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Newspaper
Brookfield Magnet
Location
Brookfield, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Nov 18, 1948
Page
4
Irving V Rezny announces an open house for Brookfield ledgers beater. The event highlights sash window displays, natural birch doors, and a tiled kitchen area with oak floor and modern fixtures. Attendees will view a tastefully arranged showroom including a bebo we tytbeets combo and related home fittings.
Irregular OCR reads like a garbled notice for a real estate or open house event. Names and places are jumbled, but mentions Irvin g V Rezny and LaGrange, with scattered fragments about dates, addresses, and refreshments. The unreadable text prevents a clear incident or outcome.
Readable text shows a mixed listing for used cars and miscellaneous household items in LaGrange and Brookfield area. Notable mentions include a 4 door convertible, tires, seat covers, refrigerators, and various furniture items. Also references to local bowling standings, teams, and events from a 1948 era community page.
Maude Key Shelton will appear as soloist with the West Suburban Symphony in a Sunday concert at Lyons Township High School LaGrange. She has sung with the Chicago Opera Company and San Carlo Opera Company, studied abroad, and performed across Europe. The first 1948 49 season program includes Bach D minor and Dvorak from the New World, with Shelton in Mascagni arias and operatic excerpts. Twenty eight LaGrange musicians are in the 80 member roster. Tickets available at local shops. season tickets $3 adults $1 for students.
The La Grange Art League will hold its Annual Fall Exhibit at Lyons Township High School LaGrange on November 21 and 22. Members from Piperside Brookfield Congress Park Western Springs Hinsdale Clarendon Hills and LaGrange will display watercolors and oils in the community room and lighted exhibit hall. Junior members contribute works. Public hours include Saturday 2 30 to 6 00 p m and 7 30 to 8 15 p m and Sunday 2 30 to 5 00 p m and 7 00 to 9 30 p m with tea served Sunday 2 30 to 4 00 p m.
The November 10 1945 bowling results list top performers from Post 190 American Legion with prizes of turkeys donated by Edward Feely. Notable scores include Lars Wickstrom 115 pins over 9 and 10 for team 1, and Charles Steiner 212 in series while Chis Steiner led with 578 in series. Other high scorers include J Stay 98 pins, Jena Graetter 86 pins, and Glen Winger 575+ series.
Hingis Bell filed with the Illinois Commerce Commission in Springfield seeking an immediate 16 percent increase in total income spread across all telephone rates to cover inflationary pressures. The company warned of service shortfalls if relief is not granted and proposed higher charges on local, long distance and equipment, with no increases on Illinois outside or 65 mile distant tolls.
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