Bicycle laws debated in Oak Park village notes
A reader outlines local bicycle rules amid a push for tighter ordinances. He cites police chief Thomas P. Kearin and Oak Park officials noting bicycles should follow motor-vehicle laws, ride with traffic, use lights, and avoid sidewalks, with licensing urged to improve safety for riders and pedestrians. The piece also mentions community notices and several local residents’ summer activities.
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Oak Park
Thomas P. Kearin
Oak Parker
Belgian War Bride Weds in Candlelit Belvedere Church
Agens Stevenye of Antwerp marries Herbert Wolff after five years of wartime separation. The ceremony at St John Lutheran, with 32 candles, featured attendants in taffeta gowns, a bridal party led by Lenora Kiemel, and a white satin gown for the bride with a cathedral train. The couple resides in Maywood after a Detroit honeymoon and work commitments in Bellwood.
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Belgium
Agens Stevenye
G. Becker
Lenora Jean Kiemel
Arnold Siegert
Thomas Kiemel
Leo Rasehke
Prague
Emil J. Kuffer
Antwerp
Detroit
Maywood
St. John’s and
Proviso High School
Solar Sturges, Inc
Bellwood
St. Agnes High School
Siegert
Kiemel
New Baby Born to Mr and Mrs Charles Moore
Mr and Mrs Charles Moore of 116 Circle welcome a son named Roger born July 5 at St Elizabeth hospital Chicago weighing 7 pounds 9 ounces. Grandparents are Mr and Mrs EB Moore and Mr and Mrs F D Gunckel of Chicago.
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Charles Moore
116
Circle
Roger
St. Elizabeth Hospital
Chicago
Ad. EB. Moore
F. D. Gunckel
Modern roads supersede crowned old pavements on curves
Old paved roads were higher in the middle than at edges and offered less safety. Modern roads have less crown, are safer, and many curves are now banked slightly or super elevated, per engineers.
Hart Oxley wedding in July at River Forest church
Robert F. Hart and Elizabeth Oxley wed in a July ceremony at St. Luke's church River Forest before 200 guests. The bride, daughter of Bur ton Oxley of Cogswell North Dakota, wore a beaded white gown with a veil and prayer book bouquet. Attendants included sisters of the bride and Purdue friends. The reception followed at Park Administration building with music by Mrs. June Lonberger. The couple plans to live at 7228 Franklin after September 1 after a wedding trip to Wisconsin and Michigan.
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Robert F. Hart
Kathryn DeRege
Franklin
Elizabeth Oxley
Burton Oxley
Cogswell
North Dakota
St. Luke's Church
River Forest
Father Kill
Anne Riordan
Margie Alice Oxley
Julie Jo Oxley
Kathleen McLaughlin
Richard DeTamble
Purdue University
Robert Hanna
Edward Golden
Oreste Agnini
Park Administration
June Lonberger
Out of Town
K. Devist
Milwaukee
R. Jent
W. Frankfort
A. Messner
C. Landah
H. Osier
Belvidere
C. Oxley
Jo Ann
New York
E. Oxley
Clinton
Iowa
John Oxley
N. D
D. Houlihan
Long Island
C. Mezzaros
Edgelead D
John Dukehart
Baltimore
J. Anderson
Lafayette
Ind
Proviso High School
Wisconsin
Michigan
Tur Review reports a true tale prompting a Polly hotline call
A Tur Review item notes a claimed truth prompting readers to phone Polly with news tips. The brief emphasizes credibility and public tips handling, urging eyewitnesses or informants to share details via the designated hotline.
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Tur
Polly
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Lady Knockers Klub
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Kay Siderio
Louis
Berlin
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Siderio
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Elgin
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Wis
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Weld
Natalie Flohr
Forest Park
Miss Flohr
Chicago Board of Education
ABC
Grant White
Miss White
St. Peter's Church
Lathrop
Box 15
Willis Reich
Willis Jr
Beloit
N. Y
Fuvsts
Robert Richtic
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Richtic
13Th Armored Division
Germany
Polly Peterson
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Lino
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Zimmerman
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Patsy
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Hannah
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Teddy
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Jack Gustafson
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Nash
Jane
el Capitan
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