New Lenox Youth Selected for National Science Fellowship
Larry Brolich a 17 year old Lincoln Way High School senior from New Lenox is one of 75 U S youths chosen for a National Science Foundation summer program at East Lansing and University of Michigan. He will study advanced physics in the Honors Institute for Young Scientists with sessions 8:30 a m to 12 00 and 1 00 to 3 00.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Larry Brolich
New Lenox
Lincoln Way High School
National Science Foundation
Michigan
East Lansing
Mich
University of Michigan
Brolich
Corby Hall
Lincoln Way
Larry
Thespians
William Avila
George Abraham
Babe Ruths Of N Lenox Win Again In Tri County League
The New Lenox Babe Ruth team led by Lincoln Way staffer Ron Larsen won their fifth straight Tri County game 10 9 over Monee. Wayne Fuchs saved the game with a seventh inning double play after John Davis walked the first batter. John Ford started, four innings one hit. Urban and Davis pitched well amid fielding errors. Urban had two doubles in four at bats.
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Lenox
Ron Larsen
Lincoln Way High School
Monee
Monees
Larsen
Wayne Fuchs
John Davis
Fuchs
John Ford
New Lenox
Lord
Jeff Urban
Davis
Urban
Demas Forsakes Paul The Trail Toward Faith
From prison Paul writes to Timothy about Demas who forsook the faith loving this world. The piece warns against pride covetousness thanklessness and worldly pleasure and urges constancy in Christ with a closing prayer for strength and a thought from Charles B Piper.
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Demas
Timothy
Paul
Demos
Christ
God
Charles B, Piper
Connecticut
Baptists All Stars Set for Mokena All Star Game
The Southern Baptist Associational Softball League selects Mokena as the site for its annual all star game to be played at 2 45 p m Saturday July 15 on the Mokena Community park diamond. Larry N Bode secretary of the North League announces the event. The league uses a 12 inch softball and features top players from the North and South leagues.
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Mokena
Southern Baptist Associational
Larry N. Bode
Oak Park
Mokena Community Park
Amvets Present Ten Flag Sets to Mokena Girl Scouts
Ten flag sets including a 50 star US flag and a Girl Scout flag were presented to Mokena's 10 Girl Scout troops by Amvets Auxiliary last Sunday. Mrs. Wilbur Schalk gave the sets to troop consultant Mrs. Arthur Olmland for use at meetings. In Kruger Park marula berries ferment in heat attracting intoxicated warthogs.
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Mokena
Amvets
Wilbur Schalk
Arthur Olmland
JU. S
Kruger National Park
South Africa
Betrothal and forthcoming wedding of Joanne Lee Sayers
Mr and Mrs Walter Sayers of Lockport announce the betrothal of daughter Joanne Lee to James Robert Smithson son of Mr and Mrs William Smithson of New Lenox The Rev Harold Stevens will read the ceremony at Ingalls Park Methodist Joliet on July 8 at 2 p m Invitations will be issued and a reception will follow at Saenger Hall Tinley Park at 6 30 p m The bride elect is a Lockport High School class of 1961 graduate The groom is a Joliet Township High School graduate and an employee at Lincoln Way Ornamental Works Frankfort
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Walter Sayers
Laurel Avenue
Lockport
Joanne Lee
James Robert Smithson
William Smithson
East Francis Road
New Lenox
Harold Stevens
Ingalls Park Methodist Church
Joliet
Saenger Hall
Tinley Park
Lockport High School
Smithson
Joliet Township High School
Lincoln Way Ornamental Works
Frankfort
Harrington Studio
Tinley Park Hospital to Stage Boardwalk Event
Tinley Park State hospital plans a Boardwalk celebration for July weekend with a 10 am to 4 pm event on July 1. Patients and friends will visit a drug store, department shop, and a self cook booth, with patient made items for sale and street scenes painted by patients. In rain it moves to July 3.
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Tinley Park State Hospital
Estella Benn
Winds and Rain Sweep Across the Palos Area
Heavy winds and rain struck Saturday night with downed wires and trees. A large tree felled a wind mill at Roy Kohl farm east of Mokena. Public Service and telephone crews restored service quickly. Some areas reported four hours of outage. shingles blown from roofs in Arbury Hills. The storm followed a line from Frankfort through Orland and Paris. No injuries reported.
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Roy Kohl
Mokena
Palos
Arbury Hills
Frankfort
Orland
Paris
New Pastor Takes Over At St. Jude In New Lenox
The Rev. Louis Diethelm O.F.M. becomes pastor of St. Jude church in New Lenox succeeding Father Denis Hall. Diethelm, formerly of Cleveland, studied at St. Joseph and Our Lady of Angels seminaries, was ordained June 24, 1949, and led athletics and youth groups while in St. Louis and Cleveland. Under Denis, St. Jude’s expanded from 465 to 1,709 members with new church, rectory, and convent.
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Louis Diethelm
Cleveland
St. Jude’s Church
New Lenox
Denis Hall
O. F.M
St. Jude’s
St. Tude’s
Father Louis
St. Joseph Seminary
Westmont
Ill
St. Anthony High School
1Gt. Dist
St. Louis
Legion of Mary
Quasicrest
St. John the Baptist Church
Jordan
Minn
Our Lady of Angels
Sacred Heart
St. Jude Church
Father Denis
St. Jude
Bible Church Joins Radio Prayer League
The Rev. Gilbert Woodman of New Lenox Bible church announces joining the national Radio Prayer League, an evangelistic movement for youth. Dr. S. H. Patterson of San Francisco, leader of the league, discussed the organization with church leaders. Patterson’s lunch program aided four score underprivileged children in 1930, and government aid expanded the effort to schools nationwide by 1934. A 1160 acre youth camp sits 60 miles north of St. Paul, Minn, and Patterson seeks a wooded area near water for a camp here.
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Gilbert Woodman
New Lenox
United States
St. Paul
Minn
Patterson
Car damaged in hit and run on Parks Avenue
Douglas L. Arnold of Route 1 Mokena told Joliet police early Monday his car was struck and damaged by a hit and run driver while parked on Parks Avenue.
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Douglas L. Arnold
Route 1
Mokena
Joliet City
Parks Avenue
Marines accompany Perry expeditions to Japan in 1853 54
Marines joined Commodore Perry's missions to Japan during 1853 and 1854, aiding naval forces in expanding American presence and interests in Asia. The campaigns pushed diplomatic and trade pressures, shaping early U S japan relations and opening ports for later exchanges.
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Comemodore Perry
Japan
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