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Newspaper
Brookfield Magnet
Location
Brookfield, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Aug 30, 1951
Page
6
A massive steel wrecking ball shatters the Western Electric Hawthorne works power house wall as part of a $6,755,000 construction project to enlarge the facility and boost capacity.
Mrs eis Maple Mr Ind and Fred Pom acrae attended a chefs Whitley of South Miami former resident of Brook epent Thursday with the Bethke family at 3614 Mad ave He was enroute from A Harbor to Washington DC Stop smoking snuff screw your life Seip you Available at Myron Wisher Pharmacy Brookfield Nancy Pfeiffer observed her birthday Aug 22 She received gifts Congratulations to Mr Earling Coulson who are the parents girl born Aug 23 at MacNeal hospital grandmother Mary Zorka of the same advertise Fill that coal bin with good coal Montgomery Inc 8808 TM 926 Sir and Mrs Bob Fiala Maple ave spent a week of their vacation at Backbone State park in Town Congratulations to Mr and Mrs Emil Prezell who observed their wedding anniversary Aug 27
Mrs Frances Harney of Forest Ave returned home Saturday from the Woman’s and Children’s Hospital after surgery. Mr and Mrs Henry Anselmo of Maple Ave helped Mr and Mrs William Ross of Chicago celebrate their wedding anniversary Aug 25. Chewing. Let WILLBAR TABS help you available at Myron Fischer Pharmacy Brookfield. Mr and Mrs Arthur Olson and children of Elm spent a week vacationing at Saugatuck Michigan with a couple days at Springfield. William Emard of Prairie Ave is spending a month in Los Angeles visiting relatives and sightseeing.
An old classified item notes Spencer Corsets offering individually designed foundations, breast and fraternity supports with doctors’ prescriptions. Mentions Gail H. Beebe as corsetier at 65 E Harris LaGrange, and lists several families and addresses involved in various moving plans and social notices. Also includes an advertisement for a gas burner from Ed Montgomery Inc Brookfield 8808.
The Tribe of Delavan Indian dancers led by R L Douglas Frank Kessel Henry Strafelda and George Ruzicka prepare drums and Sioux Cheyenne and Winnebago inspired costumes for a Sept 8 8 PM performance at Old Park A free will offering will be collected Rockfield participants include Don Kessel Ken Kessel Dave How Ray Kucera Allen Schmidt Dennis Smaage and Derry Smaage in the program.
The article lists skin irritants including poison ivy, wild parsnips, poison oak, poison sumac, wild carrot and nettles. It also gives a simple sandwich idea: one slice of oatmeal bread with peanut butter and another with cheddar cheese, combined into a snack.
A garlic clove left in dressing to subtly flavor salads. it is removed before serving. The Hall of Fame accepts only candidates who have been deceased for ten years.
The Metropolitan USA Girls Softball tourney in Calumet City features 14 teams vying for a regional berth in Logansport Indiana over Labor Day weekend. Brookfield’s team, powered by Joyce Wickholdt and Lois Stratton, dominates, beating Downers Grove 13 0 after a 3 0 initial game was voided for pro player eligibility.
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