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Newspaper
Brookfield Magnet
Location
Brookfield, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Mar 02, 1950
Page
1
Fragmentary OCR notes show local ads for Brook area listings with addresses 3790 Prairie, Krause's Dry Goods, Congress Park, and 111 W. Harris. Mentions subscription prices and payment at these addresses, unclear dates or full context.
A jumble of brief items describes neighbors lifting a car, a small house fire, a flag raised on a staff, a dog from Salt Creek, a court session in February, and residents attending an auto show. Names include Tom Keigher and Barney Heinz with various roles.
Three candidates for local offices are vying for positions as township Democrats announce an open meeting Friday February 24. Brookfield figure Biserman introduced the slate and urged participation in the county party event.
The report recounts tourists wiring cameras as a monument rises over Buffalo Bill Cody and his companion grave. People discuss the burial plot, inscribed bronze tablets, a green carpet, and coins dropped for upkeep. A man recalls Cody in Des Moines and Kansas City with Annie Oakley.
Brookfield Recreation Commission will meet on Wednesday March 8 at the village hall to map plans for the upcoming Fourth of July celebration. All village organizations are asked to send representatives. Also includes a scene at Lookout Mountain with Buffalo Bill's grave and tourists leaving Denver-bound buses.
John L. Keilman of Brookfield has been named a member of the Illinois State Police after graduating from the State Police Training School. He completed courses in traffic control weapons law of arrest law of evidence fingerprinting first aid ballistics and related police topics.
The Bandurists chorus formed in Kiev in 1923 with 25 male singers who play the bandura, a Ukrainian lute-harp. They will perform in the Opera House Saturday evening March 3, featuring a sound that blends lute and harp styles.
Group Heard presents Lawrence Kozlowski who spent years in Alaska and plans to return after teacher training. He told Roosevelt College students about Eskimo life, dress, and culture with his own pictures and slides, noting Eskimos as cordial and hospitable people.
The Bandurists, once uprooted, gain permanent residency under the 1948 Displaced Persons Act. They leave a record of over 370 concerts since gaining freedom with American troops. Tickets go on sale at the box office and by mail order with prices 3.71, 8.19, 2.50, 31.85, and 1.25 dollars.
At Hollywood school a speaker introduced by Miss Julia Helen Beevar of the third grade delivered a geography lesson that the youngsters found highly enjoyable. Lawrence Kozlowski helped arrange the event through a family contact, enhancing the afternoon program.
Mr and Mrs Thomas J Schreiber of 2011 Southview Ave hosted about 40 friends and relatives at a Sunday christening. Rev Walter McInernet presided at St Barbary Church where Thomas J Jr wore an Irish dress dating back around sixty years.
Mrs. Pearl Morant and St. Teresa's Guild of St. Barbara's Altar and Rosary sociality will host the next social meeting in the school Hall on Monday night February 27 at 8 pm. All members and friends are invited to attend.
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