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Newspaper
Brimfield News
Location
Brimfield, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Apr 06, 1933
Page
1
Notice of election on April 18 at Brimfield Village Hall Engine Room for one President and three Trustees. Polls open 6:00 am to 5:00 pm. Clerk H. B. Bowman signs notice dated March 1933.
The new 3 percent sales tax begins Saturday after officials advised collection. Brimfield and Peoria merchants adopt a bracket plan with rates from none under 5 cents to 9 cents on higher ranges, while attorney general orders merchants to hold funds pending higher court rulings. Gasoline and farm produce sold by producers are excluded.
Glasford editors report possible Beshers plan support with notes from Peoria sources. Commercial Solvents Corp and U S Industrial Alcohol Corp test corn grinding for alcohol while Phillips Refining plans a Peoria refinery. Cudahy Packing tests show city mileage gains on blended fuel.
A 1933 letter from George Chicheater recounts surviving the Long Beach and Los Angeles earthquakes. He describes aftershocks, hotel damage, martial law, and relief efforts such as Elka club feeding 3500 daily, with Compton and Polytechnic High School wrecked and widespread destruction across the region.
The American Weekly presents the drama of a woman playwright and her unexpected entanglements. A feature piece outlines the extraordinary predicament and tensions surrounding creative passion and public reception in this period piece.
A notice announces an all day gathering of the Women’s Relief Corps on April 12 with a scheduled business meeting at 2 30 PM.
The Brim field Fire Company holds a meeting at the Village Hall on Friday April 7 at 8:00 p m. Henry Tully serves as President.
A recap of events in French Grove and surrounding area including a health talk by Fannie Brook of the University of Illinois Extension Department attended by local residents, plus notes on farming repairs after heavy rains, visits to Peoria and Chicago, 4-H leadership instruction, and community socials and illness.
Residents and relatives from Peoria and nearby areas are listed visiting, staying at hospitals, or traveling to Elmwood, Galesburg, Victoria, and Center Prairie. Notable mentions include Ira Baldwin at St Francis hospital and a postponed Epworth League play, with updates on Mrs. Ail aging and hip injury.
The Brimfield Township Official Board adopts resolutions noting the death of C W Hamilton late Justice of Peace. They express sorrow and sympathy to his family, pledge continued remembrance of his public service, order publication in the Brimfield News, and record the action in town records. Adopted March 29 1833.
Notice of election in Brimfield Peoria Illinois on April 8 1933 to elect one president and two board members for terms of one and three years polling hours 2 to 6 pm By order of the Board of Education D H Johnson president C M Travis secretary March 28 1933
Township election results show Democrats winning five of eight offices in Brimheld with 461 votes cast and 66 Republican 70 Democratic straight tickets. Millbrook totals 299 votes electing two Democrats for supervisor and clerk with other races split. Jubilee voter turnout favors Democrats 84 to 44.
A cloudburst poured through Brimfield Friday night washing out railroad tracks and flooding basements and farms. Oak Hill road farmers lost fences, floodgates and stock before power and service gradually returned by Monday. The Community Building basement flooded and a bowling alley suffered major losses.
Mrs. Ella Day of Peoria longtime Princeville resident died March 28 after an extended illness. She had cancer surgery on March 16 and her strength faded until death at Methodist Hospital, Peoria. Born April 22 1870 in Missouri she was 63 years 11 months 6 days old. She married William H Day in 1888. he preceded her in death in 1931. Survived by five children Myrtle Bale Lillie Brehms Josephine and two sons Wm H and Alonzo. sister Mrs Ida Crawford and five grandchildren. Funeral, Bullock Funeral Home Princeville, 2 PM Thursday, Rev Detweiller of Peoria officiating. interment Princeville Cemetery.
Elbert Davis born November 13 1870 in French Grove died March 18 in Chicago from heart trouble and pneumonia. He married May Armstrong in 1901 and leaves two sons John R and Hugh A, two grandchildren, brothers J O Davis and Elmer E, and sisters Mrs Sarah Maher Mrs Anne Maher and Mrs Gertrude Schlots. He is buried March 21 at Cedar Park Cemetery.
A discussion of how a single dollar spent on property improvement travels through local merchants, workers, and manufacturers, repeatedly circulating to fuel various industries. It emphasizes buying now at low costs to fix repairs while supporting the economy.
A local official argues that creating jobs is essential before charity. They claim economic growth provides sustainable help and that without employment opportunities, charity programs lose impact. The statement emphasizes job creation as a foundation for community welfare.
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