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Newspaper
Riverdale Pointer
Location
Riverdale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Oct 06, 1938
Page
2
Local residents gather for birthdays dinners and showers. Mrs Lorenz Ripley hosts a Sept 29 birthday party for her son. Delton and Riverdale families travel to Urbana and Chicago for visits and events. club meetings and candy sales fund church projects. world series guests and dances fill October schedule in Dolton Waukegan and Harvey areas.
Dolores Lottino daughter of Mr and Mrs Frank Lottino married Lawrence Michalski son of Mr and Mrs Joseph Michalski in a nuptial high mass at St Marys church officiated by Rev John Weiler with Rev George Alexander assisting. The couple will reside at 327 East 136th Place.
Miss Ruth Netta Hinkle daughter of Mr and Mrs Q C Hinkle Dolton and Mr Bernard Thomas Sheahan son of Mr and Mrs B J Sheahan Dolton were married by Rev John N Weiler of St Marys church on Saturday October 1 An informal dinner followed at the bride’s home Among guests were Mrs Wenrietta Hinkle Mr and Mrs John Golder Oak Park Mr and Mrs John Sloan Stewart Ridge Miss Lola Moore Momenee Miss Dorothy Wessel Chicago Mrs R V Dengsler Riverdale and Miss Ruth Shilling Dolton The couple will reside in Dolton and friends offer best wishes.
Ivanhoe community notices mark Mrs A P Rebmann as district chairman of the Times Federation Radio department with plans for an at home event at WBBM studio featuring Backstage in Radio and talks on evaluating radio programs. The October schedule includes Ivanhoe Women’s club meetings and a 10th anniversary observance with guests from Third District and local leaders.
The senior Walther League Society of St. Pauls church will meet Tuesday October 11. The juniors will meet Wednesday October 12. The society offers a 5 pin to any junior who attends three meetings in succession to boost membership.
Franklin P T A holds its first regular meeting at Franklin school on October 3 with Lyle K Klitzke outlining Looking Forward with Youth as the topic. The group plans a library books drive and appoints Mrs. William Heitmann as Student Aid chair. Leona Wilck chairs the Girl Scouts committee.
Miss Shirley Ross of Riverdale was selected as Miss Ohio State in a Big Ten pageant at the University of Illinois. The senior in speech studies and Alpha Gamma Delta member will participate in campus pageantry and Big Ten home games this fall.
The Women’s Union of the Immanuel Evangelical and Reformed Church in Dalton invites all to a calendar party Friday October 14 at 8 o’clock in the church basement with cake and coffee served after plans for an interesting program. David Allen Crocker son of Rev and Mrs Donald Crocker marked his first birthday with family October 4 and October 38 appears in error as the Monday evening celebration with relatives in Dalton.
The Dolton Park District Board ofPark Commissioners resolves to extend sympathy on the death of J O Nairn who served as secretary and treasurer since incorporation. He died August 25 1938 and his loss is described as serious to the district and his family is needful of condolence. The resolution will be entered in district records and a copy sent to his family.
The Women’s Relief Corps south half held its district convention at Bowen school auditorium Riverdale with 142 members from the south half and 25 from outside districts. Theresa Marshall was elected president and Minette Liz enby junior vice president. installation followed. A Spirit of Flag demonstration and color presentation by Meta Schroeder and G W Spencer corps No 279 opened the morning. The afternoon featured local relief work and a dinner at Our Savior’s church after morning adjournment. Thursday’s gathering was the first here in twelve years.
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