Veterans to File GI Insurance Refunds Sept. 8
Anthony J. Strobl announces a GI insurance refund clinic at the American Legion Edward Feely post clubhouse in Prairie and Grant on Sept. 8 from 6 to 10 p.m. Veterans with 90 days or more of GI coverage can file to receive refunds, with payments averaging about 175 dollars and actual disbursements expected in January. The VA projects 16 million eligible, but only six million current addresses. the Legion will aid in locating the remaining 10 million. The refund stems from lower than expected WWII mortality.
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Ameri‘Legion
Prairie
Grant
Anthony J.strobl
Strobl
Edward Feely
Magnet
American Legion
Fare Change Sought to AICC Hearings on Oak Park Rail Fare
Oak Park residents push for ICC action over a 10 to 15 cent fare mix affecting Brookfield and suburb lines of Chicago and West Towns. Thomas A. Walpole, Oak Park counsel, files a petition seeking a hearing while the ICC orders a temporary 15 cent fare and partial service cuts to 37.8 miles of the system.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Illinois Caramette Commission
Thomas A. Walpole
Oak Park
Brookfield
Chicago and
West Towns
Atte
ICC
Brookfield Zoo
Hillside
Clearing
LaGrange
16Th St
Army and Air Force recruiting station personnel shuffled
M Sgt Amos M Wright, in charge at 2242 S Cicero Ave, reassigned to 10th Air Force Fort Benjamin Harrison. M/Sgt Lowell E Pursell replaces him, now attached to Retg squadron Arlington. Pursell, a Bataan Death March survivor, holds the Distinguished Service Medal, Presidential Unit citation, Air Medal, and Purple Heart with two Oak Leaf Clusters. He and his wife reside at 4210 Du Bois Ave Brockfield.
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Rere
U. S. Army and
Air Force
S. Cicero Ave
Eis
du Boissy Brockfield
Navy man Bon Kunel on Labor Day leave
Bon Kunel of the U S Navy returns from leave as relatives report he is recovering from injuries after a van accident. Neighbors and family in Istna recall his service and ongoing health status.
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Bon Kunel
U.S. Navy
Brookfield Community Chest Drive Date Set
Oct 11 marks the start of a Brookfield Community chest drive announced by Art Walker, chest publicity director. The weeklong house to house canvass will raise funds for adult and youth activities. budgets must be submitted by Sept 10 for consideration by President E. H. Ruesch and the chest committee.
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Brookfield Community Chest
Art Walker
E. H. Ruesch
Promotion Day Planned Sept 11 in Brookfield Methodist church
Sunday school kickoff marks promotion day on September 11 with newly appointed teachers across age groups. Mrs. Carl Firley announced staff including Eileen Schaefer and Arthur Evett for age three and four classrooms, Wayne Avise as pianist, and Arch Bauer as pianist for other groups, plus numerous department superintendents and teachers.
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Brookfield Methodist
Carl Firley
Eileen Schaefer
Arthur .Evett
Wayne Avise
Conrad Bollinger
Larkins
Dorothy Watson
Alvin Jefferies
Victor Kraybill
George Bergstrand
George Albee
Jennie Adams
Eugene Cashman
James Allan
Carolyn Horton
Marion Fick
Arch Bauer
C. L. Horton
Lawrence Rahn
Hamlin Iverson
Richard Klein
Jerry Ernoul
Don Olander
Ralph Sattem
John Hedberg
Walter Berg
David Jaeger
James Ridlen
Ben Sattem
James Smith
Merle Deardorf
Winnie Lou Ellwood
Robert Hopson
R. D. Jones
Fred Phillips
Former Resident's Boy Victim of Polio in Lyons
On Sunday September 4 polio claimed Tommy Venti miglia of 8133 Christie Ave Lyons while under treatment at Hinsdale sanitarium He was about to celebrate his 12th birthday anniversary His mother Adeline Burns former Brookfield resident was noted Funeral services were held at St Hughes Church Lyons at 3 p m Monday with interment at Mt Caramel
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Polio
Tommy Ventimiglia
Christie Ave
Lyons
Hinsdale Sanitarium
Tommy
Adeline Burns
Brookfield
Elmaye
St. Hughes Church
Mt. Caramel
Plan Radio Broadcast of St Paul's Service
Sunday services will be broadcast from St Pauls Lutheran church starting Sunday morning September 18. Rev O A Rockhoff, pastor, announced the plan. Services begin at 10 o clock and the station will be WRKG FM of Brookfield.
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Plan Radio Broadcast of
St. Paul's
St. Paul’s Lutheran Church
O. A. Rockhoff
Wrkg, F. m
Brookfield
Labor Day Rites at First Congregational Church
As a member of the Federal Council of Churches of America the First Congregational church observed the annual Labor Day Sunday during the 10 a.m. worship. The church choir led by James Baird with Mrs Harold Beel on organ performed. Rev Wakefield preached on The Carpenter of Nazareth, drawing on his factory and accounting experience in industry.
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Federal Council of Churches of America
First Congregational Church
James Baird
Harold Beel
Wakefield
Nazareth
Ames Graduate Raymond Hoppenrath Wins Engineering Degree
Raymond E Hoppenrath son of Mr and Mrs William C Hoppenrath Brookfield was among a record breaking class of nearly 300 who received degrees at the close of the second summer session at Iowa State college Saturday Aug 27 He earned a bachelor of science in mechanical engineering and will join the Iowa State Highway Commission in Ames as a material inspector Graduation exercises were held in the state gymnasium on the Iowa State campus Dr Charles E Finley president of the College presented the degrees and spoke to the graduates
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raymond E.hoppenrath
William C. Hoppenrath
Brookfield
Iowa State College
Raymond
Iowa State Highway Commission
Ames
Iowa
State Gymnasium
Iowa State
Charles E. Finley
Set Up Scout Shelter House at Kiwanis Park
Great activity at Kiwanis Park as Boy Scouts under F J Kessel clear a site for an Adirondack shelter to be erected this fall. Troops 22 28 43 49 87 and 88 clear 200 by 150 feet, encircling poison ivy with mesh, assisted by E Sieler C Harold Bush C Hall et W T Herbert. Brookfield Community Chest provides financial help. project benefits the community.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kiwanis Park
F. J. Kessel
Portage District
E. Sieler
West Suburban Council
C. Harold Bush
Brookfield
C. Hallet
W. T. Herbert
Y Announces Colorful Fall Program for Children Adults
Announcement of the West Suburban YMCA fall program at 31 FE Ogden Ave details activities for children and adults. Programs include swimming lessons movies girls sports boys tumbling ballet arts crafts drawing painting, adult offerings like West Suburban Symphony Orchestra ceramics badminton watercolor social dancing square dancing and silver jewelry. Staff listed with leadership roles and schedules show October start for youth and weekly activity times at the YMCA building and North Central collegeNaperville.
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West Suburban
YMGA
Ogden Ave
West Suburban Symphony Orchestra
Paul Kinsey
North Central College
Napervile
YMCA
Mary Helen Tellesdri
Archey
Elizabeth Hughes
Australian Exhibit Arrives at Brookfield Zoo This October
A colorful Australian display is due mid October at Chicago’s Brookfield Zoo with Tasmanian Devils a Wombat a Dasyure Echidna Birds of Paradise and Australian Finches. Carl Plath is curator of birds and led a Sydney trip for the exhibit’s arrival. Kosla is expected to be most popular among the animals.
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Chicago Zoological Park
Brookfield Zoo
Carl Plath
Plan First Aid Courses Here
The American Red Cross offers standard and advanced First Aid Courses open to any group. The 20 hour program covers bleeding control, artificial respiration, bandaging, fracture immobilization, transport, poisoning, heat illnesses, burns, and emergencies, with no enrollment fee. For more details contact C R Skorepa at 3521 Arden Ave Hollywood Tl.
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American Red Cross
Arden Ave
Hollywood
World War Vet Injured in Brookfield Car Crash
Clement Ost, a World War II veteran of 60342 Hillgrove Ave LaGrange, was injured in a four car crash near the Ogden Oak intersection in Brookfield Tuesday night. Ost’s 1949 Oldsmobile was rear ended after the eastbound first car stopped to turn left and was struck by a third vehicle, with a Chicago and West Towns bus also involved.
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Clement
Ost
Hillgrove Ave
LaGrange
Ogden Oak
Brookfield
Chicago and
West Towns
Feely Post Installation On Sept 17
The annual installation of officers for Edward Feely post and auxiliary of the American Legion will be Saturday evening Sept. 17 at 8 o'clock in the Gross school auditorium. William F. Boeckeman will install, with Cornelius McQue and others assisting. New post and auxiliary officers are listed, including Samuel Snarlitto as commander and Josephine Gast as president of the unit.
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Edward Feely
Auxiliary of the American Legion
Gross School
Willian F. Boeckeman
Fifth District
Cornelius McQue
Elliodor
Libonati
S Peaker
Americanis
Harold Reedy
Vance D. Rogers
Brookfield Methodist Church
Albert Freitag Sr
James Ve Asaro
Samuel Snarlitto
Edward Boerman
Anthony Barton
William Markward
Gunnar Fristrom
James Provost
Joseph A. Shepard
David Markland
Loretta Stringer
Mary Corleto
Corleto
Josephine Gast
Virginia Novak
Marie Brunson
Nellie Ehlert
Ruth Ziszik
Jeanette LeBrun
Louise Farquhar
Grace Shahan
Teens Face Hefty Fines For Drinking Etc In Magistrate Court
Five young people, four teens and a 20 year old, were fined for drinking and driving. Each teen received 100 dollar penalties, the 20 year old 75 dollars for driving while intoxicated using a forged chauffeur license. The tavern owner who sold liquor was fined 200 dollars. Police say the offender used a fake license and a photo swap. The liquor commission planned a meeting with strong warnings issued that minors will face stiff penalties and drunken driving will be punished.
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Crosby
Police Department
Liquor Commission
Worth Jr. Receives PhD at Chicago Convocation
Robert D. Worth Jr. was among 574 graduates in the University of Chicago's 239th convocation at Rockefeller Memorial chapel on Friday Sept 2. Rev John B. Thompson delivered the address on Values and the Scientific Temp er. Chancellor Hutches confers degrees. Worth earned a Doctor of Philosophy.
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Robert D. Worth, Jr
University of Chicago
Rockefeller Memorial Chapel
John B. Thompson
Robert M. Hutchins
Chicago
Worth
North Park Ave
Jacob Mergen Dies After Auto Injury in Cicero
Jacob G. Mergen sixty five of 384 Peck Ave died Monday morning from injuries after being struck by an auto at 52nd Ave and 25th Place Cicero He finished a Burlington railroad yard conductor shift about 1245 a m and was crossing the street He died at Berwyn Hospital around 1 am Services will be held at Nepis funeral home 9446 W Ogden Ave Congress Park at 930 am Thursday and from St Francis Xavier church at 10 am Burial in Queen of Heavens Cemetery Survivors include widow Grace Mergen of LaGrange son George Mergen of Brookfield daughters Kathryn and Leo Mergen both of LaGrange
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Jacob G. Mergen
Peck Ave
52Nd Ave
Cicero
Mergen
Hawthorne
Burlington Railroad
Berwyn Hospital
Burlington
LaGrange
Brookfield
Raymond Ave
Nepis
W. Ogden Ave
Congress Park
St. Francis Xavier Church
Queen of Heavens
Te Grace Mergen
George Mergen
Kathryn Mergen
Leo ‘Mergen
Riverside Brookfield starts year with attendance record
Riverside Brookfield High opens Tuesday for the 50th school year with freshmen 196, sophomores 209, and seniors 190 in attendance. Supt. Haack’s retirement alters staff, with John Boley succeeding as instructor in place of Haack, and William Shuey heading the metal working shop class.
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Riverside-Brookfield H
Sophmores
Dea C. Haack
John Boley
Kew
Wes Teachers’ College of
Prof
Haack
William A. Shuey
First Grid Game Opens Morton Football Season
The 1949 Morton football opener on the local field is described with attendance expectations and season ticket pricing noted as $2.96. A nearby Lincoln School and Hollywood School references appear with mixed details about opening activities and classes.
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Morton
Mission
'o Renova Saturday The lin notified
A fragment notes a proposed plan involving four trains with a date window between Chi. and a Saturday event. The readable text mentions notification and a scheduled date related to Renova.
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Chi
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Wtrom
Kuppl
Istna
Eld
Vee
Mr. T Ath d
K. of C
Legion League
K.of C
B. Kissel
J. Stern
M. Murphy
E., Murphy
A. Sherry
M. Bernard
A. Sleloff
J. Marin
T. Duffy
J. Veltch
J. Kallack
R. Ferrier
R. E. Hoppenrath
Community Chest
Charles H. Stutz
Winifred Colton
Mildred Meyer
John Laidlaw
Western Springs
George A. Wrisley
la Grange
John M. Clifton
Leona Larimore
William H. Short
Bertha M. Blim
Walter W. Brirag
Berniece Crimmins
Barbara Fagen
James Lackey
Adele Bodroghy Meissner
Myrtle Rogerr Myers
Marilyn Nerad
Karl Schulte
Mary Helen Telleson
Margerite Woodward
Sis
Tues- Gaya
Maruer
Archie Schonemann
Philadelphia “Zoo
Tasmania
Feely Post
Gross Auditorium
Kanelos
Robt. D. Worth Jr
Chicago University
Jacob Mergen
TSR
Charles Stotz
Western
Thesity
Hi High
Lincoln School
Armyard
Park School
Aig
Tockhott
Elsie
Ruth Warnke
Neidhold
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