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Newspaper
Brookfield Magnet
Location
Brookfield, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Sep 15, 1949
Page
2
A collage of community notes mentions family visits and travels from Oak Avenue. Readers see references to Claire’sman relatives, a Grandparents gathering with H B Wilson, and Barbara Han Geechan. Carol Schultz and her music education path at Carthage, plus birthday greetings and club events.
Thelma Jean Price of Bozeman married Robert W. Slaugenhoupt of 6541 Jackson Ave on Saturday in Bozeman. They honeymooned in the Middle West with stops in Minneapolis and Milwaukee and visiting his Brookfield parents. The bride, a Montana State College and St Vincent's Medical Tech graduate, and the groom, a Montana State senior and WWII Navy veteran, will reside in Montana.
Clover Day of Amvets Auxiliary will hold its annual fundraising event on Friday September 16 to support the local auxiliary work at Hines hospital. Funds finance cigarettes, service work for veterans, and the annual Christmas party at Hines hospital. Also noting the fer de lance can reach seven feet.
The Moose Women of Chapter 526 met at National Hall on Friday September 9. Rita Victor was nominated for initiation with Evelyn Liska as sponsor. Jeanette Littlefield reported a stock car trip to Soldiers Field. Jeanette was chosen to represent Lodge 1599 as its queen in Cook County. Her car led but faded to third as hood trouble slowed her. Co worker Josephine Godoza is ill at home in LaGrange Park. Anne Brochmann won the attendance prize but was absent.
Nazareth Council 1595 plans their annual picnic at Mance Grove in Hodgkins on Sunday Sept 18. The event features a baseball game between married and single men, various games and prizes for children, and a basket lunch from noon to 1 pm. A grizzly bear may reach nine feet and weigh 1000 pounds.
The RNA camp held its regular Monday night meeting in National Hall, Oracle Lillian Vinch presiding. Florence Baldwin was inducted as a new member. Plans were discussed for fall and winter activities. Refreshments and cards followed the business session. The RNA Circle meets Wednesday night, Sept. 28, at Grace Nemec's home in Downers Grove. Members to meet at 6:30 p.m. at Maple and Broadway for carpooling near the Mraz store.
The third annual three day camp meeting of the key men of Hol vit Inc opens September 9 at Iggett's Inn Burlington Wisconsin. Guests Fred C. Berlin and E H Rue sch Brookfield will attend hosted by James J. Nance Hotpoint president. Attendees will preview 1950 appliance models discuss marketing plans for year ahead with manufacturing and design presentations. A president's reception organized sports and entertainment will conclude the event.
A September PTA board meeting at the home of newly elected president Mrs. William Allen on Deyo Avenue discussed plans for the upcoming winter program with twenty-one members present. Modern sealing wax is made, not of wax, but of shellac.
Mrs. Lawrence Gross hosted a luncheon at her home on Friday September 2 for Amvet Post No 59 auxiliary members. Guests included auxiliary president Mrs. Swanson and three new members after the oath of allegiance. A joint post and auxiliary meeting is set for September 20. An auxiliary party is planned for September 14 at the Bowman Dairy plant River Forest. Canada holds about 37000 square miles of peat deposits.
Alice Brainerd appointed annotiate editor of the Key board Junior Magazine. The quarterly is monthly for music appreciation classes during the school term, circulating in 1,500 school systems in the United States. The staff of 18 includes editors writers critics musicologists plus promo and circulation. Misa Brainerd has written for two years and directs the Riverside Presbyterian church choir.
W. A. Tepit will head Beakheld’s observance of National Dog Week from Sept. 18 to 24, announced by Raymond J. Hanfield, executive secretary of National Dog Week headquarters in New York City. An optical haze is described as the shimmering effect of intensely heated air near the ground on a clear summer day.
A historical note credits William Penn’s father with authoring the initial code of tactics for the British Navy, marking an early strategic milestone in maritime warfare. The document’s authorship links to the Penn family’s early involvement in naval and military planning, reflecting 17th century strategic developments.
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