Personal Observations On Weight Loss At Illinois Press Meeting
The author recalls losing ten pounds during the Illinois Press Association Spring Meeting at the Sheraton while entertaining about 150 attendees. He jokes about running conventions to shed pounds and muses on the idea of hosting three in a row to slim further. He also discusses press quotes and views on editors in public service, praising editors’ insight and integrity and citing politicians who were formerly newspaper people.
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Los
Ilinois Press Association
Sheraton Hotel
Joe Fofutnick
Joe
Chicago Daily News
Tribe
the Tribune
Sanitary
Vandenberg
Martin
Congress
Beverly George Smith Dies After Heart Attack at Home
Beverly George Smith died of a heart attack at his home on May 4 after police and a physician were summoned. He was found in the kitchen of his residence at 1126 Beloit.
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Beverly George Smith
Beloit
Mr Smith
Pioneer Mothers Honored at Forest Park Gala
Twenty five pioneer mothers of Forest Park were honored by theatre manager Eli Zulas at a gala last Sunday. Each received a gardenia corsage from Pauls Flowers and Steyr’s French creams. Notable honorees include Mrs. Mary Mickow, aged 83 with 44 years in Forest Park, and Mrs. Bertha Lawler, born in Forest Park and resident 70 years. The event celebrated long residence and age among the community’s founding families.
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Wenty
Forest Park
Forest Theatre
Eli Zulas
Paul
Steyr
Mary Mickow
Ma‘onga
Anna Wimmer
Dunlop
Louise Busse
Randolph
Louise Ruth
Elgin
Anna Peglow
Brown
Anna Platt
Marengo
Anna Dombrowski
Hannah
A. d. Koeppel
Dil Beloit
Heer
A. Knoth
Washington
Anna Felgner
Monroe
Anna Vaas
Circle
B. Plantz
Belott
Charlotte Hueder
Rose Marshall
Bergman
Ida Immig
Emma Dietrich
Adams
Augusta Drews
Lathrop
George
Scholarships Awarded to Proviso Township Seniors
A partial list from Miss Mary E Carroll registrar shows nine Proviso Township high school seniors have received college scholarship notices for next fall. Fred Wassmundt is set for DePauw University with Rector scholarship. Kenneth Lukow and Lee Goetz earned Purdue University scholarships. Marilyn Cooperrider won a four year Carthage College grant. Dorothy Beach and Jacquelin Talmadge gained University of Wichita music scholarships. Edward Herbold secured Central College Fayette Missouri. Barbara Hatley received no Northwestern scholarship. James Hansen earned an honorary Northwestern award.
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Proviso Township High School
Mary E. Carroll
Fred Wassmundt
DePauw University
Greencastle
Ind
Kenneth Lukow
Lee Goetz
Purdue University
Marilyn Cooperrider
Carthage College
Carthage
Dorothy Beach
Jacquelin Talmadge
University of Wichita
Wichita
Kans
Edward Herbold
Central College
Fayette, Mo
Barbara Hatley
Northwestern University
James Hansen
Local Obituaries and Dated Marked Lifelong Residents
Several long term residents named Schwass Swift Schenbel and Franke listed at ages 69 87 68 65 with decades of residence noted. The lines indicate longtime ties to Beloit and Elgin areas with spouses and addresses.
Dreams are rire Among Elders, Britannica Cites Antipodes
A fragment notes that among individuals past 65, dreams are described in a manner tied to an anticyclopaedia Britannica concept. The fragment cites unconventional phrasing and references an aged audience.
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NEST
DA Prige
Uelrich
Frede Apel
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