Roosevelt Memorial Fountain Dedication and Zoo Opening
The Theodore Roosevelt Memorial Fountain and Children’s Zoo and Farm debut Friday May 14 at the Chicago Zoological Park. Guests of honor include Hermann Hagedorn Martin Kennelly and William Erickson. Fountain designed by Sylvia Shaw Judson with architects Clark Urbain Read. Funds managed by Art Institute trustees Alfred Hammill Samuel Marx Percy Eckhart.
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Theodore Roosevelt
Edwin H. Clark
Olsen
Urbain
Russell Read
The
Art Institute of Chicago
Alfred Hammill
Samuel A. Marx
Percy B. Eckhart
Art Institute
Brookfield Recreation Kite Contest Saturday
Brookfield Recreation sponsors a kite contest on Saturday May 1 in the south recreation area near Oak and Shields. Registration starts 9:30 am with events at 10 10 30 and 11 and prizes in four categories for two age groups 11 and under and 12 to 16.
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Brookfield
Bill Radke
South Brookfield
Hunter
Broken Boughs Clutter Village Streets After Storm
Reported Saturday night a village was littered with broken tree limbs from lightning and heavy rain. No water damage reported. Police received fragments of a tree impact in the block as thunder rattled the area.
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Saace
Berwyn Symphony Plans May 2 Clarinet Solo
Clarinetist Robert Hammatt of Brookfield will be soloist on the Berwyn Symphony Orchestra program May 2 at Riverside Brookfield High School. He will play Mozart’s B flat major concerto with other members including Glen Hodson cello George Otterman clarinet Ken Ptak tympani Dorothy Fogg baritone, Roger Simak French horn Helen Stepanek cello and Robert Melichar flute.
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Robert Hammatt
Brookfield
Berwyn Symphony Orchestra
Hammatt
H. W. Hammatt
Prairie Ave
Riverside-Brookfield High School
Robert
Mozart
Glen Hodson
George Otterman
Ken Ptak
Dorothy Fogg
LaGrange Park
Roger Simak
Helen Stepanek
Robert Melichar
Revoke Don Bergman's License in Riverside Accident
Donald Bergman of Brookfield faced a Riverside hearing before Police Magistrate Louis B Stocks after an April Sunday arrest by Officer Don Gossling. He was charged with speeding leaving the scene of an accident and reckless driving for a collision injuring Mrs. James M. Doherty on Pine Avenue near the Q station. His license was revoked for one year and a $200 fine. his father offered to sell the family car.
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Donald Bergman
Brookfield
Louis B. Stocks
Riverside
Bergman
Don Gossling
Riverside Police Department
James M. Doherty
Pine Ave
Well Child Conference Planned April 28 at Village Health Center
The Village of Brookfield Health Center hosts a Well Child conference on Wednesday April 28 from 9 to 11 a m at 3837 Prairie Ave. A pediatrician and a public health nurse assist Brookfield mothers of preschoolers with feeding behavior and health checks to safeguard future well being.
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Village Health Center
Brookfield’s Health Center
Brookfield Health Center
Prairie Ave
Brookfield
Anti Parking Group Storms Village Hall Over Ordinance
A large turnout bearing a petition with 2000 names filled the village hall Monday night to oppose the recently passed alternate street parking ordinance. Mayor Kulie and trustees heard demands for rescinding provisions and forming a conference committee, with a special meeting set for next Monday to decide.
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Dan Kulie
Xkulie
Carr
Messrs
Conkey
Hayford
Freitag
Iverson
Rhode
Eby
Lewis
Martinek
Ackermann Jr
Mmes. Garst
Dropka
Berg
Kenny
Following Legal Tangle With Village Tammona Finally Gets Bldg. Permit
James Tammona of 4215 Forest Ave. received a building permit from the Village of Brookfield for a 25 by 125 foot lot at 4201 Forest Ave. He had earlier won a Cook County court case with Judge Schnackenberg’s order. Tammona plans a four room brick house at the southeast corner of Forest and Rochester.
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Tammona
James Tammona
Forest Ave
Brookfield
Cook County
Meet to Organize Chamber Planned In Gross May 3
A meeting of business men to organize a chamber of commerce is set for May 3 in the Gross school library. Orville Kocour, village trustee, issued notices. Illinois Chamber of Commerce speaker William Diviney will attend. A Brookfield broadcast program fund aims for 1,000 with $300 raised so far. Committee on collections includes Louis O Grave, Eugene Kubricht, Louis F. Kucera, Frank Kaye, M H Kelber.
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Chamber of Commerce
Orville Kocour
Gross School
Illinois Chamber of Commerce
William Diviney
Brookfield
Louis O. Grave
Eugene Kubricht
Louis F. Kucera
Frank Kaye
M.h.kelber
Brookfield Community Players Plan May 8 Square Dance
Brookfield Community Players announce a square dance on Saturday May 8 in the Gross School gym. Dancing starts 8:30 p.m. with caller Bob Maybee, plus round dances and mixers. Tickets are $1.50 per couple. refreshments available.
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Brookfield
Gross School
Bob Maybee
Riverside-Brookfield Student Wins Art Exhibition Prize
Miss Loretta Bardauskas of Riverside-Brookfield High School is selected as an exhibitor in Monticello College's Secondary School Art exhibit running mid April to May 1 near Alton Illinois. She won a $10 cash prize in watercolor and recently earned a merit award at the Regional Scholastic exhibit at Wieboldt’s store.
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Loretta Bardauskas
Riverside-Brookfield High School
Monticello College
Alton
Ill
Bardauskas
Wieboldt
Kick Off Day For The Youth Center May 8
Brookfield official Dan Kulie announced May 8 as Kick-Off Day for District 208 Youth Center fund drive where he is assistant chairman. Brookfield Youth Week May 8 to 15 aims to mobilize teens to tackle teen problems, with house to house solicitation under slogan Give-for good teens. Howard Miller will attend a kickoff dance April 30 at the Youth Center’s temporary RBHS cafeteria, per program chairmen.
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Brookfield
Dan Kulie
Kulie
Kylie
Dist. 208
Howard Miller
Youth Center
RBHS
Dick Blank
Maurice Lyons
Miller
Brookfield Youth Center
Don Melka
Riverside-Brookfield Student Chosen State Council Vice President
Joe Bartulis a Riverside-Brookfield High School junior was elected second vice president of the Illinois Association of Student Councils at its spring convention in Chicago. Nominated by his school council he won the nominating committee’s approval amid five candidates. Bartulis, in his third year in Student Council work, aims for next year’s presidency and has chaired the assembly committee this year. Delegates at the convention included Carol Fetta Janet Rytie Hubert Hohe and adviser Mrs Dean Thompson.
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Joe Bartulis
Riverside-Brookfield High School
Illinois Association of Student Councils
Chicago
Bartulis
Carol Fetta
Janet Rytie
Hubert Hohe
Dean Thompson
Two Injured In Car Accident On Golf Road
Mrs Doris Siegel and Norman Siegel of 4039 West 58th Street sustained minor injuries in an automobile crash on April 26 on Golf Road. The other driver was Robert R Nylander, 31, of 6846 Green Street, Chicago, per police reports. Injured party treated by Dr Victoria B Vache.
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Doris Siegel
West 58Th St
Norman Siegel
Golf Rd
Robert R. Nylander
Nylander
Green At
Chicago
Victoria
B. Vache
Gross Grades to Sponsor Concert at Festival
Gross Grades from Gross school with the school band hold an annual music festival in William Koenig auditorium on May 5. The program begins at 8 p m with sixth graders performing a set including I Whistle a Happy Tune Loch Lomond and One Little Candle solo by James Kingma followed by seventh graders and eighth graders with selections such as Make Believe Tea for Two Night and Day Stouthearted Men You ll Never Walk Alone and Were You There It s a Grand Night for Singing plus a varied band program and no admission charged for the public.
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Gross School
William Koenig
Rodgers
Loch Lomond
the Danube
Strauss
Roach
Brahe
James Kingma
Rodgers and Hammerstein
Tea For Freshman Mothers Planned at R-B High School
The Riverside Brookfield High School auditorium will host a freshman mothers tea on May 4 at 2 p.m. Executive vice president Mrs Theo Eisner will welcome attendees, with speakers to explain school workings. Music provided by the sophomore girls chorus and the freshman boys group. A social hour with refreshments in the cafeteria will close the event.
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Riverside-Brookfield High School
Theo Eisner
Brookfield Free Public Library circulates over 104 thousand books
A year total of 104 492 books were loaned at Brookfield Free Public Library with 54 067 non fiction and 50 425 fiction. Circulation rose 33 percent from 1950 51. Nine hundred ninety seven new borrowers were registered including 544 adults and 483 children. One thousand nine hundred fourteen new books were added, and 75 periodicals and newspapers are now subscribed to.
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Brookfield Free Public Library
Deyoave
Springfield
Faith Evangelical Lutheran Church
Mildred Cuthberth
Brookfield Free
C. A. Allen
Riverside-Brookfield High School
Mise Lorraine
Raffaelli
Nazareth Academy
New York
Boston
Niagara Falls
Young Folks Parade in Hollywood Easter Finery
Hollywood juniors step out in Easter finery for church in a vivid fashion showcase. Kenlyn Gay wears a rose colored taf feta dress with white hat and beige coat. Carol Veverka a red rose pat tern dress with bouffant under skirt and red shoes. Barbara Veverka dons a yellow pattern linen dress with black trimmed coat and white hat.
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Hollywood
Kenlyn Gay
Carol Veverka
Barbara Veverka
Nancy Veverka
Tanis
Edwinson
Sapere
Judy Cookingham
Wendy Cookingham
Debby Cookingham
Dawn Walker
Juliette
Jill Walker
Margaret-Ann Cruickshank
Mary Jean Cruickshank
Carol Goss
VFW Essay Winners Named from Riverside
John Grout won first place and Allen Linn finished second in the Brookfield VFW auxiliary essay contest. Both winners are Riverside residents.
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John Grout
Allen Linn
Brookfield Post
VFW
Riverside
Amvets Fashion Show Receives Broad Public Support
In Brookfield the Amvets auxiliary acknowledges broad publicity help from Mrs. Bierbauer and Mrs. Cermak for their Seventh Annual Fashion Show Luncheon and Party. The note thanks the sponsor for cooperation and generosity and hopes for future support, while other local items note ROTC honors day at the University of Illinois and Riverside Brookfield High School contestants in the IHSA contest at Normal Illinois.
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Carl Bierbauer
George Cermak
Amvets Auxiliary
Charles Seibert
Rosemear
ROTC
Armed Forces
University of Illinois
Riverside-Brookfield High School
Illinois High School Association
Normal
Ill
Ilinois State Normal University
Barbara Skoumal
Ray Prozak
Mexico
Bill Willms
Kiwanis: Club of
Brookfield
District 103 to Hold Meets on School Plans
The board of education of school district No.103 schedules meetings to discuss the proposed eastern Stickney school and additions to Lincoln Brookfield Costello Elm and Home schools. Attendances urged to send reps for complete information ahead of the May 8 election.
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Board of Education of School District No.103
Haley
Stickney
40Th St
Grove
Bris & P.m
Costello
Lyons
46Th
Sto
Clyde Ave
Washington School
Lyons, Joliet
Collins Aves
Lincoln School
Brookfield
Grove and Shield Aves
Board of Education
Stickeney
Lincoln
Elm
Home
Schoo
Oye A
Aterest
Trustees O K Permits for New Buildings
A list of Brookfield building permits approved by trustees includes Coronet Construction for a $50 100 brick store building at 45 Broadway, Mae Kowalinka for a brick residence at 9122 21th costing 12 000, Carlson Const Co for a gasoline station at 9187 Oni Ave 18 000, and multiple other residences garages and water services. Names include Allan Gustafson 3241 0 brick residence 10 000, H D Cunningham 461 Ave water service, Marion Dorich 4601 Elane water service, Veterans Builders & Const on Ernod Ave brick residence, Henry Vodicka 2915 Vernon veneer residence 1 000, Katschke 9339 Jefferson brick residence 12 060, M C Curtright 4207 El garage 715, Harold Sawasch 4300 Du Blvd brick residence 14 000, Peter Natale 3636 Cl Ave rebuild porch 100, James Pravda 3746 Arth brick residence 21 000, John 3 Ea 3941 garage 50, Carl F Johnson 3313 Ave brick addition 1 000, Thomas E Hadac 3805 Side Ave arene, Ysaiah Williams 4 Ave frame garage, Helen M Willia Ave water service, Walter Matthies Ave garage 800, Eugene oe ca.
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Brookfield
Mae Kowalinka
Allan Gustafson
Carlson Const. Co
Oni
H. D. Cunningham
Marion Dorich
Elane Water Service
Veterans Builders & Const
Ernod Ave
Henry Vodicka
Vernon Suprricoveneer
Katschke
Jefferson
M. C. Curtright
Harold Sawasch
Dublvd
Henry O. Krebl, Jr
Water Service
William Allen
Mary Courtley
Ehn
Ee Gibralter Const.’ Co
Peter Natale
James Pravda
John 3
Arage
Carl F. Johnson
Thomas E. Hadac
Ysaiah Williams
Helen M. Willia
Walter
Matthies
Eugene
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Hash
Archie Schonemann
Don Bergman
Anti Parking Group
Storm Village Hall
Plan Commission
Zoning Board
Richard Freitag
Helen Berg
Frank Lewis
Tony Ackerman Jr
CMA
Kenney
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Auxiliary
Ogden Ave
Walt Diesing
Alice Garner
Harvey Kubista
Ernie Pertle
Florence Muky
Mildred Bradley
Gross
PTA
Aesoclas
John, Ceykey Dalle
Jobin
Covkendal Erintennant
Benoa
John C. Lowe
Dist
R-B
State
R-B High School
VFW Essay
Nene Satie
Doris.m
Trustees O. K
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