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Newspaper
Brookfield Magnet
Location
Brookfield, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jul 15, 1954
Page
2
A jumble of birthday congratulations and well wishes for residents of Hollywood Avenue and nearby areas. Names include Mrs. Shannon Jr, Colum Christopher Andres, Mrs. Swenarton, Gwen, Darcy, Leeban on Pa, and others with July birth dates noted.
A silver anniversary party for Mr. and Mrs. Clark was hosted by their daughter and son in law Mr. and Mrs. Albert Hail of Brookfield. Guests included Mr. and Mrs. Orville Brower and many neighbors. The event featured early pictures, Stins ter style music, and twenty five silver doctors on a centerpiece.
Elisabeth Dooran daughter of Mrs Mary Dooran of Brookfield and John F Staren son of Mr and Mrs Jenn Ee Staren wed in St shy Doutheran Church LaGrange on July 10 at 5 pm. Rev Theodore Gerken officiated as music by Lautner and Miss Carel Teeppy accompanied. Bride wore blush pink satin gown with seed pearls and net cap. bouquet of pale pink estruses. Parents and bridal party noted. groom from Lyons Township High School and International Harvester background.
Miss Laurie, bride to be, will reside in Scotland after marriage. The engagement and forthcoming wedding were announced by Mr. James MacGowan of 3809 Hoeswood. Laurie Wickesd Rare attended college and spent summers at the Manonadal Sence ner graduation. details include a European trip linked to an international fishing plan outreach.
The Corral sponsored Jungle Jump on Lyons Township High parking lot last Saturday night July 16. Publicity chairman Carolyn Epperly says attendance favors Jack Holbrook’s Star Dusters as the popular orchestra. The event was the last mixer for outgoing seniors and the first for incoming freshmen, with Nancy Julien leading planning. Motion pictures of the pre prom party will be shown at the Corral Friday evening by Bert Riciaus and others.
An obituary style notice announces the engagement of Miss Horacek with a groom from Mead Mos ot Hoa bos ous aaa. The fragmentary text references a ceremony or event at a park location and mentions related family names and a date that appears garbled.
Betty Ann Mooer fifty one MCeve Sand Boconte a sophomore at the Lowers cy aft cage and the Ars Pascetate. on her birthday June 1 the art group sketched at the one. Betty Ann invited them to her name before their return lather novrea.
Raymond Powell aged 49 of Brookfield was injured in a car crash when his vehicle lost control near the Washington Forest intersection. Police reported the car was damaged in the incident.
The West Cook Girl Scout council plans a four car trip to Wisconsin for 18 senior scouts leaving Sunday July 28. They’ll camp at Councilground near Merrill and in Northern Highlands State Forest. The trip includes canoeing under Red Cross instructor Leonid How and earning canoing and first aid certificates.
Planete Islands of the Caribbean Sea couple Virginia Cerny and Winifred Chapek return home Saturday July 10 after a two week vacation by air. They visited San Juan Puerto Rico the old walled city the fortresses of San Cristobal and El Morro Trujillo Dominican Republic and the Cathedral housing Christopher Columbus remains. They also toured Haiti and tropical plantations noting red flowering trees poinsettias and lush scenery.
Mr and Mrs Richard L Williams of 3219 S LaGrange Rd announce the engagement of their daughter Patricia Annie to James Skoda son of Mr and Mrs Skoda of 3788 Grand Blvd Brookfield Pat is a Lyons Township High School graduate now employed by General Motors He is a graduate of Reesside Brookfield High School and works as a butcher The couple plans an early fall wedding
A passage describes a trip visiting Kingston and Montego Bay in Jamaica then Havana Cuba, returning via Miami. It mentions a dessert idea of loaf cake with brick ice cream and berries as a seasonal topping.
The Hollywood Brookfield Presbyterian Church announces that Rev. Curtis M. Glick will preach on the sermon topic Stately Timbers for the Sunday worship at 10 a.m. during July. A communion service is planned for the last Sunday of the month. Patronize Our Advertisers.
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