Constitution Day rally and federation fundraiser in Illinois
District of Illinois hosts a Constitution Day rally at 8 pm at the township high school near Madison and First Aves. The event gathers educational, religious and fraternal groups with veterans conducting a parade and speakers from the General Federation of Women’s Clubs. Proceeds fund furniture for Independence Hall restoration, with Hollywood Women’s Club Alice Wood noting the project runs through May 29, 1954.
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Ilinois Fed- Woman's Clubs
Wnship High School
Madison
First Aves
General Federation of Us
Philadelphia
Alice Wood
Hollywood Womans Club
Hodgkins School Strike Sparks Parents Protest Plan
Hodgkins district parents rallied against a plan to move 7th and 8th grades to a new Ideal school. A large remonstrance meeting heard protest notes to keep pupils at home schools. School board, Hodgkins reps and attorney defended actions while preparations for a board meeting continued.
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Hodgkins
School Dist
47Th Street
la Grange
la Grange Road
Hodgkins Group
Hodgkins School
Hodgkins and
V. Rupp
Latham
Carl Sherwood
Leon Cook
P.T.A
Noble Puffer
Roosevelt Memorial Fountain Planned for Park
A memorial fountain for Theodore Roosevelt at Chicago Zoological Park is set to cost about 63000 with completion planned in May 1954. The basin measures 215 ft across and features three 60 ft high jets, plus four black granite plinths bearing elk antlers and Roosevelt inscriptions.
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Theodore Roosevelt
United States
Comletion
Chicago Zoological Park
Chicago Natural History Museum
Sylvia Shaw - Judson
Clay Judson
Chicago Zoological Society
James F. Hays
Onewal Committee
Alfred Hamill
Berry Eckhart
Samuel Marx
Brookfield Fire Department
Fred McDowell
Industry Eye Injury Workviews Compensation Reaches Fifty Million
Workviews compensation for eye injuries in industry amounts to about 50 million dollars annually. The figure reflects ongoing costs to employers and workers in safety and medical settlements across sectors.
Fine Hair Cutting as a College Salon Ad
An on campus style ad promotes basic haircuts as a refined art. It highlights trained specialists offering personal care, flexible styling for casual or formal looks, complimentary consultations, and home hair care tips. Prices begin at $2 with contact numbers for Chicago and western suburbs locations.
Brookfield Notes Residents Headed Places and Birthdays
Mr and Mrs Albert Matthews and son Jim of 4129 Elm traveled to Colorado Springs to visit their son and daughter in law and see their new grandson. Harold Wilson and sons moved to Norwalk California from 4143 Elm. Sandra Lassota 11 celebrated Sept 4 with a luncheon and gifts. Robert Coates of 4235 Sunnyside left for a business trip to New Orleans. Herman Schmidt of 4125 Elm returned from Janesville. Shirley and Judy Maynes returned to St Marys Academy Nauvoo Illinois. Welcome to J H Martens family formerly of Wichita Kansas residing at 4248 Sunnyside. Three sons Roger Randy Ricky attend EOE school Ronny visits Mrs Joseph Stevens in Elmore then went to Bloomington and Lexington to greet Mrs Charles Lane back from Paris. Sympathy to B A Moranz on Pearl Moranz death. John Lanz hosted Park Ridge guests.
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Albert Matthews
Jim
Elm
Colorado Springs
Colo
Ronald Matthews
J. H. Martens
Wichita
Kansas
Brookfield
Martens
Sunnyside
Roger
Randy
Ricky
Joseph Stevens
Elmore
Bloomington
Ill
Lexington
States
Charles Lane
Paris
France
Slump Reported in Village Home Building
Brookfield showed a slight August decline from 1952 or total year values. August 1953 permits: 13 valued at 149,286 versus 1952 13 permits at 149,286. village total August 1953 161,271 compared with 260,564 in August 1952 and 311,502 in July 1953. Suburban towns list 97 reports totaling 2,003 permits valued at 24,835,319 versus 1,661 permits totaling 21,629,583 a year earlier.
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Brookfield
Lyons Township Manufacturing Association Chartered
Recently incorporated as a not for profit organization the Lyons Township Manufacturing Association with offices at 8009 W Ogden Ave Lyons is named in connection with the charter notice issued by Secretary of State Charles Carpentier. T T Bulat John R Kotlar and Edward d Koren are named. The purpose is to foster industrial growth and coordinate information for better relations among members.
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Lyons Township Manufacturing Association
W. Odgen Ave
Lyons
T. T. Bulat
John R. Kotlar
Edward d.Koren
Charles Carpentier
Lyons Township
West Suburban GOP Club Opens Season Sept 24
The West Suburban Republican Women’s club resumes monthly meetings on Thursday Sept 24 at Mangam's Chateau Lyons 7850 Ogden Ave. The Cypress room hosts a luncheon at 1 PM with speakers E Gordon Fox and Ralph Pohek. New members from May will be introduced. reservations taken by listed hosts.
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Republican Women’s Club
Mangam
Ogden Ave
Lyons
Cypress Room
Paul Stednitz
Clarence Brown
Stednitz
E. Gordon Fox
Chicago
Fox
Western Society of Engineers
University of Wisconsin
Ralph Pohek
American Wage Earners’ Foundation
Illinois Federation’ of Labor
Bruce Beaver
Lyona
Co. H. Russel
LaGrange
E. G
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Patricia Jean Flynn
J.g
John Edward Jenista
St. Juliana
Edison Park
Josephine Jeniste
Gerald John Flynn
St. Teresa College
Winona
Minn
Presbyterian Hospital School of Nursing
LTJC
Ilinois Institute of Technology
U. S. Naval Air Force
Korea
Jenista
Corpus Christi
Tex
LTHS
Counri
Frank C. Dutton
Joseph Mayberry
Coun
Barbara Dixon
Presat
Dorothy Paulson
Judy Joern
Pat Hanson
Dan Wegner
D. Gi
Boys’ Club
Ups
David McKeag
Gior
Sgenior Advisors
Tde
George Olsen
Olsen
Irving Eisermann
Act
Henry Barile
Shaster
American Board of Opticianry
Ogden’ Avenue
Mr. Dermott
Chas. A. Stevens & CO
Caleago, la Grange Park
Harold Wilson
Norwalk
Calif
Wilsons
Elm Ave
Sandra Lassota
Hubert Lassota
Grove Ave
Robert Coates
Sunnyside Ave
New Orleans
Herman Schmidt
Janesville, Wis
Shirley
Judy Maynes
Harold Maynes
Custer Ave
St. Mary's Academy
Nauvoo, Hil
EOE School
Ronny
B. A. Moranz
Park Ave
Pearl Moranz
John Lanz
Park Ridge
Ralph and Bills Tavern
Burlington Boulevard
Brookfield, Ill
Prairie and
Burlington
Township Industrial, Association Chartered
Christian Science Lecture
Christian Science
Ralph E Wagers
Illinois
Mother Church
The
First Church of Christ, Scientist
Boston
Massachusetts
Catherine and
Cassitt
la Grange, Ilinois
West Suburban Gop
Southmoor
Palos Park
Hilltop
Rimee
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