Community Memorial General Hospital drive launched
Ralph O. Butz announced a community memorial drive aiming for 300000 toward a 100 bed hospital on Willow Springs and 5List streets, expandable to 200 beds. The plan memorializes World War II servicemen and civilians, with committee members from LaGrange and nearby areas guiding fundraising and hospital governance.
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Stone Ave
LaGrange
Community Memorial General Hospital
Ralph O. Butz
Marland
William Galvin
Laurence Warner
LaGrange Park
John Hooper
Western Springs
John Nothhelfer
Business and Industry
George Shiffer
Hospital Board of Governors
George Wrisley
Tressurer
Dale Long
W. W. Kimball
Edward &. Cody
Carl A. Thommen
Gerald B. Thorne
Kenneth E. Rice
Lic
Qur
Willow Springs Rd
Ballet Theatres Chicago Season Delivers Major Troupe
A renowned ballet company visits New York and Chicago with a vast roster led by Igor Youskevitch and Alicia Alonso. The schedule features Giselle Swan Lake Le Jeune Homme et La Mort and Les Sylphides among many ballets, promising a landmark coast to coast repertory show.
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Con
Ballet Theatre
Chicago
Railee
House
New York
Alicia Alon
Igor Youskevitch
Kriza
Mary Ellen
Jean Babilee
Philippart
America
Lucian
Oliver Smith
Eilet Theatre
Aurora
Bluey Matinee
Les Patineurs
Swan Eulenspiegel
Prinatora
Circo de Espana
Don Rodeo
le Jeune Hommert
Princess Aurora
Schumanne Caprichos
Til Burlen- Giselle
Bluebeard
Sunday Dinner Ragout of Duck with French flair
A Sunday dinner idea from A and P Service for Homemakers features Ragout of Duck with cauliflower and minted carrots. Prepare a duck with basic seasonings, brown it, then simmer with onion garlic parsley bouillon and vinegar. Serve with Hollandais sauce, grouped vegetables, and rice pudding with raisins for dessert.
Roman Banquet Oysters Entertain Aglow in Ancient Feasts
Romans prized oysters as the banquet crowning touch. Slaves were sent to the Atlantic seacoast to gather them for feasts. Many homes housed large water tanks to keep oysters fresh for the table.
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Atlantic
Christmas Dinner by Community Mothers Club at First Congregational
The Community Pre-kindergarten Mothers club held its annual Christmas dinner on Dec 18 at the First Congregational church. Co chairs Mrs Glen Gunderson and Mrs Jack Venning received thanks for organizing. assistants included Mrs H A Bluhm, Mrs Harold Troeger and Mrs D R McClanahan. Children made decorations with help from Mrs Carl Arnold, Mrs John Graves, Mrs Shelton and Mrs David W Shepard. A Christmas program preceded dinner. Santa gave gifts to all. The gift to Mrs John Graves marked her departure at year end. children gave parents handmade gifts.
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First Congregational Church
Glen Gunderson
Jack Venning
H. A. Bluhm
Harold Troeger
D. R. McClanahan
Carl Arnold
John Graves
Shelton
David W. Shepard
Santa Claus
Mothers Club
Christmas Carols Fill Hinsdale Meet With Music History
West Suburban Friends of The Chicago Junior School held a Dec 14 gathering at Mrs. C. D. Dun on 505 S County Line Rd Hinsdale. Music historian Mrs Phillip Weinheimer traced carol origins from the third century to the 15th century and beyond while Mrs Myrtle Brown sang early carols and led carol singing afterward.
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Friends of the
Chicago
C. D. Dunon
S. County Line Rd
Hinsale
Phillip Weinheimer
Downera Grove
Ambrose
Gregory
Myrtle Brown
Louise Santel
Michael Head
Neidingler
George Riley
Hinsdale
Henri L. Couteron
LaGrange
J. C. McGinley
V. B. McGrew
E. J. Nickerson
Quick Results Want Ad Phone Lagrange 4600
A brief classified notice invites quick results from readers contacting Lagrange 4600 by phone. The item emphasizes speed and accessibility for notices or responses, reflecting a busy local classifieds tone. No additional details or names are provided in the readable text.
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Lagrange
Museum to close New Year’s Day and Christmas Day
Cole Ghittora Co Gregg, director of the museum, announced the facility will close only on New Year’s Day and Christmas Day each year. The museum will remain open to the public on all other days.
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Cole Ghittora Co
Gregg
Del Rene Band Set for LTJC Christmas Dance at Melody Mill
Del Rene Band, a leading Chicago area group, will provide music for LTJC Christmas dance at Melody Mill tomorrow December 27. Dolores Graber, in charge of entertainment, says the floor show will feature acts by alumni and students. The semi formal event is one of the year’s biggest at the college.
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del Rene
Chicago
Melody Mill
Dolores Graber
Thousand Miler Railroad Almanac Term Defined
In railroad parlance a thousand miler refers to a starched blue shirt with an attachable starched collar worn by railroad men, a uniform item widely used across the profession.
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State
Department of Pub
Joseph. A. Marland
Weer
Peri
West Coast
Best
Mr. and
Mrs
R. W. Johnson
Johnson’s Funeral Home
Lagrange Federal Savings
Rao al Ata
Phura
Nears
First National Bank
Burlington Avenue
Federal Reserve System
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
LA Grange Road
LA Grange
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