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Newspaper
Forest Park Review
Location
Forest Park, Illinois, United States of America
Date
May 19, 1949
Page
6
Officers from forest Park and River Forest attend a 16 week FBI school in Forest Park. Set. Frank Bramhall receives diploma from FBI agent at Chicago office as lawmen complete courses on court procedure evictions and police methods.
Memorial Day observance continues with honored guest May 5 and a program including invocation by Dr L W Gade, The Star Spangled Banner by Forest Park Band, wreath presentation by Women’s Relief Corps, and remarks by Joseph Zander and American Legion dames. Public invited to attend the services and memorial display in Memorial Hall with mementoes preserved by American Legion and Forest Park post.
Softball games start next week at the Main Park with several teams signed up but not all have paid entry fees, delaying their inclusion on the schedule. The Monday May 23 Ramblers vs Hornets A.C.. Tuesday May 24 Set Back Inna vs Bell Boys. and Wednesday May 25 Diesel American Li Owls vs jon Post Capt. T. Ambr are listed in the schedule, along with ceremonial tributes and local officials noted in the event notices.
City surveys the West Town transit system to assess operations under municipal ownership. Engineer with 33 years of experience, Chairman Walter T Fisher and Mayor push recommendations amid 70 000 daily riders and a 15 cent fare petition before LOC.
Local businessmen fault meters on Madison street blaming lost retail trade while a court ruling preserves six months license status. A public vote on relaxing meter restrictions may follow, aligning with municipal officials and energy partners after an overarching agreement.
The speaker, a Michigan MA and Harvard Business School and Northwestern alum, chaired DePaul speech and taught advertising at Northwestern. A World War II veteran, he led an army blind school at Avon, Conn. He discusses courtesy in homes and businesses, urging attentive, respectful behavior.
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