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Newspaper
Brookfield Magnet
Location
Brookfield, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 10, 1953
Page
1
The item lists a local subscription rate of 83.90 per year, with a conv- 9058 charge and an additional $1.78 fee. No other readable details or identifiers present.
Senator Douglas will be guest speaker at Brookfield Methodist Church for the annual Night event. The program includes musical entertainment and remarks on his career from University of Chicago economist to Army officer with Bronze Star. Jeannette Blaser chairs the dinner. advance seating required at the Social Hall. Call Gene Wazeka at 0679.
Goowani of the US Department of Justice appeals for donations including toys or food for needy Chicago area families as St Barbara's School hosts a book fair and Newcomers club drives. Toys collected by Dec 15 7 45 at VFW hall Ogden Ave with pickups by Town Hall 30113. Also mentions local residents Pet ersons, a Florida trip, and biking on Atlantic City Boardwalk.
Joseph M Kuzel a tool inspection section chief at Western Electric Hawthorne works will be honored at a Bee 10 banquet at the Lake Shore club Chicago for his 50 years of service. More than 20 staff members and friends will attend with Kuzel as guest of honor. The event marks the third such party noting his half century with the company. Kuzel began at Western Electric in 1903 at Clinton street Chicago later moving to Hawthorne in 1907 advancing to section chief in 1922 and remaining a supervisor since. He married Blanche Adams in 1911. Their children include Robert Alfred and Mildred with grandchildren in Riverside and Chicago.
The annual Christmas Jam at Gross School will take place in the auditorium Friday December 18 at 8 o clock. Directed by Mrs. Ethel Hickes the program features two one act plays by fifth grades a choral reading The Day Before Christmas by sixth grade a choral reading Christmas Carol an adaptation from Dickens by seventh grade and a one act play by eighth grade. Public invited.
Rockfield boasts the lowest juvenile delinquency among Chicago suburbs due to active citizen participation and recreational pros. Mothers and friends donated hours to a baseball project. Auxiliary membership is $1, with meetings last Monday monthly except December. next meeting Jan 26 at Gross school at 7:30 pm.
The county board approves three local highway improvement projects totaling 830000 as part of the 1954 road program. The list includes East avenue from Joliet road to 47th street 1.55 miles of paving for 175000 LaGrange road to County Line road 55th street 2.5 miles paving for 463000 and 331st street from LaGrange road to Maple avenue 1.2 miles widened resurfaced for 192000.
Arthur M. Wirtz says orders are being accepted for the Hollywood Ice Revue at the Chicago Stadium this Christmas night. The show stars Barbara Ann Scott and makes its 19th Chicago appearance, drawing fans since its 18 season run. It features Fred dies Trenkler, The Bruises, Karen, Bobby Blake, Skippy Baxter, and a 200 plus company with costumes valued over a half million dollars.
Leo Smart and Leo Dumm were named to the dean's honor list at St Francis College in Pennsylvania for academic achievement. Both students distinguished themselves among the college's top scholars this term.
Friends staged a surprise going away party for Bill Adams of 9427 Jackson Ave leaving Dec 4 for USM base in California for basic training. On Monday night Chuck Fourreau led a farewell gathering at Oak Ave home and Wednesday the Demélay Mothers Club hosted a going away dinner at Mrs. Kaiser's home in Blanchanave.
Two LaGrange school superintendents, Pease and Olsen, will serve on the committee at a Saturday meeting of the Superintendents Round Table of Northern Illinois. The gathering at the Chicago Bar Association headquarters will study school problems and a report will be sent to the Governor's Schools Problems commission next year. The commission is conducting its own study to identify improvements needed to raise educational standards to a desirable level.
A lively evening featured secret pals exchanging gifts and sharing prizes and refreshments, creating a pleasant social gathering. Attendees enjoyed planned activities and refreshments, contributing to a warm, community atmosphere.
A nostalgic column on the Christmas season highlights goodwill amid busy prep, contrasts commercialism with meaning, mentions tax form habits by Internal Revenue officials, then advertises baby goods at KU Bracht's Pharmacy Brookfield with contact numbers.
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