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Newspaper
Riverdale Pointer
Location
Riverdale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 11, 1959
Page
5
A magazine-style overview describes how modern appliances cut homemaker labor with push-button washing and cooking. It notes future devices from sonic laundry to TV baby monitoring, and highlights Viterra Pediatric vitamins delivering precise daily doses without air exposure.
Inquiries reveal teachers plans for summer activities as students near vacation. Mrs Mary Markunas Supervisor and 1st grade teacher at Park school shares plans toward a new home with her husband as school winds down.
Mr and Mrs Emil Kasten of 14700 Chicago observed their 57th wedding anniversary on Sunday June 7 Relatives and friends extend wishes for many more years of wedded life together.
A 1959 calendar of Dolton social events includes the 3rd Annual Spring Dance by Greater Dolton Memorial VFW Post 3564 on June 20, the 3rd Annual Dolton Policemen's Ball at Calumet Legion Post on October 10 with Henri Buttell’s Orchestra, and other activities such as the October 27 Bazaar and dinner by USCS of Dolton Methodist Church and the November 28 Riverdale Volunteer Fire Department Dance at American Legion Hall. Also listed are the 1950 DCA dinner-dance on January 30, a September 28 fashion show at Our Savior's Lutheran Church, and a September 28 back-to-school fashion by Ivanhoe Junior Woman's Club with proceeds to Community Achievement Project, plus a Bazaar on October 29 and a call for notices to add events to the bureau’s list.
The article lists Park and Roosevelt school staff arranging travel and study plans. Mrs Donahue marries in May and plans to care for home life, while Miss Hickey Kin travels to California. Amelita Swan aims to study at Chicago Teachers College. Mrs MacKenzie vacations in New Orleans, and Lois Trester pursues a master’s at Northwestern. Clarence Onyett is named recreation director for Ivanhoe Park.
Interior Design Today argues that personal taste controls style more than seasonal colors. It cautions against following trends blindly and encourages bold, individual choices like gold walls violet chairs and bitter green accents to create interesting rooms.
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