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Newspaper
Brookfield Magnet
Location
Brookfield, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Nov 01, 1951
Page
1
A fragmented OCR text shows scattered street names numbers and prices. It mentions Prairie Avenue and a Goods Store with a price of 2.00 per year and 3.00 per year reading as a rough public notice fragment. No clear event date or entities beyond generic place names appear.
Hsabeth Lave formerly of Congress Park Manitowoc died at 28 at MacNeal Memorial hospital Ron 7err. Funeral Wednesday Oct 31 at 9:30 a.m. at St. Rave lurch officiated by Rev Fr Walter McIner eng Pinshana. She lived in Chicago until recently. Born Manitowoc Wis two daughters Mrs Bernadine Coyne and Inez Ellingson and Clarence W Victoria are among survivors. Burial at Grand bird friends and neighbors remain.
Funeral services for Mrs Emilie Sacre formerly of 3522 Grand Avenue were held at the Jomnai church with Wilfred Fairsfield of the First Congregational officiating. Eastern services were conducted Sunday October 28 at 8 oclock. Interment followed. Mrs Gronberg, past matron of LaGrange chapter No 201 Eastern Star and member of the White Shrine of Brookfield, died October 26 at 75. She is survived by brother Oscar Angell of Brookfield and sisters Norine Barry of West Ada and Emma of Athelston Wisconsin, along with other relatives. Her husband William A Gronberg died in 1934. The couple had resided in the village of Brookfield.
Ambitious class members earned rewards for promoting the play Our Hearts Young and Gay. Cash prizes were offered for the top three ticket sellers. John Murray and June Livermore tied for first. Nancy Holmes was second. Dottie Lin finished third. Shirley Herd praised the top sellers, including Jim Ash and others.
A Brookfield region column notes Fort Jackson training by local servicemen including Ray Stejskal and others from the area. It mentions a premature bonfire at Glenbard High, voting eligibility for the November referendum, a potato soup recipe from Mrs. Bertha LaBrece, and various notes on service members families and community life with light anecdotes and social updates.
A sophomore women organized a Freshman tea featuring classical and popular music. Susie Wigle performed One Kiss, Mildred Johnson offered two guitar solos, Nancy Steffen sang Its the Lovliest Night of the Year and Smoke Gets in Your Eyes, Marlene Hannenburg played two piano pieces, with Florence Rathert and Misereek Magee as sponsors. Mrs Natarajan from Bombay spoke on education and life in India in native dress.
A brief want ad urges readers to use the Lagrange 4600 line for quick results. The notice presents a single contact method and emphasizes speed and accessibility for classified requests.
State Civil Defense Director Lenox R Lohr disclosed 222 of Illinois 470 cities with 1 000 or more residents are in critical target areas. Chicago and its region are among the top targets. 135 subdivisions have taken no discernible action toward forming civil defense organizations.
Bob Dove former Notre Dame star headlined the LTHS Fall Sports Night on Thursday October 25. The Boys' Club event aims to unite fathers and sons with a movie screening and a talk on Highlights of the 1950 Chicago Cardinals season.
A church announces a 10:45 service on November 4 titled Everlasting Punishment. A kindergarten is offered during services for children aged 2 to 8. An evening meeting at 8:00 featured testimonies of Christian Science healing at the Reading Room 25 So Ashland Ave LaGrange. Reading Room hours are 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily except Sundays and holidays. 1 p.m. to 9 p.m. Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday. Everyone is invited.
Electro-Motive division of General Motors announced the promotion of H L Anderson of 3608 Forest Ave Brookfield to pattern engineer. Anderson began in pattern work after high school and joined Electro-Motive LaGrange on November 14 1935, later becoming foreman on December 1 1936. In his new role he will oversee all pattern work at the plant and advise outside firms. He is married with two sons and five grandchildren.
The Lyons Township Women's Regular Republican group held a fall luncheon at Freden's Tea room in Hinsdale on Oct 24. Speakers including Bertha Bauer urged patience within the party and stressed registering two million unregistered Illinois voters as crucial. Alverta Stewart highlighted Democratic issues and warned of threats to liberty and children's future.
The article notes Mrs Myrtle Valentine of the Fourth District urged continual discussion of ischiea and votes among women. Committeewoman May Klug thanked the group for aiding the September Edgewater luncheon. New program chair L A Prouty and new president Blanche Burk introduced guests and announced the November 28 luncheon at Cypress Gardens Hinsdale.
Nazareth Academy pupils present The Mocking Bird operetta on November 4 in the academy auditorium at 8 30 p m under Sister Miriam Rose C S T and dramatic arts teacher Mrs A Huebner. Cast includes John Glauin Joseph LeGault Charles Zettelmeier Gertrude Roache Janine Kriz Richard Gray Jerome Jacobs Kenneth Mueller Ronald Pawl Mary Ann Tomas Barbara Bird Arlene Becker Arlene Tomasik Dorothy Baratka Gerry Michaletz and Robert Yorek.
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