Knights of Columbus Arrive with Inaugural Banquet Ball
Genoa Council of the Knights of Columbus celebrates its arrival in the Dol Kon South Holland area with an inaugural banquet and ball at the Dorchester Club in Dalton. A 300 person capacity crowd is expected on Saturday October 14 with cocktails from 6 30 to 7 36 p.m. Tickets cost 5.50 per plate from Genoa Council headquarters or from ticket chairman Philip J. Jordan. The group meets at St Jude the Apostle church in South Holland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Genoa Council of the Knights of Columbus
Dol Kon-South Holland
Dorchester Club
164Th
Calumet Expressway
Genoa Council
E. 156Th Pl
Dalton
Philip J. Jordan
Chappelave
Chicago
Til
Dalton- South Holland
St. Jude the Apostle Church
E. 154Th St
South Holland
Dolton artists exhibit oils at Dorchester Club show
Local artists from Dolton and Riverdale offered an oil filled exhibit at the Dolton Brush and Palette Club event held Sunday October 8 from 2 to 4 pm at the Dorchester Club located at 144th and Calumet Expressway Dolton. Contributors included Jean Barnes Sandy Bennett Jean Bultema Lorraine Chantigney Pat Clattenberg Delores Cleary Delores Cundiff Kay Gary Kay Ivarson Erelyn Mosser Vera Nagy Dick Pranger and Rick Lambakis. The club formed recently and offers classes in oils watercolors charcoals and pastels led by Mrs Vera Nagy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dolton-Riverdale
Dolton Brush and Palette Club
Dorchester Club
144Th
Calumet Expressway
Dolton
Avas
Jean Barnes
Sandy Bennett
Jean Bultema
Lorraine Chantigney
Pat Clattenberg
Delores Cleary
Delores Cundiff
Kay Gary
Kay Ivarson
Erelyn Mosser
Vera Nagy
Dick Pranger
Rick Lambakis
Edbrooke
Pelton
Thornton Township High adds diverse new teachers for 1961 62
District 205 welcomes instructors from 40 institutions including Northwestern Loyola and University of Chicago plus distant providers. Four are Thornton graduates. staff includes married and single members, former principals, two with MA degrees, and varied prior work. Superintendent Logsdon cites strong facilities and community support.
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Thornton Township
James D. Logsdon
Northwestern University
Loyola University
University of Chicago
Douglass College
New Brunswick
New Jersey
City College of New York
Sam Houston State Teachers College
Huntsville
Texas
Kiang-si
China
Thornton
Far East
Mexico
Spain
United Kingdom
Portugal
Germany
United States
Canada
Washington, D. C
Illinois Bell Telephone Company
Lagsdon
Harriet Carver Named As Park Commissioner
Harriet Carver was appointed to fill the Ivanhoe Park Board vacancy created by Herbert Abraham moving away. Her past record as a park board commissioner and her knowledge of park activities are cited as key factors in filling the gap and continuing community improvement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harriet Carver
Ivanhoe
Fall activities planned by Mother of Sorrows High School
Parents plan a series of fall events at Mother of Sorrows High School Blue Island. Activities include a rustic harvest display with pumpkins and corn stalks and a home and school guild meeting starting with a chapel service at 7 30 p m on October 10 on campus at 138th and S Western Ave Blue Island.
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Mother of Sorrows High School
138Th
S. Western Ave
Blue Island
Harold Austgen
Wentworth Ave
Calumet City
Archdiocesan Council of Catholic Women
Baron Scheffer
W. 124Th St
Michael Gucta
State St
South Holland
Guild
F. Roger Callanan
Perry Ave
Harvey
Lloyd Brandt
Atlantic Ave
Ivanhoe
Mothers
Mother of Sorrows High
Francis P. White C
Hope Chest
Pack 320 Inducts Five At First Meeting Of 1961 62
Pack 320 sponsored by Ivanhoe Community Methodist Church held its first pack meeting in Fellowship Hall on September 29. Five boys were inducted as Bobeea by Cubmaster Lew Frederick along with Wolf Arrow advancements for Carl Lindberg Alan Conrath and Dennis Szatranski. Lion Badges were awarded to Keith Sutton Roger Young David Bragg and Craig MacArthur.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ivanhoe Community
Roger Young
David Bragg
Craig MacArthur
WeBeLos den
Ernest Sutton
Den
Marguerite Sutton
Peggy Hodgetts
Walter Beardsley
Keith Sutton
Craig Sinclair
Riverdale
Dolton Man Injured In Riverdale Crash
Alpert T. Krebs of 14814 Wabash Dolton sustained injuries to his head and left knee when his car was struck by an eastbound vehicle at 15th and LaSalle Riverdale Thursday morning September 21. Krebs was taken to Thomson Clinic by his wife. Violet S. McKiernan of 14750 Grant Dolton was the eastbound driver.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alpert T. Krebs
Wabash, Dolton
15Th and
la Salle
Riverdale
Krebs
Thomson Clinic
LaSalle
145Th St
Violet S. McKiernan
Grant St
Dolton
Extra traffic lane urged on Riverdale 144th Street
reader Andrew Skye Riverdale urges adding an extra traffic lane on 144th Street in Ivanhoe to ease congestion and speed safety. he argues left turn lanes marked in yellow, curb parking to remain, and cites bottlenecks near the business area as justification for a two lane roadway with improved flow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leona Mangins
The
Pointer
Riverdale
144Th Street
Michigan Avenue
Dearborn
Detroit
Michigan
Ivanhoe
Andrew Skye Riverdale
Riverdale Building Hailed as Perfect Civil Defense Shelter
Joseph A. Downey, director of the Cook County Civil Defense, writes Riverdale Village Hall is a perfect fallout shelter for the people. He praises the building and notes approval from Police Chief Charles K. Cook and Village President Edward L. Riptey. A separate item reports 3-year-old Christopher Miller injured by a dog and treated at Ingalls Memorial Hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph A. Downey
Cook County Civil Defense and Safety Commission
Riverdale
Edward L. Riptey
Downey
Charles K. Cook
Cook County
Christopher Miller
Ingalls Memorial Hospital
Harvey
Dalton Police Association Thanks Pointer Staff
The Dalton Police Association thanks Chuck Renner and POINTER PUBLICATIONS Riverdale Illinois for publicity of their 5th annual dance on September 16. The note credits Editor Leona Mangnus and Reporter Doreen Corsello and expresses appreciation for the paper’s ongoing support.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chuck Renner
Pointer Publications
Riverdale
Renner
Dalton Police Association
Leona Mangnus
Doreen Corsello
Pointer
Repdy
Riverdale Board Praises New Storm Sewers Ivanhoe Area
Riverdale residents praise the 1966 storm sewer project after heavy rains caused no flooded basements in Ivanhoe. Letters from Lawrence Tardy and Riverdale Area Property Owners Association cite relief sewer and pumping station performance as solving previous flood problems. A hub cap was stolen from a vehicle at Parkview Bowling Lane.
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Riverdale
Edward Ripley
Lawrence ¥. Tardy
Stewart Ave
Ivanhoe
Tardy
Hiverdale Area Property Owners Association
Parkview
188Th
LaSalle
Andreas
Union St
Polive
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Genoa
Knights of Columbus
St. Jude's
Jeff
Philip Jordan
Lawrence East
George Hostert
Sam Hanney
Dist
Richard McGrath
Lian Condon
Pete Skupien
James Cullen
Herb Pekkins
Haines
Harvey Federal Savings
HFS
Er Community Mess
HFS Ton
HVS
ITFS
East 154Th Street
Harvey, Illinois
Edison
Hon and
Federal Home Loan Bank System
Evelyn Mosser
Dirk Tranger
Richard Lambakis
Michael Kirby
Sonia Henie
Dorchester
Sale
SAT
SUN
Penny Wise
Dressel
Sunny Brook
Mogen David Wine
Hamm's
Drewrys
Budweiser
Black & Whte
Haig & Haig, Ltd
Dean's TV
Indiana
Riverdale, Minos
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