Origin of pumpkin carving stays hazy
AReport on Halloween traditions traces pumpkin lanterns to legends of a wandering Irishman named Jack and links to Druids who celebrated Samhain on Oct 31. It notes Thoreau quote about independence and includes local holiday lore about pumpkins, ghosts, and harvest season in Forest Park.
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Jack O’lanterns
Jack
Henry David Thoreau
Thoreau
Forest Park
British Isles
Frank and
Theresa Giglio
Marengo
Michael Fay
Rosemary
Fay
Oak Park Hospital
Howard R. Mohr
Illinois
Small Businessmen’s Association
Mohr
Senate
Ilinois
Sad Sam
Coaltown
Eagles
Elgin
Jackson
Des Plaines
Forest Park library lists Best Sellers on NBC telecast
Forest Park Library offers copies of popular American novels adapted for NBC television's Best Sellers series. The listing includes titles by Caldwell Ludlum Wilder Shaw Morris and Myrer, plus notes on related local fall programs at the Forest Park district and St. John’s Lutheran Church events, classes, and community activities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Forest Park
Taylor Caldwell
Anton Myrer
Rhinemann Exchange
Robert Ludlum
Thornton Wilder
Byzantium
Irwin Shaw
Galveston
Suzanne Morris
Joseph Armagh
Armagh
Martin Marty
St. John’s Lutheran Church
Circle
Marty
University of Chicago
Christian Century
St. Johns
FP schools prepared for emergencies
Forest Park public school employees attended a half day workshop on school emergencies at Garfield School in Jackson and Hannah. Paramedic Ron Behnke demonstrated CPR and life saving techniques, followed by Donald Nie from the Cook County education office speaking on first aid and legal implications, with Naomi Vinette reviewing local procedures for school injuries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walt Disney Movies
Mickey Mouse
Donald Duck
Forest Park Public
Garfield School
Jackson
Hannah
Ron Behnke
Forest Park Fire Department
Behnke
Donald Nie
Cook County Education Office
Naomi Vinette
District 91 Officials Schedule Referendum Talks
School officials and board members of District 91 plan a series of speaking engagements for Forest Park residents to explain why a tax referendum is needed. The talks aim to clarify funding needs and the impact on local services and schools.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Forest Park District
Board of Education
District 91
Forest Park
Kneip plant earns Beatrice sanitation award
The E W Kneip Inc division of Beatrice Foods at 7501 Brown Ave Forest Park won the Award for Excellence for outstanding sanitation. Beatrice Foods president Wallace Rasmussen announced the honor, based on unannounced inspections by the American Sanitation Institute.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E.W. Kneip, Inc
Beatrice Foods
Brown Ave
Forest Park
Beatrice
Wallace N. Rasmussen
Kneip
Merrill K. Pullian
American Sanitation Institute
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Thoreau and the Pumpkin
Officer Fay
St. Bernardine Mothers’ Club
North Avenue
Winston Park
Barb Lambke
Gail Eddy
By Lyn Anderson
NBC
Sion
Sellers
Park Dis’t
Forest Park Park District
Circle Ave
Royal Chamber
Lil Krengel
Evelyn Jagow
Grant White
Field Stevenson
Gestapo
Susanne Morris
Texas
Jimmy Carter
Gerald Ford
Rod Rourke
Oak Park
Center
Dr. Marty
Legion Auxiliary News
American Legion Auxiliary
Erna Brandt
American Legion
Royal Oak Convalescent
Ethyl Schlupp
Eddie Cantor
Eva May Hill
Tombstone
Arizona
Kiwanis
Tony Bale
George Scharringhausen
Internal Revenue Service
Tony
Proviso East
Proviso East High School
Dan King
Mitchell Riele
Karyn Greeene
Maywood
Roberta Dobry
Sue Cichowski
Marilyn Hughes
Tom O’hale
Kneip Plant
Field-Stevenson Pto
Field-Stevenson
Garfield Pta
Grant-White Pta
Grant-White School
Kiwanis Club
Homer’s
Madison St
Alliance Savings
Fullerton
Chicago
Nederal Savings & Loan Insurance Corp
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