All-Night Parking Ban on Twelve Streets Adopted
Village Council, acting on the Traffic and Safety Commission, bans all night parking on Harlem Circle Desplaines Dunlop Franklin Randolph Washington Madison Jackson Harrigan Harvard and Roosevelt. The move aims to speed street sweeping snow removal and night police work with immediate effect.
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Local
Traffic and Safety Commission
Harlem
Circle
Desplaines
Dunlop
Franklin
Randolph
Washington
Madison
Jackson
Harrigan
Harvard
Roosevelt
Home crash injures house as driver loses control
Camillo Tintori of Cicero drove north on Troost and turned into an alley. Police say he lost control of his car, smashing into a home at 1138 Troost, breaking a basement window and crumbling cement blocks.
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Camillo Tintori
Cicero
Troost
Carl Schrieber Band To Join Vaudeville Dimes Show
Carl Schrieber and his band will perform at the March of Dimes Vaudeville show at Pro Vis o auditorium Sunday afternoon with Schrieber as master of ceremonies. The lineup features Hugo the Great magician, the Jorden Duo skating team, Parker Brothers comedy acrobats, singer Duke Pucei and acts from Billies Dancing School in Oak Park. The show begins at 4 p.m. with tickets 1.00 for adults and 0.50 for children available at area businesses.
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Carl Schrieber
Proviso Auditorium
Schrieber
Joseph Cortine
Hugo
Jorden
Parker Brothers
Duke Pucei
Billies Dancing School
Oak Park
Le? St. Patrick’s Dance at Forest Park Legion Hall
A St Patrick Day dance sponsored by the Forest Park American Legion is set for March 15 at 4 p.m. at the Legion Hall Circle at Adams. An orchestra will play and prizes will be awarded. Tickets at the door are 7 cents per person. Refreshments will be served and the public is invited.
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St. Patrick's Day
Forest Park
American Legion
Legion Hall
Circle At
Adams
Rainy Day Loss Report For Robert Bauman Wallet
Robert Bauman of 7505 Madison reported to police last week that his red wallet containing about $180 was lost. The incident was logged as a reported property loss with no further details available.
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Robert Bauman
Madison
Scouts Elect Candidates to Run Village During Convention
Fort Park scouts elected candidates from Troop 108 for a village leadership race after a rousing convention. Civic party picks Whelpley and Jackson of the Progressive party for the mayorial scout race.
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Charles Whelpley
C. Jackson
Whelpley
Civic Party
Jackson
Progressive Party
Fort Park
Field- Stevenson
Art Hermano
Lou W. Gade
Fred Rose
Harry Herman Arrested for Rubbish in Yard
Harry Herman owner of a new apartment building at 14d4 Circle and a restaurant at 7501 Roosevelt was arrested after Village Sanitarian Frank Sible complained about garbage in his yard. Police found dumping linked to Herman. he claimed permission but officials deny it. This marked his fourth violation and he was released on 200 bond.
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Harry Herman
Circle
Roosevelt
Frank Sible
Hiv Parbage
Herman
William Bartz
Michael
Carl Drechsler
W. Ross
1434 Circle
Frank Lange
Lange
Sible
School Board Caucus Meets March 7
The Proviso District 209 caucus will meet March 7 at 8 p m in the Roosevelt Junior High choral room at 25th and Oak Bellwood. Delegates vote only if officially appointed and may send alternates with a president or vice president note. Delegates may accept board recommendations or vote on screened names or new floor nominations.
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Pam
Roosevelt Junior High School
25Th and
Oak
Bellwood
O. K. Palmer
Des Plaines man injured in stair fall at L platform
Fred Schlund, 61, of 431 Morengo, sustained cuts and facial bruises after a fall down stairs at the Des Plaines L platform on Wednesday. He was treated for injuries and released.
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Fred Schlund
Morengo
Desplaines "L
Still Time for Voters to Register This Week
Village Clerk Charles Meseke announced the last chance to register. The clerk's office at 517 Des Plainca will be open Saturday 8:30 am to 12 noon and Monday 8:30 am to 5:00 pm. Friday evening hours are 7 to 9 for vehicle tag registration before the increase.
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Charles Meseke
Desplainca
Village Council Delays Decision on 7504 Madison Liquor License
Forest Park officials debated granting a combination liquor license to James N Williamson for a bar in his store at 7504 Madison. Opponents said the town already has enough taverns and cited an ordinance error allowing an extra package store license. The matter was continued to the March 3 council meeting.
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James N. Wiliamson
Madison
Retail Liquor Dealers’ Protective Association
Forest Park
Edward Anderson
Leslie Smith
Smith
Vernon Reich
Michael Lambko
Williamson
Leo J. McGinn Killed In Jet Crash Near Valdosta
Lt. Leo James McGinn son of Mrs. Rose A. Parichy 621 Elgin was killed instantly in a jet plane crash Monday near Valdosta Georgia. A World War II navigator and jet instructor at MIT he had been recalled to service last year. His father Leo McGinn was a World War I pilot also killed in a 1928 crash. The crash is under investigation and his body will be returned to Zimmerman's for burial.
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Leo James McGinn
Rose A. Parichy
Elgin
Valdosta
Leo
Proviso
Northwestern University
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Leo McGinn
Zimmerman’s
Council Sets Parking Meter Locations in Village
The Village Council, following a Traffic and Safety Commission recommendation, approved meter installation on Madison from Lathrop to Harlem and Harlem from Circle to Franklin, Circle from Elgin to Harlem, with meters on nearby side streets available on request.
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Madison
Lathrop
Harlem
Circle
Franklin
Elgin
Traffic and Safety Commission
Singer Duke Pucci to headline Forest Park March of Dimes show
Duke Pucci owner of the Dutchmans 7715 Roosevelt Rd studied with Lola Fletcher and Robert MacDonald and has performed in concert and night clubs. He appears on KFWB Hollywood and has partnered with the Oak Park River Forest Symphony and Grant Park Summer Concerts. Accompanist Fred Revus. Tickets at Forest Park businesses Ed Trage and others. event aims to boost the local March of Dimes quota.
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Forest Park
Forest Pack
Ed Trage
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