Banquet to Launch YMCA Drive in LaGrange Tonight
More than 200 people gather at First Congregational Church LaGrange at 6 30 p m for a gala kickoff banquet to start the YMCA annual current budget drive of 17 00 to cover West Suburban YMCA operating expenses for the ensuing year. Don Ward will perform Magic Chatter and the Rev Wilbur C Christians will give an inspirational talk A Program with a Purpose.
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First Congregational
Charles H. Glashagel
W. Cossitt Ave
Harrison A. Winter
N. Spring Ave
Robert B. Benjamin
The
Congregational Church
Ward
Chicago
WBKB
WDKB
YMCA
Covernors
Wilson Avenue
Chuck Stotz
Wilbur C. Christians
Glashagel
Harrison L. Winter
Church Adults Discuss In God Faith Nov 13 Brookfield
Brookfield Methodist church education board announces the first Adult Discussion Groups on Sunday November 13 at 7 30 p m. Groups 1 through 10 will meet at specified home addresses with designated leaders to discuss Our Faith in God.
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Board of Education
Brookfield Methodist Church
Myron Meier
Ben Sattem
Walter Petke
Madison Ave
Hamlin Iverson
Leonard Hall
Park Ave
Ted Bachmann Jr
Raymond Ave
E. R. Whitehead
Carl Hayford
Maple Ave
C. B. Allen
Eugene Vyhnanek
A. Kemp Stein
Fred Booth
Joseph Kadlec
W. K. Meier
Vernon
Charles Stack
Hale Shortt
Oak Ave
Wm McKinney
Emil Schally
Vernon Ave
C. L. Horton
N. Spring Ave
LaGrange
Three-way Fight Promised for Sub Transportation
Promised next Monday a three way fight for the Washington Blvd. bus route from the western suburbs to the Loop as Chicago & West Towns Railways Inc. appear before the Illinois Commerce Commission. Trustee Raymond T. O Keefe and general manager P W Gerhardt note West Towns can supply the necessary equipment after nine years of litigation. Bluebird Coach Lines Inc. currently operates the route via Brookfield on 31st Street, with Chicago Motor Coach Co. seeking to extend its Washington Blvd. line to Bellwood.
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A. Battle
Washington Blvd
Loop
Chicago & West Towns Railways, Inc
Illinois Commerce Commission
Raymond T. O'Keefe
P. W. Gerhardt
West Towns
Brookfield
Brooksfield
Washington Boulevard
O'Keefe
Bluebird Coach Lines, Inc
31St St
Chicago Motor Coach Co
Chicago
Bellwood
Plan Feature Movies At St. Pauls Church
A feature film titled The Sickle or the Cross will screen at St. Pauls Evangelical Lutheran Parish hall on Thursday evening November 17 with showings at 7 and 9 oclock. The story contrasts Christianity and Communism as described in advance information from the Lutheran Mens League of Missouri.
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St. Paul’s Evangelical Lutheran Parish Hall
Lutheran Men's League of the
Missouri
Legion Trophy Presentation Set for Nov 28
Edward Feely post American Legion hosts a trophy ceremony for top finishers in its softball league on Monday November 28 in the clubrooms. Five trophies including jackets for VFW Mustangs Moose and Hollow Inn teams and a sportsmen's trophy from the Brookfield Business Men's Association will be awarded. League play ran May 23 to Sept 1 at Kiwanie Park with team managers listed.
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American Legion
Edward Feely Post
Edward T. Borman
Borman
Hines
VFW
Mustangs
Moose
Hollow Inn
Brookfield Business Men's Association
Knights of Columbus
Kiwanie Park
J. Veitch
Lyons Wolves
J. Blalock
Lyons Mustangs
T. Sindelair
J. Victor
S. Nault
Fisher’s Drugs
A. Dougherty
Lyons Tigers
C. Schiefelbein
M. Boeck
Mrs Harbacek Heads Brookfield Christmas Seal Drive
Mrs Jacob Harbacek of 8648 Forest Ave Brookfield will lead the 1949 Christmas seal campaign sponsored by the Brookfield Women’s Club. Chicago and Cook County residents contributed over two thousand volunteer hours to fund tuberculosis programs. About 500 workers from women’s clubs churches and scouts prepared envelopes at the Tuberculosis Institute of Chicago and Cook County to erase 158 million seals sold for a penny each aiding tuberculin tests chest X rays and case finding.
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Jacob Harbacek
Forest Ave
Brookfield
Woman’s Club
Boy Scouts
Girl Scouts
Tuberculosis Institute of Chicago
Cook County
Seminar on Great Books Planned at A-B High Nov 14
The Great Books First Year meeting will discuss Hippocrates writings on November 14 from 7:30 to 9:30 PM in the Riverside-Brookfield High School Home Ec Bungalow. Leaders are Mr and Mrs William J Stearns of Berwyn. Future meetings planned for the second and fourth Mondays.
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Hippocrates
Great Books
Riverside-Brookfield High School
William J. Stearns
Berwyn
Great Books’ Foundation
Plato
Crito
Thucydides
Aristophanes
Aristotle
Plutarch
Alexander
Caesar
St. Augustine
St. Thomas Aquinas
Machiavelli
Montaigne
Shakespeare
Hamlet
Locke
Rousseau
Smith
Marx
William H. Dunn 87 Dies in Brookfield. Funeral Thursday
Funeral services for the late William H. Dunn, 87, who died Tuesday morning at Hinsdale sanitarium, will be held Thursday afternoon at 2906 W Madison Chicago with burial in Graceland cemetery. Dunn lived in Brookfield for years and built homes there before moving to South La Grange Road. Surviving are two sons Alexes and John A Dunn, a daughter Mrs Mary Dunn Lax, nine grandchildren and nine great grandchildren.
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William H. Dunn
Hinsdale Sanitarium
W. Madison
Chicago
Graceland Cemetery
Mr. Dunn
Brookfield
Seibert Drug Store
Myron Fisher Pharmacy
la Grange Rd
Mr Dunn
West Side
Crawford
Madison
Alexes Dunn
John. A. Dunn
Mary Dunn Lax
Infant Found Dead Heart Attack Victim
Kathleen Henshaw a 5 month old infant was found dead in bed at 8864 Burlington Ave on Saturday evening November 5 about 8 30 o clock. The attending physician attributed the death to a heart attack. Parents Mr and Mrs Robert Henshaw reside at the same address. The body was shipped Monday morning to Mc Cook Nebraska for burial.
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Kathleen Henshaw
Burlington Ave
Robert Henshaw
McCook, Neb
Three Operettas to Feature Ed Week at Gress
Ed Week programs at Gross school on November 9 and 10 feature three operettas in William Koenig auditorium. Seventh and sixth graders present At the Fiesta and On the Range with a large cast including Robert Garthwaite Dennis O Shea and Geraldine Holpuch. The Gross school band provides musical background as rehearsals continue for Wednesday and Thursday nights.
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Gress
Gross School
William Koenig
Robert Garthwaite
Dennis O'Shea
Geraldine Holpuch
Dorothy Cordes
Alan Kracht
Ronald Natalae
Richard Moravek
Hill Pehne
Judy Tabor
Beverly Schroeder
Friends of Porters
Susan Hastings
Ronald Hallett
Sandra Schultz
Jean Rada
Shirley Johnson
Rosemarie Danek
Shirley Zelenka
Janet Patzelt
Nancy Hollenback
Jackie Meyer
Barbara Shellgren
Delores Smith
Marlene Kendall
Judy Pinner
Roberta McCormick
Ardeth Schmuck
Geraldine Knepple
Frances Fiala
Henry Westendorf
Dick Roy Klang
Kenneth Panoch
Tom Rothmeb
Miles Chvila
Wayne Wright
Allan Young
George Smetana
Donald Novak
Tom Layman
Bill Jamnenga
James Rode
Lance Whitehead
Richard Koupal
Billy Englesman
Gerald Novotny
United States
Mary Jo Wetzel
Joyce Vatrik
James Speta
Jack Rhimd
Richard Alfred
James Renouard
Dolores Neumann
John Sengstock
Arlene Musil
Barbara van Cura
Paul Nerad
Shiela Purcell
Gracie Lemke
Albert Vrchota
David Armbruster
Charles Lamit
Larry Schubert
Pep Meeting Marks A-B Cage Season Opener
Riverside Brookfield High School kicks off the 1949 50 basketball season with a Wednesday pep meeting in the cafeteria. Attendees include varsity and fresh soph fathers and Boosters, plus a Dudley coaching talk and a movie. About 75 players are practicing under athletic director William A. Shuey. First game is November 28 in the RB gym against Morton, with Morton also visiting on November 26 for a prelim. The 7 15 start is announced.
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Riverside- Brookfield High
Dudley
William A. Shuey
Morton High
New Trier
Plan Morton Talk On Czechoslovakia
Vlasta Adele Vraz, field director of American Relief for Czechoslovakia, discusses Czechoslovakia A Lesson in Communism on November 20 at Morton High School auditorium Cicero presented by West Suburban Forum. Vraz, once imprisoned in Czechoslovakia in 1949, returns to speak on the topic.
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Czechoslovakia
Vlasta Adele Vraz
American Relief For
Miss Vraz
Morton High School
Cicero
Youth Meet Held Monday Evening In Brookfield
Brookfield youth center members discussed the Building Committee report and plan to act once the Recreation Commission delivers its plan. Both groups agree a youth building is essential to the town’s recreation efforts and expect future collaboration to present a program for Brookfield teenagers.
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Brookfield
Recreation ‘Commission of
Recreation Commission
Brookfield Man Appointed Controller at Ethicon Suture Inc
Z A Du Casse of 8504 Greenview is named controller at Ethicon Suture Inc a Johnson and Johnson subsidiary. He previously spent ten years as chief cost accountant at the Chicago plant and will serve as association director for the Chicago Chapter of the National Association of Cost Accounts NORCCA the largest such group globally.
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Z. A. du Casse
Greenview
Ethicon Suture Inc
Johnson & Johnson
Mr. du Casse
Chicago
DuCasse
National Association of Cost Accounts
Norcca
Dr Furst to Address Meet Of R B Patrons
Dr Bruno Furst will speak at Riverside Brookfield High auditorium Friday Nov 18 at 8 pm. The Ways and Means committee expects a full house as Furst is in demand at Rotary Kiwanis Lions Exchange clubs and schools. He wrote Use Your Head and How to Remember and is famed for mental feats including memorizing a civil code and recalling fresh card sequences. A German lawyer by training he taught telepathy and hypnotism at Masaryk University.
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Riverside-Brookfield High School
Bruno Furst
R-B
Ways and Means
Bitner
Riverside
Furst
Rotary
Kiwanis
Lions
Dr. Furst
Germany
Masaryk University
Harvard
Brookfield Students at Northwestern Enroll for Fall
Brookfield is represented by seven residents among 10 100 full time students enrolled for study this fall at Northwestern University on Evanston and Chicago campuses. The largest college is Liberal Arts with over 2 600 students. Commerce totals about 2 000 with Evanston campus 1 475. Northwestern enters its 98th year under President T Roscoe Miller, former dean of the medical school.
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Brookfield
Northwestern University
Evanston
Chicago
John D. Donnelly
Vernon
School of Commerce
Ruth
EF. Helm
Cleveland Ave
School of
Don R. Kessel
Maple Ave
School of Education
Henry B. Loess
Grove
Anna C. Pavticek
Oak Ave
Oak Ave., School of Music
Frank Stolla
Forest Ave
Technological Institute
Merle E. Schirado
DuBois. Blvd
College of Liberal Arts
Northwestern
Northwestern U Names Tom Flaherty Junior Class VP
Tom Flaherty of Hollywood, son of Mr and Mrs T B Flaherty, was elected vice president of Northwestern University’s junior class and will join the student election commission. He serves as Daily Northwestern sports editor and creator of Flip's Corner. Flaherty is Kappa Sigma secretary and Sigma Delta Chi member, with past roles in Hey Rube publicity, sophomore class publicity, and Lophomore Cotillion promotion. He graduated Riverside Brookfield High School in 1947 and once worked for the Brookfield Magnet.
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Tom Flaherty
T. BR. Flaherty
Washington Ave
Hollywood
Northwestern University
University
Student Election Commission
Flaherty
Daily
Northwestern
Kappa Sigma
Sigma Delta Chi
Poster Contest Winners Named by Gross PTA
Contest sponsored by Gross PTA awarded prizes to Geraldine Holpuch first worth eight dollars Billy Englesman second two dollars and John Stephenson third one dollar Judges included fifth grade teacher Charles Ceropski first grade teacher Joseph Waibel gym instructor William Neville and PTA members Mrs G Scott and Mr Baskovic
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PTA
Geraldine Holpuch
Billy Englesman
John Stephenson
Charles Ceropski
Joseph Waibel
William Neville
G. Scott
Baskovic
General Marshall Meets Connie Place in Red Cross Work
Connie Place, senior class member active in Red Cross, met General George Marshall, head of the American Red Cross, during an event. The encounter highlighted ongoing Red Cross activities and student involvement in wartime relief efforts.
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Gen
Marshall Connie
Red Cross
George Marshall
American Red Cross
Stork at Brookfield Zoo Delivers Girl Tapir
Brookfield Zoo officials report a female Tapir born with an Asian color pattern, despite South American lineage. Directors note the unusual markings, white ear tips, parallel stripes, and a short tail as staff wonder how such coloring arose.
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Brazil
Patagonia
Columbia
Village News Roundup Brookfield Event Highlights
Around Brookfield residents and officials are noted at public events. Postmaster general Donaldson attended a Chicago postmasters convention with four thousand in attendance. Local dance classes and a First Congregational church event offer instruction for beginners Friday Nov 11. Robert Bean visits Milwaukee with George Speidel. Arthur Voss attends Wisconsin Northwestern homecoming with son Allan, an industrial engineering student.
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Colgrass
Chicago
Donaldson
Washington, D. C
Mike
First Congregational Church
Arthur Voss
Madison Ave
Allan Voss
Northwestern
Allan
Voss
Butler U enrolls 5000 students for 1949 50 term
Robert S Erickson of Congress Park registers at Butler University for the first semester of the 1949 50 school year as a freshman in University College. Dr C R Maxam, registrar, notes about five thousand students are enrolled day and evening. The total includes eight foreign countries and several states and counties.
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Robert Stiles Erickson
Congress Park
Butler University
C. R. Maxam
Indianapolis
Maxam
Indiana
France
Central America
Germany
Canada
Singapore
Mexico
Italy
British West Indies
Erickson
The
University Collegee
Leon Erickson
DuBois
Post Office to Close Friday November 11
The Brookfield post office will be closed on Friday November 11. The notice states the facility will suspend operations for the day, affecting mail handling and customer services. Residents are advised to plan ahead for mailing needs and check for any interim arrangements or pickup options.
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Brookfield
Two Injured In Oak-Windermere Intersection Crash
Two cars collided at the Oak Windermere crossing on November 4 around 3 o clock. Injured were John Kaufmann with a cut lip shock and hand cuts and William Lyons with a cut on his right knee. Both drivers, Ernie Kaufmann and Williams, were arrested.
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Vnjit
Oak-Wi
John Kaufmann
William Lyons
Willie
Washburn
Chicago
Ernie Kaufmann
Williams
Kaufman
Windermere
Riverside Brook School Patrons Council Officers Named
The Riverside Brook School Patrons' council announces officers and committee members including Roy G Rylander Lin Shoblaske executive Christine Ho vice presidentJoe March second vice CL Dever secretary Fager Hubert Edquist Altheide auditor and program committee with an annual budget of 7K A notable event includes Dr Bruno as a speaker planned for November time session led by educational head SHov ber and others.
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Riverside Brook School
Roy G. Rylander
Lin Shoblaske
George Ho
Joe March
Spre CL. Dever
Fager
Hubert Edquist
Altheide
Brian Lillie
Brian Lillie, “Membershi Mortvedt, ‘School: ¢91 Gopode 'E: 1 Mrs. “G. Furndial
Marie Hine
Joinette Blaser
Bruno
Accident at Maple intersection injures pedestrian Maly
A pedestrian named Maly was struck at a Maple intersection around 3 pm and taken to Memorial Hospital with a fractured fibula. Witnesses say a truck swerved to avoid him. Frank G. reported on the incident and described nearby people walking away from the scene.
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Maly
Frank
Mrs Roba and friends plan open house meeting
Mrs S V Roba and Mrs J Bardsley held an open house on Monday to meet their friends and family. The notice mentions Mrs Robbins’ age and health, with references to Shel dren and Ruth, and notes plans to leave for Florida soon after.
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S. V
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L. Larimore
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WW. E. Jones
Harvey L. Hensel
William H. Short
E. Manning Giles
Western Springs
Don Ward
St. Paul’s Church
Mrs. Harbacek
Seal Drive
Sharclub
R-B High
Riverside Brookfield High School
Edna A. Michael
A-B High
Wr. Dunn
Hinsdale
Southland
Charlies Nicosia
Ronald Luce
Arlene Johnson
Loretta Kellman
Sandra Horacek
Jackie Klick
Carole Penzel
Gail Kulie
Marlene Plim
Mary Kay Lewis
Mary Cashman
Winnie Ellwood
Gertrude Dohnal
Lois Foutis
Carol Grench
Adelaide Haugh
Martha How
Myrna Shaver
Patsy Nowicki
Marilyn Vreak
Marilyn Eskey
Jeanne Vitagerald
Lee Ann Brochmann
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Northwestern U
Stork
Zoo
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Brookfield Zoo
Hardley
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Tupir
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Robert Bean
Asia
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LTHS
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Ted Dreher
H. L. Reedy
Bill Shuey
A-B
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Butler U
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