Red Cross drive urges support and new Brimfield chair
The Red Cross asks all members to send in a dollar as a full member list will be published next week. Mrs. Chas. C. Carson is appointed Red Cross Roll Call chair for Brimfield, with locations to pay at Exchange State Bank and receive a window badge. The campaign, led by the E. M. C., emphasizes every member canvas and a budgeted yearly plan, aiming to boost local church giving and global missions. The Ladies Aid meets December 13, with a pot luck lunch, and Sunday School and worship services proceed as usual. Rev. Harvey Young’s household goods arrival is noted as the community updates its notices.
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Red Cross
Chas. C. Carson
Brimfield
Exchange State Bank
Commission On Missions
Union Church
Ladies Aid
Mrs Miller Dies at Elmwood Home. Funeral Held
Mrs Thomas Miller died at her Elmwood home on Saturday. The funeral service was conducted Monday. A full obituary detailing her life will be published in this newspaper next week.
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Thomas Miller
Elmwood
Regular all day W R G session with pot luck dinner
The WRG holds a regular all day session on Wednesday December 12 with a pot luck dinner and a 2 PM corps meeting. Election day attendance urged. donations of fruit or pickles for the Soldier's Widows home at Wilmington requested at the meeting. An all day quilting and comforter laying session occurs Thursday December 6 at Mrs Etta Hamilton's home.
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Wilmington
Etta Hamilton
Athletics Prep For Roanoke Clash After Lewistown rout
The fast moving Athletics beat Lewistown Independents 58 to 30 on Thanksgiving evening and plan a tough game with Roanoke tomorrow night. Roanoke adds star Chuck Roushobb, billed as the area’s best player, against Jerry, his former Proctor teammate. The schedule features matches with Minonk Canton Peoria Fans Tigers Washburn Delevan and Farmington. The New York Nationals are also eyeing a January visit. Game starts at 8 oclock with 20c for grade, 25c for high school, 35c for adults.
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Lewistown Independents
Roanoke
Chuck” Rouschobb
Minonk
Canton
Peoria
Tigers
Washburn
Delevan
Farmington
New York Nationals
Rouschobb
Jerry
Proctor Comets
Resolutions On Death Of Civil War Veteran Fred Bennett
The text notes the death of Civil War veteran Fred Bennett and expresses sympathy from the Women's Relief Corps. It states resolutions are sent to the family, forwarded to the Brimfield News, and recorded in the Corps records, naming Grace Avera as press correspondent.
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Fred Bennett
Brimfield
Grace Avera
Stores close at six every night except Saturday
The undersigned merchants announce new opening hours starting December first and continuing until further notice. H Memier Co, W Winne Griggs & Travis, Fred Arber, L E McKown, H R Johnson, H O Cady & Son, Irving Bragg pledge to close their places of business at 6 p m each night.
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H. Memier
Public Sale Listings From Four Area Farms
Multiple upcoming public sales announced by John A Wolf Col McMullen J F Crahan Jr and Richard J Heinz with auctions at Brimfield Dunlap Laura Kickapoo and near the J B Manus farm. Advertises livestock Hay and farm implements plus see bills. Also a feature on Illinois Children’s Home and Aid Society seeking homes for boys seven to twelve with address in Chicago.
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John A Wolf
Brimfield
Col. McMullen
Joe Ernst
Albert Ernst
Dunlap
Col. McDonnell
J. F. Crahan, Jr
J. B. McManus
Laura
Richard J. Heinz
Kickapoo
Ilinois
Ilinois Children’s Home and Aid Society
Illinois Children’s Home and Aid Society
Michigan Blvd
Chicago
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Brimfield Capital
Amy Pedder
Dr. Hess
Aoreste
Calton My
Dr-Hess
Lice Agois
Geo. Howard
Draggist
Fred Arber
Kelley & Son
J.S. Harker
Illinois
United States Food Administration
The
Clemmie Chichester
Carrie L. Arber
Addison Pacey
H. O. Cady
Chever Morrissey
Gertie Burt
Gripfield Church
M. E
Harvey Young
WRG
Corespondent Women's Relief Corps
Attorneys AT Law
Peoria Life
Peoria, Illinois
Kirk & Shurtleff Attorneys AT Law
Central National Bank
Walter H. Kirk
Geo. A. Shurtleff
R. B. Roberts
J. BE. Welsh
Brimfield, Ffinois
DR. F. Gleeson
Brimfield, Illinois
Ofice
Robert Scholex
Flerry F. Prac
Henry Kneller
Scholes & Pratt
Jefferson Building
Peoria, Klinois
C. W. Hamilton
Field
Linois
LAW Office
Frederick V. Arber
McRoberts & Morgan
Dance Myers of
Basket Ball—Town
Lutheran Bazaar
Constance Talmadge
Reed
Geo. W. Cluskey
Winzeler
Peoria, IL
C. H. Aisius
McNess Sanitaryeremedie
Brimfield, Ill
Plaiting
Peori Hemstitch
Schradzki
Claude A. Stone
Jefferson
McGrath, Stone, Dally and Michelotte
Ims
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