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Newspaper
Brimfield News
Location
Brimfield, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Aug 20, 1925
Page
1
The big picnic is on today with ideal weather and eager committees. Hon. F. D. Barton of Cornell is the orator, well known in Farm Bureau circles, set to engage a wide audience. A Princeville versus Brimfield baseball game at 3 p.m. marks the day’s sports, while the afternoon program offers many events and prizes.
Poem urges praising a man while alive not after death. It warns that praise on a tombstone cannot be read and urges timely words of approval for any good deed or work. The verse emphasizes that receivers only hear thanks in life, not from a grave.
Royal Neighbor group invites Roya Neighbors and children to a picnic in Wilsons timber at village park on Thursday September 3. Attendees bring chicken or sandwich dish for their family plus another dish and their own plates. Gathering starts at 9 a.m.
Regular Relief Corps meeting set for August 26 at 2 30 in the afternoon. A strong turnout is requested to discuss the District Convention to be held at Princeton on September 1st.
Hall's Pavilion hosts a Saturday night ballroom with Bastion's Pekin-based six piece orchestra providing music for the event. A social occasion featuring live dance tunes and community attendance at Hall's pavilion.
The Coe Converse Edwards Co of Fort Atkinson Wisconsin seeks salesmen with steady work and good pay and invites buyers to request a free colored circular about Wisconsin's largest nursery.
Brimfield Athletics lost last Sunday by a 3 to 1 score to the Rock Island Shops. The game result highlights a pitching duel and key defensive plays, with Rock Island securing the win and Brimfield recording a single run.
The undersigned executors of the estate of William L Kelley deceased of Peoria County Illinois announce they will appear before the probate court of Peoria County Peoria Court September 1925 to present claims against the estate. All persons with claims must file and attend to have their claims examined. William E Kelley and Lean e Kelley Executors Peoria Illinois June 17 1925 Also Help Wanted salesman 21 years or over in Peoria address C E Pierson 232 N Jefferson Peoria Ill
Brimfield schools will reopen Monday September 7 with the same faculty at Community High School except for the music teacher and adjustments in 7th and 8th grade staffing. Superintendent B L Coberly heads the district with O E Omark guiding history civics and coaching, Frances Rockwell English and dramatics, Mary Mulvane Latin and sewing. The district is fully accredited by the University of Illinois and graduates may enter state colleges without exams. Freshman class expected large. Grade schools announce instructors Elwood Kelley 7 8 Laura Waltzer 5 6 Lois Mendenhall 3 4 Alice Kingdon 1 2 Henry Arnold oversees buildings and grounds.
Local notes show fall fashion at Mitchell Hat Shop Elmwood and visits from Peoria Brazil and Gary Indiana. Williamsfield holds Ancuny Home Coming Sept 2 with band music. Families travel from Chicago Rock Falls and Lebanon Kansas for reunions and visits. A Malt Reianart threshing report notes 600 tunkels of oats in an hour, a local work record.
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