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Newspaper
Riverdale Pointer
Location
Riverdale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Mar 23, 1939
Page
2
Miss Jean Kay earns opera trip for top class rank at Jackson Park hospital Chicago. Local weddings birthdays parties and visits across Dalton Dolton Harvey Riverdale Ill with many relatives and groups sharing events and civic meetups through March.
Congratulations to Mr and Mrs Victor Both on the birth of a baby boy March 17 at Jackson Park hospital. Mr and Mrs Lewis Myles hosted Mr Roy W Beeching of Pittsburgh Pa and Mr Bill Beeching of Gary Ind over the weekend. The Ivanhoe Woman's club will.
The district reports detail a March meeting at Mrs Floyd Mix home with Dr W Towle speaker on Prophylactic Treatment of Children. Guests include Mrs Frank Kramer, Mrs F C Kehl, and Mrs G Grunwall. Other items note dinners, funerals, students at Blue Island convention, a birthday, and PTA officers elected March 15.
The Cook County Schools Achievement Officers plan their annual convention at the Morrison hotel in Chicago on Friday March 31 1989 starting at 9 45 a.m. The program promotes citizenship self reliance and intelligent leisure use under the Learn to Do by Doing philosophy established twenty years ago by Edward J Tobin. This year County Superintendent of Schools oversees the event.
Noble J. Puffer will meet with teachers and officers to update projects in the school achievement program. Urban center changes require newer, simpler projects and a revised Achievement Club Manual. A hobby show will feature collectors and displays, including rare musical manuscripts from Bowen school of Riverdale.
The Franklin P T A elected officers by unanimous vote at the March meeting in Dalton. March 14: Bernice Koch re elected president Mick vice president Clarence Bohl secretary Arthur Schnoor treasurer Fred Wilck historian. The group bought twelve sweat shirts for the Franklin boys basketball team and plans a pinochle and banco party in April with handmade prizes chaired by Mrs. Fred Wilck.
Roseland Kiwanis will award a De Young studio vocal scholarship worth 225 dollars to a singer under 21. The contest is open to all residents within the Roseland area bounded by 95th street, Doty avenue, Vincennes avenue, and the Pennsylvania railroad. This is the first singing scholarship given by the club after awarding medals in athletic contests.
Auditions to select singers will be held in April. Contestants must send names and addresses to Carl E. Johnson, secretary, 11431 Parnell Avenue, or to Harry Beals at Fenger High School, or to any Kiwanis member in Roseland. Audition dates and locations to be advised. contestants should provide their own accompanists if possible. The award will be presented on Friday May 5 at a concert featuring the Calumet Civic Chorus Arioso Women’s Chorus and Sterling Male Chorus at Fenger High School.
Thornton Township High School and Junior College P T A will meet on Tuesday March 28 at 8 oclock in the school auditorium. The program will be entirely by faculty members with special music and a magic demonstration by Mr Monteluis. There will be an election of officers and refreshments by faculty.
Former Riverdale residents Mr and Mrs Ernest Hanschman of San Francisco celebrated their gold en wedding anniversary on March 2 at their home. They received many presents, cards and flowers including a valuable gift from their son and daughter in law Mr and Mrs Harry Hanschmann of Riverdale.
The Women’s Foreign Missionary Society of the First Methodist Episcopal Church Dolton holds a regular meeting at Mrs. Herman Anders’ home this evening March 23. They will also celebrate the National Foreign Missionary Society’s 70th birthday anniversary.
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