Family News and Local Notices From Neighborhood (Downtown)
Local snippets report family visits and birthdays. Ja visited his parents in Vernon for homecoming with sister Mary Kay and Carol Grench, while another girl group celebrated a ninth birthday with friends at a party. Community members share travel, illnesses, and funerary notices, including a heart attack death, a funeral for Mrs. Booth, and congratulations to Spencer Corsets for advertising. Seaman Donald Colby returns from a naval reserve cruise.
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Wis
Vernon
Mary Kay
Carol Grench
St Louis
Past Presidents of VFW Unit Remembered at Gathering
A VFW unit memorial gathering honored past presidents with speeches and gifts. Attendees praised longtime service, noting one member’s sister helped organize the event and recalling notable posts about overseas service and community work.
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VFW
Women of Moose Install Officers at National Hall
The Women of the Moose Chapter 526 installed new officers on June 22 at 8 30 p.m. A ceremony featured escorts and the Portage Park drill team. New officers included Pianist Mae Bigelow Argus Caroline Di Gangi sentinel Mark Faulk guide Mae Ranes assistant guide Caroline Asselborn recorder Helen Resnowski treasurer Betty Miller chaplain Winnie Asa junior regent Cleon Moss senior regent Estelle Howard junior graduate regent Trene Gabrish.
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Women of the Moose
Portage Park
Mae Bigelow
Argus
Caroline di Gangi
Sentinel
Mark Faulk
Mae Ranes
Caroline Asselborn
Helen Resnowski
Betty Miller
Winnie Asa
Cleon Moss
Estelle Howard
Trene Gabrish
Moose ceremony installs officers in Brookfield
The Women of the Moose in Brookfield held an installation with escorts Clara Assato Leia Simons Ann Bell Genevieve Johnson Lee Scherer Florence Chandler and Mary Baker. Installing officers Ethel Eikenberry Agnes O Hara Mamie Knoll Mildred Scott Geraldine Deotsch guided the event. Outgoing officers received gifts from the chapter. New senior regent Fistelle Howard received a gav el and roses from Governor Joe La Francis. A reception followed with sandwiches cakes and coffee.
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Leia Simons
Ann Bell
Genevieve Johnson
Lee Scherer
Florence
Chandler
Mary’ Baker
Ethel Eikenberry
State of Illinis
Agnes, O'Hara
Mamie Knoll
Portage Park
Mildred Scott
Borson
Geraldine Deotsch
Brookfield
Trance Gabriseh
Fistelle Howard
Joe la Francis
Loyal Order of Moose
Lodge 1599
Completes Training at Great Lakes Naval Base
John R. Phelps, main recruit of 4140 DuBois bivd, completes a two week reserve training course at the U S Naval Training Center Great Lakes Hi The program ends June 20 and covers signaling aircraft recognition and exercises on mock up ship models with drills tailored for reservists similar to regular recruits.
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John R. Phelps
Seamain
DuBois Bivd
U. S.naval Training Center
Great Lakes
Quick Results Want Ad Prompts Phone Contact
Classified note urges readers to submit quick results and place want ads using the Lagrange 4600 phone line for fast response.
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Lagrange
Houses on Jet Site to Be Moved Soon
Families displaced by General Motors sale plan to relocate homes near Willow Springs. Richard Brannan will move two houses within 90 days, while the Keller couple will shift a large two story house west of the current site. The sale, approved June 15, is aimed at building a jet assembly plant, with zoning petitions seeking heavy industry designation.
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General Motors Corp
Willow
Richard Brannan
Willow Springs Rd
Brannan
Santa Fe Railroad
General Motors
Clark
Florence Keller
Willow Springs L Rd
Kellers and
Cook County Zoning Board of Appeals
John Kaufman
Chicago
WCTU Meeting At Mrs Moody Home In Western Springs
The LaGrange Western Springs WCTU holds its regular monthly meeting Saturday at 8 p.m. at 85 North Edgewood Avenue in the home of Mrs. Leslie Moody. The highlight is color films shot by Mrs. Betty Lewis of 4087 Johnson Avenue Western Springs from a Holy Lands tour. John Burgess age 7 will perform several piano pieces.
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Springs
WCTU
Leslie Moody
Edgewood Ave
Betty Lewis
Johnson Ave
Western Springs
Holy Lands
John Burgess
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