10 Sep 1926
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Newspaper
Forest Park Review
Location
Forest Park, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Sep 10, 1926
Page
1
Forest Park schools started the new year with teachers and pupils in place. The Rosa School opens to ease crowded conditions on the south side. Several new teachers join principals and staff across Grant, Garfield, and Field schools, while enrollment figures are still being finalized.
Miss Elfrieds Handke writes from Interlaken during a European tour with her parents and sisters. She describes a train ride from Geneva, a Lake Leman voyage, views of brown stained houses with carved balconies, and the Jungfrau trip plans. Uncle Robert will meet them in Heidelberg and join the Rhine itinerary.
Betsy Roas School invites neighbors for an open inspection Saturday at the new building on Marengo and Fifteenth street. Principal Myra Jnr Chapman and as many school board members as possible will attend along with district parents. The town will tour the recently begun school.
In a surprise ceremony Reverend Jonathan Thotopagn united Thomas Collin and May Santaen at a Methodist parsonage. The couple, youth in romance, planned a modest life and promptly traveled to Portage Tennessee for a delayed honeymoon with relatives.
Kiwanis members will gather at the Salvation Army Rescue Home at 5040 Crawford next Monday evening. They will meet at Otte's Restaurant at 6 p.m. before driving to the home for dinner and a tour of the facility to learn about its work. The club postponed meetings over Labor Day. the group will henceforth meet on Tuesdays unless a holiday overrides, with a recent change moving this week’s date to Monday and then to Thursday thereafter.
Mr and Mrs Jahr and their son Arthur Jr. were driving to Davenport Iowa when a runaway Chevrolet from California collided with their Vonek near Morris. Mrs Jahr suffered severe head injuries needing stitches. Mr Jahr was badly bruised. son unhurt. Car to be towed to Forest Park for repair.
The Forest Park council rejected the cabaret license for The Lodge at 7427 Roosevelt Road after debate. Mayor Kaul and Commissioners Briach Michalsky voted against. Burkart Zimmerman voted for. The measure failed to gain a majority, leaving the establishment without cabaret, saloon, or cigarette licenses.
Mayor Kaul and son Armin traveled across Wisconsin and to Hibbing Minnesota observing rough roads, a million dollar city’s taxes, and ore loading by steam shovels. They met Hibbing officials, endured ignition troubles, and compared Wisconsin gravel to iron range streets.
The Western Cook County Bankers Association will hold a golf tournament at Harlem Golf Club on Monday September 13. A luncheon at noon precedes the 2 pm tee-off. Prizes and a chicken dinner will be served at 8 pm celebrating the day’s play.
August Henze and Mery Henze of 110 Ma renan were riding the rear train when a collision with the ahead train caused the coach to crash. Mrs Henze suffered a bruised chin as the car was jolted and jammed amid wreckage. Mr Henze, a caretaker at Legion hall, was accompanying her after an outing at Palatine.
Mrs William J. Pohlman of Marengo, 46, suffered a broken wrist and escaped being run over when a rough crossing plank trapped her hand as a Metropolitan third rail train approached. She tumbled, freed herself, and was taken to Dr. Jenkins’ office then Oak Park hospital. The gate man urged her away as the train neared while repairs followed that afternoon. her son William Pohlman Jr. photographed the crossing for potential evidence.
Commissioner Michael Brisch will travel to Rochester next Tuesday night for a medical examination to diagnose a lingering leg problem that has kept him inactive for over two months. He plans a general checkup after reports of persistent symptoms and says he hopes to be on the safe side and learn if anything serious exists.
More than fifteen per cent of Proviso High School students have already joined the employment bureau for after school or weekend work. Employers offering jobs may contact the high school at Maywood 538 to register and help meet student needs.
Mrs Mary Rafferty of Berwyn and her eight year old grandson Martin Keele survived a train wreck on the Northwestern railroad at Lybour n Junction. They were rescued from a crushed car, with Mrs Rafferty pinned and fearing fire as firefighters freed them. Seven were killed and many injured when two oil cars telescoped after an engine struck from the rear. The engineer remained in hospital under arrest and a coroner’s jury sought the cause.
Theater workers strike affects major venues in Chicago area. Musicians protest over orchestra size while managers report little impact at Chelee Madison theater as tensions persist. Local unions coordinate action amid ongoing dispute about staffing and performances.
Chief of Police Fred Kieth Commissioner Rudolph Burkart and Village Clerk Harry Huxhold bought Chrysler vehicles in the past week. Burkart added a Chrysler coupe to his fleet, and Chel or Chel Whit now has a Chrysler coach. Aly Huaht reportedly bought a five passenger seat model.
The fragmentary text suggests Maiwurm undergoes a second operation under the care of Lt Charles Mayor at Hochester. Town figures including Jondolph and Charen attend a tense night procedure with ether, while talk of votes and local events appears in a confusing, damaged passage.
Harlem avenue pavement work progresses under contractor Harry Goelitz with an October target on main sections from Slatecoth Street to Farley Avenue. Water connections and underground work complete. cementing to begin next week and traffic widened to 22 feet. Public Service intake, new car track plan unsettled, with consensus to concrete pavement and buses if needed.
A village meeting debated paving streets including Sixteenth Avenue and Desphaines, weighing cost, cemetery access, and traffic impact. Officials discussed who should pay, with mayor and commissioners split on routing and funding. An engineer will prepare an estimate and spread assessments for final action.
Unclear weather disrupted plans for Labor Day as a front moved through the region. Residents faced travel interruptions and wet conditions affected farms, with rain spoiling harvests and delaying activities across communities.
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