Brits Resist Commercial TV in Public Battle
A London report says Britain's National Television Council, including top political and cultural figures, has organized to oppose commercial television. The piece surveys media saturation, advertising, and public speech, noting a heated clash as Britain plans to stand against the shift, with Archie Schonemann providing commentary on the scene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
National Television Council
Britain
Paris
Horace Greeley
Horace
Beethoven
Brahms
Archie Schonemann
Kratoskas Enjoy Wisconsin Vacation Highlights
Myr. and Mrs. George Kratoska and daughter Patricia vacationed in Wisconsin visiting the Dells with a boat ride guided by an Indian. On their return they spent a day at the Shawano Indian reservations where the water falls attracted attention and a centennial parade drew interest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Myr
George Kratoska
Patricia
Wisconsin
Dells
Shawano
Wis
Huebner to Attend Lambda Chi Seminar at DePauw
Kent Huebner of 3304 Oak will participate as official delegate from the Purdue University Lambda Chi Alpha chapter at the third biennial Management Training seminar on DePauw University campus August 23 to 28. More than 300 undergraduates and visitors from 147 chapters in 45 states and 4 Canadian provinces are expected. Lambda Chi Alpha, founded at Boston University in 1909, is headquartered in Indianapolis, Indiana.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kent Huebner
Lambda Chi Alpha
DePauw University
Purdue University
Canadian
Boston University
Indianapolis
Ind
Teenage Dance Club Planned Wednesdays in Brookfield
A dance club for Brookfield teens is being organized by Brookfield Newcomers Alumnae and the Brookfield Recreation department. Weekly dances begin Wednesday July 29 at National Hall from 8 to 10 pm with a dance orchestra and light refreshments. admission 50 cents per teen. If popular, dances continue each Wednesday through Sept 2. Balloons contest prizes to be awarded July 27 to holders with greatest distance from Brookfield based on ID cards.
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Brookfield
Burial of Pvt Kilroy in Mt Emblem Monday
Funeral services for Pvt. Frank Kilroy were held Monday at Paloucek Funeral Home and interment occurred at Mt Emblem cemetery. A Ft. Sheridan firing squad and bugler participated, and Amvets presented the flag to the family. Kilroy, killed in Korea May 15 1953, entered service July 11 1952. He attended Gross School and Riverside Brookfield High School, where he played wrestling and football. He is survived by his parents Mr and Mrs Raymond Kilroy, a sister Elaine Shemanske, grandmother Mrs Josephine Azzarello, and nephew Thomas R Shemanske.
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Pvt
Frank Kilroy
Paloucek
Grand Blvd
Mt. Emblem Cemetery
Ft. Sheridan
Amvets
William T. Fyt
Kilroy Gross
Sat. Davis
Brookfield
Brooklyn
New York
Milton D. Bayly
Pvt. Kilroy
Raymond Kilroy
Liberty Blvd
Westmont
Elaine Shemanske
Josephine Azzarello
Thomas R. Shemanske
Children Plan Picnic At Brookfield Zoo
More than 125 members of the West Suburban YMCA swim program plan a picnic at the Brookfield Zoo today as part of the summer schedule. Weekly, children swim and also participate in a weekly activity as part of the program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Suburban Ymca
Brookfield Zoo
First Collection Tops 3 Million in Lyons Township Taxes
William M. Galvin reported at the July 14 board of town auditors meeting in LaGrange that Lyons township’s first collection of 1952 taxes totaled 3,182,310.47, up from last year. The report breaks down 715,423.56 in personal property, 1,819,611.32 first installment, 597,275.59 second installment real estate taxes, and 15,387 for salaries and expenses. Delinquent payments must go to the county treasurer by Aug 31 with 1 percent monthly penalty after Aug 31. The excess commissions totaled 47,209.10 after deductions for salary and expenses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William M. Galvin
Lyons Township
Board of Town Auditors
LaGrange
Galvin
John B. Brenza
Chicago
Brookfield Notes Include Travel Card And Local News
A Brookfield community column covers Jake Dumelle’s July 1 Chartres postcard about a hostel trip, six girls and five fellows, with Paris next. Also reported: Otto Schmuckl fell from a ladder but was deemed uninjured. various Brookfield residents and visitors, Kiwanis programs, narcotics talk, recordings in NY, and upcoming flower show plans in Garfield Park.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jake Dumelle
Brookfield
Chartres
Paris
Longtime Brookfield Lt Zahora Quits Police Force
Lt George Zahora, oldest Brookfield Police member, has resigned as of Aug 2 1953. He said he received several employment offers but has not decided. Zahora served 234 years on the force and graduated from five FBI police schools in Berwyn, LaGrange, and LaGrange Park. He has lived in the village about 48 years at 4006 Elm Ave for 26 years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Zahora
Brookfield
Zahora
FBI
Berwyn
LaGrange
LaGrange Park
Elm Ave
Lt Sehnoutka Joins 45th In Korea As Forward Observer
Second Lt Norman R Sehnoutka son of Mr and Mrs Edward F Sehnoutka 3733 Harrison Ave Brookfield recently joined the 45th Infantry division in Korea He was previously in Japan with the 24th Division A Herzl Junior College Chicago graduate he worked for Moretrench Corp before entering the US Army in 1952 The 45th Division which began as Oklahoma National Guard has fought in Korea since December 1951 including heavy action on T Bone Hill last summer.
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45Th Infantry
Korea
Norman R. Sehnoutka
Edward F. Sehnoutka
Harrison Ave
Brookfield
45Th Infantry Division
Sehnoutka
Japan
Herzl Junior College
Chicago
Moretrench Corp
US Army
Oklahoma National Guard
T-Bone Hill
Girl Scout Log Western Invasion Rocky Mountain Journey
A Girl Scout unit details its western trip in July, entering the Rocky Mountains via Big Thompson Canyon and camping at Glacier Basin. They shop in Estes Park, attend rodeo events with Hollywood guests, view lectures, hike to Beau, Dream, Emerald Lakes, and visit Trail Ridge Road with stops at Rainbow Curve and Iceberg Lake.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rocky Mountains
Big Thompson Canyon
Glacier Basin Campground
Estes Park
Rex Allen
Monty Montana
Hollywood
Moraine Museum
Naturalis
Saddle
Beau Lake
Mymph Lake
Dream Lake
Emerald Lake
W.M. C.A
Rocky Mountain National Park
Trail Ridge Road
Parks
Rainbow Curve
Fall River Pass
Continental Divide
Conviction in Seoul U S Army Trial Report
Chicago Tribune reports from Seoul dated July 18 state Airman Thomas L Kinder was sentenced to life for the murder of a South Korean civilian. Co defendants Lt George Schreiber and former Airman Robert W Toth face trials, with Schreiber expected to be tried next. Pre mediated murder charges arose from a Korean found in a restricted base area near Pusan.
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Seoul
Korea
Chicago Tribune
Thomas L. Kinder
George Schreiber
Hollywood
Robert W. Toth
Pittsburgh
Schreiber
Brookfield
Pusan
Brookfield Recreation Program Outlined by Supt Radke
Brookfield Recreation Commission reports 523 registrants for the summer program with a weekly attendance of 1008. Activities include archery arts and crafts golf teenage baseball badminton horse shoes children's games Little league and swimming. Little league accounts for 250 while swimming 243. The five day schedule runs afternoons with a golf class Wednesday evening 7 to 9. Instructors named include Mr and Mrs Radke Mr and Mrs Grimes Messrs Nikodem Anderson French Holbrook Hatfield Burghardt Coniglio Mitchell and Miss Haas Kocour Croak.
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Brookfield Recreation Commission
Willow Springs
Radke
Irv Grimes
Mitchel
Saperstein
Kocour
Bill Radke
Grimes
Mssrs
Nikodem
Anderson
French
Holbrook
Hatfield
Burghardt
Coniglio
Mitchell
Haas
Croak
Falling Truck Tire Breaks Girl's Hands in Accident
A four year old girl named Diane Murphy of Western Springs suffered multiple fractures in both hands when a truck tire fell on her on Saturday. She was transported to Hinsdale San for treatment. In the same period, six other area residents received injuries and were treated at Hinsdale San, including Stephen Chapman 11 months, Brookfield. Edward Kohout 42, Brookfield. Ronald Gauch 20, Brookfield. Frances Schneberg 52, Brookfield. Stephen Bendes 17 months, LaGrange Highlands. and Kathrine Dungay 214 Chicago, who required stomach pumping after ingesting a substance while visiting LaGrange.
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Diane Murphy
Hampton Ave
Western Springs
Diane
Hinsdale San
San
Stephen Chapman
Blanchan Ave
Brookfield
Edward Kohout
DuBois Blvd
Ronald Gauch
Kemman Ave
Frances Schneberg
Lincoln Ave
Brook
Will Consider School Budget Dist 102 Budget Meeting
District 102 school board members meet to review an 85 page annual report and tentative budget for 1953 54. If approved the budget opens for public inspection August 12 to September 16 at Cossitt school office with a public hearing September 16. Final filing with Lyons township treasurer and Cook county clerk due by September 22. Also on the agenda are annual reports for special school fund pupil's textbook fund and the speech and health departments plus seven teachers for September employment and district bills.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lyons Township
Cook County
Happenings on a Hot Day Turn Newsworthy
A local man beats his dog after an anger flare sparked by an animal bite. A cook’s left hand burns when a match flame ignites a gas burner, frying a cookbook but causing no injuries. A horse roams West Sadler at six in the morning feasting on edible property until captured, with the owner planning a complaint.
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West Sadler
Pvt Vannatter Assigned to 7th Infantry Division in Korea
Pvt Gordon R Vannatter joined the 7th Infantry Division in Korea after serving with the 31st Regiment Service Company previously at Camp Breckinridge Ky. He attended Kiser High School Dayton Ohio and worked for Western Felt Works Chicago. His wife Patricia resides in Brookfield Illinois and his mother Florence Vannater lives in El Monte California.
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7Th Infantry
Korea
Gordon R. Vannatter
Patricia
Madison Ave
Brookfield
7Th Infantry Division
Vannatter
31St Regiment
Camp Breckinridge
1011St Airborne Infantry Division
Kiser High School
Dayton
Ohio
Western Felt Works
Chicago
Florence Vannater
el Monte
Calif
Inchon
Pusan
Yalu River
Store Building Permit Approved in LaGrange Village
J T Pusateri received a building permit for a one story business block housing three stores at 648 8 LaGrange on the LaGrange village board's approval after a recommendation from John Birks, chairman of the local improvements committee.
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J. T. Pusateri
LaGrange ,Td
LaGrange Village
John Birks
New Subdivision Plat Wins Board Approval
The LaGrange board of trustees approved a 34-site Coronet Village subdivision at S Brainard Ave and 61st St on June 13, pending written Plan Commission approval. The plat extends west from Brainard to 193 feet west of Sunset and from 61st St to 200 feet north of 60th Pl.
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S. Brainard Ave
61St St
LaGrange Board of Trustees
LaGrange Plan Commission
Brainard
Sunset
60Th Pl
Parolee From Kansas Pen Is Held Here
Two youths, James A. Smith and Albert G. Willis, were picked up by Officer Zach on suspicion and held as parole violators. Smith, 17, from Ft. Leavenworth, had been on parole since March 1953 after a probation violation following a burglary and car theft. Willis, 15, from Kansas City, admitted running away from home to avoid his grandfather’s influence. Both were taken to the juvenile home at 12th and Ogden.
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James A. Smith
Ft. Leavenworth
Kan
Albert G. Willis
Kansas City
Zach
Kansas Antiquities
Smith
Willis
Kansas State Reformatory
Hutchinson
12Th and
Ogden
Cook Traffic Danger Spots Outlined In 1958 Survey
A July 1958 Cook County Traffic survey, received in Brookfield, lists chief of police designated dangerous intersections in 1952 and notes many can be improved quickly at little cost. Brookfield spots include Ogden and DuBois Aves 28 accidents, Ogden and Prairie Aves 13, Ogden and Maple Aves 10, with other venues across La Grange Maywood Melrose Park Oak Park River Grove Riverside Westchester Ridgeland and U.S. 66 routes totaling multiple incidents.
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Cook County
Brookfield
Cook County Traffic: Commission
Hage
Ogden
DuBois
Prairie
Maple
LaGrange
LaGrange Rd
Ashland
Oak Park
Washington
Harlem
Washington, Blvd
Wisconsin Ave
Ridgeland Ave
Madison
Roosevelt Rd
River Grove
Thatcher
Grand
River Rd
Grand Ave
2St
Riverside—Forest
1St
Burlington
Private Benes in Korea with 228th Signal Company
Pvt. Robert O. Benes of Brookfield son of Mr and Mrs Otto Benes serves in Korea with the 228th Signal Company part of the Kor Base Section supplying services communications and transportation for UN forces. He entered the U S Army eleven months ago and was previously at Camp Gordon Ga.
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Robert O. Benes
Otto Benes
Brookfield
Korea
228Th Signal Company
Benes
226Th
U.S. Army
Camp Gordon
Kor
UN Fightin Forces
Korean Peninsula
Wayne Sieloff Celebrates Third Birthday Anniversary
Wayne Sieloff of Arthur marked his third birthday on July 22 with family help. Present were his brother Kenneth, grandmother Mrs Minnie Sieloff, grandparents Mr and Mrs H H Mere of Maple Ave, and several uncles and cousins.
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Wayne Sieloff
Arthur
Carother
Kenneth
Minnie Sieloff
H. H.mere
Maple Ave
Murs
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Geo. Kratoska
DePauw
BBC
Kilroy
Mt. Emblem
Otto Schmuckl
Woodside Ave
T. L. Newell
St. Cloud
Florida
Park Ave
Louis C. Newell
Newell
Wallingford
Payntte
Arthur E. Swanson, Jr
Sunnyside Ave
National Association of Cost Accountants
Kiwanise Club
Treasury Department
al Buller
Elmey
N. Swanson
Carol Smith
NY City
Bareal
West Suburban Police Pistol League
Jean Bucci
Standard Shoe
Blvd
Jim Aylesworth
Paden
Phillip P. Kreidler
Hollywood Woman’s Club
Henry W. Shedd
Forest Park
Garfield Park Conservatory
Don Cates
Kenneth Cates
George. Zahora
45Th Inf. Div
Girl Scout Log
Supt. Radke
Kathrine Dungay
Dist
Pvt. Vannatter
7Th Inf
Irene Gailis
Lexington
Sun Valley
Idaho
Baldy Mountain
Kansas
Zach Nabs
Willis Case
Cook
Lyons
1St Aves
U.S
7Th St
Os Maywood
Madison St
St. Charles Rd
5Th Ave
MccCook
Melrose Park
Manheim Rd
Lake St
North Ave
Main St
19Th Ave
Westchester
Westchester Blvd
Bristol Ave
O. Benes
226 Signal Co
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