Dolton residents urge action over foul odor from Meneghin dump
Dolton residents delivered a letter to Pointer Publications alleging a foul odor from Meneghin garbage dump at 148th Street and Cottage Grove Avenue. Spokesperson Sue outgussy said signatures topped 500 in under an hour as residents from various village sections push for remediation and sanitary measures amid rat concerns.
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Dolton
Pointer Publications
Meneghin
138Th St
Cottage Grove Ave
Minn
Sue Ougutasy Arung 4
Chicago
Lake Michigan
148Th St
Collage Grove
Dolton Riverdale Motorcycle Cavalcade Set For July 21
Dolton and Riverdale residents will witness the 14th annual motorcycle cavalcade and pilgrimage to the Shine of St Christopher in Midlothian on Sunday July 21. The event is part of the 16th Annual St Christopher Fiesta running July 19 through 28. Parade marshal is George Kukovac of George's Warley Davidson Sales Indiana. About 1,500 motorcyclists are expected to pass through the Dalton Riverdale area shortly after the noon start at Sauk Village Shopping Center.
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Dolton
Riverdale
St Chnstopher
Midlothian
George Kukovac
George’s Warley Davidson
Indiana
Dalton-Riverdale
Sauk Village
Dolton Petitions Push for Electrified Crossing Gates
Dolton residents urged to sign petitions to compel the Indiana Harbor Belt and Baltimore and Ohio crossing at Lincoln and Park to replace manual pneumatic gates with electrically operated gates and lights. The collected petitions will be presented to the Interstate Commerce Commission on August 7.
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Dolton Village
Hans Rall
Lincoln and Park
Thaois Commerce Commission
Ball
Oder
Indiana Harbor Belt
Baltimore and Ohio
Petition Seeks Traffic Gate Upgrade at Dolton Crossing
Residents of Dolton petition the Illinois Commerce Commission to retain the crossing watchman at the Indiana Harbor Belt and B&O railroad crossing at Lincoln and Park. They request replacing manual pneumatic gates with electrically operated short arm gates with flashing lights, manually controlled by the current operators.
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ICC
Pointer
Wrges
Lincoln & Park
Dolton
Ilinois Commerce Commission
Indiana Harbor
Riverdale Village Day Picnic With $1500 Prizes Planned
Riverdale Chamber sets August 24 for Village Day at Riverdale Park with $1500 in prizes. Owen Rietveld chairs the event alongside a committee handling ceremonies games pies solicitations and public address. Activities include a limbo contest kids games ice pops and a baseball game between the Board of Trustees and Chamber of Commerce.
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Riverdale
Owen Rietveld
Rietveld
Ralph Young
Garret van Balen
Ray Dahmeier
Charles Quain
Wall
Arnold Schmidt
Beverage Chaiman
Larry DeAnthony
Mary Sola
Dik Poppel
Owen Ruetveld
Dick Poppet
Riverdale Board of Trustees
Chamber of
Theatre Tickets Courtesy Giveaway for Dalton or Homewood
POINTER PUBLICATIONS lists eight T11-City POINT ER subscribers every Thursday. Find a named subscriber to claim a courtesy ticket for two to the Dalton Theatre or the Homewood Theatre, pickup within one week, valid two months after issue.
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Pointer Publications
Promoted To Key Post In Districts Engineering
Linton W Bacon promotes Robert L McCarthy to engineer of flood control in the Dalton district engineering department. McCarthy, 32, is a graduate civil engineer from Watquitte University and a registered professional engineer in Chimnors with a master in sanitary engineering from the Illinois Institute of Technology. He will earn 1138 dollars per month, up from 924, and is a Marine Corps reserve major with six years at the district. He is married with four sons. Bacon cites internal promotion as evidence of career opportunities for young engineers.
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Sanilary
Linton
McCarthy
Marine Corps Reserve
Bacon
Riverdale Firemen Win Water Team Contests
Riverdale’s water fighting team swept contests at South Chicago Heights and Dalton during July celebrations winning first place trophies. Engineer Dennis Malloy and teammates Leroy Bauer Jessie Elizalde Don Krause and Ronald Red will defend the title at Richton Park on August 1 22 and 4.
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Riverdale Volunteer
Chicago Heights
Riverdale
Dalton
Dennis Malloy
Hazel Crest
Crete
Leroy Bauer
Jessie Elizalde
Don Krause
Ronald Red
Richton Park
Free Chest X Ray Offer Continues In Calumet City
Residents who missed a mobile unit free chest X ray last week at Jewel Food Riverdale may still receive screening. The unit will park at Faith Bailes Health Center 401 E 154th St Calumet City Friday from 12 to 2 PM. Service by Suburban Cook County Tuberculosis Institute with Chicago and Cook County Tuberculosis Institute cooperation.
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Riverdale-Dolton
Jewel Food
Riverdale
Riverdale Dolton Lions Club
515 Institute
Faith Bailes Health Center
FE 154Th St
Calumet City
Cook Counts Tuberculosis Insitute
Tuberculosis Institute of Chicago
Cook County
Community Thanks to Dalton Volunteer Unit
The Dalton Volunteer Pune department is thanked for its swift and efficient response to a call on July 8 by Mr and Mrs John Kacmar.
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Dalton
Pune
Wis
John Kacmar
Dolton to vote on free public library inclusion
Dolton residents will vote August 17 1963 on making the free public library part of the village appropriation and funding through taxes. The library operated by volunteers with a 1200 dollar annual budget would gain a full time librarian and expanded holdings if approved.
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Dolton Village
Dolton
Cook County
Tlinots
Ha Ulan Thies
Lbrarians
Village
Village Library Corporation
Emma Dillner
Library Board
Tilmots
Sophie Horvat
Clark
Irene L Wernicke
Forest
Emil Kopac
Park
Carol Hall
Burglars Target Dental Clinic After Car Collision
Police report two burglary attempts in Riverdale. On July 12 Cecil McDonald’s car struck a parked vehicle at 14121 Indiana Ave as a red car forced it over a curb. On July 18 burglars tried to enter Cosgrove Dental Clinic at 68 East 188th Street by removing a southwest aluminum screen but failed.
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Cecil McDonald
Ellis
Chicago
Indiana Ave
Riverdale
McDonald
Michael Trolan
State
Cosgrove Dental Clinic
East 188Th St
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Sec’y
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Fred Krikau
George Sweet
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