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Newspaper
Brookfield Magnet
Location
Brookfield, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 23, 1949
Page
1
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The Fifth District of the American Legion Auxiliary schedules a meeting at 8:15 p.m. at the Oak Park hall on Lake Avenue to elect officers for the coming year. Local officials and district members will participate in convention activities with multiple booth and information roles assigned to district members. Hannah Adams, born 1745, noted as the first American woman to work in literature as a profession, is mentioned.
A fragmented notice lists Christian Science services and study sessions at various locations including Cessitt and Catherine avenues with Sunday School for younger pupils and kindergarten for small children during church services. It mentions Wednesday evening testimonies of healing, services at Hives Memorial Hospital and New Quonset Hut Chapel, and reading rooms on Ashland Avenue with daily and weekly hours.
The Hollywood Riverside Brookfield Camp Fire group held its June Council Fire at the Hollywood Community House. Blue Birds and Camp Fire girls marched in, sang, and lit candles. New members Barbara Timko, Jeanette Begeman, and Alice Budd were welcomed. Awards covered doughnut drive totals, bead and copper honors, and citizenship honors earned in parades. The event closed with the Lay Me To Sleep in Sheltering Flame song as a final ceremony. An observance of National Negro Nement Day was announced for June 24 26 with Chicago Area participants invited to attend.
Brookfield hosts a Days of 49 style Gold Rush contest begun last Saturday June 18 with Brookfield Business Men’s Association sponsorship. Only members compete over six weeks leading to a July 29 free admission celebration at National Hall.
Local items report Ben Grundset back at work after eye surgery and Kiwanis Zoo day led by Barney Heinz at the Chicago Zoological Park. Mentions of new village staff, residents planning moves, agricultural notes, church plans, antique shopping, a Japan return, Camp Fire publicity thanks, and a Lyons bankers startup.
Mrs. Ben Grunnett of Cleveland avenue was the guest of honor at a surprise baby shower Wednesday at the home of Mrs. A. J. Foster of Cleveland avenue. Florence received gifts and a surprise guest. Games were played and prizes awarded. Attending were Mrs. Bart, Mrs. Varella, Mrs. Baker, Mrs. Moylan, Mrs. Michalcik, Mrs. Miller, Mrs. Moss, Mrs. Vitek and Mrs. Foster.
Don R Kessel of Mapleave gave a piano recital Friday evening in the Gross school auditorium. Present were Mrs Anna Lapitz of Brookfield and Mrs Anton Kessel of Chicago, Robert Peebles of Riverside, and the latter’s father a former instructor at R B now teaching at Northwestern. Don recently graduated from LaGrange Junior College and will work this summer as a Boy Scout camp instructor in Delavan Wisconsin. Mr and Mrs Richard Coates of Marseille Indiana visited the George Coates home on Custer Avenue. Agnes Smiglak of Deyo Avenue celebrated her birthday with family at the home of her sister Mrs Clifford Boivin on Sunnyside Avenue.
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