Re-Elected National Veep of Izaak Walton League
At the national convention in Portland Oregon Dick Kuck of 12214 Lafayette was re elected national vice president. He has led the Great Lakes Pollution committee and reported water pollution risks across Green Bay Milwaukee Saginaw Bay City Detroit and Toledo. Jack Binford was elected national president and John C Daly became national honorary president.
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Dick Kuck
Izaak Walton League of America
Portland
Oregon
Lafayette
Calumet
League
Illinois
Kuck
Great Lakes
Green Bay
Milwaukee
Saginaw
Bay City
Detroit
Starts ROTC Training At Fort Sill
Cadet Robert R. Landowski of the University of Illinois joined about 610 future artillery officers from 23 colleges at Fort Sill Oklahoma for six weeks of training in the 1962 Artillery Summer Camp. The program aims to develop leadership and officer qualities through intensive and varied instruction. The first week covered basic soldiering, firing practice with the 40 caliber machine gun and 45 pistol, artillery fire methods, gas chamber drills, radiological defense, signals, and an Army aircraft demonstration.
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Robert R. Landowski
University of Illinois
Frank Landowski
Lowe
Riverdale
Fort Sill
Oklahoma
Ite
Brakes Fail Cement Truck Damages Three Parked Cars
A ready-mix cement truck rolled backward on 130th Street near Halsted last Friday morning June 29 after its emergency brake failed. The vehicle struck three parked cars in a chain reaction incident in Riverdale.
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130Th St
Halsted
Riverdale Co
Collision damages multiple parked cars in Chicago area
A cement truck driver Cassius Shreffer of 10633 S Hale Chicago caused damage to the right rear fenders of three parked cars. The vehicles belonged to Charles Leaver Oak Lawn Hosea Thames 9920 Cottage Grove Chicago and Oscar Byrd 418 E Bowen Chicago.
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Lice
Cassius Shreffer
S. Hale
Chicago
Charles Leaver
Oak Lawn
Hosea Thames
Cottage Grove
Oscar Byrd
E. Bowen St
Classified Ads Bring Prompt Results in The Pointer Publications
Mrs. E. DeWitt of 14425 Ingleside Dalton reports a Pointer classified ad renting two apartments quickly. After three weeks she received about 10 to 12 calls per apartment, leading to full rental. Impressed by the response she shortened the ad to one week and canceled the remaining two weeks.
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Pointer
E. DeWitt
Ingleside
Dalton
Stolen hubcaps and broken antenna hit Kennedy car
Riverdale police report two hubcaps stolen from Harry J. Kennedy of 14304 LaSalle St Riverdale on June 25. On June 21 the car antenna was broken off.
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Harry J. Kennedy
LaSalle St
Riverdale
Kennedy
MacArthur Brothers Win Lakeside Lawn Bowling Doubles
Roger MacArthur of Dalton Illinois and cousin James Rarity of Ingleside Illinois won the doubles championship at Lakeside Lawn Bowling Club. They received a silver cup and will compete in the regional tournament in Chicago with a prize offering a two week Buck Thus Falls vacation for winners and their families. The MacArthurs also won the national trebles championship in 1939.
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Roger MacArthur
S. Ellis
Dalton
James Rarity
Ingleside
Y. Til
Lakeside Lawn Bowling Club
Lake Shore Dr
Chicago
Columbus Park Lawn Bowling
Buck Thus Falls
MacArthur
The Cross Roads film to be shown at Ivanhoe Missionary Church
Henry Burrow leads a 18 minute 35 mm color filmstrip The Cross Roads about Skid Row life. Ray and Velen Beavers join burrow with special numbers and testimonies from Pacific Garden Mission in Chicago. Jack Odell narrates, presenting a photographic report from the street and Old Lighthouse work since 1877.
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Henry Burrow
Garden Mission
New Sound
Chicago
Skid-Row
Jack Odell
Cross Roads
Pacific Garden Mission
Sandridge Methodist Church Adds Parking and Sidewalk
The Official Board announces a new 50 by 300 foot lot for 60 cars south of the church and 150 feet of sidewalk laid by the Men’s Club. Worship services are at 10:30 am Sundays with Sunday school from 9:15 to 10:15 am. Located at Sibley Blvd and Lincoln Ave in Dalton.
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Sandridge
Sandridge Methodist Church
Sibley Blvd
Lincoln Aye
Dalton
Ruth Jackson Named NIU Junior Varsity Cheerleader 1962-63
Ruth Jackson of Riverdale has been selected as a junior varsity cheerleader at Northern Illinois University for the 1962-63 term. She previously cheered for Thornton Township High School and Harvey High School at both junior varsity and varsity levels.
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Ruth Jackson
Riverdale
Northern Illinois University
Thornton Township High School
Ruth
Harvey High School
Dolton Riverdale Readers Invited to Submit Vacation Photos
Dolton and Riverdale residents are asked to submit vacation snapshots and human interest photos for publication in The POINTER. Send or bring entries to The POINTER at 13814 Indiana Ave, Riverdale, IL, for possible inclusion in Tri-City area coverage.
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Dolton-Riverdale
Pointer
Tri-City
Dolton and
Riverdale
Indiana Ave
Fil
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White Sox
Queen of Apostles Church
Veep
Izaak Walton League
Gannon’s Carpet & Furniture
Chicago Rd
Washington
Dolton
SAT
SUN
Rodgers and Hammerstein
THE
King and I
Yul Brynner
Sonia
Barclay‘s
W. 138Th St
Art Ruff
All-in
Insurance
Aeener
Arthur W. Ruff
144Th Street
Insurance Agency
R. MacArthur
Thornton and Thornridge
Frederic Amiel
Harvey Federal Savings
Good Neighbor Savings Institution
U.S
Federal Savings & Loan Insurance Corp
Federal Home Loan Bank
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