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Newspaper
Brimfield News
Location
Brimfield, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 05, 1940
Page
4
A Christmas Goody Tree uses edible decorations like popcorn strings and popcorn balls. Recipes guide shaping sugar coated popcorn and adding strings, plus surprise nuts and candy canes for a tasty holiday display.
The guide describes crafting tree decorations from common items. Make penny or trinket gifts with knotted string shells, stack red apples and oranges in a pyramid, color cookies with candy eyes and buttons, hang cookies with string, and fashion tin foil cornucopias filled with candies for a festive, imaginative holiday display.
Mrs Hert Knight visited Monday in Peoria with Mrs Anna Hester. Co Davis of Pasadena called at the News office Monday. Mrs Chiff Claypoe moved to Monica where he will be scarlet daughter Mrs Gharies Camp. Mr and Mrs Robert Blanchard of Laura spent Sendry with Mrs At twood and Carrie. Mr and Mrs Ivorid Mole of Le Fayette spent Thanksgiving day at the home of Mrs Attwood and Carrie. Blue Ribbon Store Home Baker's Sale starts Friday at Membr'a. Home Bureau meets Thursday December 5 at Mrs Walter Clark's. Pot luck luncheon at 12 30. Gift exchange. Rome Statinovery Christmas gift. Attractive buns are displayed with sash papers. The Christmas Apron Bazaar starts today at Memiere. Mrs Edna Christian spent Friday with her mother Mrs J M Stenger. Mr and Mrs Ralph Hall of Peoria were weekend guests at the Stenger. December meeting of the Royal Neighbors Friday December 6 at Mrs H B Bowman's. The Legion held their Christmas tre at the corner of the park Wednesday in prep for annual Community Christmas celebrations.
Community classifieds present a mix of ads and notices. Items include a 18 month old registered Hampshire bear for sale, piano sale offers, bake sale details from Lutheran ladies, Christmas card orders, and a long list of local visitors, hospital news, and Red Cross donor canvassing across Galesburg and nearby towns. The piece also notes extreme cold followed by a thaw and family updates including a birthday and travel plans for the holidays.
Auction notices list items from the Driscoll farm in Oak Hall including 250 bushels of oats and a 12 ton supply of mixed clover and timothy hay plus 125 bushels of oats and farm machinery. On the George Revets farm six miles east of Brimfield sale details and timing are given for the same day.
Fragmentary OCR hints at a Christmas ritual reference noting pagan celebration roots. Mentions festive foods like plum pudding and mince pies with garbled phonetic lines suggesting singing and dancing traditions.
The page lists upcoming games and events with dates and locations including baskett, Princeville, Elmwood, East Peoria, Yates City, Dunlap, Glasford, Ghillicothe, Oneida, and Dustap tournaments. Highlights include a Princeville tournament in December, a regional on February 28, and a February 19 Oneida event.
Auction catalog item lists 15 cattle mostly Molstecius and 6 Hampshire sows, 38 whosts 80 lbs, 500 bushels of corn, 60 bales straw, Minorca chickens, and eight fall lines of farm machinery. Lunch by Letheran ladies. 5. 8 Beeney, Aust.
Mrs Martha Backus extends gratitude to the Fire Company for prompt service and to neighbors for assistance last week when a blaze threatened her residence. The Fre Company responded Monday morning to the W N McCowan home where his car caught fire in the garage. The blaze was extinguished before the engine arrived and the family appreciates the ready response.
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