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Newspaper
Riverdale Pointer
Location
Riverdale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Sep 15, 1960
Page
2
The Pointer reports in Dolion the August building permits showing 23 new residences and improvements. The notice lists residential garaw improvements and a value cited at 7.77 dollars in miscellaneous entries.
Fragmented text discusses conflict between Boy Scouting and a Communist Youth program. Mentions society for play development, uniforms, physical training, aviation oversight, and youth groups aligned with government or party structures.
Fragmentary text mentions Setany Men and hi fi recording. Several garbled terms reference wine, a location, and a quartet. No clear event, date, or identifiable entities to confirm a coherent news item.
Fragmentary OCR text describes an art fair at Advanhoe Park with unclear surrounding details. The readable elements mention art fair and park but lack concrete names, dates, or outcomes.
Readers glimpse a high school year start with Thornridge and Thornton freshmen set to receive diplomas, yearbook planning, and student committees busy as the school issues first full color edition and a schedule of September events.
Dr. Oswald Hoffmann opens the Lutheran Hour 28th radio season on September 18. The program airs Sundays on WMAQ at 6 30 pm. Hoffmann, praised by Time as a wide broadcaster, speaks to an audience of about 25 million weekly in multiple languages. He has led the program since September 25, 1955, and recently spent ten weeks touring Europe including Moscow, East Berlin, and Waresaw as a religious adviser and filmmaker on East German Christian life.
Larceny occurred at Kaiser Aluminum and Chemical Corp at 14200 Cottage Grove Dalton. A 1946 convertible owned by Herman Reynolds of 243 East 134th Street Riverdale had a battery removed from it while parked in the Kaiser lot.
The Harvey Memorial YMCA starts The Art of Self Defense for women led by Hans Schuler, who holds a second diploma in Jiu Jitsu from the Netherlands, beginning Thursday September 15 at 7 p.m. Knitting classes follow Thursday September 14 at 1 p.m. with Mrs Jeannette Fredrickson teaching beginners and advanced knitters. contact the Women’s Section for registration.
Dalton Mr and Mrs George Procter 14544 Oak St celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary on September 6 A surprise open house was hosted by daughter Mrs Jean Shoemaker at her 120 St Lothair Chicago home The couple have a son Charles three grandchildren and a great grandchild Out of town guests included Mr and Mrs Harald Nieman of Wisconsin Rapids and many relatives and friends from the Chicago suburbs.
St Francis Hospital in Blue Island plans a Fall Festival on October 4 and 5 with beautiful prizes homemade bread and cookies for sale and activities for all ages. The event will be a musical addition to the calendar.
Bowen School, District No. 133, reports 281 students on opening day the largest in its history. Despite space tightness the district pledges continued quality education including Kindergarten and plans a new building funded by a bond referendum. staffers Miss Nancy Humble and Mr Davis Wheeler begin their second year.
The Rev Geon Orkstra of Woodmar Reformed Church will conduct Sunday services at Calvary Reformed Church. The arrangement places Orkstra in the pulpit for a weekend worship gathering.
Pastor J A Swanson will lead a series of 7 pm Sunday talks at Franklin School Gym in Dalton starting September 18. The events are open to all and aim to inform public interest in the presidential campaign. A church bus provides free morning transportation. inquiries via Viking 9 9562 or CO 4 2323.
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