Westchester veto blocks 450 pre fab housing project plan
A Cook County zoning board meeting was canceled after a petition to rezone 106 acres at 81st Street and Wolf Road for 450 prefabricated homes was withdrawn. Westchester seeks to separate the parcel from the village. the appeal awaits October term court action. The project faced building code objections demanding brick construction and low costs of 7500 to 10000 dollars.
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Cook County Zoning Bond of Appeals
LaGrange Park
81St St
Wolf. Rd
Zoning Board
Village of
Westchester
County Board of Appeals
George Nixon Construction Co
Raymond Smerge
Association to Study Redistricting Plan Progress
The North La Grange Park association will finish analysis on annexing part of School Dist. 95 to Dist. 102 within weeks despite Dist. 102 opposition. Russell J. Smith, president, said the group will push the proposal forward and complete its report. The association thanked Dist. 102's school board for its help and regretted the board decided before the full report was submitted.
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North la Grange Park Association
Russell J. Smith
Board of Education of Dist
Capt W J Kontur Family Visiting Here
Capt W J Kontur and wife Dorothy Mildred Colley of LaGrange and their eight year old daughter Judith are visiting La Grange from Savannah Georgia until July 14 at the Joseph Kontur home on East Ave. They came to see Capt Kontur's ill mother, who is now improved. Kontur, a 1939 Lyons Township High School graduate, attended Tri State College and served in the Air Force in World War II. He has been stationed in Alaska and South America and two years at Hunter Air Force Base in Savannah.
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William J.kontur
Dorothy Mildred Colley
LaGrange
Judith
Savannah
Joseph Kontur
Eastave
la Grange
Alaska
South America
Hunter Air Force Base
Open Bids for New Lincoln Grammar School
Bids will be opened July 24 at the Lyons board of education meeting for the Lincoln grammar school project in District 103. The new building on the northwest corner of Shields, 44th Street, Custer and Forest avenues replaces Washington school and includes extensive additions to other sites. Total project cost about 550000 dollars with 476000 dollars for the building, most land already acquired with a few parcels to purchase.
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Lincoln Grammar School
Board of Education of Dist
Lyons
Shields, 44Th St
Custer and
Forest Are
Washington
Crown Five Tennis Champs at Gilbert Park event
Five tennis champions were crowned in a July tournament at Gilbert Park sponsored by the LaGrange Recreation Commission. Winners include Lynn Tuttle Betty Butz Gaylord Messick Dick Herberts and Nels Campbell. Tuttle defeated Caroline Hawes 6 0 6 0 in the girls 10 to 14 final. A separate note records long term U S vehicle production growth to 1949.
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Gilbert Park
LaGrange Recreation
Nels Campbell
East Ave
Miss Tuttle
Caroline Hawes
Poplar Ave
District Legion Auxiliary Elects Fifth District Officers
Mrs O Spencer Johnston of LaGrange was elected treasurer of the fifth district American Legion auxiliary at the recent annual meeting. Mrs Joseph Corleto of Brookfield remains on the board as director. Mrs Theodore Suberkropp of Chicago, a former Bellwood auxiliary president, was elected director to succeed Corleto. Past director Mrs Ernest Duckett of Chicago, now Illinois auxiliary president, will preside at the annual convention at the Palmer House in Chicago on September 6 for three days.
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O. Spencer Johnston
S. Madison Ave
LaGrange
American Legion Auxiliary
Joseph Corleto
Sherman Ave
Brookfield
Theodore Suberkropp
Chicago
Bellwood American Legion Auxiliary
Corleto
Ernest Duckett
Chi
Cago
Illinois American Legion Auxiliary
Palmer House
Neutrons: the hardest nuclear particles to detect
More than half of the universe’s mass is believed to consist of neutrons, fundamental building blocks of matter. Despite their abundance, neutrons remain exceptionally elusive to detect due to their neutral charge and subtle interactions with matter.
Lyons Township High to revisit girls gym plan
Dist 204 board of education posts a Wednesday meeting agenda seeking to convert the boys gym to a girls facility. July bids for remodeling ran high at 81,000 and were rejected. New plans will be drafted with cheaper options and include cafeteria expansion and a 150 car parking area. Enrollment opens the second summer term with 392 students.
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Lyons Township
Dist
Bord
George S. Olsen
Glym
Storing Liquified Gases Advances in Storage Steel Use
In the early 1950s rapid advances in low temperature processing and growing interest in bulk storage of liquified gases led to increased use of straight nickel steels.
Want Ad Phone Number Listed for Quick Results
Classified item notes an ad option urging readers to call Lagrange 4600 for rapid response. Context suggests a brief local classifieds line emphasizing contact by telephone for results. No additional details or dates provided.
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Lagrange
Apples Rich in Vitamins A B1 C and Minerals
Apples contain good amounts of vitamins A B1 and C along with small quantities of calcium phosphorus and iron, highlighting their nutritional value as a fruit source.
PSC to Build $135,000 Electric Center in LaGrange
Public Service Co to begin work Aug 1 on a $135,000 electrical distribution unit at 1025 W Hillgrove Ave LaGrange owned parcel. The four-transformer enclosure will sit at the rear of a 125-foot lot with fencing and landscaping preserving many trees. No noise or obstructive features are expected per manager C D McEachran after zoning hearing.
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C.D. McEachran
LaGrange
The
Public Service Co
W. Hillgrove Ave
McEachran
Center to Expand LaGrange Distribution Capacity
A planned service run from Elb station at Cossitt and Tilden will go under the railroad along Brainard and west on Hillgrove to the center. The project aims to boost LaGrange distribution capacity to meet peak fall loads, according to McEachran.
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Cossitt Ave
Elb
Cossitt
Tilden
Brainard
Hillgrove
LaGrange
McEachran
Prompt Treatment Urged for Bovine Udder Injuries
Warns farmers that injuries to teats and udders must be treated quickly to prevent bovine mastitis. Even small scratches can harbor germs, risking infection and milk quality. Advocates prompt cleaning, disinfection, and veterinary consultation.
Worker Seized in Machine At Plant Aided to Berwyn Hospital
A incident at a Products Co plant on Si Field Avenue left a worker trapped in a machine. He was removed by Brooke Field police and taken to a Berwyn hospital for treatment.
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1 Products Co
Si Field Ave
Skunk Escapes Location After Frantic Police Call
A skunk became lost near Rockefeller Place on a Saturday prompting frantic police appeals. The society was notified, and someone suggested it was the owner’s duty to dispose of the animal.
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Rockefeller
Ion
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