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Newspaper
Brookfield Magnet
Location
Brookfield, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 25, 1947
Page
5
A class participation report notes full engagement and a drive led by Marian Brownell and Miss Ruth Corley under the Have a Heart group of the Girls club. Funds and food will benefit the Community Nursing association as the drive runs through the train era.
Deputy Comptroller Richard J. Daley told the county board that a 5 to 6 percent salary rise for 5,508 employes must be trimmed to avoid a shortfall of up to 2 million. A public hearing was set for December to consider a 6.45 million spending plan, with 274 new jobs eyed for potential reductions.
Young men may continue education in the United States Air Force under a popular new plan. Enlistees choose training before joining and may access correspondence courses through the Armed Forces Institute. First Sergeant Joss Gibbs will provide details at LaGrange State Employment Agency on Mondays and Tuesdays, and at Brookfield post office on Wednesdays. Florida's prehistoric pets reveal a rich ancient fauna, with tapirs, llamas, peccaries, mastodons, rhinoceri, horses, and saber‑toothed tigers once thriving in the state’s marshes.
1947 sales data show average annual per capita egg consumption may reach 400 eggs in the current year. The United States operates with over 3,000 county home demonstration agents guiding local programs.
Readable fragments show spending for public works including billing machines at 000, county building elevators at 250, and a vault space project at 150,000. The notes suggest a larger plan of permanent improvements with varied allocations across county infrastructure.
The MAC SEB PIOY oe inors awarded prizes totaling 625 dollars for top 1967 suggestions under the company system at a yearend Palmer House conference. Britton I Budd presented 200 dollars to Norman Figan and John Bourg Joliet for a wood frame extension to outdoor meter boxes. Second prize went to Thomas Snedden Evergreen Park for a Norw rative postage t rodes in Norw series marking its 300th anniversary.
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