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Newspaper
Forest Park Review
Location
Forest Park, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Aug 15, 1957
Page
11
A youth group at Forest Park Moose Hall shifts activity night from Thursday to Tuesday evenings from 8:00 to 10:30 pm. Over forty youths participate, plans include a junior bowling league and an October hay ride. More activities are pending announcements. Next week on August 20.
Mr and Mrs Orville Hatcher of 7051 Adams returned from a three week vacation in California visiting Yosemite National Park and Los Angeles including Disneyland They met with Earl Hatcher in Glen dale an aunt and cousins in Los Angeles suburbs Their daughter Pegey and her husband 1st Lieut Donald Mary and their two year old son visited upon return Mrs Jingg formerly of Forest Park now in Mountain Home Idaho with her husband stationed there
R Douglas of 11385 Lathrop Forest Park and party returned from a week in Washington D C. They stayed at the hotel and visited the White House Capital Building Mint Mount Vernon Lincoln Memorial Washington Monument and Ford Theater where Lincoln was shot.
Mrs. Frances Vertuno chairs the Organ Fund Card and Hunco party sponsored by St Bernardine Altar and Rosary Society. It occurs Wednesday August 21 at 7:30 p.m. in the parish hall with dessert served before games. Guests invited.
Recent guests at the Hotel del Coronado in Coronado California were Aspasia Calias and Sophia Coelias both of Forest Park Illinois and honored visitors to the famed resort.
Our Lady of Perpetual Help mission group hosts a card and home party for Father Ed Burke J. at the Austin Fine Arts Club 808 Parkside on August 20 at 7 40 p.m. Readies refreshments and prizes.
Readers ponder creative ways to fill spare moments as boredom rises. Mev analysts suggest practical hobbies, small projects, and social activities to spark motivation and productive use of free time.
Northern Illinois State College offers an Extension Course called American Constitutional Development at Proviso Township High School starting Monday August 12 at 9 am. It grants 1 semester hour and runs through August 30, taught by Dr R Kamm of Wheaton College. Enrollment materials available at the Proviso Township High School main office.
Florida vacationers Mr and Mrs Harvey Suhr of 146 Marengo and their children are on a three week motor trip visiting various Florida cities.
Visitors from Florida Mr and Mrs R Brown of Ft Lauderdale are spending a week vacation with their son in law and daughter Mr and Mrs John Schreiber at 1101 Elgin staying in their home during the visit.
Mr and Mrs Harold Corda TANS Filmore enjoyed the State Fair at Springfield over several weeks. Also attending were Mr and Mrs Roy Rausch and Mr and Mrs Tom Leo with addresses noted as 20 THso HR and 244 Cirele respectively.
Forest Park librarians emphasize answering questions by phone or via reference books. The library is growing, needing a larger reading and reference room, more book stacks, and a quieter study area away from the busy charging desk to aid students and researchers.
Mrs. Lucille Lioyd and her son Bob stayed ten days at Clam Lake near Hayward Wisconsin with residence at 7746 Taylor. The Henricata family of 7638 Wilcox joined for a trip to Copper Falls in Mellen Wisconsin and enjoyed the outing.
Mrs. Wm. Roussey and daughter Ruth Ann visited relatives in Canton Illinois the past week. Mrs. Roussey's mother Mrs. Catherine Stanfel lives in Canton.
A party for Maureen Sullyen at 1043 Thom as was held on Saturday August 10 in the rumpus room and garden. About 60 boys and girls danced to music by a five piece orchestra and enjoyed a buffet lunch of potato salad ham relishes cake.
Mr and Mrs Harold Hitz and their son Jimmy from LaGrange returned last week from an interesting motor trip to the West Coast They visited friends in Los Angeles and San Francisco and traveled home via Yellowstone Park Mr Ifita is superintendent at Forest Publishing Co
Commonwealth Edison announces new rate schedules with the Illinois Commerce Commission showing average increases around 7 percent totaling about 2.1 million dollars monthly before taxes. Residential customers face small monthly rises while the service area includes Chicago and 320 Northern Illinois communities. Edison chairman Willis Gale cites rising costs and inflation as reasons for the revised structure.
Marvin Schlichting son of Mr and Mrs Henry Schlichting of 7702 Wilcox will wed Jane Main daughter of Mr and Mrs Harry Main of Muncie Ind on Saturday August 17 in an afternoon ceremony at St John’s Lutheran Church with a reception to follow.
Mrs Ingerbord Willum mother of Mrs Myrtle Bresemann of 7328 Randolph died at her home in Stoughton Wisconsin on Monday at age 81.
A burglary report states someone entered Waller Drews at 7514 Handolph and stole three cameras valued at 200 dollars while the owner was not watching. The incident notes no other items taken and no description of the thief.
Mrs. Sam Capagna reports five tomato plants ripped from her garden at 7301 Roosevelt Rd, with the vandalism toss into the alley. Police are investigating the incident.
Scientists at the Naval Ordnance Laboratory in Silver Spring Maryland developed new procedures for preparing air dropped mines. The changes aim to ensure 95 percent effectiveness against enemy ships.
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