Proviso Township Farm Census Details 1948 1949
County Assessor John Clark released the Proviso Township agricultural census showing 31 farms with 1635 acres tilled in 1949, 11 crops including oats and soybeans. Five farms reported 79 cattle on rain feed. Across the county 3,387 farms managed 277,681 acres with corn and oats leading, while farmland loss to residential and public land continues.
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Proviso
John
Clark
Proviso Farms
Provisa
Proviso Township
Roy H. Mohr
Forest Preserve
Illinois
Praviin
John Milloy Joins Proviso Athletic Staff
John Milloy joins Proviso Township High School as assistant to athletic director Dr. Leslie W. Temley. A St Marys educated veteran, Milloy served as a Navy lieutenant with six battle stars aboard the Indiana Baston and Topeka, and has clerical experience at Hines Hospital. He is married with two children.
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Leslie W. Temley
John Milloy
North 74Th Avenue
Elmwood Park
Proviso Township High School
John L
United States Navy
CIC
Indiana
Baston
Topeka
Parichy Retain Midwest Girls' Title in Final Win
The Parichy Bloomer Girls beat Oakford 58 51 to retain the Midwest Girls title and then overpowered Chicago Coeds 62 53 in the evening. Dolly Douglan led with 19 points for Parichy while the Bocker twins combined for 22 for Oakford. Oakford earlier topped Crown Point 48 33 to take consolation. Duke Wanless, Dot Wendt, and Jamie Deckard combined for 44 points to lift Parichy in the final.
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Parichy Bloomer Girls
Oakford Illinois Farmerettes
Chicago Coeds
Forest Parkers
Dolly Douglan
Parichy's
Bocker Twins
Oakford
Crown Point Ind
Racine Wise
Duke
Dot Wendt
Jamie Deckard
Oakford Farmerettes
Crown Point
Forest Park senior Pauline Thorson named to Phi Beta Kappa
Miss Pauline Thorson of Forest Park is among 29 seniors named to Phi Beta Kappa the national honor society. Members must maintain a 2.25 GPA and attend St Olaf for at least five semesters.
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Pauline Thorson
Forest Park
Phi Beta Kappa
Lastic Society
St. Olaf
Proviso Students Win All 1s Honor Roll List
Forty one Proviso Township high school students earned all 1s, the top scholastic mark, for the first six weeks of the second semester. Senior honorees include Lois Krutsch Carol Laraia and Wilbert Weichbrodt. Junior soph and freshman names follow in order with multiple students listed for each class.
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Proviso Township High School
Lois Krutsch
Carol Laraia
Wilbert Weichbrodt
Joanne Anderson
Joan Anderson
Shirley Bliss
Roy Freedle
Gloria Iragnam
Joyce Green
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Parichys
Midwest Girls
Roy R. Yerkey
Forest
Ord
North
Ashland
Kool
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