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Newspaper
Forest Park Review
Location
Forest Park, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Aug 24, 1950
Page
11
The Chicago Motor Club reports visibility distances for pedestrians by clothing: black seen 95 to 195 feet, white handkerchief 164 to 201 feet, and largely white attire 206 to 377 feet. Night driving requires special emphasis with reduced fall winter spring thrift rates mentioned.
Leslie J. Smith Sr. longtime Forest Park education official dies at 6 am at 7606 Harrison from an asthmatic heart attack. Funeral held Aug 18 at Zimmerman's chapel with Dr. Lew Wallace Gade presiding. Survived by wife Mary, children Leslie Jr, Willa, Ardythe, and grandchildren. Burial at Elm Lawn cemetery. Born February 17, 1881 in Chicago. Married November 1, 1902 in Chicago. Family resided on Harrison since 1920. Member of Forest Park Masons and served on local boards from 1924 to 1935.
Pastor Henry Meyer of Martini Lutheran Church Chicago will speak at the final outdoor service in Harrison and Beloit village park Sunday evening. St John Ev Lutheran sponsors the event with 7:00 p.m. start and 6:00 p.m. organ music and community singing. If weather turns inclement, the service moves to 305 Circle Church.
The Winds American Legion marks its 32nd annual convention September 8 to 11 in Chicago with a prominent Big Parade on September 10. Over ten thousand uniformed Legionnaires from across the state, plus Army Navy and Marine Corps paraders, will march from Michigan Avenue to Roosevelt Road at 2:00 p.m. Forty five musical groups, fifty floats and numerous drum majorettes join the event. Prizes will honor top musical units and most original, beautiful floats. Louis Rosset, convention chairman, confirms dates and activities.
The report notes a large turnout with 60,000 Legion members expected from all sections of Illinois, signaling broad participation and organizational support for the event.
The mouth conveys emotions more than the eyes but fear and surprise are primarily expressed through the eyes, suggesting a stronger reliance on ocular cues for these states.
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