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Newspaper
Brookfield Magnet
Location
Brookfield, Illinois, United States of America
Date
May 20, 1954
Page
8
John Gervase promoted to corporal stationed Yakima Wash hopes home on leave around June. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Wood and others hosted weekend gatherings and travel stories. Women’s Society conference notes, officers’ pins and past president honors. multiple local families report travel, birthdays and anniversaries.
Alexander O. Walier of Brookfield was appointed assistant United States attorney by U.S. Attorney Robert Tieken, announced last week. Walier has been active in Brookfield groups such as the Community Chest American Legion Veterans of Foreign Wars and Amvets. He and his wife have two children Janice Lee age eight and Thomas age forty four. The Walter home is 3636 Raymond Ave.
On May 21 members of Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 2868 and its ladies auxiliary urge the public to buy Buddy Poppies. Proceeds fund veteran welfare as poppies are made by disabled veterans in service hospitals for welfare of veterans in government facilities.
Lyons Township High students will attend a post concert party in the girls’ gym Friday from 10 to 12. Dancing and refreshments planned. Each participant may invite a guest. tickets from Miss Gladys Small. Mrs. Harold M. Woehrle chairs arrangements. Sam Gervase enjoys a Maine fishing trip with friends. Gayle Williams hosts seven friends for her 10th birthday dinner.
Nancy Smith of Marjorie Webster Junior College earned first place in the dramatic reading division at the Grand National Formnsic Tournament held at Mary Washington College in Fredericksburg Virginia. Susie Hubbard a 63 graduate was named co chair of Fantasia the freshmen sophomore May day dance at Pembroke College Brown University.
At Bean Park on May 22 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. the Brookfield Senior Girl Scout troop will showcase emergency preparedness at Kiwanis Park. Parents may bring children to a child care unit while the foods unit displays storage options. First aid trained girls run the unit, shelters and emergency kits are on display, with Messenger Unit guides.
Mrs. W. W. Loney, Mrs. A. G. Fiedler, and Mrs. A. L. Wilson joined Mrs. A. L. Elder for the Council of Church Women of Greater Chicago Fel lowship day in Hull House on Friday May 7. Speaker Miss Elsie Culver, now with the World Council of Churches in New York, toured the city for days ahead of the World Council’s second assembly set for Evanston in August.
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