Village votes to raise liquor fees and extend hours
At a Tuesday village meeting, dealers received a one year fee boost as council debated liquor fee schedules. A December 16 backroom session set class rules for on premises consumption and licenses, with hours extended to 2 a.m. weekdays and 4 a.m. Sundays, excluding Christmas. The ordinance details include Class A to Class H licenses, and varying fees for long and short hours.
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Jokfield
Otor
Anager Shuttlefy
Brookfield Passes Beer Car Driver Era Details
A garbled note outlines Brookfield beer car driver pricing and discounts. It mentions an office of the collector and a discount of $1 if purchased in advance, with open Saturday and December references. The snippet is partial and unclear about dates and entities but indicates local tax or permit procedures at a Brookfield office.
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Pasbeer
Brookfield
Yule Window Decor by Congress Park Girls
The eight grade girls at Congress Park Grammar School recently completed a stained glass window titled The Yuletide motif The December 18 program at 8 p m will feature song and art work with the Little Angel as the theme Participants include Nancy Lindgren Mary Ellen Morrow Carolyn Nisbitt Louisa Pitcher Marilyn Schlagel Margaret Stachel Judy Whitney and Nancy Widberg Mrs Bertha Blim leads the art department
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Congress Park Grammar School
Nancy Lindgren
Mary Ellen Morrow
Carolyn Nisbitt
Louisa Pitcher
Marilyn Schlagel
Margaret Stachel
Judy Whitney
Nancy Widberg
Bertha Blim
Yule Party at Brookfield Post 2868 Held in National Hall
The Brookfield Post No 2868 and the auxiliary hosted a gala Yule party Sunday afternoon December 21 in the National hall. Bob Cottingham showed The Night Before Christmas and a puppet show featured Cinderella and The Three Bears. Santa arrived gifting 115 children with a gift bag and goodies as recitations and songs followed refreshments. Leona Nortier chaired the event with helpers Gertrude Nortier Irene and Norma Sahula.
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National Hall
J. Stockhausen
Mr. Donohue
LaGrange
St. Nick
J. Otto
Chicago
Santa
Richard Fisher
Margie Franson
Judy Franson
Ardith Schmuk
Andy Svoboda
Andy
Diana Wolf
George Pankow
Ariene Schmidt
Betsy Flanagan
Brookfield Post
Bob Cottingham
Cinderella
Three Bears
Santa Claus
Leona Nortier
Gertrude Nortier
Irene
Norma Sahula
Riverside Brookfield Wrestlers Prepare for Conference Meets
Riverside Brookfield High wrestlers begin practice with five returning varsity lettermen and six boys who earned fresh soph letters last year. An 80-day prep period has the squad reviewing holds as they prepare for meets with Hinsdale Elgin New Trier Morton LaGrange Joliet Proviso and Franklin Park starting this year. The fresh soph team will play at least six matches against nearby schools.
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Graad
Riverside- Brookfieltailight
Wrestitine
Village Board Meeting Reported Incomplete
Fragmentary OCR shows Lidays trustees meeting notes with unclear names and actions. Readers should consult the original page for complete details about decisions or agenda items discussed by the village board.
Riverside Brookfield Debaters Chisel Heavy West Sub Schedule
RB high school debaters prepare for a tough West Suburban schedule with senior teammates Glenn Guthrie and Miles Canat leading a large team. Juniors Don Peterson Jim Rosier plus several apprentices train as first year debaters join the varsity ranks. Early tournaments include La Grange on Nov AG and DeKalb on Dec 6 to sharpen skills ahead of the season.
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Riverside-Brookfield High
R-B
Glenn Guthrie
Miles Canat
Don Peterson
Jim Rosier
Cochrane Chase
Mat Daleo
Bill Haugh
Gordon Goodman
Bard Turner
Jim Morgan
la Grange
Suspend Delivery Of War Heroes Remains For Holiday
Deliveries of World War II remains are suspended from Dec 20 through Jan 6. Lt. Col. Carroll J. Grinnell, chief of the Chicago distribution center, said 270 bodies at the center will be delivered within 10 days after operations resume on Jan 5. Nearly 400 remains from Europe are due last week in January, with 500 more from the Southwest Pacific three weeks later. The center since Oct 22 has turned over 1,650 overseas dead to next of kin.
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Carroll J. Grinnell
Chicago
Franklin M. Hutter
Brookfield
Grinnell
Southwest Pacific
Judge Reid to Hear Chapel Hill Print Shop Case
Judge Reid is set to hear the injunction complaint in Smrt v Village of Brookfield. Village Attorney Bosgraf says he filed an appearance for the village and officials on Friday December 19. Plaintiffs claim the Chapel Hill press at 8714 Madison Ave. creates a nuisance and a petition from area residents supports their view.
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Reid
Smrt
Brookfield
Bosgraf
Hayford
Strobl
Edward Clowhy
Chapel Hill
Clouhy
George L. Griffin
Chicago
A B Teacher Honored By Ed Group
Miss Marie Hine elected first vice president of the Illinois Education Association for the school year. She heads the foreign language department, teaches three advanced Spanish classes, serves as Junior Senior Counselor and College Placement adviser. She has attended LEA and NEA meetings and was named to the NEA Advisory Committee on International Relations.
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Marie Hine
Ilinois Education Association
Linois
Miss Hine
Le.a
Lake ‘Shore
National Education Association
Lake Shore
Hine
Springfield
N.e.advisory Committee On International Relations
John Knudson Honored as Scout Hero at St Barbara's
John Knudsen son of Carl J Knudsen of Congress Park was honored at St Barbara's School for rescuing a companion at Brookfield quarry. Troop 59 received a charter through 1947-48 from sponsoring groups VFW Post 2868 and West Suburban Council. Event featured presentations by Earl Bostrand, Father Stokes, and Norman Vitha with awards to second class scouts and a life-saving statuette.
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St. Barbara's School Hall
John Knudson
Troop 59
Boy Scouts O America
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Post
Earl Bostrand
Ae A
Daniel Stokes
Seilers
Bather Stokes
Boy Scouts of America
Father Stokes
Roy ‘Baryte
J. Dvorak
R. Fox
D. Fox
J. Hendricks
J. Vilha
G. Wolz
J. Stockhausen
A. Kmoch
Harold Meyer
Scouta
George Jenigta
Georgelikewies
Norman Vitha
John Knudsen
Carl J. Knudsen
Devo Avenue
Congress Park
Vitha
John
Don
Soul
Brookfield
0. J. Dvorak
Stokes
Dvorak
Portage
Father Fullmer
Archiocese of
Chicago
Witha
Father Fullmer Spoke ‘On Chirist
James Swafford
West
Hart
Weat
Bess
Irenent
Ae ‘Vedora
Be Eat Lene
Ange Spatter Sausage Company
Polivica
Farha
Ora Cna
Wen ‘Dongied
Yule Program At Brookfield Baptist Church
A candlelight Yule program will be held at Brookfield Baptist Church at the corner of Fairview and Sunnyside avenues on Thursday December 25 starting at 7 o'clock. The annual Sunday school entertainment features an orchestra prelude, congregational songs, solos, recitations, and a variety of musical numbers performed by children and adults, with pastors remarks and offering.
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Brookfield’ Baptist Church
Fairview
Sunnyside Avenues
Jesus
Kenneth Keena
Faith Nechvatal
Clyde Hollister
David Kozohorsky
Sharon Kure
Edward Storke
Richard Hielenback
Andy
Bonnie Rasak
Robert Liska
Grace Skoda
Caralyn Vavrina
Kennethh Keena
Joanne Henry
Kenneth Hilker
Anastasia Fay
Patsy Henry
Susan Fastings
Janice Hilk
Fire Laddies Here Honored in 1947 Prevention Meet
Cicero won the Grand Award in the 1947 Wire Prevention Week contest by the Chicago Association of Commerce and Industry. Communities were grouped by population. Cicero led Class 1 with Evanston second, while other classes saw Brookfield Winnetka Northlake Village Riverside Summit Schiller Park Lemont Palos Heights Hodgkins among winners and runners up. Plaques will be presented to Grand Award and first place winners and certificates of merit to other entrants.
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Cicero
Chicago Associaion of Commerce
Cook County
Chicago
Evanston
Brookfield
Winnetka
Northlake Village
Riverside
Summit
Schiller Park
Lemont
Palos Heights
Hodgkins
Friends of the Library Review Program Set for Jan 16
The Friends of the Library announce a review program on January 16 with Riverside speaker Courtney Wilson. Two benefits have been held so far, October and November, with more planned on January 16, February 26, and March 19. Contributions are noted from Mrs. Clare in support of Arch Ward's Wake of the News in the Chicago Tribune.
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Friends of
Hel Wilson “Ourtney
Riverside
Mra
Gross 18 Closed for Holidays This Week
Grammar school closed Friday for holidays from December 20 to January 5. A series of programs were held in the school with participation from students and audience members.
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E Gross Grammar School
Hers
Auident
Suburban Heads To Cenfer With West Town Chiefs
Representatives from 26 towns and villages served by West Towns Railway met December 19 at Oak Park Village Hall to discuss the Illinois Commerce Commission case. Berwyn officials push a 5 cent fare for within city service while the company seeks 12 cents amid protests over service quality. Other municipalities joined the dispute citing inferior service.
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West Towns Railway System
Oak Park
Ilinois Commerce Commission
Joseph Serhani
Marcur Kriz
Berwyn
Ray Drymalski
Transportation Company
Bert Collett
Bert Goldberg
Paul Gerheardt
Village Not On Handbook List Says Hayford
Mayor Hayford told The Magnet that Brookfield is not among Cook county villages facing sheriff action over handbooks. Reports in Chicago papers and broadcasts mentioned possible raids in Summit Skokie and Cicero where handbooks were alleged. Brookfield has been fortunate and maintains a record to be proud of.
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Brookfield
Cook County
Hayford
Chicago
Walsh
Summit
Skokie
Cicero
Church Players Plan Comedy in Gross School
Congregational church players announce a comedy titled Again, Out Again to be shown in Gross School auditorium January 16 and 17. Mrs. John Stephens directs. a Tulsa native new to Brookfield, she has long studied and taught drama and has led roles in several productions. The cast includes Mrs Robert Kellogg, Mrs Dorothy Prescott, Mr and Mrs Alan Soderdahl, Marlin Hupp, Mrs R A Baumrucker, Mrs Russell Vander, Mrs Frank Vavrinek, Miss Helen Mann, Mrs Jerry Slouth, Stav Olekay and Kyet Polivka. Reservations via Brookfield 7942 or 6820.
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Congregational Church
Gross School
John Stephens
Stephens
Tulsa
Okla
Brookfield
Robert Kellogg
Dorothy Presvolt
Alan Soderdahl
Marlin Hupp
R. A. _Baumrucker
Russell Vander
Frank. Vavrinek
Helen Mann
Jerry ‘Slouth
Stav Olekay
Kyet Polivka
Copy Notice for New Year Publication Deadline
In view of the New Year's holiday next week all copy for publication in next week's issue of The Bipestrand must be turned into the Brookfield office at 8748 Grand Boulevard before Monday night December 28 at 5 o'clock emergency.
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Bipestrand
Penge
Brookfield
Grand Boulevard
Ae ‘Or
AMVETS Plan 1948 Brookfield Scholarships Dec 27 Ball
AMVETS announced tentative plans for awarding 1948 scholarships to Brookfield High School students in A-B and L-T. judging on a 100 point basis across five categories: Scholarship, athletic participation, extra curricular activities, Necessity, and Essay. Partial funds to be raised by the AMVETS Scholarship Ball at the National Hall, Brookfield, Saturday night December 27.
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Amvets
Brookfield High
AMVET
National “Hall
Brookfield
Dee
Brookfield Stars and Stripes
Veterans Hospitals
Veterans Administration
Brookfield High School
And
Stripes
Howard B. Sproat Jr
Hobart Bestler
Norman Siebert
Joseph Pettus
Thomas Valiga
Edward Foster
Richard Peterson
Vance D. Rogers
A. Ss
Rams
Growth prompts bus service debate at Roe Plasterers area
A fragment discusses last week’s plastering on Roe Plasterers walls and a second coat before Christmas vacation. It notes unusual growth in the Grogs school district and asks the board to address a boundary stretch from 26th Street to Southview and 96th, amid residents’ concerns.
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Hummi
Southview
96Th
Eagtilor
Violin Soloists Highlight Program Glitches and Age Limits
Readable fragments describe violin solos and age restrictions within a concert program. The note references a soloist and a painting theme, suggesting program balance concerns and possible scheduling adjustments. Strong entities include violin, soloist, and program details, with emphasis on the event context.
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Lynn Waldvogel
Lois Johnson
Arlene Johnson
William Sweeting
Daniel Lvikhart
Lyden
Bill Adams
Lee Henriksen
Rose Layman
Lydia Kral
Carol Safarik
David Hastings
Robert
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Patsy Pinno
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Shirley Brandney
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Polak
Joanina Layman
David
Ella Pergl
Jim Panoch
Joyce
Matthews
Alice Foster
Tommie
Lee Walker
George Henriksen
Mary Elen Polak
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West Town Chiefs
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Brookfeld
Veteran's Group
Howard BE. Sproa'is Jr
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