13 Oct 1960
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Newspaper
Riverdale Pointer
Location
Riverdale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Oct 13, 1960
Page
1
The POINTER Sunday April 10 reports Chuck Renner’s photo earned second place in the state press contest. It shows Linda Zimmer of Dalton with her 9-year-old pinta gelding Kiowa Conquistador after a car struck the horse and the animal was slated for destruction. The accompanying rider suffered a crushed foot in the accident.
At the Dolton board meeting trustees discussed sewer installation to relieve flooding in several street corners and alleys, approved rezoning for a new shopping center, and reported progress on a 75 sidewalk project. An exision request was granted to Spring.
Eugene Bossard was sworn in as village trustee to fill the unexpired term of P N Johnston Jr by Clerk Raymond Gouwens at the South Holland board meeting on Monday October 10. The board approved a traffic signal at Route 6 and Vincennes to reduce frequent accidents with state funding covering installation and village maintenance. President Harold J Gouwens declared Thankful You Can See Day for October 14 and urged support for the Toons Club Candy Day For The Blind.
Riverdale village board awarded contracts for the new municipal building on Tuesday October 11 with bids covering general contracting gypsum roofing acoustical tile painting window installation paving HVAC plumbing and electrical work. Jail bid action was deferred after further investigation and floor covering bids were rejected to re advertise for more bids.
Dolton police magistrate Thomas Harper has served three 4 year terms and is active in the fire department and union Local 1058. He lives at 712 E. Smith with wife Margery and daughters Sylvia 18 and Helen 16.
The District 148 Band Parents Association unveiled a music festival set for Nov 13 at Thorn-Tidge High School auditorium featuring the District 148 Concert Band local high school groups and the Sinclair Chorus. Tickets will be sold by band members. A roller skating party is announced for Oct 22 from 9 am to noon at Arts Roller Rink Harvey with tickets from band members.
Riverdale Village President Edward L. Ripley proclaims Friday October 14 as Lions Club candy day for the blind. Riverdale-Dalton Lions club will have about 73 workers distributing candy to raise funds for aid to the blind across participating communities.
Six hundred Lutheran school teachers of the Northern Illinois District convene at St Paul Lutheran Church and School Dalton October 13 and 14 with Rev Walter Stuenkel Concordia College Milwaukee as opening speaker on The Teacher Apt to Teach. Other speakers include Dr Martin Maehr Concordia Teachers College Ward Neb and Rev R H Seboldt St Paul Lutheran Oak Lawn. Maehr discusses Teaching Machines The Coming Automaton and Seboldt covers The Child and Worship with study and discussion planned in smaller groups on topics like mathematics foreign language instruction and music.
The Ivanhoe Business Association plans a roller skating party at Art's Roll-Aire Rink from 12 noon to 5 p.m. on Friday November 25. Two amateur-skated periods are offered. Parents are encouraged to bring youngsters or a bus runs at 11:45 and 2:15 from the village lot. Each attendee gets two free cokes. no age limit. one ticket per person.
Laura Quinn attended Bradley University and earned high honors at the University of Illinois after student teaching at Willard School and Oak Park River Forest High School. She joined the girls physical education staff of Thornton and paints as a hobby.
The Pointer earns two awards at the 95th Illinois Press Association convention in Springfield. Chuck Renner, business manager, accepts first and second place for Best Classified Pages and a second in Best Photography. Evanston Review and Des Plaines Suburban Times also ranked in divisions.
The ladies auxiliary of Pinta Council Knights of Columbus will host a fund raising party Friday Oct 14 at the K C clubrooms 138th and Track Riverdale Prizes will be awarded and refreshments served Committee includes Marge Daley, Delores Bade ns, Asther Johnston, Viola Enneh, Laverne Kellogg, Heline Simnick.
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