Annual Festival at Altenheim Set for Sunday
Altenheim German Old Peoples Home plans its amber festival on Sunday at the 20 acre tree shaded grounds. Booths offer needlework, crafts, a white elephant sale, and food booths with Bratwurst Glockle, ice cream, coffee and cake. Entertainment includes Bernie Hartwig Orchestra and choral groups Lorelei Schwabischer Sangerbund and WWV drum corps. Proceeds aid care for over 300 elderly residents. established 1885.
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Altenheim
Bernie Hartwig
Damen-Chor Lorelei and
Schwabischer Sangerbund
German Organization of World War Veterans
Auguste Kressner
Emil Dirks
Wilmette
Walter Jung
Lincolnwood
Herman C. Hintzpeter
Fred H. Stamm
William Nehlsen
Frauen-Verein
Virginia Hornbrook
Evanston
Boy Hurt While Playing Balls Near 15th and Circle
Gary Marinier, 11, of 1428 Circle, was taken to Oak Park hospital after dislocating a finger while playing balls at the intersection of 15th and Circle.
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Gary Marinier
Circle
Oak Park Hospital
Action Association To Hold Officer Elections July 30
The Forest Park Neighborhood Action Association will elect its first officers at 8:00 p.m. on July 30 in the Field Stevenson School gymnasium. A movie illustrating the need for such organizations will be shown. All members are urged to attend.
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Forest Park
Proviso Students Win State Legislative Scholarships
Two more Proviso Township high school graduates join 26 others as state legislative scholars for the class of 1958. Recipients Joan Evans and James Luurs will attend the University of Illinois and Loyola University respectively. Additional Normal School scholarship winners include Rose Marie DeAno Patricia Billings Barbara VanNatta Judith Hinz and Margo Ann Brown.
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Proviso Township High School
Joan Evans
North 11Th Avenue
Melrose Park
Jerome Evans
University of Ilinois
James Luurs
Bellwood Avenue
Bellwood
Kenneth Luurs
Loyola University
Rose Marie DeAno
Patricia Billings
Barbara VanNatta
Judith Hinz
Margo Ann Brown
Car break-in damages cushions at Madison and Marengo
Ernest Graham of 7211 Madison reported a break in to his vehicle when a window vent was broken. Cushions were torn out during the entry, the car was parked at Madison and Marengo.
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Ernest Graham
Madison
Marengo
Forest Park Marines End Training at Camp Pendleton
Leatherneck reservists from Forest Park's 1st Battalion wound up two weeks of field training at Camp Pendleton California. They wrapped up with an all night firing exercise using 4.2 inch mortars and 75mm recoilless guns while technicians practiced radio and telephone networks. Lieutenant Colonel Ernest Codete praised the results before the unit prepared for departure to San Diego and Midway Airport.
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Leatherneck
Forest Park
Camp Pendleton
California
San Diego
Windbergh Field
Midway Airport
Marine Corps
Ernest Codete
Jock’s
Pacific Ocean
Acid attack reported on car in Desplaines area
Lus Lehman of 215 Desplaines reported to police that someone threw acid on the top and hood of his car.
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Carlus Lehman
Vacation Loan Books Available at Library
Patrons of the Forest Park Public Library may borrow ten books on vacation loan for the summer, including adult and juvenile titles, excluding recent or high-demand non-fiction. Miss Josephine Austin urges choosing a mix for personal hobbies and group reading, with books charged as Vacation Loans and due September 8.
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Forest Park Pubiic Library
Josephine Austin
Miss Austin
Summer Reading Preferences Highlight Classics and Travel
A reader outlines favored summer titles including timeless classics, popular recent novels, travelogues, and occasional niche topics. They also favor self improvement and technical titles for refreshing study or review during warm months.
Attempted Robbery at Drake Home Stuns Neighbors
Mrs. Raymond Drake and neighbor Mrs. Eugene Simpson reported pounding on the rear garage door last Thursday. Police arrived as two men fled. the garage held two motor scooters, suggesting the robbers aimed to steal them.
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Raymond Drake
Marengo
Eugene Simpson
Drake
Boy Loses Glove in Park Incident
Eight year old Wolfgang Schulz of 655 Des Plains Place looked for his fielder's glove after setting it down briefly in the park Friday. When he turned back it had vanished, leaving him without his gear in the middle of the game.
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Wolfgang Schulz
Car Rifled William Lynch Reports Break-in
William Lynch reported to police that his car was entered with the glove compartment lock broken and various items removed, a burglary of the vehicle with theft details noted.
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William Lynch
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Madison Street
Tod
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Hannah Avenue
Chicago
Estebrook
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