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Newspaper
Brookfield Magnet
Location
Brookfield, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Feb 19, 1953
Page
5
Arch Schonemann notes farm block members alarmed by rising cattle prices while US beef sells as low as 39 cents a pound. Agriculture Secretary Benson doubts quick market adjustment, Congress wary ahead of 1954 elections, with talk of tax cuts and overseas outposts. Uncle Sam criticized as funding global deployments.
The second Newcomers Party sponsored by Sharclub and Hi-Y for new school students was held Friday Feb 6 in the cafeteria with about 25 attendees. New arrivals include Lee Bigelow Janet Crull Merrill Darlington Mary Jane Evers Hugh Morton and Phil Richardson. The classes of '55 and '54 welcome Wayne Catlett Arnold Merrell and two others. Roberta Holmes and Carole Shoup are juniors. Roberta hails from Edina Missouri and Carole from Chicago Illinois.
Mr and Mrs Robert Johnson of LaGrange were feted at a dinner and open house on Saturday night February 14 at the Brookfield home of Mr and Mrs John Baxter to celebrate their 25th wedding anniversary. Mrs Virgil Wilhelm, Johnsons sister, hosted the gathering attended by friends and relatives. Guests sent cards and gifts and two long distance calls of congratulations arrived from Toronto and Kingman.
Five Village girls earned a place on Nazareth Academy honor roll for the first semester. Juniors Ethel Barfield and Barbara Willis, both from Oak avenues, and sophomore Josephine Lubrano are listed along with two freshmen.
A four car collision at La Grange Road and 55th Street Sunday night left a Brookfield housewife 33 and a Chicago man 38 injured. They were taken to MacNeal Memorial hospital in Berwyn. Their conditions and names are given, with others involved escaping injury.
Brookfield building activity rose in January 1953 from January 1952. Bell Savings and Loan of Chicago reports 13 permits valued at 130000 for Brookfield and 3 permits totaling 30000 in January 1952. Across Chicago region the all‑building total reached 12 million dollars in January 1953, the largest since 1941.
Varva Jedd, a Riverside Brookfield senior, won first prize for Corp Charles Jedd’s photograph contest. The prize was a telephone call from Japan to the Jedd family at 3711 Madison Brookfield, with the winner identified with the 343d General Hospital and plans to attend college.
The Brookfield Methodist Church announces a Lenten devotional program led by Rev. Vance D. Rogers. Weekly Wednesday services run 7:30 pm to 8:15 pm with prayers and meditations on themes such as The Fathers of the Church and Ambrose In Six Days a Bishop. Special Holy Week and Good Friday services, along with Sunday lessons on immortality, are scheduled.
Brookfield youths led by Wayne Decker assumed control of the village administration last week. The group included students such as Bob Bene detti and Anton Cermak in key roles as president acting clerk and treasurer with Robert Hosticka and Bob Whitehead among trustees.
Two Brookfield men stationed in the Pacific write to share how the hometown paper boosts morale. Cpl James F Zach Jr and Sgt Gerald Reimus describe long separations, travel distances about 9500 miles, and their hope to reunite. They mention units and locations including Naha Air Police, 371st Bomb Squadron B 9s, and Manila. They thank readers and send regards to friends.
Brookfield churches observe World Day of Prayer on Friday evening February 20 at Congress Park Methodist church. Brookfield Methodist will present a skit and music from Seventh Day Adventist church plus a solo by Mrs G H Bash. An offering supports home and foreign missions with participants from Hollywood Presbyterian First Congregational Brookfield Congress Park Methodist and Faith Lutheran. The service begins at 8 o clock at Devo and Rochester avenues.
Judy Blum celebrated her ninth birthday on February 14 by taking two playmates to see Peter Pan in Chicago. Her guests were Marcia Smith and Michele Coakley.
The Community Memorial General hospital board voted to expand to 18 seats to ensure regional representation for Hinsdale LaGrange LaGrange Park Western Springs and nearby areas. John F E Staren of Brookfield was named at large member and Theodore G Redman Western Springs will join replacing Dale Long.
The Lyons Township Junior College Capers 24th annual production Suburbia Confidential will be staged February 26 27 and 28 at Lyons Township High School auditorium to fund about 14 of JC scholarships. Frank Stacey directs for fifth year with Ed Sweet as assistant director. Marilyn Plese trains dancing girls and David Thompson leads staging with Helga Christensen art supervisor.
E R Whitehead of the Ilingis Institute of Technology addressed the Junior division on February 18 about professional engineers' registration in Illinois, outlining the standards and processes for licensure.
Band Parents of Gross and Brook Park schools will sponsor a movie program on Saturday February 21 with six cartoons and an Abbott and Costello comedy to be shown at 10 am and 1 pm in the Gross school auditorium Tickets are available from teachers or at the door Candy will be sold at each showing The February 11 meeting was led by W Fogg with performances by band pupils under W Wilson followed by refreshments
The West Suburban Symphony Orchestra directed by Karl Schulte presents its second concert of the sixth season at Lyons Township High School auditorium at 4 p.m. Sunday February 22 featuring soprano Dorothy Linden Krieg and cellist Agnes Nordin McEnery. The program includes Brahms Academic Festival Overture Bruch Kol Nidrei and works by Tschaikowsky Bizet Strauss Rimsky Korsakov and more. The ensemble, now in its sixth year, is sponsored by the West Suburban YMCA, drawing players from La Grange Western Springs Riverside and Brookfield. The orchestra seeks a youthful pianist for its April 26 concert and is conducting a contest for pianists 21 or younger in the west suburban area.
Thelma Mary Howard will speak at the Friends of the Library meeting Friday at 1 30 p m in the Brookfield Methodist church auditorium. She will discuss Plays as We See Them presenting a novel view point as a book reviewer poet and dramatic artist. Tickets will be at the door for non season-ticket holders.
John C. Haworth of Riverside-Brookfield High School won a Rotary International Foundation for Advanced Study fellowship of 3400 to study a year at the University of St Andrews in Scotland. He is among 95 recipients from 8000 applicants in 30 countries and will lecture to Rotary clubs about America. Haworth departs June 16 aboard the S S Stavangerfjord to Oslo, then attends six weeks at the Oslo English Speaking Teachers Institute followed by six weeks of continental travel before arriving at St Andrews. He is noted for directing the 1952 Talent Show and sponsoring Hi Y at RB.
The Brookfield Methodist church Methodist Youth Fellowship will host Mrs. E. A. Roberts Conference Youth Work secretary as guest speaker Sunday February 22 at 7 30 p m She is known in the Rock River conference for youth work and formerly directed Camp Inspiration Lake Geneva Riverside and Congress Park MYF and Dr and Mrs E R Whitehead serve as counsellors to the local group.
Brookfield Postoffice closure on Washington's Birthday restricts mail delivery to businesses. Local updates include residents abroad and in Chicago, public works use of a Maple avenue storage room, birthday greetings, a Navy medal award, a spring fever tennis tournament, and notices from the Magnet column about community plans and student activities.
The Congres Park Community Methodist church will lay the cornerstone of a new educational building at 11 am Sunday Feb 22 Dr Herbert B Rhodes district superintendent will preach and Rev Clarence A Chainberlin will conduct The building will include nine classrooms a study and social hall and the cost is about 65 thousand dollars Officials and church members from the building committee and various church organizations will participate The project is designed to match the new unit’s architecture with contractors A H Viren and Song.
A listed program at 11 15 p m featured Girl Scout Diane Ceplecha and senior scouts Rossa Grace Skoda Judy Ellingson Jey Streje Donna Jean Linda Kocour Arlene Walther Mi with leaders Emil Ceplecha Liska Ott Klecha and Troop 4 at Gross schoo. The show included four Troop 238 girls Gerald Mr Charles Malay Alan Ruesch David Koeneman as participants.
Korean War veterans are invited as honored guests for Korean Veterans Night at Edward Post Hall on February 23. Ten veterans from Brooks will attend plus entertainment provided by Morton Talent Club led by Anthony Kovani. Performers include Jack Gould Thomas and Frank Trusly with Kara Sosniak Kathy Pacobit Robert Brownell Joella Wierer Jean Recht and others offering piano dance and vocal numbers.
Funeral services were held for Kamba at St Barbara's Church. Kamba, aged 86, had been ill for months. Surviving are two brothers. He resided at Queen of Heaven and was employed by Western Electric Co. for many years.
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