Suburban Homemaker Tonight to Be Crowned at Franklin School
Fifty four area homemakers will be honored at a public ceremony tonight at eight at the Franklin School auditorium 147th and Chicas vd Dalton. Local merchants donate gifts for attendees and three judges will pick the Tri City Suburban Homemaker of 1962. The winner advances to a Chicago luncheon November 15 for a $5 000 national prize and a Mary Mary premiere.
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Franklin School
147Th
Chicas Vd. Dalton
Pointer Publications
Suburban Press Foundation
American Dairy Association
Potnter Publications
Chiscago
Enlay
Mary Mary
Republicans Sweep Tri-Cities in Election Surge
Tri City voters turnout set records as 16 748 residents cast ballots across Dalton Riverdale and South Holland with Republicans sweeping national state and local races. Dirksen gained 11 667 votes to 4 564 for Yates while Derwinski won re election by a similar margin. State reps Walker McGowan Scariano lead in first district and Judicial Amendment fell short by about one point.
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Tri-City
Cook
Dalton
Riverdale
South Holland
Tri- City
Thornton Township
Everett McKinley Dirksen
Sidney Yates
Dirksen
Yates
Edward Derwinski
United States
House of Representatives
Derwinski
Pointer
Fack Walker
Edwin McGowan
Anthony Scaviano
Springfield
Walker
McGowan
Scariano
Roosevelt School plans four classrooms for 350 students
The October 22 1982 board approved a two phase plan to form a Roosevelt Washington Junior High for grades seven and eight with about 350 students. Four additional classrooms will be built at Roosevelt to accommodate transfers from Washington School and support future junior high classes.
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Board of Education
Washington
Roosevelt School
Roosevelt
Franklin and
Lincoln
Project Telstar program at Township Hall
The Tinois Bell Telephone Company presents Project Telstar at Thornton Township Town Hall on Monday November 12 at 7 o clock. Residents may view working Telstar signal models and hear about satellite development and future communications. Public service by the Dalton Republican Club with refreshments after.
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Tinois Bell Telephone Company
Thornton Township
Telstar
Dalton Republican Club
Chalice Presented to Fr Weiler by Pinta Council Fourth Degree
At the Pinta Council Knights of Columbus meeting the Fourth Degree presented Father N. Welier of St Marys Church with a chalice in memory of all Fourth Degree members. Father Arthur Ditton and the council chaplain assisted as witnesses. A second chalice will be given to the Augustinian Seminary at the next meeting on November 20. New South Holland residents Robert Minster and family live at 460 E Depth Place. Minster is employed by Eyex Inc.
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Pinta Council
Knights of Columbus
Ralnee Jom N. Welier
St. Mary’s Church
Father Weiler
Arthur Ditton
Aschurch
Nanor Guard
South Holland
Robert Minster
Fepth
Mir, Minster
Eyex, Inc
Thornton Township High School Madrigal group adds members
Thornton Township High School announces its Madrigals chorus line up under director Walter Armorister. Local Riverdale and Hyerdale students Carol Chapman Jackson Lester Munson Rick Nevizel and Carol Thurman join the group for school and civic events.
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Thornton Township High School
Madrigals
Walter Armorister
Thornton
Carol Chapman
Riverdale
Study Jackson
Hyerdale
Lester Munson
Rick Nevizel
Carol Thurman
Derwinski Wins Plurality in 4th District Race
Edward Derwinski, Republican, edges Democratic challenger Richard Friedman with 101 596 votes to 52 165 after 481 precincts report. The GOP holds the balance of power in Mlingis with 13 of 24 districts.
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Edward Derwinski
Richard Freidman
Derwinski
Friedman
Mlingis
Veterans Day Ceremonies Planned in Dalton and Riverdale
Veterans Day observances mark November 11 with ceremonies at the Doughboy Monument Dalton Municipal Building. Paul Gall Post 303 American Legion leads, along with auxiliary and VFW units. A firing squad honors fallen service members at 11 am with wreaths placed afterward.
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Dalton
Riverdale
Paul Gall
Howard Douglas
Paul Gall Post
Dlay
Riverdale Volunteer Firemen Dance Advertised
Only two weeks remain to buy tickets for the Riverdale Volunteer Firemen's Dance on Saturday night November 24 at Art's Rollaire Stink in Harvey. Tickets cost one dollar per person and proceeds fund fire equipment purchases. Music by the Gazette Brothers.
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Riverdale
Art's
Rollaire Stink
147Th St
Harvey
Gazette Brothers
Riverdale Civil Defense Instruction Mailings Planned
Riverdale director Robert W. Henricks announced civil defense preparedness information will be mailed to residents within a week. The program has long operated with Tri City area officials meeting at Thornridge High school to align education efforts. Edward L. Ripley oversees Riverdale Civil Defense with deputy directors including Police Chief Charles Cook and Fire Chief Herbert Schmid. Newlyweds Thomas Eylander and his wife reside at 16315 Evans in South Holland.
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Robert W. Henricks
Riverdale
Tri-City
Thornridge High School
Dolton
Villace
Edward L. Ripley
Riverdale Civilian Defense
Mr. Henricks
Charles K. Cook
John A. Kollar
Harold Schaefer
George Watling
Charles Renner
Herbert F. Zornow
Dominic Bay
Arthur Lussenhop
Frank Mraz
Herbert Schmid
Riverdale Bank Adopts Shorter Official Name
Frank Stewart, president of the First Trust and Savings Bank of Riverdale, announced the bank will officially shorten its name to Riverdale Bank effective November 1, 1962 after a shareholders meeting on October 35. Consent from the Director of Financial Institutions of Illinois was obtained. Customers are asked to continue using existing checks and forms until exhausted.
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Frank Stewart
First Trust and Savings Bank of
Riverdale
Indiana
Riverdale Bank
Financial, Institutions of
Ilinois
Stewart
Paul Gall Party Revives Old Vienna in Riverdale
Legion hosts An Afternoon in a German Beer Garden Sunday November 11 at 3 PM in the Redwoods Room Riverdale post home 600 W 138th. German Rathskeller Band plays old world Vienna tunes while imported Munich beer and German foods are served by frauleins. Admission 50 cents. Past members and friends invited.
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Paul Gall Post
American Legion
Redwoods
Post
W. 138Th
Riverdale
Vienna
Rathskeller
Munich
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Victor Herr
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