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Newspaper
Brimfield News
Location
Brimfield, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Aug 28, 1941
Page
1
From The Files September 3 1891 reports grasshoppers injuring clover seed crop and a frost observed Friday morning. Various items include school notes at Woodward High in Cincinnati, teachers listed, and a notice of a 25 party takea by J B Stanabury. Also records of prices, a theater event, and community announcements with dates and local activity.
Taceluas of 1939 plan their annual reunion at Jubilee State Park Beacher Day on Sept 8. Bring sandwiches, covered dish and table service. Bette Douber chairs the committee. The public library will be closed during August.
Local festival set for August dates with Elmwood celebrations featuring community parades, concerts, and games. Organizers urge residents to attend events spanning three days and enjoy heritage displays and family activities. Schedule details expected from city notices.
The Gatton reunion gathers Sunday August 31 at Chautauqua Park Kewanee with a basket dinner after moon standard time. The Hanlon reunion meets August 31 at Windmort Park Kewanee with a 12:30 basket dinner. The Maher family holds its eighteenth annual reunion September 1 at Sulverteaf pavilion on Gabor Day with a 12 o'clock basket meal and prize drawings.
Ruth Mendenhall and Private Paul Lottman married by Father Puscell at St. Nacho's Rectory Pahokia Missouri on August 23 1941. Ruth Brimfield High School graduate and district secretary. Paul Brimfield high school graduate before Army training. They will reside in Brimfield in a new home soon under construction.
Brimfield defeated by Farm Bureau champions 4 to 2 on Tuesday. Brass Foundry of Peoria visits Friday August 9 for a rematch to keep their unbeaten record as Brimfield aims for a win on the local diamond.
Thousands gathered for the fifty fourth annual Old Settlers picnic with rain threatening yet no rain fell. The Brimfield committee led by Mrs BB Dosaaldeon presented varied entertainment including Patsy Pullen and Rachel Friedland, the Mysterious Lawains, Nevin, the Hatcher trio, school band concerts, and platform prizes for oldest participants and couples. Brimfield won the softball and evening diamond events, and attendees recalled old friends while noting distant guests from Redondo Beach and other towns.
The reflection portrays Walt Whitman’s spirit as an anthem for labor and democracy in the United States. It asserts that honest toil spans all income groups and that labor sustains American democracy, especially as the nation honors workers again in 1941.
Laura Items Mrs Sandy Kneer and Ronnie spent Thursday in Monea at the Oto Kneer home. Miss Ruth Ann More of Peoria visits Dretaer George Moore and Jamily. Weir of Galenbury stayed a few days at Claude Mia Cesil Milley and Gerald. Saturday night in Peoria at the home for her sister Mr and Mrs John Pierson joined 8n0 day dinner at Owen Waibel home in Ganton. Gloria McDonnell weekend visit with Gloria Culwell in Toulon. Howard Pierson enjoyed a week off work at Palmers Elevator. Wm Duffy Mrs Ea Kalb and Charlie called at Ike Sleeta home in Peoria Sunday afternoon. Mra Owen Waibel and Kenneth of Ganton visited George Moore and Mra . Frank Peterson of Victoria and Ed Linestrom of Sycamore with Junior Peterson of Braidwood called at the Wm Duff home Sunday morning. Mr and Mrs Ira Baldwin of Ransom and Mr and Mrs Johnnie McNivary were called to Iowa Saturday for the serious illness of Mrs McNivary and Mr Baldwin’s mother. Donald Kelly of Brimfield and Mrs Sandy Kneery and Ronnie and Margaret Kelly and Willis Kneer drove to Olan Iowa Sunday to see grandmother Mrs Emm. Continued on page 5.
Mr and Mrs HL Reed visited Abingdon Wednesday afternoon. C M B Bidert and brother M B Bidert visited Yate City weekend. Anna Oakes Robah and Dorothy Kellogg called on Peoria Saturday. Hubert Oakes family visiting relatives in Rigis. Williamefield Brimfield Old Settlers crowd attended by Mary Lake near Springfield guests. Various locals, including A Kellogg, Joe Lanth, Norman Miller, and many others, shared calls and visits across several Illinois towns. Farm Bureau boat trip attendees listed. continues on page 5.
Funeral services for Frederick M. McInnis, Urbana band instructor for six years, were held Monday at Emanuel Episcopal Church. He had been studying at Illinois graduate school and taught in Alvin Armington and Brimfield schools. McInnis, born June 11 1909, moved from Delavan to Urbana last fall and was found shot in a cornfield south of Urbana Saturday morning. a .32 revolver was nearby. His wife reported his disappearance Friday, and no foul play was found per the deputy coroner. He leaves a wife Valera Whitmore, a daughter Jean Marie, a son Noel from a previous marriage, and parents in Royal Oak Michigan. The family planned to move Saturday to Carbondale where he directed music in the high school.
Cassius Coon a longtime community resident died Friday morning August 22 in Kennard Indiana after a lingering illness. He worked at the & C. Palaiphe for almost 30 years. Survivors include brother Arthur Coon of Franks Indiana and Mrs Martha Coon of Rimwood with others in Yates City and Oak Will. His funeral is noted as attended by family in Indiana Sunday.
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