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Newspaper
Forest Park Review
Location
Forest Park, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Oct 20, 1949
Page
2
Polly Peterson writes of October scenery with blue skies and autumn color then recounts a personal injury from a fall while traveling in Indiana. The piece includes social news from local residents, birthdays, gatherings, and an upcoming Institute on Foreign Affairs event in Oak Park focusing on Asia with details on tickets and reservations.
Tips for fitting shoes and treating feet to avoid callouses and sore toes. Daily foot baths, drying, talc, vaseline, and corns care are advised. Cut nails straight, wear stockings long enough, alternate shoes, use shoe trees, polish suede, and roll feet on a rolling pin for relief.
The Forest Park Infant Welfare Society hosts a Friday Nov 4 square dance at the Field Stevenson Curtis auditorium 919 Belvit to raise funds. Pro caller Carlo Echols and musicians offer dancing plus a cake walk with home baked cakes. Tickets 85 cents with cider and donuts available. co chairs Mrs E Guardalabene and Mrs M Witt.
Fall wedding of Mary Frances Pennington daughter of Mr and Mrs Gerald Pennington of 624 Elgin to Edward John Golden son of Mr and Mrs Patrick H Golden of Chicago in St Bernardine s rectory on Sept 10. Bride wore ivory satin with orange blossom headpiece and carried white roses. matron of honor Jane Apini of Elmhurst wore blue crepe with American Beauty roses. Best man was George J Golden. Elmhurst Country Club reception featured music by Teulch Belton for 175 guests. Both newlyweds are Northwestern University graduates.
Delegates from the Forest Park Woman's Club will attend the Oak Park Council on International Relations institute of foreign affairs at the 19th Century Club on October 25. Attendees at the River Forest home of Mrs. Harry Dooley, left to right, included Mrs. Lyle Selbert representing Mrs. Charles Engel chair of international relations, Mrs. John MacGregor club president, and Miss Ann Grace Sawyer, delegate to the Oak Park Council on International Relations team.
Dolores Joan Loeck and Henry Edward Mohr, Proviso high graduates and Forest Park residents, wed in a fall ceremony at St Bernardine's rectory on Oct 8. Rev Ackerman officiated. Bride wore white satin, seed pearl accents. groom wore formal suit. 275 guests attended a Minutemen hall reception before a honeymoon to upper Wisconsin. they now reside at 1421 Elgin.
The bride, a Proviso High School graduate, and her groom have returned from a wedding trip to Colorado and are hosting friends at their Hillside home. Prior to the wedding she was feted at events hosted by Mrs. Vincent Brennan, Mrs. Orestes Agnini, Miss Mary Takahashi, Margaret Linn, and colleagues from the art studio where she worked.
Oak Park Circle No 62 Daughters of Isabella will hold a social party Tuesday October 26 at 8 p.m. at the KC club house 64 S Scoville Avenue Oak Park. Miss Margaret Hackett past event chairman and her committee promise a pleasant evening with refreshments served and invites all members and friends.
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