Boy Scouts Aid Drive For American Cancer Society
Forest Park Scouts of troop 103 under Peter De Luca aided the American Cancer Society drive in the western suburbs. Members Tom Withrow Wayne Parley and Richard Olsen helped distribute Cain boxes to businesses as a direct mail campaign prepares envelopes and letters. Contributions are payable to Claude A Walker treasurer Forest Publishing Co Madison Street.
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Bay Scouts of
Forest Park
Joseph C. Sadava
Forest Park Area
West Suburban
American Cancer Society
Cain
Boy Scouts of Troop 103
Peter de Luca
Ferdinand
American Canver Society
Sadaro
de Luca
Tom Withrow
Wayne Parley
Richard Olsen
Dr. Sodaro
Dr. Sodara
Dr. Sudaro
Claude A. Walker
Forest Publishing Company
Madison Street
Incident at 537 Circle and 537 Marengo Leaves Man Bitter
Robert Keough of 537 Circle sustained a bitter leg injury by a dot on Monday April 19 while at 537 Marengo.
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Robert Keough
Circle
Marengo
Kiwanis Banquet Marks 25th Year Of Club Founding
Forest Park Kaswans club prepares a grand ceremony to honor the 25th anniversary with a banquet and program on Thursday evening, April 30 at Elmhurst Country Club. Nearly 360 members and guests are expected, with dinner at 7 o clock and a gala program featuring five sets of vaudeville stars followed by a dancing to a good orchestra.
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Forest Park Kaswans Club
Elmnhurst
Muesis
Furchot
Arthur K. Weideman Iy Rhir
Phree Injured in Auto Collision Near Harlem and 13th
Ruth M. and David P. F. Bowers of 12 Belvit and William Yekel of 201 Rockford sustained injuries in an April 19 auto crash at 13th and Harlem. Yekel swerved into the southbound lane, hitting the Bowers car, which struck a phone pole and tipped to the southwest corner. All three were hospitalized at Oak Park with fractures and cuts.
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Ruth M
David PF. Bowers
Belvit
William Yekel
Rockford
13Th
Harlem
Yekel
Bower
Bowers
Honors Day to recognize high scholastic achievement
Urbana Champaign students Harry Madison Passman Daniel Cobun and U1 are to receive special recognition for high scholastic achievement during Honors Day ceremonies on the University of Illinois campus.
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Urbana-Champaign
Harry Madison Passman
1100 Thomas
Daniel P. Cobun
Elgin
University of Ilinois
Coming Home and Red Cross Volunteers in East Asia
Forest Parke’s Jane Aikou M serving with the American Red Cross in Tokyo for a year is due home this June for a brief visit before reassignment to otter duties. Miss Olson, a Red Cross volunteer in nearby communities, served in Yokyo offices and as a driver before going overseas in 1947. Daughter of Mr and Mrs A E Olson of 500 Marengo.
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Jane Aikou
Forest Parke
American Red Cay
Tokyo
Japan
Otter
Miss Olson
Red Cross
Yokyo
A. E. Olson
Marengo
Forest Park to pioneer new DDT fog mosquito control
Forest Park will be the first town to implement a newly developed DDT fog program for comprehensive mosquito abatement by dispersing a mist of the effective chemical throughout the community. Continued on page 16.
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Forest Park
Forest Theatre To Honor Pioneer Mothers
Forest Theatre invites Forest Park residents who are mothers, aged 45 or older and who have lived in Forest Park 25 years or more, to attend a May 9 ceremony at 12 30 pm. Gather in the theatre lobby for introductions, a rose corsage from Gummet's Flower Shop, and a light program provided by the theater management.
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Forest There
Forest Park
Forest Theatre
Minne
Gan
Len
Gumnet
Local Naval Plant Enjoined in Tax Suit
An injunction suit was filed in Federal court by Assistant U S Attorney Clarence Beatty seeking to restrain county taxes on the U S ordnance plant at Roosevelt and Hannah in Forest Park. The case notes taxed assessments for 1945 at 1004 and 1946 at 1872, with 87 votes of the plant condemned in 1945 and the suit dating to December 1941. Beatty says the government failed to notify the county it had taken over the property.
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ONS
Toy Restiyan
Forest Park
U. Ss
Clarence Beatty
U. S.aval Ordance
Roosevelt
Hannah
Beatty
Recreation League Baseball Meeting at Forest Park
Forest Park invites all baseball managers to meet Friday evening April 30 at 7 30 in the village hall to discuss a focal night league and to prepare future game schedules and player arrangements. Bring items to sell to The Review.
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Forest Park Recreation League
Roy Mohr Explains Tax Rates to Local Taxpayers
Roy Mohr outlines how tax rates rise despite changes in assessed values. He notes that 1947 Cool County bills will be higher due to increased levies by taxing bodies and costs, while stressing he has no control over the overall rise and urges understanding of the factors behind the higher taxes.
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Ray H. Mohr
Mahr
Jncrens
Cool County
Tlinois Department of Revenue
Home break in reported at Madison address
Roy Brady of 7734 Madison reports a night entry during April 1 by breaking a side door lock. No loss was reported. Authorities likely filed the incident as a burglary attempt with no valuables missing.
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Roy Brady
Madison
Also Mentioned on This Page
Boy Scouts
Kiwanis Club
Pheree
Recreation League Baseball Meeting
Roy Mohr
Grant-White
P.T.A
Dorothy Leoin
Waber
Ethel Weber
Terry Hergman
Henrietta Goetz
Lorraine Fairchild
Shove
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