Seeger Purcell couple wed in Marshall Michigan
Maureen Seeger and Willard Purcell of Marshall Michigan announced their marriage in mid July. Mrs Purcell a Albion Conservatory graduate and former Battle Creek Radio station artist has served as organist at First Presbyterian church and at present at Garden Theater. Purcell is the night policeman and the newlyweds will reside in Marshall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maureen Seeger
Willard Purcell
Marshall
Michigan
Mr. Purcell
George Purcell
Old Settlers Visitors Attract A Long Picnic Guest List
A crowded list of attendees from Peoria Galesburg Monmouth and other towns marks a sizable Old Settlers reunion picnic. Names include McKibben McGrane Morrissey Ashman Fisher Corcoran Stone Hindle Hin dle Schmitt Drys dale Hayes Lackland Fitton Church Crahan Wione Winne Burt Rocer Griggs Harty Cusack Finnegan Hayward Root DeFord Plumer Wolford Murdock Wyman Jon s and others from Davenport Downers Grove Kewanee Rock Falls Williamsfield Trivoli Moline Geneseo Bloomington Louisville and Chicago among the diverse group of visitors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peoria
McKibben
P. O. McGrane
Cheever Morrissey
A. Fr. McDonnell
G. C Ashman
Paul and
Harry Fisher
A. L. Corcoran
Clyde KE Stone
Richard Hindle
Elva Hindle Schmitt
Bobbie
Chas. Drysdale
Anna Ayntarson
Dave Drysdale
Harry Hayes
M. P. Lackland
Bertram Fitton
Fred Church
Geo. Church
Mildred
Emily McCoy
Ella Ruath
F. W. Arber
Mart Maher
A. S. Griggs
Phil Henseler
Arthur Fuson
Mary Crahan
Margaret Wione
Julie Winne
Gertrude Burt
F. Rocer Rolland Griggs
Marguerite Harty
P. A. Cusack
James Finnegan
Cora Hayward Burt Hayward
Ear Root
Glen DeFord
Ida Plumer
Albert Wolford
Connie Murdock
Harry Wyman
Dwvid Jon's
Galesburg
Webster Gehring
Junor
Walter Pacey
Neltie Carson
Ray Derby
Ida Yoakam
Norma Yoakam Cook
John Plumer
Monmouth
Eva Cady Colwell
May Corlet Jesson
Jas. Bennett
Rapatee
Shirley
Aledo
Harry Shirley
Ross Paulins
Davenport
A. W. Cecil
B. F. Shellmate
Downers Grove
Meehan
Dale Meehan
Kewanee
Chas King
Rock Falls
Daisy King
Osborne
Donald
Lyndon
R. L. Pacey
Washburn
W.G. Johnson
Williamsfield
Holland
George
Hattie
Trivoli
Deila Slocum Baker
Moline
Maude Slocum
Geneseo
Kitty Fisher Hunt
Bloomington
Sam
Races at Knoxville to mark Labor Day speed meet
Knoxville will host a one day Labor Day auto racing program at the Knox County Fair Track. John D. Patton announces a big show with leading speedsters and a first annual new car style display by local dealers. A mystery stock car stunt, a public wedding at the grand stand, and free admission for children are planned as part of the day’s events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Knoxville
Midwest
Knox County Fair Track
John D. Patton
The
Fair Association
Tucaker
Atyle
Ram
High Spee
Knights of the Roaring Road
Labor Day
Oak Hill News Highlights Family Visits Across Towns
Orie Shane visits Mossville relatives while Freeman Smith of Iowa visits his nephew Vern Smith and family. Elzia Kratzer and Beards town wife spend weekend with relatives. Ralph Carmichel and wife host Wm Kirkman and wife from Peoria. Paul McCoy and wife depart Wednesday for Bartton Kansas for a two week visit. Elmer Scholl and wife with friends visit Worlds Fair Chicago. Shane reunion at Bradly Park includes Wm Shane and daughters. Earl Nixon and wife host 25th wedding anniversary dinner party. A kitten ball game at Kickapoo features Sykes McCoy Elmer Schoff Donald Imler Grover Nixon and wives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orie Shane
Mossville
Freeman Smith
Iowa
Vern Smith
Elzia Kratzer
Beardstown
Buel Nixon
Peoria
Earl Nixon
Tea Hall
Kickapoo
Sykes McCoy
Elmer Schoff
Donald Imler
Grover Nixon
Local political rivals stage partisan baseball game
The piece notes a Republican and Democratic clash on a school park baseball diamond next Thursday afternoon Aug 31. Col Clark and Manager Carson recruit players while urging faithfuls to report in and no practice sessions are planned. A pregame girls team match precedes the main event. Referees sought with life insurance preferred.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bimfield
Col. Clark
Toem
Carson
Republicans
Joe Fuchs
Sam Neikick
Reed and Cleer Relations and Local Visits in Elmwood
French Grove residents Mr and Mrs Harry Reed were in Elmwood on Wednesday. Phyllis Cleer of Peoria visited her brother Ernest Cleer and family. F M Oakes and S A Kellogg received consignments of Inaho lambs to feed. Mr and Mrs Frank Carter and Mr and Mrs Charles Powers visited Galesburg on Wednesday. Otis Bennett is recovering from a tonsillectomy performed last Saturday morning. Mr and Mrs Forest Quakes, Mrs Ella Kellogg, Robah Gertrude and William visited in Peoria on Wednesday. William Henry Carter had tonsils and adenoids removed in Peoria last Thursday morning and is recovering well. A good number attended the Brimfield Old Settlers and Farm Bureau events in Peoria on Saturday. Some from the neighborhood enjoyed a Wiley College quartet cancer event at Laura Church Tuesday evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Carter
Charles Powers
Galesburg
Otis Bennett
Forest Qakes
Ella Kellogg
Robah
Gertrude
William
Peoria
William Henry Carter
Eva Hockenbury Moss
Nelle Phares Carson
Minnie Phares Tennery
Fairmount
N. Dakota
Eva Phares Fisher
Gertrude Moss Burt
Anna Rynearson
Charles Prysdale
Pearl Babcock Phillips
Baltimore
Maryland
Blanche Purcell Oakes
Carrie Needham Arber
Lizzie Brown
Chicago
Moliie Martz Day
Death notices Mrs Sarah Belcher 88 in Bloomington
Mrs. Sarah Belcher died on her 88th birthday July 24, 1933 at her Bloomington Illinois home. She lived in Brimfield years ago with her husband Albert Belcher. Survived by two daughters Mrs Lois Sumner of Bloomington and Mrs Della Ferguson. Big Legion Carnival Elmwood September 2.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sarah Belcher
Bloomington
Illinois
Shane Reunion At Bradley Park Picnic Draws Brimfield Guests
The Shane reunion held at Bradley park Sunday afternoon included Miss Lula Shane and families of Glenn Shane and May Catton, Everett Catton, Wm Shane from Oak Hill. A picnic dinner followed as officers were elected: president Lewis Shane of Pontiac and secretary Glaco Shane Brimfield. Taxpayers Picnic set for Kickapoo on Saturday August 26.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shanes
Bradley Park
Brimfield
Lula Shane
Glenn Shane
May Catton
Everett Catton
Wm. Shane
Oak Hill
Lewis Shane
Pontiac
Glaco Shane
Blundy Reunion Heads to Indian Acres Park
A list of attendees for the Blundy reunion includes Ralph Hill Cain Donald Sears Roy Bane Rudolph Savage Keith Bragg Ray Martin J. W. Harder Edna McCoy Henry DeVries C D Forney Maynard Forney Charles Yess Max Hayes Virginia Clark Clifford Friling Reents Sperry Foster Peoria Maynard Reinhart. The gathering is set for Sunday at Indian Acres Park in Streator on September 3.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eagle
Clifford Cady
Chicago
Ralph Hill
Cain
Donald Sears
Roy Bane
Ard
Rudolph Savage
Keith
R. N. Bragg
Ray
Frances Martin
J. W. Harder
Edna McCoy
Henry DeVries
C. D. Forney
Maynard Forney
Charles Yess
Max Hayes
Virginia Clark
Local Social Notes From Elmwood and Nearby Towns
A column of visiting friends and relatives lists Laura Items Paul Miller at the Ray Douglas home and Phyliss Root at Hannah Beamer’s residence. Several families from Elmwood and Toulon, including the Archie Smith clan, attend reunions and outings at Brim Geld, Galesburg, and the Century of Progress with many local names noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul Miller
Ray Douglas
Phyliss Root of
Fear Monica
Hannah Beamer
Oren Couch
Paul Noland
School Begins September 4 With Short First Day
School resumes on Monday September 4 at 9 00 am with shortened sessions and no need to bring lunches on the first day according to Nic HOL holidays information stating the start time and brief schedule.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nichols
Maher Reunion Plans at Silverleaf on Labor Day
The tenth annual Maher reunion is planned for Silverleaf on Labor Day September 4. Organizers Philip Maher Thos F Maher Sara Maher Nellie Carroll Suzan Reinhart Dora Maher Alice Daw son Arthur Maher Thos L Maher Patrick Maher Raymond Reinhart Robert Maher Robert Carroll Harry Maher Jas E Maher Revard Day and Martin E Maher are asked to meet at Alice Days home on Tuesday evening August 29 to finalize arrangements for the day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maher
Silverleaf
Labor Day
Philip Maher
Thos. F. Maher
Sara Maher
Nellie Carroll
Suzan Reinhart
Dora Maher
Alice Dawson
Arthur Maher
Thos. L. Maher
Patrick Maher
Raymond Reinhart
Robert Maher
Robert Carroll
Harry Maher
Jas. E. Maher
Revard Day
Martin E. Maher
Alice Days
Old Settlers mark 46th reunion amid rain at Brimfield Park
A crowd gathered for Brimfield's 46th Old Settlers reunion despite afternoon and evening showers. Charles Hayes directed the program with LO Shriver of Peoria delivering a notable talk. Prizes went to the elderly attendees including Miss Jennie Gibbs 93, W T Cowley 91, and siblings Dan and Wm Cowley. Brimfield won the kittenball tourney over Williamsfield before rain halted the girls game in the third inning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
School Park
Charles Hayes
Shhriver
Peoria
Jennie Gibbs
W. T. Cowley
Dan
Anchor
Catherine Phares Roath
Ella Phares Roath
Ludwie Hasselbacher
Brimfield
Williamsfield
Alumni Supper Brims With Cheerful Reminiscence
About 89 Brimfield high alumni gathered for a picnic and church supper under lanterns. The event featured class roll calls, a letter from principal Pettit, a memory-filled program, and recognition of distant, oldest, youngest, heaviest, and lightest graduates. Florence Johnson led as president with Virginia Clark and Wm Cornwell elected officers for 1933 34.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Old Brimfield High
Ted Dungan
Baptist Church
Lutheran Church
Mettie Chamberlain Drysdale
Nettie Johnson McKibben
Peoria
Guy V. Pettit
Reynolds
Ethel Memler
Florence Johnson
Virginia Clark
Wm. Cornwell
Edna Johnson
Mettie Drysdale
Archer Johnson
Max Hayes
Ruth Krey Hall
Homecoming Dates Announced for Local Communities
Williamsfield sets August 5 for its homecoming, followed by Princeville on August 24 and Toulon Old Settlers on August 31, signaling community events across the area this late summer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Williamsfield
Princeville
Toulon
Old Settlers
Mrs. Samantha Zink Buried Today in Elmwood Chapel
Mrs. Samantha Zink, a Mt. Pleasant Iowa resident and sister of John Whetzel, died at home Tuesday morning. Her burial is planned in Elmwood cemetery with short chapel services at 2 PM on Thursday, August 24.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Samantha Zink
Mt. Pleasant
Iowa
Zink
John Whetzel
Elmwood Cemetery
Also Mentioned on This Page
Old Settlers Visitors
Oak Hill News
Ralph Carmichel
Wm Kirkman
Peoria Sundar
Paul McCoy
Bartton
Kansas
Elmer Scholl
Shane
Orie, Alvs
Theo
Billydeen
Bradly Park
Harry Reed
Elmwood Wenesda
Phyllis Cleer
Ernest Cleer
F. M. Oakes
S. A Kellogg
Brimfield Old Settlers
Farm Bureau
Wiley College, Marshall, Texas
Laura Church
Big Legion
Elmwood
Taxpayers
Chicago Fair
Blundy
Indian Acres Park
Streator
Laura
al Stengle
Peona
Mary Muller
Joe Slogh
Wm Reed
Henry Kelley
Olin
Everett Schissler
R. P. Carter
Marian Clinch
Near Elmwood
George Moore
Fred Jones
Century of Progress
Phyliss Starr
Fairfield
James Kemper
Margaret Reed
West Theatre
Dorothy Kuntz
Chester Kuntz
Raymond Gessel
Leroy Whittaker
Donald Carter
Archie Smith
H.E. Barrett
Bert Strickland
Billy
BrimGeld
Pearl Rice
Edward
Alice Snare
Carol Jones
Leslie Kelley
Cecil Miller
Wm. Duffy
Eldon Dean
Mark Emery
Fred Steirnman
Marcia
Maurie Dunivant
H. Symonds
Helen
Wilbur Symonds
H. E. Reed
Margaret
Wiley Reed
Poinie Weil
L Hayes
Fred Archer
Old Settlers Association
H. C. Cady
L. Fpacey
Jud Hading
Brimfield Band
R. B. Roberts
J.E. Welsh, M.D
Brimfield, Illinois
DR. W.enolting
Xray
Frederick V. Arber
Attorney AT Law
Todd, Morgan, Pendarvis & Arber
Central National Bank
Peoria, Illinois
DR Walter Pacey
Bank of Galesburg, Bldg
Galesburg, Illinois
Geo, W. Cluskey
Undertaker
Winteler Undertaking
Peoria, Ill
R. R. Claybaugh
H. R.johnson & Son
Hayes
Velma Hayes Gehring
Roxanna Hayes Babcock
Louise Cox
Dorothy Pullen
Frances Rockwell
T. J. Cusack
E. L. Coberly
Phyllis Valentine Best
Sterling Monk
A. S. Nichols
C. R. Wright
Wright
Ada Saddler
Old Settlers’ Association
Johnson-Arberstore
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