Not by Hair of My Chinny Chin Chin Becomes Centennial Tale
Phil Barnes a DeKalb High School junior faced school discipline for growing a red beard. After debates with Mayor Meyers, the beard was removed by tactful tonsorial artistry in a staged event. Barnes, 16, a noted baseball prospect, may pursue major league interest.
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Phil Barnes
Philly
Philip
Thomas
DeKalb High School
DeKalb
Phil
Madison St
Meyer
Métropolitan Press
Meyers
Chrsf Cortino
Barnes
Samson
Jee. Barnes
House of David
John Schmitz Jr Dies at 46 in Forest Park Work
John Schmitz Jr 46 prominent in local politics and civic circles died Monday while working in the Forest Preserve engineering department. A precinct captain of Precinct 74 he lived in Forest Park and was active with the Eagles. Mass at St Bernardine and burial at Queen of Heaven followed. He leaves wife Bernice daughters Marilyn and Veronica, father John H a brother Joseph and sisters Katherine Jahnke and Mary Walker.
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John Schmitz, Jr
John M. Schmitz, Jr
Forest Preserve Engineering
John
Forest Park
Eagles
American Conservatory of Music
St. Bernardine
Queen of Heaven Cemetery
Dunlop
Bernice
Marilyn
Veronica
John H
Joseph
Katherine Jahnke
Mary Walker
New Forest Park Chamber Adds Five Members
Forest Park Chamber of Commerce secretary announces five new member firms joining the chamber. E. W. Kneip Unc at Brown Abrath Tavern Starck Auto Body Racine Auto Home Supply and Cook's Paint Store on Madison and Desplaines streets.
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Andy’ Colville
Forest Park Chamber of Commerce
E. W. Kneip
Unc
Brown
Abrath Tavern
Madison
Starck Auto Body
Desplaines
Racine Auto & Home Supply
Cook's
Mrs. Aschoff Heads St John Branch Mothers Club
St Johns Branch School Mothers Club installed new officers at Branch School meeting Tuesday. Mrs Everett Aschoff became President with Mrs William Boelke as Treasurer. Outgoing President Mrs Ruth Sears and Treasurer Mrs Har Neubiser received service pins. Mrs Waldamar Becker and Mrs Albert Zimmerman will serve another year as Vice President and Secretary Corr Secy, with Mrs Mary Roe. Ike provided entertainment with a bilingual reading of Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs.
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Aschoff
St. John
St. Johns Branch
Max Heinz
Everett Aschoff
William ‘Boelke
Ruth Sears
Har Neubiser
Waldamar Becker
Albert Zimmerman
Corr
Mary Roe
Ike
Forest Park Responds to Williams Family Tragedy
After a fatal house fire at 109 S Harlem claims two year old Dona Marie Williams, Forest Park residents and nearby communities raise funds and provide shelter, clothing, furniture, and food. Donations flow from Kiwanis, Lions, Red Cross, and local businesses, with Oak Park help and a church door collection yielding hundreds. The family seeks a rental home as neighbors recall a community united by tragedy.
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Frank Williams
S. Harlem
Dona Marie
O'leary
Williams
John O'Leary
Cealty
Wea
Lemont, AI
Frankie
Cynthia
Darlene
Marshall Fields
Red Cross
Mira
James Collins
Franklin
American Red Cross
Grover Minser
Oak Park
Minser
Forest Park
Joseph Cortino
Kiwanis
Lions
Community Fund
Cortina
Forest Electric Co
Railway Express
Hazel Glos
Elgin
Glos Anid
St. John Luth
Clara's
Gilmore & Sons
Oak
Parke
Grant-White School
Vote Saturday Bond Issue For Forest Park Schools
Forest Park voters go to the polls Saturday afternoon to decide on a $1,150,000 bond issue to modernize grade schools. The Board of Education argues the funds are needed to remove unsafe conditions, improve facilities, and preserve property values, with no organized opposition. Polls open 12 noon to 7 pm at four public schools for residents meeting eligibility rules.
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Forest Park
Board of Education
Board ofEducation
Cement prank pours dry powder on two Forest Park cars
An unknown person emptied bags of dry cement onto William Kaups’ car on Lexington near Elgin and staged a similar stunt at Stephenson Service, 901 Harlem, causing a heavy cleanup burden. Kaup hopes no one else endures such mischief in town.
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Forest Parker
William Kaups
Lexington
Elgin
Stephenson
Harlem
Kaup
Cancer Poster Contest Seeks Student Submissions
High school students are urged to create posters with an educational cancer message. Judges will pick the best entry in the west. The suburban area event is next Thursday at First Savings and Loan Assn Forest Park Fort details call Cancer Society BU 3-4380.
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Cancer Society
Cbn
Savings and Loan
Forest Park
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Rial Gentry
Myrtle Dillon
First Savings and Loan Ags'n
Otto Roeder
Forest Park National Bank
Mn Gentry
William H. Meyer
Frank Willams
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