South Holland Little League honors new Municipal Field
South Holland Little League officials praise contributors for the new Municipal Field near the Municipal Building. The July 4 dedication was postponed by weather, with sponsors ranging from American Legion Post 883 to Witvoet Trucking noted for specific improvements and materials used. Village President Harold Gouwens lauds the field as a wholesome summer pastime benefiting about 350 boys across eight major and ten minor league teams plus four eight year olds squads.
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Little League
South Holland Little League
Municipal Field
American Left Post
Calumet Industrial & Farm Supply
Capps Welding Company
Fritz Gouwens
Gouwens Electric
Holland Electric
Paarlberg Chemicals
Rated Construction Company
Roeda
Thornwahnee
Witvoet Plumbing
Witvoet
Harold Gouwens
South Hol
South Holland
Fire damages closet and bedroom in Dolton home
Firefighters battled a blaze in a Dolton residence at 15533 Colage Grove Tuesday afternoon July 18 damaging much of a bedroom interior including the closet, door and walls. The cause and final damage estimate were not available from Fire Chief Paul Ripley.
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Colage Grove
Dolton
Paul Ripley
Marino Sent To Illinois Security Hospital
Arthur Marino fifty to forty years old of 13301 Ann Street Blue Island was ordered committed to the Illinois Security Hospital at Chester after a jury found him insane and unfit for trial for murder in connection with the Dalton clayhole case in June 1949. He had escaped from Danville VA hospital last May 5 and allegedly killed a woman and his four year old nephew in Blue Island.
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Arthur Marino
Ann Street
Blue Island
Dalton Clayhole
Danville Veterans Administration
Thellinois Security Hospital
Chester
Riverdale Organizes for Village Hall Dedication
Thirty eight Riverdale residents from various groups met at Riverdale Village Hall on Tuesday evening July 18 to plan committees for the dedication and open house of the new municipal building. Robert W. Hendricks was named chairman and Charles Quain vice chairman. Enthusiasm and many ideas marked the gathering. The dedication will be Sunday October 4. Read future POINTER issues for more information.
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Riverdale
Robert W. Hendricks
Charles Quain
Funeral services for Mrs Alt in Chicago
Mrs Alt died in Walnut Creek California on Sunday July 16. Funeral services are set for Thursday at Bachmann Funeral Home 244 East 138th Street Chicago. The POINTER page 10 carries the complete obituary.
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Flenrietta FE
Walnut Creek
California
Bachmann Funeral Home
138Th St
Chicago
Dr Phil Steps Down As Chief Of Medical Staff
The medical staff of Francis Hospital in Blue Island Il commends outgoing president Philip G Thomson MD of Dalton for his service. He is succeeded by R B White MD of Chicago who has worked as radiologist at the hospital for 21 years.
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Dr. Phil
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 seat tickets for the White Sox vs Yankees game on Saturday July 15 to local volunteers Mrs Marion Kolisz of South Holland and Mrs Kathleen McCarthy of Riverdale. They won for collecting the most contributions in their communities during a door to door drive and more than 125000 dollars has been raised to support MS clinics at Presbyterian St Luke's and MS research.
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Chicago
National
Society
Board of Diretors
Locke
MS Society
Presbyterian-St. Luke's Hospital
Panic Reactions To Sonic Boom Alarm Civil Defense
Civil defense authorities in the Tri-Cities assess public reaction after a reported sonic boom last Friday night. Officials consider education campaigns to address fear and curiosity as key to preparedness for potential national disasters.
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Civilian Defense
Tri-Cities
Police Destroy Field Of Marijuana Near Calumet River
Riverdale police uncover and destroy a marijuana field on 131st street along the Calumet river bank. A Chicago suspect admitted making and selling homemade marijuana cigarettes from plants at the Riverdale site.
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Calumet River
Riverdale
131St Street
Calumet Riverbank
Charles Cook
Chicago
Farewell Planned for Father Robert Fyanes at St Jude
St Jude the Apostle church schedules a farewell gathering this Sunday for Father Robert Fyanes former assistant pastor and junior high baseball coach at St Jude He served as a coach this past season and invites friends parishioners and area residents to attend.
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St. Jude the Apostle
Robert Fyanes
St. Judes
Father Fyanes
St. Jude
What Price Freedom by Carl Nolte
An essay argues the price of freedom endures beyond money, paid by every generation through vigilance, education, and civic defense. It stresses steady effort to prevent complacency and to inspire others toward freedom under American governance.
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Carl Nolte
America
Seek Talent For Village Day Picnic
Riverdale Village Day features a talent show at Riverdale Park on August 20. Cash prizes await top acts from Riverdale residents only, with no age limit. Sign up July 31 at Riverdale Park fieldhouse 137th and Wentworth 10 am to 8 pm.
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Riverdale
137Th
Wentworth
New Pastor Installed at Grace Church in South Holland
On Sunday evening July 16 Rev Milton Lehr was installed as pastor of Grace Lutheran church at Markham Lutheran church. Installation conducted by Rev M Nicolaus of Markham with visiting pastors assisting. Sermon by Rev Cyril Wismar of the English District Missouri Synod. Grace church site planned at 166th and Woodlawn presently holds services at the American Legion hall 443 E 157th st South Holland.
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Markham Lutheran Church
Milton Lehr
Grace Lutheran Church
M. Nicolaus
Markham
Cyril Wismar
Mission Board
English District
Missouri Synod
Grace Church
166Th
Woodlawn
American Legion Hall
157Th St
South Holland
Dolton Man Helps Police Identify "Hot Rod" Plane
Dolton police traced a fearsome buzzing plane over Sibley and Indiana for an hour and a half after receiving more than 50 calls. Ex urban observer Robert Bushby identified the craft as Cessna 195 N9369A before it landed at Howell airport Crestwood.
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Dolton
Sibley
Indiana
Dalton
Federal Aviation Agency
Civil Aeronautics Authority
C&ei
Indiana Avenue
Robert Bushby
Edbrooke
Riverdale
138Th
Ashland
Crestwood
Howell
135Th
Cicero
Invite Children To Summer Park Activities
The park board invites all area children age 8 and up to join a supervised summer program offering handicraft badminton volleyball archery tents tumbling ping pong and tetherball. Director Clarence Onyett will register participants at the Ivanhoe Park fieldhouse. The program is free except for handicraft supplies.
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Ianhoe Park Board
Clarence Onyett
Ivanhoe Park
Library Board Seeks Return of Overdue Books
Dolton library officials urge patrons to return overdue items to free up copies especially in the juvenile section where a second copy is costly. The board notes occasional misdirected notices and asks volunteers to assist with registrations and cataloging while seeking help for weekly library duties.
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Dolton
Arthur Fanning
Library Board
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C. D
Marino
Alt
Chuck Renner
Cook
Frank Merrit
Riverdale Public Works Department
Altgeld Gardens
Leona Mangins
Pointer
Corriveau
Roy Stamp Jr
Gerry Amber
Don Temmerling
Eduard Schaefer
Mar Yin
Bruckner
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