Friendly Stranger Movie Promotes Child Safety Education
A parent meeting at St. Bernardine's Mother's Club approved the showing of The Riddle of the Friendly Stranger to teach children how to recognize and avoid potential harm. The film, viewed by over 40 000 kids, is distributed with a Marathon Oil coloring book and involves local schools and organizations for scheduled showings from March 18 to March 21 at Grant White Garfield Batsy Ross Stevenson and Middle Schools St Bernardine.
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St. Bernardine’s
Sgt
Fred Zimmerman
Forest Park
Marathon Oil Company
Marathon Oil
James R. Albert
F.P. Public Schools
D. Behnken
St. John Lutheran School
Asunta
St. Bernardines School
Rambeau Honored for Viet Nam Air Force Communications Work
Sgt. David H. Rambeau son of Mr and Mrs Harold Rambeau of 514 Thomas helped his Air Force Communications Service unit in Viet Nam earn the Air Force Outstanding Unit Award for a third straight year The major unit based at Tan Son Nhut Air Base includes 10 squadrons and was nominated by General William H Momyer for Yankee ingenuity and excellence in communications navigational aids and air traffic control
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David H. Rambeau
Harold ¥. Rambeau
Thomas
Air Force Communications Service
AFCS
Viet Nam
Air Force
Rambeau
Tan Son Nhut
William H. Momyer
U.S
Seventh Air Force
Jr Rifleman Eugene Jannantuont Scores National Honor
Eugene Jannantuont 18, member of 108 Jr Riflemen sponsored by VFW Post 7181 Forest Park, placed 9th nationally in the 1967 VFW Junior Rifle matches with 283 of 300. He is a Sea Scout Ship 101 member and a senior at Proviso East. The Jr Riflemen enter its 14th year, praised for safety training and champions produced.
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Eugene Jannantuont
V.F.W
Gene
V.F.W. Memorial Post
Forest Park
Proviso East
Barnardine’s Mothers Club FUN FAIR menu items
Bt. Barnardine's Mothers' Club sponsors a FUN FAIR on Friday March 22 in the school hall. The menu features a FISH FRY for adults at 1.25 and 75 cents for children under 12, plus a SLOPPY JOE DINNER at 35 cents. Doors open 1 p.m. dinners start 4 p.m. Activities include games, bakery goods, and white elephants.
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Barnardine
Mothers’ Club
Paul A
Fitzgerald Fe Chafroan
Controversy Over 44-Foot Signs In Forest Park
Forest Park officials debated permits for 44 foot signs at Harrison & Des Plaines gas station and Harrison near Harlem auto agency. Commissioners Lambke and Rizzo split on the 3-2 vote, as supporters argued visibility while opponents feared visual impact.
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Forest Park
Harrison & Des Plaines
Harrison
Harlem
Lambke
Rizzo
Forest Park School Board Adjourns to March 18 Meeting
The Forest Park Board of Education adjourned the March 6 meeting to Monday, March 18 at 8 p.m. in the Field Stevenson School library, 925 Beloit, to continue regular business including a discussion with P W Engineering on their feasibility study of the Field Stavenson School Building.
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Forest Park Board of Education
Field Stevenson School
Beloit
P, and W
Fishing Tourney Leader Takes 61st Grouper Honor
Peglau led last week in the Metropolitan Miami Fishing Tournament with a 61th grouper in the General Division. He fished aboard the Falcon out of Bimini Bahamas with Capt. Albury.
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Peglau
Marengo
Miami
Capt
Albury
Bimini
Bahamas
Spring Fling Dance Planned for Sea Scout Ship Wasp 100
Mrs. Peter Smith leads the Spring Flag benefit dinner dance by the Parents Advisory Council of Sea Scout Ship Wasp 100. The March 24 event at Forest Park Moose Lodge includes a 6 30 p.m. cocktail hour, family style dinner, and a Swing Band after-dinner dance. Proceeds aid Explorer Scout Ship Wasp 100 for Sea Scout members.
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Peter Smith
Adams
Parents’ Advisory Council of Sea
Forest Park
Des Plaines
Jack Margin
Smith
Leonard Lowe
The
Moose Lodge
Gerald Besaw
St John Lutheran Lent Services Highlight Choir Offerings
St John Lutheran Church Circle and Washington hosts midweek Lent services at 6 30 and 7 45 p m with all three church choirs directed by Gerhardt Becker. The 1966 Lent theme The Agony of the Cross centers the meditations and Holy Communion is offered at 7 45 p m Nursery is provided during the 6 30 service German Lenten services are held Thursdays at 7 30 p m.
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St. John Lutheran Church
Circle
Washington
St. John
Gerhardt Becker
Christ
Erwit L. Paul
Village discussions on recreation plan and honors agenda
The council will honor former Village Clerk Charles Meseke at a March 25 meeting and reception. Capri Builders received permit for a 9 apartment building at 328 Marengo, while 1109 Thomas remains under study. The Park Board recreation consolidation proposal was scrapped after debate.
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Charles Meseke
Capri Builders
Marengo
Thomas
Spaghetti Dinner at St Pauls Lutheran Church
The Ladies Aid of St Pauls Lutheran Church invites attendees to a spaghetti supper on Wednesday March 20 at 6 p.m. in the Parish Hall with a free will offering. Reservations by phone to Mrs Potter at 366 5742 by Monday. A Lenten service follows at 7 30 p.m.
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Ladies Aid
St. Pauls Lutheran Church
Archeology talk by George A Landt at West Area YMCA
Amateur archeologist and Adventurer's Club of Chicago president George A Landt speaks at the West Area YMCA Oak Park on Thursday March 21 at 8 p m. He discusses Digging up the Trail of Alexander the Great and claims the Adventurer Lands covered the territory in 4 months versus Alexander's 10 years. Tickets are 1.00 dollars.
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George A. Landt
Adventurer’s Club of
Chicago
West Area
YMCA
Marion
Oak Park
Alexander the Great
Alexander
Rizzo Appeals for Tree Relief and Forestry Tax
Village measures to save trees amid Dutch Elm disease face funding crisis. Comm Santo Hizzo urges a forestry tax of 5 cents per $100 valuation and a possible June or November ballot referendum. Next meeting to decide.
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Santo Hizzo
Edward O'Shea
Forest Park discus star joins Ripon College track tour
Steve Steepleton of Forest Park is a Ripon College Wisconsin discus thrower. He travels with the Ripon track squad for competitions in Florida and Mississippi against multiple schools.
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Steve Steepleton
Forest Park
Ripon College
Wis
Florida
Mississippi
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Jr. Riflemen
St. John Music
Council
Board of Appeals
Edward Hancock Engineering Co
Desplaines
Randolph
Harlem & 16Th
Randolph & Lathrop
Ear] Witt
Army
Robert Toner
Park Board
Village Recreation Board
Earl Witt
Santo Rizzo
Mike Lambke
Park
Furthur
John Hanley
Witt
St. Paul Church
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