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Brookfield Magnet

Location

Brookfield, Illinois, United States of America

Date

Aug 03, 1950

Page

1

Local notices and ads from Citizen Publishing page

Fragmented OCR shows local notices and advertising details including managing editor Schonemann Brook contact lines, wedding notices, subscription rates, and advertising inquiries. Readable items point to March 3 3879 date with unclear pricing and office addresses at Brook locations.

Citizen Publishing Ea Re Sebord Athes March & Coat Office Schonemann Brook

National Auten dation and honors noted in scattered OCR

An incoherent OCR fragment lists names and honors with references to national recognition and welfare interests. It mentions awards, duties, and achievements in a jumbled sequence, naming individuals and organizations with unclear connections and dates.

No Induction Of Guardsmen in Illinois National Guard

National Guardsmen enlisting before classification in Class 1-A will have postponed induction under state and national instructions. Colonel Paul G. Armstrong said postponement affects those in the 19-24 year group who enlist prior to Class 1-A and aims to bolster reserves. Local boards will delay pre induction orders while files are reviewed, with more than 800 guardsmen enlisted recently and 40 percent of rail traffic now using steel rails weighing 100 pounds per yard or more. registrations can be made at the guard armory on Hillgrove Ave in LaGrange.

Wilneis Paul G. Armstrong Lewis B. Hershey Ilinois National Guard Tiie Hershey Armed Forces of United States Lineal Board Director of Selective Service Selective Service BI National Guard Winois National Guard

Sunday Worship Offers Christian Science Healing Notions

A fragment notes church services with Christian Science healing tests and a Sunday program. It mentions Hines Memorial Hospital in Hines Illinois and Taub han’s Hospital locations with monthly Saturday sessions in chapels and reading rooms. Public invitations extend to Sundays and holidays with evening and afternoon hours.

G J Kunzmann Opens Insurance Office in Village

G J Kunzmann is appointed agent for State Farm Insurance Companies in the village. His office is on Hington Road, previously serving Oak Park, with plans to expand to LaGrange. This marks a new local agency perch and community presence.

G. J.kunzmann Gorge, J. Kunzmann State Farm Insurance Companies forHington Bivd Divering Ten Broosfield Oak Park Uger Toledy Creon LaGrange

Barber Shop Quartet Plans Day of Golfing Event

A garbled notice mentions the Barber Shop Singers planning a golf day and a gathering. It references the Q chapter of a society and a suburban party, with a president’s encouragement. Details are unreadable and incomplete.

Unclear OCR fragment on local event or notice

Fragmentary text from a newspaper page shows names and scattered phrases unclear in content. Possible reference to people and places but key details and context are unreadable. No coherent event, date, or organization can be identified for a concise summary.

Convention Kappa Kappa Gamma Meets in Murray Bay

The national college fraternity for women Kappa Kappa Gamma held its biennial convention at the Manior Richelieu in Murray Bay Quebec with 500 plus attendees from the United States and Canada. Delegates included Elizabeth Zimmermann from LaGrange Alumnae and Kathleen Uecker from Purdue. Distinguished members and officers highlighted the event while fundraisers and fellowships supported French relief projects and advanced study for women.

Kappa Kappy Gamma National College Fraternity For Women Manior Richelieu Murray Bay Quebec Canada Elizabeth Zimmermann Homestead Rd LaGrange Alumnae v Association United States LIS Natunal Kathleen Uecker Blackstone Ave LaGrange Purdue University

Foreign fellowship winners named for 1950 51

Fellowship winners for the 1950 51 year include a French girl to study at the University of Oregon a German girl at the University of Illinois and an American student from George Washington University to study in London The official report will be presented to the LaGrange Alumnae association of Kappa Kappa Gamma by Miss Zunmermann at the September meeting Mrs Harmon Greer is president of the association and any new Kappas in the community are urged to call her at LaGrange agent.

Kappa Kappa Gamma Istu Monmouth College Monmouth Yrne LaGrange Alumnae United States Canad Dorothy Canield Fisher Sarah Blanding SP Vassar Collece Kappa Kappa Gammma Dorothy Canfield Fisher Kappa Kappa Gamma Intr Kappas University of Oregon University of Miinois George Washington University Washington, D.C London Larrenge Kappa Kappa.Gamma Zunmermann Harmon Greer LaGrange Agen

Winners Named in Nine Hole Golf at LaGrange Club

A large group of nine hole golfers gathered for the Tuesday event at LaGrange Country Club. In Class A the winners were Mrs John Baker and Mrs George Timmerman. In Class B the winners were Mrs Martin Kennedy and Mrs R R Roberts.

LaGrang Country Club John Baker George Timmerman Martin Kennedy R. R. Roberts

George Gervase Dies at 71 in Brookfield Home

George Gervase 71 long time LaGrange resident died July 26 at his Brookfield home 3625 Park Ave. Services were at St Francis Xavier at 10 a.m. Burial Mt. Carmel cemetery. Born May 34 1879 in Sicily immigrated 1903 lived in Coal City TL 16 years then LaGrange 31 years. Former landscape gardener for Morris Guzzirdo since 1945 and 30 years at Vaughn greenhouse Western Springs. Lover of flowers and gardener.

George Gervase LaGrange Park Ave Brookfield St. Francis Xavier Church William J. O’brien St. Francis Xavier Mt. Carmel Mr. Gervase Sicily Italy United States Coal City Sawyer Ave Morris Guzzirdo Gervase Vaughn Western Springs

Cats Wake and Stretch Like Humans for Productivity

Cats stretch and yawn upon waking, a habit humans should imitate. The full-bodied stretch loosens muscles and primes the body for work.

Local man remembered for rose garden and flowers

He was known in the neighborhood for growing beautiful flowers and had a rose garden in full bloom when he died. He is survived by his widow Dedelia five sons Sam of La Grange George John Nick and Pete of Brookfield and three daughters Pauline of Brookfield Mary of Congress Park and Mrs Jennie Newcomer of Chicago.

Dedelia Sam la Grange George John Nick Pete Brookfield Pauline Mary Congress Park Jennie Newcomer Chicago

Earliest record of a round Earth idea attributed to Socrates

In Plato's Phaedo published 399 B.C., Socrates is credited with the first written notion of a spherical Earth. He died that same year, marking a pivotal link between philosophy and early scientific thought.

Socrates

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