Student election seeds set for next year
Voters prepare for a junior class race with seats opening and a tight contest. Names such as Wilma Knonr and Reed are mentioned among candidates along with a slate including Diana Khrane and Connie Roy.
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Newspaper
Brookfield Magnet
Location
Brookfield, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Apr 24, 1947
Page
3
Voters prepare for a junior class race with seats opening and a tight contest. Names such as Wilma Knonr and Reed are mentioned among candidates along with a slate including Diana Khrane and Connie Roy.
The Robinsdale group hosted its sixth annual athletic banquet with a roast beef dinner served by home economics girls and a speech by Dolph Stanley urging clean play. Drama teacher richdane Eyre’s serious play debuts this week, and student plans include adopting a French school in Europe, with France chosen. Baseball captain Bob Lukas leads the team after a win over Proviso, while tennis standout matches featured Bob Hoffman and Chuck Steinke, and track peers head to Wheaton Relays for another strong showing.
A legend says Cambodian women once fought beside male warriors and earned the right to wear warriors garments. Today men and women dress similarly in bright cloth draped as loose tunics.
The Brookfield Magnet publishes a revised Gold Star Veterans list to aid a planned World War II memorial. Relatives are urged to mail data to the Magnet Box, Brookfield UT, for items to be added to the roster. names and addresses of veterans are listed, with a grounds plot east of the village hall eyed as site.
Advice on whether a refrigerator is new or old focuses on care rules. Tips cover proper placement in bright sun, radiator risks, keeping to 40 to 50 degree air temperature, defrosting without sharp tools, cleaning rubber seals, condenser, drain pipe and trap, and using authorized service for repairs.
Notes indicate diseases resembling undulant fever appear in Hippocrates writings dated between 160 and 357 B.C. The reference suggests early recognition of fever patterns in ancient medical literature.
A fragmented Riverside News passage blends political caution about Henry Wallace with references to World War II era leadership. It moves into reflections on winter clothing for workers, then shifts to a long note on an upcoming Mount Palomar telescope project, its star studies, and funding. The piece mixes opinions with speculative science details and era context.
The District 102 school band program features Miss Lesly Markunis directing an intermediate orchestra, concert band, and concert orchestra performing pieces by Bennett and others. Faculty and community members are invited to attend as student ensembles showcase talent across two evenings at Cessitt School.
Series answers by 4 C Gibson, employment rep, Harlois State Employment Service. Question asks about claiming unused leave settlement after a veteran husband dies. Decision: cash payment to eligible survivor if survivor present, deadline Sept 1, 1967. References to Finance Officer Army, Bureau of Naval Personnel, Coast Guard Commandant terminals. Second question asks for compensation rates for service connected disabilities.
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