Free Holiday Film Fest Invites LaGrange Youths
A Holiday Festival for boys and girls is planned for Friday in LaGrange with two morning screenings. The Roy Rogers film Honey Okishima will be shown along with cartoons. Boy Scouts will present colors and lead a brief musical interlude. Admission is free. tickets are distributed by cooperating merchants in LaGrange Brookfield and Western Springs.
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Gordon Nord
Listencm
Roy Ropers
Honey Okishoma
Boy Scouts of
Ue Qaurents
LaGrange
Brookfiel
Western Springs
Brookfield
Eisner
Fairview Avenue
Concres Lark
Yule Tree lights Brookfield for holiday display
Brookfield’s Christmas tree stands about eight feet high at Grand Prairie, glowingly set against colorful street lights. Brookfield Business Men's Association and Brooksfield Flower Shop arranged thirty seven decorated posts along Central Brookfield, with Broadway merchants adding two trees and arches. Ogden and Broadway districts feature decorations by local merchants, as residents greet the season with festive displays.
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Brookfield
Brookfield Business Men's Association
Grand Prairie
Brookfield Avenue
Brooksfield
Broadway
Grand Boulevard
Ogden
Yeung
Health Conference Planned Here Dec 23
Brookfield health council announces a bi monthly child health conference on Thursday December 23 from 2 to 4 pm at Prairie Avenue. Christmas Seats have been mailed and serve as the sole income for The Tu popatonts Institute in Chicago and County, which partners with the Brookfield West to fund pediatric aid for youngsters under years. A physician will examine children with the help of public health nurse Eami Ruff RN and the institute staff.
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Brookfield Heath
Breok Geld
Summnailegrand Hso
Eami Ruff
White Hussars in Lyceum at Riverside Brookfield High
White Hussars and detachment will present a lyceum program at Riverside Brookfield High School for Herbert Petrie, organizer. The group RO has roots in Allied Quarters in the Mediterranean and promises a unique mix of music and pageantry.
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Etrie
White Hussars
iverside-Brookfield High
Herbert Petrie
Christmas Joy Turns to Sorrow in Brookfield
Roberta Rinearson, 10, died last Friday in Brookfield, changing Christmas from joy to grief for her family and friends. The community recalls her smile as she planned Yuletide gatherings at her grandmother Anna O Donohue’s home at 427 South McCormick Avenue, Hollywood. Investigators note Roberta last spoke with Bridget Feely at a local newsstand and may have boarded a bus near her family home before vanishing en route to LaGrange Park Theater.
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Roberta Rinearson
Roberta
South
McCormick Avenue
Hollywood
Anna O'Donohue
Patrein
Grace Rinearson
O’donohue
O'Donohue
Park Theater
LaGrange
Brookfield
Bridget
McCormick and
Washington
Earl E. Buckholz
Crosby
Parkeater
Mabel Hanratty
Madison Avenue
Chicago
Harris and
LaGrange Road
Gothard Named President Of Brookfield Real Estate Brokers
James A. Gothard head of a real estate firm at 9804 Ogden Avenue was elected president of the Brookfield Real Estate Brokers Association at its annual meeting held at The Koffee Kup. Earl Schultz was chosen vice president and Howardee Sproat secretary treasurer. A committee was set to confer with McBash on licensing real estate brokers and appraisals and advertising for the association.
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James A. Gothard
Ogden Avenue
Brookfield Real Estate Brokers Association
Koffee Kup
Grand Boulevard
Earl Schultz
Howardee Sproat
Businessmeng Association
Kash
McBash
Real Estate Board Holds Yale Party Luncheon
The LaGrange Real Estate Board held its annual luncheon and Christmas party Monday at the Dubonnet restaurant. Francis Creadon of Riverside sang as a grand tenor and Tom Lange played a lively accordion. Santa arrived and left presents for all attendees amid light business transacted.
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LaGrange ‘Real Estate Board
Dubonnet
Mary J Hooper La Grange Resident Buried
Mary J Hooper of La Grange formerly of Sunnyside Avenue Brookfield was buried Tuesday December 21 from St Francis Xavier church LaGrange. Surviving are two sons George and Raymond two daughters Esther Postall of LaGrange and Ethel Mercer of St Paul eight grandchildren and one great grandchild.
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Mary J. Hooper
la Grange
Sunnyside Avenue
Brookfield
St. Francis Xavier Church
LaGrange
George
Raymond
Esther Postall
Ethel Mercer
St. Paul
Yule Party Held By Rebekahs to Finish Year’s Work
Brookfield Rebekah lodge held a Yuletide party after the Thursday night business meeting led by Noble Grand Ruth Thompson. District guest Mrs. Blanche Minor spoke as yearend work concluded. Members thanked officers for loyal service. refreshments, decorations, and secret pal exchanges followed. Installation of 1949 officers is set for January 6 at Fraternity hall.
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Brookfield Rebekah
Ruth Thompson
Blanche Minor
Noble Grand Officero Lodge
Alice Klemme
Mae Kratoska
Anita Filip
Fraternity Hall
Blanchan Avenue
Brookfield Youth Yuletide Party Planned at National Hall
On Wednesday evening December 22 the Brookfield Tavern Keepers Association hosts an old fashioned yuletide party for Brookfield kids at the National hall. Maurie Lyons says gifts aplenty include candies and presents. Santa Claus will visit to oversee the fun. A clown, a magician and movies are also on the program.
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Brookfield Tavern Keepers’ Association
Brookfield
National Hall
Maurie Lyons
Tavern Keepers’ Association
Santa Claus
St Barbara's Plans Christmas Masses At Parish Church
St Barbara's Catholic church outlines Christmas Mass schedule with Midnight Solemn High Mass and Low Masses at 6 7 9 10 15 11 15 and 12 15. Confessions offered Christmas Eve afternoon and evening. children's confessions afternoon only. Christmas message from Fathers Stokes McInerney Laketes and Spoden expresses heartfelt greeting and a call to open hearts to receive Christ.
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St. Barbara’s Catholic Church
Dan Stokes
Walter McInerney
Victor Laketes
Justin Spoden
St. Barbera’s
Deuta
Aestable
Auto Mishaps Blame Ice On Slippery Roads In LaGrange
Slippery pavement contributed to three of six auto accidents reported by LaGrange police this week. Five occurred in the village, one just outside on 60th Street south of 49th. No injuries but heavy damage, totaling over 2125 dollars. The five village crashes lift year total to 129. Heaviest damage came Thursday at 7:35 pm at LaGrange Road and 50th Street involving Lorraine Litowski age 22 of Brookfield and Louis Unebec of LaGrange Road. Litowski reportedly failed to stop at the sign, hitting Unebec’s car in the outside lane.
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LaGrange
Ast Avenue
49Th Street
LaGrange Road
50Th Street
60Th Street
Lorraine Litowski
Washington
Brookfield
Louis Unebec
Mig. Litowski
Unebec
Arrest Report Notes Reckless Driving for Miss Litowski
Miss Litowski was arrested for reckless driving and failing to renew her license. Police estimate damage to Miss Litowski’s car at 400 dollars for the front end and 300 dollars to the Unebec vehicle’s left side.
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Miss Litowski
Unebec Auto
Regional Cage Meet Slated At York High
York High hosts a regional basketball event March 14 at Elmhurst. Contestants include York, Glenbard, Hinsdale, Downers Grove, Maine, Immaculate Conception, and Bensonville, with winner advancing to sectional and then state finals in Champaign.
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Ulingis
York Community High School
Elmhurst
York
Glenbard
Bensenville
Hinadale
Downers
Grove
Maine
Immaculate Conception
Bimhurst
Carol Smith Soloist at Chi. Pop Concert
Miss Carol Smith of Hollywood was featured soloist in the Chicago Symphony Orchestra pop concert at Orchestra Hall last Saturday. She sang three operatic excerpts Amour viens aider ma faiblesse from Saint-Saens Samson et Dalila Ah mon fils from Le Prophete and the Seguedilla from Carmen. The Tribune reviewer called her voice large and flavorful with a solid low register and firm upper range. Brookfield friends and neighbors attended, including Mrs U Ren and daughters, Mrs Anderson and daughter, Mrs Schlueter, J ames MacGowan, Erwin Weber and family, and Mr and Mrs Wersching with Mattie and Mrs Richard Wolf.
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Carol Smith
Hollywood
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Orchestra Hall
Miss Smith
Amour
Saint-Saens
Meyerbeer
Bizet
the Tribune
Seymour Raven
Mrs. Wersching
Mattie
Richard Wolf
Christmas Eve Service at Methodist Church
Christmas Eve program s featured a pastorale Prelude and a Christmas story from St Luke with carols sung by choir and congregation. Soloists Nan Jones Mo W Dor enz Jarmella Speta A W Haller Jean Thomas Ralph Clayton and more performed along with a candle lighting ceremony and Christmas blessing under the ministry of music director I. Austin Kuhns and organist Lila Lawrence with youth choir by Lois Porter Kapp.
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F. Flaxington Harker
Nan Jones
Mo W. Dorenz
Willis
Jarmella Speta
A W. Haller
Nan Nirgin
Max Eger
Jeane Stein
Adolphe Adam
Jean Thomas
Ralph Clayton
KB Melius Christiansen
Patricia Blaser
Gruber
Edwin R. Whitehead
Ministry of Music
I. Austin Kuhns
Lila Lawrence
Lois Porter Kapp
Ethel Purcell
Fredrika
Wiley
Hen Sattemn
Gas Thief Drains Car Fuel at Brother-in-Law’s Home
Friday morning Sgt. A. Manemann found his car tank drained of gasoline and the gas cap missing in front of the home of his brother-in-law, Howard Gresh, at 3780 Blanchan Avenue, where his family was visiting as guests.
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Sgt. A. Manemann
Howard Gresh
Blanchan Avenue
Mrs Cottinham Dead in Lyons Community
Agnes Cottinham of Lyons and former Grand Boulevard resident died of a heart attack Sunday at 9 a.m. Funeral details were not provided in the notice.
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Agnes Cottinham
Lyons
Grand Boulevard
Brookfield Baptist Church Christmas Yule Service
Brookfield Baptist Church at 9012 Fairview Avenue hosts a Sunday Christmas program with yuletide singing worship and messages by Pastor Sweeting. Services include Sunday School at 9:45, morning worship at 11, and an evening program at 7:45 with Christmas music, the story on screen, recitations, candy for children, and community invitation.
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Brookfield Baptist Church
Jesus Christ
Sweeting
Fairview ‘Avenue
Brookfield Baptist Sunday School
Yuletide ‘Prairie
James Lyons Improves After Amputation Recovery
James Lyons .56 improved after right leg amputation on December 14. He remains at MacNeal Memorial Hospital and may return home at 3724 Grand Boulevard this week. Lyons was injured weeks earlier when he fell over a buffalo box on Ogden Avenue after leaving a meeting, suffering a hip injury and later gangrene necessitating the 10 day old leg amputation.
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James Lyons
Lyons
Mac Neal
Memorial Hospital
Grand Boulevard
Ogden “Avenue
Inhalator Squad Responds to 47th Street Gas Leak
A gas leak was reported in the 9400 block on December 18. Following investigation the inhalator squad was called because a report stated that Mr Portner had been overcome by fumes.
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47Th Street
Portner
R B to Play In 16 Team DeKalb Meet
RB to play in the 16 team DeKalb tournament titled the Sweet Sixteen of Northern Illinois set for Dec 27 to 29. Riverside Brookfield faces Genoa in the opener with Rockford Rochelle and others in a packed schedule. If RB advances, ticket info is available from Brookfield 6330 or River side coach Dudley.
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DeKalb
Genoa
Rockford
Rochelle
Arlington Heights
Niles
Glenbard
Shabbona
East Aurora
William A. Shuey
Brookfield
Dudley
Riverside
Village board approves licenses and file a letter
Minutes show a village board meeting where five licenses were approved and a Brookfield Real Estate association letter directed Villae er Bash to write. Discussion touched on cigarette sales restrictions, truckers fees, laundry pricing, and license charges. Some names and places appeared garbled but references included Riverside and LaGrange.
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Brookie
Villaeer Bash
Patellistater
Irving
Riverside
Springs and
LaGrange
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Judy Witt
Johnny Witt
Russell Witt
Mr. Witt
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