South Holland Little League names new Municipal Field
South Holland Little League officials publicly name the field near the Municipal Building Municipal Field after weather postponed the July 4 dedication. Contributors include American Legion Post 883 Calumet Industrial & Farm Supply Capps Welding Company Gouwens Electric and Witvoet Trucking among others. Village President Harold Gouwens applauds the expanded program serving about 350 boys across eight major and ten minor league teams plus eight year olds.
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South Holland Little League
Municipal Field
American Letion Post
Calumet Idustrial & Farm Supply
Capps Welding Company
Fritz Gouwens
Gouwens Electric
Holland Electric
Paarlberg Chemicals
Rated Construction Company
Roeda Signs
Thorn‘ Cartage
Witvoet Plumblne
Witvoet
Harold Gouwens
South Holland
Fire damages Dolton home closet blaze
The Ferracane residence at 15533 Cotage Grove Dolton suffered heavy smoke and fire damage on Tuesday afternoon July 18 in a bedroom closet. The blaze burned part of the floor closet door and walls with cause and total damage awaiting assessment by Dolton Fire Chief Paul Ripley.
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Cotage Grove
Dolton
Paul Ripley
Marino Sent To Asylum After Sanity Ruling
Arthur Marino 40 of 13301 Ann street Blue Island was ordered committed to the Illinois Security Hospital Chester after a jury found him insane in a murder case from June 1949. He allegedly killed a woman and his four year old nephew while an escaped patient from the Danville VA hospital.
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Arthur Marino
Ann Street
Blue Island
Dalton Clayhole
Danville Veterans Administration
Illinois Security Hospital
Chester
Riverdale Village Hall to Dedicate New Municipal Building
Thirty eight Riverdale residents from diverse groups met at Riverdale Village Hall on Tuesday evening July 18 to organize committees for the dedication and open house of the new municipal building. Robert W. Hendricks was named chairman and Charles Quain vice chairman. The group planned a dedication for Sunday October 1 and urged readers to watch future POINTER issues for details.
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Riverdale
Robert W. Hendricks
Charles Quain
Funeral services for Mrs Alt in Walnut Creek CA
Henrietta E All passed away in Walnut Creek California on Sunday July 14. Funeral services are set for Thursday July 20 at Bachmann Funeral Home 441 kth St Chicago. For full obituary see page LO of The POINTER.
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Henrietta E
Walnut Creek
California
Bachmann
Kth St
Chicago
Dr Phil Steps Down As Chief Of Medical Staff
The medical staff of St Francis Hospital in Blue Island commends outgoing president Philip G Thomson M D of Dalton for his duty. He is succeeded by R B White M D of Chicago who has served as radiologist for 21 years.
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Dr. Phil
St Francis Hospital
Blue Island
Philip G. Thomson
Dalton
R. B. White
Chicago
Local Women Win Tickets To Sox Yankee Game
The Chicago Chapter of the National Multiple Sclerosis Society awarded two reserved tickets for the White Sox versus New York Yankees game on Saturday July 15 to local volunteers Mrs Marion Kolisz and Mrs Kathleen McCarthy for raising the most in the door to door drive. Edwin J Locke Jr announced 150 divisions each received two tickets as prizes. Over 125000 has been raised to fund MS clinics at Presbyterian St Luke's and MS research.
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Chicago
National
Society
Board of Tivesters
Locke
MS Society
Presbyterian-St. Luke's Hospital
Panic Reaction To Sonic Boom In Civil Defense
Civil defense authorities in the Tri Cities face public fear and curiosity after a Friday night sonic boom. Officials plan education campaigns on actions for national disasters and how to start outreach effectively.
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Civilian Defense
Tri-Cities
Police Destroy Marijuana Field Found by Calumet River
Riverdale police locate and destroy a marijuana field at 131st Street by the Calumet River bank. Chief Charles Cook notes a Chicago peddler admitted selling homemade cannabis cigarettes from plants at the site. Chicago police alerted Riverdale officials and a tractor mower removed the crop amid hints of prior years regrowth and possible Altgeld Gardens seeds.
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Calumet River
Riverdale
131St Street
Calumet Riverbank
Charles Cook
Chicago
Riverdale Department
Cook
Frank Merrit
Riverdale Public Works Department
Altgeld Gardens
Farewell for Father Fyanes at St. Jude’s Church
St. Jude the Apostle church hosts a Sunday farewell gathering for Father Robert Fyanes former assistant pastor and junior high baseball coach at St. Jude’s parish invites friends from the area and parish members to attend.
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St. Jude the Apostle
Robert Fyanes
St. Judes
Father Fyanes
St. Jude
What Price Freedom
Carl Nolte argues freedom has a cost that never ends and must be paid by every freedom loving individual. He links vigilance against complacency, tax restraint, education for wise voting, civil defense, and defense of the American way to preserve liberty for future generations. He frames freedom as an ongoing debt to the future.
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Carl Nolte
America
Riverdale Village Day Talent Show Seeks Contestants
Riverdale Park hosts a talent show as part of Village Day on August 20. Riverdale Chamber of Commerce offers cash prizes for winners. Open to all Riverdale residents including musicians singers acrobats dancers and baton twirlers. Sign up July 31 at the Riverdale Park fieldhouse 137th and Wentworth from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m.
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Riverdale
Wentworth
Riverdate
New Pastor Installed at Grace Lutheran Church
On Sunday evening July 16 Rev Milton Lehr was installed as pastor of Grace Lutheran church at Markham Lutheran church. The installation was conducted by Rev M Nicolaus of Markham with visiting pastors assisting. The sermon was delivered by Rev Cyril Wisimar of the English District Missouri Synod mission board. Grace church plans a future site at 166th and Woodlawn and currently holds services at the American Legion hall 443 KE 197th st South Holland.
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Markham Lutheran Church
Milton Lehr
Grace Lutheran Church
M. Nicolaus
Markham
Cyril Wismar
English District
Missouri Synod
Grace Church
166Th
Woodlawn
American Legion Hall
197Th St
South Holland
Dolton Man Helps Police Identify Hot Rod Plane
Dolton police traced a fearsome low flying plane after more than 50 calls reporting a Cessna 195 buzzing traffic near Sibley and Indiana. Ex pilot observer Robert Bushby identified the tail number as N9369A guiding authorities to Howell airport in Crestwood after a blocking, tense chase.
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Dolton
Sibley
Indiana
Dalton Police
Federal Aviation Agency
Civil Aeronautics Authority
Dalton
C&ei
Indiana Avenue
Robert Bushby
Edbrooke
Riversdale
138Th
Ashland
Crestwood
Howell
135Th
Cicero
Invite Children To Summer Park Activities
The Ivanhoe Park Board invites all area children aged 8 and up to join its summer program. Activities include handicraft badminton volleyball archery tents tumbling ping pong and tetherball. Director Clarence Onyett will register at the Ivanhoe Park fieldhouse. The program is free except for handicraft supplies.
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Ivanhoe Park
Clarence Onyett
Library Board Appeals for Return of Overdue Books
Dalton library board urges patrons to return overdue books to avoid depriving others, especially in the juvenile section where a second copy is costly. Notices may reach wrong borrowers. volunteers and staff strive for accuracy while two week card applications begin. Community volunteers invited to help with cataloging and book repair.
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Dalton
Arthur Fanning
Mel
Lanning
Carolyn Keen
Fanning
Library Board
Edward Corrigeau
Corriveau
Roy Stamp Jr
Gerry Amber
Don Wemmerling
Edward Schaefer
Riverdale
Marvin Bruckner
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