Young Republicans of Lyons push primary focus week ahead
A two fold drive by Lyons township Young Republicans targets April 8 primary. A Friday voting registration check and an endorsement meeting on March 5 at Cossett Ave school auditorium will discuss candidates including Burditt Beardsley Castle Sprague Van der Vries and Steimer. Campaigns aim to inform voters and urge registration with hours set at LaGrange LaGrange Park Western Springs and Brookfield halls.
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Lyons Township
Cossitt Ave
George M. Burditt
la Grange
Grenville Beardsley
Latham Castle
Arthur W. Sprague
Bernice T. van der Vries
William Steimer
Burditt
Charles B. Cleveland
Chicago Daily News
Cook County
LaGrange
LaGrange Park
Western Springs
Brookfield
Hurricane travelers visit Miami and coast homeward
Narrative notes a group enduring a hurricane then stopping to visit Mr Shaw’s brother in Miami before returning along the eastern coast. The item also mentions local ads for heating and fuel services by ED Montgomery Inc and Brookfield hardware, and reports on a Lincoln school fair with a $776 receipts tally and a Moose Hospital Guild luncheon planned for March 5.
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Mr. Shaw
Miami
Billy Graham Criticizes Apathy in Korea War Talk
Billy Graham, former pastor of Village Baptist Church, Western Springs, challenged citizen apathy on the Korean War in a 2:30 p.m. sermon at the church. The talk aired on a national network and re broadcast at 5:30 p.m. on Station WENR as Hour of Decision. More than 2,000 gathered, filling the auditorium and overflow areas beyond the 450 seat capacity.
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Billy Graham
Village Baptist Church of
Western Springs
WENR
Graham
Suburban patrons drive late for final breaks in city plans
In New York South Pacific opened five Mondays from Jan. 28 and will continue. Chicago trial uses Tuesday nights to align with stores staying open Monday downtown and in neighborhoods.
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New York
Chicago
Card of Thanks for Esther M. Oden Death Notice
Expressions of sympathy are gratefully acknowledged for the sudden February 16 1952 death of Esther M Oden beloved wife mother and daughter of Brookfield Illinois The bereavement is shared with David C Oden Gilbert Bud Oden and Mrs Anna Dahlin God bless you through these days.
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Esther M. Oden
Sunnyside Avenue
Brookfield
Ilinois
David C, Oden
Gilbert
Bud
Oden
Anna Dahlin
Rath to address LaGrange group on child school progress
Alfred E. Rath director of As sociation house in Chicago will speak Tuesday at 8 p.m. to the LaGrange chapter of Community Welfare for Mentally Retarded Children at the West Suburban YMCA. He will discuss how parents can judge their child’s advancement in school.
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Alfred E. Rath
Association House
Chicago
LaGrange
West Suburban
YMCA
Rath
Eugene Robinson
Villa Park
C. Rycek
Rycek
Surprise party for Hookers and Vulgaris at Blanck home
Rev. and Mrs. Robert Hooker and Rev. George Vulgaris were guests of honor at a surprise February 19 gathering hosted by Mr. and Mrs. E. S. Blanck of Hollywood Avenue. Eighteen attended a buffet supper with a Valentine centerpiece.
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Robert Hooker
George Vulgaris
E. S. Blanck
Hollywood Ave
Rev. Vulgaris
Mrs. Hooker
Edith Lambert
Ray Boden
Evangelist Dr. Graham Draws Huge Washington Crowd
Dr. Graham recently conducted a spectacular evangelistic campaign in Washington DC. He spoke from the steps of the Nation's Capitol to more than 20,000 people, addressing the crowd as loudspeakers echoed from the sidewalk.
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Dr. Graham
Washington, D. C
Watercolor Demonstration Draws LaGrange Art Crowd
About 100 people attended the February meeting of the LaGrange Art League to watch Earl Gross demonstrate watercolor painting in a playful disguise. The professor from the Art Institute painted a modern piece without a brush, using a garden rake for final touches, and answered questions about his method. Noted visiting artists Epperly, Bratton, and Jones attended, with Oak Park and Maywood leagues represented.
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LaGrange Art League
Earl Gross
Gross
A Art Institute
Hard Epperly
Chester Bratton
Raymond Jones
Oak Park
Maywood
Silver Tea Hosted by Hollywood Church Auxiliary
The Woman's Auxiliary of the Hollywood church hosts a silver tea on March 4 at 1:80 o'clock in Hollywood Community base. Mrs. Joseph W. Bloom will speak on Old Glass and present an exhibit of fine pieces. Mrs. Richard Preble will perform harp selections. Hostesses are Mrs. Curtis Glick Mrs. Joseph Kepka and Mrs. Charles Molcar. The group thanks all who aided the recent bake sale.
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Woman's Auxiliary of the
Hollywood Church
Hollywood
Joseph W. Bloom
Richard Preble
Curtis Glick
Joseph Kepka
Charles Molcar
Faith Young People Fete Pastor Vulgaris Birthday Supper
The Faith Lutheran church youth circle held a surprise birthday supper forRev George Vulgaris on Feb 24 in the church parlor with 125 congregants attending. Hosts were Mrs Victor Smith and Mrs G J Bergman. Cathy Scott led the children’s table. A pink orchid themed buffet featured a large square pink cake. Production of meat is expected to rise in 1951 per Kenneth Hood Penn State extension agricultural economist. 1950 per capita meat intake was 145 pounds and may rise to 148 pounds in 1951 to meet military demand.
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Young Peoples Circle
Faith Lutheran Church
George Vulgaris
Victor Smith
G. J. Bergman
Cathy Scott
Kenneth Hood
Pennysylvania State College
We Know the Need for Our School Gym and Pool
The piece urges voters to approve improvements benefiting R-B pupils. It contrasts rival districts in the West Suburban Conference and notes cramped gym space and the lack of a swimming pool preventing inter-school swim participation.
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Riverside-Brookfield High School
Uniform $1 Parking Fine Adopted by LaGrange Board
At Monday’s LaGrange village board meeting the overtime parking fines in two and three hour zones were dropped in favor of a uniform $1 penalty for all zones. Trustee R C Peterson and President Joseph Sheen backed the change, noting the $1 fine is already in one hour zones.
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LaGrange
R. C. Peterson
Joseph Sheen
Touching Christ sermon at Hollywood church
The Community Presbyterian church of Hollywood schedules Rev. Curtis M. Glick to preach on Sunday morning March 2 at 11 o'clock with the theme Touching Christ. The session time shifts to 9:30 a.m. from 9:45. The women's auxiliary hosts a silver tea March 6 at 1 30 p.m. at the community house with Mrs. Joseph W. Bloom speaking on Old Glass and an exhibit. Mrs. C M Glick Mrs. Joseph Kepka and Mrs. Charles Molear serve as hostesses.
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Christ
Curtis M. Glick
Community Presbyterian Church of
Hollywood
Scir
Jenten Sermons Begin Lenten Talks at Local Church
The Rev. Wilfred Wakefield of the First Congregational Church inaugurates an instructive Lenten sermon series on the personality teaching and influence of Jesus. Sermons heard at 11 o clock during regular morning service address the question Who is This Jesus That we Should Accept Him.
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Wilfred Wakefield
First Congregational Church
Lincoln and
Mapleaves
Jesus
Portraitist Robert Fulton Later Inventor of Steamboat
A note recalls Robert Fulton as a portrait painter before he became an inventor. The text contrasts colder conditions at the Antarctic with the Arctic, highlighting temperature differences.
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Robert Fulton
The
Antarctic
Arctic
Local High School Players Earn Suburban All League Honors
Hono LaGrange placed two players on the West Suburban second team as Joe McRae and Chatet A Weise of Glenbard plus G Hiller of Hinsdale joined the list. First team selections include Tedza, Leon McRae, Chester Baker and others from LTHS, with Vawter and Wolz among regional standouts.
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LaGrange
Joe McRae
LTHS
Ted’ Za
Leon McRae
Chester Baker
Wwe
Jay Vawter
Artton Heights
Bob Lyon
Downers Grove
Geoif Wolz
Riverside Prockfields
Dick Steiner
Maine
Beth
Chatet A Weise
Glenbard
G Hiller
Hinsdale
Herman
Paul Fiste
Bob Conli York
Bob Frost
Marvin Nyren
Hibner
Ror Willis
Pat L York
Les Konicki
Hinsda
Largest of the Egyptian pyramids weighs about five million tons
The largest of Egypt's pyramids is estimated to weigh around five million tons, reflecting its immense size and ancient construction scale.
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Leon Ames
Maggie McNamara
Biff McGuire
Harris Theatre
F. Hugh Herbert
Richard Aldrich
Richard Myers
Otto Preminger
Messrs. Shubert
ED Montgomery, Inc
Opc
Stevens
Elm Ave
Aldrich Lipka
Aldrich
Forest Ave
George Coates
Custer Ave
Coates
Marseilles, Ill
Montgomery, Inc
Lincoln School
Anne Bell
Hospital Guild
Woman of the Moose of
West Fairview Ave
Federal Reserve System
West Burlington Avenue
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
A. E. Rath
Settlement House
E. John
Bruce T. Humphreville
Illinois State Council
Edwin L. Powell
R.F.D. No. 1
Naperville
Woman's Auxiliary of
Pastor Vulgaris
Burlington
Zephyr Chorus
Austin Garrels
LaGrange Highlands Woman's Club
Electtro-Motive Civic Center
Union Station
C. M. Glick
Charles Molear
Jenten
Anddhenational Church
Ventor
Are Hono
Riverside-Brookfield Township
Riverside
North Central Association
North Riverside
Central Grammar School
Gross Grammar School
All Lyons
Albrecht
Pershing Road
A-B
Frank J. Staroba
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