Local Residents Attend Personal Celebrations and Visits
Mrs J C Brough and Mrs Steinke celebrate seventh birthday with friends in Berlin. Purdue game attendance in South Bend cited. Pantke family to Lake City for new home. S/Sgt John Kushenback in Okinawa servicing B 29s during Korean War. Mae Nauman joins Tau Chapter at home. Hinsdale residents visit, bridge club at Davis home. Girl Scout Troop Halloween party attended by members and mothers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
P. J. Kushenback
Ion Ave
John Ashenback
Okinawa
Tempo‘daty
Girl Scout Troop
Davis
Dentist and veteran joins medical unit in 7th Infantry
Shirley Beocknel Hill has been named a dentist to the medical company of the 7th Infantry. A Pacific War veteran, she reentered the U.S. in 1948 under the Organized Reserve Corps. She graduated from Washington University in St. Louis in 1946 after studying at Northwest University and Washington Jefferson University. Commissioned after internship at Fort Sam Houston, she served at several U.S. Army posts before shipment to Korea.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hirley
Beocknel
7Th Infantry
Pacific
U.S
U. S
Washton University
St. Louis
Fort Sarpston
Texas
U.S. Army
Unite States
Kor
Bird expert offers tips on safe home canaries care
Oscar Stulik of LaGrange Pet Shop warns against over loving care that harms birds. He notes canaries thrive at cool temps, live 10 12 years, and his shop breeds Warblers while grading by song. The family business, 45 years old, houses 2000 canaries and 100 parakeets, with breeding season demands and strict bird selection.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oscar Stulik
LaGrange
Brain and Ogden
Canaries
Stulik
Joseph Stulik
Stuliks
Raymond
Czechoslovakia
United States
Cicero
Mees
Ogden Avenue
Lyons Township High School
Seventh Armored Division
Florida
Park School Dental Inspection Highlights And Cheerleader Tryouts
A dental survey of Congress Park pupils was completed on October 24, with reports sent home. Volunteers from the Chicago Dental Society and PTA mothers aided the effort, while Oct 22 had no school due to a county institute. On October 25 nine eighth grade girls were chosen as cheerleaders from 16 tryouts, with Doris Nale and Grace Allen among the selected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress Park School
Committee On Dental Education
Chicago Dental Society
Chauncey Cadmus
Donald Lemon
C. L. Puffer
John A. Rae
PTA
Henry Bergman
E. R. Champney
Martin de Young
Harold Kiehl
Herbert Krause
Joan McCullough
Moskus
Jerry Pasek
R. E. Pennypacker
Emmett Williams
Gladys Beckmann
Mary Olenicz
Wedding of Avis Miller and Frank Mangels in LeGrange
The marriage of Miss Avis Miller of Hollywood to Frank Mangels stationed at Camp Breckinridge Ky occurred recently at First Presbyterian Church in LeGrange. The bride is the daughter of Mrs Hedwig Miller and the late Harry Miller, and the groom’s mother is Mrs Mangels. The bride attended R-B Grammar and graduated from R-B High. The groom, a Lane Technical High School graduate, serves in the U S Army with the 516th Airborne Infantry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Avis Miller
Hollywood
Frank Mangels
Camp Breckinridge
First Presbyterian Church
LeGrange
Hedwig Miller
Forest Park
Harry Miller
Mangels
Lane Technical High School
U.S. Army
516Th Airborne Infantry
Mrs. Harbacek To Lead Brookfield 1951 Seal Campaign
Mrs. Jacob Harbacek of 3643 Forest Ave. was named committee chairman to aid the 1951 Christmas Seal drive in Brookfield. Sponsored by the Brookfield Women’s Club led by president Mrs. W. K. Meier, the effort seeks funds to combat tuberculosis and recruit volunteers for Christmas Seal booths. A meeting of 49 county town seal chairmen occurred Oct. 26, under the Tuberculosis Institute of Chicago and Cook County, local affiliate of the National Tuberculosis Association.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jacob Harbacek
Forest Ave
Brookfield
Remodeling update at Lyons Township High School gym and grounds
At the October 23 Lyons Township High School meeting District 204 reviewed progress on remodeling the girls gym including plumbing and terrazzo floors. Architects reported lath work and fixtures in progress. The board also discussed fencing the new west field and parking lot contracts and noted $55,000 in tuition claims for TAN students from outside the district.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dist. 204 Board of Education
Lyons Township High School
Ralph Llewellyn
le William Seymour Jr
Gore and Co
Vaughan
George 5. Olson
Olsen
Ralph Filiott
New West
Palos Park
Proviso
Masonic Home
Morton
Favor It Strike At GM Electro Motive Plant Votes 4 to 1
Members of Local 719 United Auto Workers voted 4 to 1 in favor of a strike at General Motors Electro Motive division, with authority to strike still pending from union international headquarters. The vote came after talks over seniority shift rules and overtime equalization, affecting about 19,000 workers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Auto Workers
C1o
Electro- Motive Division
General Motors
Union Civic Center
55Th
East
Clarence Hock
Brookfield For Referred City Manager Vote In 1951 Referendum
The Brookfield City Manager supporters filed a petition for a referendum to decide if Brookfield should adopt the city manager form of government. The vote is set for Saturday, Nov 10, 1951, to maximize turnout with free polling spaces and many volunteers. If approved, the city manager system would be secure for at least four years, though Brookfield already operates under a 1947 ordinance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brookfield
Brockfield
Witten
Ure Tri County School Board Plans Meeting at Morrison Hotel
Mrs. Robert Favourds, secretary of the board, announced a scheduled meeting of the Ure Tri-County School Board association at the Morrison hotel on Thursday, Oct. 25. The notice sets the topic of discussion and invites member participation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Favourds
Ure Tri-County School Board Association
Morrison Hotel
Referendum vote urged for Brookfield town election
Horner M. Ely urges Brookfield citizens to vote in the referendum on November 10 to safeguard four years of gains under village management. Ely cites local improvements and urges turnout at 3218 Harrison Ave.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Erendum
Sherttre ‘Behooves
Brookfield
Horner M. Ely
Harrison Ave
Free Lecture on Great Ungava Crater at Chicago Museum
Dr. W B Meen of the Royal Ontario Museum presents a free illustrated talk at the Chicago Natural History Museum on Saturday at 2 PM about the Great Ungava Crater in northern Quebec. The lecture includes color motion pictures from the expedition, noting the Canadian crater is larger than Arizona’s Diablo Canyon. A 10:30 AM puppet show for children features Aesop’s Fables and Color Fantasies by Folktale Puppet Studio with no tickets required.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
Arctic
Quebec
Chicago Natural History Museum
W. B. Meen
Royal Ontario Museum of Geology and Mineralogy
Toronto
Great Ungava Crater
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J. C. Brough
Mt. Western Springs
Inberlin
E A. Chamberlin
Wy Steinke
Kushenback
South Bend
Ind
Alvin Pantke
Alvin, Jr
Blan‘ave
Lake City
Pantke
Pany
George Szekand
Wisconsin Rapids, Wis
Restat
DuBois Blvd
F.C. Schultz
Carl Staley
Ave
Mitr
Robert Elliot
Turtle Lake
Thomas Gill
Ruth On
Chicago
Blanchan
Charles Callentine
Way
Tommy
Devo Ave
Lane
Hinsdale
Mae Nauman
The
In Alpha Sorority
Wwonald Davis
Deyo Ave
Ilinois
Walter Gabehart
Er “Joseph Bishop
Bridge Club
Wednes
Raby
Hinsdale Sanitarium
Uni
Europe
Park School
Heat Engineering Co
Grand Avenue
Western Springs
Maine
Dist
Ronald Pogata
Verhonave
Iyo
Treasure Island
Calif.c
Forse Jepan
Seemes
Naval Air Base
RCA Victor
Fed
Flan LD
la Grange Rd
la Grange
LA Grange Federal
la Grange Federal Savings and Loan Association
Fervak
Bigelow
Kashgarian Rug Co
West Hillgrove Avenue
F.S.L.I.C
Balaban & Katz Theater
Frankie Lae
Billy Daniels
Terry Moore
Jerome Courtland
Tony Arden
ALA
Cokymeu Mrtnae
Walt Disney
Technicolor
Warner Bros
Gregory
Virginia
Horatio
Sperlberg-Seaton Reuears the
Ryn Milland
Sterling
Gene Lockhart
Paramount Picture
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