Forest Park Telephone Rate Cut Promises Savings
Illinois Bell Telephone rates in Forest Park will drop after January 1 1938 under Illinois Commerce Commission order. Elimination of monthly handset charge and reductions for extra directory listings wiring plans and rural rates will lower bills though basic local rates in Forest Park stay unchanged. Company officials say the change aims to improve service and spur business while accepting some initial revenue loss.
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Forest Park
Illinois Bell Telephone Company
Illinois Commerce Commission
Brldy
Marest Park
Ths
Sinois Bell
Communion
Liners Commerce
Eddy
Chicago
A. H. Metlinger
Commission
Mellinger
Chicago Metropolitan Area. Mr. Eddy
Advent Services Begin Sunday at St John’s Church
Advent services start Sunday at St John’s Lutheran Church 30S Circle Avenue at 7 30 p m with St John’s Choral Society directed by A Bruns performing Christmas numbers The sermon will be on The Great Advent Hymn and a series of Wednesday and Thursday night services follow including German Die Festmesse Die Verheißungen Die Vorbilder Die Waeter and He Shall Baptize
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St. John’s Lutheran 30S Circle Avenue
St John's Choral Society
A. Bruns
Niedt
Fleischer
Christiansen
M. Wagner
St. John’s Lutheran Church
St. John's Church
Duck Chases Hunters in Comical Lake Stunt
A humorous local tale describes Ralph Longfeld Bill Wied and Harold Albertsen chasing a duck on a lake. The duck repeatedly outmaneuvers the hunters diving behind the boat and even pins itself against an oar, then swims aboard declaring its presence. The trio also nets fourteen rabbits and two rad hens.
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Ralph Longfeld
Bill Wied
Harold Albertsen
Duck
Bernardine Ball Draws Huge Crowd in Lions Den Festivities
Over a thousand attendees enjoyed the Bernardine Ball at the Lions Den on Tuesday night. Father Wilhelmi organized the event with Chuck Hussey announcing. Correne Pellieter and a Bernardinian quartet entertained amid dimmed lights and servered refreshments by the Ladies of the Church. Clergy from Our Lady of Victory Chicago Wilmeth and St. Agatha Chicago attended. door prize was a wrapped turkey awarded to Eunice Coyne.
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Lions den
Paris
Abe Ine Rocodic
Nentici Inne Fete
Ray Jackal
Father Wilhelmi
Chuck" Hussey
Correne Pelletier
Forest Park
Johnny Schmitz
Margaret Conway
Betty Campbell
Shirley Powell
Dolores Campbell
Lorena Anderson
Margery
Lou-Mae Jacobs
Ick Clark
Marion Lubera
Kathleen Courlain
Madame Pettie
Eddie McGuire
Eunice’ Coyne
Daniel Stokes
Our Lady of Victory Church of
Chicago
Arthur Sauer
Wilmeth
Walter Croarkin
St. Agatha
Em Kelly
Proviso High PTA Meeting Scheduled for Dec 2 1937
The Proviso High School PTA announces a meeting on December 2 1937 in the auditorium. Everyone is welcome and urged to attend. A rummage sale will be held December 4 1937 at 19 S 6 19th Avenue Maywood. Call Chronister Maywood 259 to arrange pickup or bring rummage to school.
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Proviso High School
PTA
P.T.A
19Th Avenue
Maywood
Lelivelt Urged as Strong Commissioner Candidate
Joseph J. Lelivelt, Provise township’s Democratic District leader, emerges as a favored County Commissioner candidate. Supporters tout his ability, popularity, and law background, noting Proviso township’s large voter base and his appeal across county towns.
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Joseph J. Lelivelt
Lelivelt
Democrata
Joe Lelivelt
Ant Isetter
Joe
Chicago
Joe Lelivelt Foc
Birthday Surprise for Mrs Clara Miller in Forest Park
Mrs Clara Miller of Chicago formerly Forest Park resident was surprised by a birthday gathering Saturday afternoon. Guests included Mesdames Carne Quandt Young Weeks Bee Behren Reiger Rechert Olsen Peterson Rankin Fletcher Johnson Ciskowski Lings and Miller. Refreshments and greetings followed the event.
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Clara Miller
Chicago
Forest Purl
Carne
B. Quandt
W. Young
H. Weeks
Verhausen
C. Reiger
H. Rechert
A. Olsen
C. Peterson
R. Rankin
G. Fletcher
E. Johnson
F. Ciskowski
P. Lings
A. Miller
Proviso Students Deliver Thanksgiving Baskets to 175 Families
Proviso students distributed 175 Thanksgiving baskets Wednesday to needy families in the township as part of the high school service project. The effort involved students from 112 rooms along with faculty and department staff, led by Joyce Lood Fellow and a student council service committee.
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Filly Patra
Proviso
Damubjes
Ure
Joyce Loodfellow
Oither
Lenny Altershoff
Netty Beem
George Clement
Margaret Elfring
Evelyn Jacs
Ramona Goldfarb
Ethel Green
Sara Gross
Norbert Heldorn
Lois Kuaick
Marie Kurth
Robert Lindblad
Ruth Mainurm
Robert Mcévoy
Lorraine Phister
Lucille Salinski
Rodney Smith
Pat Staemke
Wollyanna Stiempke
Stella Trussell
Dewey Adair
Heathceates
J. W. Soderberg
Elizabeth Schenfeldt
Provino
St Peters Churches Present Christmas Drama Then
St Peters Lutheran church groups will stage "Come, Let Us Adore Him" December 6 and 8 at six o clock. Miss Winileed Erickson directs with elaborate scenery and music to convey the Christmas message. Tickets are thirty five cents.
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St Peter's Lutheran Church
Hannah Avenue
Adams Street
Gids
Garl “Yan
Bethlehem
Mothers Club To Elect Officers At December Meeting
Olive Childs heads the slate as nominations open for officers. The Mothers Club will hold its election at the Wednesday December 1 gathering, starting promptly at 1 30 PM. Every member is urged to vote.
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Mothers Club
Olive Childs
Merchants Host Christmas Party for Forest Park Children
Merchants prepare a Christmas theater party for Forest Park children on December 4 at 10 o clock in Forest Theater. Tickets are free with a call to participating merchants. Program includes Shirley Temple feature Our Gang comedy two cartoons and several door prizes. A Chamber of Commerce election is set for December 9 with five directors to be chosen.
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Forest Park
Merchants
Paugdhy
Forest Theater
Smith
Fores
Joln Latals
Henry E .Rieck
Alfred Rohrs
Sam Stotky
Edward Steir
Garlinga Couple Celebrates 16th Anniversary
Mr and Mrs Walter Garling 238 dese iaines avenue observed their sixteenth wedding anniversary with a gathering of relatives and friends at their home on Wednesday November 17 Attending were Mr and Mrs Raymond Slevers Mr and Mrs Edwin Meatling and Corinne daughter Mr and Mrs Arthur Troester Mrs Victoria Robinson Mr and Mrs Frank Maick and daughters Marjorie and Lucille Mr and Mrs Gunray Schwenke and Miss Lorraine Malow
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Walter Garling
jDeseiaines Avenue
Anend
Mra
Raymond Slevers
Edwin Meatling
Corinne
Arthur Troester
Victoria Robinson
Frank Maick
Marjorie
Lucille
Gunray Schwenke
Lorraine Malow
Cooking school for housewives at Forest Theater
Forest Theater hosts a December series on Thursday afternoons December 16 23 and 30 with Spry sponsors and local merchants. Min Dahy Barnett from Spry Research Kitchen Cambridge will teach in a transformed theater kitchen starting 1:30 pm after doors open at 12:30 pm. Attendees may receive 15 grocery bags and various gifts including Miss Barnett recipes and food appliances.
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Forest Theater
Spry
Thin Theater
Min Dahy Barnett
Spry Research
Cambridge
Mass
Mpet
Addiion
Miss Dahy
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Messias Dhurch
Die
Proviso High P.t.a.eeting
Jos. Lelivelt
ST. Peters
Garlinga
Cooking School
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