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Newspaper
Brookfield Magnet
Location
Brookfield, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jul 19, 1951
Page
7
A 1950s school expansion plan details Hodgkins and related projects costing 251960 dollars. Contracts cover plumbing, ventilating, and interiors for a new kindergarten through eighth grade complex at 52nd and Spring, with four bids and daily board meetings through July.
Lela Hanmer will present a varied program with Gertrude Slager Joan Zitt Kalin ist and Elaine Hubbard as soloists in the eighth concert of the series. Slager 14 year old pianist from Clarendon Hills performs movements from Grieg A minor concerto and studies at Downers Grove. Zitt senior at Downers Grove High School plays Cordelli La Folia Variations with orchestral backing and studies with Margaret Porter Thompson. Hubbard young artist trained by Hans Angerman will sing Do Not Go My Love and Schubert songs as part of the Bach ensemble church concert in Hinsdale.
State Treasurer William G. Stratton reports June 1951 sales tax deposits at 15,533,501.97, down from 16,103,655.87 in June 1950. Retail occupation tax rose, lifting six month totals to 96,587,884.99 this year vs 85,048,856.19 last year, with motor fuel tax up 746,476.65 versus June 1950.
Six officers and 87 enlisted men from the LaGrange National Guard spent two weeks at Camp Grayling Michigan. Led by Capt George Wahlberg the unit trained in tents, bivouac, and operating tanks and 76 mm howitzers. The 228th Infantry and 33rd Division staff oversaw exercises including mock warfare and radio communications.
Evanston street and parking lot meters brought in 126,292 in 1950, with 84,855 reinvested to acquire and develop off street facilities as a permanent solution. All street meters and all but one off street lot operated at a profit in 1950. By end of 1959 meters totaled 1,482 and from 1948 to 1950 they took in 325,589, most of which funded new facilities.
A magnesium rod has been manufactured to prevent rusting in household hot water tanks. It targets corrosion at the rod rather than attacking the tank walls, extending tank life.
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