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Newspaper

Brookfield Magnet

Location

Brookfield, Illinois, United States of America

Date

May 17, 1951

Page

3

Local Social Notes and Community Events

Mime Winifred Chapek and Mrs Jenny Dolezal hosted Lydia Circle circle friends Mrs B F Kitching at Oak Avenue. Pvt Glenn Reynolds of Clarendon Hills, formerly Oak Ave, left Seattle May 11 for overseas. Birthday greetings due to Tommy Hadac on May 14. Brookfield anglers Frank Novak Leonard Fanning and Charles Felter fished Lake Delevan. Novak caught 19 lb 43 inch northern pike. Bob Seifert and Ellen Louise moved to Berwyn. Koepp vacationing in San Antonio with his sister. Judy Franson fractured wrists at Millbridge Roller Rink on May 5. David Anton born May 11 at MacNeal Memorial Hospital to Mr and Mrs Arthur Smith. Mr and Mrs John T Dorman returned from Monona Iowa. Mrs E Zenner hosted Canasta club. lecture on May 2? at Le Grange YMCA given by Horace Holley, Bahaic World Faith. James Primm Fort Wayne attended wedding of Diane Petri and Leroy Kolar in Chicago. Friendly Pinochle Club concluded season at Elin Carlson’s in Elmore with dessert luncheon and six games of cards.

Family Celebrations and Visitor Notes in Local Community

Mr and Mrs Ray France at 3127 Elmore celebrated Mother's Day and two birthdays on Sunday. Their son Raymond Charles turned one year old in May. Out of town guests included grandparents Mr and Mrs Joseph France and Mr and Mrs Ernest Erickson of Elgin UK Miss Janet Welch 3632 Arthur Ave underwent an appendectomy Wednesday and is recovering in Berwyn. Edmund Briggs at 3147 Raymond Ave hosted sister Mrs D Banks of Madison Wis en route to Akron Ohio this was her first visit to their new home. John Carlson Elm are hosted weekend visitors to his nephew Robert William of Minneapolis. Mina

Ray France Elmore Janet.Welch Arthur Ave Berwyn Edmund Briggs Raymond Ave D. Banks Madison Wis Akron John Carlson Elm Mr. Carlson Robert William Minneapolis Mina

Spencer Corsets and medical supports offered locally

Gail H. Beebe, Spencer Corsetier, advertises individually designed corsets, breast and maternity supports with prescriptions filled. Betty Quadrelli, visiting South Bend for a Notre Dame dance guest of William Daly, and Mrs. Clatilee Mellor receive notices of condolences or honors as local connections report deaths and family news.

Spencer Gail H. Beebe Spencer Corsetier E. Harris Phone LaGrange Betty Quadrelli Leo Quadrelli Blanchanave South Bend University of Notre Dame William Daly Chicago

National Bank Boosts Savings Interest Rate

Depositors at the First National Bank of LaGrange will see savings rates rise from 1 percent to 14 percent starting June 1. Accruals shift from July and January to June 1 and December 1 to avoid confusion and reduce accounting rush. The higher rate will appear in December interest payments, not June, on total deposits of 1.6009 million dollars, yielding about 7,500 to 38,000 extra per year.

First National Bank of LaGrange R. RK. Schneider Schneider

Two League Parleys Meeting at Lyons Township High School

An organization meeting for the high school boys hardball and softball leagues is set for 3 p.m. Monday May 21 in the Junior-Senior study hall at Lyons Township High School. All captains are urged to attend. Sponsoring the two leagues is the LaGrange Recreation Commission.

Lyons Township High School The LaGrange Recreation Commission

Rezoning Hearing Planned for 70 Acres in Lyons Township

A rezoning hearing opens Thursday at 5 p.m. in Willow Springs Village Hall to change 70 plus acres from light to heavy industrial use. Buick will build a Wright J-65 Sapphire engine final assembly plant on the tentative site, a one million square foot modern structure. Other petitions come from Chicago Title and Trust Co acting as trustee and local property owners Richard and Anita Brannan and Clark and Florence Keller for nearby parcels.

Lyons Township Willow Springs Buick Motor Division General Motors Cook County Building and Zoning Bureau Chicago Title and Trust Co Wolf Rd 79Th St Richard and Anita Brannan Willow Springs Rd Clark Florence Keller Buick

Anderson Named To Committee at Eastern School

Howard C. Anderson an LTHS graduate was elected representative of the senior class on the institute committee of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. The committee, mainly students, handles decisions on administration and financing of student activities. Anderson, a junior majoring in business and engineering administration, is active in varsity lacrosse and hockey and participates in the MIT Athletic Association Beaver Key Quadrangle Club Junior Mug Lift committee and related honoraries.

Howard C. Anderson LTHS Massachusetts Institute of Technology Anderson MIT Athletic Association Beaver Key Quadrangle Club

LaGrange Park Firemen Dance Planned Friday Evening

LaGrange Park volunteer fire department schedules its 21st annual dance for 8 p m Friday May 18 with Jim Patterson and his orchestra providing music. Town officials will attend as special guests while all 27 members sell tickets to fund new fire equipment and extra insurance. Proceeds last year funded two inhalators. Tickets available from the fire department or Sam Petrone.

LaGrange Park Sam Petrone N. LaGrange Rd

Marriage licenses issued week in Cook County

Clerk Richard Daley lists couples granted licenses in Cook County including William Heinrich of LaGrange and Neil Higgins of Chicago with partners Caroline MacDonald of 1513 41st Street, Charles Worack of Berwyn and Enid Benes of Riverside, Harold Carr of Brookfield and Shirley Dumroese of Brookfield, James Alexander of Riverside and Maria Belinis of Riverside, Norbert Gitts of Riverside and Paula Morris of Riverside, Robert Motycka of Riverside and Honore Halligan of Brookfield, and other pairs listed with addresses various in Riverside and nearby suburbs. FOR QUICK RESULTS TRY A WANT AD PHONE LAGRANGE 4600.

Cook County Richard Daley William Heinrich Blackstone Ave LaGrange Neil “Higgins Chicago Michael. Simon Walda Ave Caroline MacDonald Charles Worack Berwyn Enid Benes Herrick Rd Riverside Harold Carr Burlington Ave Brookfield Shirley Dumroese Madison James Alexander

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Winifred Chapek Jenny Dolezal Oak Ave B. F. Kitching Lydia Womans Society of the Methodist Church Pvt Glenn Reynolds Clarendon Hills Seattle P. H. Reynolds Frank Lovett Tommy Hadac Sunnyside Ave Frank Novak Leonard Fanning Sheridan Ave Charles Felter Lake Delevan Frank Worthern Bob Seifert Ellen Louise Elm Ave William Koepp San Antonio Tex Judy Franson Blanchan Girl Scouts Millbridge Roller Rink Arthur Smith Wilow Springs Maple David Anton MacNeal Memorial Hospital John T. Dorman Jefferson Are Monona E. Zenner Canasta Club God la Grange Horace Holley James Primm Fort Warne Ind Diane Petri Leroy Kolar George Kratoska Diane Madison Ave Elin Carlson Brookfield Methodist Church C. B. Allen Gale Gross Tom Hadac Jack Rhind Wayne Skarda Vance D. Rogers Paul Fullerton Neil Kiein Earl Fetta Fred Schlange, Jr F. Schlange Richard Gabrisch Robert Hedden Judy Miller Judy Cord Donna Jean Zeilstra Carol Cox Jack Collins Wayne Weyler Sue Rousseau Cathy Heim Sandra Cashman Helen Schlange LaVondae Voyer Yvonne Smith Verda Kay Fullerton Clatilee Mellor Gertrude Mellor Honolulu Hawaii J. J. Jablonski John. Jablonski South LA Grange Road TELE Heunk National Bank Eastern School Northern Illinois Corporation South la Grange Jack Buchanan Mgr LA Grange Road
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