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Newspaper
Brookfield Magnet
Location
Brookfield, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Sep 16, 1948
Page
2
A Brookfield resident found a tool in his car after a Friday theft attempt. Community updates include birthdays, visits, travel to air shows, hospital stays, a plastic demonstration at Faith Lutheran, local sales, and several people sending greetings and prayers.
Hilda Henry and Roy H Doll were married on September 3 in La Grange Baptist Church. The bride is daughter of Ross S Henry and his wife of Brookfield. the groom is son of Roy H Doll and his wife of Brookfield. Both couples attended Proviso township High School and are enrolled at Normal School in Normal, Vermont.
Miss Vivian Kostk returned from a pleasant three week vacation with her husband and enjoyed fishing. Mrs Arno Sched awaited her daughter Yoon Leonard and family from Pend Raycote for two weeks. Mrs Williams and Arthur visited Colorado Springs Idaho Los Angeles and Santa Monica. Mr and Mrs BL Johnske of Mey Paras enjoyed a week near Lake Geneva.
South Brookfield locals share visits to Marceline and Brookfield Missouri and news of residents moving for study or work. Lincoln School executive board meeting discusses school home attitude development and assigns roles for the season. Sweet sixteen birthday and Brownie Scouts start year with first meeting scheduled.
Le Portage chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution will open its season with a Tuesday evening meeting on September 21 at the home of Miyos Cleek, 108 Michioux Road, Riverside. Mrs J W Bloom will speak on Old Glass. Regent Mrs James Swensley presided at a officers meeting to plan the program calendar and budget. a bridge dessert is planned for Tuesday, Dec. 10 at the Riverside American Legion hall.
Mr and Mrs Harold Mortvedt of 8518 Park Avenue were surprised by 20 friends and relatives on Sunday evening September 12 in honor of their 25th wedding anniversary. They arrived while at the ball game, the party featured silver streamers dollar-billed bells, a ham dinner, and flowers with a corsage.
The Rev O H Rockhoff of St Pauls Lutheran church recently returned from a trip to Canada. He visited Lake of the Woods and spent two days in Winnipeg with his uncle. He traveled with Mrs Rockhoff and relative Mrs Amiing.
Mrs Emily Gronberg of Grand boulevard was honored at a party celebrating her birthday Saturday September 4.
Fragmentary OCR text shows names such as Dr x Norine Barry and Mr. vs John Kairis of Westmont along with Mrs B Stanton and Mrs Oscar Langle, indicating a partially readable legal notice or court filing. Details, dates, and the action remain unclear in the available material.
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