Giant Circus Parade Opens Dolton Weekend Festivities
The Sells Bros Circus comes to Tri-City with elephants clowns and 100 performers. A Saturday May 26 parade begins 1 p.m. from Dolton Village hall and travels through Lince, Dobson, Sibley and Greenwood. Shows run May 26 2 p.m. and 8 p.m. and May 27 2 p.m. Tickets in advance $1 adults 5 cents children. at the gate $1.25 adults 75 cents children.
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Tri-City
Big Sells Bros. Circus
Dolton Village Hall
Lince Ave
Dobson
Sibley
Greenwood Jtd
Thornridge High School
Blue Knights
Post
American Legion
Berwyn
Greater Dolton Memorial
VFW Post 3564
District 149 Board Meeting Set for May 25
The May 23 meeting of School District 149 will be held Friday May 25 at 7 30 p m in the Berger School Vandenberg Addition.
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Board of Education of School District 149
Berger School
Vandenberg
Township GOP Elects Officers
The Thornton Township Restlar Republican Organization elected a new corps of officers at a May 16 meeting at the South Holland Village hall. Elected were: Herman Depperman Riverdale president Pete Schmitt Homewood first vice president L K Watkins Phoenix second vice president Mat Yatsak Dalton recording secretary Joe Tox Harvey corresponding secretary Jack Shepherd Lansing treasurer Winnie Gauwens committeewoman with assistants: Mrs Jack Shepherd Lansing Mrs Frank Cowing Sr Homewood Mrs John Goyt Harvey Vivian Vander Giessen South Holland Mrs Gordon Youn Dolton Mrs Odin Thomas Riverdale M E Ohrenstein Calumet Mrs Melvin Kersten Hazel Crest Marty Andriese Thornton.
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Thornton Township
Restlar Republican
South Holland Village
Herman Depperman
Riverdale
Pete Schmitt Homewood
L. K. Watkins
Phoenix
Mat Yatsak
Dalton
Joe Tox
Harvey
Jack Shepherd
Lansing
Winnie Gauwens
Frank Cowing, Sr
Homewood
John Goyt
Vivian Vander Giessen
South Holland
Gordon Youn Dolton
Odin Thomas
M E. Ohrenstein
Calumet
Melvin Kersten
Hazel Crest
Marty Andriese
Thornton
Memorial Day Parade and Services in Walarenne Riverdale
Memorial Day events organized by American Tesson Paw Gall Post will hold a parade on Wednesday May 30 starting at 1 36 pm between 137th and 138th streets on Walarenne Riverdale followed by a memorial service at Oakland Cemetery in Dolton. Lt Col Cody of the Fifth Army cannot attend but Lt Col Tarther G Schliesser Deputy Fifth Army chaplain will speak. Post Commander Martin Wilmot urges patriotic group participation and displays of the American flag to honor deceased veterans.
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Martin Wilmot
Wilmot
Thornton High School to Hold Industrial Education Project Fair
Thornton Township High School will host an Industrial Education Project Fair and Open House on Friday May 25 from 6 30 to 8 p m in the new Technical Education Building The event features project and drawing displays judged for four award levels with certificates of merit and a featured Thornton award winners display at regional and state fairs The public is invited to attend and tour the industrial arts vocational and technical classrooms and ask questions of student exhibitors
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Thornton Township High School
Thornton
Thornridge Boys Club Fundraiser At Local Station
The Thornridge Boys Club rents the A and C Standard Service Station at Sibley and Chicago Road on Saturday May 24. The club shares profits from the event to fund a Thornridge boy’s European trip this summer through the American Field Service.
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Thornridge
A & C Standard
Sibley and
Chicago Rd
Europe
Thornridge High School Elects Student Council Officers
Thornridge High School announced the 1962 62 student council officers. Jack Dalenberg sophomore South Highland is first vice president Nancy Nelson junior Delta is second vice president Marcia McDennott junior Dolton is secretary Pat Fleming junior Dolton is treasurer Students voted for their preferred candidates.
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Thornridge High School
Jack Dalenberg
South Ialland
Nancy Nelson
Delta
Marcia McDennott
Dolton
Pat Fleming
Phornridge
School Dist 148 Concert Includes Patriotic Theme
The 148 concert by the Concert Band and Chorus under Americo J. Meneghini will be May 25 at 8 pm in Roosevelt School gym. Festival of Youth features Our Glorious Land Youth of America Blaze of Glory. Hymn to America God Bless America performed by the chorus. The program stresses patriotism and loyalty to the country.
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Festival of Youth
America
Good Neighbor Policy Faces Strain in Riverdale Village
Riverdale Village Board on February 25, 1958, passed an ordinance regulating garbage disposal, requiring refuse containers and penalties for violations. The measure addresses resident complaints about burning garbage and seeks to balance neighborly conduct, with pamphlet copies available at the village clerk’s office.
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Riverdale
142Nd
Stewart
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Wallace Graham
Leo DalleMolle
Rodney Call
Wm. Fioretti
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Jesse Moss
Wayne Lowry
H. B. Thate
Tony Nagin
Harleth Mundt
Clarence Lambert
John O'Connor
Edward Fransen
Robert Carver
Ivanhoe Woman’s Club
Charles Hoffman
Ivanhoe
Chan
Wm. Martin
Giant Circus
Cathy Murray
Miss
Delton Fire Department
Franklin School
Frank Postma
Dalton Civic
Township Gop
Thornton High School
T’ridge
Fred Kasten
Chicago Street
Herb Kansas
138Th
Lincoln
147Th Street
Hans Rall
Ralph Berg
Kansas
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