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Newspaper
Riverdale Pointer
Location
Riverdale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Oct 11, 1962
Page
3
FBI Director J Edgar Hoover praised the press for promoting justice and law and order during National Newspaper Week urging respectful cooperation between law enforcement and editors. He cited reporting on abuse while affirming the media’s role in traffic safety youth programs and fugitive location.
Duree n Corsello reports open house at Roosevelt P T A with classroom visits and music from Princeton School of Music. A rummage sale by First Church of God at 152 E 144th St Harvey runs Oct 12 10 am to 8 pm and Oct 13 1 am to 1 pm. Community events include Reformation Day service Oct 28 at Thornton High and a Lions Club fund drive Oct 22-25 aiming for Three thousand five hundred dollars.
United Presbyterian Church of South Holland 1440 Cottage Grove observes Laymen's Sunday on October 1. Dr Alwyn Ross HickmanState Clerk of the Synod of Illinois formerly interim pastor will preach at 10 and 1130 AM with the subject The Art Of Not Coming Down. Reverend Henry P Aykens assists. ladies serve a pot luck dinner at 1 PM in the Education Building.
October 3 collision at 148th and Ashland left Joyce tircte of South Holland with a damaged back end after Bennie C. Olver of Posen failed to stop his northbound vehicle. Neiman E. Piper of 1821 Riverdale and Olver gave statements to Riverdale Police. Navajo men note: unrelated line about mother visibility.
Dolton village trustees award interior remodeling to Crane & Cox Construction Co for 13 456 dollars. The board also approves Shaw Walker counters and service units at 3 56735 dollars, plumbing and electrical work up to 3 395 dollars, totaling 20 842 dollars with no tax burden.
Bernard Kastory a Thornridge High School senior has been chosen to chair the science seminar group led by G Shouse. The college prep course meets three times weekly with students Ted Shopas Jeff Wagner Don Lenk szus Carol Johnson Rodney Miller Bob Hollaway Shire Brown Bil Seabergh and Kastory. enrollment requires a B average and strong math and science background including physics.
Welcome among South Holland's new residents Mr and Mrs Wagner and two daughters formerly of Dalton now at 1005 Ellis et Mr Wagner works for International Harvester. The Paul Van Riley family now live at 17174 Wausau Avenue having moved from Greenwood Avenue. Mr Van Klev is employed at an automobile dealer.
South Holland Ingalls Memorial Hospital Women’s Auxiliary met October 2 in the assembly room. Dr Carl Walvoord spoke on Behavior Problems of Children based on Dr John G Young’s University of Texas article. He stressed family security, parental consistency, and avoiding gang influence, with living love as key to emotional development. Officers and unit chairs for the coming year were elected and hostesses listed.
The Republican party schedules a state convention at McCormick Place on Friday October 12. Buses depart Thornton Township Hall South Holland at 7 p m for attendees with free transportation coordinated through Republican headquarters in Harvey ED 1 7007. The quote emphasizes moral foundations preceding material change.
The Thornridge Community Church in South Holland will be dedicated Sunday October 14. The program features a 1 pm dedication service with Dr. C F McCall, an open house 3 to 5 pm, and an 8 pm community service led by Rev. James Smucker with Harold Gouwens and Frederick Kasten participating. Reverend Crandall will lead the services.
The Cook County Public Health Department confirms a two year old South Holland child with leg paralysis was confined to the county contagious diseases hospital three weeks ago. No name or address could be revealed. Dr Hall said the child had received no polio shots. This is the third suburban Cook County polio case since January.
A Tri-City survey shows fewer than one percent of students have not received polio inoculations. Religious beliefs and parental attitudes cited. Schools offer free shots and boosters. state law requires regular physicals and up-to-date vaccinations. Mr and Mrs Lee Croger of South Holland with two children are noted.
Nominees for the Pointer Publications Suburban Homemaker 1962 contest face 66 to 1 odds for a $5,000 prize. The October 20 deadline spurred husbands and children to write in support of their mothers and wives with varying, often endearing testimonials.
William Jacobs, candidate for Judge of the Superior Court in Cook County, receives unanimous backing from the Cook County Township Assessors Association representing 30 townships. The group met in Chicago on October 1 and outlined plans for the State Convention and proposed legislation to improve statewide procedures. INHALATOR. CALL George Caldwell of 14028 Park Ave Dolton was given oxygen for ten minutes by the Dolton Inhalator Squad on Oct 6. He was pronounced dead by a doctor.
A list of prizes and sponsors appears for a community page with offerings from shops and local organizations. Prizes include a one year ice skating pass for a family of four from Model Town and Country Mart, a year’s supply of vitamins, a basket of champagne bottles, a savings account prize from Riverdale bank, and other gift items from retailers such as Penn Rexall Drugs, Wasik Brothers, Sigal and Berg, Gifts by Eloise, Newman Drugs, Harvey YMCA, Central Radio and Sound, Darwin Furniture, Northern Illinois Gas Co, Princeton Music School, and Dallozo Florist. The compilation suggests a local promotional event or awards listing.
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