Thornridge Five Win In Science Exposition
Three Thornridge high school students won first place at the State Junior Academy of Science Exposition held May 6 at the University of Illinois Urbana. Carl Johnson won for The Solar System, Michael Brown for Mice and Their Home, and Ted Shapas for The Moxie Site. Bill Zimmerman took second in photo micrography and John De Jong third for a solar sea water distillation plant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thornridge High School
University of Dee
Urbana
Carl Johnson
Michael Brown
Ted Shapas
Moxie
Archaelogy
Thornidge
Bill Zimmerman
John de Jong
Man Burned at Acme Steel Co
James Coe aged 28 of 29415 Canal Street Chicago an Acme Steel employee was injured May 13 while mixing in the melt shop his shirt and sweatshirt caught fire burning his chest and neck police gave first aid and he was taken by ambulance to Roseland Community Hospital
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Coe
Canal St
Chicago
Acme Steel Company
Coe
Roseland Community Hospital
Rings Presented to 13 Members at WOTM Meeting
At the Moose Home in Crystal Lake on May 24 the Western Order of the Moose chapter honors 13 members who earned the Academy of Friendship degree May 1. Junior Grand Regent Leone McCaughlin chairs the event as Green Beanie Girl of the year. The honorees, who also chaired Chapter Development in 1958 53, will receive golden rings to wear with Mooseheart pins. The meeting includes an open program and an interesting agenda.
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Moose Home
Leone McCaughlin
Academy of Friendship
Crystal Lake
Mooseheart
Leone
Parkview Lanes Thursday Nite Ladies League Scores May 12 1960
Rogers Standard and Wonder Inn win two games each with top bowler tallies Gerry Otterdahl 411 and Sue Petronengelli 482. Sylvia Pappas 445 and Nellie Bohne 432 lead Palisade Bowl and Villa Nova respectively. Parkview Lanes also tops Veteran with Jule Marek 456 while Lois Griffith 398 leads Veteran. Standings show Wonder Inn leading, then Palisade Bowl, Ye Olde Hagg 2, Villa Nova, Rogers Standard, Parkview Lanes, Veterans, Ye Olde Hage 1, and Barber Shop.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Parkview Lanes
Rogers Standard
Gerry Otterdahl
Sylvia Pappas
Wonder Inn
Villa Nova
Sue Petrongelli
Nellie Bohne
Ye Olde Hagg
Beauty Shoppe
Ye Ode Hagg
Veterans Barber Shop
Social Night At Hill’s Bros Labels Drive For Coffee Urn
Leone McLaughlin invites members and friends to a Social Night on May 10 chaired by Marge Wishba. Wilma Jones urged saving Hill’s Bros labels and winding strips to redeem 350 units for a large coffee urn for the Chapter. A new station and altar plots were presented by Leone McLaughlin for the Monse heart Committee as refreshments and games followed. Sharon Depperman, daughter of Herman and Mrs. Depperman, participates in Rockford College pageant Alice in Wonderland and Through the Looking Glass after the queen is crowned.
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Leone McLaughlin
Marge Wishba
Wilma Jones
Hill’s Bros
Monse |Heart Committee
Sharon Depperman
Herman Depperman
Michigan
Riverdale
Orchesis
Rockford College
Altice
April Building Permits in Dolton and Riverdale Totals
Dolton issued 13 homes 43 garages and 44 improvements with total value 547203 dollars for April. Riverdale reported April totals of 226650 dollars led by two large permits for 13 and 8 apartment buildings at 13946 Wabash and 1385 LaSalle respectively.
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Dolton
Dorchester Club
LaSalle
Injured Man in Riverdale Crash Reported by Police
James Perry, 52, of 15128 Ashland Harvey, suffered injuries in a May 10 crash at 7:52 a.m. when his pickup was rear ended at 134th and Halsted. Perry stopped behind Axel Lindstrom, 14732 Atlantic Dalton, at a red light. Jack Kerrick, 14305 Minerva, struck Perry’s truck, pushing it into Lindstrom’s car, police said.
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James Perry
Ashland
Harvey
134Th
Halsted
Perry
Axel Lindstrom
Atlantic
Dalton
Jack Kerrick
Minerva
Riverdale
Lindstrom
Also Mentioned on This Page
Thornridge
Academy
George F. Shouse
Thornridge Science Department
Robert A. Levinson
Chicago Street
Acme Steel Co
Leonard E. Lasker
M. M. Berg
Optometrists
East 154Th St
Illinois St
Chicago Heights
Edison
Pubililius Syrus
B.C
Viking
Moore
Berjamin Moore
House OF Color
West 144Th St
WOTM
Pinta Council
K of C
Ust
Calumet Park Coal & Qi
Hunt Insurance Fivesome
Oily Alley
Lunarden
Pabst Blue Ribbon
Fred
Meurisse Men's Wear Strong
Dalton Shoe Clinic
Li Calumet Park Coal
Pabst
Meurisse
Michigan Electric
Michigan Avenue
Commodore
Lansing
Torrence Ave
Riverdale-Dolton
WBEH
Sun
Twait
K.c
Kumine
Wn. Jackson Boulevard
Herbert Schmidt
Tee
Skaer, Aue Ae
Ares
Marvin Austin
Haines-Craft
144Th
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