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Newspaper
Forest Park Review
Location
Forest Park, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Sep 22, 1949
Page
1
Forest Park residents along Qehmer avenue fear losing many homes to the Congress Street Superhighway as plans move toward a central metropolitan route. The piece argues the village bears the penalty of progress and that roughly a hundred homes may be affected as construction approaches.
Last Monday evening Dry Dock members enjoyed ping pong, checkers, a U beat-nt game, and music. On September 14 they watched a Bud Abbott film with educational cartoons including the 1948 World Series. Friday crowds after the game featured girls in jeans. Next meeting is September 28.
Proviso Evening school begins the fall term on Monday September 26 with over 1000 adults enrolled in 50 classes. An excellent staff of specialists leads the courses and many sewing and machine shop classes are filled. Enrollments are still accepted on the first night. The schedule appeared September 1. For convenience, the office moves to the library for the first week.
More than 40 safety patrols from St. John's St. Bernardine's and Forest Park public schools will be guests of honor at a Saturday Forest theatre show. Sponsored by Forest Park Police with Chief Kern and Officer Tobin, the event honors 6th to 8th graders for daily crosswalk duty in all weather.
The body of Frances E. Clarkin, a former Forest Park resident, washed ashore at Daytona Beach during a severe storm. Relatives recall she enjoyed storm walking and apparently fell into the surf. A verdict of accidental drowning was returned. The body was later returned to Forest Park.
The Teena n Twenties of St Peter's Evangelical Lutheran plan a Sunday eve hayride and square-dance at Stafford stables in LaGrange. They meet at 8:30 p.m. for a business meeting and devotional led by LaVerne Franke, then depart at 7:30 p.m. for the ride. A weiner roast follows the outing.
Commander James L. McCallum USN executive officer at the Naval Ordnance plant 7500 Roosevelt has been ordered to sea duty. Commander George H. Laird USN will succeed him in October after being stationed in New London Connecticut. McCallum will command the USS Norris a destroyer after four weeks at Key West arriving in Forest Park around September 21 with his wife and family. He has led Submarine Division 32 New London and will be Forest Park Plant fourth executive officer following W P Rock Carl Tiedeman and himself.
The story recalls more than half a century of telephone progress in Oak Park River Forest and Forest Park as dial service nears its Sept 24 midnight start. It traces early lines from 184 years ago with pioneers and stores to the first exchanges and key locals, noting the Minos Bell Telephone era and JN Cain reviewing growth.
Hindy-two future Ensigns from the U S Naval Academy Annapolis travel by Navy craft to Forest Park for a September 17 tour of the Naval Ordnance Plant at 7500 Roosevelt The visit follows a prior September tour by air to a torpedo plant and ties to an installations delay clue raised by the Academy men.
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