Couple celebrates 45th wedding anniversary at home
About 25 relatives and friends called on Mr and Mrs William Freak at 3201 Park Ave to mark their 45th anniversary. Guests from Naperville St Charles and Oak Park attended and offered gifts and wishes as refreshments made the evening memorable. Jack Brode and friend Flora Petrone treated Earl and Mrs Earl Brode to the Ice Capades at the arena.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Freak
Park Ave
Naperville
St. Charles
Oak Park
Jack Brode
Flora Petrone
Mrs
Earl Brode
Arena
Spencer Corsets Ad and Local Social Notes
Spencer Corsets offers individually designed foundations and medical supports with prescriptions filled by Gail H. Beebe, a LaGrange corsetier. Local notes recount sewing circle hosts, naval enlistment, a service anniversary dinner in Chicago, German accordion gifts, school band contests, Pow-wow events, candidate nominations, club meetings, birthday celebrations, and a Florida visit by a former resident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spencer
Gail H. Beebe
Spencer Corsetier
E. Harris
Phone LaGrange
Mit
Wedding Ties Tie Chicago Ceremony to Austin Kin
Mr and Mrs A J John attended the wedding of their nephew Edward James Ocasek to Miss Marjorie Anne Walsh of Austin Texas at St Catherine of Siena church in Chicago. The reception followed at Oak Park Arms hotel on April 14. Rudy Dolezal aged 4 celebrated with a party April 13. Mrs A J John attended a Chicago Commandery Ladies auxiliary luncheon at the Central Masonic Temple. Mr and Mrs Harry Brunson Marilyn and Mr and Mrs Bob Fiala traveled to Kansas City for a nephew’s wedding on April 14. Marilyn served as a bridesmaid and they returned Sunday night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. J. John
Edward James Ocasek
Marjorie Anne Walsh
Austin, Hl
St. Catherine of Sienna Church
Chicago
Oak Park Arms Hotel
Rudy Dolezal
Oak Ave
Forest Ave
Chicago Commandery Ladies Auxiliary
Central Masonic Temple
Harry Brunson
Marilyn
Bob Fiala
Kansas City
Friendship Academy Featured at Meet Of Women of Moose
Olga Berlack explains the second degree of the Women of the Moose at the April 13 meeting. Members participating in ritual work include Blanche Land Mae Bigelow Anne Riley Jeanette Flexman Virginia Wolfe Mae Heidenreich Jeanette Littlefield Rose Engelsman Olive Curran Betty Svoboda. Helen Burke received a life membership and a College of Regents call letter. Ann Cockrell and Anne Riley also received life membership rings. Kimmie Willace of Greater Chicago 129 gave a talk on friendship. Berwyn Cicero and Melville visitors attended. Refreshments followed at a blue and yellow decorated table. Next WOTM meeting is Homemaking night April 27 at 8 p.m. Cleo Moss publicity chairman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Olga Berlack
Academy of Friendship
Women of the Moose
Blanche Land
Mae Bigelow
Anne Riley
Jeanette Flexman
Virginia Wolfe
Mae Heidenreich
Jeanette Littlefield
Rose Engelsman
Sentinel
Olive Curran
Betty Svoboda
Helen Burke
College of Regents
Ann Cockrell
Kimmie Willace
Greater Chicago
Berwyn
Cicere
Mellville
WOTM
Cleo Moss
Engagement Announced Between Halligan and Motycka
The engagement of Jane Halligan daughter of Mr and Mrs John Halligan 3830 Harrison Ave Brookfield to Robert R Motycka son of Mr and Mrs J Motycka 548 Selbourne Rd Riverside was announced. Miss Halligan a Nazareth Academy graduate is a secretary with the Chicago Branch of Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing Co in St Paul. Her fiance a Riverside Brookfield High School graduate is a senior at Chicago Technical College.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jane Halligan
John Halligan
Harrison Ave
Brookfield
Robert R. Motycka
Halligan
Nazareth Academy
Chicago
Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing, Co
St. Paul
Riverside - Brookfield
Chicago Technical College
News Notes From South Brookfield
Marshall Blanchard of Prairie avenue performed deft tasks Thursday for Ft. Sheridan. Mr and Mrs A C Hoppe of Forest avenue hosted a dinner last Sunday in honor of their son Jim and his fiancée Miss Kathryn McDonald of LaGrange. Relatives visiting included Mr and Mrs George Chapman of Highland Park and Mr and Mrs Clarence Grisom and daughter Rosemary of Cicero. Joe Stolla of Forest avenue has been ill and homebound for two weeks. Martha Rose of Prairie avenue has been confined at home for a week due to flu.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. C. Hoppe
Forest Ave
Jim
Kathryn McDonald
LaGrange
George Chapman
Highland Park
Clarence Grisom
Rosemary
Cicero
Joe Stolla
Martha Rose
Prairie Ave
Card of Thanks for Charles Raispis
Mae Clara Raispis extends thanks to friends and neighbors for kindness and sympathy during her husband Charles Raispis illness and death. Gratitude is also given for floral offerings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Raispis
Mae Clara Raispis
Community thanks for support after sudden loss of John Von Holt
Julia Von Holt and family express gratitude to neighbors and friends for flowers and courtesies after the sudden passing of husband, father, and grandfather John Von Holt. They thank LaGrange Masonic and Brookfield Odd Fellows, the police for escort, and many others for kindnesses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John von Holt
LaGrange
Masonic
Brookfield Odd Fellows
Julia VonHolt
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Ed Montgomery Inc
Julia Pichu
Bobby Biden
Navy
North Carolina
J. F. Nasser
Sunnyside
Service Tool and Dye Co
Lord Elgin
Time
Newsweek
Frances Tornow
N. Madison Ave
Victor Scodius
Frankfort
Germany
Gross School
Seventh Avenue
YMCA
Edward Smith
Mapleave
Longhouse
Lu Horacek
Elm Are
Winifred Chapek
Lillian Moulis
Elin Carlton
William Reik
Monroe
Alice Reik
Bill Reik
Albert Strahs
Lilac Lodge
Alice
Bill
Robert Tlapa
Louis Kucera
Curtis Whiteley
Miami
Florida
Whiteley
Liberty Bethke
Lucille. Bastiaans
Friendship Academy
Meet of Women of Moose
South Brookfield
Marshall Blanchard
Ft. Sheridan
Montgomery Ward
LA Grange
Motor Sales
W. Burlington
Glen Ford
Rhonda Fleming
Red Head and
the Cowboy
Box Office
Thirnois
Murder, Inc
Kefauver Committee
Bogart the
Breen
Breen’s
LA Grange Road
Rowan Reagan-Dunalynn
Walter Slezak
Jesse White
Onal Strote
Bonzo
Barry Sullivan
Wald O'Connor
Helena Carter
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