Fishing Contest At Trailside This Saturday
Final plans for a fishing rodeo set for Saturday morning at the Trailside Museum pond in River Forest. The event, sponsored by the Village of Oak Park and Better Fishing Inc, features prizes for kids under sixteen with rods and hooks provided by entrants, and is supported by Oak Park Sportsmen Club President Robert Fox and local merchants.
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Trailside Museum
Chicago Avenue
Des Plaines River
River Forest
Leonard C. Urecht
Robert Fox
Oak Park Sportsmans Club
Oak Park
Better Fishing Inc
Maypale Bars and Motors
Chicago
Fajr
Wieboldt’s
Pines Sport Store
Barnards Cycle Shop
Flood Hardware and Supply
Campbell’s Sporting Goods
Hajek's Sports Store
Cicero
Sportsmans Club
The
Lake Theater
Better Fish
Herbert Ratner
Wesley Avenue
Leonard Utecht
Berwyn
Sparta Known for Simple Hearty City Life
Sparta, an early Greek city, was famed for the plain, rugged lifestyle of its people. The enduring image centers on citizens living without luxury, valuing discipline, communal duty, and frugal daily routines.
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Sparta
Red Cross First Aid Training For Bus Drivers
A special American Red Cross standard first aid class meets state requirements for school bus drivers. The course runs Monday Aug 29 through Friday 7 to 10 p.m. at the Chicago Chapter Red Cross, 520 S Wabash Ave. Graduates receive a three year Red Cross first aid certificate. Illinois law makes the training mandatory.
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Chicago
Red Cross
S. Wabash Avenue
School bus license requires updated first aid certificate
Authorities announce that drivers carrying school children must obtain an up to date first aid certificate before fall licensing, ensuring compliance with safety regulations and renewed credentials for all operators.
Gas Tax Funds Increase for Forest Park in 1948
Forest Park received 10055 in allotments from Illinois gasoline taxes in the first six months of 1949, up from 16377 in the same period of 1948, according to Barcus Kindred & Co. of Chicago. The rise reflects an increase of 578 in the period.
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Forest Park
Illinois
Gaseline
Barcus, Kindred & Co
Chicago
Assassinations of Lincoln Garfield and McKinley as Presidents
The record notes that Abraham Lincoln James A Garfield and William McKinley were assassinated while serving as President of the United States.
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Abraham Lincoln
James A. Garfield
Wm. McKinley
United States
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Ing Inc
Henry IV
France
Louis XIV
Arthur Reis
Kerber
Weisel
Milwaukee
Randolph Street
Forest
Ist
Federal
Leta
Mate Pane
Maywood
19Th Ave
Madison Street
Hannah Avenue
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
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