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Newspaper
Riverdale Pointer
Location
Riverdale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Sep 26, 1963
Page
1
Three local figures join the 1963 Tri City Suburban Homemaker Contest judging panel. The event follows last year’s 52 entries with five finalists honored at a Dalton ceremony.
The Ivanhoe Park Fall and Winter Recreation program registers on Saturday October 19 from 9 a.m. to noon at the field house 145th and Stewart Ave. The 1963 program runs 20 weeks with Story Hour dance baton twirling tumbling basketball instruction volleyball and more. Details will appear in The POINTER soon.
The Board of Education of School District 149 at the September 17 meeting limited lunch hours to reduce noon crowding. Beginning October 1 first and second graders within four blocks and third through eighth graders within six blocks may go home for lunch unless excused by medical reasons. A home lunch bulletin will be issued to each student detailing school lunch boundaries.
Dalton Zoning Board of Appeals recommended denying a rezoning request from B-2 to B-3 for property at Sibley and Beachview Terrace. The owner sought a drive in restaurant and cited only one access road via Sibley Blvd. Recommendation referred to committee for village board vote next meeting.
Dolton and Riverdale Volunteer Fire Departments unite for a joint drill at St Paul School Dolton beginning at 7 p m. The display includes ladder work rope and hose evolutions with firemen descending rooftop ropes and floodlights lighting the building. Traffic on 138th Street will be blocked for the event and after the demonstration the crews return to the Dolton firehouse for sandwiches and coffee.
Dolton Police presented an eight hour traffic survey to the Dolton Village Board showing about 800 cars use the 142nd and Chicago Road four way intersection from 1 to 8 pm last Friday. The village seeks state approval for traffic lights based on the study.
The Riverdale Chamber of Commerce schedules a Golf Outing on Wednesday October 2 at Palos Country Club at 131st and Southwest Highway. Co chairs Larry DeAnthony and Owen Rietveld urge the public to join with partners and tickets priced at 5 dollars.
A Dolton village board meeting heard Rev. John Tien present petitions signed by 750 residents from community churches and local streets along Sibley boulevard. They urge Governor Kerner to reduce the 40 mph limit to 35 mph after three year old David Clark was killed when a gravel truck struck him near University Avenue.
Riverdale officials announced paving of the east side of Tracy from 139th to 140th streets near Washington school will start within two weeks. G Hayes will perform the work with curbs gutters drainage and a blacktop surface. A similar block on 139th street will receive the same improvements, totaling 7376.70 dollars.
Mr and Mrs Warren Kitner and their sons Kurt and Mark of Dalton with grandmother Mrs Adeline Kitner and aunt Mrs Martha Rothermel of Riverdale spent last Sunday at Cubs Park. They had dinner at Zum Deutschen Eck restaurant following the ball game in celebration of Warren Kitner s birthday.
The Dolton Jaycees announce their second Autumn Leaves Fall Dance at Knights of Columbus Hall 138th and Tracy on October 19 at 9 p.m. Tickets are $1.50 per person and available from any Jaycee or Bill DeVries at 41-2569.
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