Magnet announces brookfield local notices and offices
The Brookfield Magnet, a community newspaper founded in 1884, lists staff and local notices for Congress Park and Portia Manor. It provides office addresses at 334 Maple Ave Brookfield and other collection points, with subscription rates and payment instructions for outside Brookfield.
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Brookfield
Mapleave
Ilinois
Th Citizen Publishing Company
Linos
Magnet
Maple Ave
Krause
Ogden
Congress Park
W. Harris, LaGrange
Brookfield Bowling League Scorers And Holiday News
South Brookfield notes cover a bowling league event with top scorers Me dea Snow Alice Jak ragac and Pat Dae ham, plus birthday celebrations and holiday travels. Several local families plan Christmas visits, with students returning from universities and colleges for vacation.
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Brookfield Women's Bowling League
Medea Snow
Alice Jakragac
Pat Daeham
Otto A. Kohls Passes Away
Otto A Kohls of Brookfield died December 18 at his home after a long life born October 27, 1883 in Watertown Wisconsin. Services were held December 20 at Rhenberg Memorial Home with Rev H Kramer. Burial at Oak Ridge Cemetery. Survivors include widow Lettie, two daughters Nell Martin and Ella Phelps, a grandson Jack Phelps, two sisters Minnie Mayes and Fina Schwab.
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Otto A. Kohls
DuBois Ave
Brookfield
Pam
Rhenberg Memorial
H. Kramer
St. John’s Lutheran Church
Wil Crating
Alvin Kellert
Arthur Gransee
Arthur Justan
Albert Conrad
Chester Jones
William Maves
Theodore Maves
Oak Ridge Cemetery
Kohls
Des
Watertown
Wis
Hodgkins and
Lyons
Congress Park
St. John’s Lutheran School
LaGrange
St. John’s Church
Mary Conrad
Les. Otto A. Kolls
Livs
Nell Martin
Ella Phelps
Jack Phelps
Minnie Mayes
Finna Schwab
California
Canned Foods Drive At LTHS Aims To Help Needy
LTHS plans its fifth annual canned foods drive to aid LaGrange families before Christmas. Past collections reached 223 cans and 126.12 dollars, to be sent to the Community Nurse Center for distribution. Kay Whitehouse leads the effort with work beginning soon for crib painting and toy repairs. Penny Seger notes a 200 dollar goal for Have A Heart. Money collection targets first period classes and seeks full home room participation.
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LTHS
LaGrange
East Side Center
Kay Whitehouse
Penny Seger
Have A Heart
Park School News Third Annual Student Council Convention
Lyons Township High School hosted the third annual student council convention with delegates from Congress Park. Six panel members named Charles Davis Luanne Bichl KEsier Ray Pool Mariaimne Derdack Clark Skeba Bill Seheba and Howard Rinker discussed organizing and running student councils school safety projects fundraising improving the school and sportsmanship community relations. Mrs Plasm an upper grade English teacher returned to school after a weeklong illness.
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Lyons Township High School
LTHS
Congress Park
Charles Davis
Luanne Bichl
Kesier Ray Pool
Mariaimne Derdack
Clark Skeba
Bill Seheba
Howard Rinker
Plasman
Dick Wallin
Newcomers Club Christmas Fete Hosts Brief YMCA Event
The Newcomers Club held a short Christmas fête at the La Grange YMCA on December 15. Guests wore corsages by Lillian Trecier while Rosalie Leeding sang Christmas folk songs in a festive spirit. Refreshments were provided by chair Wilma Kosp and her committee.
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la Grange Ymca
Lillian Trecier
Charning Hosalie Leeding
Rosalie
Wilma Kosp
Dorothy Gochl
Rowena Impey
Lucille Primeau
Ruby Trudeck
Venita White
Charlotte Brickerback
Engagement of Norman R Molloy and Barbara J Seelye Announced
Announcement of the engagement of Norman R Molloy son of Mr and Mrs D P Molloy 4240 Raymond Ave Brookfield and Barbara J Seelye daughter of Mr and Mrs J A Seelye Manito Illinois notes Molloy graduated from Lyons Township High School in 1968 and Lyons Township University College.
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Norman R Molloy
D. P. Molloy
Raymond Ave
Brookfield
Barbara J. Seelye
J. A. Seelye
Manito
Molloy
Lyons Township
Dunier College
Western Minors State College attendance noted
June and attended Western Minors State college. Both young people are members of the high school faculty in Delaware, HL.
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Western Minors
State College
Delavan
Eureka College Bride and Groom Plan Union After War Service
The couple, both connected to Illinois and Eureka College affiliations, plan a postwar marriage following his service and her 1947 Eureka College graduation. The report notes his pending return and their shared ties to Eureka College and Illinois institutions.
Alice Joan Lightner Engaged to Wed Walter Canfield
Mr and Mrs Herbert G Lightner of 4502 Prairie announce the engagement of their daughter Alice Joan Lightner to Walter E Canfield son of Mr and Mrs Chester Canfield of Chicago The couple's schooling includes St Barbara in Brookfield and LTHS in LaGrange They both work at Western Electric Hawthorne plant Their wedding is set for May 20 1953.
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Herbert G. Lightner
Alice Joan
Walter E. Canfield
Chester Canfield
Chicago
Mir
Lightner
St. Barbara’s
Brookfield
LTHS
LaGrange
Hawthorne
Westerns Electric Ea
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Gladys Ragona
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Peggy Gear
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Harry van Fosse
Elmore
Larry Johnson
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Broonngton, Ill
Floyd Potsler
Ists
Savanna
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Wesman
Edward Adams
Korea
Edward
Colin F. Kokosxa
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Llewellyn
Yvonne Yorn
Joseph Hor
Yvone
Culver-Stockton
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U. S. Defense
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Paul Mann
Grand Blvd
Dorothy Geehl
Ann Walter
Newcorers
Dean Rowland
Eal Phe
Ada Tean
Mildred Masia Braok
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Pinner Electric CO
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