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Newspaper
Brookfield Magnet
Location
Brookfield, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 18, 1953
Page
3
Prairie avenue families host visits from relatives including McGivern of Connecticut and Kesman of Weave, while Jean Frieley celebrates graduation and a sixth birthday party features student gifts. Residents travel to Wisconsin Minnesota and Kentucky for vacations and family events, with many extended relatives present at gatherings.
Brookfield Newcomers Alumnae held a June meeting at Greas about June 9 to discuss plans for the year. They voted to improve vacant Salt Creek Burling ton and Grove aves property with playground equipment as a tot lot, supervised by the Brookfield Recreation Commission. Funds will be raised by calendar teas and summer meetings to cover materials. Officers elected were Dorothy Garst president Ann Slechta vice president Delores Birr secretary and Ruth Friedl treasurer.
Mr and Mrs H W Buchholz christened their three weeks old son Alan Lee at St Pauls Lutheran church with godparents Mrs K Bruder and W Toepper. June 3 marked Mrs H E Buchholz birthday and June Bruder’s two year old birthday. St Pauls Lutheran school held its annual outing at the zoo. Birthday wishes go to Mrs Jo Kendall, celebrated Saturday with family. Pack No 28 Cub Scouts announce new den mother Mrs E Mattson. den meets Wednesdays on Blandhsnave. Mrs Foerster hosted a class picnic for Mrs Baur’s third grade at Gross school at McCormick woods. Mrs Nausbaum honored at a surprise luncheon. she recently moved to Minnesota. Mrs C Finch of Elmore visits daughter in Chicago. Best wishes for quick recovery to Wasually burned in an accident. Duie Heath, former Brookfield resident, in town visiting. wife and children now in Ohio send greetings.
Parks around Brookfield host day camps as Brownies and Fly-Up Girl Scouts relocate to Kiwanis Park and Bemis Woods. The camps feature self cooked noon meals, camp fires, and leaders guiding the activities. Intermediate Girl Scouts take over Bemis Woods next week. Buses depart from St Barbara's and Gross schools at 9 a.m. daily.
Ten Brookfield senior Girl Scouts, each earning 70 dollars for their trip, discuss their three week Rocky Mountain National Park tour and route on a radio program at 2 p.m. Saturday on LaGrange Station WTAQ. They travel in two cars with trailers, leaving Brookfield after the Fourth of July Parade, accompanied by Mr. Leonard How.
A meeting of the local Republican organization board discussed welfare of the group and the upcoming Victory Fleur event. Arrangements are complete for a community picnic at Altenheim Grove on Sunday July 26. County Clerk notes a precinct boundary revamp will create additional polling places, reflecting Proviso township growth from 78 precincts in 1942 to 106 or more.
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