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Newspaper
Forest Park Review
Location
Forest Park, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Aug 03, 1950
Page
3
A reflective piece recalls childhood haunts along Bear Creek and the Hicks ranch. The narrator revisits Brookvale and The Water's ranch memories, noting aging farms, renamed lands, and a change from six horse teams to motor vehicles. The piece ends with a nostalgic reminiscence of friends, neighbors, and past summers.
Mr and Mrs Louis G Melcher of 040 Belair celebrated their silver wedding anniversary last Saturday with a large party at their home. Charity guests enjoyed the festivities while a concert added music to the affair.
The fragment notes a visit in Weat to Mr and Mrs Joe Bender located at 1105 with no further readable details.
August Robert Calderone son of Mr and Mrs Anthony Calderone of Warren and Sharon Rose Goshen daughter of Mr and Mrs Harry Goshen Sr of Avenue H Chicago united in marriage Saturday morning April 15 at St Francis de Sale church Chicago. Father Norb Czapelski officiated with Marie Golik singing. Nearly 300 guests attended the ceremony and reception at Southmoor hotel. The couple will live at 7413 Madison Forest Park after a Miami Beach wedding trip. The bride is a De Paul graduate. groom a Proviso High School and Grant White alumnus.
Beloit residents returned from a two week west trip with a Oklahoma City visit to son Robert his wife and children Bob and Chuck. George Ahrendt family sold a home in Lathrop moved to Torrance California to stay with sister in law at 4240 West 178th Place. Dick Walker and Marmion classmates depart for New Orleans Merida and Yucatan via Panama Limited and Pan American Air Lines to visit Marmion friends in the Yucatan capital. The Behnkes enjoy a Lake Louise Canada motor trip en route to Jasper Lodge with Mrs Behnke praising the journey.
Forest Park children nine and older may join a free trip to Comiskey Park on Wednesday August 8 to see the White Sox face first place Detroit Tigers. Bus departures are 11 45 am with returns after the game. 100 youngsters can be accommodated at the playground picnic on Friday August 11 at 1 pm in East Park.
Don Edgeton of 7200 Franklin reported his red Hawthorn bicycle stolen while he was swimming. Police are investigating the incident as a theft and reviewing nearby bike rack footage for clues.
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