Elgin Avenue Paving Awarded to Arrow Petroleum in Forest Park
Forest Park village council approved a contract with Arrow Petroleum Co. to pave Elgin Avenue from Circle Avenue to 15th Street using the same material as Marengo avenue. Completion must occur by July 21. The panel also awarded widening and paving of Washington Boulevard Harlem to Marengo by 6 feet.
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Forest Park Village
Elgin Avenue
Arrow Petroleum Co
Forest Park Corporation
Circle Avenue
15Th Street
Marengo Avenue
Edwin Hancock
Elgin
Washington Boulevard
Harlem Avenue
Marengo
Services Held For Mrs Frank Fee Sr Forest Park Resident
Funeral services were held Saturday afternoon April 29 at Zimmerman's chapel for Kunigunda Fee long time Forest Park resident. Rev Carl Berger officiated with interment in Forest Home cemetery. Age 72 she died April 23 at 833 Ferdinand after a long illness. Born in Chicago she married Frank H Fee Sr about 37 years ago and moved to Forest Park. Survived by husband three daughters Charlotte Neubeiser Ruth I Glos and Laura F Hitz a son Frank Jr a sister Minnie Starck of Oak Park and five grandchildren.
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Kunigunda Fee
Forest Park
Zimmerman's
Carl Berger
Forest Home
Fee
Ferdinand
Chicago
Ferdinand Avenue
Frank
Charlotte F. Neubeiser
Ruth. I. Glos
Laura F. Hitz
Frank Jr
Minnie Starck
Oak Park
St John Lutheran Church Marks 36th Anniversary
St John Lutheran Church OBServes 36th anniversary of the present church dedication with four Sunday services and a spring concert by the children's choir under Arvin Hahn. The 305 Circle church, designed by Henry J. Schlacks, dates to 1914, tracing 83 years of Forest Park worship.
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St. John liv
Arvin Hahn
St. John
Lake Street
Marion Street
Oak Park
Franklin and
Marengo
Forest Park
Circle
Henry J. Schlacks
Passes Bar Examination By Clifford Marquardt
Clifford Marquardt senior vice president of Wist Savings and Loan, River Forest native, announced this week that his son, Clifford Marquardt, Jr., passed the bar examination.
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Clifford Marquardt
Wist Savings and Loan Association
Earl 'T. Marquardt
River Forest
Recreation Softball League Meet Tonight at Village Hall
Forest Park Recreation softball league holds another meeting on Thursday at 7 30 PM in the Village Hall. Teams may sign up for 12 or 16 inch leagues at this time. Only teams paying entry fee will be scheduled. The official rule book will be used and rules will be discussed each Thursday.
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Forest Park Recreation
Local Scouts Collect 32 Tons of Scrap Paper in Forest Park Drive
Forest Park Boy and Cub Scouts with Sea Scouts united on April 29 to gather about 32 tons of scrap paper. Proceeds will fund local troop programs, with thanks to WW J Mohr and Sons and William W Haase for truck donations. Scouts plan periodic village drives with all Forest Park units participating.
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Forest Park
Sea Scouts
Anid
WW. J. Mohr and Sons Company
William W. Haase Company
Oak Park Graduate Attains DePaul Degrees in Commerce and Law
An Oak Park high school graduate earns advanced degrees from DePaul University, completing studies in commerce and law. The achievement highlights the alum's academic progression and ties to local institutions. The record notes DePaul's College of Commerce and College of Law as the awarding units.
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Oak Park High School
DePaul University
College of Commercce
Law
Hiway Model Draws Crowds In Forest Park
Forest Park citizens flocked to village hall last Tuesday night to view a miniature plaster model of the proposed superhighway as it winds through town. So many attended that two showings of the movie bringing the Cook County Highway Department were arranged and highway engineers spoke to the crowd.
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Forest Park
Cook County
Louis XIV War King of France at Revolution Outbreak
A concise note places Louis XIV as a war king of France at the moment the French Revolution began. The entry highlights his era and role in continental conflicts shaping royal power and warfare traditions.
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Louis XIV
France
Playground Plans For South Side Forest Park
Plans for an elaborate playground on the south side of Forest Park reached final stages this week at a Forest Park Recreation Board meeting. Members present were Melcher Schwald Lambke Jackel and Sible.
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Forest Park
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Frank Fee
St. John’s
Usatt Amity Oe
Hem
Highway Department
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