The Functions Of A Community Newspaper
Leona Mangns describes early and modern production of community newspapers The article notes editors publishers and printers often fill multiple roles and highlights cooperative printing shops like The Printing Center in Chicago which improve quality uniformity and efficiency It details the workflow from mats to lead plates and the packaging of non printing areas before press time Continues on Page 3. See. i
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leona Mangnns
Cooperative
120Th
Peoria
Chicago
Pointer
Robert Atkins
Stereotype Department
Uider
Letter to Editor on 138th and Ashland garbage dump odors
A Riverdale resident blasts a nearby dump for choking winds, deadly stench, and health impacts. She urges immediate action to halt operations, notes 3:30 pm debris and car exposure, and recommends local TB screening while seeking a swift end to the nuisance.
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138Th
Ashland
Halsted Street
144Th Street
144Th and
Parnell
Riverdale
Focal
T. B
Dalton
Firemen Praised For Skillful Action In Villa Nova Fire
Dolton volunteers saved Villa Nova restaurant after a lightning strike hit a neon transformer on the north center of the building during a June storm. Fire Chief Ripley reported 32 volunteers responded and the fire was under control by 3 43 p m. The blaze confined to roof attic and part of second floor with no injury to a customer on the first floor. Riverdale and Dalton departments aided with ladders lighting and salvage covers. Damages are undetermined and this follows a prior restaurant fire in Riverdale on May 3.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dolton
Art Cavallini
Villa Nova
Sibley
Chicago Rd
Cavallini
Paul Ripley
Resi P Iant
Dalton Volunteer
Riverdale
Herb Schmidt
Dalton
Ripley
Fred
Riverdale Boy Dies Of Injuries
Seven year old James Aspen of Atlantic Riverdale died at St Francis Hospital from head injuries after a buck auto collision on Monday June 19. His father Thomas Aspen remains hospitalized. Driver Clarence A Adrian of Saginaw Michigan and others were injured as an eastbound truck jackknifed in a wind storm near Orlando Township. Funeral arrangements through Community Mortuary Viking 9 3500.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Aspen
Atlantic, Riverdale
St. Francis Hospital
Thomas Aspen
Frank Dusik
159Th Si
4Th Ave
Orlando Township
Clarence A. Adrian
Saginaw
Mich
Jimmy
Adrian
Viking 9
New Dolton Parking Area Opens Sunday
Dolton Park District president John Needles announced a ribbon cutting for the new parking lot on the north side of the Dolton Park Sunday June 25 at 2 p.m. Officials from the Dolton Park Commissioners Village Board Volunteer Fire Department and Dolton VFW will attend. The lot, capable of over 300 cars, aims to improve safety for children and seniors and ease Fourth of July week crowding for the Volunteer Firemen carnival. Funding came from two railroad parcels plus 4 acres sold for Greenwood Avenue Sibley Boulevard shopping center, with construction from years of park funds.
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Dolton Park
John Needles
Dolton V. F. W
Dalton
Dalton Park District
Greenwood Avenue
Sibley Blvd
Free Chest X Rays Here In Riverdale Dolton Area
The Riverdale Dolton Lions Club partners with the Cook County Public Health Department to offer free chest X rays. A mobile unit will be at Dalton Department store 142nd and Chicago Road on Thursday July 7 from 11 a.m. to ? p.m. and Friday July 7 from 1 30 to 8 20 p.m. It will also stop at Jewel 214 Widdih Riverdale on Monday July 10 from 1 30 to 8 30 p.m. This service requires no tax money and supports lower park district taxes in Tillinois.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Riverdale-Dolton
Widdih
Riverdale
Newly Crowned Queen to Reign at Fourth of July Parade
Ann Munger, titled Miss Dolton Fire Department, will reign over Dolton’s July Fourth celebration sponsored by the Dolton Volunteer Fire Department. Attendants Marsha DesChand and Ruth Wichert join her as they take part in the Grand Parade. The queen will present trophies to parade winners in a larger, more spectacular event.
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Dolton
Ann Munger
Miss
Tri City Leaders Rally For Boy Scouts And Fireworks Night
Charles Deegan leads Boy Scout Troop 374 sponsor Greater Dalton Memorial VFW Post 3564 with 80 boys. The Dalton firemen host a June 29 carnival with new Helicopter ride, water fights at 149th and Chicago, kiddie parade July 2, grand parade July 4 and a 10 pm fireworks show. Parade entries include Medina Golden Voice Chanters Ottawa Clown Band and others. Proceeds fund fire equipment and department upkeep.
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Charles Deegan
Greater Dalton Memorial
Wich
149Th
Chicago Road
Norman MacKay
138Th
Wabash
Riverdale
Lincoln
Chicago
Dalton’ Park
John Dalle
Grand Parade
Medina Golden Voice Chanters
Kankakee Black Hawks
Ottawa Clown Band
Giles Yellow Jackets
Robbins Majorettes
Scarlet Knight
Drum and Bugle Corps
Chicago Stockyard
Chicago Fire Department
Midwest
Model T Club of America
U. S
Dalton Fire Department
Thornton approves site for third high school in Thornridge area
Thornton Township District 205 votes June 14 to locate a new high school on about 60 acres partly in South Holland near Thornton. The site, bounded by 147th Street, Chicago Road, School Street extended and the Toll Road, excludes an eight acre corner. John Hoekstra owns the land at a asking price of 5 500 per acre. The board plans a 50 000 payment now with rest financed over six years from the district building fund, avoiding extra bond issues for District 203 residents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thornton Township
Thornton High School Board of Education
South Jretland
Thornton
147Th Street
Chicago Road
South Park
School Street
John Hoekstra
South Holland
J. D. Logsdon
John J. van der Aa
Thornridge
J. Logsdon
University of Indiana
School of Education
Harold H. Church
U. of I
Indiana Avenue
16Th Street
Church
Indiana
116Th
163Rd
Calumet Expressway
170Th
Cottage Grove
Board of Education
Res
Dalton Riverdale and South Holland POINTER Published
Notice announces the POINTER now publishes two newspapers, Dalton Riverdale POINTER and South Holland POINTER, broadening local coverage and readership.
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The
Pointer
Dalton-Riverdale
South Holland Pointer
License Violators Arrested in Dolton Notice
Dolton Chief of Police Grover Cogswell said nineteen vehicle owners were arrested Monday June 19 for failing to display 1961 vehicle tags. Tags and dog licenses are sold at the clerk’s office 8 am to 4 pm and at the police station 8 am to 4 pm respectively. Dog licenses expired April 39 1951. Arrests may follow for noncompliance. William E Heitmann son of Mr and Mrs William Heitmann of 14412 Park Dalton earned his PhD in Metallurgy at the University of Illinois on June 17.
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Dolton
Grover Cogswell
Cogswell
William E. Heitmann
William Heitmann
Park, Dalton
University Oflinois
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Miss Dolton Fire Dept
Gail Payette
Carol Hall
Paulette Schmied
Sylvia Harper
Ted Czech, Jr
United States
Naval Academy
Edward J. Derwinski
4Th District
Derwinski
Theodore Czech
Tracy Avenue
Ted
Annapolis
New Dolton
Delton Park District
Tillinois
Tri-City
BY Dureen Corsello
Pick High School
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