Pruitt Resigns as Forest Park School Superintendent
At a Forest Park Board meeting Robert Pruitt announced resignation effective Sept 1 1962 to join the University of Chicago as Assistant Professor and Associate Director of Secondary Education in its Laboratory School. He leaves after seven years improving facilities and programs and his daughters will continue school at Proviso East.
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Forest Park Board of Education
Robert Pruitt
Pruitt
Dean Chase
University of Chicago
Graduate School of Education
University Laboratory School
Laboratory School
Lab School
Hig
Forest Park
State Superintendent of Public Instruction
Margaret
Janet
Proviso East
Reverend Wallace Anderson Dies Former Forest Park Pastor
Wallace Anderson, former pastor of Forest Park Methodist Church, died Monday evening. Funeral services are set for 3 p.m. Friday at Antioch Methodist Church in Illinois.
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Wallace Anderson
Forest Park Methodist Church
Antioch, I., Methodist Church
Leitz Accepted at Carthage College Freshman Year
Martin Henry Leitz son of Mr and Mrs Martin C Leitz of 323 Marengo will enter Carthage College Illinois as a freshman in the fall. He is a Proviso East graduate and plans to major in chemistry while active in sports and groups.
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Martin-Henry Leitz
Martin C. Leitz
Marengo
Carthage College
Iltnois
Marcin
Proviso East
Carthage
Rose Heads Township League Summer Outing at St Andrews
Township Clerk Fred Rose announces the annual summer outing of the Township Municipal League. The event is at St Andrews Country Club on August 1 featuring golf prizes entertainment and dinner. Tickets cost 10 and can be obtained by calling Rose at FO 6 0254.
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Fred Rose
Township Municipal League
St. Andrews Country Club
Rose
Dean's List Members at Ulinots State Normal University
Christine Pfaff and Judy Sandelin are named among the Dean's Scholastic test recipients for the recent semester at Ulinots State Normal University. Pfaff lives at 130 Marenga and Sandelin at 513 Circle.
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Christine Pfaff
Marenga
Judy Sandelin
Circle
Ulinots State Normal University
Kiwanis Announces Pageant Contest and Club Plans
Kiwanis hosts the Little Miss Peanut contest with Harry Raimond as chairman. The club plans its 40th birthday celebration next April. Bil McKenzie leads the Kiwanis picnic on July 14 and Bob Hankett handles tickets for the Woodridge County Club golf outing on July 25.
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Harry Raimond
Bil McKenzie
Kiwanis Picaie
Bob Hankett
Woodridge County Club
Knights of Columbus Elect Local Officers in Maywood
Father Letters Council of the Knights of Columbus elected new local officers including Deputy Grand Knight Christ Moskos Jr at 422 Elgin and Chancellor WHat Frankie of 334 Elgin. Edward Pro vancher 1025 Thomas is Warden and Romanio Meda 141 Harlem is Scribe. They meet bi monthly at St Bernardine Hall and were honored for CY0 fund drive work. The annual picnic is set for July 22 in Maywood with George Welch of Forest Park as chair.
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Father Letters Council
the Knights of Columbus
Christ Moskos, Jr
Elgin
What Frankie
Edward Provancher
Thomas Scribe Romanio Meda
Harlem
St. Bernardine Hall
Maywood
George Welch
Forest Park
Woman Hurt By Rock On Expressway
Last week in Oak Park a rock throwing incident on the Expressway caused injuries and property damage. Chester Shaffer’s car windshield shattered near Des Plaines at 4 15 p m but he kept control. In another crash at Congress and Circle a family from Chicago received cuts and glass injuries. A youth was caught throwing rocks and sentenced to Vandalia for 10 weeks with a fine.
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Forest Park
Chester Shaffer
Oak Park
Congress
Des Plaines
Circle
John Kubil
Chicago
Golf Outing Next Week at White Pines Course
Sam Zussman, chairman of Forest Park golf outing, reports a July 1 event at White Pines with 200 golfers and dinners. Prizes promised for all attendees. tickets $4 for golf and $5 for dinner. co sponsored by Chamber Liquor Dealers Lions and Kiwanis clubs.
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Sam Zussman
Forest Park
White Pines
Zussman
Chamber
Lions
Kiwanis Club
Zasstrun
Charles F. Kramp dies at 93 in Forest Park home
Charles F. Kramp of 7434 Warren Forest Park died June 17 from heart disease. Born June 14 1872 in Chicago he moved to Forest Park in 1906. Former St Johns School teacher and longtime Provigo Township Treasurer’s Office accountant he is survived by wife Frieda three daughters Helen Baumgartner Laura Thompson Antonia Kramp and a son Dr EL Kramp who predeceased him. Funeral was June 20 at St Johns Church with burial at Chapel Hill Gardens West.
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Charles F. Kramp
Warren
Chicago
Forest Park
Kamp
St. Juhn's School
Provigo
Frieda
Helen Baumgartner
Hannah
Laura Thompson
Park Ridge
Antonia Kramp
Stockton
Calif
Kramp
St. John’s Church
Chapel Hill Gardens West
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Bob Pruitt
Rev. Anderson
LEITZ
St. Peter’s Bible School
Gell
Roaring Forest
Miller Meadows
Jim Dale
Howard Reich
Roy Molr
Arch Rierson
Jean Saltzman
Jack Rucy
Bob Krug
Weber-Stephen Grill Co
Pete Burgio
Frank Stanek
al Meyer
Township Outing
Kiwanis
Knights of Columbus
Womoan
Rock
Chas. Kramp
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