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Newspaper
Riverdale Pointer
Location
Riverdale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Nov 07, 1963
Page
8
The piece urges American families to take responsibility for TB rise, stressing early detection and community testing. It highlights school programs, the Tine skin test as a convenient tool, and the need for local action to implement TB testing annually for a TB free home and nation.
A reader praises a Brownie Troop investiture photo for inspiring girls to seek out The Pointer weekly. The piece says the exposure broadened awareness of park activities library events bike safety and community good deeds, turning them into eager young readers.
Riverdale police say a spare tire and wheel were taken from a car owned by William Miller at 14203 Lowe in Riverdale on November 2 while the vehicle was parked in front of the Muller home.
The Riverdale Republican Club will hold its November meeting on Nov. 11 at 8 pm in the Ivanhoe Park fieldhouse. A discussion on American foreign policy titled Which Way, America will be led by members and President Harold Gifford invites Riverdale residents to attend.
Roosevelt School at 146th and LaSalle South Holland will hold a paper drive starting Monday November 25 at 9 am and ending Tuesday November 26 at 5 pm. Please deliver recycled paper to the trailer parked behind the school.
The Riverdale Fire Department responded to two recent fire alarms. On October 30 flames were seen in a truck at 13918 Halsted, with papers burning. On November 2 an overheated gas space heater caused smoke at the Super Burger drive-in near 138th and Halsted after a period of interrupted electrical service.
State Representative Anthony Scarianho was appointed by House Speaker John W. Lewis Jr. to the Commission on Public Aid and Assistance created by the last General Assembly. The nine member body will study fraud, costs, and administration of public aid programs and report findings by April 1, 1965.
At the board meeting on Oct. 28, 1963 National Tea Co. declared a regular quarterly dividend of 20 cents per share payable Dec 2, 1963 to shareholders of record Nov 12, 1963. The Bumblebee Aerodynamics' Panel studies aerospace research and development.
The Dolton Methodist Church hosts the fourth session of Our Mission Today on Monday evening November 11. The study shifts from distant missions to reaching all people in need, wherever they are. November 17 features an all church Pot Luck supper and the program to finish the Mission Study with Reverend William Jones, a Peru service veteran, as speaker.
The Rev. Raymond C. Shaw welcomed new members at Our Savior’s Lutheran Church before his departure to Grace Lutheran Church in Woodstock Illinois. The Riverdale group included John and Debra Bessinger, James Blischke, Richard Johnson, Anna Kishye, William Pape, Herbert Walden, Charles Walther, Robert Wulfkuhle, plus Don Adams and Keith Aurand of Harvey, Kenneth Johnson of Chicago, and Robert Nevills and William Saltsider of Dalton.
An afternoon of fellowship at Riverdale Baptist Church, 14130 Wentworth, on Sunday November 11 at 3 p.m., welcomes the Rev Earl V Phillips and his wife from Edmonton Canada to assume duties. A reception with refreshments follows the program.
District 148 will hold American Education Week November 12 to 14 inviting all parents to visit their child’s school. Open House includes evening talks by teachers and exhibits of student work with notices sent home for exact times. Superintendent Siekmann emphasizes education as essential to democracy and community welfare.
The Men's Brotherhood of Community Reformed Church Dolton meets Tuesday November 12 at 8 p.m. at 1160 Sibley Blvd. A panel from Hammond Technical Vocational High School answers Does the Community have need of Vocational Education with slides on the curriculum and activities. Open to all. Riverdale police say Eddie Otto 7 was bitten by a Morrison family dog October 30. dog impounded.
The Dalton Volunteer Fire Department assisted on two oxygen calls this past week. The first was October 31 at Leo Vander Zamien’s home, 14545 Park, with transport to Chicago Osteopathy Hospital by Daley's Ambulances. The second was for Angeline Lelo, 44414 Kimbark, 33, taken to St Francis Hospital by Daley's Ambulance.
Sandridge Church group of 35 adults and students will tour Japanese and Chinese cultural centers in Chicago on Saturday November 9. They depart at 9 a.m. and return by 4 p.m. The trip includes a visit to the Midwest Buddhist Church and a lunch of chop suey and egg foo yong.
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