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Brookfield Magnet

Location

Brookfield, Illinois, United States of America

Date

Jun 26, 1947

Page

10

Community Social Notes From Riverside and Brookfield

James Sites and Barry of Onyeapent host weekend gathering at Mr Paul Sullivan’s home in Berwyn. Nancy Snell of Chicago and Charley Davis attended, while guests toured the Mississippi and Mer vers area. Mrs William Puriton of Chicago visited the Meydrich home at Sunnyside. Cards came from the Obzina family. Mrs Talan Dunning celebrated a birthday with seven couples and guests arriving at midnight with Italian guests. Brookfield Woman’s Club reports a successful event despite Friday the 13th. Doris and family visit to Utah Arizona and the Grand Canyon postponed graduation trip due to war.

James Barry Onyeapent Ideal Paul’Sullivan St. Hey of Berwyn Nina Rosa Mississippi Mervers Nancy Snell Chicago Charley’Davis Edi Rley Meydrich Talan Dunning A. J. Flynn Brookfield ‘Woman’s Club Brand “Boulevard Salt Lake Region Temple Block Brigham Young Salt Lake City

Sympathy and visits highlight community news in June

Sympathy is extended to Mrs. William Rhody whose brother Joe Metzger died in Chicago on Friday June 20. Attendance at funerals and graduations, numerous visits and trips are listed including Bar bara McGrath in Detroit, Mrs. Marshall Lanning’s leg injury in LaGrange, and guests at the Edwin Belknap home. Occasional travel notes mention trips to Lake Geneva, Oregon, and Colorado Springs, with several major operations and recoveries reported.

William Rhody Joe Metzger Chicago Rhody Emmett Shreffler, Jr Edwin Belknap Thomas Pound Lake Geneva Congress Park

Gane Weekly Series Opens With Junior League Baseball Schedule

The Junior League's Gane Weekly Series schedules games for July starting Monday with Congress Park hosting Central Brookfield and other pairings at South Brookfield West Brookfield and Hollywood venues. Friday matchups include West Brookfield against Central Brookfield and Congress Park versus Hollywood with more games listed for July 11 14 and 18 across Congress Park South Brookfield and North Brookfield.

Congress Park Central Brookfield South Brookfield Hollywood West Brookfield North Brookfield

Brookfield couples celebrate anniversaries and birthdays

Mrs Kugel and Mrs Imma Drener attended the program on Prairie Avenue. Mr and Mrs J Kendall of 3720 Blanchan Avenue Brookfield, marking their 20th wedding anniversary this Saturday June 28, will host an open house for friends. Eva Williams Brookfield Prince Castle manager and Wanda Skilondz employee celebrated their birthdays Monday evening with a buffet at the Skilondz home 36138 Prairie Avenue and a birthday cake was served.

M. F.lilljander Now Avenue Brookfield Woman’s Cage Kugel Prairie Avenue Imma Drener J. Kendall Blanchan Avenue Brookfield Eva Williams Brookfeild Prince Castle Wanda Skilondz Skilondz

Spencer Corsets and Graduations in a Local Notice

Spencer Corsets advertises individually designed supports and prescriptions by Gail Beebe. Social notices report Mrs Emma Dreher hosting dinner with relatives from Crestwood Tuckahoe Albany and Buffalo. Graduation of Mildred Hasburg from Saint Elizabeth School of Nursing at Loyola University. In Memoriam for Louis Pichler Jr. six years since death June 26 1941.

Spencer Gail H. Beebe Spencer Corsetter E. Harris Mii Emma Dreher Sunnyside Avenue J. Hasburg Crestwood Tuckahoe R. Hasburg Albany N.Y Buffalo Louis Pichler Jr

Memorial sketch for village monument to war dead

The Magnet reports a committee including Charles Horak and R F Morrow plans a monument tribute in the village. A display sketch will be shown next week as catalogs of World War II fallen and their service records are compiled, with 27 named veterans listed so far.

Brod Morrow Charles W. Horak R. F. Morrow Stanley Clark Capt. Crosby Brookfield Dave Potts Frank T. Brockbank Gene Cosgrove Ed Hubka M. W. Bradley Belle O'Leary Harold Reedy Emil Ehlert Magnet

Granite memorial names carved on boulder this summer

The coupon should be filled out and sent to The Magnet. The information will be turned over to the memorial committee. The names will be carved on the granite boulder during the summer months.

Calvin Walker

Donate American Flag To Hollywood Scouts

An American flag is donated to Hollywood Boy Scouts Troop 87 by Mr and Mrs George Kohaty. The flag will fly at the rail road station on national holidays as preparations begin for an overnight Mooseheart camp near Aurora. Scouts travel by train then hike five miles with full packs under Scoutmaster Hamel and aides Uhlich Ahlgrim and Beausloin. Parents may visit Mooseheart Sunday afternoon June 29. Fund drives support camp costs and the troupe plans an annual fall carnival and a float for Brookfield’s Fourth of July celebration.

Hollywood Boy Scouts George Kohaty Mooseheart Aurora Hamel Uhlich Ahlgrim Beausloin Mouseheart Brookfield

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