General Fergusson Revisits Forest Park Years After West Point Graduation
Brigadier General Robert Fergusson returned to Forest Park for a brief visit. A West Point graduate and veteran of Pearl Harbor, the Pacific, Korea, and Europe, he now serves on the Naval War College staff in Newport. He was orphaned early, raised by an uncle, and rose from Beloit to West Point.
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Robert Fergusson
Weating
Bob
Forest Park
Pearl Harbor
Pacific
Korea
Europe
Indo-China
Naval War College
Newport RI
Horatio Alger
John Ferguson
Elgin
St. Bernardines
Proviso High
Beloit University
West Point
Fergusson
Newport
Charlotte
Robert
Texas Military Academy
Gen
Joseph Unger
Robert G. Fergusson
Bernard Austin
Gen. Fergusson
Amy
Naval College
Germany
G A R Memorial Services Set For Sunday At Columbia Post
Memorial services will be held Sunday at 2 p m at the Columbia Post 706 Monument. Dr Preston Bradley of Peoples Church Chicago will speak with honored guests Dr Lew Wallace Gade Mayor William Meyer and Frank Bering. Representatives of patriotic and civic groups attend. Sponsored by American Legion Post 414 VEW Post 7181.
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G.A.R
Columbia Post
Preston Bradley
The
Peoples Church of Chicago
Gues
Lew Wallace Gade
William Meyer
Frank Bering
Post
American Legion
VEW
Review to arrive Friday due to Memorial Day
The REVIEW will be mailed a day late next week because of the Memorial Day holiday. Instead of Thursday it will reach readers on Friday.
Forest Park Readies Second Annual Sidewalk Sale
Forest Park merchants prepare for a Monday event drawing thousands. The 8 am to 8 pm sale last year hosted over 15 000 guests with displays along streets and in designated areas. Vendors promise varied bargains on family home car yard and pet items.
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Forest Park
Five Bands for Memorial Day Parade and Services
Forest Park American Legion Post and WiF.W. Post organize a Memorial Day event featuring the Forest Park Public School band, Proviso High School band, Berwyn AL Jr. Drum and Bugle Corp, Morton Grove Cougars Drum and Bugle Corp, and Cicero AL Post Drum and Bugle Corp. Forty units will march from Circle and Randolph at 1 p.m. to the park for services led by Rev. Heusser and Capt. W. C. Taylor.
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Forest Park American Legion Post
Wif.w. Post
Forest Park
Schoo
Proviso High School
Berwyn al, Jr
Morton Grove Cougars
Cicero AL
Post
Morton High School
Sea Scout
Service Organizations
Circle
Randolph
Madison
Desplaines
Harrison
Heusser
St. Johns Lutheran’ Church
Argeptza Sons
W. C. Taylor
U.S. Naval Ordnance Plant
V.E.W
Volk to Lead English Department at Proviso West
A. R. Volk assistant at Proviso West will succeed Grace Trigg as chairman of the English department next September retaining his post at Proviso West. Richard L. Daniels will become assistant chairman of English at Proviso East.
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Volk Heards English
A. R. Volk
Proviso West
Grace Trigg
Volk
Richard L. Daniels
Proviso East
Street sale to greet Forest Park shoppers with balloons
Forest Park merchants will greet visitors with balloons and good wishes on sale day. If rain occurs the sidewalk street sale will move to Friday June 5th.
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Forest Park
Forest Parkers
Howard Keel Stars In Lion's Benefit at Melody Top
Howard Keel renowned for film and Broadway will headline the June 20 performance of South Pacific at Melody Top theater for the Forest Lions club fundraiser. Proceeds aid local charities as tickets stay at regular box office prices available at Rierson Drugs Jim Dale Travelency Forest Park Review Reich Becker and Sure Comfort Furnace.
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Howard Keel
Melody Top Theater
Forest Lions Club
Ayer
Peter Burgle
Piehiens Sila
Lions Club
Rierson Drugs
Jim Dale Travelency
Forest Park Review
Reich & Becker
Sure Comfort Furnace
Keel
Gillespie, Ib
Salad Bar Luncheon Hosted by St Paul Ladies Aid
The St Paul Ladies Aid sponsors a luncheon at the parish hall on Thursday May 25 from noon to 1 30 pm. Donation is 1 00 dollars.
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St. Paul’s
Missing Books Plague Forest Park Library
Forest Park Public Library reports about 300 books missing including two encyclopedias and titles on philosophy engineering and romance. Librarian Miss Josephine Austin cites student laxity and teacher practices as factors while urging parental involvement to recover volumes and curb book mutilation.
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Forest Park Public
Josephine Austin
Austin
Personal Property Tax Schedules Open for 1961 Returns
Roy H. Mohr announces 1961 Personal Property tax schedules available at the Assessor's office 7453 Madison weekdays 10 am to 4 pm and 7 to 9 pm from June 1 to June 23. Mail returns encouraged to avoid 180 percent penalty. call FO 6-1863 if you need a schedule.
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Roy H. Mohr
Proviso Township
Madison
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General Fergusson
GAR
St. Paul Ladies
Jimmy Poclak
Trage Bros. Sox
Fire Department Indians
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