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Newspaper

Brookfield Magnet

Location

Brookfield, Illinois, United States of America

Date

Aug 27, 1953

Page

5

Boxing Benefit Brings Local Youths to Ring at Dover

Local youths led by Larry Baer and siblings stage a junior boxing showcase at 154 Dover Street. The event, dubbed a benefits night for the group, features Tom Baer and John Baer among contenders, with Katherine Strome and Dorothy Kanapa assisting. A standing room crowd enjoyed posters, baton twirling, and popcorn as lessons from preliminary training were showcased amid talk of safer neighborhood activities.

Fea Larry Baer Tom Baer Tiger” John N. Dover Bch Mike Neustadt Bell P Alan al” Ellicson Ellieson Dover Baer Ibbed Eeeftee Tcket Katherine Strome Dorothy Kanapa Meg Judy Ellicson Whter Kathy Bns Susa

DAR Benefit Plans for RUS NS Edgewood Members

Members of the Western Springs chapter including Mrs George H Brodie planned a fund raising fit card party. Mrs Ralston R Western Springs chairs the event and tickets are available to all chapter members.

RUS Edgewood Mi Means George H. Brodie Ralston R. F Western Springs Vail

Evans Township High to Open Football Practice Monday

Varsity and frosh squads begin drills at Evans Township High School with sessions Monday through Friday. Bennett’s varsity at 10 AM and 6 PM, Deason’s frosh at 9 AM and 3 PM, uniforms issued midweek, and a 9 AM Monday meeting for varsity in the locker room. Les Glick as line coach, Art Sandusky aiding backs and ends, Sloan moving to athletic director duties at Park Forest.

Evans Township High School Chuck Bennett Russ Deason Bennett Les Glick Greg Sloan Sloan Park Forest High School Art Sandusky Ferch Sandusky

Brookfield Federals Clinch Top Pony League Spot

Last Sunday the Brookfield Federals defeated Kiwanis 4 to 3 to clinch the first round top seed. Salaweek pitched a no hitter, while three errors by Federal teammates produced three Fifth inning runs. Arab Fewers and Toepper booted three errors that allowed runs. Saturday the Carpenters beat Kiwanis 9 to 1 to claim second place as post season prompts began. Kiwanis finished third, Lonster House last. weekend action determines second round winner with a 2 p.m. Saturday start and Sunday 1 30 p.m. doubleheader.

Brookfield Federal Kiwanis Salaweek Arab Fewers Toepper Carpenters Kiwans Lonster House Federals Kiwanis Park

Forest Road PTA Maps Fall Programs

Forest Road PTA outlines plans for the 1953 54 season under the theme Our responsibility to our children and community. Speakers include Dr Rudolph Dreikurs in September and C Lewis Martin in November with March guest Officer Joseph Fidoral of the Chicago Crime Prevention bureau. February features youth activities and a May color film travelogue. Alfred Romig calls extra meeting September 15 to finalize ways and means plans. Calendars will be distributed to members.

Forest Road Pta James Muller Rudolph Dreikurs Lewis Martin Joseph Fidoral Chicago Crime Prevention Bureau Fidoral Bureau Tsik Om LTHS Alfred Romig Ways and Means

Timely Exhibit On Hayfever at Museum Display

A new exhibit on hayfever opened at the Museum of Science and Industry and runs through September. Prepared by Oren C Durham chair of the Pollen Survey committee and Abbot Laboratories chief botanist, with University of Illinois Medical School input, it details grasses and weeds that produce pollen. An enlarged ragweed pollen model about 75 000 times larger than actual size is featured.

Museum of Science and Industry Oren C. Durham Council On Aeroallergens American Academy of Allergy Abbot Laboratories Tom Jones University of Minois United States Maine Adirondacks Florida Gulf Coast Chicago Illinois

Juvenile garbage can dumpers captured in Hollywood

Police nabbed two juvenile suspects dumping garbage cans in Hollywood during early hours. The youths were taken into custody and assigned to a backtracking cleanup crew after being given a lecture. Reports indicate the incidents occurred at two different addresses.

Hollywood

Ragweed pollen and hayfever exhibit details explained

The exhibit explains ragweed pollen causes hay fever and asthma like symptoms. It shows a pollen model with a one ounce ragweed sample of about 500 million grains and explains skin tests, allergy sensitivity, and the geographic distribution of pollen across the United States including Mississippi valley and Gulf coast areas.

Bauer United States Mississippi Valley Cascade Mountains Ore

Hot lacquer process gains wide industrial use

Heat driven lacquer thinning replaces volatile solvents in the hot lacquer process. It enables spraying for finishes in automotive and furniture manufacturing and is spreading to many other industries.

Conference on traffic court administration planned at Northwestern

A five day conference on traffic courts and law administration for judges prosecutors and justices of the peace will be held Oct 12 to 16 at Northwestern University School of Law in Chicago. It is organized by the ABA traffic court committee the law school and the Traffic Institute of Northwestern. It is one of four regional meetings yearly across the country with further sessions planned in other regions. The program emphasizes swift efficient work to reduce traffic accidents.

Ray Eliot Fighting Illini Rod Lengini Cenior North Chicago Waukegan University of Mlinois Memorial Stadium Nebraska Stanford Minnesota Syracuse Purdue Michigan Northwestern Universit School of Law East Chicago Ave Chicago American Bar Association Law School Traffic Institute of Northwestern University Midwest James P. Economos American’ Bar Association

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