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Newspaper
Brookfield Magnet
Location
Brookfield, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jul 19, 1951
Page
2
Fragmentary OCR text lists scattered names and addresses such as Brook and Prairiciate with odd codes and numbers. It mentions a payment option and a street reference to Dry ath Park and W Harris. The overall item reads as a damaged public notice with unreadable fragments and unclear action.
A family tour narrated by Mrs. Howard Gresh describes a vacation starting at TSO Blanchan ave visit to Solon Springs Wisconsin with Cha-4ek’s sister and family, then to Mahnomen Minnesota at Howard Belson’s home. They visited Fargo North Dakota, Grand Forks North Dakota, Anamoose North Dakota, and East Troy Wisconsin. Stops include Bad Lands and Black Hills South Dakota. The journey covered 8320 miles with varied weather from rain to 40 degrees.
A coroner's jury found accidental death in Emmanuel Schmidt's drowning at Lemont quarry where plans were advanced to bar swimmers. Attorneys and officials discussed disposal and possible oiling of the surface, with state officials cautious about objections. Schmidt, 17, was one of several youths linked to past quarry fatalities.
Mrs Melville, a founder of the First Congregational Church in 1894, and her husband were among the nine charter members. She studied law before marriage, led youth groups from her home Melville hall near Burlington station, served on Riverside Brookfield High School board, helped relocate the high school to Hollywood, aided Brookfield Health Center, and contributed to Red Cross work in World War I. Burial is Tuesday.
Brookfield residents are invited to the 66 Drive In Theatre on Route 66 through Thursday to see two features Joan Crawford in Goodbye My Fancy and Last Outpost. Starting Friday the lineup adds Along the Great Divide and House on Telegraph Hill with a stellar cast including Valentina Cortese Richard Basehart and Fay Baker. The western Along the Great Divide follows a U S Marshal in a desert locale and a down to the minute plot.
Jake J. Dumelle, administrative assistant to the Village Manager, attended a Peoria conference sponsored by a cement company. The meeting focused on soil-cement stabilization and was held Tuesday with Dumelle spending the day at the event.
Superintendent M M Hummel says if Brook Park School cannot open after Labor Day, Groas School may run split sessions for the first three grades. First grade would attend morning, 8 to noon, second session from noon to 4. This temporary plan aims to last no more than a month before snow flies.
A local project outlines on time completion and opening goals while detailing attendance estimates of 1,160 to 1,200 split between Brook Park and Gross. Demolition of the old Gross building continues with a south wing expansion planned to add 14 rooms by September 1952. Existing work includes interior decoration and new chairs amid a period of crowding and a materials shortage.
Observers report mares at foaling time prefer solitude and resist human presence. They may attempt to halt delivery until they feel unwatched or alone, behavior noted by breeders during late gestation and labor.
Torrential rain and high winds forced the fifth Plymouth Chicagoland Model Airplane contest postponement to Saturday July 1. Captain Richard M. Oliver organized arrangements for U S Naval Air Station Glenview inviting more than 500 competitors from Chicago and suburbs. Navy Phantom jet demonstrations and midget races remain on the schedule weather permitting for July 21 with an expected crowd of 75 000 to 100 000.
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