Community Concerts to bring music to villagers
Hilary Sadler profiles a village effort to host a community concert series featuring diverse acts from the Don Cossack Chorus to Cole Porter tunes. The plan hinges on local support, youth center funding, and a part time director to boost recreation. A water contract update with Brookfield Riverside and McCook progresses while local merchant Hodge Paden loses a plate glass window again.
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Windy City
Hodge
Paden
Youth Center director plans and youth council boost
The Community Chest board voted to commend the Youth Center and to back a part time director and a Community Youth Commission to support its work. The budget of 1500 dollars was approved and adult sponsors are to assist projects. Meanwhile high school members pursue a broad fall schedule including dances hayrides and open ice skating events with ham burgers and hot drinks for members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Community Youth Commission
Community Chest Board
Avis Miller
Hollywood
Gross School
Business Men Prepare Lake Marie Fishing Trip
The Business Men's Association plans a fishing excursion on Wednesday September 18 departing from the village. Participants will travel by boat to Lake Marie with Antigen Ty acting as a guide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Business Men’s Association
Lake Marie
Willis Labes Named To Fire Protection Post at Klinisis Tech
Willis Labes of Fairview Brookfield has been named assistant professor of fire protection engineering at Illinois Institute of Technology. He will join the staff of the new department of safety and fire protection engineering created by merger. Labes, an IIT alumnus, served as executive officer in the U S Navy and worked in administration and instruction at Pearl Harbor fire fighting school.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Willis Labes
Fairview
Brookfield
Ilinois Institute of Technology
Henry
Ty Heald
Labes
Department of Safety and Fire Protection Engineering
Ilinois Tech
Fourteenth Naval District Fire Fighting School
Pearl, Harbor, T. H
U.S. Navy
Subscribers Face Higher Newspaper Prices Across City
Readers confront a price rise as costs of rags, washings, and newsprint climb, prompting publishers to raise subscriptions by 50 cents a year. Chicago dailies and Tribune increase both subscriptions and ads, while suburban weeklies post larger hikes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tribune
Chicago
Bulldogs Face Morton In Season Opener At Home
Lagson Bulldogs meet Morton on Saturday in what New season opener described as the toughest test of the year. R-2 awaits five home games with coach W A Shuey boosted by five returning lettermen and several transfers from South Bend Sovereign Pennsylvanian Fenwick and the Merchant Marine. The lineup features Di Stafano 190 pound fullback and a strong line including Sicolono Wickstrom and Kennedy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saturdas
Proesad -Prockfield High School
Morton
R-2 Bulldogs
di Stafano
W. A. Shuey
Toller
South Bends
Sovereign
Pennsylvanis
Vido Sicolono
Fenwick
Lars Wickstrom
Merchant Marine
Vice Gran ds Night at Reb Ekah Lodge Event
Thursday's Fall activities opened with Vice Grand Pauline Leonard honored and taking the Noble Grand's station. Officers included Isabel Jackson vice grand, Elsie Eccleston Bluebird Judge, Lorayne Doegey financial secretary, Marian Ernoul treasurer, Ann Herman warden, Ehebe Leader conductor, Mary R. 8S N. G., Winifred er ele L. S. N. G., Anna Berry R. S. Vw G, Ingeboe Krause L. S. V. Gs, Florence Krause chaplain, Nina Wallace musician, Hannah Nelson past grand, Kate Damit inner guard, Peter Nelson outer guard.
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Rebekah Lodge
Pauline Leonard
Noble Grand
Emilie “Buehler
Isabel Jackson
Elsie Eccleston
Bluebird
Downers Grove
Lorayne ‘Doegey
Marian Ernoul
Peter _Nelson
Czech Underground Leader Will Speak at Wakefield Meeting
The Men's club will meet at Wakefield hall on Tuesday Sept 17 at 8 p.m. with Miss Marianna Vetter of Prague as guest speaker. Vetter, active in the underground during Nazi occupation, will discuss current world events. Open to members and the public. bring messages.
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Wakefield Hall
Marianna Vetter
Prague
Czecho-Slovakia
Hess
Miss Vetter
Joseph Warren Struck By Auto Injuries Reported
Joseph Warren, 81, of 8412 Grand Blvd, suffered facial abrasions and lacerations after being struck by a car at the intersection of Apple and Broadway Tuesday evening, police report. Driver Geotke 18 Bienen listed as the operator in the report.
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Joseph’ Warren
Grand Blvd
Aple and
Broadway
Geotke
Irs
Bienen
Community Concert Series Aims To Grow Membership Drive
A Monday night kickoff dinner will launch the Community Concert membership drive with a 8753 Grand Blvd subscription HQ set up. Miss Alice Brainerd says three to four concerts by national and international figures are planned, with Don Cossack Male Chorus booked for March 4 at the high school. Ben H. Lobdill of the Columbia Concert series will speak and memberships will be solicited village wide.
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Brookfield
Riverside
Liszt
Schuvert
Herbert
Cole ‘Porter
Chicago
Civic Opera House
Ber
Don Cossack
Grand Blvd
A-B
Ben H. ‘Lobdill
Columbia
Alice Brainerd
General Platoff
USO
Famed Artist Vaughn Shoemaker to Speak in Brookfield
Renowned Chicago cartoonist and Pulitzer Prize winner Vaughn Shoemaker will appear at Brookfield Baptist Church, 9012 Fairview Avenue, Friday Sept 18 at 7 45 PM. The lecture includes a color studio film showing his Pulitzer winning cartoon The Road Back and a water color harbor scene from Gloucester Mass. Shoemaker, recently retired after 12 years teaching cartooning at the Chicago Academy of Fine Arts, will discuss his career and notable works from the 1930s to 1940s.
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Vaughn Shoemaker
Chicago
Brookfield
Fairview’ Avenue
Shoemaker
Chicago Daily News
Gloucester
Mass
Gross PIA to Meet Monday in Little Theatre
The Gross School P T A meets Monday at 8 p m in the Little Theatre. A flower and vegetable display precedes the meeting with entries due by 6 p m for judging. Superintendent Hummel discusses a theme Forward United for Educational Tasks and a full officer slate is listed.
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Gross School P.T.A
Hummel
M. ‘Carlson
E. J. Lareau
Bery Kelly
F. Kessel
Hillis. Taylor
Smoke and noise from trains and planes disrupt Brookfield residents
At a village board meeting in Brookfield residents urged action over dense smoke from trains at the Congress Park yard and loud airliners flying low. Attorney Gariepy noted the air irritation, while a visitor echoed the noise concern. The session, delayed to 8:40 p.m., approved routine business and referred a sash and door factory request at 352 Grove to the building commissioner.
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Brookfield
Village Board
Clarence Yoppenrath
Portia Manor
Congress Park
Gariepy
Grove
Clarence Schuitz
New Strand Theater to Reopen Friday After Fire
The Strand theater, the village's only cinema, is rebuilt and will open Friday night after a destructive fire. It now features new seats, projection and sound gear, a ladies lounge, a larger office, a blue interior, and about 200 additional seats. Manager George Gionopilus says three weekly programs and weekend matinees will be offered.
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Iriday
Picture Palace
Stem
Stern
Lavdies
George Gionopilus
Sweek
Crosby Pauses to Address Kiwanis in Brookfield
Capt. H. C. Crosby of the Brookfield police force spoke to Brookfield Kiwanis at Josie’s restaurant on youth delinquency. He and two other suburban chiefs leave Monday for the International convention in Mexico City. The meeting noted Brookfield’s Youth Center efforts led by Gale Gross and the Youth Center committee.
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Hollywood Community House
Kiwanis Club
Josie’s
H. C. Crosby
Brookfield
Crosby
Milton
Hummel
Gross
Gale Gross
Youth Center
Mexico City
Congress Park Falls to All-Star Softball Team 25-18
Nearly 800 fans watched Congress Park, champions of their league, lose 25 to 18 to the Church league All-Stars at Cole Lenzi field. A 15-run fourth inning, fueled by 12 hits and a Polak home run with two on, sealed the win for Holly Wood’s All-Stars led by Jablonski and Ash. Ash earned the win with four hits in five trips. Proceeds will fund next season as the league plans its second year. Congress Park had led 10-2 earlier before the outbreak of the big inning.
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Cole Lenzi
Polak
Jablonski
Hollywood
Pichilski
Ash
Hollywoods
Congress Park
Congress Park Boys
Baptists
Kiwanis
Park
Budget Cuts Trim Community Chest Funding
The Community Chest budget was slashed to 5850 from 10500, approved by Rev. Wilfred Wakefield and the Chest board. A community drive begins with headquarters in Central Brookfield district, led by Mrs. George Hoffman, with rallies Sept 30 and Oct 1. Major Etcheson urges residents to fund the village and charity groups, noting reduced allocations and a push to save contributions for local welfare.
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Wilfred Wakefield
A A. T. Etcheson
Campu
Brookfield
George Hoffman
Etcheson
Sin Industries
Guards Honor Falls In Yugoslavia Escort
Five U S airmen killed in Yugoslavia are honored as guards escort their bodies to a chapel. A brief service follows with wreaths and flowers placed around the coffin. Red Cross members attended the ceremony.
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Jack la
Brod Honer
Hind
Erent
He Tlon
Jondo
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