New President of Illinois Bell Named Kahler to Lead Firm
William V. Kahler elected president of Illinois Bell Telephone Company by the board in Chicago. He has been operating vice president since 1946 and will assume duties January 1. A. F. Jacobson named vice president operations for Northwestern Bell.
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Willam V. Kahler
Illinois Bell Telephone Company
Chicago
Kahler
G. K. McCorkle
McCorkle
Ilinois Bell
Wiinels Bell
A. F. & TF. Company
Kabler
Bureau of Construction
War Production Board
Minis Bell
Ilinois Institue of Technology
Western Society of Engineers
American Instiute of Electtrical Engineers
River Forest
University of Nebraska
Jacobson
Northwestern Bell
Bell System
Eminence
University of Kentucky
Illinois Bell
A. T. & T. Company
Chesapeake & Potomac Telephone Company
Chicago Crime Commission
The
Community Fund
Mrs. McCorkle
Evanston
Ilinois
Egyptian cafe society wigs and sun-dried hair waves
Early Egyptian cafe society valued elaborate hair styles. Men and women collected bright wigs matching mood and costume. Fashionable ladies achieved a wave by winding hair in small strands around thin sticks, packing with mud and drying in the sun.
New ’51 Chevrolets On Display December 9 At Drive Motors
West Towns dealer Drive Motor Sales announces the first appearance of the 1951 Chevrolet on December 9 at 6516 Roosevelt Road Berwyn. The display runs through December 17 with extended hours to 9 p.m. weekdays and 4 p.m. Sundays. The event promotes new features, value, safety, and driving pleasure with a trained staff and factory mechanics.
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Drive Motors
Chevrolet
Drive Motor Sales
Roosevelt Road
Berwyn
West Town
E. J. Drive
West Roosevelt Road
Drijic
Drije
Roger Drije
Postponed Paper Drive To Be Held This Sunday
Troop 105 of the Field Steven son School will hold a paper drive on Sunday December 10 extending from Harlem to Desplaines Avenue and Harrison to Sixteenth Streets. Residents should place old newspapers magazines and cardboard on the curb for early morning pickups. Scoutmaster Paul Bruneau at Forest 6 0333 can help with moving paper. Funds raised will buy scout equipment for boys.
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Field Stevenson School
Harlem
Desplaines Avenue
Harrison
Sixteeth Streets
Paul Bruneau
Forest
Theresa Farrell Injures Ankle At Forest Park Premises
Forest Park police reported Theresa Farrell of 1047 Harlem was taken to Oak Park hospital last Thursday after her left ankle was lacerated by cement steps. The note adds unrelated encyclopedia trivia about camphor extraction from camphor trees and crystallization.
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Forest Park
Theresa Farrell
Harlem
Oak Park Hospital
First daily in America founded in Philadelphia in 1784
The Pennsylvania Packet and General Advertiser began in Philadelphia in 1784 marking the start of the first daily newspaper in the United States. The quote reflects a philosophy that happiness lies in doing what must be done rather than what one likes.
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America
Pennsylvania Packet and General Advertiser
Philadelphia
V F W Ladies Auxiliary News from November meeting
Kay Herzog reports on the V F W Ladies Auxiliary Post 7181 meeting held November 29. Officers praised for work, funds sent to Cancer fund approved, Ward A 3 at Hines Hospital maintained with supplies, escorts and welfare efforts continued, Christmas party planned December 13, and a $1 gift bag plus a child’s gift to Dixon Children’s Home requested.
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Kay Herzog
V. F. W. Ladies Auxiliary
Edna Burgess
Mildred Hinrichs
Cancer Fund
Lorraine Crowley
Phyllis Nelson
Vv. BF. W
Crowley
Anthony Calderone
Forest Park
Hines
Mildred Hinrichy
Deutcher
Elizabeth Holst
Rockford St
Dixon Children’s Home
Mrs. W. H. Terrell Dies at 72 in Forest Park
Mrs. W. H. Terrell of 821 Hannah Avenue died in her sleep Tuesday night. Born in Germany in 1897 she immigrated at age four and lived in Forest Park since. She is survived by her husband and two daughters Mrs. Millard Bessey of Forest Park and Mrs. Robert Griffith of California. Funeral from Zimmerman's Friday with Interment at Woodlawn Cemetery conducted by Rev. G. Gieschen.
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W. HL. Terral
W. H. Terrell
Hannah Avenue
Terrell
Germany
Forest Park
Millard Bessey
Robert Griffith
California
Zimmerman
Woodlawn Cemetery
G. Gieschen
Future Eyes Quiet Mother's Pride in Hidden Paths
A reflective line notes that mothers may boast less about their children if they could glimpse the future. The idea weighs pride against unknown outcomes and the humility of foresight.
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Ist Savings & Loan
Eats Bros
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Cheasy
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U.S. Marines
Tripoli
Sue Allysqy Pocardo Montelbay 1
Agg. Alb
Bugs Bunny
Mel Glos
Madison St. Forest
Neryone
Bretford Lamp
Sunshine and Health
Spiker
Atu
Bretford
Sun Lamp
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