Tavern Owner Dies in Auto Crash Near Janesville
Frenchys tavern owner Octave George Blanchette of Brookfield died Sunday afternoon when his car hit another vehicle near Janesville Wisconsin. Six people rode in the other car including a girl killed. Blanchette’s body was taken to Janesville and then Brookfield for funeral services. He is survived by his wife Alice and son Ernest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Octave George Blanchette
Frenchy
West 47Th Street
Brookfield
Janesville
Wisconsin
Blanchette
Overton
Mansfield Funeral Home
Grand Boulevard
St. Barbara’s Catholic Church
Queen of Heaven
Wolf Road
Alice
Ernest
Congress Ark
David Allen Wins 4000 Prize From Princeton
David Allen of LTHS earned one of 20 Princeton regional scholarships worth 4000 dollars, awarded for four yearly 1000 dollar installments. Principal leadership and academic promise were cited. Allen ranks in the top 10 percent, led the debate team, and served as student council president.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S
Dave Allen
LTHS
Princeton University
Herman M. Allen
North Catherine Avenue
David
George Olsen
Allen
Olsén
Princeton
Pease Named to National Board
Supt. James E. Pease of District 102 is named to the national yearbook commission of the American Association of School Administrators. The nine member panel will prepare the 1950 volume on public relations, with L. P. Goodrich of Milwaukee as chairman. The first meeting is in Chicago on June 4 5 and 6. P. J. Misner of Glencoe is the other local member.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James E. Pease
Dist
American Association of School Administrators
Pease
L. P. Goodrich
Milwaukee
Chicago
P. J. Misner
Glencoe
Legion to Honor Posts Annual Meeting and Banquet
The Edward Feely post will hold its annual meeting for past commanders on June 5. A banquet starts at 6 20 with varied entertainment. Comrades attending the cemetery gathering meet at the legion hall at 9 a.m. Sunday. Memorial service at Brookfield Methodist Church slated for 10 45 a.m. Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward Feely
Legion Hall
Brookfield Methodist Church
Monthly Chest Clinic At Brookfield Health Center
The regular monthly chest clinic at Brookfield Health Center located at 2837 Prairie avenue will be held Friday, June 4, from 1 to 3 p.m. Dr Julius B Novak, chest specialist for the Tuberculosis Institute of Chicago and Cook County, will conduct the examinations with the help of Elmi Huff, the public health nurse at the center.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brookfield Health Center
Prairie Avenue
Julius B. Novak
Tuberculosis Institute of Chicago
Cook County
Elmi Huff
Party Meeting Held by Progressive Group
A meeting of the Progressive party was held to discuss local issues and plan activities. Attendees included party officials and members from nearby districts seeking to organize a campaign effort.
Village Board Hangs Up Record in Short Session
The village board held the shortest meeting of the present administration, adjourning around 9:20 after a late start. A 112-signature petition urged stop and go lights at Prairie and Ogden, with police noting a traffic check and accident totals before any action. Trustees sent the request to Village Manager Bash for follow up.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Krause
Hayford
Prairie and
Ogden Avenues
Capt. Crosby
Police Department
Krause
Bash
Charles Mihalek
Mihalek
Hayford Heads to Auto-Lite School in Toledo
Brookfield mayor and Hayford Motor garage owner Carl Hayford left Sunday by United Airlines for Toledo to attend a month long factory refresher course at the Autolite company. He will join both morning and afternoon sessions and plans to complete the full program and installation line of Autolite products.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carl Hayford
Brookfield
Hayford Motor Garage
Fairview Avenue
United Airlines
Toledo
Electric Auto -Lite Company
Hayford
Autolite Company
Autolite
Zoo Elephant Delivers Mail At City Post Office
Baby Brookfield the Chicago Zoological Park elephant delivered mail to the post office on Prairie avenue after arriving from Siam. The 125 pounds of mail were handed to Postmaster Colgrass amid crowds of children and adults. The event followed a 10,000 strong reception at the zoo last year and the elephant’s air arrival cost $4,000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter Buegel
Brookfield Zoo
William Pentis
Cliff Jones
Zoo
Colgrass
Billy Aylesworth
Norman Aylesworth
Jim Aylesworth, Jr
Jim, Jr
Baby Brookfield
Chicago Zoological Park
Prairie Avenue
Chicago
Siam
Busy R B High Graduation Schedule for Class of 1948
Busy days and nights ahead for the class of 1948 as graduation events unfold. Commencement week opens with a baccalaureate service on Sunday June 6 at 8 15 p m in the high school auditorium with sermons, invocations, benedictions and scriptures by Brookfield Methodist Riverside Methodist Hollywood Community church leaders. Class Day moves to the evening of June 8 to boost parent attendance, featuring valedictory and salutatory addresses and Sharclub awards. The final commencement is June 9 at 8 30 p m in the auditorium with Northwestern University history professor Leland H Carlson delivering the educational ideals address.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vance D. Rogers
Brookfield Methodist Church
J. L. Figley
Riverside Methodist Church
Acting
Hollywood Community Church
Episcopal Church
Riverside
Marilyn Jahnke
Robert Hoffman
Glenn Guthrée
Barbara Craig
Robert Bierma
Dolores Kennedy
Cliss
Leland H. Carlson
Northwestern University
Wakefield
Brookfield
E. Haebich
Frask
Synod of Lutherans Meet in Peoria Brings 300 Delegates
The Illinois Synod of the United Lutheran Church in America held its 29th Annual convention at the Pere Marquette hotel in Peoria from May 17 to 20. About 300 pastors and lay delegates from Illinois, Missouri, and Wisconsin attended to conduct church business.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Illinois Synod of the United Lutheran Church In America
Faith Lutheran Church
Brookfield
Peoria
Ilinois
Missouri
Wisconsin
Pere Marquette Hotel
George Vulgaris
William J. Sproul
Riverside
Forth Lutheran
Memorial Day Rites at Brookfield Methodist Church
Memorial Sunday services planned at Brookfield Methodist Church. American Legion VEWJ Amvets color guards will attend with a firing squad led by Captain Louis Ciotti. Music by Republic’s Liven and Etcheson chorus, vocal solos, and a tribute to war dead with a period of silence and taps.
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Brookfield Methodist Run
Il Am
Sund
American Legion
VEWJ
Cashman
John Brady
Walter Uetke
Sanford Hedries
Louis Ciotti
G. Austin Kuhns
Ee Liven of the Republic
Wilhcasky
Tietapy Gyi Etcheson
Voca! Soles
Vance
Rogers
Souad
Mrs. Mary Skoda 72 Buried in Woodlawn
Funeral services for Mrs. Mary Skoda were held Monday at Mansfield Funeral Home with burial at Woodlawn cemetery. She died May 21 at her home in La Grange Park. Survived by husband Michael two children Edward and Julia and two sisters in Czechoslovakia.
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Mary Skoda
Mansfield Funeral Home
Grand Boulevard
Woodlawn Cemetery
Skoda
Iliq
Alima Terrace
la Grange Park
Michael
Edward
Julia
Czechoslovakia
Pyank
Verelik- Gralie
Mansfield
Names of 24 Hi Students in Amvet Meet
Howard Sproat heads a Stars and Stripes amvet post scholarship contest listing 24 Brookfield and Riverside-Brookfield High School candidates. Prizes total 2800 across four winners with 300 first and 100 second per school. scoring emphasizes scholarship activities need athletics and an essay on Americanism. Governor Green accepts honorary chairmanship for the project.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Howard Sproat
Educational Committee of Stars and Stripes Post
Ind
Amvets
Post
Brookfield
Lons Township High School
Riverside-Brookfield High School
Spreat
Brookfield Census Launch Hopes To Map District Growth
A house-to-house census for School District No 95 began with a June kickoff meeting at Gross School in Brookfield. About 75 volunteers attended to plan data collection as Riverside Brookfield High School and Gross School officials seek to track rapid population growth and student impact in the district. The census is set to start Tuesday June x with volunteers already assisting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gross School
Brookfield
Riverside-Brookfield
Rev Wakefield Returns Home After Hospital Stay
The Rev Wilfred Wakefield of the First Congregational Church has been discharged from MacNeal Memorial Hospital and is resting comfortably after a recent operation. He will resume duties from his pulpit as soon as he recovers, with Dr Vietor assisting during the transition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilfred Wakefield
First Congregational Church
MacNeal Memorial Hospital
Wakefield
Vietor
Brookfield Tomorrow Growth Tied to Bluebird Coach Lines
Brookfield officials and the Illinois Commerce Commission backed Bluebird Coach Lines as vital to growth. President A. W. Seaurtine said the service shows promise and will expand to handle two way traffic with industrial development. 756 new Brookfield homes in five years strain transit as the line at Brookfield La Grange operates with 12 to 13 buses and hopes for more.
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Bluebird Coach Lines
Brookfield
Ilinois Commerce Commission
Examiner Salter
Commission
Leonard Bosgraf
Magnet
North End
A. W. Seaurtine
la Grange
Beaurline
Indiana Harbor Belt Railroad
Bluebird Coach
Brookfield Girl To Graduate June 12 at U of Minnesota
Marian Helen Schmidt daughter of Mr and Mrs Joseph E Schmidt will receive a Nursing diploma and a Bachelor of Science in Education at the 76th University of Minnesota commencement on June 12. She is a Delta Zeta member who transferred from Lyons Township Junior College and has held several campus leadership roles including vice president of the Senior class president of the Nursing class and chair positions for senior events, homecoming, and Snow Week.
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University of Minnesota
Marian Helen Schmidt
Joseph E. Schmidt
Madison Avenue
Miss Schmidt
Delta Zeta Sorority
Lyons Township
All-University Council
Get Your Copy In Early Please
The Magnet will go to press and be distributed on schedule Thursday despite Memorial day. A one day work holiday will speed up activity in news room and advertising office. Church items general news and ads for next week should be submitted by Friday if possible.
New Lions Club Formed On Charter Night at Brookfield
More than a hundred attended the Brookfield Lions Club charter night at Acacia Country Club on May 21 marking the new club's official start. Clarence Hoppenrath accepted the charter with guests including Victor Neumann district governor and Edgar Ml. Ek ident past international director who spoke. The evening featured music by Bob Stevens orchestra, a banquet, and light penalties by Lion Tail Twister John Patrick Brown. Officers include Clarence Hoppenrath president and A William Strandquist first vice president.
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Brookfield Lions Club
Acacia Country Club
Clarence Hoppenrath
Brookfield Club
Victor Neumann
Chicago
Seeee Etal
Edgar Ml. Ekident
Hoppenrath
MM. Elbert
Maywood
James Snyder
Thomas Fleming
Bob Stevens
Howard Sproat
John Patrick Brown
Nes
Lions Club
A. William Strandquist
Irving Vincent
Renny
Harry Richardson
Fred McDowell
Louis Kucera
Ben Kitching
K W. Hawley
Bob Hladik
H. H. Freitag
Frank Nemec
Two Thievell Duo Captured After Brookfield Robbery
Two colored men, Vernon and D. Tucker, were seized after a daytime Brookfield burglary that began near the National Tea store on Ogden Avenue. Police pursued along Hudson and Des Plaines river routes, recovering radios, cigarettes, and other merch worth over $500. Tucker was captured after a chase, with both suspects arraigned before Magistrate Kanelos as county officials considered action.
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Brookfield
Vernon
Lake Park
Chicago
D. Tucker
Indiana
Zahora
Yvusha
National Teas
Ogden Avenue
Ogden Prairie
National
Hudson
Petrushare
National Tea
Tucker
Kanelos
Ogden
Berry Point
DesPlaines
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Octave G. Blanchette
Janesville, Wis
David Allen
Legion To Honor
Health Board
Burke Dominski
Hessl
Hubner
Ehlers
Grundset
Hill
Huff
Bush
Board of Health
Baby and
Auto- Lite School
Synod of Lutherans
Gar
J. McGuire
Ligin
Armin George Weng
Chicago Lutheran Seminary
United States
Germany
Methodist Church
Woodlawn
Amvet
Lyons
A-B
Township High
Richard Benes
Raymond Avenue
Robert Gopin
Harriet Godzik
Devo Avenue
Mary Hernandez
Burlington Avenue
Harlan Koca
Joseph Kordick
South Prairie Avenue
Gary King
Vernon Avenue
Robert Kucera
Sunnyside Avenue
John Radebaugh
John Thomas
Gloria Fazekas
Maple Avenue
Dolores Israels
Sproat
U. of Minn
New Lions Club
Faith Evangelical Lutheran Church
Akers
Nancy Wert
Beverly Barter
Marlene Weber
Herman Brehm
Ilt Keapal
Ken Rtse Re A En
A & Raided
Cigarett
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