Used clothing drive aids refugees via church appeal
The Women's Council of the First Reformed Church asks for used clothing and blankets to support a Church World Service appeal for 15 million pounds. Deliveries are due by March 4 and will be sent to a Chicago pickup depot. Also reported are five Erickson girls birthday news, a new naval address, birth of Robert and Alice Novak’s baby boy, Mission Emphasis Week events across three churches, and an November wedding announcement for Violet De Mick and Charles Pals.
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Women’s Council of the First Reformed Church
Church World Service
Chicago
George Erickson
Cathy Ann
St. Francis Hospital
Blue Island
Erickson
Susan
Darlene
Linda
Janet
Charles Paarlberg
U.S.N
Bethany Christian Reformed Church
Edward Rank
Japan
First Christian Reformed Church
Bruinpoge
Cottage Grove
First
Christian Reformed Church
Henry Evenhouse
Evenhouse
Christian Reformed Denomination
Wife Of Dead Man Found In Woods Tells Story
Katherine McGinnis, wife of Eugene McGinnis, recounted the final morning before his death in Riverdale. She said he woke her to say he would visit Beloit with their daughter sick with measles, and described his routine before leaving by train.
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Pointer
Riverdale
Eugene McGinnis
Chicago
Whistler Woods
1311St
Halsted
Pointer Publications
Doreen Corsello
McGinnis
Katherine
John F. Dohm
Mne
Beloit
Wisconsin
May Proclaimed Mental Health Month in Tri Cities Campaign
May is named Mental Health Month in Riverdale Dalton and South Holland as leaders President Edward Ripley President Frederick Kasten and President Harold J. Gouwens launch the 1962 Bell Ringer Campaign during May 14 20. Citizens are urged to volunteer through the Mental Health Society headquarters. address 20 fast Fackson WaAbash 20703.
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Edward Ripley
Riverdale
Frederick Kasten
Dalton
Harold J. Gouwens
South Holland
Rave
Bell Ringer
Tri-Cities
Bell Ranger
Mental Health Society
Fast Fackson
WaAbash
Bond Issue Referendum Dalton Prepares To Vote On Water
Village president Frederick Kasten assures residents the water and sewer improvements will not raise taxes or water rates. He notes plans include a three million gallon reservoir, aims to attract industry to share tax burden, and cites a rating bureau letter warning higher fire insurance costs if upgrades are delayed.
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Frederick Kasten
Kasten
Industral Commission
Cook County Rating Bureau
Bureau
Dance Board
Dalton
Thase
Riverdale Police To Hold Dance
Riverdale police announce the annual dance at Art's Roll-Aire Rink on April 28 from 9 p.m. Tickets go on sale March 1 with Tony Barren and his orchestra providing music. Proceeds fund police photographic and darkroom equipment. Donation is one dollar per ticket.
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Riverdale
Art
147Th St. Harvey
Tony Barren
Charles K. Cook
Police Department
Tax receipts disbursed to Dolton Riverdale and South Holland
November Retailers Occupation Tax and Municipal Service Tax receipts for December 1961 were distributed to Dolton in 6782.52, Riverdale in 5616.87, and South Holland in 4386.73 after 4 percent administrative deduction.
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Dolton
Riverdale
South Tolland
Dalton
South Holland
Phone non delivery complaints notice to subscribers
Pointer subscribers who fail to receive the copy should notify the circulation office immediately. If you do not receive your paper, call 849-1802 before 5 p.m. Monday through Friday. A paper will be delivered to your home.
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Pointer
Mysterious Death of Eugene McGinnis Under Investigation
Police consider exposure as the cause and suggest McGinnis may have harmed himself on jagged Calumet River rocks after emotional distress. Lt. Babich notes a full autopsy is underway to confirm the exact cause of death.
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Eugene McGinnis
Pete Babich
McGinnis
Calumet River
Chicago Man Found Dead in Whistler Woods
A mysterious death in Whistler Woods near 131st and Halsted is investigated after three teen girls report finding a nude man. Eugene J. McGinnis, 37, of 2954 W Waveland, is identified by a key tag. Police probe possible beating, dumping, or torture with Cook County Homicide aiding.
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Halsted Street
Whistler Woods
Riverdale Police
Richard Gergely
Charles K. Cook
Eugene Joseph McGinnis
W. Waveland
Chicaro
Girls Halt Motorist For Help
Three teenagers on Halsted Street discover a nude dead man in Whistler Woods after resting near Al's Poultry Store. Arlene Bright 13, Judy Schroeder 14, and Joellen Browning 13 alert drivers and call police. officers question the girls and search for a suspect in Riverdale and Cook County Homicide.
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Halsted Street
Riverdale
Whistler Woods
134Th
Halsted
Arlene Bright
Yale
Chicago
Judy Schroeder
Pointer Publications
Duteet Corsello
Al's Touliry
Cook County Homicide Division
Riverdale investigates first mystery death in over four decades
Riverdale police and Cook County Homicide Division officers, with Forest Rangers, work round the clock after Eugene McGinnis is found dead in Whistler Woods. Chief Charles K. Cook says this marks the first such investigation in the jurisdiction and promises continuous effort until solved.
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John P. Dohm
Cook County
Dohm
Dehm
Chief Cook
Weingart
Pointer Publications
Cook County Homicide Division
Riverdale Police
Riverdale
Forest
Eugene McGinnis
Whistler Woods
Department
Charles K. Cook
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Charles %. Cook
Sam Yviverito
Sgt
Gergely
Dureen Corsello
Violet DeMick
168Th
State Streets
Charles Pals
Clifford DeMick
Ray Pals
State St
Stewart-Warner Corp
Sxt
Viverito
Darren Corselle
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