Dorothy O'Brien Returns Home in Dekalb Parade
DeKalb resident Dorothy G. O'Brien, a Democratic National convention delegate, arrives to a horn honking, police escorted caravan of about 50 cars. Supporters cheer and banners declare her back in town as she recounts a nationwide radio TV address reached 60 million.
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DeKalb
National Eye
Dorothy G. O'Brien
Platform Committee
Miss O’brien
Los Angeles
O’brien
Dorothy O’brien
Miss O'Brien Seeks Illinois 15th District Congress
Miss O'Brien announces her candidacy for Congress from Illinois 15th District. She vows a vigorous campaign on behalf of herself and state and national candidates.
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Miss O'Brien
Congress
Illinois
ADA to honor news writers in dairy story contest
The American Dairy Association of Illinois announces its annual contest to recognize newspaper coverage of dairy farmers. Eligible entries include metropolitan, daily, weekly, and semi weekly papers. Submissions must be published between June 1, 1960, and February 1, 1961.
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American Dairy Association of Illinois
N. Scott
Joliet
Girl Scouts Camp Travel Highlights Joliet Area Trip
Twenty five Joliet area Girl Scouts will return Saturday from two weeks of camping near Poland Indiana and another group numbering 23 will depart for a two week outing Trailways Girl Scouts from Will Grundy and Kankakee counties use facilities of Sycamore council of Terre Haute Indiana for camping this summer because the local organization lacks a site for this type of camp program. More than 100 Girl Scouts from Trailways council including the Joliet area girls will make use of the Indiana camp in the two camp sessions.
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Joliet Area
Poland
Ind
Trailways
Will
Grundy
Kankakee
Sycamore Council
Terre Haute
Trailways Council
Indiana
Harwood American Legion to Hold Family Picnic
The Harwood post of the American Legion will host its annual family picnic on Sunday from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. at Oak Grove on Larkin road. Activities include games, baseball, a horseshoe tournament and dancing with refreshments available.
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Harwood Post, American Legion
Oak Grove
Larkin Road
4 H members head to leadership camps this weekend
Five 4 H delegates and one committee member are chosen for the junior leadership camp July 26 to 30 at Memorial camp near Monticello. Beverly Tordk Beverly Riegel Don Schultz Ralph Jackson Jr plus Gene Klett attend to learn leadership techniques to share statewide with 4 H youth.
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Robert DeMik
Beecher
Robert Shenk
Wilmington
Farm Boys
Lake West Frankfort
Illinois Technical Forestry Association
Will County
Will County Soil Conservation District
Robert Whitler
Joliet
Shaw-waw-nas-see
Kankakee
Picnic Planned for CF Children by Chicago Chapter
Joliet area parents of cystic fibrosis children join the third annual July 31 picnic organized by the Chicago chapter of the National Cystic Fibrosis Research Foundation. The event at Cermak Rock on Harlem and Ogden avenues in Chicago features accessible games. Joliet residents Mr and Mrs Clarence Jennings Jr Mr and Mrs William Mulcahy and Mr and Mrs Donald Peterson of Braidwood participate.
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Joliet Area
Chica
National
Youth Fellowship convention ends with alcohol stand
Jack Walsh of 1518 Maple Road returned from the General Quadrennial Convention of the Youth Fellowship in Indianapolis. About 1200 delegates from the United States Canada Germany France and Africa attended. The group took a firm stand on alcohol as part of the convention theme Our Unity in Christ with Bishop Reuben H Mueller Mrs James Wyler and Bishop J Gordon Howard as main speakers. Jack belongs to Trinity Evangelical United Brethren Church.
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Jack Walsh
John P. Walsh
Maple Road
Indianapolis
Ind
Youth Fellowship
Evangelical United Brethren Church
United States
Canada
Germany
France
Africa
Reuben H. Mueller
Westcentral
U. S
James Wyler
United Church
J. Gordon Howard
Jack
Trinity Evangelical United Brethren Church
Three Services at St. Peter's Set With Sermon Theme
Three Sunday morning services at St. Peter's Lutheran begin at 8, 9 15 and 10 45 with Go and Sin No More as the sermon theme. Holy communion in the first service. The 10 45 service will be broadcast on Station WJOL.
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St. Peter’s Lutheran’ Church
WJOL
Mission
Speedboys
North Oakland
Erdmann Frenk
St. Peter's Church
Illinois State Normal likely to enroll 650 post session students
Illinois State Normal University expects about 650 students to register for the post session starting August 15. Courses run one to three weeks, enabling teaching assignments by late August. Summer enrollment is about 13 percent higher than a year ago and may surpass 4,250 when registration ends. About half have completed the eight week session on campus.
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Illinois State Normal University
Normal
Lockport Man Serves With Marine Wing At El Toro
Lockport resident Private A Wright son of Mr and Mrs Jacob Wright of 109 Harvard Street is serving with the Third Marine Aircraft Wing at the El Toro Marine Corps Air Station Santa Ana California.
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Lockport
Marine
A. Wright
Jacob Wright
Harvard Street
Third
Marine Aircraft Wing
el Toro
Marine Corps Air Station
Santa Ana
Calif
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