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Newspaper
Forest Park Review
Location
Forest Park, Illinois, United States of America
Date
May 16, 1957
Page
7
Terry Locke of 1425 Elgin celebrated his 10th birthday May 6. Friends Billy Simpson Danny Licht Bruce Melvun Larry Burke Larry Brown Grale Jacobs Larry Lynn John Geillla Gregory Paith helped. Hamburgers hot dogs and strawberry cake were served. They played games with family and relatives.
Forest Park Public Schools advance building program with Garfield completion planned for August 15 and Betsy Ross bids opening May 10. Sup t Pruitt notes progress on instruction, updated materials, time allotments, and junior high reorganization while stressing teamwork among teachers, students, and parents amid cautious pace and dismissal of unfounded hearsay.
The Recreation softball league opens a two week practice period ahead of the regular season starting Monday May 20 in the Park. The schedule lists Vogels against Public Service on May 20, D Liquors vs Richarda on May 21, Pink Clock vs Khans on May 22, Vogels vs Richards on May 27, Pink Clock vs R D Liquors on May 28, and Khans vs.
A group of 60 girls from the SSS Wasp 100 toured the Great Lakes Naval Training Center on Saturday May 11. They watched a recruit graduation exercise and toured the big guns and a navy patrol boat meal was served navy style in a mess hall. Attendees included Carol Broenen Eunice Byars Penny Hart Sandra Hardike Heth Higgins Muggs Klein Judy Tarantino and Fran Tarantino.
The Women’s Society of Christian Service at Forest Park Methodist plans a May luncheon and bake sale Friday May 17 from 10:01 a.m. to 3 p.m. Luncheon served 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Menu offers chicken shrimp or tuna salad with fruit relishes homemade rolls dessert and beverage. Luncheon costs $1 per person. Baked goods coffee-cakes cookies bread and pies will be sold 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Lutheran Choir Marks 10th Anniversary at Grace Lutheran Church River Forest May 19 7:30 p.m. Dr. A. R. Kretzmann will speak.
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