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Newspaper
Brookfield Magnet
Location
Brookfield, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Nov 15, 1951
Page
2
A digested village column lists numerous social visits and family updates. Nath, mother of Mrs. John, fell ill November 10. Mrs. Envin Miller and others hosted neighborhood gatherings. Highlights include births, anniversaries, and travels of residents from Downers Grove to Vinita and Hinsdale, with several local families hosting guests and attending events.
Notice announces a December election for Riverside Brookfield Township High School District 208 Cook County Illinois to decide whether to extend the school year beyond nine months. Precincts listed cover Naveh Riverside Brookfield areas including North Riverside Riverside Center and Brookfield along boundaries of Des Plaines River Ogden Avenue and nearby streets.
Maj. Earl G. Kingdon of Brookfield told the LaGrange Sertoma club that Korea pioneered printing with movable type around 1392 and developed a standard phonetic alphabet by the 1400s. He highlighted Korea’s early bridges, astronomy, medical texts, and a turtle‑shaped battleship, noting Japan’s 1910 conquest and subsequent illiteracy.
A series of birth notices from Brookfield and nearby towns list newborn girls and boys with birth dates in November. Parents named include Albee, Pasb, Ursin, Oberg, and Wood, along with their hometown addresses and familial lines.
A new Women’s Recreation Association WRA forms at the junior college. Ann O’Donnell is elected president with Carolyn Beda Georgene Mensaida and Barbara Fhee as officers. Helen Haeger named tentative sponsor. Activities include basketball with meetings set Wednesdays 3 to 4 p.m. at the campus. Also note Mr and Mrs Thomas Gilruth and a Chicago visitor moved into 4507 Blanchan Ave.
George Lettrich, 38, convicted of the sex murder of 10-year-old Roberta Rinearson, was sentenced to die in the electric chair at the county jail on January 19. Judge Wilbert F. Crowley announced the sentence after a jury fixed punishment. Lettrich claimed innocence and said he was forced to sign confessions amid medical testimony denying abuse marks. The murder occurred in 1948.
Maj Kingdon spoke on the Sertoma program arranged by Allan Power and Ed Nemecek. The meeting, led by President Royal Bird, included an induction ceremony for eight new members.
A man accused of molesting several youths near a Lyons forest was tried and sentenced to prison for a specified term. The report notes the case involved multiple victims and the court handed down the judgment in a standard criminal proceeding.
Bob Konecny of 3434 McCormick Ave Hollywood won first prize in an amateur contest on November 3 1951. The event was sponsored by Ogden Avenue Lumber on radio station WTAQ in LaGrange. He played Trieste an overture. He is a freshman at Kishel School of Music in Brpiariele.
West Suburban Don Varra chairs a group presenting an 8 pm Thursday program at Cossitt school. The event features slides of a world trip and a race list titled summer by Miss Ruth Ann Sokol, with Miss Winif Ruth Ann Sokol as program secretary. A clock from noon to midnight measures the minute hand passing the hour hand ten times.
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