Schultz
Robert Haack
Bernard Hooks
Vic Tanis
Jay Midtyling
H. C. Gustafson
James Fuehrmeyer
Guest Speaker James E Draper At Lorimer Baptist
The Rev James E Draper executive secretary of the Moody Bible Institute Alumni Association will speak at Lorimer Memorial Baptist Church 14801 Lincoln Ave Dolton during the 11 am and 7 pm services on Sunday January 27 He is a Moody graduate and former music director with Radio Bible Class and leads alumni rallies and the Moody Week Conference at Winona Lake Indiana.
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James E. Draper
Moody Buble Institute
Lorimer Memorial Baptist Church
Lincoln Ave
Dolton
Draper
Moody Bible Institute
Radio Bible Class
Grand Rapids
Michigan
Moody
Moody Week
Winona Lake
Indiana
Directo
Ratio
WMBI
Delton Nazarenes Mark Youth Week Revival
Delton Church of the Nazarene kicks off Youth Week with a revival from January 27 to February 3 at 7 30 p m nightly. Rev and Mrs Richard Veach of Olivet Nazarene College lead sermons and singing with the Youth Choir. The church is at 14626 Lincoln Ave Dalton with Pastor Rev R C Barr and Young People's Society president Mrs Lonkie Blevins guiding efforts.
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Delton Church of the Nazarene
Richard Veach
Olivet Nazarene College
Dalton Church of the Nazarene
Veach
Community Reformed Series On Creeds Continues
Reverend John W. Tirn of the Community Reformed Church of Dalton will continue his sermon series on Making Our Creeds Live with a message titled The Fatherhood of God on Sunday morning January 27. The series reflects doctrinal statements from the Apostle's Creed.
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John W. Tirn
Community Reformed Church of
Dalton
God
Christian Youth Fellowship Plans January Talks and Activities
The Youth Fellowship meets Sundays at 5 30 p m at the church with a January 27 discussion on Origin of Man led by Dr Ray Koppelman of the University of Chicago. All high school youths are invited. The Junior Choir meets Saturdays and plans a roller skating party January 25 at 7 p m followed by supper. Community Reformed Church invites all to services and registers warm welcome.
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Ray Koppelman
University of Chicago
James Smith
Community Reformed Church
Accident After Skid at 143rd Street and Normal
Two vehicles collided at the intersection of 143rd Street and Normal in Riverdale on a January day. No injuries were reported, though both cars sustained damage. Driver Jack Gates of Emerald in Riverdale said his brakes locked on the slick pavement, causing his eastbound car to skid into Joseph Haaga’s northbound vehicle as Haaga attempted a left turn. Gates’ car spun about 30 feet after braking.
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143Rd St
Normal
Jack Gates
Emerald
Riverdale
Jaseph Haaga
Parnell
Gates
Haaga
Lord Gates
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