Forest Park School Board Candidate Aller Bloedel Declares Run
Aller P Bloedel announces bid for three Forest Park Public Schools Board of Education seats in the April 10 vote. He holds a B S in Commerce from St Louis University and serves on multiple local boards including Lone Tree Area Girl Scout Council and Forest Park Community Chest. He is a controller at Gregg Communications Systems and resides at 850 Desplaines after six years in Forest Park.
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Aller P. Bloedel
Board of Education
Forest Park Public Schools
Bloedel
St. Louis University
Lone Tree Area
World Day of Prayer Observed by Forest Park Churches
Forest Park joins global World Day of Prayer events on Friday March 5 at 7 45 p m hosted by St John s Lutheran 404 Circle Ave with eight churches taking part and Christian Minstrels from Walther High School led by Melvin Block Refreshments follow A March 4 Oktoberfest 76 planning meeting at VFW Hall 424 Des Plaines Ave invites new and returning organizations to register by April 15.
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Church Women United
Forest Park
St. John’s Lutheran
Circle Avenue
Jesus
Christ
Christian Minstrels
Walther Lutheran High School
Melrose Park
Melvin Block
Forest Park Baptist
St. Paul Lutheran
St. Peter's Lutheran
St. John’s
V.F.W
Desplaines Avenue
Bloodmobile Drive Seeks Donors At Forest Park March 13
The Red Cross Bloodmobile arrives March 13 at the Armed Forces Reserve Center 7410 Roosevelt Road from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Donation and volunteering options are available with on site processing. Babysitters provided and transportation arranged if needed. Call 771 3136 or contact Jan Behnke at 771 5724 to schedule.
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Jan Behnke
Forest Park
Armed Forces Reserve Center
Roosevelt Road
Red Cross
Man Found Dead In Fire Here
Thomas A. Campbell, 74, a retired railroad man, was found in his burning air room apartment at 442 Des Plaines Friday evening. Firemen arrived promptly, he was pronounced dead at Loyola Medical Center at 8 46 p.m. The blaze confined to his quarters, suspected causes include a lit cigarette or a space heater. He had no known local relatives.
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Thomas A. Campbell
Air Room
Desplaines
Loyola Medical Center
Campbell
Loyola
Russian Pastors to Speak at Forest Park Baptist Church
Ya Orlov and Leonid Tkachenko of Moscow will address Forest Park Baptist Church in Harlem and Dixon tonight at 7 30. Tkachenko, choir director, will sing. They just arrived from Washington under World Fellowship of Slavic Evangelical Christians.
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Ya Orlov
Leonid Tkachenko
Baptist
Moscow
Forest Park Baptist Church
Harlem
Dixon
Tkachenko
Washington, D.C
World Fellowship of Slavic Evangelical Christians
Senior Prom for Desplaines Area Se nior Citizens
A senior prom for senor cti zens only is set for Saturday March 13 at 7 30 p m at Forest Park Community Center Desplaines Avenue and Jackson Boulevard Center director Jim McCoy says both singles and couples may attend formal wear is required. Each lady gets a dance card and tickets can be obtained by calling 771 7731 Free transportation from home to the center and back will be provided by the center's minibus Advance bus reservations are required by calling the center.
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Forest Park
Desplaines Avenue
Jackson Boulevard
Jim McCoy
Editor's Quote Book on The Real Price of Things
The quote argues that the true cost of any item lies in the toil and trouble endured by the person who seeks to obtain it, reflecting a demand for effort as the ultimate measure of value. It frames value as a personal cost rather than a monetary price.
Two-Faced Cornerstone Compromise Reached in Forest Park
The Historical Society of Forest Park decided that the granite marker should face outward with names of the previous Village Council, while a bronze plaque inside honors the current council. The vote followed debates over which side to display and included calls for binding arbitration.
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Historical Society of
Forest Park
Frank Orland
Society
Orland
Historical Society
Dr. Orland
Howard Mohr
Santo Rizzo
The
Edward Lambke
Rizzo
Lambke
Catherine Buckley
Fred Marunde
Lambken
Mohr
John Hanley
James Sansone
Ted
Marunde
Buckley
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St. Bernardine Catholic
First United Church of Christ
Wesley United Methodist
Filipina Community Church
Baptist Church
Real
Candy
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