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Newspaper
Riverdale Pointer
Location
Riverdale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jul 13, 1961
Page
3
At Riverdale village board in July the petition signed by 34 adults urged a curfew citing drag racing property damage and late night noise by teenagers. The board referred the matter to Police Chief Charles Cook the police commission and the village attorney for a full investigation ahead of the next regular meeting on July 25.
St Marys parish groups the Holy Name men and the Altar and Rosary Society announce a July 16 picnic at Riverdale Park. Mrs Sylvia Skip Sullivan chairs the event inviting all families to bring lunch and enjoy games, prizes, balloons, and activities for children and adults. Holy Name members Carl Sossong Joe Starkey and Tor Favorite helped plan the event with the Altar and Rosary women.
Congressman Edward Derwinski of the 4th District will appear on Radio WIND's Congressional Review on Sunday July 16 at 7 15 p m. He will discuss The Reds Also have Problems focusing on conditions in the Soviet Union and Red China amid current international events. Derwinski cites 1959 Poland mission and calls for aggressive foreign policy and expanded Voice of America and Radio Free Europe activity.
Charles Fritz testifies at 57 acre dump hearing at 138th and Ashland admitting burning garbage from Harvey Lansing and Dixmoor. odor partly caused by chemical sludge from Sherwin Williams in Chicago. Fritz estimates property investment at 320000 and incinerator cost at 150000. rebuttal witnesses for City of Chicago and Riverdale continue through week. hearings may conclude with Master in Chancery report to Judge Epstein.
Robert Newgren, president of school board district 148, notes annual remodeling and summer cleaning across all district schools. This year Lincoln School in Dalton will gain new classrooms and office space to handle population growth. Newgren, a local real estate and construction figure, has built numerous Gulf gas stations and more, with a long history in the area.
The Dalton village board agreed with the zoning board of appeals to rezone the east side of Chicago street north of 154th to 158rd for two two story brick apartment buildings. Each building will have 20 three and one half room units with parking behind. The project targets retired couples teachers single or newlyweds. No objections were filed and the board notes a need for small apartments near homes.
A seven day Hong Kong visit ended June 17 for crewmen of the attack aircraft carrier USS Bon Homme Richard, a Seventh Fleet unit in the Western Pacific. Ronald P. Rinearson and Douglas H. Wilkens, both USN firemen, are sons of Riverdale residents.
Dolton Chief Grover Cogswell announced that Raymond Moline will join the Dolton police department effective July 1. Moline, of 14832 Langley, is married to Patricia with two children and will be the tenth regular officer plus four clerks already serving.
Village Trustee Hans Ball won approval to force residents to install sidewalks within about 30 days or face a special assessment. Areas were mapped for enforcement with Town and Country first, bounded by Sibley blvd to the south and nearby streets.
F. D. Eckert of 14500 S. State Riverdale assistant superintendent of transportation for the Santa Fe railway at Chicago is attending the Institute of Business Economics taught by the graduate school of business administration at the University of Southern California in Los Angeles. The six week residence course is for Santa Fe management personnel.
Riverdale police arrested four men and a 15 year old found parked near 139th and Ashland by the Indiana Harbor tracks Saturday night. Charges were reduced to contributing to the delinquency of a minor and bond set at 3500 each. They face a hearing Wednesday July 26 at 5pm with Chief Cook, Magistrate Young, and ASA Leahy. Frank Kala of Wentworth Riverdale died July 10. services Thursday at 1:30 at Bachmann Funeral Home. Interment Oakland Cemetery.
New Thornridge district residents with high school age children should register them for the fall term. The main office in building B is open weekdays 9 am to 4 pm. Assistant principals John Tilton and Arnold Koester will oversee the registration process.
A notice states that any picture published in The POINTER and South Holland POINT ER is offered at no charge to an authorized representative of the organization or to an individual whose picture appears. Pictures will be posted on The POINTER bulletin board for pickup Monday to Friday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
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