Revision of Junior College Study Moves Forward
A special meeting at Proviso East High School discussed future steps toward a community college and technical institute. The steering and citizens committees from Elmwood Park Leyden and Proviso recommended hiring Dr Frank Fadicott to digest the prior study and revise it to include the three districts with a completion target between May 1 and May 15 for civic groups to review the findings.
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Specia
Proviso East High School
Citizens’ Committee
Elmwood Park
Leyden
Proviso
Community College and Technical Institute
Frank Fadicott
College of Education
Northwestern University
Welte
Forest Park Little League Moms Meet Tonight
The Forest Park Womens Auxiliary of Little League Baseball meets tonight at 8 p.m. in the Park Building. Members and supporters may attend as games are played and refreshments served. Pat Tedeschi presides with Rosemary Kallath named vice president for the term until next August election.
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Forest Park
First Savings Community Room
Pat Tedeschi
Louise Popovich
High Honor Roll Student Nancy Fry Earns All A's
Nancy Fry of 1025 5 Harlem achieved all A grades in the first semester at the University of Illinois.
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Nancy Fry
Harlem
University of Ilinois
John Sallee Dies in Village Auto Crash
John Sallee 38, active in Forest Park church and school circles, died after a 1963 Oldsmobile struck his 1957 Volkswagen at Roosevelt and Circle Sunday night. Richard Arendt, 37, of Chicago, charged with running a red light and reckless homicide. Sallee lived at 422 Ferdinand with wife Cora and three children. he was a School Board candidate and choir director for 14 years. He worked as a computer systems consultant for the Wurlitzer Co.
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Join L. Sallee
Sallee
Richard Arendt
Chicago
Arendt
Roosevelt and
Circle
Oak Park Hospital
Wannie Ross
Lew Good
Forest Park
Field-Stevenson P.T.A
John
Ferdinand
Cora
Wur Itzer Co
Senior Citizens Club Plans Songfest at Next Meeting
The Senior Citizens club will hold a songfest at its next meeting on Tuesday. Last Tuesday the club hosted a successful white elephant sale. On April 30 the public school choir will perform a musical program for the seniors. Meetings are every Tuesday at the Park Building from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Coffee and rolls are served. The group welcomes anyone aged 60 or over.
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Senior Citizens Club
Sr. Citizens
Apartment Burglary on Ferdinand Apts Probed
Jewelry trading stamps and coins were taken from an apartment at 806 Ferdinand Saturday night. A witness saw two teenage boys exit the building and drive away in a late model Chevrolet.
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Ferdinand
Witassa
Sacrificial Breakfast For Methodist Women at Forest Park
A Sacrificial Breakfast will be served at Forest Park Methodist Church on Maundy Thursday at 10 am. Before the meal there is a 15 minute silent meditation in the Sanctuary followed by a missionary speaker with extensive Africa experience. All interested women are invited.
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Forest Park Methodist Church
Maundy ‘Thurs
Africa
Easter Egg Contest Deadline Set for April Ninth
The Forest Park Public Library hosts a Children's Egg Decorating contest for 1st through 5th graders. Entries must arrive by Tuesday April 9 with judging based on ingenuity and originality. Kiwanis Club offers four prizes per grade.
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Forest Park Public Library
Kiwanis Club
Birth Certificates Now Available in Cook County
Cook County Clerk Edward J. Barrett urged parents enrolling children for the fall term to secure birth certificates now. Parents should visit the vital statistics department on the 2nd Floor at 130 N. Wells to avoid delays during the late rush.
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Cook County
Edward J. Barrett
Barrett
Vital Statistics Department
Loor
N. Wells
Forest Park School Board Candidate Frank Vertuno
Frank Vertuno of 932 Elgin seeks a seat on the Forest Park Board of Education. A Forest Park native and Evans family member, he has long ties to the community and has worked as a time study engineer and entrepreneur while active in local groups. The election is April 13.
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Francis
Frank) Vertuno
Elgin
Forest Park
de Paul University
Morton Jr. College
MTM School
Vertuno
Richardson Co
Melrusy Park
Wodline Electric
Chicago
Forest Hardware
Vertuna
Dads Patrol
Forest Park Community Chest
Richardson Employees Ass
Richardson Employees Labor Management Committee
Phi Kappa Alpha
DePaul University
Forest Park Planning and Zoning Board
Forest Mark Eagles
St. Bernarding Parish
Svoboda to Retire After 1956 Auto Electric Career
Fred Svoboda of 334 Burkhardt Ct plans retirement in April from Automatic Electric Nor for Murri? He began in 1956 in inspection and later led the switchboard department. He intends to travel to Florida Mexico and San Diego before settling in Chicago. Married 29 years to Anna, they have a daughter Angeline.
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Fred Svobda
Burkhardt Ct
Svoboda
Florida
Mexico
San Diego
Chicago
Anna
Angeline
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Judi Moles
Marengo
Forest Parkers
Gary Marine
Chris Burgio
Roberta Murhay
Miss Molea
Cheryl Davis
Penny Traber
Carol Oleen
Gayle Krueger
John Sallee
VFW Aids Benevolent Fund
Joseph Cortina
Polize Benevolent Fund
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Carl Schulz
Pose Camimander
Walter Schulz
Post Service
Frank Vertuno
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