Army Lets You Pick Your Town
Army recruiters promote guaranteed assignment options under the Army Air Defense program. Enlistees may choose to serve in New York Boston Providence Buffalo Washington DC Baltimore Pittsburgh Albany or Chicago with careers in guided missiles electronics administration and mechanics. Contact M/Sgt Bracker at Oak Park Post Office BU 6-8666 for details.
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Army
New York
Boston
Providence
Buffalo
Washington D.C
Baltimore
Pitts
Burg
Albany
Chicago
Bracker
Oak Park
U.S. Army
Fense Command
United States
Swenski Power Leads Legion Past Moose in Pony League
The American Legion Pony Leaguers routed Moose Lodge 15 to a series of walks. Jerry Swenski hit a double triple and homer to pace the win, while Ray Lee added three singles and two walks. Gary Onoralo homered for the Legion. Tony Guinta homered for Moose.
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MOOSE
Moose Lodge
Paul Dubovic
Norm Leinweber
Larry Kollath
Dave Blickhahn
Herb Zimmerman
RBI
Moone Ledge Police
Donabute
B.hemsir
Dubovic
Blickhahn
Prics Minogue Leinweber
T.hematr
Wollman Smallwood
Zimm'rm
Marcantonio Locke Pacth Stange Erkman O'Kane
Koltoth
Mason Sehnekey
Tonor Marinier Aa Ay
Zapfel
Leibrandt T
McAllister
Eagles
Legion
National Bank
Police
Eagle
Price and Kashh Defeat Norridge to Break Undefeated Streak
Denny Price and his VFW Colt League squad upset Norridge to end their undefeated run in West Towns play. Price allowed 10 hits over seven innings, struck out four, and drove in a run with a sixth inning single for two RBIs as Jim Leninger and Wayne Lloyd scored. George Kasch and Ricky Rausch propelled Forest Park Norridge in an extra inning win, with Kasch scoring on an error after seven innings and Rausch picking up the win in relief. The VFW Post 7181 faces Oak Park Globes at Taylor Park Saturday and Austin Colts Sunday as Forest Parkers visit.
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Denny Price
VFW
Norridge
West Towns
Price
Fanning
Jim Leninger
Wayne Lloyd
Forest Park
George Kasch
Kasch
Ricky Rausch
Forest Park Norridge Ab
Pytka
Reach
Yates
Killan
Dantah
Belord
Cascio
Monaco
Hausch
Korean
Lloyd
Caldnet
Mantel
Blanco
Castallo
Ld Zitky
VFW Post
Oak Park Globes
Taylor Park
Austin Colts
Austin
Forest Parkers
Community Singing Seeks Song Nominations for Festival
Fans may nominate their favorite songs for the community singing portion of the 1961 Chicagoland Music Festival at Soldiers Field on August 19. Festival director Philip Maxwell invites postcards naming 1 to 10 songs in order of preference to the Music Festival Headquarters at Tribune Tower, 435 N. Michigan Avenue, Chicago.
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Soldiers’ Field
Philip Maxwell
Tribune Tower
N. Michigan
Chicago
Banking Graduates Bob Grutman and Ray Linder Named
Banking graduates Bob Grutman from Marengo and Ray Linder from Elgin are recent graduates of the American Institute of Banking. Ray works with Continental Illinois National while Bob is with Oak Park Trust.
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Bob Grutman
Marengo
Ray Linder
Elgin
American Institute of Banking
Ray
Continental Illinois National
Bob
Oak Park Trust
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Ill
the Pines
Joe Manone
Milton Praeter
Fred Pociak
Psat Meek
Fey Company
Northern Illinois Gas Co
Eastern Ave
Bellwood, Ilinois
Swenski
Legion Tops
Kashh
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