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Newspaper
Brookfield Magnet
Location
Brookfield, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Aug 21, 1947
Page
1
The piece describes a fair with a merry-go-round tilt ride and other attractions. Kids and grandparents enjoy games, evening features, and refreshments. Bank night runs nightly. unclaimed winnings roll to the next night. Grand awards include a 1947 Oldsmobile Hydramatic 4 door sedan and many other prizes. holders need not be present at the grand awards.
New lighting at the Youth Center enhances play for broquet and horseshoe fans. Sunday night Aug 17, the baseball team and many parents attended a dinner where the Campagnas presented a cake inscribed In Honor of the Youth Center Baseball Team. Membership drive starts Sept 1 and runs through September. Personal items note Kermit Meyers at Lake Delavan, Chuck Luttenlocher’s hot rod, Dick Stevens as tennis court attendant, Bob Smith painting street lines, Chuck Kozelka’s Canada trip return, and Magician Lake plans.
M/Sgt A Hartung on recruiting duty at Brookfield Post Office Monday to Friday from 9:230 to 1:00. Hartung notes aviation cadet age requirement raised to 20 from 18, with no changes to qualifications for technical training programs. High school graduates 16 to 35 may enlist for a three year term and choose a technical field.
The Thursday Evening Club of the First Congregational Church plans a card party for Friday September P at 8 o'clock in Wakefield hall. Prizes and refreshments will be provided. Past attendees testify to a good time.
Infant Charles Besich, son of Michael and Thelma Besich of 85 Bluff Avenue McCook WL, died at MacNeal Memorial Hospital Tuesday. Burial occurred at Resurrection Cemetery on Wednesday August 20.
Mr and Mrs Richard Stiles of Blanchan avenue return from a week in Rhinelander Wis. Mrs F Rone of Indianapolis visits her sister Mrs A Jansen of Devo avenue. The Foster family from Norfolk Va arrive Aug 10 at H G Anderson home for two weeks. William Stelter returns from Springfield Ill. Mrs Lewis Smith visits her children in Syracuse and Auburn N J, with son in Wharton N J. Mrs Smith and plans to move to Jacksonville Fla Sept 1. Mrs Margraret Coyne of Chicago visits Franklin Coyne at 4619 Du Bois boulevard. Mrs Clara Brill and daughter Jessie stay at Ed Felton home in Wellston Mich.
Dinner planned by members wf the Gongress Pate Committee church Friday, Aug. 22, has been postponed due to extreme heat. Announcement of the new dinner place will be made later in The Magnet.
A village board held a three hour meeting where water rate adjustments were debated as the ordinance requires payment under existing rates until new ones pass. Trustees Krause Gross and Bush supported raises for two water department employees, with Cox dissenting. A new police squad car was announced and the board rejected police escorts for business banking trips. Building permits and improvements data were reviewed.
A card from Jack and Betty Kontos reports a pleasant vacation at Potter Lake Wisconsin in Sokol lamp area. They mention drilling fishing horseshoe pitching swimming and other activities during the trip for Brookfield Magnet readers.
An assistant superintendent is expected to take over soon as the Hummel couple announce the birth of a son at their Aurora residence on Saturday August 16. The child is a baby boy and the parents are Mr and Mrs M W Hummel. Congratulations.
Mrs Hoffman's friends planned a Northwest trip but surprised her with a gathering at which gifts included peppermints and items for David Carl Gustafson, born July 18 in Cherry Point, NC. She wore a velvet bonnet and shawl while photographs captured the evening of merriment.
Forty handicapped children from Illinois Children's Hospital School in Chicago toured Brookfield Zoo on Tuesday as guests of Chicago Elks Lodge No 4. The group traveled from 2551 North Clark Street, Chicago, to enjoy the zoo's exhibits and accessibility support.
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