Mohr Defends Forest Park Fuel Purchases Amid BGA Inquiry
Mayor Howard R. Mohr of Forest Park responded to a Better Government Association request for an investigation into possible conflicts of interest tied to fuel oil and burner service purchases. He said village records show no basis for complaint and noted department purchases were from Mohr and Sons Oil Company or Suburban Oil with competitive pricing and emergency deliveries.
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Howard R. Mohr
Better Government Association
BGA
George E. Mahin
Daniel P. Ward
Ward
Mohr
Better Government Assay
Forest Park
Roy H. Mohr and Sons Oil Company
Department of Health and Safety
Department
Roy H. Mohr and Sons
Department of Public Affairs
Tobin Now Officially Police Chief
Forest Park Village Council swore in John Tobin as Chief of Police with Bob Zimmerman and Lew Good named as Lieutenants and Charles Broehl and Richard Crane promoted to Sergeants. New officer Richard Cowen was appointed. bids on a truck favored Allen Chevrolet over Oak Park Motors. Fire inspection staffing expanded and the village sprayed for flies. all night parking enforcement reduced local crime.
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Forest Park Village
Better Government Association
John Tobin
Bob Zimmerman
Lew Good
Charles Broehl
Richard Crane
Richard Cowen
First PTA Meeting of the School Year Scheduled
The first meeting of the school year will be held Tuesday. A short business session precedes guest remarks from a Northern Illinois University speaker on a Proposed Revenue Reform Article. Girl Scout Troop 68 presents colors and refreshments follow.
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Apm
Northern Illinois University
Secretaries Meet Mrs. LeMay for National Assn. Workshop
Mrs. Ruth LeMay will lead workshops as the National Secretaries Association convenes October 15 in Chicago. A 1957 National Secretary of the Year, she outlines seminars on Togetherness Troubles with psychologists on a panel. Over 400 Chicago-area secretaries have been canvassed to identify office human relations issues.
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Ruth LeMay
Rockford
National Secretaries’ Assn
Chicago
Pick Congress Hotel
Trout Fishing Starts Friday At Forest Park Pool
Forest Park residents can begin trout fishing Friday Sept 30 at 10 00 am at the park pool. Weekday hours run 10 am to 5 pm and weekends 10 am to 7 pm. Fees are 50 cents for grade schoolers and $1 for older youths and adults. One pole per person. Bait and gear sold on site.
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Keo Stange
Forest Park
Proviso East To Add 10 Rooms With Air Conditioning
Proviso Township District 209 votes to build a 2 story 10 room expansion at Proviso East costing 350000. The project includes air conditioning and will not raise taxes, funded under a pay‑as‑you‑go plan. New biology labs, a project room, and storage space are planned, with future cell and staff space needs noted as enrollment grows toward 8400 by 1970.
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Proviso Board of Education
Norman
Green
Proviso East
First Avenue
IBM
Religious Lessons For Public Schoolers In Forest Park
The Released Time Program of Religious Instruction runs Thursdays from Oct 6 to Apr 27 in Forest Park. Dismissal is 2 45 p.m. from public schools. classes start 3 p.m. at St Bernardine's St John's Ey Lutheran Hannah and Adams. Enrollment letters go home and more information is available at participating churches.
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Forest Park
St. Bernardine’s Catholic Church
Elgin
St. John's Ey
Circle
St. Peter's Ey
Hannah and Adams
Republican Women reschedule Percy luncheon for Oct 4
A Belle Aire Dining Room luncheon honoring Mrs. Charles Percy, planned for Sept 20, was canceled and reset to Oct 4 at 1 p.m. Reservations contact Ermentine Lietz or Mary Lou Lindmeier for Proviso Township Committee.
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Percy
Belle Aire
Bellwood
Charles Percy
Fontana
Belle Altre
Ermentine Lietz
Mary Lou Lindmeier
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Tobin
READ
Park Pool
Proviso Township
Board of Education
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