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Riverdale Pointer

Location

Riverdale, Illinois, United States of America

Date

Sep 26, 1963

Page

5

Local Homemaker Contest Names 1963 Judges

Three prominent locals have agreed to judge the Tri City Suburban Homemaker contest for 1963. The panel includes Kathleen Wiseman director of Public Relations at Ingalls Memorial Hospital and H Harry Henderson director of Public Relations for Acme Steel. Charlene Stade of Northern Illinois Gas rounds out the trio with a focus on home economics and community life.

Tri-City Pointer Publications Suburban Press Foundation Franklin School Dalton Kathleen W. Wiseman Ingalls Memorial Hospital Harvey Springfield Til Art Institute of Chicago University of Chicago Wiseman Women’s Hospital Auxiliaries Illinois Illinois Federation of Women's Clubs Society For Social Research The H. Harry Henderson Acme Steel Company Riverdale Henderson Bursoan-Marsteller Associates Owens - Corning Fiberglass Midwest Ford Motor Company Ymca of Chicago Valparaiso University Northwestern University Public Relations Society of America Charlene B. Stade Northern Illinois Gas Company Glenwood Chicago Northern Ilinois University DeKalb

Ivanhoe Park Fall Winter Program Registration

Registration for Ivanhoe Park fall and winter program will be held Saturday October 19 from 9 a.m. to 12 noon in the field house at 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.

Ivanhoe Park 145Th Stewart Ave

Dalton Students Face Lunch Boundaries On Sibley Blvd

The Board of Education of School District 149 restricted lunch options at Berger, Berger-Vandenberg, Waterman, Diekman and Caroline Sibley schools. Starting October 1, first and second graders within four blocks and third to eighth graders within six blocks must go home for lunch unless excused for medical reasons.

Board of Education of School District 149 Berger Vandenberg Waterman Diekman Caroline Sibley

Rezoning Denied for Site at Sibley and Beachview

The Dalton Zoning Board of Appeals urged the village board to deny a rezoning request for land at Sibley and Beachview Terrace from B-2 to B-3. They cited a single access road on Sibley Blvd and referred the decision to a committee for the next regular meeting vote.

Dalton Zoning Board of Appeals Village Board Sibley Beachview Terrace Zoning Board Sibley Blvd

Dolton-Riverdale V F D Fire Drill Display Tonight

Dolton and Riverdale volunteer fire departments combine equipment for a joint fire drill at St Paul School in Dolton. The demonstration at 7 p.m. includes ladder work rope and hose evolutions and roof descents. Traffic on 138th Street will be blocked, and after the display firefighters will return to the Dolton firehouse for sandwiches and coffee.

Dolton Riverdale St. Paul’s School 138Th Leyden Paul Ripley Fieemen St. Paul Herb Schmidt Dalton Volunteer Fire Department 138Th Street Leyden Ave Indiana Ave Doltoin Firehouse

Stop Lights Sought For 142nd Chicago Road Intersection

Dalton Police Department presented an eight hour traffic survey to the Dalton Village Board showing an average of 800 cars cross the 142nd and Chicago Road four way stop. The village seeks state approval for traffic lights with the survey sent to Illinois officials.

Dalton Police Department Dalton Village Board 142Nd Chicago Road State of Illinois Village Board

Riverdale Chamber Plans Golf Outing

The Riverdale Chamber of Commerce schedules a Golf Outing on Wednesday October 2 at Paris Country Club at 131st and Southwest Highway. Tickets are five dollars with prizes for all. co chairs are Larry DeAnthony and Owen Rietveld. Call for tickets to DeAnthony or Rietveld.

Riverdale Chamber of Commerce Paris Country Club 131St Southwest Highway Larry DeAnthony Owen Rietveld de Anthony Rietveld

Petition Drive Seeks Slower Sibley Blvd Speed Limit

Dolton residents backing a 750 signature petition urge Governor Kerner to cut the Sibley boulevard speed limit from 40 to 35 mph after three year old David Clark was killed by a tractor trailer. The drive, backed by local churches and property owners, will be forwarded through the village board to state officials.

John Tien Community Reformed Church E. Sibley Blvd Dolton Dolton Village David Clark Woodlawn David Sibley University Ave Steve Bartoszek Hammond Otto Kerner Frederick Kasten Delton Kasten

Tracy Avenue Paving Set from 139th to 140th Streets

Riverdale officials say paving the east side of Tracy Avenue from 139th to 140th streets will begin within two weeks. S G Hayes will perform curbs gutters drainage and blacktop surface on Tracy and a quarter block on 139th street. After completion the entire Tracy from 139th to 140th will be paved at a cost of 87 376.70. Birthday greetings mark Warren Kitner’s celebration with family at Cubs Park and dinner at Zum Deutsche Eck.

Tracy 139Th 140Th Streets Washington School Riverdale Riverdale Village S. G. Hayes 144Th Street 139Th St Tracy Ave 140Th Street Warren Kitner Kurt Mark Delton Adeline Kitner Martha Rothermel Cubs Park Zum Deutschen Eck

Dolton Jaycees Fall Dance Set for October 19

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 150 dollars each. Contact any Jaycee or Bill DeVries at 841 2569 for tickets.

Dolton Jaycees Knights of Columbus Hall Tracy Bill DeVries

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Park Forest Pointer Riverdale V.F.D Chamber Child Sparks S1. Jude the Apostle Catholic Church Sandridge Methodist Church Woodlawn and Avalon Avenues Thornridge T’ridge Falcons Marmion Military Academy
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