Gottschalk To Address League On Cook County Corrections
Senator Gottschalk will speak on improving Cook County correctional systems at the League of Women Voters meeting in Riverdale Dal ton on March 19. After two years of study the League calls for consolidating county and city correctional operations and supported Senate Bill 108 creating a commission signed by Governor Kerner August 24 1961. Gottschalk will serve on the commission. Contact Mrs Jack Schalber for details. The League invites women 21 and over to join.
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Gottschalk
Cook County
League of Women Voters
Riverdale
Dalton
Senate
Otto Kerner
Senator Gottschalk
Jack Schalber
Dedicate Patton School Opens with March 25 Dedication
The new George Patton school at 137th and Stewart in Riverdale will be formally dedicated Sunday March 25 with open house from 2 to 4 p.m. 7th and 8th grade students will guide tours after a 2 p.m. program. Dr. R F Campbell of the University of Chicago will speak.
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George 5. Patton
137Th and
Stewart
Riverdale
R. F. Campbell
Midwest Administration Center
University of Chicago
Ernest L. Cavallo
Airea Dilemma Over Smog in Dolton Town
The town of Dolton faces a smoky night as residents debate whether pollution from a dump or natural fog causes the heavy smog. The report lists SCAR Flynn and addresses the issue at Lincoln Dolton.
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Scar Flynn
Lincoln Dolton
Dolton Jaycees Form Organizational Meeting
The Illinois State Junior Chamber of Commerce plans to organize the Dolton Jaycees with Blue Island sponsors. Blue Island leaders will assist, and Ernie Rohr and Paul Jones invite interested men to attend the first meeting on Sunday, March 18 at 3 p.m. at Dolton Village Hall. Auction sale line appears as an ad tag.
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Ilinois
Junior Chamber of Commerce
Dolton
Junior Chamber
Jaycees
Blue Island
Blue Island Jaycees
Phil St. Aubin
Ron Johnson
Ken Parr
Dolton Jaycees
Ernie Rohr
Paul Jones
Dolton Village Hall
Burglaries and Larcenies Plague Riverdale Police
Riverdale police investigated five burglaries and seven larcenies in the past week. A larceny case was solved with two suspects confined at the station. Authorities pursued and charged William Gee of Markham and Larry Mills of Chicago for stealing a guitar and amplifier worth 150 dollars from a boarding house on March 8. Additional thefts include wheels and hubcaps from a Chicago car, a four inch cinder block through a door, and various items stolen from vehicles and a service station between March 5 and 9.
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Riverdale
Richard Gergely
Frank Albrecht
Ronald Miles
William H. Gee
Markham
Larry Wallace Mills
Chicago
E. 137Th St
Wayne Weber
137Th
Illinois
James Dolan
Wallace St
Victor Campagnolo
Acme Steel Co
Al’s Poultry
Halsted
al Janis
Lawrence M.hathaway
FOL
Carpenter’ St
Acme Steel
Marion Powell
Emerald
Powell
Bob and
Bill
144Th and
Tracy
Fred Ballazini
Tinley Park
Coroner Rules Mystery Death In Forest Preserve Accidental
The coroner ruled Eugene McGinnis death accidental after an inquest on March 12. The 37 year old was found nude and bruised in Whistler Woods near 181st and Halsted. The pathologist saw no external violence and cited possible mental stress from religious and marital issues. Riverdale police investigated after three teens found the body.
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Eugene McGinnis
W. Waveland
Chicago
Whistler Woods
Katherine McGinnis
Beloit
Wisconsin
Richard Gergely
Richard Mook
McGinnis
Stewart-Warner Corp
Deadline Near For Filing School Board Candidacies
Filing petitions for school board member seats must be completed by March 24. Elections are set for April 14 with three year terms. In district 149 two seats expire. petitions go to David H. Kelley in Dolton or the Board of Education office during school hours. High School District 205 elects two three year terms and one to complete a two year term. petitions go to business manager J. A. Peterson at Thornton High School in Harvey.
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David H. Kelley
Avalon St
Dolton
Board of Education
Dorchester Ave
Fred T. Ehlert
J. A. Peterson
Thornton High School
Four Thousand Books on Display at Parish Library Book Fair
Queen of Apostles Parish Library announces a Book Fair with 600 to 800 titles for children and adults. The sale runs in Riverdale at 14426 Wentworth in the school hall on Friday March 23 from 7 to 10 p.m., Saturday March 24 from 1 105 p.m., and Sunday March 25 from 8 30 a.m. to 1 30 p.m. This second annual event aims to broaden reading interest and draw community participation.
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Queen of Apostles Parish
Harry R. Nortman
Wentworth
Riverdale
Thornridge High School Science Fair Opens March 16
Thornridge High School hosts a science fair in the cafeteria on March 16 from 7 30 to 9 30 with 500 plus projects by Thornridge students. Over 50 judges will evaluate exhibits across fields including biology chemistry physics and mathematics. First place advances to the Junior Academy of Science at IIT on April 14 and from there to the State Exhibit in May.
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Thornridge Parent and Teachers Association
Thornridge
Thornton High School
Junior Academy of Science
Tlinois Institute of Technology
Thornton Township YRs Set Meeting Addressing March Plans
The Thornton Township Young Republican Organization meets at Township Town Hall in South Holland on Thursday March 22 at 8. Final plans for the March 30 South Suburban YR meeting feature Minnesota congressman Walter Judd as guest speaker. The group’s duties include transportation parking and guest identification at the High School auditorium and an amendment to raise age limits from 18 36 to 17 39.
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Thornton Township
Young Republican Organization
South Holland
Minnesota
Walter Judd
Thornton Township High School
Thornton Township Young Republcan Organization
Financial Crisis In Our Schools
State Representative Anthony Scariano will discuss the Financial Crisis in Our Schools at the Lincoln Manor PTA meeting in Lincoln School auditorium next Tuesday March 20. The program starts 7 45 p m with Girl Scout Troop No 263 Colors and a League of Women Voters skit. Second grade mothers hostesses will serve refreshments after.
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Anthony Scariano
Lincoln Manor Pta
Lincoln School
Girl Scout Troop No
Scariano
League of Women Voters
Property Owners to Hear Talk on Communism
Riverdale Area Property Owners Assn hosts Arthur Petry as guest speaker at Ivanhoe Park Fieldhouse. Petry, a Riverdale resident at 14434 LaSalle, lectures nationwide. Topic titled Decade of Decision. program includes a question and answer session.
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Riverdale
Riverdale Board Bans Pinball Machines With Gambling Stamp
Riverdale Village Board passed an ordinance at its regular meeting last Tuesday evening prohibiting mechanical pinball machines unless a gambling stamp is issued to operate in Riverdale. Violations carry a fine from five to two hundred dollars per offense, with each day of continued violation a separate offense.
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Riverdale
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Tom Gore
Phil Stark
Doug Stark
Don Moore
Ed Doran
James Stewart
Donald Adams
Leonard Bright
Paul Gore
Mark Lace
Airea Dilemma
Forest Preserve
Thornridge Science Fair
Burbank
Pasteur
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Waterman
Caroline Sibley
Francis Marks
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