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Newspaper
Brimfield News
Location
Brimfield, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 11, 1924
Page
1
Postal advisory urges readers to mail cards and packages early to ensure Christmas delivery across regions. Dates span December 14th to 22nd 1924 with regional splits for Pacific Coast, Western, Southwestern, Near Western, Southern, Eastern, Neighboring, and Illinois routes. Rural Routes observe Christmas as a holiday and offices close from 10 am to 4 pm on Christmas Eve.
A lively poem describes the bobbed hair craze of flappers converging on a barber shop. Women of various ages and classes join the mass, with styles ranging from bangs to shingled crops, some looking swell while others doubt their choices.
The French Grove church holds services at 3 o clock with Sunday School at 2. John Purcell is on the sick list earlier in the week. Dorothy Welsh suffers whooping cough. Cr L McClellan is nursing a knee injury after a horse kick. Attendance at church and Sunday School was down due to rain and poor roads. Luther Parkington visited Peoria Saturday. Mr and Mrs W R Moore and Hubert Oakes attended the International Five Stock Show. The school reports lower attendance last week due to illness.
The Village Board on Monday night suspended the curfew indefinitely to give boys a chance to get along without it. If needed again, the curfew will be rigidly enforced to the letter of the law. The board hopes this is unnecessary and that the bell will not ring again. By Authority Village Board.
Dance at Hall's pavilion every Saturday night featuring good music and social gathering in a local venue.
The undersigned prohibit hunting trapping or trespassing on their property. Warning to all trespassers will be prosecuted. Signatories include Co. L. McLellan A R Moore Mrs John Day EB Day Wm Melville Warren Ayers Gev Mulvaney Orville Tucker and Chas Porter.
Morning worship begins at the Union Church with a sermon at the Methodist church on The Way the Vision of the Child Jesus Comes. Evening worship is at the Congregational Church with A Man After God's Heart at 7:30. Young people meet 6:30 led by Maregretta Carter. Social gathering December 11 at 7:30 in the Congregational basement. Missionary Society meets this afternoon with Mrs William Harding. study hour led by Mrs C W Freeman and Miss Frances Slocum. Today is thank offering day.
St Pauls Lutheran Church announces Sunday School at 10 and Divine Service at 11. Confirmation class Saturday at 10. Advent services Wednesdays at 8 until Christmas. A Christmas sale and bake sale is held Saturday at 2:30 in the Community Building Club Room, followed by a 8 p.m. play The Kentucky Belle by the Peoria Walther League at the same venue. Admission 35c adults 25c children. Walther League meets Tuesday Dec 16 at Mr Reichenekers home at 8.
A group of merchants announces nightly closing of their shops starting Monday January 27 until further notice. Signatories include H. R. Johnson & Son Memler's The Home Store S. B. Neikitt Fred Arber L. E. McKown Kelly & Son H. O. Cady & Son Arnold & Wyman I. Bragg Griggs & Travis.
Practice Shoe Thrift offers shoe repairs for men women and kids using feather and rubber heels. Services include in shop or while you wait options, with emphasis on extending shoe life and affordable charges. J O McGuire invites customers to bring worn overshoes satin slippers for repairs at his shop one door west of grain office.
$200 reward offered for evidence leading to conviction of theft robbery and grand larceny in Brinfield Community by order of the Vigilance Committee board of directors.
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