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Newspaper
Brookfield Magnet
Location
Brookfield, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Apr 07, 1949
Page
2
Fragmented OCR lists Brookfield locals with street notes, prices, and subscription details. It references Prairie Ave, West Hares, and Park locations, noting a $2.88 par seat and $2.00 yearly magnet collection dues.
Church offers Sunday School for ages 20 and under and a kindergarten for younger children. Weekly services include Wednesday testimonies of healing and a 1945 sermon on sin disease and death. Monthly quiet riots at Heat Hospital noted. Calendar lists venues Ashland LaGrange and Vaughan Hospital chapel with weekly meeting times.
The article profiles a high school senior who excels in music and drama. She won first prize at the Oak Park River Forest Symphony Concert, serves as accompanist for choruses and orchestra, plays the horn, and participates in Honor Society, Roser staff, Masque and Wig Ae club, biology, and drama. She plans to study at the Juilliard School of Music in New York.
Seniors present a version adapted from Jane Austen titled Pride and Pre ctice. The cast was chosen last Thursday for the Riversde Brookfield High School production to be directed by Miss Lucile Shipte. Cast includes Don Peterson Audrey Breir Sue Barst Dolores Mindy Rea Renda Jarmeia Sreta Les Gabrisch Tanye Heller Helen Bunta Matt Dalen Carole Schultz Ann Paviicek Tam Hares John Carroll Dick Kinnar d Barbara Trilk.
Matcoor Matheson, 24, of A320 Obra Street, is to undergo a lie detector test after being accused of raping and assaulting Robersa Rinearson, 19, whose body was found December 18 beside County Line Road near Lake Street. Matheson was arrested Sunday at his home following alleged attack while the car was parked in Broadview.
RB Net men opened its tennis season on the local courts, facing Blue Island in a varsity and freshman match. Rob Lehnerstein won easily for RB at first singles, while Rob Sherman and Ted Gastever split matches in singles and doubles. Blue Island won the varsity meet three matches to two as RB's sophomores showed promise for the West Suburban conference season. The team lane includes Morton of Cicero upcoming and a May 7 district meet at RB.
St Pauls Church announces Holy Week services led by church rector and guest director Prof Martin Peeper. Confirmations Sunday at 1 am, special musical service, and Maundy Thursday and Good Friday rites planned at River Forest and local high school venue. May 23-26 conference varsity and fresh-soph tournaments set for A B courts.
Mrs. Margaret Linker was honored at a Sunday dinner for her 85th birthday at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Frans Northcutt 3931 Sunnyside Avenue. A birthday cake with candles featured. Guests included Mrs. Dorothy Handcock, Mrs. Anna Rhodes of Chicago, Marion Linker, Phil Albertson Jr. of Toulon, Mrs. Glenn Peterson, Miss Eleanor Peterson of Galva, and Mrs. Bernard Vigor of Kewanee. Afternoon callers were Mrs. Esther Robson and Mr. and Mrs. Al Grete.
Eleven RB high school seniors from the upper half of the class have been named to the National Scholastic Society for Athletes for scholarship sportsmanship and citizenship. Superintendent Haebich announced the new members at an awards assembly last Thursday attended by roaches and faculty. Names include Lenneth Flahertws Jack Hagan and James Hora.
A fragmented clipping mentions individuals including Richard Stevens, Bruce Wooden, Albert Weiss, and 5S Olfe in a local item. The text references Soderstrom and WwW, with unclear roles or dates. The readable portion hints at a community or club context without definite actions or outcomes.
Community church members and friends are asked to call Mrs. Robert Hockenbrough at Brookfield 483 to order Easter plants. The ad also promotes Oil Barco Oil Burners and conversion burners, oil fired furnaces and boilers with free surveys and guaranteed oil. Ed Montgomery at LaGrange 4343 Brookfield 8808 is listed.
A local business advertises re covering parlor sets and chairs with free plastic covers included with each order. Clients are instructed to call the nearest branch for service.
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