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Riverdale Pointer

Location

Riverdale, Illinois, United States of America

Date

Sep 17, 1959

Page

3

Births in South Holland and Dalton Area

Birth notices list seven newborns with dates in August. Families named include Segneri Rosenberg Lionberg Stokholm Pierie and Deinema with addresses in South Holland and Dalton. Names include Jeffrey Lynn Julie Ann Kathleen and a girl and a boy unnamed in two entries.

Carl Segneri Woodlawn So. Holland Odean Rosenberg Marain Drive Wiliam Lionberg Oak St Dalton Jeffrey Lynn Christian Stokholm South Holland Julie Ann Harry Pierie Avalon Kathleen Richard Deinema Cottage Grove

In Memoriam Mrs. Bastian Vanderaa

In loving memory of my wife mother and grandmother who passed away four years ago on September 18 1955 God alone knows our loneliness and tears in silence flow Your memory keeps us near you Loving husband children and grandchildren

Bastian Vanderaa Jiness

Service Melville Litton on USS Howard W. Gulmore

In The Service Melville Litton, chief engine man, U.S.N., son of Mrs. Dorothy Litto of 14117 Lincoln Ave Dalton Il and husband of former Miss Alice M. Watts of Washington DC, is serving aboard the submarine tender USS Gilmore operating out of Charleston SC. A unit of Submarine Squadron Four, the Gilmore formerly was home ported at Key West Fla.

Melville Litton U.S.N Dorothy Litto Lincoln Ave Dalton Alice M. Watts Washington, D.C Howard W. Gulmore Charleston S.C Gilmore Key West Fla

Army Private Donald F. Du Bois Assigned at Fort Sheridan

Army PFC Donald F. Du Bois age 24 son of Mr and Mrs Cornelius M Du Bois 14113 S LaSalle Riverdale Ill was assigned as a clerk typist in the Army Garrison at Fort Sheridan September 2. He entered the Army in February 1958 completed basic training at Fort Hood Texas and was last stationed in Europe. He attended McCormick Business College.

Army Donald F. du Bois Cornelius M. du Bois S. LaSalle Riverdale Ill Fort Sheridan du Bois Fort Hood Tex Europe McCormick Business College

Christening of Christopher Alan Simnick Held at St Marys

Infant Christopher Alan Simnick, son of Mr. and Mrs. Albert Simnick of 14726 Chiegao Road, was baptized Sunday at St. Marys with Rev. H. Gregawski officiating. God parents were Gerald Grosshurth by proxy and Mrs. Edna McKinzie. An outdoor buffet followed with numerous relatives in attendance.

Christopher Alan Albert Simnick Chiegao Road St. Mary’s H. Gregawski Gerald Grosshurth Edna McKinzie Brian E. Grosskurth A. Simnick Kathy J. Oudshoorn Jake Grace Simmick Ricky Philip Phylls Janet Grosskurth L. McFenzie Patty Beth

Dog Bite Notices In Dalton Area

Reports list multiple children and residents bitten by dogs on August 1 and early September. Victims include Cindy Frederick and Alan Shields with addresses in Dalton and nearby streets. Owners named include Mr. LaRue, Charles Fisher, Richard Hyman, and others. injuries involve face, ear, and legs.

Cindy Frederick Grant Street Dalton LaRue Perervisn Avenue

Children Bitten by Dogs in Riverdale and Harvey Cases

Reports show several youngsters were bitten by dogs in Riverdale and Harvey. John Burleson, 12, was bitten on the leg on September 2 by a dog owned by F. W. Dorner, with the animal impounded for observation. Caroline Lipps, 12, was bitten on the left ankle by a dog owned by Mrs. Andersen, and treated by a physician before the dog was impounded.

John Burleson LaSalle Street F. W. Dorner Clark Street Riverdale Caroline Lipps 137Th Place Andersen Turlington Avenue Harvey

Fires Guts Trucks and Grounds Near City Streets

A truck driven by Harold Hall caught fire in front of 320 East 138th Street on September 4 due to a broken gas line. On September 6 a prairie fire at 146th and Woodlawn Avenue was extinguished by Dalton volunteer firefighters.

Harold Hallman E. 138Th Street 146Th Woodlawn Avenue Dalton

Ivanhoe Reformed Church Women Plan Fall Season Meeting

The Ivanhoe Reformed Church Women’s Service League will start its fall season with a meeting on Tuesday September 22 at 8 p.m. at 14300 Wabash Avenue. Henry Goff supervisor of the West Side Rescue Mission in Chicago skid row will speak and show slides. Miss Janet Knol and Miss Joan Edwards will provide a vocal duet as special music.

Women’s Service League of the Ivanhoe Reformed Church Wabash Avenue Henry Goff West Side Rescue Misson Chcago Janet Knol Joan Edwards

St Marys Altar Society to Meet Monday

The Altar and Rosary Society of St Marys Church resumes monthly meetings on September 2 with the Rosary at 745 p.m. Mrs Violet Nadratowski invites all parish women, especially mothers of new St Marys School students. Jeanne Conway announces Homewood Players will present a scene from a well known play. Refreshments follow. Hostess chair is Mrs Evelyn McCloskey.

Altar and Rosary Society St. Mary’s Church Violet Nadratowski St. Mary’s School Jeanne Conway Homewood Players Evelyn McCloskey

TV Series Listings for Channel 7 WBKB WLS Radio

A listing style item notes Channel 7 WBKB Sunday morning 9 45 and WLS radio Sunday 6 45 with talk on healing through prayer and conquering fear as paths to health. The prose reflects old media scheduling with program titles Crippled Conditions Can Be Healed Through Prayer and Conquering Fear Brings Healing.

WBKB Sun WLS

New Electronic Shopping Trial In Super Markets

A report describes supermarkets testing an electronic shopping system using a code key at displays. The code records items and prices on tape, and at checkout the key is handed over for items to be delivered. Potential service calls to DEAN'S TV.

Dean Dean’s TV Viking

The use of gunpowder and the cost of civilization

A quotation comparing the spread of gunpowder from Venice to Asia with European conquest of the Americas. It contrasts rapid material progress with slow moral progress and argues that science and peace lag behind wars and greed. It cites Montaigne on human folly and the corrupting desires of civilized life.

Egypt Persia Asia New World Edward Gibbon Montaigne

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