Hippo song hits charts and zoo quirks teased
Archie Schonemann notes Time magazine reports 10 year old Gayla Peevey in Oklahoma City sold 300000 copies of I Want a Hippopotamus for Christmas. He jokes about where a hippo would park and recalls Brookfield zoo hippos Toto and Beebee, their temperaments and crate shipments to New York Central Park.
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Time Magazine
Gayla Peevey
Gayla
Oklahoma City
New York
Time
Brookfield Zoo
Brookfield
Toto
Beebee
United States
Central Park Zoo
Timothy
Tennessee
Hollywood
Archie Schonemann
Sharclub Girls Bring Yule Cheer to Bensenville Orphanage
Sharclub girls portrayed Santa at the Bensenville orphanage nine days before Christmas. Thirty helpers signed up to visit children aged five to nine after school on December 16, delivering small gifts. Refreshments were served as David Holds worth performed magic tricks and a real Santa distributed presents to the youngsters.
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Sharclub
Bensenville Orphanage
Santa Claus
Bensenville
Sharelub
David Holdsworth
Candlelighting Service Planned at First Congregational Church
The First Congregational Church school will present a Candlelight service on Sunday December 20 at 5 p.m. The Cecilian choir Chancel quartet and organist Mrs Edward Ellison will perform. Mrs Roy Mann will give the Christmas message and Mrs Karl Helm will read Scripture of Prophecy.
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First Congregational Church
Cecilian Choir
Edward Ellison
Roy Mann
Karl Helm
Brookfield Cards Alternate Parking Plan Approved
Brookfield village board approved plans for an alternate parking ordinance to run from sunrise to sunrise using odd and even street numbers on alternating days. A draft ordinance 15 will be prepared for the next meeting. Safety committee chair Biddle reported that passage is assured. The plan aims to improve safety and street cleaning, with fire department access on narrow streets. Brookfield may be the first U S municipality to enact sunrise to sunrise parking rules.
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Brookfield
Biddle
Safety Committee
Evanston
New York City
Hammond
Ind
United States
Ogden Business Men Plan Parking Discussion
Ogden business leaders from the district are invited to a Sunday meeting at the village hall at 2 p.m. to discuss plans for parking cars on that street. Notices are being sent this week.
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Ogden
Board Approves Yearly Motor Fuel Tax Expenditure Plan
An overall program for expenditure of motor fuel tax funds for next year is approved by the board. It covers Woodside from Parkview to Brookfield avenues with widening and resurfacing, Washington from Hollywood to Rosmear resurfacing, Du Bois Boulevard, Burlington 47th Street lighting, Grand Grant Fair View lighting, Broadway Park Madison lighting, several curb and gutter projects, and multiple Rochester Oak Vernon and Maple Oak resurfacing works. The last three are expected to be financed by special assessments with the village paying its share from motor fuel tax funds.
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Woodside
Parkview
Brookfield Ave
Washington
Hollywood
Rosmear
du Bois Blvd
Buriington-47th Street
Grand-Grant-Fair- View
Broadway- Park-Madison
Brookfield-Arden-Salts Creek
Oak-Ogden- Shields
District 208 Youth Center Incorporation Notice
District 208 Youth Center Inc has filed for incorporation at the secretary of state in Springfield. Corresp dents are Petty and Cohier at 10 S LaSalle Chicago. The non profit aims to provide social activities for youths in Brookfield and Riverside and to establish quarters and a regular program. Incorporators include Mary T McEwen Harold E Nielsen Rose M Seatter and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
District 208 Youth Center, Inc
Springfield
Petty and Cohier
S. LaSalle St
Chicago
Brookfield
Riverside
Mary T. McEwen
Harold E. Nielsen
Rose M. Seatter
Farewell Given Charles Barnes After 28 Years at PO Brookfield
Charles Barnes retired after 28 years at the Brookfield post office. A party at Bud's Steak House on South Lancerd drew about 50 friends and family. Postmaster Colgrass officiated the gift of a large luggage piece. Speakers included Ray Hurban, Reinhold Gurgel, Assistant Postmaster Johnson, and Colgrass. Entertainment featured films “Pigeon Holes and Progress” and “The Sea Horse.”
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Charles Barnes
Brookfield
South Lancerd
Charlie
Barnes
Colgrass
Ray Hurban
Eourriers
Reinhold Gurgel
Johnson
Edward Busek
The
Brookfield Letter Carriers’ Association
Mike Colgrass
Riverside teen wins Rhodes Scholarship at Oxford
Jack Wayne Love 23 of 96 Pine Riverside, a Riv erside Brookfield High School and Yale medical student, earned a Rhodes Scholarship among 32 winners. The award enables two years of study at Oxford University. Love returned home for Christmas. Parents are Charles and Helen Love. his father heads operations for the Army Chemical Corps Rocky Mountain Arsenal Procurement Office.
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Jack Wayne Love
Pine
Riverside
Riverside-Brookfield High School
Yale University
Rhodes
University” We
Oxford
England
Love
Jack
Charles
Helen Love
Rocky Mountain Arsenal
Army Chemical Corps
Sarlitto Named to Dean's List at St Joseph College
Raymond J. Sarlitto of Brookfield is among 27 students at St Joseph College Collegeville Indiana to qualify for the Dean's list for the period Nov 9 to Jan 22. The group includes five seniors four juniors nine sophomores and nine freshmen.
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St. Joseph’s College
Collegeville
Ind
Raymond J. Sarlitto
Brookfield
Early Deadline For Two Issues For Christmas Week
The Magnet will press one day early next week due to Christmas, delivering to homes Wednesday morning instead of Thursday. Readers are urged to submit society, sports, and general news early on Thursday, Friday, and Saturday. Only late news items accepted Tuesday morning. The schedule repeats the following week for New Year’s holiday.
Schreiber to appeal murder conviction amid return to U S
Lt George Schreiber of Brookfield convicted of murder in 1953 in a Korea Prowler shooting case is set to return to the United States and be quartered at Camp Cook Cal while his appeal proceeds. Rep Hoffman reports Schreiber in good health and awaiting his return as defense funds gather from a Riverside Brookfield high pancake breakfast.
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George Schreiber
Brookfield
United States
Camp Cook
Cal
Rep
Hoffman
Schreiber
Michael Braun
Tokyo
Beardsley
Air Force
Washington
Gross School
Valparaiso University
Clarence Schreiber
Hollywood
Riverside-Brookfield High School
Thieves Rob Busy Bee Store on Broadway
Thieves broke into the Busy Bee at 9219 Broadway during the night or morning Wednesday. They stole 84 cartons of cigarettes, hams, and $100 in cash, with police estimating the loot around $300. Owner Bob Tlapa is named.
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Busy Bee
Broadway
Bob Tlapa
Revised Village Recreation Holiday Schedule Announced
Brookfield Recreation commission defers regular activities during holiday weeks to accommodate many plans. Recreation superintendent Bill Radke lists schedules for basketball high school and grade school, square dancing, drama, ice skating, table tennis across several venues with dates in December 1953 and January 1954.
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Brookfield Recreation Commission
Bill Radke
Gross School
LaGrange
Hollywood Com.house
Lyons Township High School Completes 203000 Cafeteria Expansion
A six month project in the 1888 building adds a student cafeteria seating 640, a 50-seat faculty cafe, lounge, three counseling offices, and a testing headquarters. New kitchen, heat system, and two floor layout changes modernize the site. Financing saved $30,000 in interest versus bonds. Fireproofing completed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lyons Township High School
Dist. 204
Perkins
Will
Chicago
Ford Brothers of
District 208 School Caucus Plans Jan 14 Board Election
A meeting in Riverside-Brookfield High School new library at 8 pm on January 13 will discuss a slate for the April 1954 board of education election. Planning committee adopted by laws. caucus aims to expand board from five to seven members. civic and fraternal groups urged to send two delegates to Mrs. Edwin Dropka for notices.
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Riverside-Brookfield
Dist
Edwin Dropka
Rosemear Ave
Hollywood
50th Wedding Fete for Mr and Mrs Adolf Anderson
Mr and Mrs Adolf Anderson of 9521 Monroe observed their 50th wedding anniversary on a Saturday night with about 40 guests at their Brookfield home. Pastor Vulgaris read the vows, a toast was given by Carl Benson, and Mrs Emil Hanselman sang. Gifts from Texas California and Minnesota included a $50 tree of bills. The couple married in Chicago and moved to Brookfield in 1926. Mr Anderson is a former Chicago Surface Lines machinist.
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Adolf Anderson
Monroe Ave
Brookfield
Andersons
Andersodé
Monroe
Pastor Vulgaris
Faith Evangelical Lutheran Church
Emil Hanselman
Carl Benson
Dallas
Tex
Texas
California
Minnesota
Chicago
Friends
Josephson
Anderson
Chicago Surface Lines
Pvt Richard Wegforth Now on Duty in Korea
Pvt Richard Wegforth, son of Mr and Mrs William R Wegforth of Brookfield, has arrived in Korea for duty with the 25th Infantry division. He entered the Army in May and was previously at Fort Lewis Washington as the unit begins intensive post truce training after early peninsula battles.
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Korea
Richard W. Wegforth
William R. Wegforth
Sunnyside Ave
Brookfield
25Th Infantry Division
25Th Infantry
Weyforth
Fort Lewis
Wash
Yale Service Invite for Christmas Eve Program
Residents are invited to join a Christmas Eve service at Brookfield Congregational Church on December 24 at 11 p.m. The program will feature candle lighting carol singing and musical numbers by the male quartet.
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Brookfield Congregational Church
Six Rules for Safe Driving in Brookfield Village
Chief Walter Griffin warns Brookfield motorists to winterize their cars before accidents. He lists six rules from the National Safety Council: prepare, learn the road feel, clear the windshield, use chains on snow or ice, pump brakes on ice, and maintain a safe following distance. He cites stopping distance tests for car with chains vs winterized tires on glare ice and snow.
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Brookfield
Walter Griffin
Griffin
Thieves Force Entrance To Borden Milk Station
Thieves forced an entrance to the Borden Milk Station at 9128 47th Street on December 13. They opened the safe with an acetylene torch but removed little, if anything, from the building. Police got a report at 2 06 p m on December 18.
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Borden Milk Station
47Th St
Brookfield notices mix of events and local news
In Brookfield community notes, a Brookfield teacher unearthed a grade school manuscript to illustrate writing. Mrs. Lewis chairs a Red Cross drive. Mrs. Petrik leads Morton High reunion events. Kiwanis Christmas party set for Dec 22. Secret Pal club to host Dec 18. Fr Nu Winters named St Barbara assistant priest. Births gratefully acknowledged. local health center hosts Well Baby conference moved a day earlier due to holidays. Brookfield caucus for Dist 208 board slate meets Jan 18 in new high school library.
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F. J. Lewis
Vernon Ave
Brookfield
Red Cross
Bobbie Petrik
Morton High
North Ave
Chicago
Howard Sproat
Ted Pence
David H
Max Birkelback
Secret Pal Club
Ronald W. Schalk
Oak Ave
Nu Winters
St. Barbara Church
Gertrude A. Buck
William A. Stein
Joseph B. Janda
Albert W. Poltrock
Olaf Lindberg
Berwyn Hospital
Pauline Speidel
Mary Pekorny
Brookfield Health Center
Hunter
Board of Education of Dist
Riverside-Brookfield High School
Yule Program at Gross School Christmas Event Dec 18
The Gross school presents its annual Christmas program Friday at 8 p.m. in the school auditorium directed by Mrs. Ethel B. Hickes. Fifth graders perform two one act plays and a choral reading The Day Before Christmas, the sixth grade presents a choral reading, the seventh grade presents Christmas Carol, and the eighth grade closes with Yuletide play The Man's Wine Found The King. Casts include Bruce Bartik, Barbara Wright, Nancy Stearn, Susan Petrik, Dennis Sladek, Edna Bauer, Judy Nottke, Donne Polivka, and many others with Dorothy Hansa as accompanist.
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Gross School
Ethel B. Hickes
Earl Wrolsen
Jimsmy Naae
Ricky Stastny
Michael Kche
Ned
Ricky Williams
Fred
Carl Seff
Phyllis Feely
Elyse Tomasele
Dennis Sladek
Robert Polich
Jon Doegey
George Valsa
George Legenza
Messenger
Dick Bloomquist
Ellyn Arp
Betty
Sharon Hacquelbard
Judith
Judith Nottke
Nancy Pa
Linda Penzel
Joy Rode
Dorothy Hansa
Christ
Charles Widens
Ira
Bauer
Edna
Dorothy Foiilie
Seth
Dak Kanak
Reba
Lois Stokex
Alan Lemke
Ann
Leslie Jones
Mary
Carol Brennen
Angels
Joan Remes
Judy Lir
Janice Holzwart
Maurine Ie
Sandra Mann
Carol Waltman
R B Alumni Plan For Little Theater Foyer Decor
The R-B Alumni Association outlines a foyer project adding furnishings and decor for the little theater lounge. Plans cover flooring lighting and painting with future kitchen equipment, aiming to complete by mid January at a total cost around 5000 dollars funded by annual one dollar memberships. Members admit free to select games and a loan fund for students’ needs is proposed.
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R-B 4 Association
Ainting Room
Dane Furniture
Association
Gatharit
Dents
Eees
Talafous Rates Leave Cigarettes Campbell Ky
Cpl. R. Talafous of Fort Campbell Kentucky, son of Mr and Mrs Frans Talafous, 4295 Brookfield, has been assigned to a division. No further details provided due to fragmentary text.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cigs Campbell
R. Talafous
Ange Frans
Brookfield
Fort Campbe Ky
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Charles Bares
Sarlitto
Lt. Schreiber
Cong. Park School
Park School
Green
Pvt
Richard Wegforth
Yale
Gross Nex
R-B
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