Christian Education and Holy Week Schedule Notice
The Brookfield Methodist church announces Sunday school for children, Wednesday devotional services, and a Lenten program led by Rev. Vance D. Rogers with readings from Gilkey. Holy Week includes Maundy Thursday service, Good Friday Remembrance, and regular Sunday services with topics from March 6 to Easter Sunday.
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Perits
Christian ‘Memorial Hospital
Himes
Hindstand
Brookfield Methodist Church
Grand Boulevard
Lincoln
Park Faerie
Vance D.rogers
Bharek
L. O. Pearson
Rogers
James Gordon Gilkey
DuBois
Emily Staren Featured at Colonial Ball at Coe College
Miss Emily Staren daughter of Mr and Mrs John E Staren 4132 Dubris boulevard was featured dancer when the annual Colonial ball was presented last week at Coe college Cedar Rapids As a Coe sophomore she was chosen to participate based on competitive try outs She is a pledge of Delta Delta Delta sorority
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Emily Staren
John E. Staren
Durbsis Boulevard
Coe College
Cedar Rapids
Coe
Miss Staren
Delta Delta Delta Social Sorority
Printing Advertising Blurb for Brook Printing Service
Printing of all kinds announcements letterheads and forms The Magnet prints all in its job department Call Brook field 278 Samples of printing shown at The Magnet office Brookfield 730 Prairie Avenue
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Magnet
Brookfield
Prairie Avenue
Regional Lutheran Pastoral Conference Held in Illinois
Northern Illinois churches gathered February 22 to 23 for the Regional Lutheran Pastoral Conference in Oak Park. Rev A Scheer of Zion Lutheran Hinedale opened devotional services with communion led by Rev Oscar H Rockhoff of St Paul’s Cicero speakers included Rev Papas Cicero Dr Q Klats Dr A Merkens. Amenities featured luncheons and dinners hosted by St Paul’s ladies aid.
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Oups
Rehurches
Ilinois
Seasions
F Peng
A. Scheer
Zion Lutheran’ Church
Hinedale
Oscar H. Rockhoff
St.Paul’s ‘Lutheran Church
Papas of Cicero
Oak Park
The
Missouri Synod
Q. Klatz
A. Merkens
Ladies Aid of
St. Paul's Church
Dreher-Gay Vows Said Feb 26 in Brookfield Church
Agnés Dreher daughter of Mrs Catherine Hoek of 9 Ogden Avenue and Bud Gay son of Mr and Mrs Loren T Gay of 4108 Deyo Avenue were married Saturday February 26 at 3 PM in St Barbara's Church. Father Seetherny officiated a double ring ceremony. Attendants included the bride's mother Mrs Catherine Hoek and Pheresed Hengels. A bridal dinner followed. a Swedish tea room and open house were held at the Gay home. After a reception they will reside in Congress Park.
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Agnés Dreher
Catherine Hoek
Ogden Avenue
Bud Gay
Loren T. Gay
Deyo Avenue
St. Barbara’s
Churc
Seetherny
Peresed Hengels
Congress Park
Miss Tauchan Weds Chester Walters in Chicago ceremony
Miss Virginia Tauchen daughter of Mr and Mrs William T Tauchen of Chicago married Chester M Walters son of M T Walters at Our Lady of Our Sorrows church Jackson boulevard Chicago The double ring ceremony was performed by Father Harley Lorraine Novotny was maid of honor with Delores Constantine Jacqueline Zavidis and Myra French as bridesmaids flower girl was Myra French Neal Huebsch attended groom with Russel Tauchen and Bill Zaridil The couple planned a South Carolina honeymoon and will reside in Lyons Both work for Western Electric.
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Virginia Tauchen
William T. Tauchen
Kenneth Avenue
Chicago
Chester M. Walters
M. T. Walters
Arthur Avenue
Harley
Our Lady of Our Sorrows Church
Jackson Boulevard
Lorraine Novotny
Delores Constantine
Jacqueline Zavidis
Myra French
Congress Park
Neal Huebsch
Downers Grove
Civil Service Exam for Brookfield Patrolman March 19 1949
The Village of Brookfield announces a civil service examination for patrolman to be held March 19 1949 by the Board of Fire and Police Commissioners. Applications must be filed by March 18 1949 with Secretary Jos F Nepil at Ogden Ave Congress Park. Requirements include ages 21 to 35 height 5 ft 9 in US citizen legal voter resident for 1 year in Brookfield and medical exam pass. Previous eligible list terminated effective immediately. Dated Brookfield Hindis March 3 1949.
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Brookfield
Cook County
Ilinois
Board of Fire and Police Commissioners
Eile One
Jos
Joseph ‘F. Nepil
Elegant Line of Ladies Dresses Debuts in New Fabrics
A fluid line of ladies misses and children's dresses introduces fresh fabrics and colorways, offering stylish options for every season. The collection focuses on light silhouettes and practical tailoring suitable for daily wear and social occasions.
Lent Lenten services to feature Dr Georgia Harkness talks
Weekly Lenten sessions begin Wednesday at 7 4 o clock with Dr Georgia Harkness urging prayer as the key need. Meditations from her Prayer and the Common Life will guide discussions aiming for a God centered practice. Sunday worship opens with The Meaning of Lent preached by Rev Wakefield and organ/piano by Mrs Ellison and Mrs Garner.
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Tabor
Georgia Harkness
Harkneys
Wakefield
Edward Ellison
Elmer Garner
Hollywood Girl Scouts Honor Sunday Service at Church
Hollywood Girl Scouts and Brownies attend a morning service at Hollywood Community church for the 37th anniversary of the Girl Scout organization. A special musical program accompanies the sermon Basic Faith. Community figures and hostesses attend as the event includes colors from Cubs Brownies and Bluebirds and guest speaker Miss Stenstrom.
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Hollywood Girl Scouts
Hollywood Community Church
N. Butler
C. Henkel
Hollywood Community House
Cubs
Bluebirds
Hollywood
Stenstrom
Riverside Intermediate
Mesdames Beyer
Gross
Steiger
Wunderlich
Hollywood Pta
Valentines party honors veterans at Maywood Home
The auxiliary held a Valentine party at the Lutheran Home for Children in Maywood with Clara Janda and others attending. Edward Feely unit won first prize for the most original and colorful tray. Washington's birthday dinner was delivered to Hines Hospital, and an American Legion auxiliary project will employ disabled veterans as memorial poppies. No Fifth District meeting this month. next is March 8 at 8 p.m. in the Legion hall.
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Clara Janda
Ec Tna
Markland
Junior
Aney
Wilson
Lutheran Home For Children
Maywood
Thelma
Wilgon
Hines Hospital
Fifth District
Edward Feely
American Legion Auxiliary
Veterans
United States
Legion Hall
Hazel Wilson
Lenten Rites at St Pauls Announced and Schedule
Lenten services are held at St Pauls Lutheran church each Wednesday evening starting at o oclock and continuing until Easter. Rev Oscar A Rockhoff pastor announced the schedule. March 2 sermon by Rev Rockhoff. March 9 speaker Rev William Lippman. March 16 sermon by Rev William Kupsky.
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St. Paul’s Lutheran Church
Oscar A. Rockhoff
Rockhoff
William Lippman
River Grove
William Kupsky
Bellwood
Brookfield Men On North Central Squad
Bob Lukas of Sunnyside avenue and Dick Gauch of 96th avenue play forward and guard on the North Central College basketball team. Lukas is famed as the CuSo baseball team’s fiery second baseman and its leading hitter and also earned a letter as an end on the football squad. Coach Bill Olson plans to convert Lukas to a halfback next season.
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Bob Lukas
Sunnyside Avenue
Dick Gauch
96Th Avenue
North Central
CuSo
Bill Olson
Cardinals
Bob
Local Painter’s Funeral Held in Niles Michigan
Funeral services for a local painter were held Saturday from Nepil Funeral Chapel at 9 AM and 9 30 AM at Barbara's Church. Burial followed at nearby cemetery in Niles Michigan. He is survived by two sisters Katherine Gertrue and Lida, who preceded him in death by one week.
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Nepil
A Barbara 'S
Hary
Niles
Mich
Lida
Katherine Gertrue
Mrs Martha Field Werner Dies in Elgin Funeral Held at St John’s
Mrs Martha Field Werner born October 6 1891 in Minnesota moved with her parents at age 14 and later to Elgin. Survived by husband Edward Werner son Edward F Werner daughters June Maas and Kathryn Werner, two brothers, three sisters, and two grandchildren Jane and Joanne Werner. Funeral officiated by Rev Elmer Grotelueschen at St John’s Evangelical Lutheran Church with burial in Oak Ridge cemetery Proviso township.
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Martha Field
Minn
Elgin
Edward Werner
Edward F. Werner
June Maas
Kathryn Werner
F. J. Krieger
Rudolph Krieger
Brookfield
Matilda Green Former Brookfield resident dies
Matilda Green former Brookfield resident died Saturday February 19 at her daughter Margaret Biven s home in Chicago Three children Emory and Louis in Kansas City Mo and Margaret Biven survive She was sister of E B McDowell of Brookfield Burial at Oak Hill Cemetery on February 21
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Matilda Green
Brookfield
Margaret Biven
Chicago
Emory
Louis
Kansas City
Green
E. B. McDowell
Oak Hill Cemetery
Dance solo by Bonnie Blanchard at Oak Park hotel
Miss Bonnie Blanchard of 4135 Prairie avenue performed Bolivian and Portuguese dances at the Oak Park Firms hotel before a River Forest Spanish club audience last Saturday evening February 26.
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Bonnie Blanchard
Prairie Avenue
Oak Park
River Forest
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