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Newspaper
Brookfield Magnet
Location
Brookfield, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Nov 01, 1951
Page
7
A dated opinion warns that the new tax bill will deeply affect average Americans and pensioners. It argues tax planners target incomes below 25 000 while urging citizens to vote and engage in democracy rather than gripe, urging a ballot box crusade to influence taxation and living costs. Archie Schonemann.
Little Scott Lucas of 3624 Ver non avenue celebrated his fifth birthday with a party for friends. Guests included Jacqueline Smyth Margo Bebinger Shelley Bebinger Janet Miller Larry Weiler Bruce Petke Claude LeMerc and his brothers Tommy and Terry. Ice cream cake candy and hot chocolate were served on a pink and white decorated table.
Community notices describe after school meetings for Brownies and Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts on Thursdays, and Cubs at night. Brook Field Recreation runs most evenings with 7 pm events. sports for grades five to seven on Saturdays. Sunday School in labeled rooms. puppet show by Cole Marionettes on Oct 11. first through fourth grades perform Little Tin Soldier and Betty Ross and the Flag. a fire drill followed a second performance on Oct 17 with the building evacuated in one minute.
Riverside and Brookfield announce civilian defense cooperation for Riverside Brookfield high school. Supt Haebich and relie directors Dan Kulie and C B Shawhan outline drills and procedures to protect students, citing expert guidance and aim for universal compliance amid bombing risk. The plan emphasizes repeated drills and careful implementation for student safety.
Mrs. Oscar E. Langele, long resident of Brookfield, died Oct. 30 at 3611 Park Ave. Funeral services were held Nov. 1 at Brookfield Methodist Church with Rev. Vance Rogers in charge. Interment in Clarendon Hills cemetery. Eastern Star rites observed. Survived by husband Oscar and two sons Wilbert and Robert with three grandsons.
Sally M Kriz WAVES USN teleman second class daughter of Mrs Walter Bock Brookfield has been assigned to duty at the U S Naval Training Center San Diego Calif Her advancement followed successful competition in a fleet wide examination.
Brookfield residents share news of police activity, a domestic rift, and stray dogs turned in for disposal. Officials including Mayor Kulie, Village Manager Bash, and county visitors inspect a patching machine on a Prairie ave project near the fire station. Local stops feature residents like Charles Meydrich, Barney Heinz, Sivi Salmon, and several police, fire, and community figures on fall day.
In two crashes within three hours at the Chicago Zoological Park Golf Road north gate, one driver escaped injury while two others were hospitalized at Berwyn. Ronald Goodwin 22 Cicero suffered a cut to his right hand and Rita Tlaugan 19 Melrose Park bruised knee. C Broniarczyk 26 Cicero sustained a possible skull fracture.
The Brookfield Recreation Commission postponed the bicycle parade again due to weather. It will be held in the spring. Poster contest winners were first Lynne Lugge Congress Park second Lorna Mueggenberg Congress Park third Susan Davis Congress Park honorable mentions Bob Bernadette Gross School Joe Kostka Lincoln School Donald Norwood
Twenty men from local draft board No 111 are to receive notices to report November 7 for pre induction physical examinations. A call for 10 additional men is set for November 23. Mrs Marguerite Pierson chief of area III selective service at Harlem and Ogden avenues notes 12 men will be notified for induction on November 28.
Harold W Walther fireman apprentice USN son of Mr and Mrs Harold F Walther 8903 Ogden Ave Brookfield Illinois reported for duty aboard escort carrier USS Bairoko at US Naval Station San Diego Calif The Bairoko recently returned from a nine month tour with United Nations forces in the Far East Walther a Lyons Township High School La Grange graduate entered the Navy in Jan 1951 and received recruit training at the USNaval.
James V. Tullis, air man apprentice USN, son of Mr. and Mrs. R. K. Tullis of Brookfield, is attending the U S Naval School of Photography at Pensacola Florida. He entered the Navy March 26 1951 and trained at Great Lakes. The 14 week course covers aerial still and motion picture photography photography chemistry and darkroom technique. Graduates may operate all cameras and develop print Navy photos.
Donald Wadsworth formerly of Brookfield died in the Korean conflict, per a letter to Mrs. Hale Shortt in Brookfield. The body arrived in San Francisco and will be shipped to St. Petersburg for burial. He left Brookfield five years ago with his father Joseph Wadsworth, a former scoutmaster, who died earlier this year. He is survived by his mother and a step brother and sister.
Brookfield voters face a November 10 referendum to approve the council-manager form of government under a state law. The village, which began using the system in 1947, has cut debt from 738000 to 264000 and aims to run the village as a business unit free from political entanglements. Nearby communities already use the form, including Mt. Vernon Riverside Winnetka and Hinsdale, with Brookfield’s move praised as restoring self-respect and good governance statewide. An affirmative vote would sustain this progress and financial recovery.
The Riverside Brookfield Patrons council will present the Avelin Choral Society at 8 15 p m in the high school auditorium on November 16. The group, about 20 years old, marks its first Riverside appearance with a program of light opera favorites and arias. soloists include Thelma Matthei and Don Provenzano with 12 year old Kathleen Perry as special guest violin prodigy.
Pfc August Bruha son of Mr and Mrs James Bruha of 8601 McCormick Ave Hollywood serves with the 8209th Mobile Army Surgical Hospital in Korea. The unit operates near front lines and provides surgery for critically wounded men, contributing to a high recovery rate of 983 per 1000 wounded.
Fifty men and women will serve as judges and clerks for Brookfield s November 1 election with 10 polling places supplied free and ballots donated. Judge Edmund K. Jarecki provided legal notices at no charge, saving the village about 850. The measure would make council manager government permanent for four years after a referendum, then require another vote to change. If carried Brookfield would be Illinois first to adopt public vote on council manager, following Galena Savanna and Mt Vernon precedents. Local group City Manager Advocates led the drive.
Brookfield village board held a meeting Monday with builders and contractors to discuss a proposed Oakawa division between Pam and Sunnyside. The plan involves streets and a $50,000 subdivision with residential lots and zoning changes. No final decisions were made, but tentative approval was given for tavern license reopens due to Census concerns.
The 1951 Rouser yearbook from Riverside High earned an All American rating from the National Scholastic Press. Judges praised the book’s treatment of theme and personality with strong photography and presentation across divisions. Special recognitions highlighted administration and cream of the crop sections.
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