02 Jun 1969
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Newspaper
Bensenville Register
Location
Bensenville, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 02, 1969
Page
1
An editorial item notes readers should examine upcoming Questers Show entries listed on Section 2 and Page 1, highlighting community involvement and event timing. It urges participation and keeps residents informed about local clubs and exhibits.
DuPage County Board weighs switching from paper ballots to electronic voting as state bills push for machine use. Chairman Donald Wall of the election committee says cost and storage limit immediate adoption, aiming for a centralized system with one or few machines. The board opposes mandatory machines and seeks amendments to HB 116 to keep machines optional.
Migrant workers are arriving in the Northwest suburbs over the next weeks, largely from Texas. The article notes concerns about morale and possible impacts on local communities and labor dynamics.
A six part series by David Hoyt explores migrant life in the Lower Rio Grande Valley from Brownsville inland Texas. He interviews farmers educators Mexican American activists and migrants to portray home and transitory life for seasonal workers in the hot irrigated strip. Macario Leal reflects on aging migrant life and staying near family property in Madero as others head north.
Memorial Day offered no services in Wood Dale as the village honors local service members with a plaque near the cannon at 269 W Irving Park Road. Scoutmaster Jerry Risting notes scouts joined a parade in nearby Bensenville due to lack of plans in town.
The Rev. Henry Lovett banned by the Chicago and Joliet dioceses for dissent will speak Friday at 8 p.m. in Flick Reedy Corp auditorium in Bensenville. He will address alleged doctrinal demolition and moral decay as an independent from an exempt order, with tickets $1 at call numbers or $1.50 at the door.
An unnamed caller, Mrs A, reported she received a March 28 edition about a Roselle Park District park referendum, dated a day before voters approved a 400000 improvement plan. The editor suspects a pressroom mix up sent leftovers, with the caller insisting she must vote yes and fearing embarrassment.
The piece describes Tom Sawyer's clever plan to trick his friends into painting Aunt Polly's fence. It notes his bragging and the boys’ envy as they watch him work, setting up a classic schoolyard scene from Mark Twain.
Village President Robert Meyers announced the reappointment of Jack Waghorne as Bloomingdale village attorney for a one year term. Waghorne will receive a 250 dollar monthly retainer and continues practice in DuPage County. Also reappointed was Village Treasurer Jeanne Cummings.
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