Brookfield Orchestra Plans 1954-55 Season Meeting
The Brookfield committee of the West Suburban Orchestral Association will meet at the home of chairman Mrs. Alberna S. Brown on Friday evening July 9 at 7 46 p m. Preliminary plans for promoting the eighth season of the symphony orchestra are to be discussed and volunteer workers and new members are invited to attend. Call Mrs. Brown at Hunter 35 0361.
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Brookfield
West Suburban Orchestral Association
Alverna S. Brown
Vernon Ave
Symphony
Lester Morgan
GlennGrabill
Max Pointer
Edward C. VanCura
Ted Bachmann
Helen Frisch Canat
Charles W. Miller
Henry T. Cengr
Thomas J. Nedved
R. E. Oleksy
Brown
Hunter
Marion Daumont
Edw. VanCura
Rodger Uyttebrouck
E. H. Grosser
Frank Derrick
James Seff
Harold Hilgenhof
Lyons
LTHS
Harn
Rail Schutt
Restra
Weat Subu Ban Ymca
Local families share visits and upcoming weddings
Mrs. Erwin Miller and family spent last weekend at Lake Hi Seine with her parents Mr. and Mrs. Forrest Skallerup and four children. Sam Scabe of A157 ayo avenue and Miss O Donnell of LaGrange plan to wed after Sam serves eight months in Korea with the U S Navy. The Todd family of Wayne Indiana visited relatives in the area while the Meltons of DuBois Rd hosted guests including Joe Amman and trick Melton. A son of Mr and Mrs John Scabe flew in for a wedding set for July 10 at St Frances church in LaGrange.
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Erwin Miller
Pent
Lake Hi. Seine
Took Staley
Sam Scab
John Scabe
Ayo Ave
Miss O'Donnell
S. Spring Re
LaGrange
Hat St. Frances Church
Altar and Rosary Society Social at St Barbara’s
Socality of St Barbara's church Brookfield will hold ice cream social and fair on July 11 at 3 p.m. Tickets 25 cents. Musical program by Kishe Music School with accordion band. Free balloons and family attractions. Tickets via Mrs Loretta Waser Mrs Betty Briner and guild masters. Ticket chair El in Lehman and Mrs Marie C. Trost.
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St. .Barbara’s Church
Ave
Brookfield
Lic
Kishe! Music School
Loretta Waser
Jefferson
Betty Briner
Kernon
Eln Lehman
Maple Aockfield
Hunter 5
WITS
Marie C. Trost
1200 Girls at Scout Camps West Cook Council Schedule
Nearly 1260 girls from LaGrange LaGrange Park Brookfield Western Springs and Lyons attended day camp in a 13 day schedule. Trained volunteers staffed all camps with a nurse on site. Brownie camps ran four to five days 9 am to 3 pm with units of 10 to 145 led by two adults and a senior scout. Activities included singing colors pledge nature studies crafts games fire building safety and simple one pot meals. The day closed with more singing and lights out. Flyup and Intermediate camps for girls ages fourth to seventh grade ran four to (text cut)
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West Cook Council
LaGrange
LaGrange Park
Brookfield
Western Springs
Lyons
Local student confesses study trip to Mexico fuels degree pursuit
A student writes from Apartado 253 Saliiie Coahura Mexico describing a study trip to Mexico to advance his Spanish degree. He notes his work on his casters degree and invites students to respond to his address.
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Mapte Ave
Mexco
Saliiie Coahura
Mexico
Six Days From Nine to Three Thirty P.M.
A concise recount of a six day period noting a procedure followed in a more advanced way. The girls planned bought and cooked most meals here and worked for badges. They enjoyed a wonderful time in the outdoors while encouraging reader patronage of advertisers.
Women of the Moose Install New Brookfield Officers
Brookfield Chapter 126 held its annual officer installation on Saturday June 26 at the Moose Home. Marge Franson assumed leadership for the ensuing year with Irene Gabrisch as mistress of ceremonies. An elaborate program featured escorts in white balerina gowns and red shoes alongside the Portage Park drill team in grey and gold. The heat was
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Brookfield
Moose Home
Marge Franson
Portage Park
Irene Gabrisch
Engagement announced for Eleanor Hemminger and Ronald Matthias
Mr and Mrs L E Hemminger of 122 N Kensington Ave LaGrange announce the engagement of their daughter Eleanor Joyce to Ronald Matthias son of Mr and Mrs George Matthias of Brookfield Eleanor attended Lyons Township Junior College and is employed at Argonne National Laboratory Ronald is a graduate of LTJC and Chicago Technical College with a degree in engineering reconstruction
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L. E. Hemminger
Kensington Ave
LaGrange
Eleanor Joyce
Ronald Matthias
George Matthias
Brookfield
Eleanor
Lyons Township
Argonne National Laboratories
Ronald
LTJC
Chicago Technical Col
Birth announced for Bryan Keith Glaza
Look Who's Here Mr and Mrs Ralph Glaza of Jackson Avenue are congratulated on the birth of their son Bryan Keith Glaza born June 16 They also have another son Ralph Jr who is 2 years old.
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Ralph Glaza
Jackson Ave
Bryan Keith Glaza
Ralph Jr
McIntyres Take Western Car Trip From Brookfield
Mr. and Mrs. McIntyre of 4426 Elm led a three week Western tour by car visiting Las Vegas Boulder Dam Yellowstone Grand Canyon Black Hills and the Big Horn Mountains. They toured Los Angeles Chinatown and Hollywood and visited former Brookfield residents. They stayed with kin in Redwood City and saw Mrs. Gross in Sheridan Wyoming before returning June 26.
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McIntyre
Elm Cave
Las Vegas
Boulder Dam
Yellowstone Park
Grand Canyon
Black Hills
Big Horn Mountains
Losles
Chinatown
Hollywood
Brookfield
Syrzeniak
Los Angeles
Harold “Wilson
McIntyre’s
Rankin
Redwood City
Sheridan
Wyo
Gross
Hollywood Church Service Plans Sunday
The Hollywood Brookfield Presbyterian church will offer a service on Sunday at 10 o clock in July with the Rev Curtis M Glick delivering Spiritual Strength The Sunday evening club plans a Brookfield Woods picnic off 31st street starting at 4 o clock Sunday afternoon.
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Curtis M. Glick
Hollywood-Brookfield Presbyterian Church
Brookfield Woods
31St St
Evening Ceremony Features Music and Refreshments
The event included a formal ceremony followed by refreshments and dancing music after the presentations.
Birthday greetings and visits fill Rosemear area notices
The column lists birthday congratulations for Betty Ann Pales Edwin Dropka J W Snyder and Frank Edwinson along with several weekend visits. Mr and Mrs Matt Wershing attended a Villa Park picnic, E P Mallard spent at Indiana Dunes, Alden Wood visited Brooklyn Village friends, and the Edwinsons hosted a Lake Powers Wisconsin picnic for 20 guests with E W Kerenans. Henry Mamath and Henry Schurk are noted for birthdays and visits from Iowa.
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Matt Wershing
Villa Park
Mrs. E. P. Mallard
Indiana Dunes
Frank Edwinson
E. W. kKerenans
Lake Powers
Wis
Miss Carol Wed Anton Stasney in Lyons at St Hughs
Miss Carol Wed Anton Stasney, daughter of Mr and Mrs John E Sta, will wed at 5 pm at St Hughs church in Lyons. The couple will honeymoon in San Diego, Calif, until Tory’s Navy discharge, with both graduates of Lyons Township High School and Northern Illinois State Teachers College.
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John’e
DuBois Hivd
Congress Parky
Sipe Seemes
Abol
Anton Stasney
Cali
A.—Stasney
Arman Ave
Brookfield
St. Hughs Church
Lyons
Chateau
San Diego
Calif
Tory
United States Navy
Miss Staten
Northern Illinois
State Teachers’ College
Tony
Lyons Township
Korean War Veteran Arrives at Maple Avenue Home
Sgt. Lloyd Williams a four year U S Marine veteran with a year in Korea reached the Korean Veteran Home at his sister's Maple avenue Brookfield residence on July 2. He awaits honorable discharge from the Great Lakes Marine center. He is the son of Mr and Mrs J S Williams of Berrien Springs Michigan formerly of Maple avenue Brookfield where he attended Gross school.
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Lloyd Williams
U. S. Marines
Korea
T. Oesterrsicher
Maple Ave
Great Lakes Marine Center
J. S. Williams
Berrien Springs
Mich
Brookfield
Lloyd
Gross School
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Bie
Forrest Skallerup
Luck
Sam Brough
John Brough
Memphis
Tenn
Air 2
Rayburn Todd
Wayne, Ind
Robert Hockenray Merulee
Saugatuck, Mich
Larry Meltons
DuBois Rd
Joe Amman
Melton
Mary Boterbusch
Mur
K .J. Clifton Jr
Madison
U. S. Army
Fort Leonard Wood, Mo
Elton FE
Williams
Lee, Yee
Janet
Judy
Devo
Long Lake
St. Barbara's
Mart
Mr. Denney
Ecaulf Basie
Agra
al Ar
Ine
Jose
Der
Bax
6Th Fleet
Level
Laine Lanz
Forest Ave
Robert Pask
Laramie Ave
Cicero
Miss Lanz
Edwin Lan
Dr. Pask
Catherine Pask
S. Oak Park Ave
Stickney
Joseph Zuba
Women of the Moose
Hinchcliffe
Eleanor Hemminger
Hollywood Church
Marshall Piskulski
Robert Holland
COTY
Lorigan
L’aimant
MUSE
Emeraude
Kubricht’s Pharmacy
Styx
Ogden Avenue
Cote
Tat
Et SA
Betty Ann Pales
Rosemear Ave
Edwin Dropka
J. W.snyder
Rockefeller Ave
Alden Wood
Hollywood Ave
B. J. Haylors
Brooklyn Village
Ohio
Frank
Buzz) Edwinson
F. E. Edwinson
Henry Mamath
Henry Schurk
Brookfield Are
Iowa
Carol
Anton ‘Stasney
Weil
Brownie Hawkeye
Aed
Citizen Papers
Midwest Golf
Hinsdale 1760
Weetment
Club
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