Brookfield Plans Big Halloween Fete Next Monday
Brookfield hosts its annual Halloween party Monday evening October 31 with a parade talent contest and prizes. Supt Hummel says District 95 OKs gym use if weather turns bad as Lions club builds the stage and locals light the event with spotlights. Volunteers from Kiwanis, VFW, American Legion, and church groups organize floats acts and taffy apples is a thousand-piece year end tradition.
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Brookfield
Supt
Hummel
Gross School
Board of Education of Dist. 95
O. K.d
Brookfield Fire Department
Brookfield Lions Club
Public Service Company
C. D. McEachron
John Pinner
Brookfield Kiwanis Club
Lou Cioiti
Louis Kucera
Barney Heinz
Carl Hayford
Frank Boucek
Clark Olson
Harry Jablonski
Lee Dinkle
Arichie Schonemann
Elmer Johnson
Mylon Fisher
Edward Mikels
Frank Incrocci
Maurice Lyons
Bob Tlapa
George Gervase
Katheryn Armbruster
Agnes Urbanek
Irving Grimes
C. Harold Bash
C. D. McRachron
Musire
Veterans of Foreign Wars and
Kiwanis Club
Three Held in Junk Yard Thefts Indicted Tuesday
Three men Hector Fields John Farley and Winston Young were indicted Tuesday for larceny in Brookfield following arrests tied to thefts at a junk yard on East Eberly Avenue. Firearms and brass were reported stolen as part of the case. The defendants were arraigned in Brookfield magistrate court and bound over to the grand jury.
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Eberly Ave
Brookfield
Hector Fields
John Farley
Winston Young
Grand Jury
Harry W Shroyer Buried on Oct 22
Harry W. Shroyer 79 formerly of 434 DuBois Boulevard died Thursday October 20 at MacNeal Memorial Hospital after two years of illness. He was a former school teacher turned attorney for American Book Co and later a company salesman. He was active in civic life. Services were held October 22 at Nepis Funeral Home Oxden Avenue with Rev Albert Chamberlin. Interment followed at Memorial Cemetery in Evanston.
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Harry W. Shroyer
DuBois Blvd
MacNeal Memorial Hospital
Elizabeth
American Book Co
Shroyer
Nepis
Oxden Ave
Albert Chamberlin
Memorial Cemetery
Evanston
Coaches Plan Dinner for West Suburban Football Leaders
Football coaches and athletic directors in the West Suburban Conference will attend a dinner at the White House in La Grange tonight. The event includes a 6:30 p.m. dinner and brings together district leaders for planning discussions.
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White House
la Grange
Achedul
Brookfield Creates Recreation Commission Jr as Village Group
The Brookfield Recreation Commission Jr held its organizing meeting in the village hall electing C Uhlich as president Mrs Russell Farrell as vice president Mrs Harold J Dibblee as secretary and Don Rumph as treasurer The board includes the Rev Vance D Rogers William M Hoppenrath C Don Clawson Emil Ehlert and Dan Kulie ex officio village president The group plans open monthly meetings and will serve residents up to 80 years old with broad community involvement and cooperation from youth and civic organizations.
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Brookfield Recreation Commission
C. Uhlich
Russell Farrell
Harald J. Dibblee
Don Rumph
Vance D. Rogers
William M. Hoppenrath
C. Don Clawson
Emil Ehlert
Dan Kulie
Kash
Brookfield
Keller
Recreation Commission
Vance
Rogers
Harold Dibblee
Don Clawson
Bash
John Walsh
Riverside Playground and Recreation Commission
Tom Valiga
Brookfield Youth Center Halloween Party at A-B High
The Brookfield Youth Center hosts a Halloween party for high school age youths in the A B High school cafeteria on Friday October 28. The event features dancing and games with refreshments of cider and doughnuts. It will be the last event inviting non members as the membership drive ends this week.
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Brookfield
Car Burns Up Near 47th and Eberly
A 1941 Lincoln owned by Vincent Holecek of 4160 Madison Ave caught fire October 23 at 11 59 a m near 47th and Eberly. Police attributed the blaze to wiring as the likely cause.
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47Th
Eberly
Vincent Holecek
Madison Ave
Three Generations Hang Up 60 Year Record in Post Office
Three generations in Brookfield share nearly six decades of service at the local post office. Charles Koenig, 80, began as postmaster in 1917, still recalling 1 and 2 cent stamps and early regulations. His daughter Paula Pentis has 32 years, and her son Edward Pentis Jr. worked before World War II and after returning from Rome, now a carrier.
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Charles Koenig
Paula Pentis
Edward
Koenig
United States
Woodrow Wilson
Warren G. Harding
Calvin Coolidge
Herbert Hoover
Brookfield Ave
Paula
Edward Pentis, Jr
Brookfield
Frosh-Sophs Defeat Glenbard as Varsity Loses to Hilltoppers
The Bullpups rallied for a 13-7 upset of Glenbard on Saturday October 22 earning their first win as Frosh-Sophs defeated Glenbard while the varsity fell to Hilltoppers. Strong defense forced fumbles and key recoveries with Damore scoring for RB and Bayag contributing kicks.
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Glenbard
Varsity
Hilltoppers
Bullpups
Pups
Bayag
Fazio
McKinley
Gorgol
Damore
T. D
I Iain
Aguilar
R-B
Koepp
Glenbard Defeats RB 7-0 On Last-Minute TD
Glenbard beat RB 7-0 at RB field on Oct 22 as a late touchdown pass sealed the win. Both teams fought hard with eight turnovers in the third, and Glenbard scored after a sequence near RB’s 15 with a late pass and offside penalty.
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R-B
Glenbard
Hilltoppers
Bulldogs
Hill
Israels
Riverside Brookfield to Sponsor district cross country meet
The Riverside-Brookfield High school will sponsor the first Illinois State district cross country meet on Saturday October 29 at 10 a.m. at National Grove on the North River side bridle paths. Participating schools include Argo Downers Grove Elmhurst Hinsdale Lyons Riverside Brookfield Wheaton College and academy Wheaton High. Seventy eight athletes will run with medals for top ten individuals and trophies for the runner up team.
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Riverside-Brookfield
National Grove
North Riverside
Argo
Fast Aurora
Chicago
Heights
Bloom
Downers Grove
Desplaines
Maine
Elmhurst
York
Glenbard
Finais
Wm. A. Shuey
Shuey
Debaters Invited To Purdue Campus Conference
Purdue University invites LTHS varsity debate team to the 17th annual high school debaters conference on December 23 at Lafayette Indiana. Illinois champions face Michigan state champs East Lansing in a demonstration debate for Indiana debaters with six varsity members named.
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Purdue University
LTHS
Lafayette
Ind
Illinois
Michigan
East Lansing
Indiana
Margot Tibbets
Coadin
Ivan L. Rehn
Duane Batista
Lee Battles
George Phillips
van Ooms
Bob Wier
Keith Yarborough
Free Trip To Colorado Springs
Ruth Anderson and her sister Florence Tiedt of Brookfield enjoy a week in Colorado Springs as guests of the Rock Island railroad and the Acacia hotel. Anderson, an employee of Western Electric, was chosen for the trip after attending the Chicago Railroad fair on Hawthorne Club night observed Sept. 23. Anderson’s home is 9146 Fairview Ave.
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Ruth. Anderson
Florence Tiedt
Brookfield
Colorado Springs
Rock Island Railroad
Acacia Hotel
Miss Anderson
Western Electric Company
Fairview Ave
Rankin Family Guests From Japan Visit Washington
M Sergeant Rankin and his wife arrived from Japan on September 28 and will be stationed in Washington DC. They visited relatives en route and stayed with Mr and Mrs Edgar Kayser of 3632 Morton Ave last weekend. Rankin served in Japan for 24 years.
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M Set
Sam Rankin
Kayser
Japan
Washington, D.C
Edgar. Kayser
Morton Ave
S. Rankin
Reunion After 18 Years From Classified Ad Leads Family
Betty Mae Raschke 22 of 4247 Raymond Ave. Brookfield reunited with her mother Doris Rasmussen and brother Jack 19 after placing three Chicago ads. Betty Mae was raised by Lawrence and wife after her father's death. she has a husband Lawrence Raschke and a 2 year old son Larry. The trio recently gathered together in Brookfield for a family reunion.
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Brookfield
Betty Mae Raschke
Raymond Ave
Betty Mae
Lawrence Giblin
South Central Park Ave
Lawrence Raschke
Larry
Jack
Florida
West Suburban Symphony tickets go on sale for 49 50 season
The West Suburban Symphony Orchestra kicks off its third annual membership and season ticket sale with a LaGrange YMCA meeting led by conductor Karl Schulte. Featured soloists include Allan Keller in December and Carol Smith in January with plans for a young pianist competition winner in the third concert. The group, about 100 instrumentalists from the area, performs at Lyons Township High School in LaGrange and is sponsored by the West Suburban YMCA.
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West Suburban Symphony Orchestra
LaGrange
Karl Schulte
Allan Keller
Faust
Gounod
Beethoven
Europe
Wagner
Handel
Gluck
Bizet
Carol Smith
Brookfield
Western Suburbs
Burlington
Riverside
Downers Grove
West Suburban Ymca
Clarence Peebles
Ted Bachmann, Jr
A. Kemp Stein
Edward van Cura
Lyons Township
Leroy Geiger
Brook
Pacific Press Officials Hold Meeting Here
Pacific Press officials hold a series of top level conferences at the company headquarters over the next ten days. General manager H. G. Childs and treasurer R. P. Rowe were scheduled to arrive for the meeting, then travel to St. Louis and Mountain View California for further discussions on publication work.
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The
Pacific Press
H. G. Childs
R. P. Rowe
St. Louis
Mountain View
Calif
Recreation Top Subject at Brookfield Village Board Meeting
Brookfield officials focused on youth recreation at Monday night’s village board meeting with a letter from the Brookfield Youth Center asking for a permanent home. Helen Keller urged trustees to consider a shared community building rather than separate facilities, noting growth and needs of the program. The recreation commission will review the letter, while possible cooperation with Riverside Playground was discussed. A Brookfield Business Men’s Association note on license cuts was referred to the license committee. manager Kash noted 1949 licenses show $5,139.75 from out of town businesses and opposed broader tax changes.
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Brookfield
Helen Keller
Gross School
Brookfield Business Mens’ Association
Fash
Is There Coal In the Village Amid the Strike
Brookfield yards show limited coal supplies amid a strike. G. A. Speidel reports a small mine run and dwindling Eastern Kentucky stock while demand shifts toward oil for new homes. Montgomery yard has coal but stocks are not as plentiful as before. Burlington service unchanged and no schedule changes are announced.
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G. A. Speidel
Kentucky
Montgomery
Burlington
Ostewig
Kiwanis to Aid in Brookfield National Kids Day Effort
Brookfield joins a nationwide observance of National Kids Day on Saturday November 19 sponsored locally by the Kiwanis club. Funds raised support underprivileged children in education medical care and recreation and Kiwanis International highlights youth work and community responsibility.
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Brookfield
Kiwanis Club of
Kiwanis Clubs
United States
Canada
Barney Heinz
Brookfield Kiwanis Club
National
Heinz
Kiwanis International
International Organization
Kiwanis
The
Nations Kids’ Day Foundation
Kiwanis ‘Club
Mr. Heinz
Five Injured In Nighttime Cook County Car Crash
Five adults were injured when a car collision occurred at Wolf Road and 31st Street Sunday night. Mrs Art Lomas of Western Springs and Mrs Robert Antle of Brookfield were among the injured taken to Hinsdale hospital. Mr Lomas sustained ear and eye injuries. Mrs Lomas leg injuries and daughter bruising. Mr Antle suffered scalp and limb injuries. Mrs Lulu Antle knees injured. Brookfield Police and the fire department transported victims to Hinsdale and Berwyn facilities. cause not released. The incident was on Western Springs to 31st Street.
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Wolf Rd
Art Lomas
Western Springs
Brookfield
Fire Department
Ern Springs
Sant Rinsdale
Berwyn
West Dolice
Anth
Lomas
Riverside-Brookfield death in home blast investigation
Edward Gronberg of Lionel road Riverside was killed in a home blast that damaged a Riverside-Brookfield residence. The incident, described as a fatal blast, occurred as two young men and a spectator were present. Gronberg died at the hospital while frantically attempting to help others. Authorities report the blast caused serious injuries and prompted a hospital response.
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Edward Gronberg
Lionel
M& A
Gronberg
Riverside-Brookfiel
A.hom
Loween
Togeth
September permits and values for Ady In Septem Village
In September, Bell Loan association reports building permits and values for Ady In Septem Village. Permits issued through September 31 show total valuation at $29,135 and overall value at $252,089. Activity notes include home construction and long-range projects in Chicago area.
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Bell Loan
Association Salle
Suburban Symphony to Feature Local Musicians
Reading fragments hint at a community orchestra program with local figures such as Brant master and Earl C. Rievere guiding a concert season. The piece references Brookfield and Riverside as venues or affiliations within a suburban arts scene.
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Brookfield Tavern Keepers Association
Rob Mabee
Brookfield Post
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Counsel Club
Brookfield Methodist
First Congregational
Youth Center Party
Mrs. Koenig
Purdue
Colorado
Springs
Rankin
Edward C. VanCura
Publicity Committee
Leona Gruber
Ruth Sattem
James Greenwald
Maple Ave
Kulle
Greenwald
Sante Fe
Gruber
Verne
Sattom
Sunnyside
Accidi
Septem
Ofttion
Phony
Cag Colgrass
Brantmaster
Earl C. Rievere Springs
Turti
Michael Hoy
Beatii
Clarencay Riverside
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