Recreation pools and pools plan for three villages
Lt. Les Watson proposes pooling Oak Park River Forest and Forest Park recreation facilities to offer a unified program of swimming handicraft arts and sports supervised by a director. Consolidation could save money and raise youth recreation focus, giving parks back to children and shaping better citizens. The piece also addresses Hagenauer case notes and a personal anecdote about storing homegrown apples.
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Les Watson
River Forest Police Department
Les
Reform School
Houses of Correction
Leutenant
Oak Park
River Forest
Forest Park
Watson
Cat bite and door cut injure teen at home
John Hogan, 14, of 1009 Lathrop, required four stitches in his right hand on August 23 after cutting it while attempting to push open a frame door. His hand went through the door window and he was taken to Oak Park hospital. Booker T. Washington was the first president of Tuskegee Institute.
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John Hogan
Lathrop
Oak Park Hospital
Address Seeker Robs Local Store in Marl Jon Park
Park Electric shop at 7229 Marl jon was robbed of a $40 radio Wednesday morning by a mysterious stranger seeking information about Circle Bowling Lines. Mrs Maren heard a roughly dressed man with a coat over his shoulder circling the store and fleeing after being told she did not know the whereabouts. The owner, who had been repairing the radio, found the instrument missing and both he and his wife chased him as he vanished. Police reports indicate continued searches along Markson Hill avenues.
Message from 74 years ago to Secretary of the Navy
A dated missive recently delivered to the Secretary of the Navy concerns an expedition note. The message references Nikolai Lenin as the first president of Soviet Russia, indicating historical framing and political context from the era.
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Secretary of the Navy
Nikolai Lenin
Soviet
Russia
St John’s Final Outdoor Service backs biblical hope in Beloit
The 1949 outdoor service series by St John’s Lutheran Forest Park ends Sunday evening at the village park Beloit and Harrison. Rev Erwin L Paul will discuss Job’s question If a man die shall he live again, affirming an afterlife and opposing materialist views. Music by Martin Wiedbusch includes a grosser vice concert and invitations to join in old favorites.
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St. John's
Lutheran Church of
Martin Wiedbusch
St John’s Seeks Public Role in Community Spirit
The public has been a strong factor in their plans for continuation and St John’s considers it a privilege to contribute to the community’s spiritual life.
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St. John’s
Navy plane Constitution spans 149 feet for 100 passengers
Eamonn de Valera is identified as the Irish Republic's first president. The note compares the 149-foot wingspan of the Navy's 100 passenger plane Constitution to that of an Landing Craft Infantry vessel.
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Navy
Constitution
Eamonn de Valera
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Edward Lane
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Chicago
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Madison Street
Klimmers
Dunlop Avenue
Polio Policy
JOE Reichmann & CO
Roosevelt Road Forest
Quart
Dasplaines Ave
At “L” Staton
Forest
Simplex
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