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Newspaper
Forest Park Review
Location
Forest Park, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 19, 1963
Page
5
Members of the Woman's Club will hold a Christmas party on December 18 for 100 mental patients at Chicago State Hospital. Gifts include candy cookies jewelry and cosmetics to be presented.
New officers of Bethel in the International Order of Job's Daughters River Forest will be installed Saturday at 7 30 p m in the River Forest Masonic temple at Lake and Franklin. Terry Wick of Forest Park is Guide. Guests of honor Bonnie Coultry and Sun Vertuno will attend. The Rose Ceremony will be performed by William Mazzanti Past Master Builder Cicero Chapter 12 OT B.
The family of the late Rudolf Svoboda expresses heartfelt thanks to friends relatives and neighbors for sympathy during their bereavement. Gratitude extends to Pastor Hauser for comforting words. Mrs R Svoboda Wayne and Nancy
Fond memory of our beloved wife and mother Hazel Nichols who passed away December 17 1961. Loving husband Fred Nichols and daughter Mrs Roy Hector and family share the remembrance.
Mr and Mrs Walter Schwass of Westchester formerly Forest Park celebrated their golden wedding anniversary on December 8. Their sons Wallace and Alfred hosted an open house attended by about three hundred guests. Mr Schwass served as a Chicago detective and physical instructor for 33 years and is now retired.
Stella Macnan a 15 year old Tanganyika born student at Walther Lutheran High will spend Christmas 7500 miles from home. She is of Indian and Scotch descent with six languages and a strong Christian family tradition. Sponsored by Mr and Mrs Callas of Chicago she aims to become a doctor and has completed extensive science coursework. Also part of the Girls Glee Club and shown with Principal Fred Meyer.
Township Clerk Fred Rose reminds Forest Park residents they must be registered to vote in the April 14 1964 primary. Registrations or transfers are available at the village or township clerk through January 21 1964 or at the County Clerk in Chicago through March 16 1964. No precinct registration before the primary. precinct registration will occur in October 1964 before the November general election.
Kiwanis members honored Al Pappy Roos last week for his 82nd birthday with a large cake. Ken McQueen led the club in a birthday song as Bill McKenzie reported the Peanut Sale total at 4400 dollars. The installation dinner dance is scheduled for January 7 at River Forest Country Club.
The Friends of the Library host a Thursday 4 p.m. event in the East meeting room. The Nativity story will unfold through music, Scripture, and colored slides of masterworks depicting biblical scenes. A new Christmas film, The Christmas Carol, featuring Basil Rathbone as Scrooge, will be shown. Refreshments are organized by Mr. and Mrs. Emil Haug with several assistants. All meetings are free and open to the public.
Golden Drugs of Harlem Madison won the Chamber of Commerce Window and Improvement award for November for a revised building site with an addition and a new front. Honorable mentions included George Olsen Realty Madlyn's Apparel Forest News Agency Jerome Candies Circle Foods North American Baptist Headquarters All Beautiful Berlin's Flowers and Amling's. The trophy is awarded permanently to the member winning the most times during the year at the January banquet.
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