Program on Defense at Thornton PTA Meet
The Thornton PTA meeting drew 123 members and featured a program titled Weapons for Defense presented by two Illinois Bell representatives. Reports noted 31 percent paid members and announced banner winners while health tests were scheduled for Wolcott School students.
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Thornton Pta
Ilinois Bell Telephone Company
David Gall
Scott
George Coulter
Hofstra
Wolcott School
William Stanfield
Walcott
Richard Nie‘mann
PTA Dist
Anthony Mikrut
PTA
E. Richard Bloom
Niemann
Suburban Homemaker Award Ceremony Slated for Nov 14
The Suburban Homemaker of the Year contest awards ceremony will be held at Riverdale Park fieldhouse on Thursday Nov 14 at 8 p.m. Twenty finalists from Dalton Riverdale South Holland will be honored. The winner receives over $600 in merchandise, a silver serving tray, a plaque, and a certificate, with national honors to follow in Chicago on Nov 21 22.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pointer Publications
Riverdale Park
Dalton-Riverdale
South Holland
tri-City
Suburban Press Foundation
H. Harry Henderson
Acme Steel Co
Charlene B. Stade
Northern Illinois Gas Co
Kathleen Winterbauer Wiseman
Ingalls Memorial Hospital
Chicago
The
American Dairy Assn
Car Hits Train Injuring Two Young Children
Two three year old children were injured when their car struck a diesel engine on the C and E I railroad tracks at 168th Street South Holland on October 31. Aveyon and Simeon Alexander, passengers in a car driven by Alberta Alexander of Phoenix, were taken to Ingalls Memorial Hospital. Police say the eastbound car struck the west side of engine No 120 as the train northbound on the west track stopped with the third car over the crossing. No signals guard the crossing. Train engineer A R Lembeke of Dolton reported the incident.
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168Th St
South Holland
Ingalls Memorial Hospital
Aveyon
Simeon Alexander
Alberta Alexander
154Th
Phoenix
Alexander
A. R. Lembeke
Sheridan, Dolton
Delton Police Capture Hit-Run Driver After Sideswipe
On November 1 Delton police arrested Rich ard A. Lurie twenty from 321 Tampa Park Forest after his high speed car lost control on Diekman et and struck Arnold A. Moore’s parked station wagon at 15103 Diekman et. Lurie did not stop and fled west Diekman et then north on Meadow Lane, finally turning east on Sibley where officers detained him near Sibley and Sunset. He received a ticket for striking an unattended vehicle.
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Arnold A. Moore
Diekman
Richard A. Lurie
Tampa
Park Forest
Lurie
Delton
Moore
Loast
Diekman Et
Meadow Lane
Sibley
Lukie
Dalton
St Marys Nuns Feted At Annual Pantry Shower
The St Marys parish hosts the Annual Pantry Shower and Faculty Tea in the parish hall from 3 to 5 p m on Sunday November 10. Parents and parishioners meet teachers and enjoy entertainment and refreshments while donating to the sisters for convent maintenance. Mrs Pat Lockery is chairwoman with Mrs Mary Andras as co chair.
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St. Mary’s
Pat Lockery
Mary Andras
Florist Will Demonstrate Holiday Decor At PTA Meeting
Eisenhower School PTA sets its next meeting for Tuesday Nov 12 at 7 45 PM in the school gym. Walter Andrews florist from Roseland will present a holiday decoration demonstration and four floral centerpieces made during the event will be given away. Honored teachers this month are Miss Elaine Hafer Mrs Nicholas Rickert and Mr Lee Lavender with biographies presented.
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PTA
Thornton
David Sinise
Robert Zirbel
Lansing
Richard Bloom
John Knox
Richard Niemann
Marvin Berge
Tl. Cong. of
Eisenhower School
P.T.A
Walter Andrews
Roseland
Elaine Hafer
Nicholas Rickert
Lee Lavender
Calvin Christian Fall Fair offers dinner and Telestar display
The Calvin Christian School Fair is set for Friday November 8. Dinner begins at 5 30 p m featuring barbecue chicken ham salad hot dogs chips homemade pies ice cream coffee and milk. Doors open at 6 p m with games fish pond zoo and various displays including a Telestar show by Illinois Bell.
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Calvin Christian School
Ilinois Bell Telephone Company
Burglars Loot Home of $4,000 In Valuables
South Holland police report burglars looted the Lee A Stahl residence at 15523 Woodlawn East Dr on Oct 25. They entered by forcing a back door and stole firearms cameras jewelry and two portable TV sets valued at more than $4,000. Neighbors saw a late model car with three young men in the area around 6 p.m.
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South Holland
Lee A. Stahl
Woodlawn East Dr
Robert W. Zeilenga
Riverdale Bank Opens New Quarters With Saturday Open House
Riverdale Bank at 137th and Indiana celebrates its new quarters with a full open house on Saturday November 9 featuring Wauconda Indian Dancers from Boy Scout Troop 374 and Cub Scout Pack 374, Chief Keahna of the Mesquakee Tribe, bead work, crafts, travel films, and tours of the remodeled facilities including new drive up and walk up windows. Frank Stewart invites the community to visit 9 am to 4 pm with refreshments, gifts, and turkey prizes.
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Keahna
Iowa
Riverdale Bank
137Th
Indiana
Wauconda
United States
Europe
Pacific
Hawaii
William C. Zesch Sr
Mr. Zesch
Dearborn
Riverdale
Dorchester Club
Ted Mack
Bank
Frank Stewart
Village Board Moves to Cut Speed Limits Village
State authorizes the village board to reduce speed limits on defined sections from 40 to 35 mph on Rt 6 to Cottage Grove and 154th St to the outer village, and 50 to 45 mph on State St to Sibley. The board plans a uniform 35 mph villagewide and seeks county road reductions. a pie shaped lease near Indiana Ave and B&O tracks enables an early booster station build. Street improvements near 90 percent complete as winter nears with some spring delays for storm sewer work.
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State of
Sire
District 149 Board Considers Witheys Offer To Resign
The District 149 Board met at Vandenberg School to discuss Supt Albert Witheys offer to resign amid clashes with three new board members The board overruled his hot lunch plan and a counseling position His tenure began in 1958 when enrollment was 500 and has grown to 2130 with three new schools added
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District 149
Withey
District 149 Board of Education
Vandenberg
Albert Withey
Ion
Berger School
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T.A.C
M. J. Isenberg
Irving
Wolf Lake
Winois
Illinois
Isenberg
Mac Ankarlo
Mac
Chicago Rd
Dolton
Safeway
Halsted
146Th St
Consumers Company
Harvey Police
Eisenhower
Calvin Christian
Indiana Ave
138Th St
Dolph Jansma
Pointer
Mr. Withey
Opin
Magdalen Dolores
New Elizabeth Seton Catholic Girls’ High School
161St
Calumet Expressway
Andy Maslanka
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