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Newspaper
Brookfield Magnet
Location
Brookfield, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Aug 22, 1946
Page
12
Lyons Township High School and the Junior College announce opening week activities with registration, book purchases, and fee payments. Seniors begin Monday, followed by juniors Tuesday, sophomores Wednesday, and freshmen Thursday. Freshman orientation Friday starts at 8:30 with a shortened class schedule to acclimate students before full opening on September 9.
Bist 102 schedules a sale of new and used textbooks at Consitt Avenue gym Thursday August 29. Hours are 9 am to 4 pm. Saturday 9:30 to 11:30 am. Used books sold by PTA at Congress Park and Ogden Avenue schools September 3 10 o'clock to 1 o'clock and 3:30 o'clock. Additional sales September 4 1:30 to 8:30 pm and September 5 10 to 12 am and 1 to 3:30 pm for all pupils in District 102.
The text notes one year use of six billion pounds of fluid milk for ice cream production and over 70 bows of fruit and eight million pounds of nuts in manufacturing. It also mentions the 1911 introduction of the electric self starter for automobiles.
The Universal Oil Products physics division at Joliet road and Lawndale avenue in McCook houses an electron microscope magnifying 16000 times. Dr. Glenn Webb leads a 260-member team researching catalysts, fuels, and materials to aid small refineries and compete with major oil companies, with innovations aiding aviation fuel and long lasting catalysts. The unit, funded at about 250000 dollars, features a 12-element automatic calculator and cross-disciplinary staff advancing practical, marketable improvements for petroleum use.
A reader voices frustration over a limit on veteran participation in the job training program and questions why billions subsidize farmers and foreign nations while veterans on aid face reduced wages. The letter argues for a salary ceiling that allows subsistence while noting government subsidies distort wages and criticizes Congress for prolonged subsidization of many sectors.
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