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Newspaper
Brimfield News
Location
Brimfield, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 09, 1948
Page
5
St Josephs Church holds daily mass at 8 00 and Holy Days at 6 00 and 8 00 o clock with a 9 00 am mass in Williamafield. Father Thomas G Garelson serves as pastor.
The Sunday School and morning service are scheduled with emphasis on men’s attendance. The December Women’s Association meeting will be at the church on December 9 with a pot luck white dinner and a kitchen shower. The annual Thank Offering and a Christmas program are being arranged by Mrs Brandy, Mrs Rogers, and Mrs McCoy. J G Bargreaves is pastor.
Laura Methodist Church holds worship at 9:29 a m with Sunday School following. Brimfield Church lists Sunday School at 10:00 a m and worship at 1:00 p m with a Christmas program scheduled for Dec 22 at 7 30 p m. The W S C meets Dec 16 with Mrs Harper at the parsonage followed by a potluck lunch and gift exchange.
Lutheran church announces 9 00 confirmation class and 10 15 church service led by Pastor Walter Obermeyer. Sunday school follows, with classes available for all ages.
An article notes Zion Episcopal was erected in 1815. It also states honey bees weigh about 5,000 individuals to the pound and that the average bee weighs less than 1/800 of an ounce.
The report lists standings and high scores from the Ladies Bowling League. Notable figures include Carnon's 826 game, Ewalt's 2340 series, and Welsh 525 high series, with B Dick totaling 440 in games and series.
High school scoring notes show J Gick with 546 in the high ind series. The weekend events list WL Goodfellow League activities with Des 3 7 results and a high lad game RSrai 220.
A damaged OCR listing names and units includes Frederick J Maher Co B 37th Armored Infantry Res Com and Cpl Geo H Savord with service IDs 1621512 and 16230306. It mentions Everett E Howe, Bernard L Catton, Dale Maher, and Robert Doran associated with Parris Island and Goward Air Force Base Canal Zoe. The fragment references training, duty stations, and postal boxes.
Improved wall feed bins in poultry houses reduce labor for laying flocks. A protected outside opening allows bin filling from outside and sliding bottom doors enable feeding from inside.
The list shows games for Williamsfield Princeville Elmwood Maquon Chillicothe Valley Gee Yates City Dunlap Elmwood Glasford London Milla and other opponents with dates from November through February. Several entries include home and away markers and irregular spellings such as Maqoon and Danilap.
In Iowa, homes and farms gain power with 93 3 towns electrified and more than 160 000 farmers, about 80 percent, connected to electricity. Urban Iowans report 99.9 percent service. The state hosts 16 independent power companies, 85 municipally owned plants, and 533 cooperatives under RBA, expanding urban and rural access.
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