Gouwens Family Reunion Held at South Holland Park
The twenty first annual Gouwens Reunion drew 2735 family members to South Holland Park on Saturday July 18 with sports contests prizes and a supper. Wm Jacobs serves as president with officers and a committee handling finance sports stand and program. Guest speaker John W Sears from Bloom Township High School will share experiences from Holland.
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Gouwens
South Holland Park
Margaret Gouwens
Famiy
Willem Gouwens
South Holland
Netherlands
Arie
Maria Gouwens
Lekkerkerk
Holland
Ferguson
Markham
Wm. Weiser
Harvey
John W. Sears
Bloom Township High School
Aartje Verdiun
Wm. _ Jacobs
Cornelius_N. Paarlberg
John Merrill van Deran
Margaret Polaskey
J. M. VanDeraa
Lester Santefort
Henry Voss, Jr
Glenn Rietveld
Ruth Ter Beek
Estey Gouwens
James Gouwens
Clarence Vanderlinden
Margaret Gouwwens
Former Dolton Man Appointed General Foreman of New Plant
Raymond J. Diette, a former Dolton resident, was named general foreman in charge of production and plant maintenance for Screw Conveyor Corporation at Winona Mississippi. He brings 15 years with the firm and will reside there permanently with his wife and 10 year old son to join him soon. Diette, born in Delton, served two years in the U S Navy in the Pacific as Gunner's Mate First Class and left the Naval Reserve as Chief Petty Officer. He has been active in the American Legion and is a fourth degree Knight of Columbus.
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Raymond J. Diette
Screw Conveyor Corporation
Winona
Miss
Diette
Delton
Naval Reserve
American Legion
Knights of Columbus
Birth announced for Richard Kron at Jrancie Hospital
Mr and Mrs William Kron of 4 East 140th Court announce the birth of their son Richard born Friday June 12 at Jrancie Hospital in Blue Is.
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William Kron
East 140Th Court
Richard
Jrancie Hospital
Blue Isand
Methodist Men Close Season With Banquet
About 60 Methodist Men and wives attended the annual June Banquet of the Ivanhoe Methodist Men at Nantucket Restaurant on June 29. Clyde Trester, retiring president, presided and introduced Chicago attorney Herbert M. Johnson. John Carraro announced the new officers for 1953-54: President Bob Schuerman, Vice President Bob Brown, Treasurer Bill Shilling, Secretary R. D. Doubt, with directors T. Doll Arch Hazen and Chuck Filippi. The group reflected on nine meetings and improvements to church property including an asphalt tile floor and four sanctuary platforms, plus a concert fund-raiser raising over 300 dollars.
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Ivanhoe Methodist
Nantucket
Clyde’ Trester
Herbert M. Johnson
Chicago
John Carraro
Ivanhoe Community
Dolton Sets Lawn Sprinkling Hours and Monday Prohibition
The Dolton sprinkling schedule limits lawn and garden watering to 5 to 7 AM and 8 to 10 PM. Sprinkling is prohibited on Mondays at any time. The notice asks for cooperation from all consumers.
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Dolton
Dalton Drug Store to close Sundays in July September
Notice says Dalton Drug Store at 14067 Lincoln Avenue will be closed Sundays during July August and September. Gage's 138 Club at 13800 Lincoln Avenue will close at 1 PM on Mondays.
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Dalton Drug Store
Lincoln Avenue
Gage
138 Club
Stomp Assigned to 7th Transportation Major Port Korea
Pvt. Carl E. Stomp arrives at the 7th Transportation Major Port in Pusan Korea as a mechanic with the 512th Military Police Company. He is the son of Mrs Ruth Stomp of 539 Main Street Dalton Illinois and previously trained at Fort Leonard Wood. Stomp worked as a truck driver for Acme Steel in Chicago and serves in the motor pool as an all around mechanic. The 7th Port is the Army’s key logistics link with UN Command in Korea.
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Korea
Carl E. Stomp
Ruth Stomp
Main St
Dalton
Pusan
Stomp
Fort Leonard Wood
Acme Steel Company
Chicago
Two Riverdale Boys Discharged From Service
Home from two years service in the Far East are two Riverdale boys. They are Fred Bes and Harold Mathies of the Army. Fred returned from Japan and Harold from Korea. They were discharged at Camp Carson in Colorado.
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Far East
Riverdale
Fred Bes
Harold Mathies
Army
Fred
Japan
Harald
Korea
Camp Carson
Colorado
Sunday Mail Pickups Expanded in Riverdale
Riverdale and Ivanhoe mail boxes now offer Sunday pickup at 3 pm and 8:30 pm, with daily collections starting at 6 am and ending at 8:30 pm. Saturday times are 6 am, 3 pm and 6 pm. The Riverdale Branch Post Office stays open daily until 6 pm and until 2 pm on Saturdays.
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Riverdale
Ivanhoe
Chicago Post Office
Vacation Bible School Ends Two Weeks Program
The Ivanhoe Reformed Church finished its two week Vacation Bible School with a 7:30 p.m. service and a handcraft display. Attendance averaged 167 daily, a new high. A junior committee donated $20 to India for dried milk and cereals. The staff included nursery, primary, junior, and music leaders, and Rev. Robert H. Schuller praised the effort as the new church addition under construction will expand next year.
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Ivanhoe Reformed Church
India
J. B. Vogel
A. van Dommelen
P. Jenkins
Pauline Siemon
Lorraine Beech
Judy Tysse
F. Dorner
4. Higginbotham
Dean Later
C. Stepek Sr
W. Koves
L. Young
D. Adams
Sharlene Fisher
J. Tysse
J. Vanderwall
W. Berneau
R. Caldwell
Myre Bain Fisher
S. Fornell
Jean Anderson
Robert H. Schuller
Dalton to Get New Postoffice by October First
This week the town learned a new postoffice will be built at the northwest corner of Main and Grant streets and leased to the government. The current office is considered too small and the move is popular for improved parking and convenient access.
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Dalton
Main
Grant Streets
Dolton-Riverdale All-Stars Open Play July 25
The Dolton-Riverdale Little League tournament team will open at Blue Island at 10 a.m. Saturday July 25 against Paros. A second Harvey entry will face a Blue Island team later that day in a triple-header. The winner advances to Joliet for district play starting in July.
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Dolton-Riverdale
Blue Island
Paros
Harvey
Joliet
Frank Dorner
Lindells Service Station
Joe Hermann
Jim Schmidt
Chromium Mining & Smelting
Bob Adams
Jimmy Fiedler
Acme Steel Co
Frank Cerino
Denny Neath
Medics
Bob Landowski
Terry Moore
Bill Herman
Dalton Bank
Dave Lezeau
Joe Hemmingway
Joe Miller
Twin City Lumber
Ivanhoe Methodist Picnic At Riverdale Park
The Ivanhoe Methodist Church School will hold a picnic on Sunday July 19 at Riverdale Park starting 1 30 pm Attendees should bring their lunch Ice cream and pop will be provided There will be games races and prizes for all attendees.
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Ivanhoe Community
Fire and Police Station To Rise In Dolton
Dolton voters approve a $35,000 bond by 532 to 20 in a special election on July 11. The new Fire and Police Station will be built on the south side of the village hall while the current station becomes a garage.
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Dolton
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Dave's Place
Indiana Ave
Stella Miller
Dave Miller
Molly Miller
Patsy Vandenberg
Marge Watling
Marie Lindell
Lill Newman
Evelyn Ritter
Ruth Huber
Methodist
Dolton-Riverdale Ministerial Association
Wiob
Robert Schuller
Ivanhoe Reformed
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