Merchants Plan Jubilee Weekend Value Bonanza
Forest Park merchants join with the Chamber of Commerce to stage three days of special values during the Jubilee celebration. Stores across food, dry goods, hardware, furniture, bakeries, and restaurants pledge low prices and surprises. A half price restaurant rush and radio offers alongside cheap subscriptions to THE REVIEW signal a broad, inflation era value harvest for residents.
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Chicago
Chamber of Commerce
California Alumni Picnic Plans Move Ahead
Shirlee Larsen reports planned California Proviso Alumni picnic on May 25 at 10 a.m. in Griffith Park Cafeteria Building Los Angeles California. About 85 members attend and more former Proviso students in the area are urged to contact Shirlee Gundstrom Larsen for details.
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Shirlee Larsen
Sunny California
California
Golden State
Griffith Park
Riverside Drive
Los Angeles
Calif
Theos Angeles Area
Shirlee Gundstrom Larsen
East Mariposa Ave
el Segundo
Russell Cook Injured When Car Goes Off Road
Russell Cook of 7538 Harrison was injured last Saturday evening when his car turned over after a vehicle cut in front of him on the Broadview highway. He suffered a bruised knee shoulder forehead and a broken right hand. The crash occurred as Cook swerved to avoid a collision and his car plunged into an embankment.
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Russell Cook
Harrison
Broadview
Mr. Cook
Cook
N C O P To Observe Armed Forces Week With Lawn Display
The North Central Ordnance Plant will host a public lawn display of Navy ordnance for Armed Forces Week May 12 to 17. Capt Kurl J Biederman announced a German torpedo will be included with submarine and aircraft torpedoes shown near the administration building at 7500 W Roosevelt Rd. Window displays feature aerial torpedoes at Forest Park bank 7500 W Madison St Sears Roebuck North and Harlem Aves and Public Service Co 5627 Cermak Rd Cicero.
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Naval Ordnance Plant
Armed Forces
W. Roosevelt Rd
Kurl J. Biederman
Biederman
Ordnance Plant
Forest Park
First Savings Bank
Madison St
Sears Roebuck and Co
North
Harlem Aves
Public Service Co
Cermak Rd
Cicero
Doughnut Day Observed June 13 in Forest Park
Mrs Edwin Lustholf of 7508 Madison chairs Doughnut Day to be observed June 13 in Forest Park. Proceeds support Salvation Army activities. Volunteers can call Drs Lusthoff to offer three hours of tag selling time.
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Edwin €. Lustholf
Madison
Forest Park
Salvation Army
Drs. Lusthoff
Singapore Bound Miss Jeanne T Crawford Leaves for Orientation
Miss Jeanne T Crawford daughter of Mr and Mrs John J Crawford of 210 Lathrop Avenue departs for Washington DC for foreign service orientation. She will fly New York to Singapore via Paris London Rome and Calcutta and will work in the Embassy Office of the State Department. She previously served five years as medical secretary at Edward Hines Hospital.
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Jeanne T. Crawford
John J. Crawford
Lathrop Avenue
Washington, D.C
Crawe’ford
New York
Singapore
May- Jay Peninsula
Southeast Asia
Paris
London
Rome
Calcutta
State Department
Miss Crawford
Edward Hines Hospital
Thieves Break Into Tool Shed at POW Cemetery
Thieves forced entry into a tool shed at the P O W cemetery last Wednesday night but no items were stolen.
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P.O.W
Aurora and Elgin Still Seek Buses
Chicago Aurora and Elgin representatives spent hours last Thursday before the Minors Commerce Commission urging that replacing trains on west suburban routes with buses is vital to the company. They warned that rerouting on Van Buren Street during Congress Street expressway construction would slow schedules and reduce traffic. Ashley Guthrie for the West Suburban Transportation Council argued the railroad is financially sound to keep trains running despite slowdowns. No action was taken.
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Chicago
Aurora and Elgin Railroad
Minors Commerce
van Buren Street
Congress Street
Ashley Guthrie
West Suburban Transportation Council
New Drive In Owners Open Roosevelt Drive In
Dorothy and Bill Seaman return to Fore st Park as new Roosevelt Drive-In owners at 7435 Roosevelt Rd after six years away. Opening May 9 and 11 feature steaks chops beef burgers hot dogs malts and shakes.
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Dorothy
Bill Seaman
Grill
N.E
Madison and
Desplaines
Forest Park
Roosevelt Drive-In
Roosevelt Rd
Mrs. Seaman
Old-Timers Re-live Days of Youth at Jubilee Ride
A Forest Park Chamber of Commerce Jubilee poster features Henry J. Mohr, who arrived in 1894 with a small capital and a wagon, and Gottlieb Schwab who settled in Harlem in 1892. The photo shows them beside Otto's restaurant in front of Forest Home Cemetery, recalling funeral trips via horsecrawn carriage and local German community life.
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Forest Park
Gottlieb Schwab
Harlem
Gottlieb
Madison Straat
Jacob
Wilhelm
Madison Atreat
Otto
Chicago
Historic Forest Home Cemetery
Horace
Civil Service Proposal for Village Workers Debated
Village council discussed placing all village employees under civil service. Mayor Vernon W. Reich favored the move to remove politics from appointments, suggesting a future ballot. Commissioner Mike Lambke opposed blanket coverage, proposing competitive exams first. Commissioners Bartz and Meyers said they would abide by voters’ decision.
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Vernon W. Reich
Mike Lambke
Mate Fer
Bartz and
Meyers
Red Cross Drive Nets Half of Quota
Contributions to the Red Cross Fund Drive totaled 1517.36 dollars, just over half the community quota. Ed Stejr, 1952 fund drive chairman, thanked donors and urged others to contribute, with proceeds to be forwarded to the Red Cross.
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Red Cross
Ed Stejr
Editor Leaves for Two Weeks Training
Claude A. Walker Jr. is away for a two week Coast Guard refresher course at Ellis Island. He has delegated duties to his father as senior on call. Walker will return May 10 and THE REVIEW will resume its youthful appearance.
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Claude A. Walker, Jr
New York
Sam
Coast Guard
Ellis Island
C. A
Urge Boys to Attend Reck League Meeting
The third in a series of soft ball meetings will be held Tuesday May 13 at 7 30 at the Village Hall. The 12 inch league is slow to respond and the Recreation Board asks all boys wanting to play to attend. Gene Speck Recreation Director has details on both 12 and 16 inch leagues. Last meeting before the season opens will be held May 20 Tuesday night. Schedules for the leagues will be made that evening.
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Recreation Board
Gene Speck
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Elgin
Schwab’ Tavern
Reck” League
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