Yesterday and Today: The History of Troop 607 Boy Scouts
By Mark Murphy Boy Scout Troop 607 from Bethany Union Church, 1750 W. 103rd St. was established on May 19, 1921. In six months, they will celebrate 100 years as an active troop, a real achievement. Following World War II, the Boy Scouts grew tremendously in popularity. Over time some troops folded into others or […]
The Boy Scout Heart
By Seamus Murphy, Star Rank Scout and Troop 607 Historian On June 10, 1929, a train crew employee for the Grand Trunk Western found a young boy lying along the railroad tracks in Palos. The boy was dead. His body was taken to the nearest undertaker and after a time was moved to the county morgue. The boy’s body remained there, unidentified, for 22 days. The only hint […]