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Thursday, July 2, 1964
Six A Yea* — No. 26
Chicago " Ridge, Illinois'
RIDGE CONTINUES JUBILEE
Chicago Ridge this week'is
continuing the first phase of
its golden jubilee celebration
as an incorporated village.
Festivities got underway
Sunday with the presentation
of a pageant and the introd-uction
of many prominent
civic and political leaders
of the Southwest area.
Among those introduced by
Village President Arthur
Cooper were Village Presi-
Flying majestically in the breeze in Chicago Ridge this
week is the new offical flag of the village. Designed by
John Semborski, 10836 Princess, who received a $ 25
bond as a prize. The flag was hand sewn by Mrs. Charles
Richards of 6205 Vvrashington St., mother of seven children.
Mrs. Richards presented the village with two flags.
State of Illinois was issued
on Oct. 29th, 1914.
Special ceremonies mark-ing
these days will be held
in October, for Chicago
Ridge- did not officially be-come
a village until it rec-eived
its state charter.
GOLDEN JUBILEE
dent Fred Dumke of Oak
Lawn, who is a candidate
for State Senator from the
Sixth District, Congressman
Edward Derwinski also add-ressed
the crowd, and pres-ented
the village with a flag
that had flown . oveiytiia
White House. QcLMJJjJf^
Highlight on tonight's pro-gram
( Thursday, July 2),
is the daring Stan " Zip"
Bond who will perform his
Human Torch High Diving
act. Saturated with gasoline
and on fire, Bond dives into
a water tank.
Tomorrow night ( July 3)
judges will pick Miss Chicago
Ridge and crown her queen
of the celebration.
On Saturday night, July 4th,
there will be a gigantic fire-works
display.
The celebration will end on
Sunday, July 5th, with the
holding of a parade through
the village.
In order to coincide with
the annual Legion Days in
Chicago Ridge, officials
jumped the gun in staging
the golden jubilee celebra-tion.
It was on Sept# 1, 1914,
that the pioneer leaders of
the hamlet received their
approval from the County
Court for the formation of
a village. A charter from the
Chicago Ridge Citizen
Chicago Ridge Public Library
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