Ralph Clapsaddle's 30th Anniversary with Northern Illinois Gas Co
Ralph A. Clapsaddle of 319 Burkardt Court marks his 30th anniversary with Northern Illinois Gas Co. He has held many meter supply and operating jobs in the area and now serves as an operating work dispatcher with M-Gas in Bellwood. He and his wife Marion have two children Judith, married to George Hayes in Inglesoll Ontario, and Edward, a member of the 101st Airborne at Fort Campbell Kentucky. He belongs to Forest Park Methodist church.
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Ralph A. Clapsaddle
Burkardt Ct
Northern Ilinois Gas Co
Clapsaddle
M-Gas
Bellwood
Marion
Judith
George Hayes
Ingercoll
Ontario
Edward
101St Airborne Infantry Division
Ft. Campbell
Clapsaddie
Forest Park Methodist Church
Blough Receives Air Force Association Citation
Harold Brough of 516 Marengo is named one of three recipients of a special Air Force Association citation for promoting air force programs. The award was presented Saturday at a dinner at the Conrad Hilton hotel. Brough, a Civil Air Patrol captain and former AFA commander, chairs the air space education committee for the West Buburen squadron.
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Harold Brough
Marengo
Air Force Ass’n
Conrad Hilton
Blough
Civil Air Patrol
Air Force Ase
Air Space Education Committee For
West
Buburen
Scoutmaster Leads Troop to National Jamboree in July
Guy Elwell of 428 Hannah helps head the scout delegation to the national Jamboree on July 21 in Colorado. He is Scoutmaster of Troop 108 sponsored by St. Peter's Evangelical Lutheran Church.
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Guy Elwell
Hannah
Colorado
St. Peter’s Ev. Lutheran Church
Two Stores Here Burglarized
Burglars hit Forest Park Monday by dropping into Peaslee Hardware then into the Ben Franklin store next door. They climbed to the roof, lifted an airy window, and dropped inside. They took 55.00, tools, 20 feet of rope, and left a crow bar. They escaped by a rear car. The burglars then used rope to descend into Hon Franklin and left after ransacking the office. Friday in daytime, Glen Zimmerman’s home at 7654 Monroe was entered by forcing the front door and ransacked. 500 fry cash and a fable lighter were stolen.
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Forest
Park
Peaslee Hardware
Madison
Ben Franklin
Parkside
Peaslee
Hon. Franklin
Glen Zimmerman
Monroe
Soldier James E. Lemm participates in Fort Hood maneuver
Army private James E. Lemm son of Mr and Mrs William Lemm 442 Thomas is taking part in a two week field maneuver at Fort Hood Texas He entered the Army in June 1954 completed basic training at Fort Leonard Wood Missouri The 22 year old veteran is a Proviso High graduate of 1936.
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Lemm
Army
James E. Lemm
William Lemm
Thomas
Fort Hood
Tex
Ft. Leonard Wood
Proviso High
New Hope for Overpass at Beloit Ave
Acting Mayor Mike Lambke told the Village Council there is new hope for the Beloit Avenue overpass at Ex pressway. He said the state still considers it, with a wait and see stance, and if schools churches and the Park prove needful results could follow. The walk over would be about 20 feet high and eight feet wide and fully screened.
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Mike Lambke
Beloit
Meyer
Kern Robbery and Car Theft Near Oak Park
Joseph Kern, an Oak Park bank official, was robbed Friday night at 8:30 after returning home. A gunman demanded his wallet, watch, coat, keys, and car, tying his hands and feet and blindfolding him before another robber fled with his belongings.
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Joseph Kern
Elgin
Kern
Oak Park
Hkern
Kindergarten Registration Set for May 13
Children who will attend public school kindergartens next September must be five years old on or before December 1, 1980. Parents should bring the birth certificate to registration from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the public schools Grant White Circle Randolph Field Stevenson B26 Ferdinand Garfield Hannah Jackson Betsy Ross 13th and Marengo.
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Grant-White
Circle
Randolph
Field Stevenson
Ferdinand
Garfield
Hannah
Jackson
Betsy Ross
Marengo
Forest Park Planning Aim Urges Balanced Growth
John Phelan, president of the Planning and Zoning Board, told the Chamber of Commerce that Forest Park needs a better balance of business, industry, and homes. He praised local schools, churches, park district, transportation, and civic groups but called the town a dormitory. He said new industry would require replacing old buildings. Milton Eggerding urged a brochure to attract business and industry, noting the past is the past and the future is the objective.
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John Phelan
Planning and Zoning Board
Chamber of Commerce
Forest Park
Park District
Milton Eggerding
Chamber
Phelan
MIT Scholar John Stocky Wins Four-Year Award
John Stocky of 646 Hannah, Chicago, son of Mr and Mrs James Till, has been awarded the William H Donner scholarship at MIT valued at 2200 dollars per year. The senior at St Phillips High School will major in Aeronautical engineering.
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John Stocky
Hannah
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
John
James Till
William H- Donner
St. Phillips
Chicago
Lions Kiwanis Clash Over Missing Song Books
At a Tuesday Lions meeting the club reported missing song books blamed on Kiwanis in a tense exchange. President Willis Reich accused the Kiwanis of a low trick while Kiwanis president Don Onorato denied involvement. Lion Claude Walker Jr. offered to investigate and may contact the Harry Glos Detective agency.
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Iil
Lions
Kiwanis
Willis Reich
LFT Go
Don Onorato
Lions Club
Lion Claude Walker, Jr
Orlando Wilson
Harry Glos
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William Meyer
Ray Block
Mary Ann Hafner
Ralph Clapsaddle
Air Force Association
Beloit Ave
Cicero
Kiwanis Club
Cicero Club
Roy Olsen
Fred Becker
Howard Mohr
Robert Schwarts
Carl Loyd
P T.A
Getcge
Hatch
Donald Genens
Howard Whalpley
Marvin Pries
Harold Whelpley
MIT
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