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Newspaper
Forest Park Review
Location
Forest Park, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1957
Page
6
May 31 police received statement from Don Allison about two rear door locks at 7320 Madison St being partially sawed through and broken. No items reported stolen from the establishment.
Miss Martha Groppi of Forest Park receives a B S degree at Millikin University 1957 commencement in Decatur. She majors in elementary education and will teach kindergarten next year at Komenic School in North Riverside while active in Future Teachers of America Student Council A Cappella choir Town and Gown and campus committees. She is the daughter of Mr and Mrs James E Groppi.
Montana Charlie Reed's Refiners Pride softball team posted a 3 win 2 loss week. They defeated top Midwest opponents in a double header led by strong pitching from Harvey Sterkel, the regionals and national contenders Stephens Adamson of Aurora.
In a 1956 world tournament, Sterkel pitched a perfect game with 12 strikeouts for Refiner's, while Norm Giese allowed 3 hits and 2 runs. Don Kelley and Gus Trantham contributed in a 2-0 Refiner's win, and a 4-2 follow up victory. Memorial Day tourney at New Bedford featured eight teams and Refiner's Pride topped Peoria 7-3 with Freddie Most on the mound.
A 1955 Ford owned by Dewey Elkin of 7209 Roosevelt Road was stolen May 31 and recovered later the same day. The report notes life’s lesson about noisy side shows.
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