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Newspaper
Brookfield Magnet
Location
Brookfield, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Feb 16, 1950
Page
7
Archibald Schonemann recalls a twilight ascent along Victoria Creek, noting two badgers brushing rocks, a clear mist lifting, and a glacier outline atop Victoria Mountain. The party observes cascading falls, snow drifts, and pine forests as night gathers, then returns to the chateau.
Riverside Brookfield High hosts sectional wrestling Feb 17 and 18 with 125 entries as of Tuesday. Six sectionals are held at Blue Island Champlain Granite City Rock Island New Trier and RB High. York Elmhurst Proviso Maywood Morton Cicero Hinsdale Lyons White RB compete with RB favored in 165 lb class. winners advance to Proviso for the state meet.
February events highlight the R B gym with games at Downers Grove Thornton Hinsdale and Illinois State sectional wrestling at Brookfield Zoo notes. A separate obituary reports Barry Hippo died of infection from a leg wound after a long life at the Brookfield Zoo with a noted birth to Toto and Bebe on February 4.
Notes list high series by Gabel 545 and Scaletta 544. Second team game leaders Schuler 212 and Police 204. Mentions players Anderson Mittwick Sproul Ellison with score snippets and addresses.
Countryside Liquors tops bowling standings with a three game total of 2,276 and a single game 805. High scores include Fisher 693 and Ehlers 690 for team high games, C Nielson 480 and G Randall 452 for high series, and C Nielson V Gruetters 184 and E Anderson 178 for high individual games. Irene Malysiak secretary.
The Brook field Sportsmen's Club reports a wide program with a new oil store operational and a blower fan installed by Tom Purl to improve the clubhouse air. Junior members, now chartered by the Illinois Federation, will meet Feb 16 at the Monroe clubhouse as plans for fishing trips to Fontana Wisconsin and a Memorial Day trip are discussed. Nonmembers may join to participate and prizes are planned for all trips.
Riv erside Brookfield high Varsity Basketball coach Dudley will be interviewed over WHAC radio on February 21 at 4 30 PM. The segment covers the team’s prospects and highlights the coach’s plans for the season.
Building permits approved by the Village board on February 13 include Coronet Construction at 4212 Custer Ave for a tri level frame home valued at 9300 and at 4001 Grove Ave another tri level frame valued at 9300. Joseph J. Chlup of 3102 Park Ave plans a four room brick building at 7000. Edward J. Woyak, 3504 Forest Ave, seeks a frame garage for 340. Joseph J. Chiap, 3100 Park Ave, remaining details incomplete.
Four cats owned by Mrs Louis DeFilippo of 9405 Burlington Blvd won prizes at the Deresford Cat club show held Feb 11 24 at the Anti Cruelty Society HQ 157 West Grand Ave Chicago Seal Point Siamese took first in Kit ten class White Persian placed second in Novice third went to Seal Point Siamese Blue Persian finished third in Blue Novice class
LTJC wrestlers led by coach Chuck Bennett defeated DeKalb 20 to 8 at LaGrange Tuesday February 7 to grab favored status for the title meet in Chicago. In a later LTJC loss to DeKalb 21 to 10 in another gym, Al Busching of DeKalb defeated LTJC’s Dick Shanner in the heavyweight bout as DeKalb swept the weights with several decisions pins and forfeit.
The Brookfield Junior Woman's club sponsored by the Seniors holds a card party Thursday February 23 at 8 p.m. at the YMCA at Ogden Avenue and LaGrange Road. Tickets via Betty Fiala ways and means chairman 3208 Maple Brook 6406.
A weekly discussion group of seven senior girls guided by Mr. Stephan and Mrs. Thompson meets during the first lunch period in the home economics dining room for half an hour. Members represent different departments including science language commerce social science music math art and physical education.
Miss Lilly Roseen of Chicago visited Mrs. Ida Olson on Arthur Avenue Sunday.
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