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Newspaper
Brookfield Magnet
Location
Brookfield, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Sep 09, 1948
Page
11
University of Illinois after a year of research tested nine floor slab types for basementless houses. Recommendations include: 4 inch gravel fill for drainage under the slab, a vapor barrier with rigid asphalt board or reinforced duplex paper, and at least 2 inches of rigid waterproof insulation along the exposed edge extending 2 feet under the floor.
Lyons Township High School and Junior College announces registration September 14 to 17 for a large evening program serving Chicago area adults. The lineup spans high school, vocational and college subjects with 12 plus short term courses, taught by regular staff and local instructors, including calculus, law for layman, photography, shorthand, typing, bookkeeping, art, interior decoration and more.
Harold Richardson will teach machine shop and time and motion study in LaGrange with B Naber repeating his class. Under the GI Bill veterans of World War II may continue education at government expense and should present eligibility certificates at special registration times Thursday Sept 9 and Monday Sept 18 from 7 to 9 30 p.m. Bulletins available from the high school and college office LaGrange 458.
The LaGrange Art League opens its fall season with a picnic at Camp Bemis Woods. Members are urged to save Thursday evening September 16 for a pot luck supper and an evening of fun. Mrs Alfred S Hosmer, the social chairman, is coordinating plans and later details will be announced.
Historians debate how May got its name with World Book Encyclopedia citing Maia the Roman goddess of spring. Some scholars argue the month honors the Majores, older men, contrasting June as sacred to the Juniores, younger men.
Marriage licenses were issued in the Cook County Clerk office to several couples in LaGrange Hinsdale and surrounding areas. The recipients included Leslie G Swenson Jr and Arlene M Ritter from LaGrange H Tolstrom and Elizabeth Baker of LaGrange John P Burr of Hinsdale Joan Streeter of LaGrange North F L Hough of Sandwich and Ellen M Wesemann of LaGrange.
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