Reconstruction on U S 41 Near Lake Forest
Illinois highway officials describe a five stage reconstruction of U S 41 from the Wisconsin line to Lake Forest. The 17 mile project adds concrete widening to 24 feet per lane, pothole repair, under sealing, a three layer bituminous resurfacing, and reshaping shoulders to ease pull offs. Completion eyed by November 1 1951 with work rolling one segment at a time to minimize delays.
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Chicagoland
O Motor Club
RT. Cash
Division of Highways
U. S. 41
Jane
Wisconsin State Line
Lake Forest
Wisconsin
Coniusion
Milwaukee
Pressing Corduroys On The Wrong Aide Seven Wrinkles
A fragment notes pressing corduroys to remove wrinkles with hints for quick resets. The text is unclear and may contain misread phrases such as wrong aide and damp conditions, suggesting guidance on fabric care.
Brookfield Magnet Free Move at Drive-In July 26
Brookfield residents with auto stickers gain free admission for a family night at the 65 Drive-In theater on Grange Road north of Route 66. Two features play: Kirk Douglas and Virginia Mayo in The Great Divide and Richard Basehart with Valentine Cortesa in House on Telegraph Hill. Plot details note a Nazi in Poland and a San Francisco setting. Western gunplay highlights Along the Great Divide.
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Brookfield
Richard Basehart
Valentine Cortesa
Telegraph Hill
Poland
San Francisco
Mosquito Brood Expected July 23 in Des Plaines District
Heavy rains of about two and a half inches spurred a new mosquito brood inside and outside the Des Plaines Valley Abatement district. Ot McFeely, president, says larvae will become adults in about 15 days, around July 25, with earlier rains already producing smaller broods on June 7 and July 15. Spraying with 8 percent DDT began July 10 and nightly fogging using three fog generators started July 16 to curb outside district hatches by July 23.
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DesPlaines Valley
Ot McFeely
Remarkable 91 Year Old Hermit of Edgewood Woods
In a forest preserve off M Edgewood Ave West, 91 year old Mrs Marie Horeck lives alone in the same five acre home for 54 years. She shares stories of the wooded past, cares for seven children across several states, and relies on a battery clock and neighborly calls for daily errands while her garden memories endure.
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Forest Preserves
M. Edgewood Ave
Sf Harding
Marie Hereck
Forest Preserve District
St. Louis
Brookfield
Emma Druck
Induction Notices Issued for Draft Board 111 Aug 3
Eighteen men from local draft board No 111 were ordered to report for induction on August 3 under the accelerated draft program announced by Mrs Margaretta Pierson head of Area ITI Selective Service at 3722 S Harlem Ave. Forty men will receive notices to report for pre induction physical examinations on August 7. The August 3 inductees stand in sharp contrast to the July 9 call which included John C McBride Raymond J Bomsteader and John C
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Draft Board No. 111
Margaretta Pierson
ITI
Selective Service
S. Harlem Ave
Induction Eligibility Discussed by School Official
A school official discusses a student's possible induction status, suggesting that if the student does not return to school a decision may be made to place him on the eligible list for induction. The remarks imply uncertainty about the student's intentions and the school’s supervisory role.
London Tea Tasters Pause For Afternoon Tea
London tea tasters in a London importing house work all day smelling tasting and feeling samples of ground tea. At 4 o'clock, they pause briefly for their afternoon tea.
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London
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Gladys Kosik
Edward J. Pentis Jr
St. Barbara's Catholic Church
South Prairie
Cor
Frank J. Kosik
Raymond Ave
Edward J. Pentis Sr
Vernon Ave
Riverside-Brookfield
St. Barbara‘s
Fenwick High School
Oak Park
Lagrange
31St St
Brookfield, Ill
Brive
Reg
Ture
Yae Seu
Tore
Grey & Rose
Cinamon
Beige
Broadway
Parma
Vera
22Nd Street
Petersen
Burlington Ave
Burlingston and
Longcommon
North
Longcommon Road
Riverside
Illinois River
Estebrook
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