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Newspaper
Brookfield Magnet
Location
Brookfield, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 22, 1949
Page
4
Village notes Christmas decorations at a greeting card shop and local stores while community events at Riverfield High School are discussed. Police activity includes a pet dog and a rabbit incident. postal service finances and staff milestones are mentioned alongside residents celebrating birthdays.
The Riverside Brookfield High School lists the 2nd marking period honorees across grades. Seniors, juniors, sophomores and freshmen are named with numerous students from each class receiving recognition in a detailed roll call.
Portia Manor residents share Christmas gatherings and theatre outings. Lt. Queene wins first prize at a local event. the Zaks attend a TV appearance with tickets and a Telecast subscription. Families from Madison and Harrison avenues plan Christmas trips to Point, Michigan. Moose Lodge hosts a children’s party with movies and treats. Birthdays and greetings punctuate the village memo.
The Brookfield Woman's Club held its Christmas party on Wednesday December 14 at American Legion hall. The room was festively decorated with a tree and a gift drive supported Cook County Children's Hospital. Dessert lunch was served by the executive committee. The program featured Christmas carols led by W K Meier and poems read by Mrs C F Wetzel, with additional readings by Mrs I G Pearson and Mrs L Hoxton.
Hollywood Woman’s Club will start a six two hour class home nursing course in January directed by a Red Cross instructor. Club president Mrs J Eichner and public health chairman Mrs J S Cruickshand support this public welfare effort to introduce the course to interested individuals.
During a Christmas program the club members attached cash gifts wrapped in red paper to a small Christmas tree for Park Ridge school for girls. The money will fund a needed item at the school. The next meeting is January 4, 1990.
Mrs Ludlow, longtime Riverside resident and PTA leader, was appointed to the National White House conference to help shape a national child welfare program. She and Judge Lowe met Gov. Stevenson in Springfield. The committee members will visit the White House early in 1950 as guests of President Truman. Mrs Ludlow's son Bill is a senior at A B this year.
Silent program in Koenig auditorium Friday evening December 23 begins at 8 o clock. Songs will include performances under the direction of Hickes and Susan McCann. Faculty assistants are Virginia Swanson Grace Meier Maude Dunning and William Neville.
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