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Newspaper
Brimfield News
Location
Brimfield, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 07, 1933
Page
5
A historical notice from the Srimfield area appearing in a Thursday publication written under the Estate of Addison Pacey. Mildred Pacey is listed as manager. The item reflects a second class mail matter and standard postal dating.
The Market lists corrected Wednesday evening figures with corn at 40 for No 2, oats at 28, wheat at 73, and hogs at 3.45, reflecting updated prices for the period.
Lutheran Church notes announce Sunday School at 10 a m and divine service at 10 30 a m led by Pastor Henry Traub with regular worship activities this weekend.
The Methodist Episcopal Church schedules public worship at 9 30 a m with 30 30 a m Sunday School. Rev W E Shaw will preach at 9 30 a m and again at West Jersey at 11 o'clock followed by a basket dinner. First Quarterly Conference at 2 o'clock at West Jersey. Ladies Aid meets December second Thursday at Margie Tuckers. Pastor Thomas Spencer extends a cordial welcome.
St Josephs Church announces Mass Sunday December 10 at 10:00. Williamsfield observes The Feast of the Immaculate Conception Friday December 8 with Holy Day Masses at 6 and 8. Catechism classes are held Saturday at 2:30 p m. Father Harrison serves as pastor.
Morning worship at 11.00. Boy Scout meeting Thursday 7:30 at the church basement. Choir practice Thursday 7:30 at the church. Women’s Missionary meeting December 14 at 2 o’clock at Mrs. D H Johnson’s home. Program leaders Mrs H O Cady and Mrs John Dungan. Roll call and a scripture quotation. Pastor R W Newell.
The C D A meets in the club room on the second and fourth Thursdays each month with Sara Reed as regent and Nellie Carroll as historian. The M W A Camp No 847 meets there every other Tuesday evening with Rudolph Savage as V C and H B Bowman as clerk.
Royal Neighbors Camp No. 203 R N A meets on the first and third Wednesdays in the Community Building with Eva Clark as Recorder and Carrie Archer as Oracle. The WRC gathers on the second and fourth Wednesdays in Cady's Hall with Stella Kelley as President and Alma Ellis as Secretary.
Editorial Staff lists Editor in Chief Bernice Bragg and William Minor. Girls athletics include Helen Clark and Rita Cahill. Freshman Roberta Bowman and Sophomore Lenora Ekena appear among humorists and juniors. Names such as Jimmie Harding Martha Minor Barbara Johnson Mildred Dell also appear in this school roster.
Freshman Latin notes a quiz Wednesday with Steve German absent Tuesday due to illness. Biology class begins human body study and finds it quite interesting, according to students.
The Junior English class studies the lives of Ben Jonson and John Milton and plans a program for the general assembly this week. Seventh and eighth graders join in singing the songs arranged by the class for the event.
Martha Banning Thomas writes that Christmas reveals the sun as a life giver and light to all lands from Rangoon to New York. She extols the power of December's sun to sustain life, shade the world from darkness, and deserve humble gratitude.
The boys played at Yates City Tuesday night with the first team losing 19 to 15 and the second team winning 11 to 8. At Cuba Saturday night the team faced little booing as Cuba is coach Wrights hometown. they were defeated but optimistic for the next game.
The boys have formed an Athletic Association led by President Willian Archibald and Vice President William Minor with Wilson Reinhart as secretary treasurer. They are selling basketball pencils containing the full year schedule for five cents to benefit the group.
The schedule lists LaFayette Princeville Cuba Yates City Elmwood Dunlap Glasford Wyomming and Williamsfield games with locations Here There and There plus a Bi County and District Tournament spanning November through March. The slate includes Toulon Elmwood Lafayette Glasford Yates City Chillicothe Wyoming and Williamsfield with key dates from November to March.
Senior Miss Saddler resumed handing out papers Wednesday after a Monday American history test was misperceived as a test. Students sighed but were reassured it was only a record of dates to memorize. Despite no school Friday, the band members kept their weekly practice.
A short, festive message urging belief in Santa Claus to keep Christmas merry and bright. The sentiment emphasizes enduring belief as a moral and cultural guide to holiday cheer.
An excerpt quotes Dickens noting it is good for children at Christmas when its mighty Founder was a child himself. The line emphasizes the season’s joy and the virtue of childlike wonder during holidays.
A thrift menu shows a corn omelet serving six at about twenty five cents each. Recipe details eggs corn sauce and bacon garnish, cooked slowly then baked. Black Cherry Cobbler uses fruit syrup, sugar, flour, baking soda, salt, and cream for serving.
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