Lake Michigan Water Plans Stir DuPage Suburbs
A local column urges DuPage area towns Elmhurst Villa Park Lombard and nearby suburbs to unite on Lake Michigan water projects. It notes competition with the DAMP consortium Arlington Heights Palatine Mount Prospect and Des Plaines and questions bonds for duplicate projects. It highlights possible early taps by Elmhurst-Villa Park-Lombard and wary rates per gallon shaping decisions.
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Lake Michigan
DuPage
Palatine
Elmhurst
Villa Park
Lombard
D-A-M-P
Des Plaines
Arlington Heights
Mount Prospect
Water Commission
Elmhurst-Villa Park
Elk Grove
Parker Named Chicopee Manager at Bensonville Plant
Donald R. Parker a Plainfield New Jersey native and long time Chicopee executive has been named manager of the Chicopee Manufacturing non woven fabrics plant in Bensonville. He joined Chicopee in 1946 after a career at Johnson and Son Co. and served in the Navy during World War I. Parker and his wife Elaine reside with their three children at 328 Elm Street Itasca. He is a member of the Bensenville chamber of commerce.
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Donald R. Parker
Plainfield, N. J
Chicopee Manufacturing Corporation
Bensonville
Parker
Chicopee
Johnson & Son Co
Elaine
Jarrett, Harry
Hope Ann
Elm St
Itasca
The
Bensenville
Building Permits Surge in North Du Page in June
North Du Page towns report brisk June activity with 153 permits valued at 1.52 million dollars. Bensenville leads with 34 permits and 308,755 dollars, Addison follows with 33 permits and 280,000 dollars, while Itasca Roselle Wood Dale Bloomingdale and rural areas add hundreds of thousands in new homes garages and additions.
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North du Page
Bensenville
Addison
Herb Dierking
William Steinkel
Itasca
Roselle
Robert Kobusch
Wood Dale
Bloomingdale
August Fessler
Doughnut Dayraises $881 in North DuPage
Salvation Army taggers collected 881 during the Doughnut Day drive across six north DuPage communities. Community chairmen listed include Barbara Kollath in Bensenville and Mrs. Albert Jordan in Roselle, with smaller gifts in Wood Dale Addison Bloomingdale Medinah.
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North DuPage
Salvation Army
Bensenville
Barbara Kollath
Roselle
Albert Jordan
Wood Dale
Arthur Ferguson
Addison
Walter Fahr
Bloomingdale
Leona Fernald
Medinah
Lester Mogren
Annexation plan aims to boost safety on Addison road
An ordinance to annex Addison road into Wood Dale is expected to pass August 1. The move would extend the village boundary from Irving Park road southward to allow stricter policing and speed control on a high speed stretch. Wood Dale police have limited authority to arrest speeding on Addison road, with county sheriff coverage currently token. The county sheriff’s office supports the plan.
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Addison Rd
Wood Dale
Addison
Irving Park Rd
American Legion to Install Officers July 28
The Robert D. Clark Post 1205 in Bensenville will install new officers at Fenton High School on Sunday July 28 at 2 p.m. Refreshments follow at the post home 229 W. Irving Park Rd. Post commander Jack Snowberg thanks officers and members for aiding a record post membership of 258 and congratulates the incoming officers.
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Robert D. Clark
Bensenville
Fenton High School
W. Irving Park Rd
Jack Snowberg
Wood Dale Man Dies At Work
Edward Moran a 53 year old Milwaukee Road electrical worker in Chicago died from a heart attack while at work on Tuesday. He resided at 292 Oakwood Drive Wood Dale. Further details appear in the death notices on an inside page.
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Edward Moran
Milwaukee Road
Chicago
Oakwood Dr
Wood Dale
Police Review Two Traffic Mishaps In Bensenville
Bensenville police investigated two traffic accidents in the past week with no injuries. The Friday crash at 11 56 a m at Irving Park and Orchard involved Lyle H Kalm Eugene Gori and Louita N Fracarelli. The Saturday crash at 1 35 p m at York and Green streets involved Stanley Lagowski and Jose B Rocha.
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Bensenville
Irving Park
Orchard
Lyle H. Kalm
W. Irving Park
Eugene Gori
Forest Park
Louita N. Fracarelli
Schiller Park
York and Green Sts
Stanley Lagowski
Learned It On TV Says Burglar
A 13 year old confessed burglar says he learned it all watching television. He was arrested last week by county sheriff deputies and admitted breaking into three homes in his neighborhood. He claims fingerprints were avoided by wearing gloves learned from TV. A small amount of money was the loot.
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Lombard
Du Page Villages Share in May Sales Tax Revenues
May sales tax receipts distributed to 18 Du Page towns totaled 8279 for six villages including Bensenville Roselle Addison Itasca Wood Dale and Bloomingdale with Elmhurst leading county disbursements at 18201 Downers Grove followed with 9934 Wheaton Glen Ellyn Hinsdale and Villa Park also in the top tier as statewide totals reached 4171306 for 918 municipalities.
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Elmhurst
Downers Grove
Wheaton
Glen Ellyn
Hinsdale
Villa Park
Grade School Tax Rates Stabilizing Across North DuPage
A study of 13 north DuPage elementary districts shows rates easing toward stability with an average rise near 3.3 percent based on a $10 000 valuation. Roselle leads gains over 30 percent while Lincoln district posts a 25 percent drop and Cloverdale remains under 66 dollars per year.
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North DuPage
Cloverdale
Roselle
Marquardt
Medinah
Enneererens
Summer Rec Program Seeks More Bensenville Children
Director Frank Novatny seeks more participants for the village summer recreation program at Blackhawk Junior High. Weekday tennis court turnout averages 25 daily, with over 150 children weekly aged 6 to teens. ages 6–11 join Mon Tue Wed Thu mornings, 12–13 year olds in the afternoons, and Fridays cater to older teenagers.
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Frank Novatny
Blackhawk Junior High School
Teenager Held After Attempted Car Break-In At Nordic Hills
A 15 year old Bellwood youth was caught by Nordic Hills country club workers while breaking a car window at 11 30 a m Saturday southwest of Itasca. He was detained and handed over to county deputies awaiting a preliminary hearing on the break in.
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Bellwood
Nordic Hills Country Club
Itasca
Itasca Poll Shows Support for Industrial Plant Plan
Itasca villagers favored adding the first industrial project in its modern history with 780 for and 113 against in a nonofficial poll. The result prompts the village board to consider annexing a 20 acre tract east of the village and planning a Roth Rubber Co plant on Prospect Street near Milwaukee road tracks.
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Prospect St
Milwaukee Rd
Irving Park Rd
Roth Rubber Co
Cicero
Itasca Village
G and M Sales and Service Burglary Loss in Bensenville
Burglars hit G and M Sales and Service at 111 W Main St Bensenville stealing phonographs radios and 400 long play records. Loss exceeds 2000 with two untouched color TVs. A second burglary at Dr Paul Hasbrouck’s home 590 W Oak net cash 203.
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Marks
Register
Anthony Georgio
Bensenville
Paul A. Hasbrouck
W. Oak
Wheaton
Carnation Specialist Herman Breiter Dies at 79
Herman Breiter, a carnations specialist for 32 years at his Church Road nursery, died at his home after a long illness. He was 79. Services were held Monday at St. Alexis Church in Bensenville with mass at 10 a.m. Interment followed at Queen of Heaven Cemetery. He leaves his widow Ottila and 11 children across the family.
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Church Rd
Herman Breiter
Geils Funeral Home
St. Alexis Church
Bensenville
Queen of Heaven Cemetery
Hillside
Ottila
Herman
Walter
Herbert
Bernard
Julia
Irene
Winnifred Palm
Herta
Helene
Gregg
Irma
Milwaukee Road Scholarship Awarded to Lars Henriksen
Lars E. Henriksen an 18 year old son of L E Henriksen of 716 Algonquin Bensenville is the winner of the 1200 four year J T Gillick scholarship presented by the Milwaukee Road in honor of James T Gillick a former vice president after 62 years service. Henriksen ranked fourth in Fenton high school graduating class and excelled in football and basketball he plans engineering and post graduate study after college.
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Lars E. Henriksen
L. E. Henriksen
Algonquin
Bensenville
J. T. Gillick
Milwaukee Road
James T. Gillick
Henriksen
Bensonville
Lars
Fenton High
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HEC
Eastern
Cook County
Cook
DuPage Commission
Commission
Manchester
N. H
Mill, N. J
Mr. Parker
United States Navy
Atlantic
Pacific Theatres
Bensenville Paces
American Legion
Wood Dale Man
Stratton
North DuPage Territories
Lincoln
Itasca Poll
Independent Party
Board of Trustees
G & M Sales and Service
W. Main St
Charles Marks
Lars Henriksen
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