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Newspaper
Brookfield Magnet
Location
Brookfield, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jul 15, 1948
Page
2
Fragmentary OCR yields a stream of personal names addresses and locations including Van Nuys Maple Avenue Lake Street Grivel Mich Forest and Lansing with references to relatives visits grandparents and a few dated clues. The text reads like a neighborhood social bulletin with scattered places and people long and near.
John William Rierhauer was born Wednesday at MacNeal Memorial Hospital to Mr. and Mrs. Ray Rierhauer of Vernon Avenue. The family returned home Saturday July 16. Nearby residents sent birthday and anniversary greetings as visits and gifts poured in from Berwyn Creem Lagrange and Villa Park.
Mr and Mrs Lange of An Gre Erie are the parents of a son Peter Edwand born July 2 at MacNeal Memorial Hospital. Mr and Mrs FL Mikeda of 4010 South Gane are the parents of Carel Jeans born July 1 at the same hospital.
First Church of Christ, Scicalion Ceastr and Catherine Avenue invites all to Sunday activities. Sunday 9:25 Sunday School for children 8 to 5 years. 10:45 Church service. Wednesday 8:00 Evening meeting with Christian Science healing testimonies. Reading Room 25 So Ashisnd Ave. Daily hours vary. all are welcome regardless of day.
Portia Manor and Gatz family enjoyed a Lake Geneva summer retreat with Harold Gatz. Rethke family visited kin on Cleveland Avenue and Rutledge home on Blanchan Avenue. John Long and Arlene visited St Paul relatives on Harrison Avenue. Fleaman and family and others from various avenues marked a social weekend. John Gae and Evan Shemmeal celebrated birthdays amid local notices and Brookfield gatherings.
Miss Lydia Schroeder visited her brother Walter and family at their Lauderdale Lake cottage and returned home Sunday. Mrs F K Shoemaker of 4238 Devo visited her mother in Dayton for three weeks. her mother is critical after major surgery. Elizabeth Lane, mother of Mrs Coyne, visits her daughter in Sioux Falls. Mr and Mrs J M Anderson and son Kenneth vacation with relatives in Clintonville. Mr and Mrs Richard Stiles and Jily stayed at Rockford. Earl Schultz and daughter Suzanne and niece Carol Staren vacation at a cottage in Michigamme. Mrs Staren joined to celebrate Suzanne's thirteenth birthday with thirty-one maternal relatives.
Sympathy is extended to Mr and Mrs Mauricie Schwab of 4130 Blanchan Avenue whose father Charles Schwab died at his Indianapolis home. He was 75. The funeral was held Monday July 12. Mr and Mrs Russell Cuthbert returned from a three week visit with relatives in Vancouver Canada. Mrs John Schroeder and Lydia left two weeks to visit Mr and Mrs H B Oldmar at Tennyson Indiana. The Olimengi moved to a farm in Indiana and are happy there. Miss dee returned home last Thursday and is satisfied with life. Mrs Schroeder stayed with her daughter for an indefinite visit.
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