Our Savior Lutheran Cornerstone Laying Aug 14
Our Savior Lutheran church plans a cornerstone ceremony on Sunday August 14 after morning services. Rev Donald Christiansen will preside. the 200000 project aims for completion by mid October with brick exterior and cathedral glass windows forming a cross shaped nave and adjoining spaces.
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Our Savior Lutheran
Our Savior Lutheran Church
Hufford Junior High School
Donald Christiansen
Marcus T. Zill
Ray Pritz
Pritz
Black Road
Palladium Drive
Illinois lures Hambletonian trotting aces
Eight year old Hambletonians head to Illinois for three Grand Circuit meets. Grand Circuit banners will fly at Sportsman's Park Cicero for five nights. The $15000 American National Trot is set for next Tuesday. Trotters move to the Illinois State Fair Springfield August 15 to 19.
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Ilnois
Sportsman’s Park
Cicero
Springfield
Mardi Gras Season Opens at Riverview Park in August
Riverview Park kicks off a 21 day Mardi Gras celebration on August 18 with more than a hundred marching bands. The event runs nightly except Mondays through Labor Day weekend, promising the park’s famous carnival atmosphere and summer excitement.
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Chicago
Riverview Park
Riverview
Mardi Gras at Riverview Park Features Music Tourney and Wonderland Parade
On September 5 Riverview Park closes its season with two main events. The Tournament of Music gathers uniformed bands from Illinois Michigan Indiana Wisconsin and Iowa in multiple age and group classes. The Wonderland on Parade draws from Alice in Wonderland Winter Wonderland and Riverview’s own summer amusement heritage.
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Riverview
Illinois
Michigan
Indiana
Wisconsin
Iowa
The Tares Among the Wheat Sermon at St. Peter's
St Peter's Evangelical Lutheran church will broadcast and host three Sunday services at 8 9 10 45 a.m with communion at 8 and 9 15. The 9 45 a.m. misread time will be aired on WJOL. Sunday school starts 9 30 at Mission Sunday School and 9 20 and 10 43 at St Peter's school. Adult Bible class gathers 9 30. Vespers are aired on WJOL Tuesday at 7.
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St. Peter’s Evangelical Lutheran Church
WJOL
Mission Sunday School
Speed Boys Athletic Club
St. Peter's School
Arctic Test Center assignment for Pfc William J. Hoyt
Army Pfc William J. Hoyt, son of Mrs. Margaret M. Hoyt of New Lenox, has been assigned to the First Arctic Test center at Fort Churchill, Canada. The 19 year old attended Lincoln Way High School.
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Fort Churchill
Canada
William J. Hoyt
Margaret M. Hoyt
Francis
New Lenox
Lincoln Way High School
Promotion for Howard M. Taylor at Elgin Joliet & Eastern
Howard M. Taylor of 409 East Bevan was named division electrical foreman for the Elgin Joliet and Eastern railway, replacing James G. Noel who retires. Taylor joined the railroad in 1950, became assistant foreman in 1959, and is a Joliet Township High School graduate married to Beverly Jacques.
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Howard M. Taylor
E. Bevan
Elgin, Joliet & Eastern Railway
James G. Noel
Motive Power
C. G. Mahoney
G. F. Bachman
Taylor
Joliet Township
Electro Motive Corp
Beverly Jacques
Army Pvt Keltz Completes Radio Teletype Course
Army Pvt Charles H Keltz son of Mr and Mrs Robert Keltz 306 Third Avenue recently completed a 15 week radio teletype operation course at the Southeastern Signal School Fort Gordon Ga He attended Joliet Township High School Nine of ten Radio Free Europe programs break through the Communist jamming network on one or more frequencies in most areas of the Iron Curtain countries Defense costs per family in the United States are about 1000 a year.
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Army
Charles H. Keltz
Robert .Keltz
Third Avenue
Southeastern Signal School
Joliet Township
Radio Free Europe
Iron Curtain
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