Brookfield Local Names and Addresses Noted
Local Brookfield news entry lists Kenia and Winifred Chapek with Brookfield ZIP 71601M and office contact at 1168 Grand Blvd. Mentions rates 2.00 and 3.68 per year, plus 1.25 for another item. Advertising and subscription telemons at 3048 Girard Brookfield and 13 West Harts Lace.
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Grand Blvd
Brookfield
Magner Co
Girard ‘Brookfield
West Harts, Lace
Advertising and Subscriptien Telemos
Speld
Christian Science Services and Schedule Details
Christian Science church activities listed include Sunday School for ages 4 to 6 and a kindergarten for ages 3 and up during services. Sunday worship at 10:45 with a lesson on Unreality for Oct 3. Wednesday testimony meeting at 8:50. Hines Memorial Hospital and Vaughan's Hospital host services monthly at various dates in LaGrange area. Reading Room and hours on Ashland Avenues. Daily hours noted with exceptions.
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Sears
Hines Memorial Hospital
Hines, Ilinois
New Quonset Hut
Vaughan's Hospital
Ashland Avenues
LaGrange Ta
Nea Cue
Magnet letters debate fare raises impact on riders
A 1948 opinion piece argues transit fares are too high for Washington bus riders and Berwyn residents. William J. Kriz notes the Magnet’s claim of 9 or 10 cents fare, urging consideration of passenger impact versus costs.
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William J. Kriz
Louse
Washington
Cigrangs
roalifieLl
Berwyn Sneo
R B Teachers Receive Summer School Degrees
Miss Alice Brainerd and Miss Miriam Fages of the RB group earned Master of Arts degrees this summer from the University of Denver and Northwestern University respectively. Brainerd added an education minor in radio work and her script aired on KMYR. Fages chose education as her major with a study on Physical Education facilities and improvements at RB. About three fourths of RB faculty hold masters degrees. others are pursuing them. Drama, dancing, radio and modeling are offered for all ages with student productions. Professional studio details given for Berwyn, Illinois.
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Alice Brainerd
Miram Fages
RB Pally
Nver
Northersity
Hweness
Esceet
Legion Auxiliary Convention Notice in Chicago
Mrs Hazel Wilson and Mrs Janda attended the American Legion auxiliary convention in Chicago and a Rehabilitation meeting at Hines Hospital. Hospital Workers graduation at the Palmer House Sept 12. First board meeting held at Josephine Gusts home. Members urged to attend meetings and recruit new members through Chairwoman Mrs Markland and others.
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Hazel Wilson
Janda
American Legion Auxiliary
Chicago
Hines Hoxpital
Fay Kendall
Hermina Grosshenrich
Henrietta Rohrbacher
Palmer House
Josephine Gust
Jeanette LeBrun
Lebrun
Clara_Janda
Markland
R-B High GAA Group Draws 100 Members for Fall Sports
More than 100 girls enrolled in R-B high school's GAA fall program. Sophomores juniors and seniors play hockey on Tuesdays while all classes play speedball on Thursdays. Dues are twenty five cents per semester or fifty cents per year payable to Joan Fuller. New GAA officers include Nancy Olson, Nancy Smith, Joan Fuller, Estelle Tripet, Lucy Baria, Edna Malmberg, Donna Morton and Dolores Kozelka. Dolores Kozelka and Dolores McClane, RB's representatives at the leadership camp, reported on their week. Plans for social and athletic programs are eagerly anticipated by Miss Fager.
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GAA
R-B
Joan Fuller
Nancy Olson
Nancy Smith
Estelle Tripet
Lucy Baria
Edna Malmberg
Donna Morton
Olson Family Reunion at Michell Home Chicago
Wednesday evening Mr and Mrs Emil Olson Mr and Mrs Arthur Olson and children Mr and Mrs Oscar Colby and son Donald and Mr and Mrs Bob Colby joined a family reunion at the home of their niece and nephew Mr and Mrs Charles Michell Chicago They met their nephew and niece Mr and Mrs Charles Michell of Colorado who are guests at the Charles Michell home.
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Emil Olson
Arthur Olson
Oscar Colby
Donald
Bob Colby
Charles Michell
Chicago
Colorado
Charlies Michell
R-8 High French School Project Report
The report notes that last spring R B sent six typewriters to College de Jeunes Filles and 30 ten-dollar care packages to College Paul Lapie, adopted schools in France. Typewriters came from the school board and projects were financed by last year’s talent show proceeds. The Jeunes Filles sent a scrapbook to the school for the personnel office to be checked by student body memos.
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R-B
College de Juenes Filles
College Paul Lapie
France
Commerce Department
Schoo Board
College
le Juenes Filles
Mrs Olson and Mrs Colby Visit Ill Son in Michigan
Mrs Emil Olson and Mrs Oscar Colby of Elm Avenue return from Saugatuck Michigan where they visited Mrs Olson's son Elmer Olson who is very ill.
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Emil Olson
Oscar Colby
Elm Avenue
Saugatuck, Mich
Olson
Elmer Olson
Brookfield Men Enroll at DePauw University
DePauw University reports winter enrollment of 2,151 students including four from Brookfield. Registrar Miss Veneta J. Kanter provides figures with 2,041 in Liberal Arts and 120 in Music. Local enrollees include Richard McLoughlin, Kenneth J. Lee, Robert E. Lee, and Donald Bartlett.
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Brookfield
DePauw University
Veneta J. Kanter
College of Liberal Arts
School of Music
Freshaa
Richard McLoughlin
Sunnyside Avenue
Kenneth J. Lee
Robert EE. Lee
Oak Avenue
Donald Bartlett
Raymond Auc
Official Ownership Statement for The Brookfield Magnet 1948
Notarized ownership and management statement for The Brookfield Magnet of Brookfield Illinois dated October 1948. Publisher Citizen Publishing Co LaGrange Illinois Editor Archie Schonemann Business Manager Vernon Nickless Sr LaGrange Illinois Owner Citizen Publishing Co LaGrange Illinois Vernon Nickless Sr LaGrange Illinois Clinton Loomis LaGrange Illinois Vernon Nickless Jr LaGrange Illinois. Copies distributed to paid subscribers average 2805 per issue in the twelve months prior.
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Brookfield Magnet
Citizen Publishing Con
LaGrange
Hinois
Archie 9 Schonemann Brookfield
Hiinois
Vernon Nickless Sr
Ilinois
Citizen Publishing Co
Hlinois
Clinton W. Loomis
Vernon Nickless Jr
Mlinois
Vernon Nickless
Helen M
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