Third Annual Urban Orchestra Membership Drive Underway
West Suburban Symphony launches its third annual membership drive with a preliminary meeting at Lyons High School auditorium. Lyric tenor Keller will headline Dec 4, and soprano Wenard Smith will perform Jan 8. The drive, chaired by Miner Lundgren, draws nearly 100 musicians from LaGrange to Riverside as they seek broader support and new members.
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YMCA
Lundreren
Ai Tinister
West Suburban Symphony Or 4
Memdrive
LaGrange
Hmittee
Mover
Missee Treeger
Leslie W. Moody
Ralph Iswell
Furst to Speak at Lartrons Meet in Riverside
Riverside hosts a memory expert, Br. Prune Furst, formerly an assistant professor of psychology at Masarsk in Prague. He will give a talk and demonstrations on memory effects, with tickets via the committee led by Rich Mr. and Mrs. Milford C, who are co-chairmen.
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Riverside- Brook
Old Rae S
Br. Prune Furst
Furst
Milford C
Congress Park News Roundup of Local Social Highlights
Mrs George Nelson of Suring Wis attended Harry Shroyers funeral last Saturday. John Weigle of LaGrange, formerly of Congress Park, welcomed son Raymond Jean born in Oct. Mrs Weregie Hart of Blanchardville, a former Sylvia Bart, hosted a luncheon with Mrs George Voss and others. Groups played canasta and visitors noted relatives in Chicago, Rockford, and DuBois. Okinawa returnee Teuls Ellegard stopped by Congress Park age. The Kehets, Goughs, and Romine families featured, with Rome Italy trip updates and local birthday observances.
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George Nelson
Suring
Wis
George Voss Jr
Harry Shroyer
Mera
John Weigle
LaGrange
Congress Park
Raymond Jean
Weregie
Sylvia Bart
Blanchanave
Cornelia Otis Skinner Presents Modern Monologues at Eighth Street
Cornelia Otis Skinner stars in a program of sketch monologues at the Eighth Street Theatre. The repertoire includes sketches and character pieces, with three full costume sketches and solo pieces. Performances run Monday through Sunday with several weekend shows and radio ties noted.
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Cornelia Otis Skinner
Eighth St. Theater
Pear Seakrans
Wineh Sac
Star Owl
Eighth Street Theatre
Choon Mondeyenone
de Olina
Justive
Lancers
Sand
Otee Cone
Supreme
Woran Theatre
Meas Skopper
Mn Lian
Bre Uit Sds
New York
Miss Skinner
Somerset Maugham
Tie Te Wrete
Franky Vitro O Mansier
Dorces Band Meeting at Brookside Baptist Church
The Woman's Missionary Society of the Brookside Baptist Church at 9012 Pairview Ave announces an open meeting Friday October 28. Miss Rath Piste of Cleveland Ohio will speak on the society's work. Refreshments will follow.
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Memety
Brook'd Baptist Church
Pair- View Ave
TafawWetlook
Rath Piste
Cleevelond
Ohio
Mirakia
Sonarios
Weekend reunions and visits across Michigan and beyond
Graham joined a web con at Oh Henrys Tue. The Wilbur Eleenods enjoyed a lively reunion at Lincoln, TEL. Mrs. Charles Zelnick of Saginaw visited her father Edward Torres in DuBais Wed. She and her father then went to Land-O-Lai to see Mrs. Torres who stays there until Christmas as Gene Childress from Balambca College spent the weekend at home.
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Clementine Romine
DuBois
Rome
Italy
S. Gabrane
Charles Zelnick
Ester Torres
Saginaw
Mich
Edward Torres
DuBais
Zelnick
Oat Land-O-Lai
Torres
Gene Childress
Mero
Paul Childress
Balambca College
Meeting of Boies Park Woman's Club Held
The Congress Fark Woman's club met Tuesday Oct 18 with opening ceremonies led by president Mrs John Brough Public Health chair Mrs Wilbur Etlereed introduced Dr Cora Lamereaux who spoke on Health Through Right Living and played Gaxrams After the talk Mrs Brough led the business session Three new members were welcomed including Mrs B W Radebaugh and Mrs Albert Noland Dr Cecilia Jedland attended and past presidents M B Hart Rimmett MacGrath and Henry Pend were introduced. A program featured Miss Marye Morse Judith Sattem and others. Refreshments followed.
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Congress Fark Woman's Club
John Brough
Wilbur Etlereed
Cora Lamereaux
Caravcassne
Gaxrams
Brough
B. W. Radebaugh
Albert Noland
Bianchan
Maurice Selhavab
Cecilia Jedland
M. B. Hart
Rimmett MaccGrath
Henry Pend
Marye Morse
Judith Sattem
Amp
Morreyo
Sattem
Plano
Goad
Jansen
Picture Framing Topic at LaGrange Art League Talk
A LaGrange Art League meeting featured Speaker Tsaredo discussing the art of framing. He showed four large frames of varying styles and led a practical demonstration on frame materials and construction, including easer, gilding, and glass processes.
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Cramer de Ymca
Louranze
Thorsii Exenine
Dyer
LaGrange Art Teac
Tsaredo
Prakpe
Women of Moose Plan Anniversary Celebration in Brookfield
Women of the Moose Brookfield Chapter plan their seventh birthday celebration tied to Christmas in October. Marie La Francis chairs Mooseheart charity drive with gifts for Mooseheart children. National Ball Brookfield hosts upper meeting with guest officers invited. Members and friends urged to attend with donations and attendance noted.
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Women of Moose
Wriday
Women of the Moose
Brookfield
Chayter
Charce
Marie la Francis
Mooseheart
Loval Orpane
Christ
Marie Rada
Dust of Destiny shown at Brookfield church on Oct 30
A 40 minute scientific film about grunion spawning titled Dust of Destiny will be shown at Brookfield Baptist church 9012 Fairview Ave Sunday Oct 30 Produced by Moody Bible Institute on Chicago's west coast film studios it is the fourth in a religiously themed series and expected to reach over a million viewers in its first year through churches bases schools and TV.
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Brookfield Baptist Church
Fairview Ave
Chicago
Moody Bible Institute
Institute
Girl Scouts in Brookfield Earn Second Class Badge
Troop No. 5 in Brookfield spent a school holiday on a hike from Gross schow to List street. Thirty-one girls, led by Dale Raumrucker, completed first aid requirements and built two outdoor fires for cooking under Winifred Zietstra. Supervisors Rachel Rousseau Mae Petrik prepared food, Kathleen Curda’s patrol laid trails, and Rr Cashman Eva Rasbure handled shopping. Livervene helped wash dishes and clean up after Texas hash and Waldorf salad were served.
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Kathleen Curda
Rr Cashman
Evarasbure
Livervene
F M Club Meets at Lucille LaJeone's Chicago Home
The F M Club gathered Friday night Oct 21 at Lucille LaJeone's home in Chicago. Members Mildred Glaser Vic Gruetter Mildred Murrin Charlotte Kuchar Louis Baloun Marie Marahanian and Edna Bilek attended. Educational movies were shown and plans for a Christmas party were made with Halloween themed decorations.
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F. M. Club
Lucille LaJeone
Chicago
Mildred Glaser
Vic Gruetter
Mildred Murrin
Charlotte Kuchar
Brookfield
Louis Baloun
Congress Park
Marie Marahanian
Cicero
Edna Bilek
Berwyn
ForTune Hunters Make Debut at Harmony Harvest
A local barbershop quartet from Electro Motiv e employees in LaGrange Brookfield and Downers Grove called the ForTune Hunters make their SPEBSQSA debut at Harmony Harvest in the LTHS auditorium on Saturday night November 5 They performed previously at the Railroad Fair in Chicago and drew praise from Tom Watts of the Barber-Q-Four The Hunters join other quartets in the chorus segment directed by Richard P Swance The program features old and new favorites with a Southland theme including Mandy Lee Dry Bones Listen to That Dixie Band Watermelon Time Cotton Bailin Time in Dixie Land Climbing Up the Mountain and more.
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Harmony Harvest
LTHS
ForTune Hunters
Electro-Motive
LaGrange
Brookfield
Downers Grove
Mack Dougherty
Homer Maulbergr
Ira Hole
Ray Prezell
Chicago
Tom Watts
Four
Suburbanaires
Richard P. Swance
Southland
Mandy Lee
Dixie Land
George Hill
Spebsqsa
Fun Fair Poster Contest At Gross PTA Nov 4
The Gross PTA plans a Fun Fair on Friday November 4 with a poster contest for sixth to eighth graders supervised by Mrs Virginia Swanson. Prizes listed include Geraldine Holpuch 3 dollars Billy Engelsman 2 dollars Jon Stephenson 1 dollar. Judges were Charles Ceropski Joseph Waibel William Neville Mrs G Scott and Mr Baskovic. Mr and Mrs Stepan Fanz and Mrs Ann Brockmann visited Mrs Eva Thorst at Plainfield Illinois on Sunday.
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Gross Pta
Virginia Swanson
Geraldine Holpuch
Billy Engelsman
Jon Stephenson
Charles Ceropski
Joseph Waibel
William Neville
G. Scott
Baskovic
PTA
Stepan Fanz
Ann Brockmann
Eva Thorst
Plainfield, Ill
Minstrel style program planned with blackface choristers
A historical note describes a gram staged in old fashioned minstrel style with a minstrel band accompanying the choir. Some quartets will be performed in blackface as part of the presentation.
Local Birthday Note Honors Richard’s Tenth Anniversary
Richard celebrated his 10th birthday anniversary on October 22 with a note from Cleveland Avenue residents. The brief item reflects a family and community acknowledgment of a child’s birthday milestone.
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Oo Gabrinci
Cleveland ‘Ave
Richard
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