Riverdale Man Appointed to Civilian Defense Training
Riverdale civilian defense director Henry Henricks announced Robert Heynolds of 14437 LaSalle will attend the Office of Civilian Defense school of instruction in Battle Creek Michigan. Heynolds, a 1910 graduate of IIT with a mechanical engineering degree, travels to Battle Creek for 40 hours of radiological monitoring training and will later instruct Riverdale volunteers in radioactivity detection.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Henricks
Riverdale
Robert Heynolds
LaSalle
Office
Civilian Defense School of Instruction
Battle Creek
Michigan
Reynolds
Illinois Institute of Technology
Prairie Fire Plate Incident Extinguished in Dolton
A small blaze at PRAIRIE FIRE plate located at Kimbalt Shepard Drive in Dolton was put out by the Dolton Volunteer Fire Department with no injuries reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Plate Ine
Kimbatk
Shepard
Younger Booth Brother Spurs Scout to Honor Level
Jack Alan Booth, under thirteen, earned the Bronze Palm and joined the Order of the Arrow, inspired by his older brother Eagle Scout Ted McLain Booth who holds the Bronze aut Gol Paint and serves as secretary of the Potawatom Chapter of the Cider at the Arrow, Pokagon Lodge. They are members of Scout Troop 374 sponsored by Greater Memorial Post 3404 in Dolton, sons of Forrest and Mrs. Booth of Shady Acres South Holland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Axle
Jack Alan Booth
Order of the Arrow
Ted McLain Booth
Potawattom
Cider At the Arrow
Pokagon Lodge
Greater Memoral Post
Dolton and Sons
Forrest Booth
Shady Actes South Holland
Bolton Fire Dept Extinguishes Prairie Fire on Sibley
The Bolton Fire department extinguished a prairie fire along Sibley road near the C. and E. I railroad tracks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bolton Fire Department
Sibley
Riverdale to Hire 3 Firemen
Riverdale announces civil service examinations to fill three fire engineer openings in the village fire department. The test is at village hall on August 18 at 8 p.m. Applications due by August 11.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Fire and Police Commissioners of
Riverdale
137Th and
Wabash
Dom Bay
Tire Department
New
142Nd
Tracy
United States
Bay
Infant Baptism at Ivanhoe Reformed Church
The Ivanhoe Reformed Church held infant baptisms for Beverly Ann Bergstrom Norman John Joseph and Teert Lynn Renner. Pastor Eugene H. Vander Well will teach at Camp Mai jaa from July 29 to August 5 and then vacation in Rock Valley Iowa with his family. Conferees from the Ivanhoe church this week include Gary Housman Laura Mumford Steven Munro Lois Vander Wall Richard Nicholson William Older and Larry Peterson. Sunday worship times are 11 am and 7 pm with Sunday school at 9:30 am.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eugene H. Vander Well
Ivanhoe
Didi and Wabash
Riverdale
Camp Mai Jaa
Rock Valley
Iowa
Ivanhoe Reformed Church
Gary Housman
Laura Mumford
Steven Munro
Lois Vander Wall
Richard Nicholson
William Older
Larry Peterson
Beverly Ann Bergstrom
Robert Bergstrom
Norman John Joseph
Norman Joseph
Teert Lynn Renner
Charles L Renner
Riverdale Plans Second Annual Art Fair at Ivanhoe Fieldhouse
Riverdale community groups plan the second annual Art Fair to be held Sunday August 27 from noon to dusk at Ivanhoe Park fieldhouse. Invitations were mailed to exhibitors and organizers seek amateur and professional artists to display work contacting Mrs Edward Lace or Mrs George Schult.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ivanhoe
Edward Lace
Viking
George Schult
Post Tentative Budget For School Dist 148 Hearing Notice
The Board of Education announces a public hearing on the tentative budget for August 28 at Lincoln School Lincoln Ave. The budget covers the fiscal year beginning July 1 1961 and a copy is available for public inspection at the school.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Education
School Districk M8
Lincoln School
Lincoln Ave
He School
Thornton superintendent to international education mission
James D Logsdon THS superintendent will travel to ten countries this summer as NASSP and NEA representative. Board president Henry Vandenberg lauds the assignment for the district and state. An administrative committee will govern in his absence. Logsdon will address the London Congress in England and attend a New Delhi educators conference with Nehru. He will chair Viet Nam meetings in Saigon and meet with education ministers. Side trips include Copenhagen meetings, Marburg to visit a former exchange student, and Manila visits with THS exchange alumna and her friend near Manila.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James D Logsdon
Thornton Township
National Asociation of
NASSP
National Education Association
London
New Dell
Margin
Logsdon
Henry Vandenberg
Thornridge
Dr. Logsdon
England
International Federation of Secondary Teachers
Treaty Organization
New Delhi
Nehru
Saigon
Viet Nam
General Association of Teachers of
Copenhagen
John Epstein
Atlantic Treaty Ass
North Atlantic
Thornton Towship High School
Thea Leif J Onsen
Germany
American Field Service
Marburg
Frankfurt
Manila
Ima Bellosido
Phillippine
Boundaries Set For Berger Pupils for 1961 62
Supt Albert Withey announces district boundaries for three schools for 1961 62. North of Sibley boulevard and west of Calumet Expressway join Berger with new Vandenberg addition for grades 1 4. East of Calumet Expressway and west of folvenue avenue attend Caroline Sibley School. South of Sibley and west of Calumet Expressway go to Waterman School. Enrollment rises from 1395 to 1575.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albert Withey
Sibley Boulevard
Calumet Expressway
Berger School
Berger
Vandenberg
Folvenue Avenue
Caroline Sibley
Yates Avenue
Calumet City
Wathey
Sibley
Waterman School
Lowh Holland
Wither
Derwinski Announces Service Academy Appointments Program
Congressman Edward Derwinski opens for applications in the 4th District for next year’s service academy appointments based on competitive exams and medical checks. About 200 district youths participated last year with 5 Naval, 2 Military, 1 Air Force, and 1 Merchant Marine placements reported for 1961.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward J. Derwinski
Derwinski
Naval Academy
Miliary Academy
Au Fores Academy
Merchant Manne Academy
New House
Washington
D. C
Blue Island Post Office
Vermont Blue Sland
Advertisers Please Note in Three Newspapers
Advertisers are advised their display ads will appear in The South Holland POINTER and the Dalton POINTER each Thursday. To improve sales in your area, contact the advertising department at Viking 9-1800.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pointer
Matager
South Holland Pointer
Dalton Pointer
Divers Help Dolton Riverdale Firemen Recover Boy Body
Dolton and Riverdale volunteers dredged a water-filled excavation at Calumet Expressway and Greenwood Road to recover 16 year old Richard Pollack of 6324 S Whipple Chicago who drowned while swimming with 10 teens. Allen McReynolds 16 of 1324 W 82nd St Chicago told police he saw a boy go under water and thought he was fooling around.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dolton
Riverdale
Calumet Expressway
Greenwood Rd
Richard Pollack
McReynolds
Pollack
Dalton
Sibley Blvd
Greenwood
Bolton Fire Dept
Riverdale Fire Dept
Clarence Wisowaty
Tri-City Leaders Harold Struthers Active Riverdale Chamber Official
Harold Struthers is the Riverdale Chamber of Commerce 2nd vice president and former Santa Claus Parade chairperson. He helped co sponsor the parade with the Ivanhoe Business Association and recalled giving 3000 candy bags to children. He also chaired the Miss Riverdale contest, though no plans exist to sponsor it this year. Born in Big Timber Montana, he moved to Marseilles TI.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold Struthers
Riverdale Chamber of Commerce
Riverdale
Ivanhoe Business Association
Clarence “Mickey Gentele
Mr. Struthers
Mural by Carl Gustafson Enlivens South Holland Library
Young readers and longtime visitors will enjoy a wall mural in the South Holland library children’s corner. Artist Carl Gustafson of Chicago, Bowen High School art teacher, donates his time to depict figures like Robin Hood Sir Lancelot Don Quixote Cinderella the Wizard of Oz and Sam Sawyer in a vivid fantasy scene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Holland Library
Carl Gustafson
South Holland
Bowen High School
Chevago
Mr. Gustafson
Robin Hood
Sir Lancelot
Don Quixote
Cinderella
Sam Sawyer
Also Mentioned on This Page
Henricks
C. D. School
Chuck Renner
Heynolds
Tvanhoe
George Reynelcs
Riverdale Caylian Defense
Die Vogytor Tlenmicks
Chicago Mauseum
Servnce and
Industry
Yenricks
Calliggis
Washington, D. C
Glenwood School For Boys
Frederick M. Gillies
Right
Acme Steel
Doilon
Ivanhoe Fieldhouse
Fine Arts
John Riehanes
Weteard Lace
Coconentan
le Schult
Marvin Cairns
Charles Rogers
Raymond Riechel
Roland Marvoux
A. M. Duthie
Robert Cheverud
Re’ It Brennan
Rita Borgiano
Herb Zorpou
Lyre
Richard Mook
Edmooke
Linda Susan
St. Francis
NEA
Europe
Asia
Dalton Fire Dept
148Th
Indiana Ave
Mucal
Fointer Fhoto
Tri-City
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