Birthday Wishes and School Social News Highlight Freshman Events
Freshman Pat Driscoll Bonnie Gendell Mary Ann Arehdnie Bill Hosticka and Mike Mrt are wished happy birthday. Girls share parties and social events across Morgan Park and A B High including a maid of honor Judy Schmerling on a TV panel show and many celebrations. The Red Cross plans a March drive and 16 RBites win in the Oak Park Scholastic Art show with keys advancing to nationals.
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Pat Driscoll
Bonnie Gendell
Mary Ann Arehdnie
Bill Hosticka
Mike Mrt
Riverside Brookfield teens perform at club meeting
The Riverside Brookfield high school sophomore girls ensemble led by Gayle Altheide and joined by Nancy Fischer Betty Lindatrom Myra Fee Mortensen and Marian Trilk with Jean Moore on piano sang This Nearly Was Mine and My Hero at the March 4 Riverside Woman's Club meeting. A saxophone quartet Jim Blaha Bob Holpuch Don Melka and Russell Phillips also performed Bennett's Saxophone Symphony.
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Sexaphone
Jim Blaha
Bob Holpuch
Don Melka
Russell Phillips
Bennett
Pittsburgh Winners Named For School Awards And Activities
Pittsburgh students earned a slate of awards including Judy Pikas with two keys and two places for Shirley Anderson and Lorettz Bardauskas among others, while York High School hosted the first exchange assembly on February 24 featuring a talent show with instrumental music singing and dance. Nancy Smith a graduate of A-B was named attendant to the 1954 May Court at Webster College in Washington DC and Joyce Rogers was elected to Grinnell College residence hall house council for the second semester. A third auto driving course began as new law restricts licenses to over 16 with 15 year olds allowed to drive the school car when possible. Roberta Lea Holmer of North Riverside was crowned queen of the Fifth Anniversary dance of Co BE of Berwyn's 228th Infantry Illinois National Guard at Cicero post American Legion hall with Valdi mir Kalina as escort. Charles Sebastian, war correspondent, spoke with slides on Korea Germany Austria and Hawaii at a patrons council meeting.
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Roberta Lea Holmer
Keystone Ave
North Riverside
Co. BE
Berwyn
228Th Infantry Regi
Illinois
Cicero Post
American Legion Hall
Valdimir Kalina
Roberta
Freshmen Visit Studio Theatre At LHS
LHS freshmen in English classes toured the new Studio theatre and dramatics classroom to see facilities and hear one act plays performed on stage by dramatics students as part of class study.
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LTHS
Studio
New Dramatics
Dramatics
State GAA shooting contest a list of participants
The article lists the girls in the state GAA basketball shooting contest dated March 15 including G. Altheide S. Damore A. Fischer K. Heim N. Holdsworth S. James R. Kuehn B. McMullin M. A. Novak A. J. Nono C. Safarik S. Sikorski F. Spenser L. Throein P. Walker A. Willard D. Worazek S. Watkins J. Scroggy. It also mentions junior-senior recreational swims on Tuesdays and discontinued freshman swims on Wednesdays. Joy Jirik’s spaghetti dinners become weekly. Four girls Kwek McGill Hess Lindquist helped at the youth center bunny hop. Various social notes follow about students Terry Erickson and Joanne Verka, Sue Hastings after Hinsdale game, Dorothy Cordes visiting Northwestern and an encounter with Nancy Kozelka and Leah Pecket. Georgann Nelson hosted a cocktail party before the Sharelub dance. Marcia Dow turns 18 on March 16.
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G.altheide
S. Damore
A. Fischer
K. Heim
N. Holdsworth
S. James
R. Kuehn
B. McMullin
M. A. Novak
A. J. Nono
C. Safarik
S. Sikorski
F. Spenser
L. Throein
P. Walker
A. Willard
D. Worazek
S. Watkins
J. Scroggy
Wheaton Fresh-Soph Invitational Upset Wins Tight Battle
Wheaton led 22-21 at halftime and pulled away in the second half to beat R-B 89-31. Lyda paced Wheaton with 15 points while Hank Mesewier scored 18 for R-B. Bueckin left with an injury after one minute, hampering R-B’s comeback bid.
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R-B
Wheaton
Lyda
Nelson
Ron Bueckin
Hank Mesewier
Riverside Brookfield High prepares girls interclass swim meet
On March 18 at Riverside Brookfield High School girls compete in 20 and 40 yard front crawl and back crawl events, 20 and 40 yard breast stroke, 80 yard freestyle, plus diving. Teams of four with up to four events per girl, at least two per event per class. GAA best times advance to a swimming postal tournament. Leadership class plans May play day. helpers sought with Miss Miriam Fager. Sophomores claimed the basketball tourney title defeating freshmen juniors and seniors. roster includes J. and J. Flagg, G. Altheide, N. Holdsworth, R. Kuehn, J. Marshall, S. Penock, M. Trilk, P. Walker.
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Riverside- Brookfield High School
G.A.A
Miriam Fager
J. Flagg
G. Altheide
N. Holdsworth
R. Kuehn
Phone Setup to Be Improved in La Grange Agreement
A new contract between La Grange and Illinois Bell will modernize village telephony and prepare facilities for rising service needs. Negotiations lasted a year and a half before the agreement faced a breach, with Joseph Sheen and William Linklater for La Grange and Frank Ford for Illinois Bell. The update includes a Tuesday meeting cadence while juniors and seniors play on Wednesdays. Miss Basham and Miss Fager hold national basketball officiating ratings and volleyball ratings.
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LaGrange
Winois Bell
Joseph Sheen
William Linklater
Illinois Bell
Frank Ford
LaGrange Exchange
Waa
Basham
Miss Fager
Illinois village approves new alarm and telephone lines plan
The village considers installing a burglar alarm system and expanded telephone service with seven free lines under a new Bell contract. Linklater notes the arrangement is favorable for LaGrange's size as switches, garages, and water services are upgraded in the near future. The text also mentions the 22nd amendment limiting U.S. presidents to two terms.
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Linklater
Illinois
Bell
LaGrange
Linkater
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