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Newspaper
Riverdale Pointer
Location
Riverdale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Mar 16, 1961
Page
3
South Holland starts its annual Red Cross month campaign announced by Richard DeRobertis of 15662 Rose. Volunteers in Cook and DuPage counties re enroll neighbors as Red Cross members and seek financial support for health welfare educational and safety programs.
Area Democrats pursue two Thornton Township offices with candidates William Lembeke and John Slayes leading bids for constable and justice of the peace. Other contenders include Dante Rodighiero, Elmer Turngren, Joseph Cabala, Charles Mehuron, and more, with multiple party affiliations and prior service outlined.
Wilmer Scott 51 of 15052 Le Clair Street Oak Forest was bitten on the right hand by a dog Friday March 10. The dog, owned by Mary Solomon 13932 Edbrooke Riverdale, was impounded by Riverdale Police.
Candidates for Riverdale village office from the Progressive Party will attend three public meetings this month. They appear at tomorrow's Riverdale Area Property Owners Association gathering at Ivanhoe Park fieldhouse, March 26 at Roosevelt School with the League of Women Voters, and March 27 at the Community Center in Pacesetter Gardens. The public is invited to attend all sessions.
A portable radio and a fishing rod and reel were stolen from a garage at 13929 Park Avenue Dolton between 6 30 a m and 7 30 p m on Thursday March 2. The garage owner is John Kephart of 13925 Lincoln Dolton and entry was made by breaking a window in the garage door.
Suburban tax rates announced show more than 28 percent exceeding Chicago's $4,568 per 100 assessed value. Wilmette and Winnetka post sharp rises from 2 to 7 percent in some districts while Evanston cuts civic tax. Higher educational costs and new debt for more classrooms drive most suburban increases across several villages and towns.
Edmund J. Brennan announced June 1 as the deadline for first real estate tax installments and full personal property tax with second real estate installments due Sept. 1. The report lists new 1960 rates per $100 of assessed valuation for multiple school districts and park sanitary districts in Riverdale and South Holland regions, noting changes from 1959. The Dolton Inhalator Squad also responded to a March 2 heart attack at Miller Convalescent Home, administering oxygen to John Berwanger before transport to Ingalls Memorial Hospital.
The date for School District No. 148 spelling bee was corrected from March 13 to Tuesday March 28 at 7 pm in the Lincoln School Auditorium. Nine contestants from Grades 6 7 and 8 will represent each school.
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