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Newspaper
Brookfield Magnet
Location
Brookfield, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 04, 1953
Page
2
The text references locations at 3445 Maple Ave, Kranne's Dry Goods Store at 94.1 Congress Park, and 111 W Harte LaGrange. It implies advertising and subscription payments are to be made at those addresses. Names and precise context are unclear due to corrupt OCR.
The commencement schedule lists processional pieces by Elgar and Morgan, with sermon and addresses by Elton Truex and Rev. Robert A Pettitt. It notes reserved seating limits and ticket pickup, and includes presentations and diplomas by Lee Hasdich and Frank Jodek Jr. The text ends with a nod to a classifieds prompt for quick results.
Brookfield public life features an exhibit plan with clippings and data on Brookfield as a model city. The June Miami University graduates include Paul G. Allen, and a chat with Horak, a well known realtor, plus discussion of Jim W. Aylesworth regarding the Fuller gun collection. The Brookfield Lions Club donates 1654.92 to Chicago cancer society. Calendar notes list graduations and summer events through July. Letters thank local media for cooperative publicity aiding Gross and Brook Park school band parents.
The Very Rev Msgr Joseph A Wagner head of Joliet diocese schools will speak and present diplomas to 138 Nazareth academy graduates at 8 p m Sunday June 7. Processional songs include Christ As a Light Praise Ye the Lord and Sanctus. Chaplain Rev Kenan Culzer will help issue honors during the program in the school auditorium. The class will attend a 9 a m Mass and receive communion as a body. the Baccalaureate sermon will be by Rev Dulzer.
Supt Hummel installed officers of the Gross Band Parents association led by president Mrs H W Hammatt and vice president Mrs James Reisa. Committee chairs and event plans for a June 8 dinner at Gross and Brook Park schools are announced along with medal and perfection attendance awards for band pupils and a sousaphone purchase fund.
Riverside-Brookfield High School Music Sponsors announced officers for 1953 1954 with Mrs F T Melka president and Edward C VanCura in charge of publicity. Newly elected treasurer Co T Givens vice president Mrs M Chvilla recording secretary Mrs M Lishness and corresponding secretary Mrs P Miller. Pot luck dinner and tag day funds support new music quarters. Students awarded summer camp scholarships include Japhes Jaha Faith Spencer Don Melka Dorothy Cordes Raymond Prazak Myra Faye Morterssen. Final meeting set for June 4 at the high school.
Mrs Bauer’s third grade class rode a bus to Midway Airport last Wednesday to study transportation. Birthday greetings were extended to Mrs Halligan. May 30 marked a family birthday with all five children present. The Phelps family visited relatives during a holiday weekend. J Kishel faced a holiday delay flying home from Pennsylvania. A surprise baby shower honored Elaine Halligan, sister-in-law of Mrs Jane Moycka.
Children day observance scheduled for Sunday morning June 7 at 11 o'clock in the Hollywood Brookfield Presbyterian church. Union service to be held at Hollywood grade school auditorium. Day Bible school starts June 15 at the community house for ages 4 to junior. Trustees meet at Mrs H McCurdy’s Friday evening June 5 at 8.
The annual ten day camp meeting will be held at Broadview academy near La Grange June 6 and 7 with all Illinois Adventists gathering there this year instead of the usual statewide event. Elders W E Read and Howard Weeks will speak along with Wayne Andrews on furlough from Africa during the program and all Chicagoland Adventists will attend on the academy campus.
Fended by members from the Chi cagoland area and those from Rockford Moline and Peoria. The text highlights broad geographic reach extending north and west to Rockford and Moline and south to Peoria.
Mr and Mrs Ernest Tervi of Ogema Wisconsin welcomed their first daughter named Topsy.
The Board of Education of School District No 103 invites bids for fuel oil for the 1954 school year. Bids due by 8:00 p.m. DST on Tuesday June 16. Estimated requirements: 20,000 gallons No 8 oil and 100,000 gallons No 6 oil. Oil delivered to each school as ordered. Board may reject any or all bids. H. E. Peel, Secretary.
Teachers at Gross school honored three office secretaries on National Secretary Day May 27. They received a poem and a large hydrangea plant. the celebrants were Mmes. Gladys Husa, Charlotte Hoffman, and Mildred Johnson.
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