13 May 1948
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Newspaper
Brookfield Magnet
Location
Brookfield, Illinois, United States of America
Date
May 13, 1948
Page
1
Fragmentary OCR shows local Brookfield ads and notices with references to weddings and subscriptions. Mentions include Grand Blvd Brookfield office and Magnet collection sites at Grand hbird and HarrisLaGrange, plus addresses and billed subscriptions. The text is garbled with inconsistent names and numbers.
A resident recalls multiple blazes starting July 7, 1897, burning a building at 3742 Grand Boulevard and the surrounding area. The fires forced relocation to Chicago, loss of furniture, and repeated rebuilds including a later fire near the Odd Fellows building and village structures. The speaker notes she is the last survivor still carrying on.
Parker obtained a continuance to June 14 in a petition for injunction against Postmaster Charles W. Warley of the LaGrange post office. The filing seeks to halt the government fraud order issued April 6 and to challenge the return of impounded church mail stamped Fraudulent. Parker argued for a hearing before postal authorities in Washington, claiming religious persecution and bias. The request was granted to say ten at that time.
The Gross school PTA will hold its final meeting of the year on Monday May 17 in the small auditorium. A music program is planned in the evening with annual reports and installation of new officers. Details for the district survey will be announced. A social hour and refreshments are promised by the committee. The fourth and fifth grades will hostesses.
The Congregational Women’s Fellowship will hold a dessert luncheon at 1 pm on Thursday May 20 hosted by Mrs. Wilfred Wakefield and Mrs Ben Stanton. Mrs Floyd Bonnell chairs the missionary committee. A missionary program by Davies on recent travels in Alaska will follow, with a brief business session after.
The Riverside Brookfield High School band and orchestra directed by Louis Newmark present their annual spring concert in the high school auditorium on May 21. Soloists include David Frick, Anita Hajek, Carol Kirby, Dorothy Trojan, Donald Novs, and Guy Smith. The program features a large ensemble with flute, clarinet, saxophone, brass, strings, percussion, and majorettes, highlighting instrumental music interest in the community.
The East Side center Coordinating Council hosted a banquet for Charlie Baldwin at Lyons Township High School area. Guests included Gordon principal Lyons, Chuck Bennett, Greg Sloan, Roy Webb, Chuck Cassell. former LTHS athletes Bernard Simms and Lawrence Williams attended. Duke Slater spoke. Joseph Norris led ceremonies. The council presented Baldwin with a traveling cap. gifts included a pen and pencil set and an tie clasp. Proceeds, after bills, go to the council treasury.
Theodore Carcich president of the Indiana conference of Seventh day Adventists announces a nine day assembly starting June 11 at Broadview Academy grounds. About 2000 attendees nightly from Brookfield and across the state will hear leaders in the academy auditorium with children’s meetings in three large tents conducted by a trained corps led by C R French and F F Bush.
The report notes that several kelp derived products were used in munitions during World War I. It cites San Tiegio as a source where enormous tonnages of kelp were harvested to produce potash iodine and acetone for war needs.
Brookfield Red Cross fund drive chairwoman Mrs. Alvert Janda said cash and credits to Chicago Red Cross brought Brookfield total to 4 559.12 or 157 of quota. Auditor W. A. Rowland compiled figures showing earlier cash of 2 840.27, additions of 47.50, and credits from headquarters totaling 2 596.7 with further credits to Brookfield from Electro Motive employees and local groups. Total proceeds reached 4 857.17. An appreciation party was held April 27 at Gross School with certificates awarded by Mrs. Boyer and John Clifton. some workers received certificates later from area chairmen.
School boards considered annexing a south corner section of Tiedtville District 180 and merging Districts 106 and 107 after public hearings. Cook County School Survey figures and a public accountant’s review weighed potential liability and valuation adequacy. If approved, proposals move to the county superintendent for possible election about nine months hence.
LaGrange Park will host a dinner meeting of the West Suburban Village Officials Association on Thursday evening May 20. The program begins with an informal gathering at 6 o'clock, followed by dinner at 7.
A journalism room in LTHS new addition is named one of Chicago area’s 30 finest modern installations by the Illuminating Engineering Society. A slide photograph of the room was shown to 400 engineers in Chicago last Friday. C B Pederson, program chair, visited the high school to compare lighting with the old room and presented a paper.
Mr and Mrs William Standiford of Avalon Wis were weekend guests of Mr and Mrs Francis Rode in a quiet social visit highlighting local hospitality and family ties in the community.
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