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Newspaper
Brookfield Magnet
Location
Brookfield, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 02, 1949
Page
1
Fragmented local items advertise events at Brookfield with minor details and venues. Notices note managing editor, advertising info, and magnet collection locations at Prairie Ave, Park, and West Hare streets, plus wedding mentions and local classifieds.
Christian Science Sunday School for pupils and kindergarten for children two to eight years while parents attend church. June 6 subject God The Only Cause and Creator. Wednesday evening meeting with testimonies of healing. Reading Room Ashland Avenue LaGrange Illinois opens daily except Sundays and holidays 10 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. All are invited.
A long list of participants and dignitaries appears in the dedication section, naming Brookfield Fire department Gold Star Mothers parade marshal Brookfield Village Color Guard and numerous American Legion units from Chicago Berwyn LaGrange Oak Park and beyond along with auxiliary and veteran posts.
Brookfield Methodist Church to observe husband and wife Sunday on June 5 with married couples as honored guests. First service honoring couples was held in June 1948. a personal invitation was sent to 49 couples. Nursery provided in basement during hour of worship.
The family of the late John Paloucek thanks friends and relatives for kindness and flowers during bereavement. Mrs. Marie Paloucek, children, and grandchildren.
A long list of graduates and names appears, likely from a high school or college commencement roster. The OCR reveals many personal names with varied spellings, interspersed with punctuation errors and line breaks, showing a dense directory of students and family members.
A memorial circular rose window, seven feet in diameter, will be dedicated June 5 at 1 o’clock during a service at the First Congregational Church. The sermon titled Practical Loyalty honors Mrs. Katie Barbara Secker Sr, Joseph Secker Jr, Joseph Secker Sr, Mrs. Joseph Secker Jr, and Mrs. Marie Olson. The color window, from Hoffmann’s painting, shows Jesus blessing children of five races—Hawaiian, Chinese, Indian, American and Negro—grouped around a three-quarter life-size Jesus.
On Sunday May 29 Mr and Mrs A J Foster and sons of Cleveland Ave attended St Hugh's Lyons holy communion mass where their niece Marilyn Lolli received her first communion. Supper followed with Kantor and Konovsky families and Pauline and Harry Konovsky. Marilyn received cards and gifts. Marie Foster and Knit Stitch and Chatter club members had supper at Toffenetti's and saw Inside U.S.A. A list of attendees included Eleanor Prochaska Laura Lolli Mildred Konovsky Bessy Mikota Blanche Holly Lillie Krupka Mildred Kalina Mildred Kantor and Marie Foster. Joyce and Dawn Petrik entertained Charles and John Robinson from Wisconsin on Saturday May 21. They hope to return.
Mrs. Myles and family of Cleveland Ave visited Wisconsin over Memorial weekend. Mrs. Curda and daughter Janet of Cleveland Ave have been bedbound for a week. Mr. and Mrs. Anderson and daughters Lynn and Gail of Vernon Ave leave Brookfield for Indiana. Girl Scout Day Camp at Kiwanis Park June 20 to 23 with library registrations June 9 and 10, lunch cost $1.50, bring metal plate cup silverware and towel. About 40,000 gold seekers crossed to California in 1849 per Britannica.
The Brookfield Liquor Control Commission rejected the license application of Joseph Matinsky to sell packaged liquor. The board said the town has a limited number of licenses and the quota is filled. Matinsky and his attorney argued the case at the meeting on May 23.
The fragment lists individuals including Frank Charles Stolla Jr Patricia Ann Stump James Donald Suchy Jean Barbara Sullivan Patricia Arm Supplitt Joseph Svoboda Martha Lee Swearingen Elaine Marion Toepper George Tomecek Barbara Ann Trink John Peter Trinko and Richard Charles Trinkg with no surrounding context or actions provided.
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