Nash Ambassadors Win Brookfield Boys Championship
The Nash Ambassadors beat Auto Mart Seniors 46 to 44 to claim the Varsity division crown after both teams finished 8 and 2. Ron Gauch led Nash with 9 points. Joe Stejskal added 13. Auto Mart’s Jim Hakadone 12, Paul Brooks 10, Bob Essig 8.
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Nash Ambassadors
Brookfield
Auto Mart
Ambassadors
Nash
Ron Gauch
Joe Stejskal
Jim Hakadone
Paul Brooks
Bob Essig
Tivision
Gross Gys
George Tomecek
Edo Schwendt
Winkenweder Champs
Dale Rider
Bob Dallman
Ray Braatz
Ford Customs
Don Kozacek
Wayne Meinhart
Frazer Manhattens
John Hymes
Bruce Patton
Jack Knight Colonels
Brooks
Essig
Don Mortreat
Art Zelke
West Suburban
Gross School
Auto Mart Juniors cruise to 70 42 frosh soph win
Auto Mart Juniors topped the Trosh Soph All Stars 70 to 42 at Gross School on February 28. Bruce Wrickson led with 14 points, followed by Dick Hill 9 and John Gervase 9. Bob McGowan added 9 for the All Stars. Butch Jirik was named Auto Mart’s outstanding player to be honored March 14.
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Auto Mart
Gross School
Trosh-Soph All Stars
All Stars
Bruce Wrickson
Dick Hill
John Gervase
Bob McGowan
Charley Feller
Butch Jirik
Lou Sher
Brookficld Auto Mart
Prairie
Ogden
Bob MccGowan
Ron Konetsky
Ford
Ken Meinhart
Don Kozacek
Frazer Agles
Buzz Johnson
Richard Schmidt
Dave Kellogr
Auto Part Kings
Hugo Meyers
Charles Feller
Nash Airflytes
Fred Wellman
Bob Lisk
George Kolar
Jack Knight Schmoos
Jack Knight Imps Take Village Title
In the Grammar School division All Star game the Jack Knight Imps routed the Boys League All Stars 50 to 2. Don Fullerton scored 10, Chuck Feller 11, and George Knepple 12 for the Imps while Frank Damore led the All Stars with 10 points and Dennis O Shea 9.
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Jack Knight
Imps
All Stars
Don Fullerton
Chuck Feller
George Knepple
Frank Damore
Dennis O’shea
Richard Kahl
Joe Stockhausen
Kaiser: Buffalos
Bob Meyer
Richard Wackrow
Ford Sixes
Don Krueger
Wilbert Fanta
Auto ‘Part Shrimps
Gerald Novotney
Auto Mart Pixies
Allan Kracht
Chuck Nicosia
Team Earned Respect Despite Tough Loss on Court
Fans watched as the team showed true fighting spirit and sportsmanship this year, with Coach Dudley noting the loss was disappointing yet the season memorable for its conduct on and off the court.
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Dudley
RB Beats Lions in overtime regional thriller
Riverside's RB Bulldogs rallied from a late deficit to defeat LaGrange Lions 55-50 in overtime at Cicero's regional tournament. Key late plays by Flaherty Crowe and Dudley helped RB erase a 9-point gap, finishing 19-5 on the season. The game featured back and forth leads with RB ultimately pulling away in OT.
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LIONS
LaGrange
Cicero
Bulldogs
Ken Flaherty
Wayne Vieth
Bob Stevens
Vieth
Dudley
Beath
Flaherty
Rowe
Horalek
Crowe
Dudtewive
Ken
Jack Crowe
Riverside
RB Tops Argo In Regional Opener On March 1
RB defeated Argo 59 to 52 to advance to the regional semifinals against LaGrange. Jack Crowe led RB with 16 points while Bob Grant paced Argo with 23. RB built a 12-6 start and a 30-19 halftime lead before Argo rallied. The Hollywood Friendship Club to meet next Wednesday at the community house with Mrs. H Jorstad and Mrs. E Karanen hosting.
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Argo RB
Bulldogs
Morton
Argbd
Argonauts
Argo
Jack Crowe
Bud Horalek
Ken Flaherty
Skip Hill
Bob ‘Grant
LaGrange
la Grange
Proviso
Hollywood Friendship Club
H. Jorstad
E. Karanen
Brookfield Youth Basketball Clash Nets Village Title
The Brookfield Church League All Stars meet the Brookfield Boys League champions in a key Monday night finish at Gross School gym. A leading slate of 270 games this indoor season supports junior athletic growth with proceeds aiding future programs. Final events include free throw finals and awards by PTA, American Legion post 140, and league sponsors before the church league versus boys league championship game.
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Brookfield
Ciaplonshim
George Kolar
Jack Knight
Gross School
Church League
Boys’ League
Brookfield Boys’ League
PTA
American Legion Edward Feely Post No. 140
Brookfield Boys
Earl H. Wellman
Jack Knight Air Mail Society
Congress Park ‘Church
Nash Ambassadors
Students See New Set Of Paintings At LTHS
A rotation of monthly rental paintings from Chicago Galleries is on display at LTHS. The fifth set includes Vermont Covered Bridge by Gianni Cilfone in Miss Dorothy Banks’s office and Seashore Sycamore by Charles Kilgore in Carl Warkow’s office.
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Chicago
LTHS
Vermont Covered Bridge
Gianni Cilfone
Dorothy Banks
Seashore Sycamore
Charles Kilgore
Carl Warkow
Canning Tip to Prevent Fruit Browning
To stop light colored fruits like apples pears and peaches from darkening drop them into a vinegar solution. Use two tablespoons of salt and two tablespoons of vinegar to a gallon of water. Rinse fruit lightly before canning.
Cisco Fishing Fun At Lake Geneva Bead Bait Row
Brookfield Sportsmen's club members fished cisco at Lake Geneva last weekend. Cisco measure six to ten inches and make good eating. A houseboat on the ice holds about 12 men with holes for fishing and beads as bait. Some skeet shooting occurred. the hunting committee plans monthly trap shoots. The next club meeting is Friday night March 18.
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Brookfield Sportsmen’s Club
Lake Geneva
Carnival meeting outlines Am Vets plans at Post 90
A special Am Vets William L. Gross Post 90 meeting was held Saturday March 5 to discuss carnival season plans. Carnival committee chairman Otto Martinek outlined the highlights of the event and its schedule.
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Amvets
William L. Gross
Otto Martinek
Brookfield Business Men win with 55 43 victory
In the high school league playoffs Brookfield Business Men defeated Lyons Merchants 55 to 43. Arboo led Bee with 16 points while H Grunstavith added 17 for the Merchants. The Cole Lenzi team beat the Refiners Pride 64 to 61 with Kjellstrom scoring 20 for the Coles and Jacobs 13 for the Pride. The final playoff is set for next Sunday at 1 20 p m between Refiners Pride and Cole Lenzi, with the winner facing Brookfield at 3 30 p m. Also Lyons Merchants meet Moose at 2 30 p m. Standings list Brookfield 10 1 Cole Lenzi 9 2 Refiners Pride 6 2 Moose 2 ?
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Zik
Brookfield
Business Men
Lyons Merchants
Arboo
Bee's
H. Grunstavith
Merchants
Cole Lenzi
Coles
Jacobs
Pride
Brookfield Business Men
The
Moose
Brookfield Business
Nabodys
Tiwana Merchants
Michigan World War II veteran bonus deadline March 20
Veterans in Michigan must file for World War II bonus claims by March 20. Rehabilitation director Lester R. Benston of the Minois American Legion announced this. Forms are available in Room 110, 3438 South Dearborn Street, and there are blanks for former residents of Louisiana, Connecticut, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Ohio, Rhode Island, and Vermont. Illinois deadline is June 30.
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Michigan
Lester R. Benston
The
Minois American Legion
South Dearborn Street
Louisiana
Connecticut
Massachusetts
New Hampshire
Ohio
Rhode Island
Vermont
Illinois
Benston
Rand
Legion
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49Ers
LaGrange National Bank
Federal Deposit Insurance. ‘Corp
Member
Federal Reserve System
American Legion
R. Stejskal
C. Boston
F. Nejedly
L. Kramer
B. Lewis
D. Morousek
J. Hill
D. Arbee
G. Nelser
Chrysler
America
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Aia Walaa
Inane
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