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Newspaper
Forest Park Review
Location
Forest Park, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 22, 1918
Page
2
A wartime survey highlights a teacher shortage with about 1,000 leaving teaching for other jobs offering higher wages. Rural districts consider closing two of three schools and transferring students to remaining buildings to cut costs, while boards urge higher pay to keep teachers.
A decipherable wartime appeal exhorts citizens to support the fight through work and sacrifice. It questions why Stay-at-Home workers fail to contribute, contrasts homefront duties with military need, and urges immediate action before Independence Day, urging real American efforts and community muster.
The report outlines Second Hed Crow drive totals including cash pledges and donations. It lists numerous workers and churches involved, notes a few fundraising events with totals, and mentions ongoing meetings and offerings at local venues such as Maronic Temple and the Heading room, detailing weekly service times.
Local church listings show Pioneer Presbyterian and First Church of Christ, Scientist in Maywood with multiple services. Sunday worship at 11:30, 7:00, and 8:00 p.m. Bible study and Sunday school times vary, with reading room hours each weekday morning.
A garbled OCR piece presents fragmented dialogue about dreams and everyday queries. It includes stray lines about a dreary dream and a discussion with a voice, plus a joke about Archbishop Magee and a shopkeeper’s exchange. A minister reflects on his youngest son's church visit.
Fragments show a conversation about General Pershing in Paris and a punctuality remark from a woman driver. A humorous clash emerges between military timing and civilian delays. Other bits mention physicians and undertakers, thrift, and patriotism in a clipped, overheard style.
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