News and Notes From Forest Park and Nearby
Miss Esther Shellt returns from a month in Europe. Bernard Hess hosts at Loon Lake. Charles Mainurin decorates his home after vacation. Social Benefit club holds biweekly card and dance events. Faltering travel and church notes include Elfriede Gomituel and Lilly attending a Presbyterian conference in Michigan. Oak Park census notes growth while births cluster in Oak Park and nearby towns. Postal delivery features Carl Schreiber substituting for a vacationing carrier. The Lobsteins return from Montreal. O'Dear Dammasin tours the East with Geraldine Ward. Rev. Ira Livingston plans auto trip to Arkansas and Tennessee, with children visiting cotton and Worvil fields. Local golf group meets at Arbstein's. McIntyre praises Elgin. Bauersfeld, longtime Forest Park resident, heads Chicago school system training and tours Europe, still active in teaching and travel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ira Livingston
Quark Mountains
Paetteville
Ark
Central Presbyterian
Tennessee
Kentucky
Livingston
Albert Bayersfeld
Forest Park
Kindd
Helleman
Bauersfeld
Chicago
Elmhurst
Bauerfeld
Europe
Burlington
Yellowstone
No Stop Sign Lite Kid Quarantined Over Whooping Cough
Three year old Charles cannot visit his grandmother on Engixte Avenue because a household quarantine is in place due to whooping cough. He begs to go to grandma’s house but must stay inside as the line of the house window near the yard is restricted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles
Engixte Avenue
Grandma’s
Lin
Indianapotia News
Nature's Lode Fountain Mystery Leaves Town Pondering
A fragment mentions a cold spring and a guard dipper near a fountain, prompting questions about thirst and a missed clue. The text reads as a cryptic note amid scattered phrases including Woman's Mone Companion, leaving readers unsure of the exact event or person involved.
Walter P Chrysler's Traffic Talks Sparks Safer Driving
In the summer travel mood, drivers are urged to consider pedestrians and fellow motorists. The guidance covers proper stopping at signals, allowing turning room, avoiding curbside clumping, and not edging into crosswalks. It emphasizes lawful, careful driving to prevent accidents and keep pedestrians safe.
Radios Welcome New Tubes From Radio Corporation of America
Radio amateurs applaud the new tagged rectifier radiotron UX-H00 for low and steady voltage drop. It is a hot cathode mercury vapor type aiming to standardize amateur transmitters with rectified plate supply. Also introduced are UX-245 UX-221 radiotrons and UX-246 power amplifier tube for loudspeaker output up to 230 volts, designed for specialized audio circuits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Radio Corporation of America
Radio Corporatio
Radiotron
Acraen
Gaudy Uniforms Recalled From Decatur’s Era Ship
Garbled notes describe Stephen Decatur’s Macedonia crew in blue jackets scarlet coats and arrow hats. Fragments mention sailors circling the globe wearing halani and bamboo marks of travel. A stray line notes female obedience in marriage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stephen Decatur
Macedonia
Saitora
Ching
India
Van Dyke Freed From Library Board Duties
R C Van Dyke long serving Forest Park Public Library Board member is released from duties after six years. He was appointed to a two year term six years ago and asked to be relieved at term end. The council urged continuation until a successor was chosen. A letter of appreciation from the Board is included. A successor has not yet been appointed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. C. van Dyke
Jackson Houlevard
Hergtofor
B.C. van Dyke
Jackson Boulevard
Forest Park
Winds
van Dyke
Avork
Ia B. Langless
Clara Winterroth
Civil Service Exam for Forest Park Post Office Clerks
A civil service examination for clerks and carriers will be held for the Forest Park post office in August. Open to men only. For information call Forest Park post office. Receipts for applications close August 2 29. Henry H Bungie Secretary Local Board.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Forest Park
Ofice
the Forest
Park
Henry H. Bungie
Dible Hearising on Hebrew Alphabet Letter Sounds
The note discusses how the Hebrew alphabet lacks a direct letter for a W sound. It explains that this sound has no single corresponding letter and would be represented by letter combinations or borrowed forms in practice.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Esther Dolores Shellt
Haverbone Street
St. Louis
Mrs
Bernard Hess
Marengo Avenue
Mr. Hess
Loon Lake
Charles Mainurin
Adams Street
the Social Benefit Club
Ales. Lorence
Elfriede Gomituel
Masa Ar Jine Lilly
Pirst Presbyterian Church
Presbyterian Young
People’s
Swmmer
Camp Gray
Agatuck
Mich
H.W. Vanna
Pittsburgh
Washington
Baltimore
Richmond
Philadelphia
Harrisburg
New York City
Harold Zochert
John Brivogel
Dunlop Avenue
Texas
Arizona
Mexico
Leis Schuler
Ile
Mrs. Schuler
Sill Motor
Maynard
Zita van Selick
Edit
Fiyneer
Hong Kore Gan
First Presbyterian Church
Miss van Schoick
Cat “Plineet
Marshal Johnson
Beloit
Mrs. Johnson
Johnsons
Madison Street
William Buch
St. Peter's Lutheran Church
Germany
Mia
Buch
John Drievogel
Brievogel
Oak Park
Illinois
River Forest
Maywood
Belland
Oak Park Hospital
Weat Suburban Hospital
Madison
Carl Schreiber
George Ehlers
Theodore Lobstein
O'Dear Dammasin
Circle ‘Avenue
Perryville
Wihnington
Del
Atlantic City
Gerldine Ward
East
Grarty
Arbstein
Higin
Sant McIntyre
Elgin
Hell Telephone Company
McIntyre
Forest Park Agin
Muniseros
Misa Anie Lange
Sam
Sean
Walter P. Chrysler
R.C. van Dyke
Hortum
Lecho
Pares
McCall
Rhea
Is Nou
Walt’s Service Station
Ceaplaines and
Monroe
Forest Park, Ill
Walter E. Kehl
Prop
Perry’s Boot Shop
Perry
Xour
Greater
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