Dolton Fire Dept Parade Entries Top 100 Mark
Dolton Volunteer Fire Department parade entries exceed 100 with more expected. The Fourth of July parade at Dalton Park June 29 to July 4 features bands and drum corps including Hegewisch Drum and Bugle Corps, Great Lakes Naval band, Horace Mann High School, Thornridge High, and School District 148. The Kiddie Parade starts July 1 at 1 p.m. with rides 2 to 4 p.m. Tickets cost 10 cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dolton
Great Lakes Naval Training Station
Horace Mann
Gary
Ind
Thornridge High School
Monroe
Chicago
Doyton Park
Norman MacKay
MacKay
Dalle
Vernon Benson
Chain Belt
Archie MacKenzie
Meadow Lane
Henry DeVries
South Holland
Ald
POINTER PUBLICATIONS ADDS TO STAFF FOR PHOTO COVERAGE
Don Millsap a Thornton Senior joins POINTER PUBLICATIONS expanding Tri-City photo coverage. He lives at 14920 Dearborn and aims for a career in photography. POINTER Manager Chuck Renner and Tom Renner mentor him as Cathy Murray and Sharon Hanson pose for the page.
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Pointer Publications
Tri-City
Don Millsap
Thornton
Dearborn
Chuck Renner
Tom Renner
Cathy Murray
Delton
Pacesetter Civic League Elects New Officers
The Pacesetter Civic League elected officers at Eisenhower School South Holland on Tuesday evening June 26. New officers include President Bill Quinlandstwo and Ton Meyer as vice president, Bill Holdgraf as treasurer, Walter Guziak as corresponding secretary, Sally Jordan as recording secretary, and Betty Jackson as recording keeper. Two new directors were also chosen, Dr. Braman and Bunny DeBiasio.
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Pacesetter Civic League
Eisenhower School
South Holland
Bill Quinlandst
Ton Meyer
O.p
Bill Holdgrafer
Walter Guziak
Cores
Sally Jordan
Betty Jackson
Dr. Braman
Bunny DeBiasio
New Library Hours Adopted in South Holland
Dr James Hogg chairs the library commission announcing new hours at South Holland Village Library from 10 am to 2 pm Monday to Saturday and 7 to 9 pm Friday evenings. Mrs June Kircher becomes librarian, recently from Chicago Fibbic Library. The library receives 1000 more books from the State library and expects shelving next week.
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South Holland Village
James Hogg
The
Library Commission
June Kixeher
Chicago Fibbic Library
South Weiland
State Library
Readers Compliment The POINTER In Dolton and South Holland
Local readers from South Holland Riverdale and Dolton praise The POINTER for its Photo Page local news and baseball and bowling updates. Residents cite enjoyment of the front page and effective rental ads and a loved Little League coverage.
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E. Heitmann
Dolton
Local Emergency Units Rally To Tornado Ravaged Oak Forest
A suburban Oak Forest tornado destroys a 10 block area leaving hundreds homeless. Emergency services from Riverdale Dalton and 13 villages respond swiftly. Civilian Defense and police organize traffic control and mass cleanup as Explorer Scouts aid through the night.
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Oak Forest
Riverdale
Dalton
POINTER Publications delivery notice to call if missing
Readers are urged to call POINTER PUBLICATIONS at 849 1800 if the POINTER is not received by 8 a m Thursday or not placed on the doorknob.
Wayne DeGraff Graduates From Bank Institute
Wayne M. DeGraff of 272 E 170th South Holland received a standard certificate from the Chicago Chapter of the American Institute of Banking. He serves as cashier at South Welland Trust and Savings Bank as part of a 1961-82 Chicago roster of about 1,700 bank personnel. The institute is the world’s largest banking education organization with extensive courses and social activities for Chicago-area bank employees.
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Chicago
American Institute of Banking
Wayne M. DeGraff
South Holland
de Graff
South Welland Trust and Savings Bank
ALB
Child on Bike Hit By Car In South Holland
Five year old Charles DeVries of 18419 In South Holland was struck by a car on 142nd Street near School. He was thrown about 40 feet and taken to Gall Memorial Hospital in Harvey. The car was driven by Dean R. Vander Wall of 593 EB Faith Street, South Holland. The incident occurred June 22.
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Charles DeVries
South Holland
Ngall’s Memorial Hospital
Harvey
Dean R. Vander Wall
Faith St
Power mower stolen from Riverdale garage
A new reel type power mower was taken from a garage behind the Mitchell residence at 14508 Union Riverdale between 7 a.m. and 2 p.m. on June 24.
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Mitchell
Union
Riverdale
Married in Dalton Sally Taylor and John Meyer
Sally Taylor and John Meyer were married on June 8 at Lorimer Baptist Church in Dalton. The bride is the daughter of Rev. and Mrs. Clyde Taylor of 404 Claire in. The groom is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Herman Meyer of Waterloo Iowa.
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Sally JO Taylor
John M. Meyer
Lorimer Baptist Church
Dalton
Clyde Taylor
404
Claire In
Herman Meyer
Waterloo
Iowa
First Reformed Church
Ted Paarlberg
John Witvoet
Nell Santefort
Howard Kampen
Henry DE Vries
Dalton Volunteer Fire Dept
Donald Piersma
E. 157Th St
McKinley School
ST. Jude Parish
Slovak Grove
Lemont
John G. Wagner
B. Iston
19Th Arty
Fort Carson
Colorado
Harold Matz
South Holland
Virgin Islands
Matz
ALCW
the Redeemer Lutheran Church
Islands
Flags Installed On South Park Ave Ignite Village Pride
Trustee J Louis Vinke and electrician Herb Kausal brace the ladder as President Harold Gouwens inserts flags into the first flag holder on South Park Avenue. Kausal volunteers to install holders on all poles, supply flags, and maintain them four times yearly for 75 dollars, giving the street a fresh look for July 4.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Louis Vinke
Herb Kausal
Harold Gouwens
South Park Ave
Kausal
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Parade
Cardinal
Dolton Park
P. Faoro
Mr. Dege
Synovie
Cornelia Dahlenberg
Donald Lindsborg
William Brownson
William Hillegands
Theo
F. Zandstra
Lindskoog
Herman Ridder
Anthony Tinklenberg
By Tom Renner
Wayne DeGraff
Bank Institute
Doreen Corsello
Erwin Wognum
Ingalls Memorial Hospital
Jamie Lynn
Carl Bodza, Jr
162Nd St
Ingalls
Janice Lynn Zeilenga
Ingalls Hospital
Robert Zeilenga
Betty
Mikdesy
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