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Newspaper
Riverdale Pointer
Location
Riverdale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Sep 14, 1961
Page
6
Michael Marek of 15724 Parnell Riverdale was bitten in the left eye by a dog. The animal owned by the Stone family at 13745 Parnell was surrounded by Riverdale Police and is tied to the incident.
Riverdale police report a burglary at Loty Excavating company’s garage on Halsted Street during Labor Day weekend. A screwdriver opened the back door and items including car parts and tools were stolen. total loss not yet estimated.
The letter from Mr Griffiths notes a correction to permit recovered gases to preheat hot air for cupolas in a continuous process. Cleaning equipment fails to do so, forcing natural gas heating at about $30 000 per month. The POINTER reports daily testing since June as progress continues and commends its coverage of the Fritz dump case.
Trustee Swanson resigns from the Riverdale Village Board after serving on multiple committees. An unexpired term was filled earlier, with a new appointee to be announced at the next meeting on Tuesday September 26. The board has had recent vacancies including after the death of Fret T. Ebiert on May 9, 1981.
A minister administered aid for about ten minutes on Saturday September 9 to three people at 14411 West Riverdale. They were taken to Mercy Hospital by ambulance.
Thorndridge set for a November 3 and 4 homecoming weekend with Porters of Lothport as guests. General chairs Glenn Gouwens and Bill Lee lead a gala centered on Song of the South with a Showboat theme and a Saturday semi formal dance.
On September 5 the Vandenburg addition of Berger School opened to students as the first day of a modern building. The Berger PFA held its first board meeting on September 4 at Mrs. Ne mecek’s home with strong turnout and refreshments. Mothers supported the Dalton Park District summer program of crafts and sports and ran a Berger School library. both efforts were successful.
Frank Bartalo, 41, of 107 W Wind St Harzelevest, suffered multiple abrasions and deep lacerations after falling 15 feet into scrap metal at the No 4 Mil in the Acme Steel Car yard in Riverdale. Police said he was taken to Roseland Community Hospital by cab.
Burnham Cavanagh, 59, of 14144 School Street Riverdale, was given oxygen by Riverdale Police for about 15 minutes recently.
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