Plagiarism suit links Rostand to Gross estate case resurfaces
The Chicago Daily Tribune memoir notes by Arthur Sears Henning recount a long legal battle over Cyrano de Bergerac claims. John McGovern produced hundreds of exhibits for Samuel Eberly Gross alleging parallel phrasing with Rostand and Mansfield. Court records and depositions show disputed rights and royalties affecting Chicago and New York productions.
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Samuel Eberlyn Gross
Brookfield
Edmond Rostand
Arthur Sears Henning
Chicago Daily Tribune
Henning
John McGovern
The
Tribune
Gross
McGovern
Rostand
Flay
Mansfield
Garden Theatre
New York
Chicago
William Winter
Moffat, Yard and Company
United States
France
Winter
Balzac
Philadelphia
Cyrano
Kohlsaat
Roland
Archie Schonemann
Anniversary Gift To Pastor Vulgaris
A Sunday service at Faith Lutheran Church dedicated a new Chevrolet to Pastor George Vulgaris for ten years of service. Pastor R L Hooker led the dedicatory, with parishioners contributing to purchase the vehicle. A fellowship period in the parlor followed with refreshments and floral decorations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Faith Lutheran Church
George Vulgaris
R. ‘L. Hooker
Grace Lutheran Church of
Woodstock
Ill
Pastor Vulgaris
A. Kopp
M. H. Yount
Hooker
Chester
Elvira Harvey
Lynn Huegge
Harriet Butkovich
Band Parents Meeting At Gross School
The band parents association met at the home of president Ernin Hamma with executive William Simak and Nicant Scheohan announcing a school movie event. It will be shown Saturday September 26 at 1 30 p.m. at the school. Admission is 20 cents.
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Beale Park
Ernin Hamma
Fhe
Ee Our
Illiam Simak
Nicant Seheooan
Ferrin
Campaign Chief of Chest Drive for Brookfield
Walter Alexander of 3636 Raymond Ave Brookfield is campaign manager for the Brookfield Community Chest drive to be held Oct 7 1953 with a goal of 15750. He is married with two children Janice Lee 7 and Tom 4. A Northwestern University and Northwestern Law School alumnus and WWII U S Navy veteran discharged as lieutenant, he is past president of the Cook County council of Anvets and lists 1 North La Salle St Chicago as business address.
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Alexander
Walter
Raymond Ave
Brookfield
Janice Lee
Tom
Northwestern University
Northwestern Law School
North LaSalle St
Chicago
U. S. Navy
Cook County Council of Anvets
Kemman Bridge Plans Move Forward North of LaGrange Park
New bridges near LaGrange Park advance with Lum a contract for 165 622 for Salt Creek bridge north of 26th street and 147 479 for Addison Creek bridge near Broadview south of Roosevelt Road both awaiting final county board approval. The Salt Creek span enables Kemman Avenue to extend north toward 26th Street and may later connect under Burlington tracks to East Avenue, raising through traffic concerns and possible underpass needs in La Grange.
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Kemman
LaGrange Park
Community News Service
Salt Creek
26Th St
Roads and Bridges Committee
County Board
Milburn Brothers, Inc
Addison Creek
Broadview
Roosevelt Rd
Michael McDermott Co
Kemmian
Kemman Ave
Burlington
East Ave
LaGrange
la Grange
Promotion Day at Park Church Next Sunday
Promotion Day will be observed by Congress Park Community Methodist Church School with Bible presentations for fourth graders. Departments meet at 9 30 and 11 00 with morning worship on partnership of home and church led by Rev C A Chamberlin. High School Youth group meets 6 45. education commission meets 8 p.m. with Dr Powers from Rock River Conference Board of Education.
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Congress Park Community Methodist’ Church
Rochester
Devoaves
C. A. Chamberlins
Chris
B. ‘Hart
R. M. Powers
Rock River Conference Board of Education
R B Morton to Clash On New Harlem Grid
River Side Brookfield High teams meet Morton in a dedicatory game on the new Morton field at Harlem and 26th streets Sept 19. Frosh soph kickoff 12 15 pm varsity 2 30 pm. Tickets only with limited sales to fathers and mothers.
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Riverside-Brookfield High
Morton
Harlem
26Th Streets
Boards of Education
Haebich
R-B
Rev Bayly to Be Methodist Men Club Speaker
Brookfield Methodist Men plan their 1953 54 season kickoff dinner Monday September 21 at 6 30 p m Rev Milton D Bayly will speak on The Middle East covering Egypt Iran and Morocco Toastmaster will be E C Swanson Steering committee includes Eugene Wazeka Jack Brady E C Swanson Harry Schurk Gene Drummer Bill McKinney R J Mauzy Howard Anderson Mrs Eugene Cashman will cater All men invited to attend
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Brookfield
Milton D. Bayly
Middle East
Egypt
Iran
Morrocco
Bayly
Washington
Brookfield Methodist Church, He Was District Superintendent of the Rockford
E. C. Swanson
Swanson
Toastmasters Club of
Hinsdale
Eugene Wazeka
Jack Brady
Harry Schurk
Gene Drummer
Bill McKinney
R. J. Mauzy
Howard Anderson
Eugene Cashman
State Action on Bids Awaited
LaGrange officials wait on the state highway department for a decision on a third bid round for the LaGrange road project between Cossitt and Burlington. Two bids arrived last Friday: Allied Asphalt Paving Co. at 48003.31 and Hartong & Co. at 43655.55, with no clear indication they meet the state estimate. Previous bids in August and earlier were rejected as too high.
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LaGrange
State Highway Department
LaGrange Rd
Cossitt
Burlington
Springfield
Robert Finley
Allied Asphalt Paving Co
Hartong & Co
Allied
Chester W Hunter Family Vacation to Iowa
Mr and Mrs Chester W Hunter and daughter Myrna visited relatives near Ottumwa Iowa and at the home of Mr and Mrs Liggett in Denison where Liggett is Denison High School football coach They also stopped in Norwalk and Des Moines before returning Myrna remained in Indianola at Simpson College where she is enrolled Both Mr Hunter and Jo Ann are former Simpson students
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Chester W. Hunter
Myrna
Iowa
Mr. Hunter
Ottumwa
Mrs. Liggett
Jo Ann Hunter
Denison
Liggett
Denison High School
Norwalk
Des Moines
Indianola
Ind
Simpson College
Jo Ann
Simpson
Plaster Knocked From Wall After Quarry Blast
LaGrange police reported a blast at the Material Service quarry at 6 35 pm Monday knocked plaster from a wall in Mrs S Smith 406 S Ninth Ave prompting a complaint from the homeowner.
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LaGrange
S. Smith
S. Ninth. Ave
Stolen Car Abandoned Near Brookfield Zoo Gate
Police report a 1946 a ridge found near the Brookfield zoo north gate after being stolen from Lafayette Indiana. The 1958 Illinois license plate stolen from Chicago was attached. car abandoned September 7 or 8 by unknown men.
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Brookfield Zoo
LaFayette
Ind
Negl
Illinois
Chicago
Sgt Steven Pikor Returns From Korea With 40th Division
Sgt Steven C. Pikor 22, son of Mrs Wanda Pikor Brookfield Illinois, returns to the U S after serving with the 40th Infantry Division in Korea. He was an assistant squad leader with Company B 2nd Infantry Regiment and earned the Combat Infantryman Badge and Korean and UN Service Ribbons. In civilian life he worked as a printer for the La Grange Citizen.
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40Th Infantry
Korea
Steven C. Pikor
Wanda Pikor
Blanchan Ave
Brookfield
U. S
40Th Infantry Division
California National Guard
Union
Japan
Pikor
2Th Infantry Regiment
la Grange
la Grange, I
Lyons Township High and LTJC enroll record numbers
Supt George S Olsen announced Lyons Township High School enrolls 2030 students and LTJC 271 for the new term. High school classes began Sept 8 with 659 sophomores, 537 freshmen, 526 juniors and 408 seniors. A new cafeteria expansion costing about 200000, including a second floor for testing, counseling, and equipment, aims to be ready by Nov 1.
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Lyons Township
George S. Olsen
Edward Metzgers Feted at 25th Anniversary Reception
Edward and Mrs Edward Meiser observers of a 25th wedding anniversary at St Barbara's parish hall 4011 Prairie Ave. A guests list stood, a small orchestra provided music for dancing, and a beautifully decorated cake graced the banquet table as the couple received many gifts.
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Edward Metzgers
Edward A. Meiser
Ath. Wed Forest
Aes
St. Barbara’s
School Pally
Prairie Ave
St.Barbara’s Church
Sign Up In Schreiber Appeal Case
Village President Dan Kulie received a letter from U S Senator Paul Douglas acknowledging petitions related to the George Schreiber case The petitions drafted at Gross school circulated in Brookfield and suburbs signatures rose by Monday Douglas referred them to Secretary of the Air Force Talbott for action At a Cook County American Legion meeting Mrs Schreiber received an ovation Four hundred men attended A resolution by Feely Post and other groups will be taken to Washington for consideration by Eisenhower Dirksen Douglas McVey Hoffman Mantime Schreiber is in a Tokyo stockade after a Taegu Korea trial receiving a life sentence for shooting a Korean and alleged security violation
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Dan Kulie
U.S
Paul Douglas
Illinois
George Schreiber
Gross School
Schreiber
Washington
Brookfield
Kylie
Douglas
Air Force
Talbott
Cook County
Council of the American Legion
Will Markward
Edward Feely
Ans
Feely Post
Eisenhower
Dirksen
McVey
Hoffman
Mantime Schreiber
Tokyo
Taegu
Korea
District 102 enrollment rises by 227 students
Enrollment totals in District 102 stand at 2,678, up 227 since September 1952. Superintendent James Pease reports the increase spans six schools, with Cossitt and Oakshow showing only declines from last September. Goodman and Goodman schools are noted in the district’s figures.
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James Pease
Cossitt Avenue
Oakshow
Cossitt
Goodman
McCulloughs Visit Son at Fort Bliss on 5200 Mile Trip
Mr and Mrs George McCullough Kenneth 9404 Henrietta Ave accompanied by Miss Arlene Moore of Chicago spent weeks on a vacation. They visited their son Pvt Bud McCullough stationed at Fort Bliss El Paso Texas then motored to New Mexico and Colorado traveling 5200 miles.
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George McCullough
Kenneth
Henrietta Ave
Arlene Moore
Chicago
Pvt
Bud McCullough
Ft. Bliss
el Paso
Texas
New Mexico
Colorado
Erickson Calls Meet To Discuss Suburban Water Problem
President Erickson of the board of commissioners calls a meeting for September 25 at 8 p.m. in Oak council chambers to address suburban Cook water issues. He notes the heat wave strained municipal systems and urges a joint study with state and county agency representatives invited to attend.
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Erickson
Thee Board of Commissioners
Age Ager Eas
Brookfield
Chambers of
Ee ‘Municipal
Oak
Cook Conte
Clover Day by Gross Auxiliary in Brookfield
The Wil liam T. Gross Amvets Post No. 99 Brookfield auxiliary holds its annual Clover Day on October 2, with members starting as early as 6 am. Clovers are made by veterans at Hines and Vaughan hospital. Last year’s Clover Day was successful and volunteers urge Brookfield residents to buy again this year.
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William T. Gross
Body of Korean War casualty returned to U.S.
The body of Private First Class Jerry C Novak, son of Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Novak of Brookfield, has been returned to the United States. His remains were among 244 American servicemen repatriated on the S S Rider Victory, which docked last week in Oakland California. The family will be notified when arrival time at the village is set and funeral arrangements will follow.
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Jerry C. Novak
Jerry E. "Novak
Rosemeat Ave
Brookfield
United States
Korea
S. S. Rider
Oakland
Calif
Novak
Scouts to Pitch Tents Friday at West Suburban Jamboree
Up to 1,500 scouts and explorers will gather at Camp Sullivan in Oak Park Avenue forest preserve for the West Suburban Council Jamboree opening Friday afternoon and running until 10:30 a.m. Sunday. Local leaders include Joseppe Hahn and Harry Skillin of Berwyn, with services by Rev. A. Ersen and O.P. Scannell. Registration begins 4 p.m. Friday and check-in continues to 10 p.m.
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West Suburban Council
Camp Sullivan
Forest Preserve
147Th St
Oak Park Ave
Joseppe Hahn
Berwyn
Harry Skillin
Sundane
A. E.ersen
LaGrange Baptist Church
Scannell
O.P
Fenwick High School
Oak Park
Contiiuen
Bow Hart
la Grange
Freder
Riverside
Cree H. G Onalthea
Evemenit
Frank Teier Brookfield
Elmer_ Seiler
Field
Cat Aersey
Harry Thyer
Elston Larson
Silva Compass Co
LaPorte
Ind
California
Lloyd Ayres
Mission Meet Speaker Rev Paul H Sheetz at Fairview Church
The Rev Paul H Sheetz editor of jonary announces he will speak at a Sunday service and begin a week long missionary conference at the Fairview Bape Church in kfield. The inter denominational society has 600 missionaries across 14 fields including Venezuela Colombia and the West Indies.
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Paul H. Sheetz
Jonary
Fairview
Kfield
America
Elds
Venezuela
Colombia
West Indies
Brookfield Briefs and Notices From Town Page
Half staff flag at Brookfield post office honors late Supreme Court Chief Justice Fred Vinson buried in Kentucky. Local items note TV appearance by Mrs Culbertson, Red Cross donor drive completion with final donor at Chicago reception center, visitors to the Morstatter home, and a Brookfield Flower Shop relocation.
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Fred Vinson
United States Supreme Court
Kentucky
Dan Culbertson
Goreent
Plood
Red ‘Oon
Chicago
Arthur ‘Morstatter
Daniel Bets
Ada, O
Prea
We Binkley
Ohio State University
California
Faye
Brook Village considers parking changes by trustees
Village officials review a set of parking adjustments proposed for Brook. Measures include one hour and two hour limits on Prairie, Grand, Sunnyside and Burlington streets, with various no parking zones near the fire department and frontage areas. A continuance on Northside Prairie to Fores parking is also proposed.
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Poole
Side Prairie
Unlin
Southside Prairie
Northside Grand
Sunnyside
Southside Grand
Sunn
Grand
Brookfield
They Hod Home in 1924 From Say Were Married
The fragment notes a 1924 home event and a marriage reference involving a say or Say. Details are incomplete, but the item suggests a local marriage or household note from that year.
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Chest Drive
Park Church
Chiat Gellfin
Detroit
JSM School
Rev. Bayly
Methodist Men's Club
Chester W. Hunters
Hollywood
Anne Sherman
Barbara Crowe
Barbara Lawrence
Judy Peko
Susan Howard
Barbara Reichardt
Keith Kirchoff
Miss Sherman
Mary Kay Gross
Dorene Brenn
Marilyn Johnson
Adrienne Maxa
Janis Stehlik
Don Parker
Robert Grace
Billy Rajsky
Wayne Zimmerman
John Conrad
LTJC
Sen. Douglas
G. McCullough
Sen
Army Base
Ft. Bliss, Tex
Jerry Novak
Hart
Brookfield Flower Shop
Agen
Brook
Brookfield Ave
Fairview Ave
Fire Department
Grant
Brooke
Ofa
Grand Blvd
Burlington Ave
Northside Prairie
Fores
Naan Lo
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