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Newspaper
Brookfield Magnet
Location
Brookfield, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Aug 26, 1954
Page
1
Brookfield locals report visits and vacations of residents, a hospital release, birthday celebrations, and family travel plans. The paper notes subscription rates, office addresses, and local announcements including anniversaries and community events.
Brookfield No. 2 leads with top scores as officers and teams from LaGrange Park Western Springs North Riverside Riverside and McCook compete in a chaotic pistol range meet. Key performances include Sikich 270 for Brookfield and Veaver 284 for Western Springs, with North Riverside and LaGrange Park posting notable marks amid a fractured, error-laden summary of the event.
William Moran a farmer and businessman died at age 65 Monday morning after a long illness. Funeral services will be held Friday at 3 p.m. at the Tiallos el and James chapels. Moran owned and operated Moran and Potter grocery on 8 W Calendar Ave with partner Potter, later Morans & Potter. He served in Chicago with Paul Sonaltz Biscuit Co before returning to become a salesman then his own grocery business. Survived by wife Ether two sons William J Moran and Robert W Moran Jr two grandsons Michael Jane Moran and Robert W Moran Jr two sisters Mrs Edward Keilman and Mrs William Morgan and a brother John Moran of Congress Park.
Funeral services for Merle Olson of Lyons were held August 12 after a prolonged illness. He was 42, survived by his parents Alvona and John Rouss, his wife, children Merle Jr and Jab, and a grandmother. Olson, a longtime resident who spent years seeking work in California, returned to Lyons prior to his death.
A note from the open house event honors Korean veteran Mack, welcomed by the Taylors Mr. and Mrs. Haro L. Taylor. The article references the date 1952 and mentions Mack moving to Hoy Fresh Get Petite at LT Feld Aba Lo.
A reader describes a device that measures wind velocity from a sneeze and reports a speed near ten miles an hour for the expelled air. The article notes variability in sneeze force and mentions factors affecting gusts.
Illino is State Normal College graduate marries and hails from San Jose. Miss Turner from Niles Michigan becomes girls physical education staff. Mrs Westerveld takes the library post, replacing Mrs Stucker who moves to Cleveland to practice medicine. Mrs Walker becomes full time English teacher succeeding Grace Doherty. Miss Haehn, with a Marycrest College BA and Illinois University MA, will teach commercial subjects at Rock Island High School, replacing Agnes Analinger who resigned.
Mrs. Floyd Vance and her daughters Carol Lynne and Roberta of 3401 Prairie Avenue recently returned from a week long trip to Paw Paw Michigan. They enjoyed boating swimming and roller skating at Water Valve Coloma and South Haven with stops and activities noted.
Blind flying instruction is being provided to army aviators in six continental headquarters through contracts with qualified civilian flight schools in their regions.
Trustees accepted the Gerritson water main extension and filed the action. The zoning board approved Class B building projects on the south side of 31st Street and the east side of Forest. A break at Ogden and Everly was reviewed with repairs completed. The Brookfield North Riverside Water Commission studies financing for a booster station pending opinion from Chapman and Cutter. The village manager reported equipment for a 200 bed mobile hospital was accepted with local doctors and nurses volunteering for installation and operation.
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