Begin Membership Drive for Riverdale Dalton Civic Pool
About 159 attendees at the October 19 open meeting launched a membership drive for the Dolton Riverdale Civic Swimming Association. A board meeting on October 22 appointed area captains to canvass residents, with bonds issuing for 100 dollars and annual fees capped at 35 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dalton Riverdale Civic Swimming Association
Riverdale
Dalton
Jeannette Dalle
First National Bank of
Bill's Camera Shop Opens in New Building on Indiana Ave
Bill's Camera Shop at 14224 Indiana Ave opens its new building this Saturday at noon and stays open until 6 pm with regular hours starting Monday. Owned by Bill Siegel, Riverdale resident, the store offers cameras, supplies, Norcross greeting cards, photo finishing, and photography services including news, industrial, wedding, and home portraits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bill
Indiana Ave
Bill Siegel
Riverdale
Norcross
Owens-Illinois Paper Products Plant Opens in Chicago
Attend preview with Bob Johnson and Carl Risley as Florence Bultmann and Evelyn Vetterick report on the new Owens-Illinois Paper Products Plant at 440 East 138th Street. Open to the public October 24 drew hundreds. annual payroll and output projections listed, with details on materials, facilities, and Owens-Illinois IL facilities.
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Bob Johnson
Carl Risley
Florence Bultmann
Evelyn Vetterick
THE
Pointer
Owens-Illinois Paper Products
East 138Th Street
Chicago
Full Ee
Leonard T. Moore
Little Calumet
Owens-Illinois
Ilinois
Streator
Alton
St. Charles
Godfrey
South Holland Officer Foils Burglary at Locks Service
Officer John Rinkema interrupted a burglary at Locks Service on 162nd and State Street during a 3 am patrol. A suspect fled through a side window, abandoning a car with four new car batteries. Harvey police reported a prior battery theft at a nearby service station, and the same trio was previously arrested.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Rinkema
South Holland
162Nd
State Street
Rinkema
Harvey
Harvey Police Department
Locks
Ralph Lockrider
Dalton
South Hollland
Thornridge school cuts costs on site development plan
Thornton Township district trims Thornridge project to stay within a $6 017 000 appropriation. Board eliminates outdoor terrace and stage plans and three sidewalk sections saving about $5 6 000 while authorizing $37 345 for interior lighting. Landscape work continues on 66 acres with deletions aside.
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Thornton Township
Board of Education
Thornridge High School
William Rose
Thorridge Construction
Buxton Evans
Rose
Thornridge
Riverdale Home Burglarized by Pried Back Door
Police report a break in at the home of Mrs. Margaret Kay 14200 Lowe Avenue Riverdale during the October weekend. The house was ransacked but nothing appeared missing. entry was gained by a pried back door while residents were away.
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Margaret Kay
Lowe Avenue
Riverdale
Lions Sponsor Theater Party For Local Kids
The Riverdale Delton Lions club plans a theater party for local children on Saturday October 31 showing Walt Disney movies and a Laurel and Hardy film at Lincoln Roosevelt school. Firemen and Lions members supervise with treats for each child. Programs divide by age group with 6 pm 7 15 pm and 7 30 pm showings and parents urged to send children to the nearest school.
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Riverdale
Delton
Bob Henricks
Legion Halloween Dance and Costume Ball at Riverdale Post
The Paul Gall American Legion post hosts its annual Halloween Dance and Costume Ball on Saturday October 31 in the first floor hall at 600 West 138th Street Riverdale. Dancing starts at 8 30 p m with the Dynatoires providing music prizes awarded for all costume categories and tickets available from post members or at the door.
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Riverdale
Emil Madvar
Bill Ainlie
John E. Perguss
Edward Ripley
Fred Ehlert
Harold Schaefer
Herb Schmidt
John Madderom
Robert Selvig
John Edelhoefer
American Legion
138Th Street
Fire Department
Paul Gall American Legion Post
Delton - Riverdale Post
Post
West 138Th Street
Bernard Schaefer
Schaefer
Paul Gall Post
Halloween dance for 8th graders at Washington School
Teenagers and younger children in Riverdale and Dolton attend a Halloween costume dance at Washington School located at 139th and School Street. The event features Marvin of Shock Theater with Cy Hand, Chief Lone Eugenie, and Little Beaver. The dance runs from 7 30 p m with admission of 150.
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Washington School
School Street
Marvin
Shock Theater
Cy Hand
Lone Eugenie
Little Beaver
Riverdale
Delton
Indiana Avenue
Jimmy and the
Jeepers
Harvest Moo
Willie Hansen
Halloween Costume Dance for 7th Graders at Riverdale Park
The event hosts a Halloween costume dance for 7th graders and younger at Riverdale Park field house 187th and Wentworth. It starts at 7 30 PM with the same entertainment as prior events and admission is $1 50.
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Riverdale Park
Wentworth
Lions Club film series for area children set at two schools
The Lions Club Movies club will sponsor Walt Disney and Laurel and Hardy films for area children. Showings occur at Lincoln and Roosevelt schools with attendance based on home distance. Times are 6:00 for four years to second grade, 7:15 for third to fifth, and 8:30 for sixth to eighth grades on Saturday October 31.
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Riverdale - Delton Lions Club
Lincoln
Roosevelt
Dolton Leads Area Building in September
Dolton issued 64 home building permits in September valued at 1 019 500 to lead Oak Lawn by a narrow margin. Riverdale issued 1 permit worth 18 009 while South Holland recorded 12 permits totaling 199 217. City apartment building rose with 1 164 units, while total home permits 2 920 fell 7.5 percent from September 1958.
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Bell Savings and Loan Association
Dolton
Oak Lawn
South Area
Riverdale
South Holland
Chicago Area
Kiwanis Basketball League Prep Set for Riverdale Dalton
Four teams of the Kiwanis Basketball League of Riverdale and Dalton launch the season in early November with registrations and tryouts at Roosevelt School Gym on November 5 from 7 30 to 9 00 pm. Eligible players must be high school students and residents of Riverdale or Dalton. Returning players must re register and a five dollar fee is required.
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Kiwanis Basketball League
Riverdale
Dalton
Roosevelt School
Traffic Tie Up On Atlantic Street At Queen Of Apostles
Riverdale police warn of continuing traffic tie ups on Atlantic Street in front of Queen of Apostles school one way lane blockage by parents waiting for children. Chief Charles Cook calls it a potential emergency access problem and urges leaving one lane open for fire ambulance or police vehicles.
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Riverdale
Atlantic Street
Queen of Apostles
Charles Cook
Riverdale Police Nab Two Youths In Stolen Car
Riverdale officers Gergely and Mook aided by Dalton and Calumet Park police arrested two youths, William E. Scott and Gladstone W. Otts, after a car theft and attempted burglary spree. They faced charges of attempted burglary and larceny of an automobile with bonds set at $1000 each and a hearing scheduled for October 29 before Magistrate John Hobbis.
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Gergely
Mook Lef
Riverdale
Dalton
Calumet Park
William E Scott
W. 138Th Street
Gladstone W. Otts
Cedar Lake
Indiana
East 1&7Th Street
Updo
Mook
Calumet Ark
Wonder Inn
E. 187Th Street
137Th
Pair
137Th and
State
E. 137Th Street
John Hobbis
Missionary Challenge at Ivanhoe Tabernacle
The Ivanhoe Gospel Tabernacle at 601 W 14th Street hosts a four day missionary program starting October 29 featuring the Oriental Missionary Society with 18 countries in costumes and displays. Moody Bible Institute joins with student groups sharing testimonies and calls to world wide gospel ministry to reach millions.
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Ivanhoe Gospel Tabernacle
144Th Street
Oriental Missionary Society
Moody Bible Institute
Eddie Hubbard to MC Benefit Show at Thornton High
Eddie Hubbard the Chicago disk jockey will MC a Sunday November 15 benefit music festival at Thornton High School. District 148 Band Association presents Thor ton High School Band Allis Chalmers male chorus Music Center Accordionaires and a Blue Devils Drill Team exhibition. Riverdale and Dolton residents urged to support uniforms for community paid students. tickets available by call VJ 96167.
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District 148
Eddie Hubbard
Chicago
Will MC
Thornton High School
Thorton High School
Allis- Chalmers
Music Center Accordinonaires
Blue Devils
Riverdale
Dolton
Callme
Parents and Police Coordinate Traffic Safety Plan
State and local police join parents and school officials to create road blocks and letters to drivers during a three day effort to protect young walkers near Waterman and St. Jude schools. Officials urge motorists to exercise extreme caution until sidewalks are built.
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Waterman
St. Jude
154Th Street
Board of Education
Whitney
Kelly
Waterman School
South Holland
Dalton
154Th
Chicago Roard
Cottage Grove
Greenwood Road
Michigan City Road
Special Meeting at Grace Bible Grace Bible Church
Grace Bible Church at 13g W Lant Street Riverdale will hold a week of special meetings from Sunday November 1 to Friday November 6. Services start 7 45 pm nightly, 7 15 pm Sunday. Dr Wm B Hallman of Berean Church Muskegon Mich is speaker with nightly music from local and visiting artists.
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Grace Bible Church
W. Lant Street
Riverdale
Wm. B. Hallman
Berean Church
Muskegon
Mich
Dick Faulkner
Jieri-Lynn Erickson
Dick Veenstra
Jom Krakovich
Larceny Reported at Queen of Apostles Church
Riverdale police report a break in at Queen of Apostles Church on October 21. Unknown person forced open collection boxes and stole a small amount of cash.
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Riverdale
Queen of Apostles
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Riverdale Civic Swimming Association
P.O. Box
Hingis
146Th
LaSalle Streets
Erdale
Lions
Lions Club Movies
I Dolton
Ivanhoe Tabernacle
M.C. Show
Grace Bible
Larceny
Queen of Apostles Church
South Helland
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