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Newspaper
Riverdale Pointer
Location
Riverdale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jul 16, 1959
Page
7
Grassroots columns from Industrial News Review and The Rockdale Herald-Scan warn that inflation erodes hard earned savings. They blame government spending and debt for rising prices and call for reduced handouts and greater fiscal restraint to avert socialism and loss of living standards.
FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover warns on twin threats to liberty the communist conspiracy within and abroad and a criminal conspiracy attacking safeguards Our forefathers fought to gain liberty and in the nuclear age the struggle is to maintain it The price of liberty is eternal vigilance.
A nationwide survey reported by Editor & Publisher finds more than three quarters of retailers expect higher summer sales than last year. Only 20 percent foresee no change and about 2 percent expect a decline. Newspapers remain retailers main advertising medium with 72 percent of stores planning to spend 80 percent or more of summer advertising in papers.
Vera I Lazaros and Jerome Carl Vestal united in marriage at First Methodist Church of Dolton with a candlelit altar and seven taper candelabra. The bride wore Chantilly lace ensemble, bouquet of pink roses and white stephanotis, and was escorted by her brother. Reception for 200 followed at Riverdale hall then a honeymoon to Mackinac Island, Canada, and Wisconsin Dells. They will reside in South Holland. both former Thornton Township students.
Fireman Fred R. Rohde of Riverdale Illinois serves on USS Warrington. He is scheduled to visit Detroit and Erie during July as part of Operation Inland Seas, a large naval exercise celebrating the opening of the St Lawrence Seaway. Destroyer Division 102 visits Chicago Lake St Louis and other ports.
Our Savior's Lutheran Church at 138th Street and Wabash Avenue in Riverdale will hold three services on Sunday July 19. Pastor Rev. Raymond C Shawl announced services at 730, 9 and 11 am with the summer administration of the Lord's Supper observed.
A special meeting on Tuesday afternoon June 16 in Riverdale Park fieldhouse changed board meeting venues for the Dalton Riverdale Woman's Club. Board meetings will be on the fourth Monday evening monthly at Riverdale Park fieldhouse, with regular monthly meetings on the second Thursday evening at Dolton Park fieldhouse.
Queen of Apostles parish presents Joan Bennett and Donald Cook in Anniversary Waltz at Drury Lane Theatre Evergreen Park on Tuesday July 21. Tickets from Mrs Krasinski or after Mass from committee. Dinner reservations for Martinique Restaurant Bell call PR 9 4000.
July births reported in Dalton and South Holland area homes include Julie Ann daughter of Elroy Philips at 18607 Ellis Dalton. Jennifer Lynn daughter of Quintin Little at 14859 Riverside Dr South Holland. Kathryn Ellen daughter of Charles Smith at 466 East 162nd Street. Kathryn Ellen daughter of Jimme Cox at 14615 Harvard Dalton. Jack Alan son of Ralph Olthoff at 566 East 148th Street South Holland. Lucia Rodriguez daughter of Jose Diaz at 1706 South Park South. Edward Rygosiewicz daughter at 1221 Thornton Road South. Phil Schmidt son at 13849 Forest Ave Dalton. Canavan daughter at 18530 Ingleside Dalton. Kathryn Marcolint daughter at 14511 Atlantic Riverdale. James Bosma daughter at 832 E 160th Pl South Holland.
Advertisers shift funds across papers magazines TV radio and direct mail as media compete for budgets. Yet newspapers retain value since readers remember and act on what they see, with 57 percent planning to allocate at least nine tenths of their ad spend to print.
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