Accident on Halsted Street in Riverdale
Two cars collided at 137th and Halsted in Riverdale on Wednesday June 21. Harold P. Wilkins 29 of 15314 Dorchester Dalton drove southbound crossing center strip into the northbound car driven by Bryant W. Wilson 24 of 14924 Turlington Harvey.
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137Th
Halsted St
Riverdale
Harold P. Wilkins
Dorchester
Dalton
Halsted
Bryant W. Wilson
Turlington
Harvey
Thornton High hosts 35 foreign exchange students
Thornton Township High School hosts 35 visiting foreign exchange students from 23 countries arriving today for two and a half days of activities. Host families from Thornton Blue Island and area will welcome 17 students and 18 chaperones, with tours of Chicago, a Lake Michigan cruise, and a farewell departure Sunday.
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Thornton
AFS
Sue Sachs
Sandy Zuithoff
Thornton —_ Township
American Field Service Committee
American Field Service
Lina Belhisiig
UHS
Philippines
Christiane Buisjak
THS
Germany
Washington, D.C
Thornton Townstop High School
Blue Island Community High School
Thornton Gym
Harvey Ymca
135Th
Cottage Grove
Chicago
Robert Reese
Henry Petraske
Riverdale
Ruth Lambert
Harvey
Helene Wilson
O. W Renfrow
Alberto Pena
Montenegro
Chile
Niels M Jensen
Denmark
Vulatua Haieselassie
Ethiopia
Danielle Dupont
France
Eugene F. Koeph
Christian Riebeling
Marianella P. Buoli
Maria V. Volpones
Italy
Satoshi Salo
Japan
Eleanor DeFonseka
Malaya
Alix M. W Craig
New Zealand
Anne — Skaar
Norway
Doris
Tri-City
The Future Of The Pointer Newspapers In The Tri City
Suburban growth will reshape regionally focused papers as editors face rising demand for complete local news and targeted ads. Analysts say surviving papers will show foresight, courage, and originality, aligning with educated suburban communities and building a trusted identity. Next Week: The Future Of The POINTER Newspapers In The Tri-City Community.
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Pointer
Tri-City
Light mirror taken from parked Riverdale car
A 1960 car in the Acme Steel Co parking lot in Riverdale lost a spotlight and mirror. The vehicle belonged to Stanley Dell of 13824 Emerald. Four hub caps were stolen from Robert Fink's car at 13813 Stewart, Riverdale while parked in front of his home.
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Acme Steel Co
Riverdale
Stanley Dell
Emerald
Robert Fink
Stewart, Riverdale
South Holland Lions Club Honored for Library Drive
At the 16th annual officers installation in Dalton on June 17, South Holland Lions Club received the Outstanding Achievement award for organizing and dedicating a community library in District 1-A 1960-61. The club’s member De Vries accepted the plaque on behalf of the Lions.
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Melvin Jones
Lions International
Dorchester Club
Dalton
Fred W. Ruhe
Lions
DeVries
Lions Club
South Holland Lions Club
Loyola graduate Gus Schumann earns summa cum laude degree
Gus A. Schumann son of Mrs Gertrude and the late Gustave H Schumann of Riverdale received a Bachelor of Science in business administration with a major in accounting from Loyola University during the 91st commencement at McCormick Place Chicago. He previously earned a chemistry degree in 1951 and did graduate work at Northwestern University. He served two years in the U S Army in the South Pacific and has studied Loyola in the evenings for five years.
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Gus Schumann
Gus A. Schumann
Gertrude
Gustave H. Schumann
W. 138Th
Riverdale
Loyola University
McCormick Place
Chicago
New Exposition Center
St. Mary
de la Salle High School
Schumann
Loyola
Northwestern University
U. S
South Pacific
CPA Institute Elects W Gale High as Member
W Gale High of Riverdale, a CPA with the First National Bank of Chicago, was elected a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants. Acme Steel donated 10 copies of Basic Economics by L C Michelon to Thornridge High School library.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
CPA Institute
W. Gale High
Riverdale Cpa
American Institute of Certified Public Accountants
Mr. High
First National Bank of Chicago
ACME
Acme Steel Company
L. C. Michelon
Thornridge High School
Handicapped Club Elects Officers and Plans Outing
The South Suburban Social Club for handicapped adults elected new officers at the June 16 meeting. The group meets the third Friday each month at the Methodist church on 155th and Lexington in Harvey, sponsored by the Harvey Evening Woman's club. Possible Ringling Bros circus outing and an August pot luck picnic are planned. Contact Judi Lagestee for driving help or joining. TI's A BOY! A boy was born June 15 at St Francis hospital to Mr and Mrs Edward DaF worth of Dalton Michigan.
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South Suburban
Methodist Church
155Th
Lexington
Harvey
Harvey Evening Woman’s Club
Ringling Bros. Circus
Judi Lagestee
Edward Da&Fworth
Michigan
Dalton
St. Francis Hospital
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Halsted Street
South Holland Pointer
Indiana Ave
Viking
Raymond 2. Kelly
Pubisher Castles
K. Benner
Leon Mangnus
Dan Nolve
Diinois Mall
Cook County
Hinow
Ana Rarnar
By Tom Renner
Haines
Ft. Benning
South Holland
Imne
Geneva van Dommelen
E_ list
Jane
Edwin
Betty Lou
Arthur Murray
Mildred A. Elliott
Sibley BI. Hammond
Eli
Dolton
Park
Sun
Larry
Standard Service
Larry Simnick
138Th St
Riverdale, Hl
Canada
Large
Gaucho
Tub
Jay
Bag
Scott
Wally’s
Lake City
California
D. Ca
Oscar Mayer Wieners
York Brand
Prire Pa
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