Dry Dock Remains On Third Floor Amid Objections
Park Board rejects plan to move Dry Dock from third to second floor of Park Building. Teenagers enjoyed a lively evening with 250 plus attendees from Maywood and Melrose Park, despite late arrival due to a Proviso basketball game and a chaperone shortage.
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Park
Park Board
Bill Coudoux
901
Circle
Coudoux
Elmer UU
Schnurstein
Recreation Board
Maywood
Melrose Park
Forest Park Boy Scout Fund Drive Headed by Fred Rose
Drive chairman Fred Rose will lead Forest Park’s annual Boy Scout Fund Drive during Anniversary Week February 6 to 12. Rose, Proviso Township Clerk and Troop 103 committee chair, also serves on local clubs and committees. Over 425 boys benefited in 1951. local Council budget for 1952 exceeds 40,000 dollars, funded by volunteers.
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Fred Rose
Forest Park
Rose
Proviso
Troup
Thatcher Woods
Friends of Scouting
Andro Becomes Sole Owner of Ruppert and Andro Drug Store
Robert Andro has become the sole owner after purchasing Willard Ruppert’s share and Ruppert retires to California. Andro, a 1935 University of Illinois registered pharmaceutical chemist, previously managed a Walgreens store at Adams and Wabash for 15 years. He entered Ruppert and Andro in 1947 and now lives at 608 Thomas with wife Vivian and children Nancy, Mary Lou, and Billy. The firm will be renamed Andro Drug Store.
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Robert Andro
Ruppert and Andro
Andro
Willard A. Ruppert
Ruppert
California
University of Ilinois
Walgreen Drug Stores
Walgreen Co
Adams and Wabash
Thomas
Vivian
Nancy
Mary Lou
Billy
India Missionary Speaks at St Peters
Miss Emma Johnson a missionary on furlough from India will speak at St Peters Evangelical Lutheran church Tuesday at 9 00 sponsored by the Women s Missionary Society The gathering will also host missionary societies from Good Shepherd Lutheran Chicago and Northlake Lutheran Church
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Emma Johnson
India
St. Peters Evangelical Lutheran Church
The
Women’s Missionary Society
Missionary Societies
Good Shepherd Lutheran Church
Chicago
Northlake Lutheran
John Long Appointed Heart Chairman in Chicago fund drive
John J. Long has been named Forest Park chairman of the Chicago Heart Association's 1952 Heart Fund Drive. He plans to recruit volunteers and organize committees for an active campaign peak in February, aiming to raise $600,000 in the greater Chicago area to support research, education, and community service against heart disease.
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John J. Long
Hannah
Forest Park
Chicago Heart Association
Long
Chicago
Spaghetti and Meatball Dinner by Forest Fark VFW Post 181
The Honor Guard of Forest Fark Memorial Post 181 VFW sponsors an Italian spaghetti and meatball dinner on Saturday. Serving begins at 6 30 pm with coffee and dessert included for one dollar per person and fifty cents for children. The public is invited.
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Forest Fark Memorial Post
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Return Body of Joseph Volpe For Burial Here
Funeral services for Joseph C. Volpe 21 of 823 N Maple Oak Park will be Jan 17 at St Edmunds Church Requiem High Mass at 10 burial in Queen of Heaven Cemetery He had served since August 1950 sent to Korea January 1951 and died in Pusan Sept 24 He survived by father mother and extended Campagna family with uncles Mike and Tony and paternal grandmother Lucy Volpe at Maple Ave.
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PEC
Joseph C. Volpe
N. Maple
Oak Park
John P. Beyenka
St. Edmund's Church
Queen of Heaven
PF C. Volpe
Sere Vido
Korea
Pusan
Joseph
Oak Park Iigh
Campagna
Lucille Elaine
Joseph Campagna
Circle
Mike
Tony Campagna
Lucy Volpe
Maple Ave
New Presbyterian Church Proposed for Forest Park
Dr Louis Wallace Gade led a financial drive during a Sunday sermon to fund a new Forest Park Presbyterian church. The plan calls for a large worship auditorium with gallery and basement, a single heating plant, and combined colonial cathedral design to serve a growing congregation and expanded Sunday school through funds now raised.
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Lou Wallace Gade
Forest Park
Ferdinand and Lexington
Gade
Last Chance for Vehicle Licenses in Village Notice
Village Clerk Charles W. Meseke warns this is the final period to obtain vehicle licenses before a price increase on February 1. Licenses will rise by one dollar, with further March increases possible. Check office hours at the Village Hall on Des Plaines are daily 1 30 to 5 05, and Wednesdays and Saturdays until noon.
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Charles W. Meseke
Pial
Des Plaines
Smoking Habits Survey in Forest Park
The American Cancer Society will conduct a survey in Forest Park to study whether smoking affects lung cancer development. Volunteers are recruited to interview men aged 50 to 69, as this group shows the highest risk. The survey runs in the western suburbs under Emile Hloche of 1011 Lake St.
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American Cancer Society
Forest Park
tRey
Emile Hloche
Lake St
Lois Malmstedt’s inspiring polio survivor story in Riverside
Lois Malmstedt, 14, paralyzed from the neck down by polio in 1944, lives in Riverside with family support and a home filled with visitors, gifts, and assistive devices. She cherishes cards from Forest Park residents, aims to fundraise for the March of Dimes, and plans future visits as she remains hopeful and cheerful.
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Lois Malmstedt
Chicago Stadium
Ann Scott
Laig
Lois
Ois
Miss Scott
C. Kampp & Son
Kitty McNamee
Roosevelt
Bertha MacDonel
Marengo
James Vaclavek
Boguiney, Iiiverside
Riverside-Brookfied
Palin
Forest Park
Luis
March of Dimes Fund
Training Private Zonara Nearing Completion at Fort Leonard Wood
Training Private William Zonara, ward of Mrs. Rose Tobin of 836 Thomas Street, is closing a 16 week cycle at Fort Leonard Wood Missouri with a unit of the 6th Armored Division. He has completed eight weeks of basic training in infantry fundamentals and weapon use and is finishing eight weeks of engineer training.
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William Zonara
Rose Tobin
Thomas
Ft. Leonard Wood
6Th Armored Division
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Drive Chairman
St. Peters
John Long
Heart
Joseph Volpe
New Presbyterian Church
Forest Parkers
Iverside
Marshall Neilsen
Malmstedt Fund
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