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a - a I IT·- All' AF././4/I > All"..Atgly '-** 4"AF7= 1.4, S 4."1*Y..............1 --AlW .7 1%... :Ah-'. *IMS==rn Vol. 1 No.»15 dI»Thursday, June 1, 1961 10 Cents 1st IFoodridge Class Graduates by Jo Landgraf Front row: left to right, Daniel Ortman, Mike Myers, Odette Leach, JULY 4TH PICNIC Shirley Hollowell, Mary Buttry, Nancy Bryant, Sandra Carpenter, James Beahon, Philip Bylnowski. Second row: left to right, Mrs. Elizabeth Crane, Superintendent, George Vymetal, Robert Grissom, John Kostner,'Lester Dubs, James Ryan, Douglas Gulbrandsen,Dominic Sanchez,Jr., Charles Kraut, Andrew Makal and Gerald Guldin. Missing from the picture: Thomas Parrish, Phillip Morrison and Mr. William PLANS UNDERWAY Strong. WHOA, WAA To Sponsor ,» 2 FIRES, SAME .4'' .9 Y " .j ..,P.it -liti.., Annual Family Event '4/4 MT ' *4-0 , 2 6/ 61 r 4 j '6 ViRK » , 'R. 2 - . The second annual Woodridge ir-i .= f Independence Day Celebration STREET, SAME will be held on 12 acres of land located at the west end 71 f . 9 -™. of Everglade, July 4. WEEK by Barbara Cooling - - '.... This celebration is jointly For the second time within one 3, ,- 017/* sponsored by the Woodridge Home week the Fire Department answer- 1 -1 0 2 ' *r Owners' Association and the ed a summons to Sprucewood in ' Woodridge Athletic Association the village. with the V.F.W., Cub Scouts and The Woodridge School will graduate twenty-two students in its the Woodridge Garden Club par- R.N. Lincoln of 7625 Spruce- first graduating class. The commencement exercises will be held in ticipating. wood was in the basement of his the new gymnasium. The class theme is "Long Journey to the Top." home May 26, cleaning the lawn Odette Leach is the Valedictorian having attained the highest Representatives of the WHOA, mower. His five year old daugh- scholastic rating, although WAA and V.F.W will call on ter was with him. Suddenly several others ranked very high. families of the community June Lincoln saw a "wall of fire" Mr. William Strong is the home 3 and 4 to sell tickets at rushing towards him; he grabbed HOSPITAL TO BE BUILT room teacher. $1.50 per family to help defray his daughter Kathy and rushed The Goodrich and Woodridge the cost of fireworks, insurance upstairs. The operator got hold Elementary Schools, District 68 and door prizes. of the fire department. Smoke IN LISLE was seeping thru the floors by Eunice Lee will hold their graduations on Booths will be erected for the when Lincoln reached the bed- June 8, and June 9, respectively. convenience of serving a variety room of his youngest daughter, From dreams to plans to reality of food and ice cream to com - Linda, 18 months old. is the story of a proposed Dr. G. A. Constantine, head of plete the picnic, and for the Arboretum Hospital in Lisle. The the Education Department of playing of games of skill and Lincoln got a piece of glass structure known as the Lisle North Central College will ad - chance. in his hand when he broke a Medical Center located on Route dress both groups. basement window to put a garden 53 and Lacy has been in operation hose inside. for the past three years, and The Goodrich School will grad- Adults softball and boys base- uate 17, the largest class in ball will be played during the Mis July will see the beginning the history of the school. The day. Childrens games are also Turn to page 3, col. 3 of construction for four addit- on the agenda with prizes to be ional floors. theme of the graduation is given to the winners. "Accepting the Challenge." The hospital, designed by Dr. The board of the WHOA has , Frederick Sinkovits, as was the Parents and relatiyes of the challenged the board of the WAA graduates will receive tickets to an exhibition game of volley , f*.:4:4:. ' medical center, will have a 250 F' . YE . I - '»-* „9: -- . bed capacity with a potential through the students. The pub- ball which should be one of the M )-p , , 4.- -- ' M:.,3. ;'U„, lic will be accommodated if ir - expansion of double that amount. highlights of the day. The second floor which is al- space is available. A large display of fireworks - ' ready in use, will be incorpor- is planned for this ated into the hospital plans. gala display will finishyear. offThis -- the day. These plans include an emer- &6511op11ing Center Plans gency room with doctor and nurse in attendance: two operating Expedited"- Kaufman WNR Stail Changes - rooms and one delivery room. A Negotiations to obtain retail Turn to page 3, col. 2 business for the proposed shop- Board Expanded ping center in Woodridge are JUNE 14 FLAG DAY REMINDER Barbara Bonk Mothers now in their final stages ac - In the first major reorgani- FROM THE WOODRIDGE VFW cording to Jack Kaufman of zation of the newspaper staff Fly the Colors,proudly,proudly, Club President Surety Builders. since its inception last fall, Honor it, your dear Old Glory, the board of directors of the Blessed are the dead who saved Members of the Woodridge "We are expecting and hope to Woodridge News Review was in- have a store or stores in oper- the Stars and Stripes. .. Mothers Club elected officers creased from three to seven mem- your Country's story. for the following year at their ation before the end of this bers last week. meeting May 16. year," he said. "We have al- ways been aware of the necessity Rose Freeman, Dee Warner, Nat SOX BEAT CUBS IN BOYS' Elected to the governing for a shopping center and are Shepard, Dick Cooling and Joe board were: Barbara Bonk, presi- trying to expedite preliminaries Beckman were added to the board BASEBALL LEAGUE OPENER dent; Marge Groth, vice prest- for making shopping facilities and will serve with Orville Free- dent; Genevieve Gray, recording available to the residents." man and Carl Warner, the only re- Baseball season officially secretary; Ruth Vondrasek, corre- maining members after Gene 0' opened in Woodridge, Tuesday, sponding secretary and Helga With the progress in the sale Connell resigned May 6. May 16 when Baseball Commissioner, Scudder, treasurer. and development of unit 3, work William T. Roberts, threw out is expected to get underway Other important positions were the flrst ball. First project for the new of- shortly on unit 4. also filled. Orv Freeman was ficers will be the serving of made president of the corporation The Cubs and the Sox met at hot dog lunches to all school and Carl Warner was named the the field on Janes Road to fight editor of the paper. it out,and the Sox won 14-10. children on Tuesday, June 6. Men's Softball Starting Joe Beckman, a financial re- Larry Vukov got credit for the Proceeds from the sale of Date Set these lunches will be applied Bill Miller, chairman of the porter for the Chicago Daily win and his older brother Jack toward the purchase of a motion News, was appointed managing took the loss. The game was Woodridge Athletic Association picture projector for Woodridge Men's Softball League, announced editor. Dick Cooling, a pro- called because of darkness at School. the end of 5 innings by umpire that the league is scheduled to Turn to page 2, col. 1 begin play on Thursday, June 8. George Brigel. The next meeting of the club Turv L4 oace 3, column 2 FIREMEN'S will be held June 13 at 8 p.m. A practice session and choos- BENEFIT DANCE Husbands are invited to attend ing of teams will be held at the Mrs. Larson Aids Route with their wives. old little league field on June TO BE JUNE TENTH 1 at 6:30 p.m. Saturday, June 10, at 8 p.m. 53 Accident Victims Village President's Brother Dies the Woodridge fire department Miller said that already he will hold a dance at the West- A 1958 Volkswagen and a farm Village President William has 35 men signed up to play. mont V.F.W. hall, 47th and Cass tractor met in a head on col - Roberts was called out of town Any other men interested should avenue. Admission will be lision at U.S. 53 and Hobson Sunday, May 21 due to the death call Bob Arnouil at Wo 8-0081. $1.25 per person. Refreshments road on May 25. of his brother. The league is scheduled to play and drinks will be available, every Thursday. and the firemens auxiliary will Mrs. W. Larson,3003 Forest His brother a career man in On May 28, a group of players hold a raffle at the dance. Glen Parkway, who was just re- the Navy had been hospitalized from the Woodridge league travel- turning from a Brownie meeting for some time in Philadelphia. led to Lisle and beat a team The money realized from this in Lisle, was the first one at representing Walter Quinn Con- dance will be used to better the the scene. The funeral was held in Wis - struction in both ends of a department. Turn to page 2, column 2- consin May 26. double-header, 31-3 and 15-5. Page two WOODRIDGE NEWS REVIEW Thursday, June 1, 1961 1 744 746 ; bl ... T.wn.. k.' '2'· 02 2-1 4 = (C =h . 1,-3 *.: _ 38 7: ;Ak Ur'1 2©3!L 1#1926355&JRNIMgkkul*M *2#U, 11223<,9&64&£,6 - Apologies to Gerry Guldin for 61 eena l k * b, Ba,bar@ Arnouil wrongly linking him with a THE WOODRIDGE COMMUNITY NEWSPAPER skunk in the last edition.