Old Timer Days Festival Set for April in Forest Park
The Forest Park Chamber of Commerce announces Old Timer Days a three day town event running Thursday April 20 through Saturday April 22. Residents are urged to donate old time articles for shop window displays including frocks bonnets kitchen utensils photos and vintage local landmarks. Prizes will be awarded for the most interesting items. Continued on Page 15%
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Forest Par Chamber of Commerce
Carly
Forest Lions to Hear Easter Address by Dr Gade
Pastor Dr Lou Wallace Gade of First Presbyterian Forest Park will give the annual Easter address to Forest Lions at The Pines on Thursday April 6 at 12 15 PM. The Fidelis choir will sing for the Lions with Pearl Gade directing.
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Gade
Fidelis
Lou Wallace Gade
First Presbyterian Church of
Forest Park
Forest Lions
Forest Park Sets Cancer Campaign Quota at 500
Forest Park's 1950 cancer drive quota is set at 500 by Jim Hills automobile dealer at 10tt South Boulevard Oak Park. Campaign headquarters are 7233 Madison Street with Mel Gles as local chairman and Claude A Walker treasurer for a drive conducted by mass solicitation. The West Suburban chapter covers 17 communities and four townships with a total quota of 14700.
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Forest Park
Jim Hills
South Boulevard
Oak Park
Madison Street
Mel Gles
Claude A. Walker
Hills
University of Chicago
Northwestern University
University Oflinois
Loyola University
Michael Reese Hospital
Chicago Medical School
West Suburban
American Cancer Society
Pleasant Street
Forest Park Girl Scouts elect new chair at Grant White
Mrs Mel Mader of 226 Elgin was appointed chairman of the Forest Park Town Committee of Girl Scouts at a meeting Monday at Grant White school. She succeeds Mrs E Flight who resigned due to illness in the family.
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Mel Mader
Elgin
Forest Park Town
Grant White School
Mader
E. Flight
Kiwanis Set To Hear Francis Furlong On Heating
Francis A. Furlong Autogas president and vice chairman of the Gas Appliance Manufacturers association Conversion committee will speak to the Forest Park Kiwanis on Tuesday April 11. A River Forest resident for 24 years he has 26 years in automatic gas heating and is regarded as a pioneer in the field. His topic is Long Distance Heating.
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Francis A. Furlong
Autogas
Group Discussions Start at St. John's
An Adult Discussion group will form at St. John's on April 13 at 8:00 pm to present Lutheran history, doctrines, and customs. The course is free with textbooks furnished. Open to all. for more details call Forest 2870 at the church office.
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St. John’s
Forest
Personal Property Tax Schedules Now in Mail
Roy H. Mohr of Proviso Township announces personal property tax schedules available at his Forest Park office from April 10 to May 10. Schedules may be filed by May 10. failure to file leads to an assessor’s estimate with penalties. Blanks available at the Township Acts office or by calling Forest 3260.
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Roy H. Mohr
Madison St
Forest Park
Township Acts
Morrison St. Forest Park
Forest
Mohr
Village Gives 1800 To Red Cross Drive
Forest Park residents contributed about 1800 to the 1950 Red Cross disaster relief campaign. Drive chairman George C Olsen oversaw the effort with volunteers including Mrs Hilde Melcher Mrs Marian Desens Mrs Ruth Evenson Mrs Eva Frueser and William Kern. Phone your news to Polly.
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Forest Park
George C. Olsen
Red Cross
Hilde Melcher
Marian Desens
Ruth Evenson
Eva Frueser
William Kern
Olsen
Forest Park health drive orders TB chest X rays for food handlers
The Forest Park Health Department arranges mandatory chest X rays for all restaurant, bakery, grocery and food handling staff as part of a tuberculosis case finding program in cooperation with the Suburban Cook County Tuberculosis Sanitarium. Free for employees, appointments posted April 17 to May 6, with hours 9:42 to 5 p.m. except Thursdays and Saturdays.
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Health Department of
Forest Park
Cook County
Tuberculosis Sanitarium District
Madison Street
Crsonnel
Agnes Daehn
Forest
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Kiwanis
Village
Polly
Village Boy
Ueed
Fred Ross
Madison
Richard Danca
Richard Lusow
Joseph Walker
Craig Kloer
Chuck Loyd
Wayne Millles
Joseph Penar
Walter Kohnke
Ronald Blasius
Mark Grees
Bon Nelson
Bob Larts
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