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Newspaper
Riverdale Pointer
Location
Riverdale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jul 28, 1960
Page
4
Leona Mangins editor recalls August as hot and windless with 31 days of summer flair. Charms of late-summer fields, pest plans, and vacations mix with vintage quips from Eddie Tustin and George Watling. Readers reminisce about 1920s house parties, Chop Suey dinners, and old piano-rolls.
A playful coinage describes a hootnanny as the whimsical hybrid of an owl and a goat. The quip humorously frames the term as a crossing that yields a comic, curious creature or situation.
The 9636th Air Reserve Squadron of Chicago was named Outstanding Reserve Unit by Colonel James J. Stone of the Tenth Air Force at the Continental Air Command event. At O’Hare, the unit led among 173 squadrons in the Midwest and earned second in the national contest. about 120 airmen under Lt. Col. David L. Obert command, based at Park Ridge.
The Arthur W Ruff Insurance Agency in Riverdale offers a new Safeco Boatowners policy. It covers inflboards outboards sails motors trailers and equipment with automatic renewal and no annual application. Discounts include 10 percent first year 5 percent after one year and 3 percent annually up to years.
The board of National Tea Co declared the third quarterly dividend for 1989 at 20e per share. The payout will be payable September 1, 1989 to holders of record as of August 19 1989.
County Treasurer Francis S Lorenz completes a modernization plan for the county treasurer office. A 100000 dollar tax funded project plus 1300000 from savings updates the 53 year old building with armor vaults gate locks and burglar trap safe design. The new layout features a light airy room fourteen teller cages check desks and a service counter with land map access to speed payments and inquiries.
The Social Security Only Foundation provides foundation protection with benefits ranging from 33.00 to 119.11 for a single member. Congress designed the system for basic protection funded entirely by workers and employers. Individuals must seek additional income sources for adequate retirement and family support beyond Social Security benefits.
Local repair service touts capability to fix “anything wrong with your TV” with a bold ad slogan. The ad highlights general repairs and emphasizes thorough service for household televisions.
John Tyler of 14101 S Clark Street is among 80 participants in the Illinois Summer Youth Music program at the University of Illinois July 19 through July 23. Campers stay in Allen Hall with intensive daytime rehearsals and balanced recreational cultural activities during its 12th year run by the University Extension.
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