GOP Women At Convention Highlight Illinois Gathering
A delegation from the West Suburban Republican Women's club joined thousands in Springfield on May 10 for the state convention. Women held two permanent chair positions with Mrs. Mabel Reinecke of Chicago as one. Governor Dwight Green and Senator C Wayland Brooks delivered major addresses praising Republican progress and forecasting a national administration aligned with a GOP Congress. Delegates listed include Mrs. A J Fisher and several others from La Grange, La Grange Park, Lyons, and Riverside.
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Minois
Washington
Brooks
Republican Congress
Green
A. J. Fisher
Lewis .W. Wedekind
la Grange
James L. Henry
A. C. Odenbaugh
LaGrange Park
Paul Stednitz
Lyons
Frances Abbott
Chris Henderson
A. C. E. Sparr
Riverside
Faculty to Present May 27 Mu Tau Program at LTHS
An all faculty program tops the May 27 Mu Tau music club meeting at LTHS. The women's quartet includes Norman Jordan Frances Lutz Ruth Keizer and Ruth Dresser while the men's quartet features Frank Allen Ronald Deabter Russell Howard and Carl Warkow. Elizabeth Fry Kenneth Hunt Louis Hansen and Clarence Dis singer perform in a German band and Valerie Wennerstrom sings solo. Marguerite Carnai will play the piano.
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Mu Tau
LTHS
Norman Jordan
Frances + Lutz
Ruth Keizer
Ruth Dresser
Frank Allen
Ronald Deabter
Russell Howard
Carl Warkow
Elizabeth Fry
Kenneth Hunt
Louis Hansen
Clarence Dissinger
Valerie ‘Wennerstrom
Marguerite Carnai
Klickers Klique to Hold Photo Salon at May Festival
Klickers Klique the LTHS camera club will hold its annual photographic salon during the spring music festival at the high school on Friday and Saturday nights. Judges include George Hinchliffe and John Holub local photographers Miss Helra Christensen art director and Charles Vickery artist of Western Springs. Ribbons will be awarded with a certificate naming the winner and class of print and honor won five dollars goes to first place and three dollars to second.
Senior Salute Honors Mothers in LTHS Auditorium
The senior salute honoring mothers was held in the LTHS auditorium with many mothers and their senior daughters. Carol Paulson welcomed the delegation, followed by a varied program featuring Jack Thomas on sax, Marilyn Gray, Joe McKenna, Betty Butter, Joie Allinson, Jane Cole, and a string quartet providing background music. Attendees then moved to the gymnasium for punch and conkies.
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LTHS
Carol Paulson
Jack Thomas
Deep Purple
Feudin
Fran Pulliam
Midge Rierer
Marilyn Gray
Joe McKenna
Betty Butter
Jean Rogers
Joie Allinson
Jane Cole
Nola
Syimnasium
Gail Link
Grace Johnson
Jim Patterson
Frank Olson
Grade School Track Classic Set for Saturday
Rain pushed back the annual meet sponsored by La Grange Recreation Commission and the LL club of LTHS to Saturday morning on the LTHS field. Sixth to eighth graders from ten area schools will compete, with two 1947 champions returning to defend titles. Contenders include Oak Avenue, Cossitt Avenue, Conseress Park, Seventh Avenue, Ideal, Hodgkins, McClure of Western Springs, Masonic Home, St. John’s Lutheran, and St. Francia Xavier.
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la Grange Recreation Commission
Ll” Club
LTHS
Fightven
la Grange
Western Springs
Hodgkins
Congress Park
Oak Avenue
Cossitt Avenue
Conseress Park
Seventh Avenue
Ideal
Hodghins
McClure
Masonic Home
St. John’s Lutheran
St. Francia Xavier
Lyons Township Women’s GOP Forms Growth at First Annual Meeting
The Lyons Township Women’s Regular Republican organization held its first annual meeting at the Dubonnet Tea room on May 13. President Mrs. C. H. Thomas reported tripled membership since October and outlined goals to boost grassroots party activity and support for representative government.
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Lyons Township
Dubonnet Tea Room
C. H. Thomas
Lican
Lyons
Mra. V
Winkenweder
JC Committees to Launch Plans for Next School Year
Junior College fall planning committee met to set plans for 1948 49 with an interim group to be replaced by the student council after the October elections. Nancy Holt leads the mixer committee with assistants Dean Martin Robert Conniff Marilyn Knieria and Carol Schroeder. Bob Drom heads the assembly committee for the first JC student assembly. The precinct unit includes Audrey Bobek and Carol Stevens with Drom. Sonny Wilson chairs the picnic committee with Dick Mason and Louis Blarden assisting. Julia Bart leads elections with Ray Landstren and Mary Gould helping boost student vote.
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Nancy Holt
Dean Martin
Robert Conniff
Marilyn Knieria
Carol Schroeder
Sisting Drom
Audrey Bobeck
Carol Stevens
Sonny Wilson
Dick Mason
Louis Blarden
Julia Bart
Ray Landstren
Mary Tau Gould
Green Bar Patrols Plan Juniors Fr event on June 26
Selected junior leaders of the West Suburban Boy Scout council met Saturday in Hinedale Memorial basement to plan details for a Green Bar Whan garoa event. They set the date to bring together all junior leaders of the troops with their adult leaders for the festival.
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West Suburban Boy Scout Council
Hinedale Menorial
Scouts Plan Flight to Ranch in New Mexico August 12
Scouts continue plans for a flight to a ranch in New Mexico on August 12. The article notes persistent adventure spirit among the scouts and references the west suburban context.
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New Mexico
Scout Activities Ahead of Chicago Airport Flight Trip
Scoutmaster Jerry Simek leads Troop 34 along with John Rahn Jess Park and David St Outfit members to plan a chartered flight of 93 youths from Chicago to New Mexico. They will arrive near Kit Carson territory and begin a wagon train journey on arrival day, with days spent preparing routes and sections of terrain.
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Jerry Simek
Vyn
John Rahn
P Jess Park
David St
Eugene Rausch
A. Harvey Aubuchon
Downers Grove
Vanston Boy Scout H
Smdt
Srharrant
Chicago
Kit Carson
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We. Surean
GOP
Gibson
Peter Panvoller
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West Subirh
Scouts of
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Peat
Nina Ds
Heperee
Paattu
LA Grange Road
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Leo
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