Watercolor Exhibition and Memorial Parade in Forest Park
A Sunday art show at Homer’s Restaurant features Miss Bea Hernandey’s watercolors with portraits in Acrylics and a reception from 1 to 6 pm. Afterward the Forest Park Memorial Services parade on Thursday May 30 includes Civil Air Patrol Sea Scout and Scout units, bands, and a 2 pm service at Village Park led by Rev. Walter K Mohr with Lt Col Frederick Forts delivering the day’s address.
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Bea Hernandey
Homer's
Madison
Miss Hernandey
Oak Brook
Holland Eagle
Washington Island
New Chickagan
Artist
Phil Austin
Miss Harnandey
Miss Hernandez
Forest Park
Jr. High Public School
Selwyn Centurions
Colonels
Forest Park Nises Ambassadors
Walter K. Mohr
1St United Church In
Frederick Forts
Air Forca
Chicago
Eggerding Elected Park Board President in Forest Park
The Forest Park Park District board completed officer elections for the 1968 1969 fiscal year. Milton F. Eggerding is president with Lorentz F. Kaercher as vice president and James Sarno as director of parks and recreation. Joseph P. McGah serves as attorney and Alice Conway becomes secretary effective May 23 1968. Edward C. Huebner is treasurer.
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Board of Commissioners
Park District of Forest Park
Milton F. Eggerding
Lorentz F. Kaercher
Joseph P. McGah
James Sarno
Alice Conway
Edward C. Huebner
Open Pantry Robbed by Armed Bandit
An armed man entered Open Pantry at 7529 Roosevelt and held manager Terry Gilson and two customers at bay while stealing $249.87 from the cash register. He also grabbed wallets belonging to Garry Ankey and Phillip Hoffman containing cash and IDs before fleeing. officers arrived after a burglar alarm but found the suspect gone.
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Roosevelt
Terry Gilson
Garry Ankey
Cicero
Phillip Hoffman
Chicago
Gilson
Bob Zimmerman
J. Conklin
Merrit
Infantry Expert Hugh Butler Completes Ft. Dix Training
Army Pvt. Hugh R. Butler 24 son of Mr and Mrs William R Butler 532 Marengo completed eight weeks of advanced infantry training at Ft Dix New Jersey on April 19 He specialized in small unit tactics and firing weapons including the M 14 rifle M 60 machine gun and the 3 5 inch rocket launcher He earned a B S degree in 1967 from Western Illinois University Macomb
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Army
Hugh ©. Butler
William R. Butler
Marengo
Ft. Dix
Western Dinols University
Macomb
Also Mentioned on This Page
Eggerding
Park Board
Janet Holt
Forest Park Public Library
Kiwanis Club
Steven Blaxek
Kimberly Dring
Salvatore Consalvi
John Muir
Tom Peck
Cathy Mason
Jerome Olson
Cynthia Hacker
Dina Madura
Kyla Forman
Tammy Guelsdorf
Sandra Sweverland
David Ramel
Joanne Buer
Renee Riedel
Suzanne Johnson
Mike Pacyga
Gina Gabay
David
Christopher Mickelson
Timothy Gellagher
Don Carpentier
Claude A. Walker
Review
Donald D. Carpentier
Walker
Ulliam Carroll
Sen
Arthur Swanson
Arthur Bidwell
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