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Newspaper
Brookfield Magnet
Location
Brookfield, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 07, 1951
Page
4
Fragmented OCR lists names and events from Hinsdale community notices filed by residents. Mentions of DeWers family moving to 4250 Mad—, Lake Delavan, Decoration Day, and various neighbors, without clear dates or full context.
Congress Park school holds commencement Friday at 8 p.m. in the auditorium with Rollin A. Brooks presenting diplomas to 25 graduates. Rev. Wilbur C. Christians delivers the commencement address, and the program includes solos by Mariano Guzzardo and Pamela Head among a list of graduates.
Readable fragments point to a local news item with named entities missing. The text hints at a public notice or schedule but lacks clear actions or details.
The board of education approved working drawings and specifications for a new building last week. Bids will be opened at a special meeting on July 1 with construction hoped to start this year and be completed by September 2, 1952. The plan includes two new school buildings on LaGrange Road between Hodakes and Ninth Avenue, and other related work. An artesian well contract for the 38th Street site is let to J. Po Maller Artesian Well Co, with wells at least 380 feet deep and water expected by dais 2. A safety fence along the street playground area at the has ground is now in place to protect children from traffic.
Police report three auto accidents in LaGrange Park over the past week. The latest at 5 p.m. Monday involved a 17 year old Brookfield driver Robert Ames and 64 year old Peter Therrier of Gary Indiana, causing heavy damage to both vehicles and injuring Mitzi Pullford of Gary. A second collision at 12:5 p.m. Thursday near LaGrange Road and Homestead Road damaged the Mott car from Lake Ozark Missouri and Mrs. Eleanor Baker of 218 Homestead Road. The third crash at 2:20 p.m. Sunday on 31st Street near LaGrange Road involved four cars after a passing attempt caused a chain reaction.
Asparagie Mary Washington is noted as a boat variety of asparagus due to its resistance to rust improving garden vigor.
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