Cancer Leaflet Distributed in Forest Park
The American Cancer Society began distributing 200 000 copies of a leaflet titled To Smoke or Not to Smoke highlighting links between smoking and lung cancer. It cites the Hammond Horn study of 187 783 men ages 50 and up, noting lung cancer death rates are tenfold higher for regular smokers and that quitting reduces risk, with overall deaths rising with cigarette use.
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American Cancer Society Today
Lloyd W. Lehman
West Suburban
American Cancer Society
North Blvd
Oak Park
Society
New President Named for Local Chamber of Commerce
At a Tuesday meeting, Dec 10, the local Chamber of Commerce elected Howard as president. He is a partner in Roy H. Mohr & Sons and former American Legion commander. Other officers elected include Louis Calcagno first vice president and treasurer John J. Long, with Sal Castellani as second vice president.
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Calcagno Food Mart
Kempier Purchasing Agency
Co-Operative Grocers
Sal Castellani
White Way Foods
Beloit
Harvard
John J. Long
First Savings & Loan _Assn
Marquardt Realty
Park Agency
Plan for Forest Park Codification of Ordinances
Forest Park village council ordered a survey of all laws and ordinances. An outside firm would compile a card index, copies, and volumes from 1941. Codification would consolidate sixteen years of legislation, provide a complete indexed arrangement, and speed legal reference for officials.
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Forest Park
Chamber Installation Banquet Chooses New Officers
Insurance brokers join four new directors as Chamber officers to be installed at the annual Installation Banquet Tuesday evening January 21 at Mangam's Chateau Lyons Illinois.
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Chamber
Mangam
Lyons
Linois
Boy Bitten by Dog While Playing on Jip
Gregory Callaghan aged 8 from 928 Hannah was taken to West Suburban hospital after a dog bit him while he was playing with the animal on Jip.
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Gregory Callaghan
Hannah
West Suburban Hospital
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Local C
Howard Mohr
Clarence Schulz
Forest Park Fire Department
Trage Brothers
Western Suburbs
Greater
Chicago
Woman’s Club
Messrs
Mia
Henry Giltsel
Carl Friediey
Ken Wick
J. J. Evans
Alfred Moses
Joseph Kern
Elmer Sager
Elmer F. Anderson
J. Dy Plopel
Joseph Paul
Lyle Selbert
Raymond’ Shideler
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