Riverdale Man Cited For Army Service Behind Iron Curtain
Sgt. Alexander F. Maka, 28, returned home after more than a year of secrecy behind the Iron Curtain. He last visited in winter 1962, telling his parents Alec Maka and Mrs Alexander Maka of 14314 Michigan Riverdale not to worry and that no news is good news.
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Dureen Corsello
Riverdale
Alexander F. Maka
Alec
Alexander M Maka
Michigan
Fort Campbell
Kentucky
Sgt
Maha
Ing
Barbara
Sandy
Linda
Alexander S’ Maka
Battle
6Th Infantry
Iron Curtain
Berlin
Alexander M. Maka
Alexander Maka
Army
Thornton Township
Maka
Ice Cream Social At Ivanhoe Field House This Tuesday
Mrs. Raymond Kauffman of Ivanhoe Woman's Club invites local residents to the annual ice cream social at the Ivanhoe Pa field house on Tuesday June 4. Tickets are available from club members or at the door for 25 cents. Home made cake ice cream and beverages will be served.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raymond Kauffman
Ivanhoe
Immanuel Church Plans New Building Sketch Approved
The Immanuel United Church of Christ at Grant and Sherman Dalton approves Whitehead Ellman architects sketch for a brick and stone octagonal sanctuary with a 35 foot Y shaped bell tower. The facility includes a memorial chapel 300 seat sanctuary a nursery classrooms fellowship hall and offices with parking and a temporary Lincoln School worship site during construction. Groundbreaking hoped for fall 1956 with completion by summer 1964.
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Immanuel United Church of Christ
Grant and Shendon
Dalton
Whitehead Ellman Architectural Firm
Chicago
Immanuel Church
Lincoln School
Sey
Grant & Sheridan Streets
Stogam
Annual Memorial Day Parade in Dalton Riverdale
The Dalton Riverdale Memorial Day Parade, sponsored by Pall Gall Post 303 American Legion, will assemble on Wabash between 137th and 258th streets at 1 pm with about 30 units. The route goes east on 137th to Leyten and Lincoln avenues, ending at Oakland Cemetery where services honor war dead with Theodore Burds as principal speaker.
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Dalton Riverdale
Theodore Burds
Sandradge
Glenwood Tilwart
Wilmot
Paul Gall
American Legion
Ahi
Bus Car Crash In Riverdale Injures Three Persons
A bus and two cars collided at 1th Street and Halsted on a Wednesday prompting medical aid. Edward F Hardy of Chicago sustained neck and chest injuries and was taken to Thomson Chic by Riverdale police. Jesse J Griffey, bus driver, injured knee. Margarette Davis reported a neck complaint. Griffey cited for driving too fast for conditions.
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Halsted
Edward F Hardy
Ward St
Chicago
Thomson
Ruerdale Polne
Jesse J Griffer
Broadun
Harvey
Margarette Davis
Petts
Riverdale
Griffey
Hardy
Davis
Fieen Griffey
Dalton Civil Defense Fund Drive Thank You Letter
Donald E Cleghorn thanks Dalton community for their support in the Warning System drive and notes donations near the $3000 mark. He acknowledges Area Captains workers churches schools and POINTER PUBLICATIONS for coverage and promises further announcements.
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Pointer Publications
Riverdale
Illinois
Dalton
Paul Rizzo
Dalton Civil Defense Organization
Dolton Man Designs Fire Call Setup at St Paul School
James Albert of 1540 Dobson Ave designs a direct fire alarm linking St Paul Lutheran School in Dolton to the local fire station. The system instantly notifies the 112 department and clears the school, with an failsafe that rings the bell if the line to the station is breached.
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Dolton Man
Board of Christian Education
St. Paul Lutheran Church
Dolton Fire Station
James Albert
Dobson Ave
St Paul’s
Hanes Bell Telephone Company
St Paul School
Dalton
Polio Shots Offered in Dolton on Two Saturdays
Dolton residents will be offered free Salk polio shots on Saturday June 1 and Saturday June 15 from 1 to 5 pm at the village hall. The Health Department sponsors the campaign with Dr Paul A Rosboroush supervising staff administering the Salk vaccine, following last year’s turnout of over 1600 inoculations.
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Dolton
Dalton Health Department
The
Health Department
Paul A Rosboroush
Young Dolton Boy Waits Turn at Sibley Barber Shop
Two year old David John Hess of Dolton sits patiently for his turn in the Sibley Barber Shop chair as Primo Tremaroli of South Holland, famed as a tonsorial expert, regularly cuts his hair.
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David John Hess
Dobson, Dolton
Sibley Barber Shop
Primo Tremaroli
Betty Lane
South Holland
David
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Alexander F, Maka
Heni-Frederic Ames
Judi Lagestee
Florence Plug
Bernice Fabian
Owen Hanson
Thomas Mossell
South Holland Fire Department
Herb Schmidt
Riverdale Fire Department
Donald E Cleghorn
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