Firemen’s Picnic Celebrates Bensenville Heritage and Growth
Residents recall the first firemen picnic 63 years ago and how it helped build a modern Bensenville fire department valued at 150000 dollars. The piece highlights fundraising funded facilities and an upcoming second fire truck, inviting all to meet the volunteers Sunday. It also warns of Dutch Elm disease hitting north DuPage with Elm beetle spread and urges a Save-The-Elms committee to coordinate spraying and prevention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bensenville
Bill McKinley
Billy Bryan
Fire Department
Bensonville
DuPage County
Home Mail Delivery Opens Monday in Addison
Postmaster James Rutter announces starting Monday Addison will receive home mail delivery served by two foot carriers and two mounted routes. Mounted service covers Addison road to limits and Yale and Wisconsin avenues to Diversey, with the industrial area also on mounted delivery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Addison
James Rutter
Rutter
Yale Ave
Wrightwood
Wisconsin Ave
Diversey
Yale
Wisconsin
Michigan Ave
Myrick
County 4H Fair Weekend at DuPage Farmgrounds
The DuPage 4H fair runs Friday through Sunday at the former county farm site now named DuPage 4 H fairgrounds. Local authorities judge 4H and junior open class livestock entries. entrants must be DuPage residents under 21. Friday features a style show and radio personalities Red Blanchard and Dolph Hewitt. Saturday includes a home talent show and grand champion livestock awards.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
DuPage
Wheaton
Gordon Gregory
Naperville Township
Fair Association
Red Blanchard
Dolph Hewitt
Firemen Say Hello At Picnic Sunday
Bensenville fire department will mark 63 consecutive Sundays at the annual picnic a record in the area possibly a world record and unmatched elsewhere.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bensenville
68th Annual Picnic Brings Firehouse Fun and Water Fights
The Bensenville event at the firehouse on North York Street features water fights at 5 p.m. followed by indoor entertainment and refreshments. Dancing starts at 8 p.m. with Hardt's Melodiers as crowds note this long standing local firemen tradition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bensenville
N. York St
Hardt’s
Melodiers
Bensenville Sees Traffic Slipups After Week of Crashes
Police tracked a week of accidents in Bensenville with one injury. A 9 06 p m Thursday crash on Irving Park road involved a pipe laden truck and a car injuring Reinhardt Miller 30 and Michael Rose 18. Miller drove eastbound into the parked pane l truck driven by Bernard Rose 52. Michael Rose sought medical care for head injuries and nose and arm cuts. Additional Friday Saturday Sunday and Monday incidents were reported as authorities noted the ongoing spangle of collisions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bensenville
Irving Park Rd
Marshall Rd
Reinhardt Miller
Martha St
DuPage Memorial Hospital
Elmhurst
Michael Rose
Bernard Rose
Chicago
Rose
Miller
Dutch Elm Disease Hits Bensenville with Two Trees Lost
Two Bensenville elm trees at 433 S. York and 215 W. Roosevelt were cut down after confirming Dutch elm disease. Public Works Superintendent Armin Korthauer noted samples were sent to the University of Illinois Urbana for analysis and warned to remove all dead elm wood promptly to prevent beetle breeding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bensenville
Armin Korthauer
S. York St
W. Roosevelt
Natural History Survey Department
University of Illinois At
Downstate Urbana
Korthauer
Roselle
Addison
University of
Stolen Car Set Ablaze Near Addison
A stolen car was found abandoned and on fire by county sheriff's deputies Saturday at 10 28 p m at Ste 53 and Fullerton Ave west of Addison. Bloomingdale firemen extinguished the flames and investigators determined the vehicle had been stripped prior to ignition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ste. 53
Fullerton Ave
Addison
Bloomingdale
DuPage Girl Scouts Head to World Camp
Eight DuPage county council Girl Scouts were chosen for the organization's world camp at Doe Lake in Canada, 160 miles north of Toronto. An adult committee selected them after interviews assessing their all around scouting. Three are from Clarendon Hills, two from Downers Grove, with others from Hinsdale, Wheaton and Elmhurst. they depart Wednesday escorted by Mrs. Robert J. Haehl of Elmhurst.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
DuPage County Council
Canada
Doe Lake
Toronto
Clarendon Hills
Downers Grove
Hinsdale
Wheaton
Elmhurst
Robert J. Haehl
Itasca Youths Injured in Route 20 Car Rollover
Two Itasca youths were injured when their car went out of control and rolled over on Lake Street at 8th Avenue, west of Addison. Joseph Jones, 18, driver of 313 Sunnyside, suffered knee abrasions and head cuts. Thomas Drury, 19, of 315 Home, received forearm abrasions. Jones said another auto cut sharply in front of him. The car was a total wreck.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Itasca
Lake St
8Th Ave
Addison
Joseph Jones
Sunnyside
Thomas Drury
Home
Jones
Looter Sentencing Planned for Bensenville burglary case
Clarence M. Engel 21 of Lombard was found guilty last Friday of burglary and larceny in a Itasca Ranchettes home break in November. He faces sentencing in Wheaton circuit court with Judge Mel Abrahamson likely to pronounce. Engel is linked to a gang with nearly $10,000 in loot. four other cases await trial. Dale Ramsey and Fred Villaman are already serving prison terms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bensenville
Wheaton
Clarence M. Engel
Mel Abrahamson
Engel
Itasca
Old Dale
Dale Ramsey
Elmhurst
Fred Villaman
Tucson
Ariz
Held 17th Koebbeman Reunion In Salt Creek Forest Preserve
The 17th Koebbeman reunion occurred July 21 at Salt Creek Forest Preserve with sixty six relatives attending. A chicken dinner started the day and the historian shared family updates including one death and two additions Steven Kent Smethurst infant son of Jamies Smethurst and Glenel who married Audrey Rivy. The afternoon featured horseshoes games and visiting as mimeographed copies of the John Koebbeman family tree were prepared by this year’s committee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Koebbeman
Salt Creek Forest Preserve
Steven Kent Smethurst
Jamies Smethurst
Glenel
Audrey Rivy
John Koebbeman
Lineman Dies in Glen Ellyn Electrical Accident
Dennis Hale of Lafayette Indiana 35 was electrocuted while working on a power pole in Glen Ellyn as a subcontractor for DuPage Service Co. A corner's inquest labeled the death accidental and noted a second Muncie worker died in similar mishap weeks earlier.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Muncie
Cr. G. Miller
West Chicago
Addison
Bensenville Girl, 9, Skates On Tonight Show
Mr and Mrs Leonard Geils of Bensenville announced they are grandparents of Linda Mae Riley who appeared on the Tonight show last Thursday evening. Linda Mae, nine, skated with Michael Kirby as a standout student chosen from 38 candidates in her second semester with the coach.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leonard Geils
Bensenville
Linda Mae Riley
Linda Mae
Michael Kirby
Kirby
Teenage Bad Check Passer Arrested By Itasca Police
Eighteen-year-old Richard C. Peters of Niles is jailed after being linked to nine bad checks totaling about $500 in DuPage and nearby areas. Peters, a former Singer sewing machine employee, is held pending a hearing Saturday in Itasca for charges connected to the counterfeit checks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Itasca
Richard C. Peters
Niles
North DuPage
Des Plaines
Singer Sewing Machine Co
Peters
Dale R. Trost Jr
Wheaton
E. A. Wagner
Spray to Demolish Weeds Along Silver Creek
Leyden township officials approved spraying Silver Creek with weed killer in rural sections and leveling its banks between Mannheim Road and Hyde Park Avenue. Supervisor Adolph J. Bochte was authorized to oversee the project, following last week’s town board of auditors meeting at 10005 W Grand Ave.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Silver Creek
Leyden Township
Town Board of Auditors
Grand Ave
Adolph J. Bochte
Mannheim Rd
Hyde Park Ave
Ontarioville Motorist Causes Elgin Parking Crash
Ontarioville driver G. Arnold Olson backed into Violet Rasmussen’s parked car in Elgin on Friday. Police report notes no injuries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ontarioville
G. Arnold Olson
Elgin
Violet Rasmussen
Itasca Official Honored On 40 Year Post Office Service
Harold G. Koenig of 212 S. Oak Itasca retired after 40 years with the Chicago post office in the regulatory division and as foreman. He received a meritorious career citation from Postmaster General Arthur E. Summerfield. He is married 36 years with two sons Eldred and Roland and five grandchildren.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold G. Koenig
S. Oak
Itasca
Chicago
Carl A. Schroeder
Koenig
Foreman
Arthur E. Summerfield
Koenigs
Eldred M
Berkeley Heights
N. J
Roland E
Port Huron
Mich
Blue Top Turkey Farm Under New Owners In Bloomingdale
Blue Top Turkey Farm on Lake st in Bloomingdale changes hands on July 1 to Bob Coyle of Elmhurst and Ray Forsberg of Chicago. The market runs as Bob and Ray's Blue Top Turkey Farm offering poultry fresh meats smoked meats freezer orders and dairy products at budget prices and will be open Sundays.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lake St
Bloomingdale
Bob Coyle
Elmhurst
Ray Forsberg
Chicago
Bob and
Ray
Blue Top Turkey Farm
Gandy Dancer Hurt After Walking Into Train In Bensenville
A 48 year old gandy dancer was seriously injured Wednesday about 2 p m in Bensenville after he walked into the side of a train. Charles E Boos of Carbondale was taken to DuPage Memorial hospital Elmhurst for a broken right arm a badly damaged right hand and possible internal injuries. Witnesses said he fell against the train which was on Division street near Milwaukee Road tracks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bensenville
Charles E. Boos
Carbondale
DuPage Memorial Hospital
Elmhurst
Boos
Milwaukee Road
Also Mentioned on This Page
HEC
North York Street
First Air Service
Addison Rd
West Suburban Firemen’s Association
Butterfield
Yorkfield
Winfield
Wood Dale
Westchester
Oakbrook
DuPage Girl
Itascans
Glen Ellyn
Itasca Police
St. Charles
Itascan
Bob
Gandy
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!