Little Church Around the Corner in New York Visit
A day of sightseeing in New York ends at the Little Church Around the Corner near Fifth Avenue. The piece recalls the church’s history with actor memorials and windows for Jefferson, Holland, Mansfield, Booth, and Drew, noting weddings held there and the Episcopal Actor's Guild HQ.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Fifth Avenue
42D Street
Fast Twenty-ninth Street
George Holland
Joseph Jefferson
Rip van Winkle
Jefferson
Richard Mansfield
Edwin Booth
John Drew
Episcopal Actor’s Guild
Archie Schonemann
Three Concert Series Planned by River side Brookfield HS
A 1950 51 three concert series was announced by the River side Brookfield Community High School Association after the annual drive ended last Saturday night. The drive began Monday in the high school cafeteria and ran all week with active participation from workers led by Mrs Paul Stephan as general secretary. Mrs Charlotte Sloan of Congress Park joined the teams soliciting memberships. One artist signed for next year is Gladys Swarthout contralto of the Metropolitan Opera New York.
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Riverside-Brookfield Community High School Association
Paul Stephan
Charlotte Sloan
Congress Park
Gladys Swarthout
Metropolitan Opera of New York
Rev E N Tyrrell Named New Pastor in Catholic Church
The Rev E N Tyrrell formerly of St Columba Hegewisch Til has been assigned as pastor of St Barbara's Catholic Church succeeding Pr Daniel Stokes. Tyrrell was ordained in December 1923 and has served at St Columba since July 1938.
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E. N. Tyrrell
St. Columbia Church
Hegewisch, Til
St. Barbara’s Catholic Church
Daniel’ Stokes
Tyrrell
St.Columba
Daniel Stokes
Our Lady of Victory
Chicago
St. Barbara
Fr. Stokes
Stokes
St. Barbara’s Parish
Julia Picchta
Our Lady of Fatima, Sodality
Helen’ Vitha
Tera of Jibblee
St. Barbara's Girl Scouts
Mary Mar
Gabella
Adelaide
Ng Dcou
Drenic Ayo AR Bae Tad
Elections for School Boards Here on Apr 8
Brookfield voters will decide school board seats on April 8 in Dist 103 centered at Washington School Lyons. Incumbents Leo Meyer 20 years Adam Pszczola 17 years and George Coates seeking reelection with former Louis Schue’s seat after his passing. Additional candidates John Subat Elmer Homolka and Dorothy Deke. Lincoln School in Dist 102 and Dist 95 Gross School also field two candidates Dr E R
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Brookfield
Dist. 103
Washington School
Lyons
Leo P. Meyer
Adam Pszczola
George Coates
Louis Schue
John Subat
Elmer Homolka
Dorothy Deke
Lincoln School
Gross School
E. R
School election voting details listed by district
NHERE TO VOTE IN THE SCHOOL ELECTION APR 8 Dist 108 Lincoln School Dist 95 Gross School Dist 96 Hollywood School Dist 102 Congress Park School Dist 208 RB High at Gross School Dist 204 LTHS at Congress Park School Voting hours 12 noon to 7 p.m.
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NHERE
Lincoln School
Gross School
Hollywood School
Congress Park
RB High
LTHS
Congress Park School
School board candidates listed in Riverside Brookfield area
Whitehead and H. V. Bloomquist win three year terms A B candidates in Riverside Brookfield High School district include James MacGowan from Hollywood and Harry Bramford from Riverside seeking reelection Dist 96 presents William Hinkel 3831 Grove to succeed George Schmitt retiring after six years HQ at Central school Dist 102 headquarters in LaGrange includes Congress Park school candidates Mrs Joseph Bishop 4210 Deyo Ave and Fred G Tuttle 333 South Waiola Ave Luthin retiring Dist 204 Lyons Township High School has Herman Allen as sole candidate Voter residency rules require 30 days in precinct 90 in county and one year in state.
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Riverside-Brookfield
James MacGowan
Hollywood
Harry Bramford
Riverside
William Hinkel
Grove
George Schmitt
Central School
LaGrange
Congress Park
Joseph Bishop
Deyo Ave
Fred G. Tuttle
South
Waiola Ave
E. F. Luthin
Board of Education
Disct
Lyons Township High School
Herman Allen
LaGrange Park
Kite Flying and Marble Contest At Brookfield Park
Brookfield Recreation Commission schedules a Kite Flying and Marble Contest for April 29 at Kiwanis Park starting 11 a.m. Prizes offered. refreshments provided and entries encouraged. Public meeting set for April 17 at 8 p.m. in Village Hall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brookfield Recreation Commission
Kiwanis Park
Brookfield Volunteer Fire Department
Brookfield Recreation Committee
Edmond Maciejewski
Leonard How
Carl Preuss Celebrates 95th Birthday at Family Home
Carl Preuss observed his 95th birthday Sunday April 2 at the home of his daughter Mrs. E O Ernst 9417 Congress Park Ave. Five children attended: Mrs Bertha Russell Burling ton Town Mrs Elsie Jacobs Forest Park Mrs Hattie Eller bruch Lombard and the hostess Mrs Wiro Ernst. A buffet supper followed at 6 o'clock.
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Carl Preuss
E. O. Ernst
Congress Park Ave
Bertha Russell
Burlington
Elsie Jacobs
Forest Park
Hattie Ellerbruch
Lombard
Wiro
Ernst
Lt Col Jorgensen Visits London Naval Headquarters
Lt Col Kenneth A. Jorgensen USMC of Hollywood Illinois joined other personnel at the U S Naval Headquarters in London to greet Admiral Forrest P Sherman USN. The CNO toured U S Naval forces in the Eastern Atlantic and Mediterranean.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kenneth A. Jorgensen
USMC
Rockefeller Ave
Hollywood
Ill
U. S. Naval Headquarters
London
England
Forrest. P. Sherman
USN
U.S. Naval
Atlantic
Mediterranean
175 Teachers Meet M Some 176 Teachera
175 teachers gather Tuesday for a meeting labeled as part of the district effort to discuss curriculum, staffing, and upcoming evaluations with Cos officials present to outline goals and standards for the new term.
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Fisee
Plan Lutheran Rites Sunday On A-B Field
Easter sunrise service planned by Lutheran churches along the Burlington line at Riverside Brookfield High School stadium on Easter Day April 9 with Rev Prof Armin C Oldson of Valparaiso University preaching. Local pastors conduct liturgy, organ prelude by Carl Schalk, mixed choir led by Martin Pieper, and Crueger Whitehead and Lundquist pieces. Public invited to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burlington Railroad
Riverside-Brookfield High School
Armin C. Oldson
Valparaiso University
Valparaiso
Tnd
Lakewood
Ohio
Cleveland
Oldson
Tmmanuel Lutheran Church
Ind
University
Martin C. Sepairs
Cicero
Arthur A. Voss
Riverside
Carl Schalk
Johann Walther
Henry Purcill
Karg-Ele
Martin
Pieper
Brookfield
Crueger Whitehead
Christ
Lund
Quist
O. A. Rockhoff
J.J. Slepicka
C. E. Backus
Hinsdale
C. H. Kutschke
Ha Ong Poolfield
Walter M. Schroefler
Grange
C. F. Dankworth
C. H. Kut&chke
Eugene Wahl
Berwyn
A. S. Voss
Martin C. Pieper
Walter Huebner
Biobheel
Walter Witt
E. S. Matson
J. J. Phillips
John Marousek
R. A. Rasmussen
R. C. Dembrow
Walter M. Schroeder
LaGrange
Raymond Klingbeil
Gustave Kalter
R-B Baseball Prelims Set For Riverside Brookfield Start
The Riverside Brookfield baseball prelims begin later this week at the Riverside Brookfield High School with the regular conference schedule starting next Tuesday. Morton meets R-B Thursday at home while Argos plays here Saturday at 2 o clock. West Suburban Conference play opens next Tuesday with Maine visiting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Riverside- Brookfield High School
Morton
Argo
Maine
Where to Vote In Township Next Tuesday
Voters in Brookfield and surrounding townships will cast ballots next Tuesday in a primary election. Polls open 6 am to 5 pm at Lyons and Proviso precincts with candidates for county state and national offices. The Seventh Senatorial district race centers on state representative nominees including Bernice Van der Vries Arthur Sprague and Vernon Reich. Sprague leads Lyons Township Regular GOP slate while Reich faces criticism over crime bills. Democratic incumbent Emmett McGrath seeks renomination. Sen Arthur J Bidwill is unopposed for Republican term. A key clash for township committeeman pits Frank Kriz against Robert Peterson.
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Lyons Township
Lyons
CIO
Ogden
C.J. Eckland
W. 31St
W. J. Filip
Vernon
Chas. Witzman
Maple
Geo. Matthias
Henrietta
Hi-Tone
Broadway
Proviso
A. C. Athletic Club
Monroe
Emil Boucek
Morton
Riverside Township
Riverside
Agonath’s
Brookfield Ave
Hollywood Community House
Brookfield
la Grange
la Grange Park
Bernice T. van der Vries
Winnetka
Springfield
Arthur Sprague
Vernon Reich
Forest Park
Sprague
Reich
Chicago Crime Commission
Emmett McGrath
Chicago
Arthur J. Bidwill
River Forest
Pursell’s Bataan Death March epilogue remembered
Sgt. Pursell of the U S Air Force recalls his Bataan ordeal from surrender to escape via Manila Bay and Corregidor to Mindanao and Tokyo 2B, detailing brutal captivity, malaria siege, and survival after three years as prisoners. The account frames Maj. Gen. Wainwright’s defense, the death march, and postwar memories with stark, human specifics.
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Pursell
DuBois Blvd
Congress Park
Bataan
Jonathan M. Wainright
Philippines
Douglas
Tokyo
U.S. Air Force
South
Cicero Age
Brookfield
Lowell F. Pursell
United States Air Force
Sgt. Pursell
Spt
Sgt
Leyte Gulf
Mindanao
Tokyo 2B
Douglas MacArthur
Australia
Corregidor
U. S
Wainwright
Tamayuki Tamashita
U. S. Army
Marveles Naval Station
Camp O'Donnell
Look Out for Easter Bunny Sunday Morn
The Brookfield Kiwanis club plans an Easter celebration with the Easter Bunny appearing Sunday morning in ceremonial robes. Myron Fisher says the bunny will arrive near Grand and Brookfield, give candy eggs to children from 9:30 to 10 a.m., and then an Easter egg hunt in Kiwanis Park at about 1:30. About 50 dozen colored eggs have been gathered, weather permitting, with a final egg pickup after 1:30.
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Myron Fisher
Brookfield
Kiwanis Park
Fisher
90 Students From R B Plan Capital Trip
Ninety students from Riverside Brookfield Wheaton and Downers Grove High schools will leave April 7 for Washington DC on a seven day tour. Merrill Lott of the R B faculty will accompany the student contingent. The A B delegation includes George Oetting Jack Setnicka Bob Hale Dick Hale Dick Lange Rob Hajek Milo Ilieh John Muy skens Bill Ludlow Earl Jandus Jacqueline Jeschke Donna Jean Lucas Carolyn Enloe Elinor Erich Marilyn Geist Joan Hrouda Vivian Kosik Dorothy Rylander Judy Hoffman Barbara Kasper Evelyn Posejial Barbara Jehike Joan Lahoda Sally Stromsky Eileen Sekera Mary Gregory Patricia Lyons and Constance Rogers.
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Riverside- Brookfield
Wheaton
Downers Grove
Washington, D.C
Merrill Lott
George Oetting
Jack Setnicka
Bob Hale
Dick Hale
Dick Lange
Rob Hajek
Milo Ilieh
John Muyskens
Bill Ludlow
Earl
Launch Brookfield Air Mail Pick-up at Stinson Airport
Brookfield celebrated the start of air mail service with a 6 30 a m pickup at Stinson field. The event drew a small crowd of fans and members of the Jack Knight Air Mail society led by Warden Ditzler and Earl H Wellman. Don Jergens piloted the Bell helicopter for the first pickup, carrying cacheted first day covers marked First Flight Air Mail Brookfield Ul April 1 1950. Regular flights are set daily with 6 30 a m 11 30 a m and 6 p m pickups.
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Brookfield
Stinson Air Field
Jack Knight Air Mail Society
Warden Ditzler
Jack Knight Air Log
Earl H. Wellman
The
Log
Don Jergens
Air Transort
Bell Helicopter
Air Mail
Stimson Field
Dog Attacks Boy Near Congress Park School
A dog attacked a boy near Congress Park School on April 3 at 5 35 p m. The incident was reported by Mrs Dockstdader of 9220 Ogden Ave The case follows reports of rogue dogs roaming the area March 27 to March 28 and garbage-throwing dogs near 2800 blocks on Cleveland A separate singing cat in the 4153 Raymond Ave area kept unusual nocturnal hours drawing police attention
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Congress Park
Bartlett St
Vernon Ave
Arthur Ave
Cleveland
Dedication of New SDA Church on Apr. 1
An impressive dedication took place Saturday April 1 at the new Seventh Day Adventist church at the corner of Grand Blvd Lincoln and Park Aves. Elder L E Lenheim of Berrien Springs Mich president of the Lake Union conference of Seventh Day Adventists was the principal speaker or officiant.
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New
Seventh Day Adventist Church
Grand Blvd
Lincoln and
Park Aves
L. E. Lenheim
Berrien Springs
Mich
the Lake
Union Conference of Seventh Day Adventist
Six Propositions Backed Bond for New School in OK 95
Voters in District 95 approve six measures totaling $600,000 in bonds for a new school and major remodeling. A strong turnout favored the north side while opposition came from the south of 81st Street. A site between 29th and 30th Streets at Harrison was secured, and plans call for parcel clearances and contracts to begin work to open the project by June 1.
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Andsmond and Harrison
Widening of 47th Street Four-Lane Highway Planned
The Cook County Highway Department announced work to widen a 47th Street four-lane highway from East Avenue to LaGrange Road. A contract was let Monday for a mile section, with plans for a long section to follow. Detours and warnings will direct eastbound traffic and pedestrians around Plainfield, Maple, and Ogden avenues as crews finish the project by late.
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Cook County
Higpartment
East Ave
Joliet Rd
55Th St
55Th
Plainfield
Maple and
Ogden
Uge Ogden Ave
Hag
LaGrange’ Rd
Saidy
March Dime drive raised funds by volunteers and children
A local March of Dimes campaign chaired by Fisher featured a variety show titled Patsy Maher and attracted donations totaling seven dollars. Notable young supporters included Gayle Leigh Lincoln Spensley Baumgardner Exdell Martha Wunderli Oglietti Judy Knorg and others, with children praised for contributions.
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Fisher
Maher
Bution
Gayle Leighlotta
Lincoln’ Spensley
Baumgardner
Linda Manan Maher
Gail Baumgardner Exdell
Martha Wunderli
Ces Oglietti
Judy Knorg
Jenista Family Reunion News in Convalescent Return
Josephine Jenista reports her son John Jenista has returned home after a week in convalescence. The family notes his steady improvement and plans for continued rest at home with relatives in the locality.
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Jno
Jenista
Josephine Jenista
John
Ah Mn
Also Mentioned on This Page
Catholic Church
Recreation Group
Col. Jorgensen
Sherman
Frank Kriz
Robert W. Peterson
Cong. Park
By Archie Schonemann
Manila’ Bay
Fortress of
Monkey Point
92D
Malinda Tunnel
Easter Bunny
Brookfield Air Mail
Stinson
Cat
New _ SDA Church
Mylon
Brookfield Kiwanis Club
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