25 Aug 1955
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Newspaper
Brimfield News
Location
Brimfield, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Aug 25, 1955
Page
1
A scanned miscellany records farm prices and household details from Galva and nearby towns. It mentions Old Settler events, electric light installation inquiries, cattle shipments, weather grain prices, butter eggs hogs, a humorous quarrel, and school faculty listings with names such as Supt BE. El Ceberly O. B. Omark Laura Walliker and others. It notes large Chautauqua attendance and a Homecoming plan for Aug. 24.
A note announces free film showings on Saturday August 27 featuring Bashful Bachelor with Lum and Abner in a local cinema program.
The Doyen and Hamilton families thank the American Legion Auxiliary and friends for kindness during illness and death of their wife and sister. They also thank those who sent ecards and gifts while in the hospital and after returning home.
Millbrook Grange invites members to a Wednesday afternoon Hobby Show at Millbrook Hall with quilts antiques cruelty dresses and a swap stall for wrapped items as admission. The feature includes Martin Maher winning second place in the National Grange Highway Safety essay contest. the piece discusses safety, highway transport, and the role of colleges and safety education in reducing accidents.
The text records multiple family visits in Peoria and Galesburg from Kemper Reed Carter Parcell Kunts and Rollins families. It notes Millbrook Consolidated Grade School registration on August 46 from 9:00 am and that school opens August 29 with physical exams required for first and sixth grades.
Two Systems U S News & World Report presents photographs from Russia by American travelers showing a Stalingrad couple window shopping at a teakettle priced high in wage terms. The piece argues state pricing raises consumer costs while US private ownership and competition keep most goods affordable for average families.
A public discussion stresses two hundred horsepower cars and high power limits. It calls for rest breaks and regular driver fitness to improve highway safety through education, law enforcement, and safety research.
French Grove Anna Oakes of Bloomington visits relatives this week. Mel Eleanor Casson visited last week at the Ray Mottar Jr. home near Victoria. Kelloggs and others attend the State fair. Oakes and David visit Ben Lake home. Zev and Mrs Tidsawell visit Oak Place. Oak family hosts 45 guests for a weekend lawn party. Missionaries Steyo and Paul on leave from Natal. Dorothy Kellogg joins S A Hetlogg for weekend.
Ewalt bowling alleys will be open Sunday August 28 and continue for open bowling. The Godfellow League begins August 31 the Classic Leave September 1 and the Ladies League on September 12. They offer men’s and women’s bowling shoes and other equipment. Regular skating starts September.
A meeting to discuss the opposed Kickapoo Pma is set for Friday August 26 at 8 o'clock at Jubilee Town Hall. Mr and Mrs Geroy Whitaker and Mary Jerry and Freddie of Cl'm3z NC arrived Sunday for a visit with the Whitakers.
Cahill School reunion for former pupils and residents will be held Sunday August 2 at Yubbee State Park. Attendees will gather for a picnic dinner and social time.
Grange High announces Aug 27 event with a Scavenger Hunt and photo reminders. Students are urged to participate and bring their cameras for the activity.
The atdice School opens Thursday September 1 with a half day session starting at 9 e elec and classes to follow. A full holiday weekend then resumes classes on Friday with a full day off Saturday Sunday and Monday. Students must pay rent al and bring birth certificates health cards and parent accompaniment for newcomers.
The thirty second LCMS Central Dacia District convention meets at Concordia Theological Seminary Springfield August 23 to September 1. Opening service at Trinity Lutheran Church features Dr John W Behnken. delegates including Rev G Elwood Toich from Brimfield and lay delegate H J Weyhrich from St Pauls.
Dispatch notes unrest in Hickory Grove and Indianapolis as labor and political conflicts surface. A suit in Indianapolis questions union requirements for 200 workers to join CIO by August while Detroit warns 18 000 to sign or face removal. Congress returns next January affecting labor policy and treasury prospects.
Mr and Mrs Orin Tucker and child with Mrs Goldie Lowder from Marion Indiana are spending the week at the home of Mrs Duane Tucker.
A local notice states the library will be closed or cased during August for necessary maintenance. The schedule aims to minimize disruption to patrons while completing repairs and updates.
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