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Newspaper
Riverdale Pointer
Location
Riverdale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 20, 1963
Page
1
On July 4 Dolton will again have flags on light poles. Herb Kausal, village electrician, pledges to install flags at no village cost on patriotic holidays. He donated and first installed them on Decoration Day 1952. Residents should park 20 feet from poles while work is done.
A 36 year old Chicago man Fred Glover drowned in the Little Calumet River last Tuesday night. Riverdale and Chicago crews searched from 7:30 to 11 p.m. within a half mile east of Indiana avenue near 134th street and South Park Avenue. Odis Hill and Willie McElroy were aboard the boat with Glover. Hill 41 said Glover fell overboard. Police, Coast Guard, and multiple boats assisted the effort, which continued with river dragging and a patrol for the body. The man’s exact fall point could not be determined.
The Pointer at Riverdale Illinois earned honorable mention in the National Editorial Association Best News Story contest. The award recognizes the paper’s front page coverage of the forest preserve homicide at 134th and Halsted with multiple viewpoints and on site photos.
After a June 15 turnout overwhelming the Dolton Village Hall, vaccines ran out and 200 residents were turned away. Dolton Public Health Dept and Dolton Jaycees plan a second free polio shot session on Saturday from 3 to 4 pm at Dolton Village Hall to immunize more residents.
The Riverdale Village Board of Trustees passed an ordinance banning parking on School Street between 142nd Street and the Indiana Harbor Bell railroad. The rule, adopted June 12, prohibits stopping or standing vehicles on the west side of School Street and requires No Parking signs. Violations carry fines from 5 to 200 dollars per offense.
Mrs Peppler of Riverdale placed a POINTER want ad for household help and received 20 telephone calls in three hours. She noted the 19 other women who phoned are waiting to read readers’ ads, praising the ad-taker’s courtesy and speed.
Dolton police say Anakes Suggs 1a 91 14818 Evans cut his hand while working as a stock boy at a local market on June 16. He was taken to St Francis Hospital for treatment.
Harvey police charged Robert Schmidt with reckless driving and leaving the scene after a high speed sequence that started on Morgan street and ended when his car crashed into a drug store. Ralph Pisano and Connie Pisano were among four injured in Dalton and Harvey, Illinois, with Edmund Franke, Victor Pella, Richard Majowski, and others involved or pursued in the chain of collisions.
The Riverdale Police Department schedules a August 7 golf outing at Cherry Hills Country Club Flossmoor with a dinner and dancing. Attendance at the dinner requires no golf participation. Proceeds fund police equipment. tickets from officers or Riverdale Police Station 12nd and Stewart.
The Riverdale Republican club will hold a general meeting on Monday June 24 at 8 p.m. at Popper's Tropicana Club located at 14434 Indiana Ave. Open to anyone interested in joining the party.
The Dalton Volunteer Firemen announce a record breaking Fourth of July celebration from July 2 to 7 with rides games prizes and nightly awards. The Independence Day Parade starts July 4 at 3 30 p m from 138th and Edbrooke to Lincoln then south on Chicago Street to the Carnival Grounds in Dalton Park. Fire Chief Paul Ripley urges attendance and a fireworks display at 10 p m July 4. The six nights feature Water Ball Fights at Lake Victory with Riverdale Fire Fighters noted. A grand prize on July 7 is a 1963 Ford Galaxie.
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