Open House at Thornton Township High School Tuesday
The Thornton Township High School and Junior College PTA and school staff host an Open House on Tuesday November 25 from 8 to 9 PM. Parents are welcomed by hostesses, guided to classrooms by hall guards, and can meet teachers. A social hour with a string quartet follows at 9 PM, with ballot boxes for views on Federal Aid to Education.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thornton Township High School & Junior College Parent Teacher Association
Parent Teacher Association
Harvey and Phoenix
George Frieling
Pearl Ligging
Association
Wesley Israel to Speak at Ivanhoe Methodist Dinner
C Wesley Israel new Chicago Southern District superintendent will speak at the Ivanhoe Methodist Men Fellowship Dinner on Tuesday November 25 at 6 45 PM at Ivanhoe Community Methodist Church Riverdale. John Carrara will share Laymen Day highlights. Over 100 men expected with invites extended to nearby churches. Tickets from John Carrara Riverdale 1151.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wesley Israel
Chicago Southern
The
Methodist Church
Ivanhoe
Ivanhoe Community Methodist Church
146Th and
Clark Streets
Riverdale
John Carrara
Dalton
Sandridge
Acadamey
First Methodist Church
Harvey
Clyde Trester
Tvanhoe
Village Official to Address Riverdale Property Owners
Riverdale Village President Henry Strosinski will speak at the Riverdale Area Property Owners Association meeting on Friday November 21 at 8 00 PM in the Ivanhoe Field House. Members are urged to attend and participate in the discussion of several proposals. Visitors are invited.
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My. Henry Strosinski
Riverdale
Riverdale Area Property Owners Association
Ivanhoe Field House
Dentist Dr James Vandraceh Opens Ivanhoe Office
Dr James Vandraceh opens general dentistry practice at 14331 Clark Street Ivanhoe Colonial Shops. A Loyola graduate and Omicron Kappa Upsilon honoree, he earned top academic standings and leadership qualities. He resides in Ivanhoe with wife Donna after Navy Air Corps service and Thornton Township High School and Junior College studies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Vandraceh
Clark Street
Ivanhoe
Vandraceh
University of Loyola
Omicron Kappa Upsilon
Vandrach
Donna
Navy Aircorps
Thornton Township
Revival Bible Revival Series at Open Bible Church Riverdale
A series of special Bible revival services will be held at Open Bible Church 8 W 138th Street Riverdale. The schedule begins Thanksgiving Day November 27 at 3 00 p m with 7 30 p m sessions Friday and Saturday and continues Sunday November 30 with 10 45 a m and 7 15 pm services. Pastor Stam, editor of the Berean Searchlight, formerly of Star of Hope Mission Paterson N J and Preakness Community Church, will speak and is noted as a national expository Bible author and speaker. Everyone is invited.
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Open Bible Church
W. 138Th
Street
Riverdale
Stam
Star of Hope Mission
Paterson
N.J
Preakness Community Church
Milwaukee Bible Institute
United States
Berean Searchlight
Pointer News Contributions Policy Requires Signatures
The Pointer invites news from individuals and organizations but requires each submission to include the contributor’s signature address and preferably a phone number. Submissions lacking these details will be refused for printing.
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Pointer
St Pauls Students Enter Sun Times Quizdown
Students from St Pauls of Dolton and St Pauls of Norwood Park will compete Saturday in the Sun Times WJJD Quizdown from 10 30 to 11 00 AM in the Boule vard Room of the Conrad Hilton Hotel. Dolton team includes Jo Ellen Gess Sharon Panozzo Evalyn Wettour Sally Mellstrom Terry McCready Susan Gerringer Adele Herdt Susan Walter and Graham Hauff. The winning school receives a Zenith Super Triumph radio. runner up gets a Rand McNally Premier Atlas.
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St. Paul's of
Dolton
St. Paul's
Norwood Park
Sun-Times
Boulevard Room
Conrad Hulton Hotel
St. Paul’s of Dolton
Jo Ellen Gess
Sharon Panozzo
Evalyn Wettour
Sally Mellstrom
Terry McCready
Susan Gerringer
Suntires
W. Wacker
Chicago
Service Theodore Schaafsma Jr. Begins Overseas Duty
Theodore Schaafsma Jr. son of Mr and Mrs F Schaafsma of 13845 Park Avenue Dalton has left the States after recruit training at Great Lakes He is with U S Naval Mobile Construction Battalion No 1 attached to the Atlantic Fleet and has embarked for an overseas assignment in a five month construction program The battalion has a wartime history of base construction in several regions and Theodore was employed by Inland Steel Company Indiana before enlisting in the U S Navy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Theodore Schaafsma Jr
F. Schaafsma
Park Avenue
Dalton
U.S
Great Lakes
Theodore
Davidsville
U.s.naval Mobile Construction Battalion No. 1
U.S. Atlantic Fleet
MCB
North Africa
Newfoundland
Cuba
Bermuda
Virgini Islands
United States
Inland Steel Company
Indiana
Two Killed In Auto Crash On Halsted Street Riverdale
On Halsted Street in Riverdale a failure to observe a stop sign caused a crash that killed driver Le Roy Williams, 46, and pedestrian Carrie Thrakon, 61. The oil truck driver and a passenger were unharmed. A coroner's jury returned an accidental death verdict.
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al Lasth
Halsted Street
Riverdale
Leroy Williams
Portland Ave
Chicago Heights
Carrie Thiakon
65Th St
Chicago
Thiakon
Halsted
Peter
J. A. Hannah Company of
Lemont
138Th Street
Williams
Wiliams
Pointer To Be Published On Tuesday Announcement
The Pointer announces it will publish Tuesday November 25 after Thanksgiving. Readers are asked to have news and ads reach the office by Saturday noon November 22 or preferably Friday if possible.
Harbor Engineer Seebees Dismissal Ends Seafront Career
Harbor operator engineer expects to pursue Inland work after his dismissal from the Seebees, signaling a career shift away from naval service to civilian engineering opportunities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harbor
Inland
The
Seebees
USO Club Hosts Mix of Games and Greetings
HA Norbert Jashenski with guardians Henry Michalski at Riverdale Illinois, SN Richard Muska of Amherst Ohio, and USO Volunteer Joan Payne chat over conversation and Chinese Checkers at the USO Club in Newport Rhode Island. The article notes 280 USO operations nationwide, 82 Camp Shows planned for 1952, and 16 overseas USO operations, with USO as a member of the United Defense Fund supported by United Red Feather Campaigns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norbert Jashenski
Henry Michalski
S. Wenthworth Avenue
Riverdale
Ill
Richard Muska
Stanley Browski
R.D
Amherst
Ohio
USO
Joan Payne
USO Club
Newport
Rhode Island
United States
United Defense Fund
United Red Feather
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Thornton
C. Wesley Israel
F. J. Tesar
West 145Th Street
Evans Drug Store
West 144Th Street
O. J. Evans
Chuck Renner
Riverdale Area
C. H. Stam
Milwaukee
Wisconsin
ShowtTac
St. Paul’s
Theodore Schaafsma
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