District 149 Board Debates Withey Resignation Offer
The POINTER reports a district board meeting where President Withey’s resignation was discussed. Differences with three new board members arose over a proposed hot lunch program and hiring a guidance counselor, both of which the board overruled. Withey has been superintendent since 1958 as district enrollment rose from 500 to 2130 and new schools opened.
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Mr. Withey
Pointer
Opin
Ion
Withey
Superinstead
Berger School
Suburban Homemaker Award Ceremony Honors 1963 Contest
The Suburban Homemaker of the Year contest closes with an award ceremony at Riverdale Park fieldhouse. The winner receives over $600 in merchandise and a plaque, plus a silver-plated serving tray, while four runners-up gain plaques and small prizes. Judges include H Harry Henderson and Kathleen Wiseman. The winner and spouse attend the National Award Ceremony in Chicago November 21 and 22, with a national prize of $5,000 from the American Dairy Association.
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Pointer Publications
Riverdale Park
H Keteibory
Hom
Suburban Press Foundation
Tri-City
H. Harry Henderson
Acme Steel Co
Charlene B. Stade
Northern Illinois Gas Co
Kathleen Winterbauer Wiseman
Ingalls Memorial Hospital
Chicago
American Dairy Assn
Dolton Police Nab Hit Run Driver After Speeding Crash
Dolton officers arrested Richard A. Lurie after his car struck Arnold A. Moore’s unattended station wagon on Diekman and sped away. Lurie, 20, of Park Forest, was found near Sibley and Sunset and cited for striking an unattended vehicle.
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Arnold A. Moore
Diekman
Richard A. Lurie
Tampa
Park Forest
Lurie
Dolton
Moore
151St
Diekman Et
Meadow Lane
Sibley
Dalton
St Marys Nuns Feted At Annual Pantry Shower
St Marys parishioners and school families are invited to the Annual Pantry Shower and Faculty Tea. The event offers a chance to meet teachers and enjoy entertainment and refreshments as they present cash donations to support the convent’s maintenance. Mrs Lockery and Mrs Andras urge all adult parishioners to attend in the parish hall next Sunday.
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St. Mary’s
Pat Lockery
Mary Andras
Announce Birth of Leslie Kay Gibson
Mr and Mrs Norman Gib son of 14840 Indiana Dalton welcomed a baby girl born October 20 weighing 10 pounds 4 ounces The child was named Leslie Kay
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Norman Gibson
Indiana
Dalton
Leslie Kay
Lincoln-Manor PTA Festival Circus Theme
Lincoln-Manor PTA hosts a circus themed festival at Lincoln School gym on Saturday November 16 from 12 noon to 5 pm. Activities include games prizes dancing and refreshments with booths chaired by local parents and PTA members.
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Lincoln-Manor
Tts
Lincoln- Manor
PTA
Ways and Means
Edward Wick
Lincoln School
Morosini
Helm
Hochberg
PTA Executive Board
Driver Causes Chain Collision In Riverdale Streets
Sandra M Bailey of 3 W 136th St Riverdale struck a car on Illinois St at 138th St pushing it into a parked station wagon and then into a third car. The sequence involved Marjorie Ashback Robert Reienstahl and Bernard DeRossi with DeRossi’s vehicle damaged. Bailey was ticketed for negligent driving.
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Sandra M. Bailey
Kimbark, Dolton
Reienstahl
Bernard DeRossi
Dante
Dalton
Bailey
Riverdale Bank Opens New Quarters with Open House
Riverdale Bank to celebrate its new quarters this Saturday November 9 with a long open house schedule. Wauconda Indian Dancers from Boy Scout Troop 374 and Cub Scout Pack 374 will perform at 10 11 a.m. 1 and 2 p.m. Chief Keahna of the Mesquakes Tribe of Iowa will perform with bead work displays. Tours of remodeled areas, new drive up and walk up windows, and a lower level community room are featured. Frank Stewart president invites residents to visit 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on opening day. Color films and regional travel shows are scheduled throughout the day.
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Riverdale Bank
137Th
Indiana
Wauconda
Keahna
Iowa
United States
Europe
Orient
Pacific
Hawaii
William C. Zesch Sr
Zesch
Dearborn
Rivenlale
Dorchester Club
Ted Mack
Bank
Frank Stewart
Mesquakee
School District Seeks Tax Hike For Education Fund
The School Board calls for a special election on Saturday November 9 at the General George 8 Patton School polling 12 noon to 7 pm to approve a tax increase for educational funding. District deficits and declines in assessed value cited include accounting errors and omitted business losses affecting revenue.
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General George 8. Patton
137Th Pl
Stewart Ave
Veterans Day Ceremony Observed in Delton and Riverdale
Veterans Day observances will take place Monday November 11 in Delton and Riverdale with Paul Gall Post 303 American Legion leading ceremonies at the Soldier's Monument Delton Municipal Building at 10 45 a m A veteran firing squad will salute at 11 followed by wreaths placed on the monument Representatives of veterans groups and citizens are urged to participate Armistice Day marked the 1918 World War I end later renamed Veterans Day by a 1954 Congressional resolution
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Delton
Riverdale
Paul Gall
American Legion
Howard Douglas
Paul Gall Post
Tickets Still Available For Police Dance
Dalton Police Association hosts its 7th annual dance on November 9 at the American Legion Hall in Chicago Heights. Donation is 1. The New Hope School for Retarded Children group will serve sandwiches with all proceeds aiding their building fund. Navy sailor Nicholas J. Way of Dalton oversees duties at Okinawa, a Thornridge High alum and son of Mr. and Mrs. William Way, will manage the cloak room and funds go toward a power boat purchase. Tickets from any Dalton Police Department member.
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Dalton Police Association
American Legion Hall
Joe Orr
Halsted Sr
Chicago Heights
New Hope School For
Boys of the Sea Explorer
Pruessen
Okinawa
Nicholas J. Way
Ava Jon, Dalton
United States Navy
Thornridge High School
William JR. Way
Dalton Police Dept
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Dolton Police
Safeway
Halsted
146Th St
Consumers Company
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Isenberg
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