Itasca’s History Up Close From a Longtime Resident
Edward Lake, a 63 year Itasca resident, recalls a dairy and railroad town that grew with a cheese factory and milk plant. He notes progress brings roads and air traffic, while cherishing a slower pace and a sense of home at 311 Willow St.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ken Hardwicke
Itasca
Edward Lake
Lake
Tasca
Elgin
Elm
Orchard Street
Hines Lumber Co
Tiasca
Ben's Place
Irving Park Rd
New England
Luehring
Glenn Mensching
Itasca State Bank
B. B. Clover
Leke
Clover
Irving
Este
Helen
Willow St
Ithaca
Minnesota Lake
Prairie
Elijah Smith
Aid Family Effort Expands DuPage ADC Child Aid
George Apostolas, superintendent of Wheaton Public Aid, leads a county program with the YMCA to send eight DuPage ADC children to Timber Trail Day Camp for two weeks. Donations fund the $85 camp cost. state and federal funding support aid for blind, disabled, and aged—and families unable to meet basic needs.
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Mama
George Apostolas
Department of Public Aid
DuPage County
Apostolas
Wheaton
Aid To
B. R. Ryall ‘Ymca
Glen Ellyn
ADC
Timber Trail
Sharon Stredde
YMCA
Apostolos
Glenbard North seniors win scholarships from student groups
Fourteen Glenbard North High School seniors were recent recipients of scholarships awarded by student organizations.
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Glenbard North High School
Glenbard North
Raymond W. Livingston
Glenbard North Music Boosters Club
Mary Ann Jirsa
Christine Quigley
Carol Stream Womens
Debbie Nichols
Larry Ingrassia
Lettermen’s Club
Don Hoshaw
Caduceus Club
Yvonne Callais
American Association
New Complex Is Proposed In Roselle At Special Meeting
Pulte Construction proposes a planned unit development in Roselle annexed 117 acres north of Towne Acres and east of Turner's Pond. The firm seeks zoning variations and higher density to build apartments on part of the site. The board will also discuss a parking lot lease adjacent to a new railroad station north of Irving Park Road east of the viaduct.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pulte Construction Corp
Roselle
Pulte
Towne Acres
Turner’s Pond
Irving Park Road
Wicke to Join Bensonville Schools as Assistant Supervisor
The Bensonville and Fenton boards approve hiring Wicke at 19500 split between districts. Wicke, 46, with 18 years as a superintendent, will begin July 1 and oversee business affairs after Kenneth Carroll’s resignation. ISCS study to include population projections and transportation needs.
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Bensenville
Board of Education
Fenton High School Dist
Wicke
Kenneth Carroll
Carroll
Skokie
Earlville
Union
Martin Zuckerman
Bensonville
Martin Romme
Fenton
Dist. 2
Dist
Wood Dale Elementary
Ilinois Schools Consulting Service
ISCS
Zuckerman
Roselle Jaycee of the Month Named Ralph Giessen
Ralph Giessen was selected Roselle Jaycee of the Month for extensive participation in Jaycee projects since joining. He was elected external vice president and works as a buyer for Allied Electronics in Chicago with wife Kathy at 56 N Granville. golf is his hobby.
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Ralph Giessen
Giessen
Jaycee
Kathy
N. Granville
Allied Electronics
Chicago
Civil defense urged for peacetime and nuclear emergencies
Wood Dale civil defense director Donald Hall warns shelters are essential for both peacetime disasters and nuclear incidents. He notes 19 DuPage communities have shelters, many understocked, and cites missing emergency operating center and radiological training needs.
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Donald Hall
Wood Dale Civil Defense
Hamel
DuPage
Wood Dale
Bensenville
Itasca
Addison
Nelson Bowser
DuPage County
New Cases Handled by DuPage Public Defender May Report
DuPage County public defender Edwin L. Douglas reported 90 new cases in May across the Circuit Magistrate and County Courts. The office conducted 9 additional interviews and consultations for residents seeking advice. At May 1 there were 257 cases pending. 155 were disposed of during May.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
DuPage County
Pupuc
Edwin L. Douglas
DuPage County Board of Supervisors
Public Defender’s Office
Wandiea
Douglas
The
Sign-up Set For Roselle Park Summer Program
Registration for the Roselle Park District summer program opens today and runs tomorrow at the Scout Lodge on Pine Street from 9 a.m. to noon and 1 to 5 p.m. Activities include playground time arts and crafts finger painting a self protection class and tennis lessons.
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Roselle Park District
Pine Street
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Way Lake
Presbyterian Church
Wesley Luehring
Senior Citizen
Milwaukee and St. Paul
Itasca Country Club
Tke
Aid Family
By Linda Cowie
Katherine Codding
Elmhurst
U. S. Army
Golden Knights
DuPage County Air Show
North Avenue West
United States
W. Lake St
Wood Dale Road
Itasca Register
Xrupusnea Monaay
Paddock Publications, Inc
Illinois
Seoghinos Eos
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