Scouts Earn Waterfront Skills at Delavan Camp Meet
Hundreds of scouts attended the first Delavan Wisconsin camp period earning 262 waterfront awards. Twenty five learned to swim and four advanced to swimmer status as awards covered swimming life saving rowing canoeing and seamanship. The second period opened with plans for the 1949 camping season and a June 26 start.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lake Delavan
Scout Council
Wisconsin
Hobart
Iatler
Scoutcraft
J. F. Hahn
Berwyn
J. C. Brough
Roy G. Hart
LaGrange
Ray Snyder
Western Springs
Suny
Acorn and Oak Leaf Awards For Troop 93 Scouts
A list of scouts including Thomas Benda Irvin Braun Robert Cejka William Haugh Robert Kniesly Kenneth Kopecky Kelvyn Lawrence Stephen O'Donnell Milton Smith Donald Van Cura and George Vojta receive acorn or oak leaf awards after completing beginners and swimmers tests and first class requirements. Advice on mud care for footwear and leather items notes prompt removal of wet mud, drying, and polishing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brookfield
Kenneth Klecka
Donald Rowling
Wallace Myles
Gross School
Joseph Blaha
Ronald Hallett
Charles Nicosia
William Penne
Ronald
Troop
Methodist Church
John Harazin
George Knepple
William Koupal
Robert Seiler
Bill Sykora
Glenn Tabor
Richard Vitek
James W. Benes
Raymand Dvorak
Ed Maciejewski
Harold Meyer
Congregational Church
Harold Dibblee
Anton Kmoch
John Chlada
John
Vilha
St. Barbara's Catholic Church
Roy Barta
John Bacon
John Flora
Lincoln School
Riverside
Bilty Bonnell
Acorn
David Howl
Alfred Littlefield
Thomas Benda
Irvin Braun
Robert Cejka
William Haugh
Robert Kniesly
Kenneth Kopecky
Kelvyn’ Lawrence
Stephen O’donnell
Milton ‘Smith
Donald van Cura
George Vojta
Oak Leaf
English Channel Attempt Ends Short for Cavill in 1877
Frederick Cavill, an English born swimmer following Capt. Mathew Webb, reached about 50 yards from shore after 12 hours 15 minutes but failed when boatmen refused to send a small craft to guide him through shallow waters, preventing the final push to land.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick Cavill
Mathew Webb
English Channel
Cavill
Residents and visitors share Lake Geneva and local events
South Brookfield locals and guests recount a weekend at Lake Geneva Wisconsin. Visits from Huntington West Virginia and Western Springs marked a social week with multiple gatherings. Troop 88 held a camping trip at North Aurora while a car collision damaged a parked vehicle near H Arami’s Park Avenue home. Harold Peel and family toured Wisconsin and Minnesota covering 1400 miles in eight days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
BSA
Lincoln School
Tokarz
Harold Peel
North Aurora
Elm Avenue
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Senior Mrs Kerns Brush Demonstration Review
Mrs Kerns hosted a brush demonstration last week while Mr and Mrs Morant and their daughter Donna Mae from Park followed with a two week trip to Bigi Gull Lake in Northern Minnesota.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kerns
Brush
Mrs. B. Morant
Donna Mae
Park Avenue
Bigi Gull Lake
Minnesota
Water use and pricing in Chicagoland suburbs
The Chicago Tribune this week reports Brookfield North Riverside and 42 suburbs collectively draw 1,427,000 gallons daily from Chicago water. Allocation varies with resale through districts, with major users including Cicero Oak Park Berwyn Harvey Maywood Park Ridge and others. Commissioner Hewitt seeks higher charges for neighboring communities under 1889 sanitary district law.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brookfield
North Riverside
Chicago Tribune
Brookfield Zoo
Riverside
Chicago
Oscar F. Hewitt
Chicagoland
Cicero
Oak Park
Berwyn
Harvey
Maywood
Park Ridge
Westchester-Broadview
LaGrange Park
Elmwood Park
Melrose Park
Brookfield- North Riverside
Forest Park
Calumet City
Birth of Terence John Blaida in Champaign
A son was born to Mr and Mrs Lawrence J Blaida at Mercy Hospital Champaign on July 9. Mrs Blaida is formerly Miss Mary Sayles of 3611 Raymond Avenue. The newborn has been named Terence John Blaida.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrence J. Blaida
Mercy Hospital
Champaign
Blaida
Mary Sayles
Raymond Avenue
Terrence John Blaida
Navajo Nation's Largest Tribe and Livelihoods Described
Navajo Indians of Arizona form the nation s largest tribe living in hogans made of mud and logs. The piece notes rug and jewelry sales and occasional labor as the chief income sources for the tribe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arizona
Wick-Soaked Flower Vase Trick From Pipe Cleaner
A short stenmed flower stays fresh in a slim vase by slitting the flower end and wrapping it with a pipe cleaner. The cleaner dips into the water and acts as a wick to feed the bloom.
Snow Crystal Recorder Tracks Snow Storms Geometrics
A snow crystal recorder created by electrical manufacturers for the U S Army Signal Corps and the Office of Naval Research prints on paper the shape size and frequency of snow crystals in a storm to study nature's moods and improve weather insights.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S. Army Signal Corps
Office of Naval Research
Packaged Bees Weighing Count Reveals Bee Numbers
A practical note explains that a standard one pound bee package would contain about 3 500 to 4 500 individual bees when counted, illustrating the typical density of packed bees for shipping or sale.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Jack Bardwick
James Gooper
Richard Nickey
Richard Rinehart
Methoist
William Brandenburg
E Freer
James Welford
Presbyterian Church
John Steibel
Holy Name Society
Masonic Home
Jack Sieger
Legion Post
Paul Féiten
Robert Schenk
McClure School
David Griffins
Bellwood
Ole S205
Salt Creek
Brookfield Sportsmens’ Club
Ke Waltons
Leslie Read
Bobby Duran
Robert Gabel
Joyce Gielow
Warren Hauschild
Sandra Kanik
Karen Hauschild
Jim Firley
Carol Wenz
Virginia Bilek
Tom Duran
Bobby Chalewick
Dale Kanak
Earl Hauschild
Joan Kotler
Joan Manley
Beverly Fox
Carlos Wahlstrom
Don Konetsky
Sharon Gardner
Nancy Koler
Maryann Mallard
Billy Schaffert
Glen Tabor
Charles ‘Impey
Herman Blohn
Pat Purl
South Brookfield
Joyce Klock
Forest Avenue
Katie
Mary Stimac
Sadler Avenue
Lake Geneva
Wis
F. Jennings
Huntington, W. Va
Ruth Kershner
B. A. Rose
Prairie Avenue
A. R. Dyck
Custer Avenue
Maywood Park
Almar
Fred Kauper
Downers Grove
Charles Klock
Mrs. Arami
Mines Hall
Lech
Morant
Maivald
Turski
Lasner Brothers
Marty
Glasner
ICALE
Alister CO
Tog
Hudson
Chevrolet
Ederal Savings
Land Loan Association
Grand Blvd
Tel
THE
Brookfield Magnet Thurs
Snow Crystal Recorder
N.Y. Purchas
Bembergs
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