Thanksgiving greetings and family notes across the town
Residents share thanks for health work and home, with many noting family events. Messages praise loved ones, a newborn Simon, a baptism at St Barbara’s church, and a son returning from the University of Notre Dame to witness the ceremony.
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John Beevar
Ezra
Afina Bouska
Grove
Snehua
Mildret B. Chiada
Sunnyaide
Marry G. Clarins
Rosémeare
Sharon Lee
Raymond
Clovers
Prairie
Pacific
Army Air Corps
Paul Creasman
Harrison
Rebecca
John Coppola
Maple
Alberta Adenson
Rose Siegel
Thomas Jerome Hoppenrath
Clarence W. Hoppenrath
St. Barbara's Church
Joseph Blake
Biggest Fish Story From 1878 Catfish Catch in St Louis
Report claims the largest catfish on record weighed 150 pounds when caught in St Louis Missouri in 1878. The anecdote centers on a dramatic fishing tale long cited in local lore.
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St. Louis
Village Board Debates Annexation and Press Hobby News
The Brookfield village board discussed annexing land south of Shields to 47th street, considering 90 acre thresholds for annexation and water supply adequacy. They reviewed zoning on 47th street, and plans for water service. village manager to pursue action while attorney Bosgra and Trustee Cox monitor. Debates also touched on Diouhy’s Chapel Hill Press hobby status, with neighbors objecting, and a letter from Edward Cloudy about opening a printing office.
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Ide Ae
Een Aght
Hayford
Art
Jedsiees Cross
Cox
Fash
Ft Fause
Novak
Kubricht
Dioith
Edward G. Cloudy
Fairview Avenue
Chapelhill Press
Krause
Gross
Diouhy
Charles Smrt
Clouhy
Brookfield
Shields
47Th Street
Flin
Sunnyside
Bosgra
No Man’s Land
O.K
Bush
Frorty
Bash
Deyo
W. H. Bird
Riverside
Emil Hodose
Holywood
Ae Mee
Irv Grimes
Fairview
O. K
Shurtleff
la Grange
Eberly
Ogden
DuBois
Dudley Article Wins Honor in Basketball Digest
Coach W A Barney Dudley of the high school coaching staff has been honored by Seal-O-San to reprint his 1946 article in the 1947 Basketball Coaches Digest. He is the only high school contributor among college and university coaches. The article covers Ray Meyer and son coaching, and Huntington Laboratories president J L Bronn lauded the work as worthy for the digest.
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W. A
Barney) Dudley
Seal-O-San
Basketball Coaches’ Digest
Scholastic Coach Magazine
Dudley
Ray Meyer and Son
J. L. Bronn
Huntington Laboratories, Inc
Seafaring Sickness Affects One In Ten Aboard
Four people in ten report seasickness with some so sensitive that merely watching a tennis ball in play triggers nausea. The statement notes heightened vulnerability among passengers and crew during rough conditions.
Brookfield Center Plans Toy Drive for Orphans
Members of the recreation center in Sthe: BhooldHeld You'h plan a Santa campaign to collect old toys from Brookfield residents. They will repair and repaint items gathered at Lincoln and Forrest, seeking donations of unused children's articles.
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Recreation: Center
Santa Claus
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Cnllection Ee
LaUrange
Walter B. MacDonald
National Bank
Stanley
Windsor Avenue
FOX Deluxe
Ogden & Maple
Walter Frey
Brookfield Runkle Funeral Home Funeral Directors
Grand Blvd
Brookfield, IL
Brookfield Cab Co
Heinz Bros. Motor CO
Fou Corti
Lastbeis
Basketball Digest
Lincoln
Forrest
Brookfield Ave
Leo
Grace
Rubhicht
Gat Goren Avenue
Congress Park, Ill
Pgulir
Chiis
Man Party
Boas
Broadway
Regal
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