Vernona Newman Weds Robert Keemond in Geneva First Methodist Church
Vernona Newman daughter of Adelberg Newman of Evanston formerly Western Springs married Robert Keemond son of Mr. and Mrs. James Keemond 4222 Deyo Ave Congress Park on Saturday December 16 at 3 p.m. in Geneva First Methodist Church. Rev. Herbert Racey officiated. Ruth Sanders and Mollie Jones led music. Nicky wore a white faille gown with net trim and a pearl tiara. Attendants included Marilyn Suhy maid of honor. Best man was Lee Besse with ushers James Roe mond Jr Wallace Hyerdahl and Martin Billings. A reception followed with finger sandwiches fruit cake and coffee. After a short honeymoon the couple will reside in Congress Park. Both graduates of LTHS he a Chicago commercial artist. A prior shower and bachelor dinner were noted. They will spend Christmas Eve with the bride's grandmother in Rockford.
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Vernona
Newman
Adelberg
Evanston
Western Springs
Robert
Keemond
First Methodist Church
Geneva
James Keemoud
Deyo Ave
Congress
Park
Herbert Racey
Brookfield Methodist Church
Ruth Sanders
Mollie Jones
Chicago
Nicky
Lee
Besse
James ‘Roemond Jr
Wallace Hyerdahl
Martin
Billings
Congress Park
LTHS
J.M. Doyle
Henry Roemond
Edgebrook
Ill
West Suburban towns seek new garbage disposal site
A special committee of West Suburban Village Officials seeks a new landfill to replace Summit, with members from Riverside Brookfield Western Springs and others. Dumping has been in flux since December due to injunctions and policing actions, prompting plans to use nearby quarries and a proposed site at Wolf Road and 26th Street in Westchester, which was rejected by Westchester trustees.
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West Suburban Village Officials Association
Summit
George Opper
Riverside
Western Springs
Brookfield
Westchester
North Riverside
Lyons
Ilinois Development Co
Illinois Development Co
West Suburban Village Officials’ Association
Wolf Rd
26Th St
Westchester Village Trustees
B. I. Greenlee
LaGrange
Holiday Spirit Shines at Ogden Oak School Christmas Program
The Ogden-Oak PTA hosted the Oak school Christmas program on Friday December 15 directed by Miss Lorayne Schiellerup. Sixth grade students performed Why the Chimes Rang by Raymond McDonald Alden with stage settings by the art department led by Mrs. Marilyn Nerad. An instrumental trio Barbara Soderberg Martha Tillson John Booker and a 60 member choir from seventh and eighth grades provided music under Miss Schiellerup and Mrs. Florence Klose. Parents hosted a social hour with refreshments served by Nettie McKinnon and Alta McAfea.
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Ogden-Oak
Parent-Teacher Association
the Oak School
Oak School
Lorayne Schiellerup
Raymond McDonald Alden
Art
Marilyn Nerad
Barbara Soderberg
Martha Tillson
John Booker
Miss Schiellerup
Florence Klose
Nettie McKinnon
Alta McAfea
Trucker Fined for Overload Profit Motive Questioned
A trucker fined 100 dollars plus 4 dollars court costs faced a prescribed overload limit of 2000 pounds for a tractor trailer. With a 22,000 pound overload potential at 76 cents per hundred pounds, he could have earned 167.20 dollars, but after the fine still profited 63.20 dollars, raising questions about incentives to violate load limits if not arrested.
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Pennsylvaia
Waukegan
Illinois seeks tougher truck overload law for highway funds
In Illinois, truck overloading penalties and fine allocations vary by location. Advocates urge strengthening the law to ensure revenue funds highway repair and construction. Campaigns report 1.4 million inspections, 53,548 arrests, and about half a million dollars in yearly fines. Citizens at Taxpayers Town Meetings demand a stronger overweight truck law for the 1951 General Assembly.
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Justice of the Peace
Illinois
Aurora
Elgin
Joliet
Taxpayers’ Federation of Illinois
Sesson
General Assembly
Brown family to welcome new baby with church baptism
The Brown family plans a December baptism for their newborn at St Barbara's Catholic Church. Christine, born at Loretto hospital in Chicago on December 14, joins siblings Helen 5 Tommy 4 and Mary as the family prepares to bring the baby home for the ceremony. The baptismal robe is being handmade by the Sisters of Charity at Mundelein College.
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Helen
Anne
Tommy
Mary
Christine
Loretto Hospital
Chicago
Thomas F. Brown
St. Barbara’s Catholic Church
Sisters of Charity, B.V.M
Mundelein College
Health advice conference for children held at Brookfield Center
A Brookfield Health Center advisory program offers care and feeding guidance at a health conference for children six years old and younger. From 1 to 3 p.m., a physician will conduct routine exams with nurse Clara Pietrowicz assisting. The event, sponsored by the Tuberculosis Institute of Chicago, Brookfield Woman's Club, and the community fund, receives support from Christmas Seals.
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Brookfield
Prairie
Qwill
Clara Pietrowicz
R.N
Tuberculosis Institute of Chicago
Cook County
Institute
Woman’s Club
Community Fund
Latin American Language Night at Chicago House
LIJC students Betty Ann Johnson and Dick Edwards attended a meeting at the International House in Chicago for Chicago area college students studying Latin American languages. Each student greeted attendees from Latin American countries, then viewed country exhibits followed by dinner, dance, and floor shows featuring folk dances.
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Tnc
International House
Chicago
LTJC
Betty Ann Johnson
Dick Edwards
Serre Sa Aya Ce In Be Gorrield
A fragmentary report notes events in a region called Serre Sa Aya Ce within Be Gorrield. Details are unreadable, but the item appears to be a brief local note or notice without clear names or dates.
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Serre
Sonja Henie Holiday Ice Revue Opens in Chicago
Sonja Henie brings The Hollywood Ice Revue to Chicago Stadium from December 28 to January 16 with a matinee on December 31. The show features 200 cast, 27 acts, eight production numbers, and new Freddie Trenkler numbers plus Henie in many acts. Kirby and Walsh join Henie as partners for the fourth year.
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Sonja Henie
Chicagoland
Hollywood
Chicago Stadium
Freddie Trenkler
Raggin
Sonja
Michael_Kirby
John Walsh
Kirby
Want Ad Prompt for Quick Results at La Grange 4600
A brief want ad urging readers to use the La Grange number 4600 for fast results. The note emphasizes speed and local convenience, framed as a terse classified prompt from a historical newspaper style.
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St. Paul, Minn
Mari-lyn Suhy
Ogden-Oak Pta
LA Grange
S. LA Grange Road
Stevens
Salee Smart
Aez
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