Forest Park Chamber Keeps Old Officials At Annual Meeting
The Forest Park Chamber of Commerce held its annual meeting at Masonic Temple with H W Beecher presenting telephone tech reels. Officers were re elected and dues rise to ten dollars with five dollars for non business members. Directors retained include Buechler Boesenberg Reich Roos and holdovers Arch Beecher Hall Hann Koerber Licht Michalsky Witt Witt. Mayor Gold and Commissioners attended and pledged cooperation. A buffet lunch closed the session. Plans discuss membership drive to reach 300. January director meeting set for fifth with committees chosen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Forest Park
Buechler
E. H. Boesenberg
Otto Reich
Albert C. Roos
Chester R. Arch
H. W. Beecher
A. L. Hall
H. H. Hann
Charles Koerber
Fred W. Licht
Conrad Michalsky
E. H. Witt
L. F. Witt
Paul R. Witt
Gold
Berliner
Brannon
Lange
Oswald
Chamber of Commerce
Albert L. Hall
E. L. Suechler
Herman H. Hann
Edgar H. Hoesenberg
Charles F. Bartling
Village Council Grants Cigarette Licenses to Six Chains
Council met briefly on Monday approving six cigarette licenses out of eight chain stores. Stores on Randolph and Harlem at Leh-Mar were omitted. Licenses cost 100 dollars per year per store. R. W. Wright’s soft drink parlor at 7337 Roosevelt Road was approved. Attendees included George Carolan, River Forest village attorney, and Police Magistrate G. A. Rosman. The meeting adjourned to the following Tuesday. Commissioner Bettiner noted pending waterworks changes to boost efficiency, with work to start after the new year.
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Licht
Randolph
Harlem
Leh- Mar
R. W. Wright
Roosevelt Road
George Carolan
River Forest
G. A. Rossman
Gald
Brannon
Georgia
Bettiner
Maywood Cab Co Seeks Forest Park Business
The West Towns Black and White Cab Co of Maywood pursues Forest Park customers. President Henry Frantz notes calls for cab service have increased, praising the growing habit. Contact Maywood 1600.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Towns
Black and White Cab Co
Maywood
Forest Park
Henry Frantz
Maywood 1600
Muzzle Your Dogs Says Police Chief
The police chief urges dog owners to muzzle pets for the rest of the season amid a rabies scare. No local cases reported, but Maywood Berwyn and Oak Park have seen infections last month, and residents are warned to prevent any incidental spread.
Harlem State Bank Holiday Party For Children
Four thousand schoolchildren crowded Harlem State Bank for a Christmas party Thursday afternoon. Officers kept order outside as lines formed and each child received a box of candy and a Santa face. Doors opened early at 3 49 and 4 o clock saw a jammed sidewalk while staff inside passed out presents before sending kids out through a side door and admitting new groups.
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Harlem State Bank
Javkel
Bloom
Hanna
Madison
Tast
Dietrich
Post Office Reports Largest Business Gain This Christmas
The local post office saw no congestion during the heavy Christmas rush and mail delivery remained steady. Forest Park dispatches show about 65 percent more first class mail and 40 percent more parcel post than last year, with late cancellations and bulky packages mailed on December 19th and 20th. Postmaster Yonker praises public cooperation in mailing early and notes extended hours, though many items mailed after December 21 would not reach Chicago destinations by December 26 without special handling.
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Ofice
Forest Park
Yonker
Gaye
Chicago
Male Chorus Gave Christmas Concert at St John’s
The St John’s Male Chorus performed its annual Christmas concert at St John’s Church before a large crowd despite near zero weather. Director Louis Lueker and accompanist Albert Guemmer led a 45 member group in carols and anthems. A broadcast of the program is planned for December 25 on WJJD from 9 to 10 p.m. featuring pieces and solos by the chorus and quartet Juanita joy.
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St. John’s
St. John’s Church
WJJD
Louis Lueker
Albert Guemmer
R Gittleson Hurt by Blow at Crossing
Robert Gittleson of Cooper's Variety at 427 Marengo was struck on the leg while crossing Washington boulevard at Oak Park avenue three weeks ago. He suspects a stone cast by an auto, with no mark or weapon found, and doctors say his foot should recover in a week or two. He rode the Madison Street car to reach a doctor as pain and swelling persisted.
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Robert Gittleson
Marengo
Cooper's _ Variety store
Oak Park
Madison Street
Mr. Gittleson
Tyron
Attempt at kidnapping alarms Mrs. Friar in Desplaines area
Two men posing as traveling salesmen visited Mrs. James Friar at 622 Marengo claiming her husband was held up at his candy store near Desplaines and Madison. They urged her to take the children and come immediately. She called the police, the men fled in a grey car, and Chief Licht urged women to report such approaches. James Prior offered the only likely explanation, calling it an attempted kidnapping with no known enemies or motive.
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James Friar
Marengo
Friar
Talaphope
Afr
Prior
Submarine Victim Has Kin Here
Charles Calcott of Melrose Park, a machinist aboard the S-4 submarine, went down with the vessel in Boston harbor. He was raised by his sister in Melrose Park and had served in the Navy since 1916. He leaves three brothers and sisters in the area. government telegram notified his Melrose Park sister of the accident. A separate item notes Lorraine Schwader of Oak Park recovering from appendicitis surgery.
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Charles’ Calcott
Melrose Park
Maywood
Gary
Forest Park
Edward G. Smith
Sewers Ahead of Pavement on Harlem Avenue
Harlem avenue in Oak Park is being sewered from Madison to Garfield street ahead of paving on the Oak Park side. Paving likely not before spring, contractor Harry Fitz will start after underground work ends. The Harlem lights aid a previously dark Forest Park street. A planned Drainage Canal bridge over the Harlem avenue exists in next year’s budget, with six months to draw plans. Forest Park’s E. C. Eager attends the meeting. The Twenty-second Street to Riverside Drive link is expected to be finished next year. land ownership issues between Chicago and adjacent property are resolved. An unorganized Proviso township strip, from Twenty-second to Sixteenth streets on the Forest Park side, serves as a state connected link for forest park pavement and state aid eligibility.
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Oak Park
Harlem Avenue
Madison
Garfield Street
Harry Fitz
Forest Park
Harlem Avenues
Sanitary District Board
E. C. Eager
Twenty-second Street
Riverside Drive
Vacation Time for Forest Park Schools at Holidays
Forest Park schools close at noon Friday for holiday break and will resume Tuesday January 4. The shorter vacation contrasts with Oak Park and nearby villages. Friday morning programs ran in most rooms with a few exceptions where classes merged. Dismissal was at noon while teachers stayed until 2 30 p m to prep for reopening. On Tuesday ten portable phonographs were delivered, one per Asper, lettered in gold with school and Board of Education names.
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Forest Park
Oak Park
Christas
Board of Education
Obituary for Harry Edward Greene from Melrose Park
Harry Edward Greene born 1900 in Melrose Park died December 16. He was a World War I veteran, served from St. Louis, honored with Croix de Guerts and Palm Leaf of France, discharged February 20, 1919. Survived by parents Fred Greene and Mrs May Ebertahauser, grandparents, siblings, aunts and uncles. Funeral at family home and services at Concordia cemetery with American Legion honor.
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Edward Greene
Harry Edward Greene
Melrose Park
Fred Greene
Osceola
Nebraska
May Ebertahauser
Forest Park
St. Louis
Chistene Hlerry St. Minch
Argonne Forest
Verdun
France
Camp Grant
Foreat
Wnd
A. Rienke
Maywood
Roy E. Greene
A. N. King
E. Hoffman
Josie Wormhoff
Fred
Edward Rienke
Adams Street
Ki Im Clapp
Methodist Church
Escher
Jesus
Isle of Somewhere
Stave
Concordia Cemetery
Death of Frank Dunst Jr A Forest Park youth
Frank Dunst Jr nine year old son of Mr and Mrs Frank Dunst of 16 Elgin Avenue died Thursday afternoon. He was born in Forest Park and attended St John’s School. Funeral services were held Saturday at Eggerton Chapel.
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Frank Dunst
Elgin Avenue
Frank
Forest Park
St. John’s School
Aiwanis Install Officers Date Set for January
The Aiwanis eluh fixed the installation date for officers on January 10 at the Masonic Temple. It is to be Ladies Night with dinner and dancing plus a program. New officials will speak and outline their plans for the year. A short holiday program is in the works while the previous meeting focused on business.
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The
Aiwanis Eluh
Masonic Temple
Bond issue legalized in decision for Grant school addition
Supreme court action allows the Grant school bond issue of sixty five thousand dollars at five percent on full valuation. New bonding power stems from changes in state law, enabling districts like Forest Park to issue more bonds against higher valuations. School board meeting Tuesday to consider the plan with Cowen & Brazeman representatives present.
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Supreme Court
Chicago
Forest Park
Mska
Ad House of Cowen & Brazeman
Ise
Sue
Robbers Hold Up Hannah Ave Station Police Seek Suspects
Two men entered the Hannah elevated station near midnight and robbed the night man at gunpoint, taking $540. They fled, a pursuing investigation followed, two suspects detained in Chicago confessed to the theft. Both appeared before Judge Witt and were bound over to the grand jury with bonds set at 310,000 and 5,000. In default they received county lodging.
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Hannah
Chicago
Union Park
Forest Pack
Infant Welfare Holiday Clinics Report Totals
The Infant Welfare association records indicate receipts from milk bottle collections at village businesses, totaling $3.97 at one location and $6.38 at a prior opening. The clerk’s office displayed the bottle receipts during assessments, suggesting ongoing fundraising tied to holiday activities and community participation.
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Infant Welfare Association Feglesten
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H.W. Beecher
Case
Maywood Cab Co
Ajoice
Q Sandussivak
F. S St. John’s Mile
Star of Bethlehem
R. Gittleson
Lorraine Schwader
George Schwader
Thomas Avenue
Oak Park Hospital
Nicely
Our
Tone
Merry Christmas
Frank Dunst, JR
Aiwanis
Mueller
Boyer
Grant School
Hannah Ave
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