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Newspaper
Brookfield Magnet
Location
Brookfield, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 20, 1951
Page
7
McKown, once a standout, battles back from shoulder and elbow injuries. He resumes workouts at university track, eyeing pole vault and sprint events, hoping to regain peak form for next season.
Lyons Township Junior College travels outside the Suburban Junior College league to face DeKalb JV at 7 in Vaughan gym. The LTJC five also notes an upcoming LT HS varsity game with Springfield's Senators. In other action, Bill Burghardt's Ramblers travel to LaSalle Peru Friday at 5, after a 59 to 58 win over Navy Pier highlighted by Jim Hisler's late free throw. Nesbitt led the Ramblers with 15 points, Kaull added 14, Goodyear starred with 6 points in the final stretch.
Greg Sloan's Lions beat Hinsdale 69 to 35 and Glenbard 72 to 48 to extend their West Suburban league win streak to 16 and 17. Key players Bennett Baker McRae led scoring with solid guard play and safety transitions. Johnson Smith and Bissell showed strong depth as reserve and guard contenders.
The LTHS Camera club showcased top flight photographs from a recent session. Fifteen members used about $1,000 worth of gear to capture portrait shots, unusual angles, lighting studies, and color images with several campus models including Ann Merrill, Donna Murdock, Gail Framburg, Barbara Reuter, Virginia Rhoads, and Jean Ann Taylor.
West Suburban YMCA expressed appreciation for volunteers from the fall swim program at a dinner held recently at Buds Steakhouse. Plans for the winter swim program starting January 19 include a call for volunteer instructors, notes Don Widler, the physical director, who seeks senior lifesavers or water safety volunteers.
Fifteen Kappa Gamma sorority alumnae invite members home from colleges for their December 27 Christmas luncheon at 1 o'clock at Frens in Hinsdale. Mary Louise Llewellyn is in charge with assistants Janice Warner Patricia McCarthy and Ethleen Uecker helping with arrangements.
The Tri Delta club of LaGrange Western Springs and Hinsdale honors actives of the sorority living in the area during the Christmas vacation at Mrs Alfred Stanley home in Western Springs. At the last meeting at Mrs Henry Alinder in LaGrange members completed bedside bags filled for Cook County hospital.
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