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Newspaper
Forest Park Review
Location
Forest Park, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jul 17, 1952
Page
2
Aug ust heat prompts guidance on sleep, showers, fragrance, and light fabrics. Use cool showers, dry skin, talcum powder, and chilled cosmetics. Wear creased free, light fabrics, open footwear, simple hair, and modest makeup to stay fresh and dainty through hot days.
Mr and Mrs Emil Ebert marked twenty five years of marriage with a quiet celebration at the Oak Park Arms after a 2 oclock dinner. The couple wed July 12, 1927 in Forest Park with Rev William Kuhn officiating. A daughter Joyce Helen is their child.
Forest Parkers are invited to the annual Disabled American Vets picnic Sunday at Picnic Grove 3 Istave Lake in Maywood. The event features races prizes refreshments and music under the guidance of Thomas Bent Lennard Smith Jr Frank Bates George Smith and George Chance.
The Forest Park Fellowship Club will hold its annual picnic Sunday at Salt Creek on route 38 between St. Charles Rd and North Ave. More than 100 prizes, free refreshments, games and gifts will highlight the event. Public invited. tickets from club officials or at the picnic.
Darrell Ehlert son of Mr and Mrs Darrell Ehlert 126 Lathrop Jacksonville Illinois graduated with the highest honors from Illinois College on June 16 He was among five students to receive Phi Beta Kappa membership He has been accepted as meteorologist by the Air Force and will report to MIT September 5 for further training.
Cedar Lodge Washington Island Wisconsin reports summer guests including Frank Hocejs Ad Olsen Walter Blasius family Stanger and Herbert Schwenke. Frank Horejs is the leading fisherman with two bass over three pounds each this season.
Mr and Mrs Ed Stejr and their daughter Adele of 7652 Wilcox recently returned from a five week western trip covering 6800 miles. They visited Oregon California and Mexico and stayed with Forest Park residents including Ruppert Rafferty Tichawa Ringhoffer and Flaming families. Roads weather and accommodations were reported as perfect.
The Forest Park Chapter Order of the Eastern Star will hold its stated meeting July 21 at 7 30 p m in the Eugles Hall. The last meeting of the summer is set for August 4.
Otto and Hugo Beck owners of the Freeze Bank at 7652 Madison plan a 26 by 50 foot addition to the current building. The brothers run a full line of frozen foods including fruits vegetables fowl meat fish ice cream ready for consumer use. Mr and Mrs Thomas E Galloway of 132 Marengo and their sons Jimmie and Dennis returned from a two week Texas vacation in Houston and on the Gulf.
Neighbors and friends of Otto Hanneman thank the local police and fire department for the splendid manner in which they aided him during illness.
Mrs Betty Bull guest of honor at a farewell party held Tuesday evening at Casa Nova. She chairs St Bernardine Mothers Club refreshments and Retreat Altar and Rosary Society. The Bull family plans to move to Stanley Wisconsin after seven years in Forest Park.
Edward Kilb Jr. of Chicago broke his arm Sunday while attending the Eagles picnic at Altenheim.
Mr and Mrs Elmer Pries announce the engagement of their daughter Jone Pries to James A Korsgard son of Mr and Mrs Fred Korsgard of Oak Park James is a Proviso graduate and is currently serving in the Navy aboard the USS Wasp Wedding plans are being made
Mr and Mrs Elmer Lussow and son David of 622 Beloit returned last week from an extensive vacation touring Montreal Quebec Niagara Falls and visiting the St Anne Shrine on the St Lawrence River north of Quebec On the return trip they stopped at Lake Champlain.
List of new books and items welcomed by Forest Park Library includes fiction by Machen and Statler, travel titles on India and the Everglades, poetry, biographies, and works on health. Story Hour at the Library continues Tuesdays at 2:00 pm with several children attending for a pleasant weekly event.
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