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Newspaper
Brimfield News
Location
Brimfield, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Aug 14, 1941
Page
9
Irving Bragg endorses Tilmots as a good living area and plans regionalization with his hotel and livery business stake in Brimfield. He will relocate to Nebraska assets to expand stock while Geo Miller remains tied to the venture. Other items mention fairs, market prices, and local club displays.
An era piece notes scrap steel needs for defense and the ragman who cries rags and old iron becomes pivotal. It cites 82,000,000 tons steel output and 30,000,000 tons scrap, with scraps sourced from farms yards junkyards and backyards before a public county school meeting on Sept 15 to discuss a school survey committee.
The notices set Brimfield on August 21 and Yates County on August 22 23 and Farmington on August 26 37. The public library will be closed during the period of August.
James A Clark born November 26 1874 in Jubilee township died August 6 1941 in St Francis Hospital Peoria aged 66 years 6 months 20 days. Survived by wife Eva King Bay two children Paul E Clark and Mrs Florence Wyman two step children C A Huey Elsie Huey father Frank W Clark brothers Lewis H Clark and M K Clark and Verr W Clark. Funeral Friday at home with Revered T C Hargreaves and Rudolph Savage. interment Brimfield Cemetery. CARD OF THANKS from Eva Clark and family.
Samuel Eslinger, a former resident of the victo ty, will be memorialized with services at the Braveside Elmwood cemetery in To'clocn on Sunday afternoon. He died July 31, 1941, at the home of his daughter Mrs Frank Nappin in Bon silt Cabit. The ashes will arrive in Rim wood the last of the week for burial.
The piece argues walking grants cultural insight and fuels literary inspiration. It cites Wordsworth Thoreau Audubon Muir Burroughs Irving and Dickens as walkers who shaped writing and scenes, noting real journeys through lakes and towns influenced observations and prose. It also mentions a family visit with Mrs Nancy Marshall and Mr Burdon in Terre Haute.
Laura and William Donna and Billy spent Saturday evening in Galesburg. Various relatives visited relatives across BrArwood West Jersey Peoria Kewanee and Tulsa over the weekend and week with mentions of hospital and fair attendance in Springfield.
Social visits and family events fill the week with callers from Peoria Michigan Wyoming and Illinois. Weddings showers fairs and reunions draw residents to Oak Hill Knoxville and Riverforest as dances dinners and trips are shared.
Monday August 11 marked the 41st anniversary celebration for Mr and Mrs George La Follette. Relatives from Peoria Chicago Normal Brimfield and surrounding areas attended a fried chicken dinner at Glen Oak Park Pearis with Adreana Follette’s brothers and Slater as surprise guests.
Gladys Carter daughter of W M Carter of Brimfield Illinois and Edward B Hawley of Elmwood Illinois wed at the Carter home near Brimfield Tuesday August 12 1941 at 2 00 PM CT The ceremony was a single ring service conducted by Reverend Francis Belote with music by Mrs W B Clark The bride wore an aqua blue floor length dress and carried sweetheart roses and white chrysanthemums The couple plans a week long honeymoon and will reside in Rimwood after return Buy cat
Mrs Chalmer Forney recounts a Northwest trip visiting Glacier National Park Waterton Calgary Banff Columbia Ice Fields Jasper and Lake Louise. The itinerary includes cross continental highlights Sun Highway 1935 gate policies at Canada entry Grand Coulee Dam Butchart Gardens and Vancouver Victoria voyage with soldiers trains and the Basing Air Plant employment figures.
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