Schools Observe American Education Week at District 148
District 148 schools plan American Education Week in November 1953 with open houses and class visits. Parents may visit classrooms, meet teachers, view student work, and badges will be awarded to visiting pupils. Open House times span November 10 12 13 with schedules at Franklin Lincoln Roosevelt and Washington Schools. Armistice Day programs and early dismissal noted.
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Ivanhoe Manor
Ivanhoe Reformed Church
Ivanhoe Community Methodist Church
Franklin, Lincoln
Washington
Franklin, Lincoln, Roosevelt
Gordon Huemmak
Lois Trester
Lincoln School
Washington School
America Meneghini
Leona Korol
Reading
Roosevelt School
Franklin School
Betty Brand
Roosevelt Schhol
Pranklin
Lincoln
Roosevelt
Chief Cook Recovers Assortment of Stolen Articles
Chief Charles Cook of the Riv erdale Police displays a varied assortment of items recovered from stolen cars at the station. The collection includes bowling balls lights flashlights and similar articles. He asks residents who recognize any items to contact the station.
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Cook
Charles Cook
Riverdale Police
Lions Club Halloween Party Delights Riverdale Dolton Kids
Riverdale and Dolton Lions Club hosted two Halloween shows at Lincoln School Auditorium drawing over 1000 children. Magic by Don Carlson and performances by Tom and Jerry Varoni complemented movie shorts and a feature film. Plans for a new community project were approved at the November 2 directors meeting.
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Riverdale-Dolton
Morris B. Sachs
The
Lions Club
Harold Seapets
Voting Machines In Riverdale Vote Make Quick Tally
Riverdale Village Hall used voting machines for the first time last Tuesday with quick, clear operation. A clerk's desk model and simple guidance reduced delays as voters selected straight or split tickets via master and lever arrays and used a Yes No ballot. Final counts were tabulated and delivered immediately after closing curtains.
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Riverdale
Banks Observe Armistice Day Holiday
Local banks The First National Bank in Dalton First Trust and Savings Bank of Riverdale and South Holland Trust and Savings Bank will close on Armistice Day as they observe the legal holiday and will not operate.
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First National Bank
Dalton
First Trust and Savings Bank of
Riverdale
South Holland Trust and Savings Bank
Dolton Village Prohibits Hunting Within Limits
Notice warns that hunting inside the Village of Dolton is prohibited and will be prosecuted. The ordinance will be rigidly enforced by the Dolton Police Department.
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Dolton
Riverdale-Dolton Community Chest Is Disbanded
The Riverdale-Dolton Community Chest Inc. dissolved after a September 29 special meeting due to lack of community interest. As of October 1 the organization ceased, with about $407.36 in treasury to be given to the G. W. Spencer Woman's Relief Corps for local relief and the secretary to notify involved agencies.
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Riverdale- Dolton Community Chest, Incorporated
Raymond J. Loh
Spaulding Granger
Robert Garrock
Fred Ek
Treasury
G. W. Spencer Woman's Relief Corps
Ivanhoe MYF Wins Award for Canned Goods Drive
The Ivanhoe Methodist Youth Fellowship earned a prize book for the largest canned goods collection in the Wesley Memorial Hospital drive. At Calvary Church in Chicago 65 youth groups attended the Southern District Fall Rally on November 1 with many displays. The Ivanhoe group gathered 850 cans, winning quantity, with other awards for display attractiveness and originality. The Lyan hoe MYF thanks the community for support.
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Methodist Youth Fellowship
Ivanhoe Community Methodist Church
Wesley Memorial Hospital
Chicago
Calvary Methodist Church
W. 78Th Street
Lyanhoe Myf
Private Harold W Porte of 24th Infantry in Korea
Pvt Harold W Porte age 20 from South Holland Illinois serves with the 24th Infantry Division in Korea. He joined the Army in January trained at Fort Riley and arrived overseas in August 1950 after high school graduation in Thornton Township.
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24Th
Korea
Harold W. Porte
Gerben Porte
South Holland
Ill
Japan
Porte
Fort Riley
Kans
Thornton Township High School
Public Service
St Francis Hospital to Host Rummage Sale in Blue Island
St Francis Hospital Auxiliary plans a two day rummage sale at Eagle Hall Blue Island on November 12 and 13. Members from Riverdale Dalton area urged to arrange pickup for rummage items and to call for reservations for a December Christmas luncheon.
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St. Francis Hospital
Blue Island
John Scanlan
Perood
John Haase
Seventh District Hospital Association
St. James Hospital
Chicago Heights
Arthur Dilsner
Eagle Hall
Riverdale- Dalton
Philip G. Thomson
Dolton
Philip Rack
Jennings Crawford
Riverdale-Dalton
Bernard O'Brien
Riverdale
Ivanhoe Church Adds New Members Above 500
On Sunday November 1 Ivanhoe Community Methodist Church welcomed eight new couples and individuals including Norman and Mildred Ketchum Robert and Mary Scheurmann Even Townsend Merrill Watson Arthur Hillman Frank Price Robt Reppert. The total membership surpasses 500 with a 65 percent rise since July 1950 when 325 names were on the roll.
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Ivanhoe Community
Berger School PTA Panel Discussion and Film
The Berger School PTA schedules a panel discussion and film on school and community needs for Tuesday November 10 at 9 31 PM. The event centers on the theme Progressiveness and invites questions from attendees.
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Berger School
P.T.A
Census to boost funds for Riverdale residents
Officials expect Riverdale’s population to rise from 5840 in 1950 to about 7000 or more after a village census beginning November 4. Enumerators will verify head of household, ages, sex and race with brief interviews to determine new tax apportionment. Residents away daytime should call Riverdale 0060 or leave info with a neighbor.
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Riverdale
Focal Riverdale Census Bureau
Henderson
St Pauls School to Hold School Spelling Bee
St Pauls School hosts a spelling bee for seventh and eighth graders in the auditorium after a PTA meeting on Wednesday November 11 at 7 30 p m Principal William A Peters will supervise three winners advancing to a December 4 spell down at Luther High School South to select contestants for the Chicago Daily News Spelling Bee in 1954 A parents spell down follows with pie and coffee served Mrs William Walter leads refreshments
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St Paul’s
William A. Peters
Luther High School South
Kedzie
Chicago Daily News
William Walter
Ivanhoe Manor P.T.A. Presents Highway To Hawaii Movie
Ivanhoe Manor P.T.A. will show the colored film Highway To Hawaii Thursday at 10 a.m. in Lincoln school auditorium. Monarch Laundry sponsors the screening and pays the P.T.A. for each attending adult. admission is free. Ladies are invited with children. the program lasts one hour and aids the P.T.A. budget.
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Ivanhoe Manor P.T.A
Hawaii
Lincoln School
Monarch Laundry
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Ivanhoe Methodist Youth Fellowship
PVT
Ivanhoe Methodist Church
St. Paul’s School
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