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Newspaper
Brookfield Magnet
Location
Brookfield, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Mar 27, 1952
Page
8
A humorous column muses on Easter approaching and pieces of old wedding and veterinary phrases, critiquing lingering clichés. It notes fashion at parties, debates on propriety, and a nostalgic riff on editorials, obituaries, and the spinning prose of Northern Iowa columnists.
The Carolers will present the third concert of the season on Thursday evening March 27, 1952 at the A B high school auditorium. Penny Perry conducts a program from opera to folk song with soloists Leo Bernasche Frie Carlson Jonathan Wilson Robert Bolliger Franc Hower and Carlos Shersin. Doors open at 7 30 pm and concert begins at 8 15 pm.
Girl nine named Jewell Wojakowski of 8513 Riverside avenue was injured on March 21 on the left side of her face near the eye when a boy struck her with a pencil near the railroad tracks.
The appeal urges gifts to the Red Cross Fund for 1952 at Brookfield Village Hall, noting $1,197.12 has been received from 453 people averaging $2.65. It references a southern tornado disaster requiring food clothing medicine and blankets and warns many survivors will need aid.
Mrs Eiserman was elected president of the Cong Park PTA with a full board including vice presidents and secretaries. The meeting announced re election of officers and named committee chairs while plans for the next gathering with guest speaker Georgia McCroxsin were noted.
Mes. Frank Thompson an antique dealer who recently came to this country from England spoke to the LTHS Home Economics club about antique china. She traced its history and shared her hobby of collecting 19th century paste jar lids. She advised on care and how to tell china from pottery.
The concluding Lenten devotional service at Beoclfield Methodist Church will be held next Wednesday evening. The pastor will speak on Thomas A Friend of Jesus as the congregation sings hymns and prayers accompany the gathering.
LaGrange police marksmen won two trophies and eight teams earned plaques at a Brookfield ceremony with a program and lunch last Wednesday. Major Dan Kulie presented plaques. Village Manager Kash hosted. films on safety were shown amid scores and individual honors noted for Behnke, Walk, Roerr and Miasy.
The annual Boy Scout carnival will be held at the Hollywood Community House on Saturday evening April 26. Nate Butler and William Vines lead the planning with a parent committee. Troop 87 scoutmaster Hamel purchased new games as prizes are sought. advance ticket sales begin after the Cub pack meeting March 28.
Brookfield residents and families appear in a collage of brief items. Warren Filipenko of USN shares family ties to OICA Sherman, while Harry Arney visits from Hines hospital. Kiwanis demonstrations, spring signs, an academic dean’s list, and a talent show at River Side Brookfield High are featured along with various community updates and upcoming 25th Kiwanis birthday plans at the UAW hall.
Brookfield property owners will see about a one fifth cut in fire insurance rates after the village upgraded its fire defenses. The Cook County Inspection Bureau moved Brookfield from Class 6 to Class 5, placing it among many neighboring towns with stronger protection. Historical notes trace a long path from a 1914 horse drawn hose wagon to current evaluative metrics, with water systems and department strength shaping the score. Continued assessment on page 2.
The annual election of school Dist. 95 at Gross will be held Saturday April 12 with polls open noon to 7 p m. Two precincts are Gross school 524 Maple Ave and Brook Park school 30th and Raymond Latrobe Park Ill Three board members up for reelection Frank J Kessel president Harold Morvedt secretary and Wesley E Kurth incumbents seek another term.
Village board approves nineteen building permits as of March 24 covering residences additions demolitions and garages. Notable entries include John Filipenke four flat at 9124 Fairview with 40000. Vernon Malberg 8526 Cleveland dia room 13500. and Burton Bestler multiple frame ranches at 4841 3711 Kemman and 3832 3836 Blanchan totaling over 37500. Also listed are office space 450, remodeling 1000, and garages 1215 to 12100 across several properties.
Brookfield police reported the theft of a car from the O K Garage lot at 9124 West 47th Street on March 23. The vehicle belonged to Raymond Fornengo of 58 Bluff La Grange, stolen sometime Saturday night or Sunday morning.
Brook Park public school will open April 21 with 16 rooms, including nine classrooms and a kindergarten. Principal Susan Mee, formerly at Gross, will lead the Brook Park Darn school, with about 300 students at opening. Boundary data will be published next week as families in the served area are identified.
The Intermediate Payment-Teacher association met at MacLean gym Riverside Central School March 25 with guest speaker Dr Francis J Gerty of Winsdale head of psychiatry at University of Illinois College of Medicine. The program featured Judy Claxton and Dennis Hedba as pianists.
The board of law activities sponsors the final Lenten Fellowship at Congress Park Community Methodist Church Rochester and Deyo Aves Brookfield on Sunday March 30 at 7 30 PM. Rev Lester R Sprenger former Congress Park pastor returns after 60 years. Miss Helen Suk will sing solo, followed by a church basement fellowship hour. James A Gothard John M Clifton and Leslie W Cox oversee arrangements.
Funeral services for Adeline Regal of 3937 Park Ave were held Wednesday at 2 from Johnson Funeral Home with Albert Windust of Chicago in charge. Interment was in Clarendon Hills Cemetery. She had lived in Brookfield two years after moving from West Pullman. She died Sunday March 23 at age 72. Survived by husband Arthur E Regal daughters Julie Swee of Hollywood and Ruth Drake of West Pullman two grandchildren three sisters and one brother Matilda Kessler Clara Kramer Rose Haase and Joseph Kessler.
The meeting featured discussion of the annual salary dues and budget items, along with a newspaper editor's critique of a 2200 police range purchase. Trustees debated recreation plans as a pistol range controversy surfaced, and a schedule for sterns was reportedly halted by Theta Merklamt.
Two persons, Wile Cross and Hayes LaGrange, were injured March 2, about 1 20 o clock in a collision at Shields and Deva. Cross suffered a fractured rib and lacerations. Hayes had a forehead wound. Both were taken to a local hospital. The other driver was reported as from Molakovie, per police.
Sergeant Louis Piehler arrived home after Korea on leave. He wed Brookfield Monday and was greeted by his mother Mrs. Lajos Piehler of Chicago, and aunts Mrs. Anna Pichler and Mrs. Frano, both of Chicago. Piehler left Korea February 18 and landed in San Francisco March 6.
Cpl Norman R. Molloy son of Mr and Mrs John Molloy of Brookfield Illinois serves with the 1st Cavalry Division on Hokkaido the northern island of Japan. The unit trains in Arctic warfare after 17 months on the Korean front. He is a personnel specialist in the Sth Cavalry regiment and has earned the Korean Service ribbon with one campaign star and the Combat Infantryman Badge. He is a 1949 graduate of Illinois State Normal University Normal Illinois.
Members of the Brookfield Women’s club will serve as “Baby Sitters” on Primary election day April 8 to assist young mothers in getting to vote. Anyone needing a sitter should call Brook. 7129R.
Rivargi Brookfield High School staged its fifth annual talent show in March 1952 featuring Pelee net Shoe Shine Bey dance and La Réntique andes ballet with Barbara Zika Can Can solo Laughing Pais novelty act and fe cerous Dragon skits. Dorothy Cordes the piano Neh cek twins organ and piano provided music. Barbara led dance numbers under conductor Newmark with a Hambone routine and Tchaikovsky Trepak ballet selections. The show showcased a friendly, eager group of students, varied acts, mime, and musical numbers, delighting the audience.
The York Cycle of seven plays, a Lenten series of 29 biblical episodes, will be staged tonight at the Village Club then Western Springs by the Western Spy Theatre. Additional performances are scheduled for the next two nights, with shows at 2 30 and evening. The production marks a notable local debut for this work outside the British Isles.
Sophomore Dorothy Cordes received high praise in Ms Music News for her Chicago program. The critic commended her Beethoven and Debussy selections, noting Beartness and Engloutie tones, and lauded the artist for expressive depth despite the submerged impressionistic ambiance.
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