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Newspaper
Bensenville Register
Location
Bensenville, Illinois, United States of America
Date
May 07, 1959
Page
1
The Bensenville PTA hosts a Monday meeting in the Blackhawk cafeteria presided by Richard Clute juvenile protection chairman. Police chiefs, sheriff’s reps, village officials and civic leaders are invited to discuss curbing a growing youth crisis and possibly form a permanent committee on juvenile welfare and delinquency.
A Bensenville man, Stig A. Dahlstrom, 32, was injured and charged with reckless driving after his station wagon struck a parked truck at York and Greensts. He was taken to DuPage Memorial Hospital with a broken left arm and cut lip. The crash occurred at 3:21 a.m. and involved the truck of Robert Turffs, 30, of Bensenville. In a separate incident, Stanley Rasmussen, 40, of Roselle, complained of neck pain and was hospitalized after his car collided with Marvin Rosen, 38, of Chicago at Irving Park Road and Dierks Street in Bensenville. Rasmussen’s injuries were later classified as neck and back injuries, condition listed as fair.
A Wood Dale youth was arrested by Villa Park police on April 27 while roaming the village armed with a shotgun and a large dagger in search of someone named Doyle. He faces a disorderly conduct charge in Villa Park police court on Saturday. Authorities say the teen gave no reason for his actions. No sign of Doyle was found.
The Bensenville Boys Athletic Association extended thanks for help with the May 2 annual fund raising dance. Prize winners were Carl Gessinger a hi fi set Allan Rickert a percolator Ed Curran a toaster and Lenore Fairchild a steam iron.
A May 4 orientation for the September 1959 freshman class at Fenton featured Henry Cobb introducing teachers and guests, with Superintendent W A Johnson giving a welcome. The program covered athletic academic and music offerings and attendance policies presented by Norman West.
Judge Mel Abrahamson schedules May 22 to hear a new trial motion by Robert McDonnell in the Charles Melquist case. Melquist, charged with the last full murder of Bonnie Lee Scott, faces an 99 year sentence after an eight man four woman jury verdict. His attorney plans to attack service of writ and a Chicago newsman remark as grounds, while vowing to pursue the matter to the supreme court calling the testimony a colossal frameup.
The Addison blast that destroyed a home at 515 Linda Jane Monday night left Leonard J. Merkle seriously burned and in critical condition. Investigators weigh whether the explosion was an attempted death by own action as all four gas-stove knobs were found on and the furnace thermostat set near 90 degrees. The state fire marshal’s office probes the origin while Merkle’s estranged wife stood by at Memorial hospital in Elmhurst.
Willard F Schoo 36 of Roselle was acquitted in Arlington Heights court on charges of operating a disorderly house. A former Bensenville businessman, Schoo was arrested in March by Cook County sheriff's police at the Lynwood club in River Grove. the case was dismissed last week.
The public hearing scheduled by the Bensenville plan commission at the village hall on Thursday May 14 has been postponed to a later date.
A 19-year-old Bensenville youth, Terry Pierce, suffered third degree burns on the upper body while attempting to burn leaves at 451 S Ellis. He poured gasoline on a smoldering pile and a sudden flare engulfed him in seconds. He was rushed to DuPage Memorial hospital in Elmhurst and remained under improved condition as of Wednesday.
A local message warns against spreading rumors that harm residents across ages from preteens to grandmothers. It calls out several example perpetrators and asks readers to verify with officials before sharing any startling claims to prevent widespread damage to the community.
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