Lincoln PTA Highlights Channel 11 Talk on Education Plan
Lincoln school PTA held a February meeting featuring Philip Lewis of Chicago's Department of Education outlining future Channel 11 educational TV plans. A $125 Channel 11 contribution was given by PTA president John Coykendall. Honorees included Mrs. George Polivka and five others. The nominating committee reported officers for the coming year. First grade mothers served cherry tarts and coffee. attendance awards went to Mrs. Radecki's class.
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Lincoln School
PTA
Philip Lewis
Department of Education
Chicago
Channel 11
Lewis
John Coykendall
George Polivka
Harold Peel
William Harthgen
Albert Hoppe
Harold Hague
Joseph Stevens
Mergorial Scholarship Fund
Joseph Kadlee
John Long
Martin Hoppert
Hamlin Iverson
John Pernicka
Anton Lissy
Joseph Kadlec
George Coates
Radecki
Sokol Exhibition Planned March 6
Sokol members present a gymnastic exhibition at National hall 8909 Prairie Ave Saturday March 6 starting at 7 30 p m The program includes calisthenics apparatus work and junior and adult drills showcasing Sokols in physical culture entertainment proceeds support the organization
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Sokol
National Hall
Prairie Ave
Hhis
Sokols
Library Friends Elect Mrs. Glick President
The Brookfield Friends of the Library announced the unanimous election of officers for 1954 1955 with Mrs Curtis Glick as president Mrs Frank Mears as vice president program chairman and Mrs John Doogey as secretary treasurer The nominating board chaired by Mrs Walter Smith proposed the slate and discussed continuing afternoon programs with possible evening meetings Tickets for the next season will be available at the March Meeting and members urged to renew then.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brookfield ‘Friends of the’ Library
Curtis Glick
Frank Mears
John Doogey
Walter Smith
T. Hadee
Russell Farrell
Rose
Sunes
Expect D Sante Come of Lieut Schreiber
Briefs filed in the case of Lt George Schreiber who was convicted in a Korea court martial for the shooting of a Korean by two subordinates. A decision is expected soon. Attorneys Beardsley and Castle filed briefs. Col A W Tolen and Maj Jesse O Bryan participate in the appeal before the Board of Review of the U S Air Force. Reginal C Harmon is judge advocate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Schreiber
Korea
Washington
Grenville Beardsley
Castle
Illinois
Stratton
A. W. Tolen
Appelate Defense Council
Jesse O Bryan
Schreiber
Board of Review
U. S. Air Force
Reginal C. Harmon
Air Force
Castle and Beardsley
Camp Cook
Calif
Eugene P Seymour 68 Dies in Highland Park
Eugene P Seymour 68 longtime Brookfield resident retired to a railroad men’s home in Highland Park died Monday morning Funeral services were held Wednesday at 2 pm from the Highland Park funeral home with interment at Mooney cemetery Survivors include daughter Rosalie of La Grange and his wife had died nine years ago He worked 22 years as a Burlington expressman and was a suburban train collector earlier in life
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Eugene P. Seymour
Brookfield
Highland Park
Mooney Cemetery
Seymour
Burlington
E. B. Dreher
Sunnyside Ave
Greenview Ave
Hollywood
Park
Railroad
South John’s
Rosalie
la Grange
Bus purse theft near Brookfield Zoo nabbed by police
Sgt Carl F Firley and Capt von reotadt pursued a group after a purse vanished from a bus seat. The suspects were traced to Brookfield Zoo area where police recovered most of the money and the wallet from the youths. Mrs Evelyn Melton of 4324 Dubois engaged the driver during the incident. LaGrange police were notified and Sgt Finley followed up the case.
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Carl F. Firley
Brookiel
von Re Eotadt Ee Pandog
Brookfield Zoo
Evelyn. Melton
DuBois
LaGrange
Finley
Buegel
Brook Park School add bids opened by Brookfield district
Brookfield LaGrange Park district 95 opened bids Feb 10 for the Brook Park School addition. Sixty four bids were received for general work plus heating and ventilating plumbing and electrical bids. Chell & Anderson of Chicago will be general contractor with Adelman Heating Chicago plumbing Suburban Plumbing Riverside and Merrick Electric Chicago handling trades. Excavation to start this week, with use hoped early 1955.
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Board of Education, Dist. No
Brookfield-LaGrange Park
Brook Park School
Dist. No. 95
Brook Park
Chell & Anderson of
Chicago
Villa Park
South LaGrange
Adelman Heating Corporation
Suburban Plumbing Co
Riverside
Merrick Electric Co
Chell & Anderson
Board of Education
Brookfield Hosts Suburban Table Tennis Tourney Recap
The Brookfield recreation department hosted the third monthly suburban table tennis tournament at Riverside Brookfield High School gym last Saturday afternoon. Sixty contestants from Oak Park Glen Ellyn Elmhurst LaGrange and Brookfield competed from 1 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. Brookfield winners in the Boys Intermediate division were Phil Grigiski Bill Durbin Lance White head and Merle Schmidt placed fourth in the Men’s Division. The next tourney will be in Oak Park on March 13 with Brookfield entries invited. Regular practices Monday at 7 p.m. in Fraternity hall 8829 Prairie Ave are led by Merle Schmidt who invites all members. A registration fee grants membership and equipment is provided. Boys and girls men and women are welcome to compete both at practice and in tournaments.
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Brookfield
Riverside-Brookfield
Oak Park
Glen Ellyn
Elmhurst
LaGrange
Phil Grigiski
Bill Durbin
Lance Whitehead
Illinois Bell Requests Hike in Phone Rates
Illinois Bell seeks rate increases nationwide with a Brookfield plan adding toll free service to 118000 telephones across 31 suburbs including Cicero Berwyn and Oak Park. The proposal would raise charges by community size and add new message rate options within a 28 mile zone of downtown Chicago and beyond.
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Brookfield
Cicéro
Berwyn
Oak Park
Illinois Bell Telephone Co
Illinois Commerce Commission
Springfield
Illinois Bell
Illinois
Chicago
F. C. Ford
Bell
William V. Kahler
Ford
Ilinois Bell
Rob Westfield Dari Mart robbed on Grand Blvd
Thieves fled with 68 dollars in cash and other goods from Westfield Dari Mart on Grand boulevard February 21. Entry was gained through a rear window. loot included cigars, franks, eggs, saues, and 60 dozen eggs. The prior robbery used the same entry point.
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Westfield Dami Mart
Grand Blvd
Westfield Dari Mart
Annual caucus report from the library meetings
A garbled note describes a series of library caucus sessions with brief mentions of meetings, dates, and yearly activities. The text references a set of items and a summary of ongoing efforts across several gatherings, but specifics are unclear due to transcription errors.
Cage Regional Showdown Draws Top Illinois Teams
Illinois top ranked LaGrange and Morton pace the Riverside Brookfield regional tourney opening March 1 with six of ten players from last year’s champs. Hinsdale Argo Morgan Park Downers Grove Reavis and Riverside Brookfield also compete as LaGrange aims to remain unbeaten in the West Suburban race and Morton seeks a strong regional run. The five day event fills four thousand seats nightly with early games March 1 at 7 p.m. and 8:30 p.m.
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Illinois
LaGrange
Morton
Riverside-Brookfield High School
Hinsdale Argo
Morgan Park
Downers Grove
Reavis
Riverside-Brookfield
Champaign
Tate
Ted. Caiazza
Sonpienion
Jonal
Coles
Glick
Joe. ii
Chuck Sedgewick
Dave McKeag
Harold Caffey
Willard Jo
Retu
Cicero
Ron Hain and Co
Hinsch
Joon
LaGrange Ag
Caiazza and
Battle Morgan
Park
Morpen
Jack
Voyda
Riverside- Brookfield
Downers
Riverside
Kubricht Elected Head Of Ogden Avenue Business Men
Eugene Kubricht was chosen president of the Ogden Avenue Improvement association in Brookfield at the first organization meeting held Wednesday evening February 17. About 35 Ogden area owners attended as the group planned a program and by laws for village board cooperation to improve business along the avenue. Other officers include Vice President P. S. Watson secretary Earl Schultz and treasurer Joe Otto.
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Eugene Kubricht
Kubricht
Ogden Ave
Ogden Avenue Improvement Association
Joe Otto
Earl Schultz
Pleasant Watson
Schultz
Otto
Watson
Brookfield
Ogden.ave
Ogden and
Devo
P. S. Watson
Otto Ad’ Schultz
Ogden
Noe
Grand Vd
Riverside Brookfield High School First Semester Honor Roll
First semester honors list from Riverside Brookfield High School includes seniors and juniors such as Judith Cok Dorothy Dietrich and Robert Cross, with a long roster of students across Sophomore and Freshman classes. Names span multiple families and reflect a broad cohort of the school’s early 1954 scholars.
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Riverside- Brookfield
Riverside
Frederick An
Judith Cok
Dorothy Diane Dietrich
Phyllis It
Susan Hastings
Arlene Johnson
Gail Kulie
Nancy Lindquist
Rosalie Maier
Gaylord Rogeness
Barbara Zi
Robert Cross
Edwin Dropka
Carol Jaros
Melvin Krejer
Ellen’ Kuchar
Gayle Altheide
Barbara‘ Cerny
Nancy. Fisher
Tom Mansager
Patricia . Walker
Stephen’ Weddle
Janet Alonge
Carl Althelde
Linda . Bradley
Gary Docken
Toni Hadas
Dianne Humel
Marilyn Peters
Robert Peters
Judith’ Schmerling
Lorel Vernon
Village Park Purchase Debate Spurs Public Meeting
Residents weigh buying Ja ds Park and land parcel near Gerritson as precinct teams rally about 200 people. A village meeting at Gross School heard petitions, maps, and questions as Village Manager Bash discussed a Kiwanis Park purchase funded by corporate funds and a $10,000 annual payment.
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Ja Ds Park
Shields
Gerritson
Gross School
Kiwanis
En Oak
Also Mentioned on This Page
Prof
Magnuson
Chicago Bar Association
The
Bar Association
March of Dimes Returns
Myron Fisher
Kiwanis Club
Archie Schonemann
Aoe Park
Lincoln
Brook
Lincoln Pta
Parent-Teachers Group
Library Friends
Lieut. Schreiber
Recreation Department
Ogden Improvement Group
Ilinois Commerce Commission
Rob Westfield
Dari
A&b
Loretta Bardauskas
Patricia
Donald Catalino
Carol Cotta
Joan Daw
Roselyn Baccoll
Melissa Exdell
Patricia “Glen
Peggy Soret
Ee Mn
Hubert Jac
Shilo
John Ro Tania
Iley' Josen
Lorain
Kellman
Alan ‘Alles ‘Linn
Toyes
San Marshall
Sang de McGillivray
Sally
Jon
Nelson
Joseph Okeyancy
Oating
Rue “Purcell
Cay Rubin
la Schreiber
Judith
Jone Jaine Smith
William Tiedt
Barbara Vancura
Roger Wagner
Mary Jo Wetzel
Carol Ann Bauminer
Carol
Buettner
Paris
Robert Whitehead
Ares
Maryanne’ Archdale
Kenneth, Bartosz
Lynn
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