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Newspaper
Brookfield Magnet
Location
Brookfield, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Mar 18, 1954
Page
8
A fragmented clipping lists various vendors and high scores from a community event. Names like Violet Kostka Betty Klanda Pauline Carlson appear among single and high three game tallies, with shops such as IGA Browne's Bar and Manor Cleaners referenced in partial entries.
The report lists team and individual results from the W.F. W 2868 league. Accurate Engineering leads team series with 2890, Willow Farms 2834. Top games include Jonn'a Tic Tock 1038 and Marquette Farms 1026. High individual series CG Steiner 621, B Gabel 614. high games B Johnson 254 and G Liska 254. Cc J Lehecka serves as secretary.
Full write up shows scores from the Idle Hour League March 15 with high team game at Johnson Funeral Home 895 and 884 for Lou's Castle Lounge. Johnson Funeral Home totals 2429 and 895, Federal 2385. High series by G Randall 468, L Licking 466. High game G Randall 184, L Johnson 182.
The LaGrange Illinois National Guard tank company at 561 Hillgrove Ave is deactivated and the armory closed as part of Governor Stratton’s plan to merge the 44th and 38th divisions into an 88rd. Capt. Charles Loehren confirms the deadline was Monday midnight. Local Legion posts and the Chamber of Commerce oppose the closure.
Mann's Jewelers and Johnson's Funeral posted team totals of 53 28 and 86 42 while Koffee Kup and Irene's Beauty Salon reached 45 33 and 3244 45 percent. Team High series was Mann's 2270 with Standard 2187. High game Koffee Kup 796, Trene's 187. individual highs Leonard 210 E Ondrick 204. Mann 582 P Camphouse 487.
Team results list Brookfield agencies and players with high series. Lou's Lounge leads with 53 28, Brookfield Liquor, Le 28, Fiala Service, Jeemen Hardware, and Maple Auto show low and mid scores. Individual top series include Vacek 553 and J Murphy 546 with Leckett 214 and Motylewski 214.
A friend suggested a bank visit which secured a loan to meet an emergency. The cash helped, but the lender's supportive advice and backing meant the borrower felt the bank stood behind them.
In West Suburban Police Pistol League week, LaGrange No 1 leads with Brookfield No 1 and Western Springs close. LaGrange No 1 defeated LaGrange Park 935 to 819 while Brookfield No 1 beat LaGrange No 2 925 to 883 and Western Springs topped Lyons 878 to 740. Individual leaders include LaGrange No 1’s James C. Cline 241 and Howard Heinen 250, with Nick Coriano 250 for Brookfield No 1 and Paul Behnke guiding Western Springs. The annual league party is set for 7:30 p.m. April 6 at McCook Village Hall.
The Thursday Evening club of Brookfield Congregational Church announces its spring luncheon set for Wednesday March 24 at 1 o clock in Wakefield hall. A nursery for preschool children is provided under Mrs. Ida Prentice. Tickets from Ways and Means chairwoman Mrs. Florence Walsh HU 56-7181 or any club member. Public welcome.
Ted Cavinza of LaGrange leads the first all-state high school basketball team selected by Steve Hilton of Western Springs. Also named to the first team are Larry Breyfogle Lawrenceville Abe Booker Wells Paxton Lump kin Dysable and Ron Pursell Litchfield. Joe Laylor Western Springs is Hilton’s third all-state pick.
Ed Staren a former LTHS golfer leads Kalamazoo College golf team in pursuit of its first M I A A crown in 12 years this spring. The senior has been the top man for two years and lost only one dual meet in that span. He holds nearly every Kalamazoo golf record and the schedule opens in April with duals against Adrian Calvin Oliver Albion Hope Hillsdale Alma Beloit Michigan Normal Grand Rapids JC and Aquinas College.
The aircraft carrier Leyte returning Mar. 10 from a Caribbean shakedown and training cruise docked at a port here. Ensign Richard G. Lindstrom store keeper seaman USN son of Brookfield residents, served aboard. Leyte visited Guantanamo Bay and Port-au-Prince and marks the Essex class carrier’s first conversion for hunter killer submarine warfare.
Lyons Township High School varsity debate squad fell short of state tournament after sectional trials at Pontiac LaGrange finished second with 4 2 marks while West Aurora led 6 0. Replacing ill Findlay and Edna Russman, Alan Krause and Rob James debated on affirmative. Kingdon Wegner led negatives. Coach Rehn noted next year’s national topic will center on foreign trade policy with three propositions on free trade reciprocal trade agreements and tariffs.
At Congress Park School the student talent show celebrated St Patrick's Day with acts from grades five through eight. A boys quartet featured David Lamb L D Norris Victor Cerny and Ed Richrath while Jo Ann Gervase Karen Lindberg Marilyn Blim and Judy Meyer performed a Walking My Baby Back Home dance.
The Cook County Clean Streams committee formed in 1953 under Willam N BKrickaon aims to study stream conditions and push for pollution abatement by individuals and agencies. A Brookfield watershed group of Leonard Fanning Tom Purl and Henry Jablonski from the Brookfield Sportsmen's club conducts field trips from the Des Plaines river to Salt Creek, reporting pollution and taking action. More than 2,000 fish were released into Salt Creek for a children's contest, but pollution from Addison Creek caused high mortality and drift upstream. Addi son Creek is the focus of Brookfield efforts to restore fishing and clear waters. A similar DuPage county committee led by Seymore Waterfall seeks to form a Lake County group. Des Plaines river originates near the state line and affects water quality across the region. The Clean Streams plan uses watershed groups to conduct field trips, study data, and develop recommendations.
Brookfield Health center outlines a weight loss plan for the overweight club open to all residents. Members will weigh in and discuss diets and menus while joining via the listed contact. Local organizers cite a Metropolitan Life survey as supporting data for the program.
The first meeting of the Dike school board with Perkins the architects and firm members Lee Arthur Salk Cochran Olsen Hawkins addressed the proposed new high school building at 50th. The discussion covered problems for the plant signing and insurance cooperation with public health agencies to advance the project.
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