Area Scouts Build Model Boats for USS Hope Dinner
Boy Scout troop 154 at Blackhawk Park builds scale models of the USS Hope to aid the People to People Health Foundation. The 200 hour effort produced over 100 parts per boat, finished under Scoutmaster Lewandowski. Models served as centerpieces and were later sold to raise funds for the Hope.
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Blackhawk Park
Jeremiah Nolan
Vate
Alan Schrachta
Dickens
Ron Lewandowski
Ron Nasello
Chuck Cuconato
Dennis Brase
Jim Krzeminski
Tom
Jim Strozewski
John Schrachta
Michael Doll
Rick Nasello
Lynn Schrachta
Marlene Hale
New York
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Boy Scout Troop
Model Aids Real Thing 154 Fund Raising Dinner
Scouts contributed about 200 man hours to build the Is for a dinner supporting the operation of Hope. The event aims to raise funds and engage the community in this charitable effort.
Bethel Church Honors Members On Anniversaries
Bethel Evangelical Lutheran church in Hirsch and Springfield held a Sunday service honoring long marriage spans. Oscar Buergers celebrated 60 years on August 21, while Jens Knudsens marked 50 years, with Rev Martin Buerger of Bethlehem Lutheran in St Louis as guest preacher. An open house followed at the Buerger home.
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Bethel Evangelical Lutheran Church
Hirsch
Springfield
McEmvells
Oscar Buergers
Wabansia
Jens Knudsens
Wrightwood
Martin Buerger
Bethlehem Lutheran Church
St Louis
Knudsens
Buerger
PKU Screening Cleared by Illinois Experts
Illinois doctors and advocates affirm the mandatory PKU newborn screening program. The Illinois Association for the Mentally Retarded credits the test with saving 18 babies from mental retardation in 18 months. Updated PKU procedures will be mailed to 14,000 Illinois physicians by state medical groups.
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Illinois Association For
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Illinois Department of Public Health Advisory Committee
Yells About Burglars Frighten Neighbors
Mrs. Clara Michael, 72, saw two youths in tan jackets prowling her home at 2430 N Hamlin at 8 30 a m Wednesday. She cried Call the police to a neighbor as they fled. Police said burglars entered through a rear basement door and stole $20.
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N. Hamlin
Clara Michael
Pilgrimage Religion Opens Labor Day Weekend at Camp Wonderland
A Labor Day pilgrimage at Salvation Army Camp Wonderland near Antioch Illinois runs September 1 to 4 in a camp meeting style with inspirational talks, recreation, music by Rockford Temple Band and Pilgrimage String Band, youth and adult study classes, meals and lodging for families, and a 3 PM September 3 music festival.
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Salvation Army
Camp Wonderland
Antioch
Ill
Gordon A. Foubister
Northern Illinois Division
Rockford
Don’t Abandon Summer Pets Plea from Welfare League
The American Animal Welfare League at 6224 S. Wabash warns vacationers not to abandon pets when leaving Illinois resorts and cottages. Abandoning animals is cruel and illegal, punishable by up to a $200 fine.
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Illinois
Animal Welfare League
S. Wabash
Seaman Randy J. Siegmund Serves On USS Hollister
Seaman Randy J. Siegmund USN son of Herman J. Siegmund and wife of 4028 Augusta lives, serves as crew member on the Seventh Fleet destroyer USS Hollister which completed a year as a permanent Western Pacific unit.
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Randy J. Siegmund
USN
Herman J. Siegmund
Augusta
Seventh Fleet
Hollister
The Real Test of Man’s Worth on Youth
A brief aphorism notes that a man’s value is measured by his impact on younger generations, emphasizing influence over personal achievements.
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