Flying Tiger Hobby and Collection Shop opens in Forest Park
Three local collectors Russ Nummer Ben Spinelli and Rich Gray opened Flying Tiger Hobby and Collection Shop at 7240 W Roosevelt Road Forest Park on Sept 1 The store features World War II era military gear including Nazi insignia helmets and field gear plus antique trains and high priced plastic models The owners say military surplus is booming and that nostalgia drives sales with items ranging from German uniforms to American medals and a rare paratrooper beret valued around 45 dollars
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Roosevelt Road
Forest Park
Russ Nummer
Ben Spinelli
Rich Gray
Spinelli
Nummer
Germany
Third Reich
Forest Park Library Expands Magazine Subscriptions
The Forest Park Library now receives 185 magazines including Art in America American Heritage Antiques Chicago Dogs Film Quarterly Model Railroader Ms U S Catholic Stereo Review Christian Century Cats Popular Photography People and Psychology Today All issues except the latest are available for checkout The selection covers art history film photography psychology Catholic issues Chicago restaurant reviews and metro cultural topics with strong context on the Chicago scene
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Forest Park
Art In America
American Heritage
Antiques
Chicago
Dogs
Film Quarterly
Model Railroader
U.S. Catholic
Stereo Review
Christian Century
Cats
Popular Photography
People
Psychology Today
Long Re
U.S
Bicentennial Yorktown program at Forest Park Library
The Friends of the Forest Park Library present Mr and Mrs A R Birkholz in a Yorktown colonial program. Mrs Birkholz details the village and decisive battle ending the Revolutionary War with a scale map, battle flags and armaments. Slides show Yorktown today and restoration efforts. The basement program at Jackson and Des Plaines.
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Friends of the Forest Park Library
A. R. Birkholz
Yorktown
York River
Chesapeake Bay
Williamsburg
Jackson and Des Plaines
Invention Children's Play Staged by Act IV Group
Act IV presents The Inven tion a children's play at 2 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays Nov 20 21 and Dec 4 5 at St Bernardine's School hall Forest Park 815 Elgin Ave A special Saturday show Nov 20 starts at 8 p.m. Three merchants build a magical invention tested by an evil toy spy audience help rewarded after the performance
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Act IV
St. Bernardine’s School Hall
Elgin Ave
Forest Park
Forest Park Center Hosts Walt Disney Films Sundays
The Forest Park Community Center presents Walt Disney movies on Sunday afternoons at 1. Admission is 25 cents with soft drinks and popcorn sold. Films include Festial of Folk Heroes Ole Yeller, Fun and Fancy Free, Babes in Toyland, Sword and the Stone. Children should be accompanied by parents.
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Forest Park
Ole Yeller
Forest Park Men’s Club
Milwaukee
Pabst Blue Ribbon
Fish Aquarium Opens at Forest Park Library
Forest Park Library unveils a 20 gallon tropical fish aquarium with zebra fish neon tetras swordtails catfish algae eaters and a red tailed baby shark Spooky-tooth. The exhibit debuts at 10 30 a m on Tuesday Nov 23 with public attendance invited.
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Forest Park
Herbert Axelrod
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