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Newspaper
Brimfield News
Location
Brimfield, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Aug 14, 1941
Page
1
Irving Bragg endorses Tilmots as a good western location to live and work, plans regionalization, and expands interests with a hotel and livery stake alongside brother in law Geo Miller. He will also relocate assets from Nebraska to boost current business stock.
A nostalgic figure selling rags and old iron is framed as vital to national defense as steel needs rise. The piece notes scrap sources from farms, junkyards, and backyards, urging action to meet 82 million tons of steel demand, with a September 15 meeting about Peoria County school survey committee under the new law.
Public notice lists Brimfield Homecoming on August 21 with Yates Cry on August 22 and 23 at Farmington August 26 through 37. Public library will close during the period in August.
James A Clark born Jubilee township November 26 1874. died August 6 1941 at St Francis Hospital Peoria aged 66 years 6 months and 20 days. Survived by wife Eva King Clark two children Paul E Clark and Florence Wyman and two step children C A Huey and Elsie Huey. Also father Frank W Clark and brothers Lewis H Clark M R Clark Verr W Clark. Lived mostly in Peoria county except eight years near Prophetstown. Funeral at residence with Reverend T C Harrgreaves. interment Brimfield cemetery. CARD OF THANKS from Mrs Eva Clark and family.
Memorial services for Samuel Eslinger will be held at the Braveside in Elmwood cemetery at To'clo on Sunday afternoon. Eslinger, a former resident of the victo ty, died July 31 1941 at his daughter Mrs Frank Nappin’s home in Bon salt Cabit aged 96. Ashes will arrive in Rim wood the last of the week for burial.
A reflective essay argues walking fosters culture and imagination, linking foot travel to literary inspiration from Wordsworth to Thoreau and Dickens. It notes explorers like Audubon and Muir embody walking, and cites historical scenes and places touched by pedestrian experience, including Miss Lispector’s influences and social settings.
Laura Items lists numerous social visits and farm family connections in Galesburg Brimfield Peoria Kewanee West Jersey Elmwood Tulsa and Chicago with relatives including Mr and Mrs Wm Donna and Billy Mrs Della Reach Mrs Edith Emery and many others over Saturday Sunday and midweek periods.
Local residents share visits and events across French Grove Peoria and Oak Hill including families McCoy Coolidge McClellan Martalut and Carter. Attendees travel to Knoxville Fair and State Fair with mentions of weddings showers and family reunions amid farm and community life.
On Monday August 11 Mr and Mrs George Lafollett celebrated their 41st anniversary with a picnic at Glen Oak Park in Pearis. Relatives from Peoria, Robers, Forrest, Normal and Brimfield attended, sharing fried chicken and cake, while several guests were unable to attend due to illness or military duty.
Mrs Chalmer Forney describes a northwest tour visiting Glacier National Park Waterton Calgary Banff Jasper Lake Louise and Victoria. The journey notes the Sun Highway Regan Pass Columbia ice fields wild mountain sheep Natural Bridge Grand Coulee Dam and Butchart Gardens. The article mentions armed context and local industry with the Basing Air plant and Wenatchee apple region and ends with a page continuation reference.
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