Old Landmark Sold In Forest Park For Service Station
Two of Forest Park's oldest houses, the Henry Kaul residence at Harlem and Dixon and the adjacent north house, have been sold to Sun Oil Co for 50 000 dollars. The Kaul family lived at the corner home for 61 years since 1896. The north house, older of the two, once served as a Northwestern railroad freight terminal. The Kauls plan a Florida trip to decide future plans after Mr Kaul retired last May as a parcel post carrier.
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Forest Park
Henry Kaul
Harlem
Dixon
Sun Oil Co
Kaul
Northwestern Railroad
Solicit Funds For Heart Drive On Sunday Feb 24
Local volunteers will solicit funds for the Heart Drive on Sunday February 24 from 1 to 4 pm. Art Carlson, chairman, announced personnel changes including Mrs. Charles Lapointe as section captain replacing Mrs. Hartneck, with Mrs. Alice Trage and Mrs. C Blomberg as co section leaders. Ruth Ely seeks teen volunteers and oversees the north of Randolph Street. call FO 6-4463. Refreshments will follow the drive for helpers.
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Heart
Art Carlson
Charles LaPointe
Elgin
Carl Hartneck
Alice Trage
Wilcox
C. Blomberg
H. Milchoefer
Desplaines
Ruth Ely
First Filing Date For Board Posts February 21
Thursday February 21 marks the first day candidates may file petitions for Forest Park school board posts. The filing deadline is Saturday March 2. Two seats earn reelection in a three year term. board has seven members with two elected annually except third year with three. Nomination papers available from Supt. Robert Pruitt at Field-Stevenson.
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Forest Park School Board
Mathilde Petersohn
John Brennen
Supt
Robert Pruitt
Field-Stevenson School
Anastasia War and Peace Coming Here at Forest Theatre
Forest Theatre announces a five day run from Sunday February 24 to Thursday February 28 featuring Anastasia starring Ingrid Bergman and Yul Brynner and War and Peace with Audrey Hepburn and Henry Fonda. Tickets are 50 cents for adults and 20 cents for children. Beginning March 9 matinees every Saturday for 15 weeks will show Blazing the Overland Trail with a weekly chapter plus color cartoons, appealing to adults who cannot attend evening shows.
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The
Forest Theatre
Anastasia
Ingrid Bergman
Yul Brynner
Audrey Hepburn
Henry Fonda
Madison and
Des Plaines
Pioneer Resident Mrs Schwab Dies at 71 in Forest Park
Mrs. Mary C. Schwab 71 of 439 Elgin died Saturday Feb 16. Funeral 1:30 p.m. Tue Feb 19 at St Peters Lutheran. Interment Waldheim cemetery. Survivors include husband Gottlib, daughters Caroline and Emma, granddaughter Carol, brothers Henry Oak Park Enju Hauser Town, sister Emma Edwards Berwyn, son Edward G Schwab. two brothers William Ernest Hauser preceded in death. Zimmerman and Son Funeral Home arranged service. She and Gottlib celebrated their golden wedding last spring. She participated in numerous fraternal religious and civic groups.
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St. Peter's Ey. Lutheran Church
Mary C. Schwab
Elgin
Waldheim
Zimmerman and Son Funeral Home
Schwab
Caroline Schwab
Emma Kelley
Carol Kelley
Henry
Oak Park
Enju Hauser
Town
Emma Edwards
Berwyn
Edward G. Schwab
Wiliam
Ernest Hauser
Kiwanis Plan For Charter Night Banquet
Forest Park Kiwanis members met at the Pines and planned to attend Broadview charter night on February 27 at Nielsen's Restaurant. Officers urged large attendance, authorized 109 tickets for a June 11 White Sox Yankees game, and discussed 2 Ladies Night.
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Forest Park Kiwanis Club
Broadview
Nielsen’s
the Pines
Broadview Club
Emil Rochike
Chicago
Ken McQueen
Challenge Lions Club
Harry Raimondi
Kiwanis
Forest Lions Club
Lions
Raimondi
WEW Hall
Westchester Club
Treaurer Roehlke
Eddie Klein
Forest Park Sets Retail Sales Record in November
Forest Park posted a November retail sales record of 21783 under the one half percent sales tax survey by the Community News Service. Elmwood Park followed with 10548 while Maywood and Oak Park also ranked among the top west suburban towns as River Forest dropped to 13th.
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Forest Park
CNS
Community News Service
State Revenue Department
River Forest
Meeting to plan Forest Park carnival this August
A planning meeting for a Forest Park carnival in the third week of August will be at 11 a.m. Sunday in the new Veterans of Foreign Wars hall at 424 Desplaines. Attendees include VFW post, American Legion, Forest Lions, Kiwanis, Police Benevolent Association, and Auxiliary police. Lions reps Howard Reich, Lew Pegtau, and Jim Anderson to attend. plans include a German deer garden to honor last summer's Centennial.
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Forest Park
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Desplaines
The
Auxiliary Police
Lions
Howard Reich
Lew Pegtau
Jim Anderson
Grade School Tourney Sked in New Gym Weekend Schedule
Schedule for a grade school tournament across Friday and Saturday at Grant White Gym and Receiving Home venues. Matches include St John versus St Bernardine, Komarek versus Ascension, Field versus St Bernardine Peewees, and Heavies rounds with multiple pairings culminating in Peewee and heavyweight championships.
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New Gym
Grant White
St John
St. Bernardine
Komarek
No. Riverside
Ascension
U.P
Heavies
St. John
Maywood
Peewees
Hillside
Immanuel
Aera White
Grant
Gross
Breakfield
Forest Park Jr. High
St. Paul
Melrose Park
Bernardine
Pam
Library Closed At Forest Park Public Library
The Forest Park Public Library will be closed Friday February 22 in observance of Washingtons Birthday.
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Forest Park
Washington
Jaycee Group To Forest Parkers Explainer Meeting Set
Forest Park residents are invited to learn about forming a Jaycee chapter. The Feb 26 meeting at 8 pm at Bowlers Club will feature Maywood Jaycees representatives. A prior Feb 19 session drew several interested locals at The Pines on Harrison Street.
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Jaycee
Forest Parks
Bowlers Club
Maywood Jaycees
Forest Parkers
the Pines
Harrison St
Forest Park Community Chest Meeting Update
The annual meeting of the Forest Park Community Chest will be held Friday evening March 1, not May as previously announced. The newspaper was misinformed.
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Forest Park Community Chest
Newa
6 year old Donna Ray breaks arm skating in basement
Donna Ray 6 of 7632 Wilcox suffered a broken right arm after a fall while skating in her basement on February 13. She was taken to County hospital.
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Donna Ray
Wilcox
Losea License Destroyed By Driver Feb 15
Harold A. Peet of 7733 Monroe told police his driver's license was destroyed on February 15.
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Harold A. Peet
Monroe
The Man Who Says The Right Thing At The Right Time
A concise reflection notes that timely speech comes from extensive thinking. It emphasizes deliberate thought before spoken words and the value of choosing words carefully to influence outcomes.
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Old Landmark
Pioneer
Elmwood Park
Jaycee Group
Forest Park Review
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