Independent ticket tops Proviso township slate
The Proviso township Independent party unveils a full slate for the April township election. The ticket includes George C. Kopp for supervisor James L. Brannon for town clerk Wilton Weypenrath for highway commissioner Otto Gorko Je for assessor Howard A. Ullrich for collector and David Moving for poundmaster. Party organizers say a complete precinct structure is ready and a strong campaign will run to win control of township affairs.
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Independent Party
Gan Mlasigner
Assenger
Jane
George C. Kopp
Seventeenth Avenue
Melrove Park
James L. Brannon
Madison
Treet
Vorest Park
Wilton
Weypenrath
Grand Avenue
Brookfield
Asstexor
Otto Gorko
Hannah Avenue
Noreat Park
Howard A. Ullrich
Becond
Maywood
Proviso
Ucket
Wade
Affaira
Provian
Uy April Yat
Madison Street Boosters to Meet Tuesday Evening
Madison Street Booster club to hold its regular February meeting at Capitol Hall on Tuesday evening, March 9, with a $30 dinner. Albright & Zimmer will serve. M. Doty of De Paul University and Samuel Ketelsen’s office will deliver the address. Rollins Electric will supply a radio concert. prizes donated by local residents.
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Madison Street
Passion Players Visit Forest Park Kiwanis Guests
The Forest Park Kiwanis hosted a big Friday night with Passion Players from Oberammergau as guests of honor. William Friesenegger Edmund Schmid and Josef Albrecht joined as the famous performers, with Walter Meyer serving as interpreter. Gen LeRoy Stewart discussed citizenship and Boy Scouts work, followed by Salvation Army Brigadier Walter Peacock announcing a band concert by the Territorial Staff Band.
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Passion Players
Forest Park Kiwanis
Salvation Army Band
Forest Park Kiwanis Club
Realdunt Meyer
Oberammerga
Tires
Forest Park Club
William Friesenegger
Oberammergau Orchestra
Edmund Schmid
Woodcarver
Toblag
Oberammergau
Josef Albrecht
Be. James
Passion Play
Passion Playéra
Walter W. L. Meyer
Meyer
Passion Flag
LeRoy T. Stewart
Chicago
U. S. Postoffice
Boy Scouts of America
Btowart
Boy Scouts
Walter Peacock
Territorial Young People’s
Salvation Army
Territorial Staff Band
Maywood Man Fires On Motorman At Maywood Station
A man identified as Bear faced Riley, a former chauffeur union agent, attempted to shoot the Chicago, Aurora and Elgin motorman aboard a train at Maywood Fifth Avenue station after earlier creating a disturbance at Wells Street terminal. He fled on foot, the motorman noting a heavy build and a burned face. The assailant had no clear target and escaped before police arrived. In other news, a card party hosted by the American Legion Auxiliary will take place March 20 at Memorial Hall to raise funds for ex service men, with tables for five hundred and attractive prizes.
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Chicago
Aurora
Elgin
Riley
Union
Fifth Avenue
Maywood
Wells Street
H.W Clark
Dion
Riley Ives
Ganes
Banco
Memorial Hall
American Legion Auxiliary
Speedway
Prises
Great Western 10 Plans New Suburban Train Service
Great Western 10 introduces a gasoline electric suburban service between Chicago and St Charles, aiming to open suburban Cook and Du Page counties. Trains may start before April 15, serving Forest Park Maywood Elmhurst Villa Park Lombard Wheaton and nearby towns, using gasoline propulsion with trailers and diesel-like power units.
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Cook
du Page
Chicago
Charles
Great Western
Cuicago
St. Charles
du Page County
Forest Park
Maywood
Sellywood
Elmhurat
Villa Park
Lomhard
North Glen Ellyn
North Wheaton
Greton Station
Ingleton
Grant School Circus Plans Under Parent Teacher Direction
Plans are moving for a Grant school circus to be held late May under the Parent-Teacher Association and Mothers club. The event will feature clowns pretty girls acrobats wild animals and a baby show with a parade. The top will be opposite Grant school grounds on the former town hall site as work progresses.
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Parent-Teacher Association
Grant School
Mothera Club
Delay in Getting State Auto Licenses Sparks Comment
Secretary of state Laula L. Knerson branded the claim false and Mead cited. Emmerson states that license plate orders have not been promptly filled this year, but the auto department is current in issuing licenses and shipping plates. A surprise party for her husband March 1 honored Mr. and Mrs. Van Kaenasel with gifts, refreshments, and a game that yielded several prizes to attendees.
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Mead
Automobile Department
Emmerson
Mra. C. van Kaenasel
Dregent
and ‘Afrs
Riner Berndt
M. 0. Weidemann
Waine Jargstorf
Mra. Kaufeldt
Ard Flacher
Mra
M. Berndt
Obituary notices for Lemke Zilly and George family
Mrs Angaeta Lemke died suddenly at 44 after twenty five years in forestry work. Survived by husband John I Lemke and three children Henry Emily Edna. funeral planned in Aurora. Mrs Alma Zilly, 32, died at home on Elgin Avenue. Survived by husband William Zilly and three children Gertrude Orville Myrvel. baby Myrvel christened Feb 12. Funeral in Aurora at Gunz home. Mrs Mary George of Cleveland, aunt of Frank Stevens, buried at Forest Home cemetery after services. widow 81, brought here for burial with family graves nearby.
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Augusta Lemke
Angaeta Lemke
John I. Lemke
Hore
Marengouve- Bue
Germany
Henry
Emily
Edn
Wil
William Zilly
Alum Zilly
Elgin Avenue
Aurora
Arora
Guntny Gunz
Zilly
Forest Park
Mary George
Cleveland
Ohio
Frank Stevens
Ferdinand Avenue
Forest Home Cemetery
Blatter
Rose Hardware shifts to Madison Street locations
Rove Hardware Co moves this week to 7842 Madison Street in the former Peaslee site. Rose Hardware Co buys Ralph Hermann's business at 7403 Madison Street and later moves to 7421 Madison Street after Mrs. Hornischer purchases the Hermann building. The larger store space will allow a bigger stock and they are appointed agents for the Beacon electric washing machine with vigorous sales push.
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Rove Hardware Co
Madison Street
Sfore
Peaslee Hardware Co
Rose Company
Ralph Hermann
Hornischer
Hermann
Rose Hardware Company
Rose Hardware Co
Beacon
Annual masquerade ball draws 814 in crowded Moose Auditorum
Forest Park Pollo reports 814 attendees at the capital masquerade ball held Saturday night in the Moose Auditorium at Madison and Greenwood. Prizes totaling 750 were awarded as fund-raising proceeds pour in from ticket sales. Home Daughter at Krussnac welcomes a daughter born Saturday March 1st to Mr and Mrs Herman Kigeamer of Desplaines Avenue.
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Krusssnac
Herman Kigeamer
Desplaines Avenue
Senior Masquerade at Proviso High School English Oriental Theme
Proviso High School held its senior masquerade in the gymnasium with an oriental color scheme, featuring Mandarin costumes, Chinese lanterns, and pagoda decorations. Edwin Wyit and Evelyn Gold opened the event. winners included James, Stubery Bagertyn, and Helen Shuter for disguises, with Evelyn Gold praised as best dressed.
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Dighela
Oriental
Colin and Tite
Edwin Wyit
Aenior Cluge
Bite
Evelyn Gold
Chase Une Winni
Goa James
Stubery Bagertyn
Helen Shuter
Shaw
Huston
Clay McCullough
Anatol Orchestra
Ordinances Introduced on Village Council Agenda
Two ordinances were introduced at the Monday village council meeting and will lie over until the next session. One creates a board of local improvements, the other regulates dogs and licenses canine owners. A May festival permit was issued, a soft drink parlor license granted, and council accepted an invitation to Forest Parkure department’s annual reception and dance on March 16.
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Supreme Court of
Alinola
Pield“Blavenson
Parent-Teaches Association i
Harrison Street
Beloit Avenue
Miles Clinch
Roosevelt Road
Forest Parkure Department
Amusement Park
Forest Park Fire Department Ball At Amusement Park
Forest Park amusement park ball room hosts the annual Forest Park fire department reception and ball this Saturday evening March Sth. The event is eagerly awaited by residents, with preparations completed for ample space and Yoyans's Originators providing music.
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Forest Park Amusement Park
Forest Park
Grant School Women Honor Mrs Klenske For Activities
Grant School Women honored Mrs. Klenske at a Friday afternoon meeting for her work with the club. Florence Klenske chaired the entertainment committee and organized a party featuring an art painting titled After Glow. She also supervised the recent bake sale and a club vote.
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Grant School
Klenske
Mothers’ Club
Klenake
Clare
Dance Party Elevates Charity Efforts At Plaine
Mrs Klenske praised the club for its surprise and impact as about 200 ladies attended the dance with 176 dancing simultaneously. Mira Teck of Ward Unking Co chaired servings lunch donated by the company while Miss Teck represented. Florence Barry of Robert Park spoke on placing hooks from the library grant to aid pupil use. New efforts led the meeting.
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Treasury
Hey
Borert Park
Large Enrollment in Dr Shepherd's Classes
A large enrollment attends Dr Robert Perry Shepherd's business science classes held Tuesdays and Fridays at Garfield School and Municipal Building. Sessions run 0:50 p m and 4:00 p m through March 21st with both men and women participators praising the instruction.
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Robert Perry Shepherd
Business Acience
Garfield School
Aod
Couse
Municipal Building
Kangaroo Club Dance at New Moose Auditorium
The Kangaroo club, a fraternal group active in Proview township, hosts its first annual reception and ball at the new Moose auditorium located at Madison Street and Greenwood Avenue on Saturday evening, March 11. Gene's originators will form the music.
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Kangaroo Club
Proview Township
Moose Auditorium
Madison Street
Greenwood Avenue
Gene
Three Services Held Sunday By Lutheran Pastor
The Lutheran congregation celebrated Sunday with three services and a dedication of a new building. Pastor Wagner led the afternoon program with Prof. G. Eifeig of Concordia College and Judge Paul Witt officiating at the front. The hall features a stage, gymnasium, indoor basketball, four bowling alleys, and multiple classrooms, with space for social events and church activities. A youth service in the evening featured Rev. Schmidtke and a glee club performance.
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Wagner
G. Eifeig
Concordia Cotlege
River Povert
Pupia
Heyy Wagner
Paul We Witt
Churyman
Dulding
Elftly
Engin
Linseigan
Schmidtke
Chicago
Englisd
Glee Club
L. Lasker
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ST. John’s Church
Proviso Township
Madigon Street Boosters
Steffenhagen
W. Steffenhagen
Warren Avenue
German Baptist Church
Harlem Avenue
Dixon Street
Scherger
Armour Institute
Europe
Hy Herr
J. Ponderlick
Poland
Austria Hungary
Veturia Boyd
Oak Park
Forest Park Public Library
California
Masonic Temple
E. J. Lanlo
A. P. Schwainsberg
G. P. Bron
Otto Felgner
George F. Hartisy
Rudolf Burkart
A. E. Winterroth
August Thode
Henry J. Mohr
Henry C. Rieck
A. E. Ehrhardt
Aurora-Elgin
Proviso High
AAS Oriental
Mag, Florence Klenske
New Moose Auditorium
Metaerhal
Jere Belek Alii
Warrington Treet
Murrouk Witt
Fiaxtia
Alke Ptioly
Paxtor Wagner
de Tall
ST. John's Memorial Hall
St. John’s Evangelical Lutheran Church
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