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Newspaper
Brimfield News
Location
Brimfield, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Aug 14, 1941
Page
5
Morning worship and church school continue from 9:00 to 10:30. The W. G. B. will meet at Mrs. John Endres home on Thursday August 14 with a noon potluck. Meeting starts 2:30 Central Standard Time. A. A. Lee, Pastor.
St Joseph Church lists Holy Day of Obligation Friday August 15 with masses at 6 and 9.30. Daylight savings time Sunday August 17 includes masses at 7 39 and 9 30. Father Thomas Harrison, pastor, notes no fasting or abstinence required on the Holy Day.
During August vacation Union Church withdraws services and Sunday school. Hargreaves serves as pastor with plan to resume church and Sunday school on Sunday September 7.
A devotional talk discusses Caesar Augustua and Mary’s Bethlehem journey as part of divine prophecy. It portrays God guiding nations and church history, notes Athenatic Communist advances in Russia, and emphasizes faith amid global upheaval with emphasis on God’s sovereignty and persecuted church.
Sunday August 10 featured the Spirit as subject in all Churches of Christ Scientist. The Golden Text asserted the fruit of Spirit as goodness righteousness and truth. Readers cited Isaiah and Eddy’s Science and Health to affirm monotheistic Spirit and deny matter as divine.
Notice announces sealed proposals due August 18 1941 for furnishing materials equipment and services to build a complete waterworks system for Brimfield Illinois. Proposals on village forms must be in envelopes marked material proposal and addressed to Village Clerk H B Howsmann. Plans and specifications available from Austin Engineering Co for five dollars refundable. The village reserves right to reject all bids or waive informalities.
The writer details massive forest fires in Wenatehee and Ghelan forests, describing acres burned, firefighting crews, and harsh conditions. The narrative shifts to a Yellowstone entry and rodeos in Mandan, Calgary, Cheyenne, and other stops, noting heat, accidents, and travel through Glacier, Banff, and Jasper parks with cabins and wildlife.
A porter calms a guest in a small Iowa hotel after the guest complains about fleas in the room. The guest insists the issue is the fleas, not the room. In a separate vignette, Adolf Jackson asks for tobacco on a train in Los Angeles and jokes about where to bite it, planning to place it in Salt Lake City.
Fair-Trade Farmer Jones bargains for his horse with Farmer Brown who offers two loads of hay. Jones asks what use the hay has without a horse to eat it, and Brown offers to lend the horse until the hay is gone.
The general orders the reserves to aid as a subordinate reports a minor injury after stubbing a toe. No further damages reported and troops maintain readiness for forthcoming operations.
A boy waits near the booking office and quips about exit time. In a courtroom scene a prisoner asks a judge for pardon for his mother’s death. The judge’s light exchange ends with a brief plea for pardon.
A roster lists private soldiers and sailors with assigned units and bases across the United States including Pearl Harbor, Fort Bliss Texas, Camp Davis North Carolina, Fort Eustis Virginia, Camp Forrest Tennessee, and other locations. Names include John N Blunay Harold W Fussner George R Frank Charlies W Frank LeRoy M Whittaker Henry Friend James Sullevan and others along with battery and battalion assignments.
A classroom joke ponders the world’s greatest traveler. The teacher asks, a whale is named as the biggest traveler but a pupil counters with a goldfish that swims around the globe many times daily.
A classroom aside compares feminine temperaments to cigars noting varying strengths from medium to very strong and very mild. It uses a playful, didactic tone typical of a period schoolroom remark.
A modern coffee table in light mahogany fits an eighteenth century living room with traditional mahogany furniture. One or two lighter pieces safely refresh a dark room without overwhelming the period setting.
A terse exchange shifts from blunt opinion to formal guidance as a lawyer offers professional advice rather than personal views. The moment highlights the boundary between personal stance and legal counsel.
A brief exchange compares Jones' value to "a horse at a horse show" suggesting limited worth in a humorous quotable line.
The group once aided by supporters fell into debt and ultimately disbanded. Members remained referenced in local chatter as funds and management collapsed.
A pupil answers to a teacher’s question about citizenship with a pun about canoes. The exchange turns on Native status and illustrates classroom humor from a bygone era.
A shopper recalls a Saturday store experience with a pushy salesgirl who shows a sequin dress as a substitute for a shirtwaist gingham. The dress is marked down from 60 to 18 75, and an alteration offer follows. The buyer insists the garment isn’t right and leaves while the clerk questions satisfaction.
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