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Newspaper
Forest Park Review
Location
Forest Park, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Oct 20, 1949
Page
18
A nostalgic October column reflects on blue skies and autumn colors while a writer admits an injury limits news gathering. The piece urges publicity chairs to send clear local notices, then shares multiple social happenings from Becker and Maloy families, neighborhood birthdays, visits, and a foreign affairs institute event at Oak Park for October 25 and 26 with ticket details.
Practical advice on choosing comfortable shoes, fitting tips, foot hygiene, and shoe care. Emphasizes avoiding ill fitting footwear, daily foot baths, drying and dusting, nail trimming, heel care, and using shoe trees, with a daily rolling pin foot massage tip.
Forest Park Infant Welfare society hosts a Friday night square dance on November 4 at the Field-Stevenson Curtis auditorium 919 Belvit. Pro caller Carlo Echols and helpers will lead a lively program with an old fashioned cake walk and homemade cakes. Admission 85 cents tax included. tickets available from organizers Mrs E Guardalabene and Mrs M Witt. Proceeds support infant welfare stations and services.
Fall wedding of Mary Frances Pennington daughter of Gerald and Mrs Pennington of 624 Elgin to Edward John Golden son of Patrick and Mrs Golden of Chicago. Ceremony held Sept 10 at St Bernardine rectory with Father Rayn and Ackersmin officiating. Bride in ivory satin with braided headpiece and orange blossom accents. matron of honor Jane Apini of Elmhurst in blue crepe with American Beauty roses. Best man George J Golden. Reception at Elmhurst Country Club attended by 175 guests with Teuch Belton providing music. Both graduates of Northwestern University.
Delegates from the Forest Park Woman's Club will attend the Oak Park Council on International Relations institute at the 19th Century Club on October 25. At a River Forest gathering hosted by Mrs. Harry Dooley, attendees included Mrs. Lyle Selbert representing Mrs. Charles Engel, chair of the department of international relations, club president Mrs. John MacGregor, and Miss Ann Grace Sawyer, delegate to the Oak Park Council on International Relations.
Dolores Joan Loeck and Henry Edward Mohr, both Proviso high school graduates from Forest Park, wed in a quiet ceremony at St Bernardine’s rectory on Oct 8. The bride wore a white satin gown with seed pearls. the groom’s best man was William Dougherty. After a reception for 275, they honeymooned in upper Wisconsin and now reside at 1421 Elgin.
Newlyweds return from a wedding trip to Colorado and host friends at their Hillside home. The bride, a Prosvo high school graduate, was honored in pre nuptial parties hosted by Mrs Vincent Brennan, Mrs Orestes Agnini, Miss Mary Takahashi, Margaret Linn, and members of her art studio employer.
Oak Park Circle No 62 Daughters of Isabella hosts a social Tuesday Oct 26 at 8 PM at the KC clubhouse 64 S Scoville Ave Oak Park Miss Margaret Hackett past event chair and committee guarantee a pleasant evening Refreshments will be served inviting members and friends
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