Forest Park Post Office Moves to New Quarters
The Forest Park post office opened in its new building on Friday July Sat after moving all week. New fixtures and modern design replaced the old setup with about eighty private delivery boxes. Postmaster Yunker works behind a front window partition while clerks and carriers operate in a large rear room under a skylight. Local business and traveling mailers use the boxes. general delivery traffic remains limited as the office adjusts to the new location at 114 Circle Avenue near Madison Street.
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Forest Park
Yunker
Httle
Madison Street
Circle
Mailed Letter Triggered False Fire Alarm in Forest Bark
An elderly man, described as between 99 and 110, rang the Roosevelt road fire alarm while attempting to mail a letter, triggering a fire wagon response from Elgin. Witnesses recalled his frail appearance and the box’s low height that misled a boy into seeking a ride, marking the second false alarm in two weeks.
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Chicago
Ren Town
Oak Park
Weatchester
Roosevelt Road
Elgin
Tne
Bin
Islin
School Budget Gets Small Boost
The board revised its budget on Tuesday evening increasing the total by 500 to 102000 for the year due to greater repair needs in school houses. A coal surplus from last winter was reported, easing start-of-year supply concerns.
Village Billed for Big Circus
Forest Park and surrounding territory are advertised for the Hagenbeck-Wallace circus set to appear Sunday July 10. A special crew led by Jess Nolan handled the billing to avoid conflicts with the town's Sunday schedule.
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Forest Park
Jess Nolan
Rubber Check Bounces Back to Merchant
A rubber check for 8.50 bounced back to Burtalf Burkart after being presented by a woman described as a working girl. Eddie Fox of the Burkart store cashed it using an address on Hannah Avenue from a Forest Park woman. The check purportedly drew on Mrs. C. W. Harth and bore the name Mary Burnside. Banks marked no account, and the suspected signers were unrecognized by residents.
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Burtalf Burkart
Oun wWomat
Eddie Fox
Urkart
Forest Park
Jae
Hannah Avenue
Fox
C. W. Harth
Mary Burnside
Dr. Fox
Harth
Mrs. Harth
Mary Naruatide
Local Masons Visit Elgin Lodge in Chicago Temple
A Forest Park Masonic team of two cars carried 12 Masons to Elgin last Friday to attend Elgin Lodge No. 117 in the new Masonic temple on Chicago and Geneva streets. About 126 visitors filled the lodge room, doubling the local attendance, with Walter D. Burger arranging the visit. A Forest Park group also supported the initiatory work and two officers officiated. After the session a supper was served, and a parallel Eastern Star group traveled to Elgin for its meeting in the same temple, returning home after a late banquet.
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Aurora-Elgin
Forest Park
Elgin
Filgin’ Lodge No. 117
A. T
A. M
Elin’s
Masonic Temple
Chicago
Geneva Streets
Elgin Lodge
Walter D. Burger
Ma Fengd Avenue
Forest Park Lodge
Joulge
Forest
Frank T. Edson
W. Ming
S.W
Herbert ©. Lilly
J. Wi
Charles Treder
I . Lania
George M. Pitman
James C. Schall
S.D
Elwer O. Wilsche
J. D
Estwin J. Bethke
S. Loy Helmuth Semper
Edgar W. Boethke
Edwin P. Schroeder
Harry J. Vickery
Tyler
Astern Star
Eastern Star
Cornice Loose at Garfield School After Storm
A cornice on Garfield School Jacksonville Park side fell after a big storm, crashing down Wednesday but not hitting anyone. The added section had been secured when the addition was built and the loose cornice did not belong to the main structure.
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Garfield School
Garfield
Nomitak
Jackson Park
Voters Approve School Tax Increase Across Districts
Voters in Proviso township backed two percent hikes for school maintenance and building funds, doubling district revenue but delaying full effect until 1928. The plan funds a Grant school addition and possible Garfeld school expansion, with a junior high course eyed. Some opposition surfaced in central districts, Betsy Boss and others, while Grant and Field districts approved.
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Garfeld
Betsy Boss
Grant
Te Field School
Village Dads Hold Meeting on Schedule
The vice council met last Monday night and resolved to meet at eight o’clock promptly. Four official actions were recorded: approve prior minutes, grant a July 16 picnic permit for St Peter’s church at Aften heim and accept marching invitation, approve a list of gas stations and lumber yards for license, and adjourn to July 5 at 8 p.m. sharp.
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Dante
St. Peter's Church
Aftenheim
Pries
Young Merchants Open Third Store
S Koenigsberg and A Brady proprietors of the Vogue Shop at 7902 Madison Street have taken over another location at Forty-seventh and Ashland. The young merchants now run three stores, their newest one the largest, a shop that has operated for thirty years.
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S. Koenigsberg
A. Brady
Vogue
Madison Street
Ashland
Kiwanis Holds Day of Golf at Woodridge Club
Kiwanis club of Forest Park staged its annual golf day at Woodridge Country Club on Tuesday. Members and guests, including Fred Licht, Allan Gardner, and Erwin Witt, competed for prizes after a luncheon of baked ham and salads, with light banter and a relaxing twilight on the lawn. The event concluded with prize awards, a chicken dinner, and plans to repeat the outing next month.
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Inos K
Acina
Kiwanis Club of
Forest Park
Woodridge
Chauot Club
Fred Budenschoen
Fuperial Methods Company
Fred Licht
Kiewanis
Allan Gardner
Winters
Erwin Witt
Henry Cy Rieck
Ernest Reich
William Grasser
Arthur Wei‘leman
George Gibson
Dr. Warner
Moreno Guardalabene
Emil Buechles
Fred’ Licht
Fred Roos
Rehb
Provisy Township
Forest Park Builds Cottages at Wisconsin Lake
Forest Park residents buy a lot at North Lake Wisconsin and plan a summer home. About sixty cottages exist with values up to 10000 dollars. A $20000 club house serves as a community hub near graveled drives. North Lake lies thirteen miles from Lake Geneva and six from Elk Hora. Northwest highway offers direct access.
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E. J. Binder
Jackson Boalevard
North Lake
Wis
Wr. Masslow
Forest Park Review
Ute
Schreter and Kelly
Schreter-Kelly
Lake Geneva
Elk‘hora
Lake Region
Hrouth Aloor
Fairview Kennel Club Derby at Large Night Track
Fairview Kennel Club in Lawrence Avenue Mannheim Road area announces the Fourth of July Derby, a $6000 event set for Monday night July 4. The new greyhound track, largest in the world, on fifty acres with fifteen more acres for military parking. grandstand seats about 1000, two hundred private boxes, aiming to handle large crowds.
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Fairview Kennel Club
Lawrence Avenue
Mannheim Road
bin Oval
Fairview
Chicago
Nnward
Anitary
Beys
Will Make Their Home in Hollywood
Pearl Goode, Mrs. J M Brandenburg and son Howard of 43 Elgin Avenue depart Tuesday for Big Stone Gap Virginia to visit relatives before moving to Hollywood California where they plan to reside Miss Vance and Maxine Goede accompany them west Mrs Brandenburg and Mrs Goode's mother Mrs W A Mahan and sister Mrs C D Benes will join in moving to Hollywood where Mr Bennis a former resident is engaged in making movies for the children
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Pearl Goode
J. M. Brandenburg
Howard
Elgin Avenas
Big Stone Gap
Virginia
Hollywood
California
Vance
Maxine Goede
Brandesburg
Goode
W. A. Mahan
C. D. Benes
Bennis
Harry Bron Opens New Real Estate Office
Harry Bron announces the opening of a real estate office this week at 7442 Harrison in a newly completed building. He will operate a general real estate brokerage and insurance service. Previously, Mr Bron was a salesman for Madison sash and door company.
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Harry Bron
Bron
Harrison
Cheokerage Ant Insurance
Madison Sash and Door Company
Little Girl Hurt Running Into Truck
A seven year old girl, Josephine Lal, ran into a truck at Madison Avenue before noon Tuesday. She suffered cuts and bruises and was taken to Oak Park Hospital, then released after doctors found no broken bones or internal injuries. Spectators said she darted from the sidewalk. the truck driver assisted her.
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Josephine
Madison
Oak Park Hospital
Weat Suburban Arrows Win Game in June Showdown
The West Suburban Arrows, though rumored dissolved, remain active under Ed Darnie’s management and have won three of five games this season. On Sunday June 25 they defeated the Stickney Klansmen 10 to 2 as Herb Schwenkie held the Klansmen in check into the ninth inning, with Glenn Samuet and Waltie Samuet driving in runs.
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Forest Park
West Suburban Arrows
Ed. Darnie Atoadh
Arrows
Stickney Klansmen
Herb Schwenkie
Acrows
Costra Wnul
Glenn Samuet
Waltie Samuet
Last act of relief committee amid tax dispute
The school relief committee adjourned after a tense meeting as a new tax commission was appointed to handle levy matters. The move, opposed by a minority, aimed to ensure school funding via the tax levy approved at the recent election. The observer noted revenue losses of about 2700 dollars yearly from past cuts and cited other villages with similar tax commissions stopping undue cuts.
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Wotit
Vax Commission of
Asree
Tax Commission
Henry Moby
E. A. Seeger
Supt
Mueller
Muellee
River Forest
Glencoe
Wilhette
Brookfield
Vrooman Opens New Store and Expands Cicero Reach
L I Vrooman expands Vrooman Supply Co operations from Madison to Cicero and WIS Twenty-second Street. The firm, led by manager L I Vice Mania, employs three carpenters, two carpet layers, and six more on trucks to handle Undown and floor coverings for new buildings. They fill a contract for a large Racine home and lay floors for River Forest mansions valued around $100,000. A substantial stock of linoleum, some imported from England, is stocked in the Cicero store.
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Vrooman Supply Co
Madison
Wiz Twenty-second Street
Cicer
Racine
Vrooman
River Forest
England
Surveyors on Roosevelt Road Road widening prep work begins
State highway department surveyors were at work on Roosevelt Road this week preparing lines for the anticipated street widening. The project involves paving the widened thoroughfare with state participation.
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Roosevelt Road
Rosevelt
State
Highway Department
New Pastor Called to German Baptist Church
Rev. Doss of Cleveland has accepted a call to serve as pastor of the German Baptist church. He is described as aggressive and eloquent, taking over the pulpit after the church had operated without a regular pastor for some time.
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Extore Doss
Cleveland
Germas Ie Tia
Donsje
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Alsa
Bisy Ross
Betsy Ross
Grantshea
Young Merchants
Kiwanis
By Edith Heilaman
Wisconsin Lake
Weat Suburban Arrows
Beat Stickney
Klansmen
L. I. Vrooman
Cicero
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