Burglary with Assault at South Holland Fruit Stand
Cary Graves Martin of Harrisburg Pa was charged by South Holland police with burglary and assault with intent to kill after a hammer attack on Willis Lagestee and theft from Walt's Fruit Stand at 162nd and State. Bond set at 10000. awaiting Cook County jail transfer.
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South Holland
John Rinkema
Cary Graves Martin
Harrisburg
Martin
Walt
Willis Lagestee
Young Lagestee
Valises
Wils Crchester
Indiana
Frr
Cook County
26Th
Cleifornia
Chicago
Ile
United States Commissioner to Speak at Dalton School Dedication
Lawrence G. Derthick will deliver the dedication address for the new Thornridge School in Dalton this Sunday at 2 p.m. The U S Commissioner of Education is rarely able to attend such events and will visit the area for the ceremonies. An open house will follow for the public.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrence G. Derthick
United States
Sé Education
Thornridge Heh
Dalton
Derthick
Ign
U. S. Commissioner of Education
Garage Fire Strikes Lincoln Avenue Property
Dalton firemen responded Sunday September 4 at 3 45 PM to a garage fire at 14733 Lincoln Ave involving a structure owned by K. Stevenson. No injuries reported. Fire officials investigated potential causes and secured the scene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dalton
Lincoln Aversion
K. Stevenson
Kipley Urges Residents Not to Burn Leaves on Paved Streets
Kipley village president Edward Kipley and trustees ask residents to refrain from burning leaves on the newly blacktopped pavements. Fires damage pavement creating holes and undermining street improvements. Cooperation is appreciated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Toverdale Village
Edward Kipley
Vilage Board of Trustees
Dedication of the St. Mary Addition at Riverdale School
The St Mary school in Riverdale held a Sunday dedication for a new addition expanding to 18 rooms with 19 nuns and 8 lay teachers. Principal Sister M Dolores leads a staff of 27 as enrollment rises to about 803 from 680. Priests and former pastors attended including Rt Rev Msgr Felix Kochnowski Rev John Liebreich Dominiq Diederich Edward Baschart Rev James Kummerer Rev Harry Gregowski and Rev Wm Fisher. A dog bite incident at Thorntonerdale involved 7-year-old David Foy of 13819 Stewart Riverdale who was bitten on the right index finger by a dog owned by Norman Burns of 13824 Tracy Riverdale. The dog was impounded by the Riverdale Police.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Mary's School
Riverdale
M. Dolores
John N. Weiler
St. Mary Parish
Felix Kochnowski
Assumption Church
Roseland
Father Weiler
John D. Liebreich
Dominiq Diederich
St. Mary's
Edward Baschart
James Kummerer
Harry Gregowski
Wm. D. Fisher
Thornton
David Foy
Christine Horne
Stewart
Bowling Green Kent
Atucky College
Norman Burns
Plains Handis High School
Tracy
Jhas
Rivtion
Thorntonerdale
South Holland Board Awards 63rd and Wausau Project Bids
South Holland trustees announced bids for road and utility improvements on 63rd street and Wausau street. Hueltt Corp, Tinley Park, sewer and water work for about 11 248 dollars. Rated Construction Co, South Holland, 819 733 dollars. Village share about 4 380 dollars, township covers the balance. Council will seek a larger Chicago water allotment as population grows.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Holland Village
Gerald M. Pals
William Jacobs
Water Department
City of
Chicago
South Holland
Pals
St Mary School Adds Classrooms In Dedication Ceremony
At the dedication of the St Mary school addition Rev Edward Baseheart Rt Rev Msgr Felis Kochnowski Rev Thomas Kummerer and Rev John N Weiler attended. The school enrollment rose by 125 to about 805 students with five new classrooms a principal's room a lay teachers room and new washrooms added from remodeling part of the gym.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St Mary School
Edward H. Baseheart
Felis J. Kochnowski
Thomas Kummerer
John N. Weiler
St. Mary Church
Chuck Renner
Four Injured in Riverdale Crash at Halsted and 134th
Four people were injured in a Sunday morning collision at Halsted Street and 134th in Riverdale. Fred J. Pacius 23 of Maplewood Chicago waited at a light when his car was rear ended by James Williams 35 of Wabash Chicago. Pat Castellano 19 of South Elizabeth Chicago, a passenger, suffered neck and back injuries. Williams Will Smith 39 and Nathan Brown 49 were treated for head injuries at St Francis Hospital Blue Island. Williams had stitches on his lip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Halsted
Idth St
Riverdale
Fred J. Pacius
Maplewood
Chicago
James Williams
Wabash
Pat Castellano
S. Elizabeth
Pacius
Williams
Will Smith
Parnell
Nathan Brown
Smith
Brown
St. Francis Hospital
Blue Island
Pointer To Be Closed Saturdays
The POINTER office will remain closed on Saturdays until further notice. Publicity chairmen, advertisers, POINTER carriers may come in the office or telephone Mondays through Fridays from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Art Fair Sunday In Ivanhoe
The Ivanhoe Junior Woman's Club invites residents to an Art Fair on Sunday September 18 from noon to dusk at the Ivanhoe Park Field house Riverdale. Nearly 50 amateur and professional artists are expected to exhibit works including oils pastels scratch-board drawings and whittling.
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Ivanhoe
Ivanhoe Park
144Th Street
Stewart Avenue
Riverdale
John Brehaney
Fine Arts
Frank Fota
S. Durshester
Doltan
S. Emerald
Kott
Southwest
Chicago Directory
Whittling
Ed DeGraff
Timles Pack
Citizens Advisory Committee Formed By Dolion Village Board
Fred Kasten, president, announced a Citizens Advisory Committee at Tuesday night’s regular Dolion village board meeting. The first meeting is tonight September 15 at 8 pm with all board members and committee chairmen reporting on departmental operations and future plans. Members include Frank Piescinski Leon Hunt Albert Harms Lewis Aurelius James Cullen Edward Robinson Jr D E Cleaborn Frank Postma John Madigan Robert Podgony Leo Lambert Joseph Starkey Joseph OConnell James Ryan Albert Krass Albert Miller Vernon Harris Al Lindell William Boyer Lee dall Richard Jaeger John Ehlers Glen Coleman John Dalle John Bartalom Laurence Chicoine Chester Stasack Philip Thomson Dan Jacobs James Sullivan William Wilson Harold Baranowski Elmer Safka Ed Heil Eugene Siefert Robert Shackleton Herbert Kansas Stephen Dunne Kenneth McConnaughay Wayne Lovejoy Gordon Young Robert Boyle Zeb Weselowski Harry Shea Med LaBeau Earl Thompson Mrs Jack Zoller Mrs Babcock Mrs L J Him melsback Mrs Daniels Mrs C Kopac Mrs Earl Krueger Mrs Leona Lembke Mrs Betty Schug Mrs Don Bruggeman Mrs Edith Bullard Mrs John Wernicke Mrs M Basile Mike Gilmartin Robert C Evans Mrs Estelle Wilk Franke French Elmer Q Fadke Christopher Tsilis Andrew J Pugh.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dolion
Fred Kasten
Citizens’ Advisory
New Citizens’ Advisory Committee
Frank Piescinski
Leon B. Hunt
Albert H. Harms
Lewis Aurelius
James Cullen
Edward Robinson
D. E. Cleaborn
Frank Postma
John Madigan
Robert Podgony
Leo Lambert
Joseph Starkey
Joseph O’connell
James Ryan
Albert Krass
Albert R. Miller
Vernon Harris
al Lindell
William Boyer
Lee Dall
Richard Jaeger
John Ehlers
Glen Coleman
John Dalle
John Bartalom
Laurence Chicoine
Chester J. Stasack
Philip Thomson
Dan Jacobs
James Sullivan
William Wilson
Harold Baranowski
Elmer Safka
Ed Heil
Eugene Siefert
Robert Shackleton
Herbert Kansas
Stephen Dunne
Kenneth McConnaughay
Wayne Lovejoy
Gordon Young
Robert
M. Basile
Mike Gilmartin
Robert C. Evans
Estelle Wilk
Franke French
Elmer Q. Fadke
Christopher Tsilis
Andrew J. Pugh
Riverdale Board Revises Zoning to Limit Large Apartments
Riverdale Village Board votes to reclassify parts of the old town as a B-2 district prohibiting apartment buildings with more than two units above the basement and restricting occupancy to under four families. Residents cite traffic parking and neighborhood change as chief concerns. The board also commends the town for no traffic deaths in 1959 and approves a Girl Scout Council fund drive October 1 to 15.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Riverdale
South Cook County
Girl Scout Council
Edward Wipley
Scout Coordinators Launch Local Fund Drive For Delin Scout Program
Editor's Note outlines a clash between American voluntary Scouting and Communist youth programs. It contrasts U S Scouting with East Germany's Young Pioneers Free German Youth and compulsory political indoctrination. The piece previews a Sept 29 campaign kickoff and notes extensive adult volunteer involvement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scout
Riverdale-Dalton
Young Pioneers
Sears
Communist Party
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Bond
BY Dureen Corsello
Bulletin
Kipley
St. Mary Addition
S. Holland Board
St. Mary School
134Th and
Nancy Ahearn
California Scholarship Federation
University of Chicago
South Shore High School
Paul Liehr
Harold J. Miller
University of California
Santa Barbara
Lawrence Britton
Miller
Holly Moebel
Christiane
Chris’ Bisjak
The
Hoebels
Bielefeld
Germany
Sabie Kame
Tom Renner
Boy Scouting
Russia
East Germany
Kiwanis
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