Local notes from Orland Park Hill News
Mrs Randall Karanda of Chicago visited her parents the Tony Markovs in Hiawatha trail. Mrs Charles Lynch has been ill at home with sister Mrs Mary Taylor staying to help. Caroline Leng recovering at home from pneumonia after hospital care. Mrs William Kossian and Kathy and Eric in Pittsburgh with her parents. Richard Shimkus hosted Sportsmens club gathering for George Strumph Jim Lash Don Polieh and John Swatkowski. Francis Simon birthday observed February 16. John and Diane Muto welcomed a baby boy John Jr born January 23 at Silver Cross Hospital weighing six pounds one ounce. Hank and Vera Moorehouse and Palos Village Players hosted neighbors after a Carl Sandburg High School performance.
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Ralph Eddy Tel
Randall Karanda
Chicago
Tony Markovs
Hiawatha Trail
Charles Lynch
Mary Taylor
Marionette Park
Lynch Home
Richard Shimkus
Sportsmens Club
George Strumph
Jim Lash
Don Polieh
John Swatkowski
John Muto
Huntington Court
Jan
Silver Cross Hospital
John Jr
Diane
Lorrie
Hank and
Vera Moorehouse
Palos Village
Carl Sandburgh High School
Gordon Helliwell
Kenneth
Mokena Fire Dept Hosts Mutual Aid Meeting
Mokena Community Volunteer Fire Department hosted the DesPlaines Valley Mutual Aid Association meeting with 90 firemen from 14 communities. Illinois Bell presented a 45 minute film on industrial fire fighting and defense. fundraiser planned to buy equipment to avoid higher insurance rates. pinochle tournament on April 29 and dance on May 6 at the VFW Hall with a $5 family donation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mokena
Illinois Inspection Bureau
V. F. W. Hall
Alpine 4 H Club Hosts Valentine Meeting at Maue School
Alpine 4 H Girls Club held a Valentine party and regular meeting on February 11 at Maue School. Janis Gee opened, bake sale plans for March 4, and a First Aid demonstration on artificial respiration were given by Joan Stellwagen and Elaine Yunker. Members crafted artificial flowers for a window display for 4 H week starting March 2. Record books were handed out by leader Harwood Stellwagen. Refreshments served by Rosemary and Kathy Doctor.
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Maue
Janis Gee
Yunker Implement
Joan Stellwagen
Elaine Yunker
Harwood Stellwagen
Rosemary
Kathy Doctor
Mokena Chamber to Hold Annual Banquet March 4
The Mokena Chamber of Commerce will stage its annual banquet on Saturday evening March 4 at Silver Lake Country Club in Orland Park. Wives are invited. The chamber is running a membership drive and any resident or business in the village may join. Contact President Will Tuttle at 5266 or Donnell Post at 5751 for details.
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Lawrence Uthe
Beacon Avenue
League of Women Voters of
Illinois
Chester Williams
Orland Park
Palos Orland League
League
U.N
Capital Hill
Citizens Information Service
League of Women Voters
Chicago
Citizens , Information Service
North Michigan Ave
Mokena
Last day to obtain Moc kena licenses set for Feb 28
The last day to buy Moc kena vehicle licenses at $3 is Tuesday February 28. After March 1 the normal fee of $5 applies. Vehicle stickers must be displayed on the windshield by March 1.
Visit Highlights For Local Families At Lynch Home
Apel the Rev and Mrs Norman Hjelm of Orland Park and Mr and Mrs Glen Aaron of Palos Park visited in the Charles Lynch home Sunday. Mrs Joe Bartell and Mrs William Shell won honors at the neighborhood bridge club.
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Joe Bartell
William Shell
Neighborhood Bridge Club
Hold Last Rites For Former N. S. Resident Mrs Clara Beadle
Mrs. Clara Beadle 94 of New Lenox died Saturday in Montrose Colorado after a lingering illness. Funeral services are set for Thursday at 2 00 p m at Baskerville Funeral Chapel New Lenox with Rev Alfred H Hunter officiating. Burial will be Maplewood Cemetery. She came to New Lenox in 1903 and leaves a daughter Mrs Ethel Miller Fruita Colo and three other daughters Mrs Fae Weeks Brownsville Texas Mrs Bernice Calais San Fernando California Mrs Mary Chapman Wilmette Ill and a son Chester St Louis Missouri plus 14 grandchildren and 24 great grandchildren.
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Clara Beadle
New Lenox
Montrose
Colo
Baskerville
Alfred H. Hunter
Methodist Church
Maplewood Cemetery
Beadle
Charles
Last Thursday Evening at Mrs William Bishop’s Home
The event occurred Thursday evening in the residence of hostess Mrs William Bishop, with attendees noted in local social pages. The report mentions only the setting and participation without further details of actions or outcomes.
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William Bishop
Lincoln Way Girls Glee Club Vaudeville Show
The Girls Glee Club of Lincoln Way High School presents its third annual vaudeville show on March 17 and 18 directed by Tom Olson and Tom Thompson. The program features four acts with two by sophomore girls The Sound of Music and The Music Man and Carousel and Spanish Sequence by the Girls Glee Club. Sandra Gregory and Helen Graham serve as group presidents.
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Girls Glee Club
Lincoln Way High School
Knight Life
Tom Olson
Tom Tompson
Sound of Music
Sandra Gregory
The
Helen Graham
Former Mokena officer returns as temporary police chief
Vernon Bermet, who previously served three years as a Mokena police officer, is reappointed to the department on a temporary day shift basis. He follows the late James Smetana, who led the force for six years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vernon Bermet
Mokena
James Smetana
Smetana
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Kathy
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Francis Simon
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Ford Tractor & Loaders
Martin Impl
Frankfort
Blue Island
Gwen
Lavendar Gray
Fieldbrook
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Huxley
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Ray Kinney Motors Center
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Joliet
Saratoga
Swanberg CO
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Kellogg
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DE Soto
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Stephen
Lemont
Ray Kinney
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Ambassador
Center & Jefferson
Joliet, Ill
Fred Emich
Square
Volkswagen
Lincoln Capri
Dr. White
Auto
R& H
Fred Eimich
Broadway
Alpine 4 H
Laurel Camp
Royal Neighbors
Beacon Ave
George Estand
Earl Moore
St. Joseph Hospital
Edward Steinfatt
St. Francis Hospital
Christ Yunker
Decatur Hospital
Adele Cooper
Stewart Loebe
Woman’s Club
Community Center Foundation
Frank Guetter
Mesdames
Harry Pihl
Forrest Miller
Ray Doctor
R. J. Campbell
March Red Cross
LaGuna Woods
Tom Verhagen
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80Th Avenue
Army Pvt
Paul D. Mell
Edward F.mell
West 145Th Street
Finance School
Fort Benjamin Harrison
Ind
Mell
Carl Sandburg High School
Thornton Junior College
Lewis College of Science and Technology
Valentine
Ray Estand
Indianapolis
Dean Ear
Herbert Tappenbeck
George Estands
Douglas Estand
Marlin Rauch
Florida
Karl Ekberg
Helsby-Brunn
Sweden
Charles Johnson
Orland Park Hill
Vernon Piper
Hale Drive
Bueschel
Mokena Cl
ORBIT
Linn Burton
Chuck Heath
Henry Sommerdyke
Bernardins Florist
Wolf Rd
George Mackey
Massey-Harris
Kelly Ryan
John Deere
Mayrath
Budde Truck & Implement Co
Hugh and
Pat Gorman
Bob Quigley
N. S
Paul’s
Paarnie
Massey- Ferguson
Massey-Ferguson
Rrour
Vencer Yunker Impl. Co
159Th
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