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Newspaper
Forest Park Review
Location
Forest Park, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Aug 02, 1924
Page
13
Residents report August vacations and home plans with many trips to Wisconsin Minnesota Michigan and Canada. Names include August Thode Shirley Oppenheim W Kramer James Strong Elert Murphy Edward Beederwek George Trays and many others. events span remodeling plans travel to Pelican Lake Glacier National Park Lake Delavan Brown's Lake and Lake Michigan and several relatives visiting or staying with friends or at cottages.
Social activities announce a beach party at Jackson Park on Tuesday August 11 with attendees meeting at State Street and Van Buren. St Johns Athletic Association plans a August 4 meeting and tennis tournament entries are being recorded. Jezberd Hatner wedding to Cicero native G. Jezberd occurred July 26. Myrtle Friedlander hosted a gathering July 23 with cards. Engagements unfold for Miss Elissa Hendrickson and Liwellyo Walch, and Mrs Laula Gowald shares news of her daughter Cathryn’s betrothal to R. Schreck with a wedding planned in October.
Miss Myrtle Helleman leaves Sunday for a three week vacation staying first with Mr. and Mrs. H. A. Wiley and son Veryl in Coffeyville Kansas for a house party. Next week the group will drive to the Wiley summer home in Michigan for two weeks. A side trip included a visit in St. Louis with relatives Mr. and Mrs. Fred G Oldenburg.
Dr Cecil Handee's funeral service Monday at the Handke home reflected a brilliant medical career. Rev Marcus Wagner led the service with music by Anns Weatphal and Marguerite, followed by interment at Concordia cemetery. Pallbearers included Chicago physicians and Alpha Kappa Kappa members. Marie Keoller, 80, dies at Altenheim and is buried at Waldheim after six years there.
Theodore Rick Theatory Hick, aged 68, died July 28 at Waldheim where he had made his home for eight years. A native of Germany, he had a prior residence in Concordia from July 20.
A notice describes a barbecue stand operated by J. K. Kelley at 7718 Roosevelt Road in Forest Park near Desplaines Avenue, noting Texas and Alabama catering experience and on-site parking for customers. The text then shifts to an annual appropriation ordinance for 1924 and 1925 for Forest Park, listing department budgets, salaries, funds, and a court judgment payment plan issued July 24, 1924, with publication August 2, 1924.
El-Do Ir Beauty Shoppe relocates from 147 Desplaines Avenue to 7300 Madison Street second floor Hain building in a larger, more commodious space. Proprietors Misses E Toepper D Zimmer Mann and J Zimmerman report rapid growth and a growing following.
A morning blaze at 1118 Lathrop Avenue damaged curtains and sash in a bedroom belonging to George Hechafer. Firefighters extinguished the flames within moments with under $40 in damage. Origin unknown. room was unoccupied when the fire started.
The Chicago police department will hold two field days on the lake front in September and 7 at the new stadium. It will not be a big athletic event. Events include tug of war base ball polo and other sports. James Foran of Adams Street sold many tickets after canvassing Forest Park last week.
Community picnic planned for August 1 at Altenheim Grove to raise money for a new fire engine. Council members visited Michigan to inspect LaFragce truck and saw the Alreps-Fox engine on display in Naperville. Oak Park and Forest Park sizes mentioned. Seagrove Co offered to send a committee to Buffalo to compare engines.
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