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Newspaper
Brimfield News
Location
Brimfield, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Aug 22, 1946
Page
4
The page lists numerous residents traveling to Colorado Peoria and Chicago events visiting relatives and attending picnics. It notes fall merchandise at Memler’s and family reunions including Bragg and Lottman families. Local trips include Bragg state fair attendance and a Peoria Legion convention delegation.
A cluttered page lists multiple for sale notices by residents such as Mars A Pence Geo Wagner and Bert Slocum. items include candy corn bowling ball white stove seed rye and a 30 foot glass show case. Lost items mention a girl’s green rain hat and a wheeled head kerchief keepsakes.
Munson Hybrids of Galesburg seeks a strong dealer for the local territory. Write Lyle Barton at 246 S Seminary, Galesburg Illinois, for details and commission terms.
The Brimfield Elevator will be closed all day Wednesday August 28, delaying corn and grain trading. Prices listed include Nok Old Yellow Corn 74 1.2 No 2 New Yellow Corn £16 No 2 Kac Corn 172 Oats 71 Wheat 185 Beana 216.
The piece argues wages rise may harm employment in coal as higher costs lift prices and reduce demand. It notes producers improved methods to keep prices stable, but warns arbitrary wage hikes could offset progress. A fair price balance among workers, owners, and consumers is needed for sustained employment.
Aledo resident Mra D G Shirley and her son Marry visited Monmouth while recalling old friends on the picnic grounds. Eloise May of Evansville Wis traveled to be hosted by her parents in Mossville and at the Stanley Cady home. J E Clark of Toulon and Joe Coyle joined in weekend picnicking. HMO Cady of Kewanee stayed last week with the Stanley Cady family as Louis joined the gathering.
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