Jaycees Complete Community Survey Findings for Rolling Meadows
Community survey sponsored by the Rolling Meadows Jaycees sampled over 10 percent of homes to reveal top concerns. Parks and libraries lead resident priorities, with schools and transportation following. medical center and bank rank high for commercial needs. The report notes a high interest in work among men, average ages and earnings, and female employment trends. Diamonds were first found in the United States in Arkansas in 1906.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph Stecker
Rolling Meadows Jaycees
Jaycees
Rolling Meadows
United States
Arkansas
John, J. Woods
Woods
Jaycee
George Seyter
Charles
Haley
Stecker
Testimonial Dinner Honors Stuart R. Paddock Editor of Year
A testimonial dinner for Stuart R. Paddock publisher of the Arlington Heights Herald is set for Tuesday June 30 in the high school cafeteria on E Foundry Rd. Paddock recently named Editor of the Year by the Illinois Press Association. Dr John Paul Stafford will speak. Tickets are $3.50, reservations with Wilbert Hartmann or John Schaff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stuart R. Paddock
The
Arlington Heights Herald
M.7* & Ee High School
E. Foundry Rd
Paddock
Illinois Press Association
Wilbert Hartmann
Chamber of Commerce
N. Evergreen
John Schaff
Arlington High School
New Village Hall Purchase Clears Path for Builders
Arlington Heights village board adopts the 1959 60 budget and approves a $65 000 sales contract for the new hall site. The lot fronts 106 feet on State road north of the S State road parking area. The budget allocates about $300 000 for construction including the site price.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arlington Heights
S. State Rd
State Rd
City council weighs school funding over annexation fees
The Rolling Meadows council faces a hard choice between preserving a $200 per home school district contribution versus a $100 annexation fee for water facilities. Builders say a higher levy risks market demand, while district leaders warn of a $55,000 shortfall and ongoing bond costs for Salk and other schools.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kimball Hill
Rolling Meadows
Old City Council
550 Hill
Central Rd
Palatine-Rolling Meadows
Walter Sundling
Palatine
Sandling
County Centre
Winston Park
Hill Homes
Ald
Tory Waldron
City Water Department
Phil Prete
Ald. Prete
Rolling Meadows Fire Carnival Nets About $9000
Early tabulations show the Rolling Meadows firemen carnival raised about $9,000 for fire equipment. Grand prize winner Marvin Wessel of Chicago received a 1959 Mercury after purchasing the ticket through a coworker. Major winners included a Roll ing Meadows couple with a film projector and Mount Prospect youths with bicycles. Final figures expected in two weeks. Funds support mortgage payments on fire trucks and new equipment. Bert Trager chaired the event with 38 firefighters aiding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rolling Meadows
Bud” Broeske
Capt
Bert Trager
Don Soderberg
Mercury
Marvin Wessel
W. Barry Ave
Chicago
Wessel
Janet
Susan
Sandy
Ruto-Mercury
Arlington Heights
Proctor and Gamble
Harold Fiebig
Quail Lane
Ronald Ryan
Mount Prospect
George Aldrich
Jim* Malec
Joan Petkus Wins Mt Prospect Lions $500 Scholarship
Joan Petkus of 121 N Wille Mt Prospect has been named winner of the Mt Prospect Lions Club $500 scholarship for 1959. She will attend Southern Illinois University Carbondale and plans to teach after graduation. The award comes from the clubs civic and welfare fund.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joan Petkus
N. Wille
Mt. Prospect
Dick Airey
Dance Saturday To Benefit Parks In Des Plaines
Swing-A-Park plans a fundraising dance at Carpenters Hall in Des Plaines with Russ Newmann and his orchestra. All profits benefit the park fund and a summer recreation program. tickets at the door or via Max Kolin. The four point program includes bond authorization under 500000, bond sale, and bid letting for development along Salt Creek. A free vehicle safety inspection is set for June 20 at Arlington Fender and Body.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carpenters Hall
Des Plaines
Russ Newmann
Park Fund
Dance
Max Kolin
Kolin
Park Board
Park District
Salt Creek
Arlington
Palatine Executive to Address University Workshop on School Building Problems
Eric Jones of Palatine High School board and Kimball-Hill builder serves as a consultant for A. J. delBianco & Associates. He will speak at a two week University of Illinois Champaign seminar starting June 22 on current school building problems and solutions with other lecturers including Harold Gores and William Caudill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sundling
Eric Jones
N. Linden
Palatine
University of Ilinois
Champaign
Harold Gores
The
Ford Foundation
William Caudill
Also Mentioned on This Page
Farm News
John Paul Stafford
Rogers Park Methodist Church
Dick Roto
Roto- Mercury
Barry Ave
By Helene Bristol
Kimball Hill Schoo
Jonas Salk
Salk School
Pleasant Hill
Cardinal Sr
John Hayes
Hayes
Fire Department
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