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Newspaper
Brookfield Magnet
Location
Brookfield, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Nov 22, 1951
Page
12
Local notices recount Thanksgiving meetings and arrivals including Harry Raby returning home with pneumonia after surgery, families visiting relatives in Peoria and Michigan, new births Kathy Jane Navy and Michael Aaron Junger, and members traveling to join kin or celebrate events. Also references to Camp Belair commission plans and community club activities at Congress Park and Austin Woman's club.
Celebrants mark S3td birthday on Sunday November 18. Friends of Paul Childress plan a birthday party on November 16. Mrs Sigma Bodensten widow of Albert Bodensten of 9529 Congress Park avenue died at Oak Forest November 8 1951 after bedridden illness since May. Funeral held November 10 with Salvation Army Captain Nelson conducting services and songs by a friend. Mrs Bodensten had been a patient at Oak Forest Infirmary since May.
The American Legion Juniors met November 7 at 7 p.m. at the Legion hall to plan a Christmas party. They prepared 400 tray favors with four cigarettes each for boys at Hines and Vaughn hospitals and made baby bibs for St. Vincent's orphanage. Refreshments followed. Jane Burns chaired publicity.
Brownie Troop 11 and sponsors celebrated the season with a sleigh ride for 22 girls on November 7. Hot chocolate and cookies followed at Brownie Leader Mrs Hayden’s home with co leader Mrs Kernik and troop committee members assisting.
At 8740 Grandblvd the remodeled Smutny School of Music and Dancing opened with Mayor Kulie at the ribbon cutting. Messrs Smuthy Rubino and instructors welcomed a crowd. open house ran 8 to 9 with a program by graduate students including Mrs Helen Gafa and her daughter as accompanist. a quartet played clarinet and a marimba duo by Miss Hermine Jun.
Readable fragments list several schools and addresses including Cermak road Berwyn Archer avenue Summit Brookfield Grand boulevard and vague references to a Smuthy school and dancing voice segment. The text is incomplete and lacks clear actions or dates.
Cordy Corduan son of Mr and Mrs Werner E Corduan 33815 Vernon Ave Brookfield has won first prize in a Christmas card selling contest for the last three years He is a third grade student at St Barbara s Catholic School and active in the YMCA swimming program in Naperville as well as music and Cub scouting
Lyons Township High School presents a November events list including Mardi Gras on November 21, Thanksgiving recess from 22 to 28, a basketball game against New Trier on November 24 in LaGrange, a boys club winter sports night on November 26, a Cassitt Goodman PTA meeting on November 27, and a Sophomore class party on November 30.
The Brookfield Rebekah lodge hosted a Thanksgiving party with autumn decor and real holiday treats. Noble grand Lorayne Doegey and Ruth Stevens led games. Next meeting is December 6 for the annual election. Past Grand club gathers December 2 at Mrs Anna Hudrlik's Vernon Ave home.
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