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Newspaper
Brookfield Magnet
Location
Brookfield, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jul 05, 1951
Page
7
Su-Lin the panda grew from ten to eighty one pounds in ten weeks and favored cereals and greens. Mei-Mei arrived weighing 24 pounds and grew to 300, a roughneck with a slow charm. Mei-Lan joined later, both sharing enclosure quirks and tense meetings.
The District 102 board rejects annexing the LaGrange Park portion into its area. In a June 30 letter to North LaGrange Park Association president Russell J. Smith, secretary F. G. Tuttle details the board’s stance after reviewing financial and contractual issues. The analysis cites Brookpark school costs, bond burdens, and expected enrollment growth through 1940 as reasons the plan is not in 102’s best interest.
The Chicago Daily News describes Mei-Lan the Giant Panda and the Mei Lan naming, noting Su-Lin's misgendering after death and debates over panda classification. Roy Scott and A T Steele delivered the animal, with Taechin Lu present at Dearborn Street. The article mentions Chicago Chinatown improvements and panda lore amid Harkness’s July 1947 Pittsburgh death and LaGrange lecture appearances.
The Corral announces a July 28 dance with Chuck Novak's band. It will close July 4 and stay open most summer nights Monday Wednesday Friday Saturday. Freshman memberships total 200. The second annual Ping Pong tournament is July 6 at 8 pm. Red Cross uses the Corral as blood donor unit HQ for its Chicago visit. New officers are Don Bissell president Ronnie Clarke Donna Murdock Ginny Lindahl.
Pvt. Frank Joseph Murphy, son of Mrs. G. McGrath of 4026 Prairie Brookfield, has been assigned to the Rehabilitation Training detachment of the 1277th Area Service unit at Camp Kilmer New Jersey for duty as a disciplinary guard. He was ordered into service in February 1951 and is a Lyons Township High School graduate of 1947. He arrived at Camp Kilmer from Fort Devens Massachusetts.
Miss Joan Thacker of 463 London Road Riverside has accepted an invitation to pledge Kappa Kappa Gamma at the University of Illinois Champaign. A senior at R-B High School she plans to enroll for the fall term studying liberal arts and sciences.
A loving family honors Louis Pichler Jr who died June 26 1941 and Louis Pichler Sr who died May 13 1948. They are not forgotten and will be remembered as long as life and memory last.
Don Louie, a well known youth evangelist, will lead a Weat Suburban Youth for Christ rally on July 14 at 7 45 p.m. at Downers Grove High School. Special music will be provided.
Fragmentary note mentions a trio and gospel music event tied to evangelical circles. No clear date or venue given. Readable entities include Evangelical and Gospel, but key specifics are missing.
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