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Four guide dog trainee canines near August 1 diploma day at Markham Dog Training HQ. A July 31 pot luck fundraiser supports training for sightless children. Also covers Scout and camp activities, local birthdays, and a new address for Ronald Paarlberg.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Doreen Corsello
Markham Dog T Taining
Teddi Nurmi
South Holland Companion Collie Auxiliary
South Holand Park
Lee Ford
Catherine Asher
Linda Gilland
Francine Green
Marjorie Green
Kathleen Henneberry
Patsy Lottine
Manistee
Montague
Michigan
Anoher
Wenneberry
Michael
Bets
Bertien Springs
Lich
Manitequa
South Wetland
James R. Bothwell
Rhonda Joy Tethigell
Ray PonBesten
Roger DeYoung
Barbara Gouwens
Joan Gouwens
Sara Gouwens
John D. Paarlberg
Jim Smit
Don van Deursen
Denise VanderGiessen
Nereen Wright
Paul Wognum
Peggy Lynn Mulder
John Louis Vinke
Tunis Lee DeYoung
Tom Tysse
David VanSwol
Henry Rinkema
Parkside
Ronald Paarlbergs
South Holland
Time and Money Saving South Holland Pointer Pitch
A nostalgic sales pitch touts the South Holland Pointer weekly newspaper as a local, affordable source. It emphasizes delivering South Holland Riverdale and Dalton news, with photos and features, to readers at their doorstep each Thursday. The ad invites readers to join as regulars via a circulation department contact.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Holland Pointer
Emi
South Holland
Riverdale
Dalton
Bud
Boundaries Set For Berger Boundaries
Supt Albert Withey of School District 1449 outlines 1961 62 school year boundaries for three schools. North of Sibley boulevard and west of Calumet expressway go to Berger with grade 1 4 at Vandenberg addition. other Berger upper grades in the main building. East of Calumet and west of Yorrence attend Caroline Sibley School. south of Sibley and west of Calumet expressway attend Waterman School. Enrollment this year 1395 projected 1575.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Supt
Albert Withey
Sibley Boulevard
Calumet Expressway
Berger
Vandenberg School
Yorrence Avenue
Caroline Sibley
Sibley
Good Neighbor Policy Urged On Refuse Burning
South Holland village board hears complaints about burning garbage and waste paper. President Harold Gouwens urges residents to stop burning when it annoys neighbors as a courtesy. Fire laws specify 5 to 32 gallon cans with lids and covered burning with mesh to prevent embers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Holland
Harold Gouwens
Advertisers Note on Three Newspapers Pointer Publication
Advertisers are informed their display ads will appear in the South Halland Pointer the Dalton Pointer and the Riverdale Pointer which publish every Thursday. Local sales contacts are provided via Viking 94800 to reach the advertising department for improved area results.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pointer
South Halland Pointer
Dalton Pointer
Riverdale Pointer
Viking
Divers Help Dolton Rescue Tragic Drowning Victim
Richard Pollack, 16, drowned while swimming with 10 teens at a water-filled excavation near Calumet Expressway and Greenwood in Dolton. Dolton and Riverdale volunteers searched for almost two hours, aided by two boats and skin divers. Pollack’s body was recovered by Clarence Wisowaty using grappling hooks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dolton
Riverdale
Calumet Expressway
Greenwood Rd
Richard Pollack
McReynolds
Pollack
Dalton
Sibley Blvd
Greenwood
Dalton Fire Dept
Riverdale Fire Dept
Clarence Wisowaty
Thea
Mural to Brighten South Holland Library Corner
Carl Gustafson of 157th Street South Holland, an art teacher at Bowen High School, donates time to paint a children’s mural for the South Holland library. The scene blends Robin Hood, Sir Lancelot, Dan Quinate, Cinderella, the Wizard of Oz, Tom Sawyer, and other beloved figures into a colorful wall tableau.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Holland Library
Carl Gustafson
157Th St
South Holland
Bowen High School
Chicago
Mr. Gustafson
Robin Hood
Sir Lancelot
Dan Quinate
Cinderella
Wizard of Oz
Tom Sawyer
Special Census May Step Up South Holland Street Improvements
South Holland plans a special census to boost street and sewer projects. The village board approved funding and a census plan, citing potential motor fuel tax gains and the option of special assessments or bonds to cover paving and utilities. The annual appropriation for 1961-1962 totals $593,338.75.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Holland Street
South Holland
Village Board of Trustees
Bureau of Census
Pt. of Commerce
Jansma
Village Board
Bernard Arndt
Arndt
Holland Soldier Joins Order of Gold Patriots
Army Specialist Four Donald Dekker, 21, of 6210 159th Pl South Holland, recently joined the Seventh USS Army's Order of Gold Patriots while serving with the 41st Artillery in Germany. He enlisted in 1959, arrived overseas that August, and is part of a movement pledging to save a portion of pay to curb U S gold outflow. chapters spread through units of the Seventh Army.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Donald 2. Dekker
Leonard Dekker
159Th Pl
South Holland
Seventh Uss Army
Order of Gold
1Ath Artillery
Germany
John F. Kennedy
U. S
Seventh Army
Dekker
Hanau
Hhana High School
Lansing
Riverdale Chamber leader active in parade and candy drive
Harold Struthers, Riverdale Chamber of Commerce 2nd vice president, chaired the Santa Claus Parade last year with the Isanhoe Business Association. After distributing 3,000 candy bags, 500 remained and were donated to Glenwood School for Boys. He also led the Miss Riverdale contest and noted no plans for it this year. Born in Big Timber Montana, he later moved to Marseilles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold Struthers
Riverdale Chamber of Commerce
Riverdale
Isanhoe Business Association
Clarence Mickey Gentzle
Mr. Struthers
Mickey
Glenwood School
Struthers
Chamber of Commerce
Big Timber
Montana
Marseilles
Thornridge to Sponsor First Foreign Student From France
Thornridge High School will host its first foreign exchange student, Jean Pierre Leydier, 18, from France arriving August. He will enroll as a senior, supported by the Frank Stewart family of Dalton. The Thornridge AFS chapter, with members from South Holland and nearby towns, organized the sponsor and fund raising, including a $650 revenue from a record hop to cover initial costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thornridge
The
American Field Service
Jean Pierre Leydier
France
United States
Frank Stewart
Dalton
Jerry
Thornridge High School
Thornridge Chapter
Robert Behanna
Thornridge High
Robert Short
Jacob Aggen
Carl Wadgoord
C. W. Paarlberg
Albert Gowens
South Holland
Lee Hall
Charles Henduchs
Thornton
John Tilton
Thornridge Agh
Achool
Stewarts
Holland Singer Wins 1961 Oliver Dilson Award At 20
Maxine Palarini, 20, of South Holland, a junior at Roosevelt University, won the 600 Oliver Dilson prize for vocal studies after auditions May 16. The lyric coloratura soprano will study with Esther Berge and has performed with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra. She has previous accolades, including a 1958 vocal division win and a $120 Sue Cowan Ikaty award, and aims for opera and concert careers guided by her parents Morris and wife.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maxine Paiarini
South Holland
Chicago Musical College
Roosevelt University
Oliver Dilson Varce
Sacro
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Chicagoland Music
Chicago
Chicago Association of Commerce
Sue Cowan Ikaty
Miss Patarini
Morris Patarini
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So. Holland
A.F.S
Sith Holland
Atlantic
Holland
Gouwens
Dolph Jansma
Mr. Arndt
Order of Gold Patriots
Tri-City
Bdureen
Corsello
Warold
First
T Ridge A.F.S
AFS
Amerean
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