Anti-Tank unit earns praise at Camp Ellis summer encampment
Reports from Camp Ellis show the Anti-Tank company of the 228th Infantry Regiment of the National Guard earning major honors during the two week 33rd Division encampment. Maj. Gen. Smykal commends the unit for orderly arrival, winning regimental baseball and volleyball titles, best mess hall, and leading a retreat parade. Acting commander First Lt. Harold J. Carr. Capt. George W. Wahlberg oversees the regiment. Swenson and cooks credited for top mess hall rating after arriving a week early.
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Camp Ellis
228Th Infantry
National Guard
33Rd
Smykal
Ferris
Harold J. Carr
George W. Wahlberg
Wahlberg
Leslie G. Swenson
West Arlington
Smiykal
Swenson
Army company parade and promotions cheer camp duties
The 228th company arrived with rival Chicago units, sharing gifts from Citizens Military Committee Coulterpost. Three enlisted promotions marked their good conduct. Officers and men enjoyed a baseball game, free WWII movies, and passes to nearby towns Bushnell McComb and Havana.
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108Th Engineer
108Th Medics
Sdid
331 Signal and
Chicago
Citizens Military Committee
228Th
Smykal
Charles L. Loehren
Johnathan B. Hayes
West Elm
William Scott
Bellwood
Bushnell
McComb
Havana
Rough It Two Weeks With Peebles Family
Clarence M. Peebles of North Cowley Road and his son Bob a Cornell University student returned last week from a two week fishing trip. After years of collecting they now own a complete camping outfit for two including tent sleeping gear and cooking items. They enjoyed a rugged vacation together. Mrs. Peebles stayed home despite pleas to join.
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Clarence M. Peebles
North Cowley Road
Bob
Cornell University
End to Rosie's handbook annexation push by forest preserve
LaGrange Park leaders press for annexation of a four acre strip between LaGrange Park and Western Springs to block Rosies operation. Walter J. Madigan cites letters to Sheriff Walsh, forest preserve president Erickson, and state's attorney Tuohy urging action and license denial. Charles Savers favors annexation to ensure control. officials caution on title ambiguity and high potential business frontage value. Walsh and Hieronymus outline ongoing enforcement, daily checks, and past raid dates with 17 arrests and $630 fines since 1946.
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Forest Preserve
Rosie
Walter J. Madigan
LaGrange’ Park
Madigan
LaGrange Park
Elmer Walsh
William Erickson
Forest Preserve Commissioners
William Tuohy
Rogie’s
Noman’s
LaGrange and
Western Springs
Forest’ Preserve
Charles G. Savers
Forest Preserve District
Savers
Sauers
State’s Attorney Office
Walsh
Richard B. Austin
Tuohy
Russell Baker
Chicago Crime Commission
Rex E Hieronymus
A. H. Johnson
Highway Police
Hieronymus
Rosies
Johnson
Grupp
Local business listings fragment spans Brookfield and Grand boulevards
Numerous storefronts and shops listed with addresses on Grand boulevard Brookfield Ogden Avenue Fairview Avenue Broadway and Maple Avenue. Businesses include meat market hardware store pharmacy shoe service cleaners dry goods department store beauty shop bakery flower shop and more, dense with street names and numbers.
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Royal Blue Milk Jug
Grand ‘Boulevard
John Tlapa
Grand
Standard Shoe Repair
Avon Cleaners
Grand Boulevard
Economy Diary
Maple Avenue
Joe Horn
Ogden Avenue
Modern Food
Kathryn Armbruster
Brookfield
Hardware & Paint Co
Co. E. Taylor
Swatek’s Department
Colonel’s Men’s Shop
Diamond Fruit Market
Irv's
Fairview Avenue
Myron Fisher’s Pharmacy
Strandquist Shoe
Brookfield,Dari-Mart
Grand Bootery
Crystal Bakery
Broadway
Hub Hardware
Railroads Turn Scrap Into Steel Supply Source
Railroads reclaimed more than a ton of scrap metal for every two tons of iron and steel bought over the past four years. This scrap, essential to steel production, could supply all the steel provided to the railroads.
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Iron and Steel Industry
University of Illinois awards three scholarships to Riversiders
Three Riverside Brookfield high school graduates won University of Illinois scholarships after competitive exams conducted by County Superintendent Edward B. Simon. Recipients are Delores Kennedy of 317 Shenstone, Carol Anne Kirby of 289 Olmstead, and Franklin Nienstedt of 175 South Cote.
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Riverside- Brookfield ‘High School
University of Illinois
Edward B. Simon
Riversiders
Delores Kennedy
Shenstone
Carol Anne Kirby
Olmstead
Franklin Nienstedt
Southcote
Vitamin Color Coded Diet Trend
A note highlights foods rich in natural color such as cream butter eggs carrots squash and green vegetables as sources of vitamin color coded benefits. It promotes a colorful table as fashionable and nutritious.
White and Yellow Bass in Kentucky Waters
Kentucky hosts both white bass and yellow bass. White bass is a northern species while yellow bass is southern.
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Kentucky
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Topsin
Parade
Broadway Food Mart
Broadway Brookfield
Brookfield Deal Savings AN Loan Association
ry-Coel
W Erriers Laboratory
Good Housekeeping
ORLY
Onus Stores
Fage Onp
Ture
Strandquist
U. of IL
Rouge Hand Bags
Sumtek
LOWRY
Montgomery Ward & CO
City and Stat
Sones
Distbutor Mourting
Nersa
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