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Newspaper
Forest Park Review
Location
Forest Park, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jul 10, 1958
Page
1
Forest Park will host Fiesta Festival weeks from July 21 through August 3 to mark its 102nd birthday. Merchants of the Chamber of Commerce will award prizes for shopping during festival days with bargains, music, and rose gifts for women shoppers. Registration for awards runs July 21 to August 2, with prizes announced next week.
Marine recruit Frank Marvin Kajder son of Mr and Mrs Frank Kajder 1040 Thomas has enlisted and begins basic in San Diego His brother Marvin a Marine for four years stationed at Great Lakes will go to San Diego in September for advanced schooling He married V Brader Doris Ziemson 84 508 Circle was taken to Oak Park hospital after hysteria Local groups plan a big four carnival July 26 to August 3 at City Park with rides German beer garden music and a Buick prize during Forest Park 102nd Anniversary Fiesta Festival Days July 21 to August 3
The First Savings and Loan of Forest Park will sponsor a Lassie team for girls 13 to 15. Ten players form each team with a 12 inch ball and underhand slow pitching. Catchers wear masks and gloves. players supply gloves and shoes. Games 7 or 9 innings. practice and games on Saturdays at 4 pm at the Park located at Harrison and Desplaines, Forest Park. Contact Dorothy Gammon Rae Whelpley or Doc Cotton for details.
In Forest Park the Day Camp held a campfire and sing along at Schiller Woods on June 27 to cap eight days of camping. More than 160 local girls plus volunteer leaders joined in nature sports crafts and hiking as they learned Scouting skills and enjoyed outdoor fun.
John Grover reports a youth in a Little League uniform climbed onto the hood of his car at 1100 Marengo, damaged it, and cracked the front right window. Fred Becker says a stone was thrown at a passing Soo Line train through Forest Park, striking a lounge car window but causing no injuries.
Mr and Mrs BE A Cotton celebrate their 56th wedding anniversary on July 10. Oak Parkers for 26 years and Forest Parkers for 30 years, they have four children born in Oak Park. Among their offspring are Mrs Harvey Watkins of Barrington, Mrs Clinton Cooper of Kansas City, Ray at home, and Sgt Gordon Cotton now in Germany after 16 years in the army. Doc Cotton, famed in sports circles, helped form girls softball teams since 1936. He now runs three men’s teams and one girls team in Maywood and Forest Park, with travel to Indiana Michigan and Wisconsin.
Fred W. Parrott 76 of 834 Circle collapsed from heat exhaustion last Wednesday in his basement. He was taken to West Suburban Hospital for treatment.
Thieves stole four wheels with tires from a new car in the Madison Marengo lot and dropped the car to its hubs.
Chet Gould and Ed Mansch Jr won rifle awards at the Midwestern Regions High Power Championship held at Camp Lincoln Springfield IL July 4 5 and 6. Gould scored 98 in both the 200 yard rapid fire and 300 yard rapid fire events and was high civilian sharpshooter as totals were compiled. Mansch ranked higher in the 600 yard event by three extra Vee ring hits. Service personnel dominated entries and three days of fine weather accompanied the contest.
The Holy Name Society of St Bernardine's church will hold a golf tournament on Sunday August 3 at White Pines Country Club Benfnville. The tournament committee includes Cass W Penar chairman Louis Zellich Bob Dowd Edward O'Shea Joe Mannone Joseph Scafidi Bruno Kurtz Howard Mohr and Joe Hafner. Total fee for golf and dinner is 7 dollars. Prizes will be awarded. Tickets available from committee members. Reserve the date and arrange your foursome.
Burke Oll Co. reported the storage shed lock cut but nothing stolen. Ray Campbell of 7445 Madison told police that entry was gained into a high office via the skylight. Files cabinets and desk drawers were rifled with no items removed.
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