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Newspaper
Brookfield Magnet
Location
Brookfield, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Aug 28, 1952
Page
2
The notes recount several families on vacations via car trips to New Mexico California and other western states with stops at Yellowstone and Wisconsin and Florida. Miles totaled 6335. Several households mention return dates and family movements including Navy service and Little League activity.
Miss Gladys Speer of 4501 Park Ave hosted a bridal shower for Miss Ruth Penne at 3147 Cleveland Ave on Aug 13 with 18 guests present. Speer, who will wed Truman Lisson on Sept 6, and the couple earlier traveled to Minocqua Wis to visit the Poggnease family. their son Dennis was noted as the best fisherman. The notice also mentions Mr. and Mrs. Worcester and family of 9509 Garfield Ave returning from a Gun Lake Mich vacation, and Mr. and Mrs. Harold Ewald of 311 Madison Ave visiting relatives in Milwaukee and Woodstock.
Eight senior Scouts from Brookfield travel by two cars to Big Muskellunge Lake in the Northern Highland State Forest, setting up a primitive two week camp at Coun cil Grounds. They build a wash stand dock and a pit refrigerator, share duties among Margaret Bergman Shirey Brandner Mary Cashman Winnie Ellwood Martha How Linda Kasper Arlene Walther Ann Watson under Mrs. Leonard S How and Mrs. Finner Walther. Activities include swimming fishing boating singing and stargazing with an all day trip to Lake Superior and Porcupine Mountain in Upper Michigan Peninsula. Visitors include Judge and Mrs John Lowe Mrs T Kasper and S Posewich and David Haw.
The Sixth district Milnois Federation of Women's Clubs opens its fall flower show at Garfield Park Conservatory on Sept 20 and 21. Exhibits by district members must be ready by 11 a.m. Saturday. Awards include purple ribbon for outstanding, blue for first, red for second, yellow for third, and white for honorable mention.
The Brookfield Rebekah Lodge met Thursday night Aug 21 at Fraternity hall with Noble Grand Francelia Ian presiding. Plans for fall and winter were discussed and arrangements for Vice Grand Sylvia Wolf's Sept 18 event were set. Sept 4 meeting will be a business session with a social hour and refreshments.
Mrs. Joseph Howland of 5915 Race Ave will be installed director of the Fifth district American Legion auxiliary in a formal ceremony Sept 6 at Austin Town Hall 5610 West Lake St Chicago. Past district directors will present the obligation to officers elect with participants including Mrs Benedict Ondrak and Mrs Joseph Corleto of Brookfield.
The notice outlines a summer night buffet style with individual place settings and a 22 inch entrance space. Section D describes shadow box dimensions 24 by 15 by 27 inches for a receded pictorial flower arrangement. Section E covers miniatures up to five inches. A prose and judges luncheon is at the Graemere hotel on Sept 20 with Mrs. George Radcliffe as district president. gardeners from clubs across the district serve on the staging committee.
Stewing lamb should be cooked in water for an extended time at a low temperature so the meat becomes tender and easy to remove from the bones. The approach emphasizes gentle simmering to retain moisture and flavor.
Announcement has been made of the engagement of Lorraine Bilek daughter of James Bilek and the late Mrs Bilek to Donald F Schultz son of Mr and Mrs Frank Schultz They both work at Western Electric Miss Bilek a Morton High School graduate Schultz a Riverside Brookfield High School alumnus and former Air Force airman First Class. The couple plans an April wedding.
Guidance for shoppers on choosing lamb with firm fat and flesh that is creamy white or lightly pink. Emphasizes color as an indicator of quality and freshness.
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