Girl Scouts Open Cookie Campaign This Saturday
The Girl Scout cookie campaign begins this Saturday March 3 at Morton High School from 10 p.m. to 2 p.m. The event includes a gala birthday convention with registration, a color ceremony by Maywond senior troop, skits by Junior Camp committee, dances led by Mrs. Paul Dunsing, songs, a surprise program, and a World Friendship ceremony. Cookie sales run through March 18 after the convention closes.
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Morton High School
Lone Tree
Paul Dunsing
Cookie Committee
World Friendship Committee
Village Clerk Announces Registration Drive
Charles W. Meseke Village Clerk says his office will register voters who changed status or omitted to register. Registration runs Thursday Friday and Saturday from 8 30 to 5 and until noon Saturday with a April 17 village election date.
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Charles W. Meseke
Forest Park Heart Fund Drive Seeks Support
Forest Park residents respond to the 1951 Heart Fund appeal as the committee targets Chicago area’s 6000000 goal for heart disease research education and services. Ralph L Weber notes progress while Roy H Mohr highlights penicillin’s role in preventing rheumatic fever recurrences and the fund’s impact on scientists.
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Witch Forest
Park
Heart Fund
Ralph L. Weber
Madison Street
Forest Park Heart Committee
Chicago
Heart Association
Roy H. Mohr
Madison
Special Gifts
Clittarquerdt
Forest Park
Hearts
John J. Long
First Savings
Heart Committee
Focal Committee
HEART
Care
Postoffice Department
Mr. Long
Dollar Days in Forest Park Featured This Weekend
Dollar Days events run Thursday through Saturday in Forest Park with many items priced at cost or below. Sponsored by the Forest Park Chamber of Commerce to promote local shops and invite residents to buy locally. Shop across stores and take advantage of three big value days this weekend.
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Forest Park
Maurice Fischer to Speak to Forest Lions Thursday
Forest Lions club will host Maurice Fischer assistant city editor of The Chicago Daily News to address the group on his familiar topic news. Fischer, from a newspaper family, will speak about his lifelong career in journalism. A capacity turnout is expected and Lions are urged to bring a guest.
Red Cross Campaign Seeks Full Community Support
Karl Hartneck, disaster chairman for Forest Park, asked for 100 percent Chicago area support for the 1951 Red Cross Fund Campaign running March 1 to March 31. He cited 1950 relief work aiding over 2,000 victims and a $5,054,480 national disaster outlay, noting the local quota of $3,350,000 a 24 percent rise due to Korea and defense needs.
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Karl Hartneck
Red Cross
Forest Park
Red Cross Fund
Chicago Red Cross
Chicago
Cook
DuPage
Lake County
Inducts Howard Reese for Army Service
Howard Reese son of Mr and Mrs Conrad Reese of Ferdinand has been inducted into the armed forces and will leave Friday February 2 He is a graduate of St Johns grammar school and Pro visa High School and has served as a local mail carrier at Forest Park Post Office for five years
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Howard Reese
Conrad Reese
Ferdinand
Howard
St. Johns Grammar School
Provisa High School
Forest Park
Attempted Burglary At Barr and Collins Yards
Sunday night burglars tried to rifle the tool shed at Barr and Collins yards. They failed after attempting to pry off the lock.
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Barr and
Collins Yards
Bartz and Prehn Lead In Faorcat Park Primary Results
Primary returns show Vernon Reich leading mayoral race with 2146 of 5732 votes and Bartz presiding atop the commission tally with 2316. Prehn and Lambke exceed 2000, while Schultz dominates judicial race with 3238 votes. Blossey to face Schultz in the general election.
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Vernon W. Reich
George Olsen
Faorcat Park
Vernon Reich
Mr. Green
Adolph Starck
Bill Bartz
Louis E. Prehn
Mike” Lambke
Henry Meyer
Morton Anderson
Marshall Quandt
Martin Schulz
Harry Blue
Joseph Calderone
Mr. Blossey
Mr. Schultz
Geo C. Olsen
Adolph H. Starck
William Bartz
Martin A. Schulz
Marshall A. Quandt
Harry M. Blue
A Robert IF Dowd
Val
George
Drintmend
Joseph A. Hafner
James
Tandola
Charles W. Lelivelt
Louis G. Melcher
Charles S. Sausone
Trank $Ihlem Q
Earl C. Whelpley
Edward G. Schultz
Walter F. Blossey, Sr
Joseph E. Calderon
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Girl Scouts
Maurice Fischer
Lions
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