North Avenue speed limit lowered to 35 miles per hour
River Forest village board voted five to one to set North avenue speed at 35 mph replacing the state and safety commission recommended 45 mph. Mayor Hrink supported the lower limit noting five lanes and clear sightlines. Trustee Stone opposed. Other actions set 30 mph on Lake street 35 on Washington boulevard 25 on Madison street and Harlem Avenue sections vary 20 to 30 mph.
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North Avenue
River Forest
Mumlay
State Highway Department
River Forest Safety Commission
Cuim & Previews
Hrink
Stone
Washington Boulevard
The
Safety Commission
Lake Street
Madison Street
Harlem Avenue
Auto Death Toll Surpasses War Losses Over 15 Years
Over the last 15 years deaths from automobile accidents in the U S reached about 400 000, while total war deaths in all past conflicts fell under 90 000. Insurance data show 67 percent rise in auto fatalities from 1926 to 1935, as cars grew 81 percent and population 11 percent.
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Travelers Insurance Company
Fox Lake Rescue After Storm Winds Hit Sunday Sailor
Mrs Henry Gosch and children Ruth and Robert of 1116 Elgin Avenue were at Fox Lake when a sudden wind and rain storm rose. Robert was out in a small boat but returned safely to shore.
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Henry Gosch
Ruth
Robert
Elgin Avenue
Fox Lake
Auctioneer jokes with bust misidentification at sale
In Glen Dale News Press style humor, an auctioneer jokes about a bust believed to be Robert Turns but identified as Shakespeare. A bystander quips, and the crowd laughs as the auctioneer notes the Bible remark.
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Robert Turns
Turns
Shakespeare
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Edgar Kennedy and
Warner Baxter
Forest Park Shoe Repairing
Fred Samuel, JR
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Forest Park, NL
Trafic
Knox Burne
Local Safety Commission
Mars
Pierre Lepairs
Lampe Flood Hardware
Tel
Forest
Chicago
Picahontas
Oliver's Tru-Valu Coal CO
Circle Avenue Forest
H. J. Mohr & Sons CO
Maple Ave
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Euclid
Austin
Chicago Avenue
Lake Street Medical Arts
George E
MYERS
Grove Ave
Rawleigh
Rawleigh's
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Freeport
Undertaker
Osgood Funeral
East Avenue
Acme Drainage Co., Not Inc
A. H. Krumwiede
No. 9Th Avenue
Maywood
FAO
Yin Ave
Keystone Ave
Circle Avenue
Sds Heluit Ave
Berwyn
Hoppesch
Circle Ave
Forest Park
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