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Newspaper
Brimfield News
Location
Brimfield, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 11, 1941
Page
1
A compact column recounts local life with marriages at the German Lutheran Church on December 16 and December 7 18, 1901 agricultural yields for corn oats wheat butter eggs and hogs and notes community actions such as woodpile rules for bums and a new livery barn manager.
The passage cites quotes urging peace over force and urges kindness, tolerance, and spiritual guidance. It references Frances P. Cubbe Chamfort Mary Baker Eddy Seacock Fenelon and emphasizes inner nobility and nonviolence as paths to human betterment.
The report notes 189 members enrolled this year with a ten year excess quota for the district. A generous response to the appeal is recorded, reflecting strong support from donors and volunteers.
The passage notes Alfred Lord Tennyson refused 5008 for Christmas verses, mentions King James VI and I’s distaste for fatty pork shaping turkey popularity, lists Christmas celebrations among Hindus and Buddhists in Tibet as the Feast of Winter, and cites over 200 holly varieties grown worldwide.
Mr and Mrs L O Kelley celebrate their fiftieth wedding anniversary with an open house on Tuesday December 16. Friends may visit their home between 2:30 and 4:30 p m.
Postal guidance urges mailing packages ten days before Christmas to ensure on time arrival. Advice stresses sturdy wrapping with strong paper and twine, clear labeling of fragile or perishable items, and including a return address on tags and wrappers. Insurance or registration recommended for valuable gifts amid overseas shipment disruptions.
State Fire Marshal John Craig warns buyers to choose sturdy trees and cut the trunk diagonally to keep water, avoid wax candies, and ensure proper electric light arrangements to prevent fires and tragedy during the holiday season.
The State Division of Public Assistance reports that nine in ten Illinois children on aid are fatherless, with two thirds of cases due to death or desertion. Ninety six percent live with mothers, about half are ten or under, and the November caseload covers over seventeen thousand children. Downstate families on aid are larger than Cook County families.
After two losses to East Peoria and Yates City the squad edged Dunlap by one basket 26 to 24. Lyle Johnson scored fourteen points as they prepare for a Friday home game against Chillicothe with a hoped for strong turnout.
Laura Items and several local families visited Peoria and surrounding towns. Figures include Mr. Wm Chapman in Peoria, Legb Beamer in Fingiey, Mrs Wiley K ed of Abingdon, and James Kemper hosting guests at his home. The group traveled to Galesburg, Kewanee, Edelstein, and Galenberg with dinner and shopping outings noted.
Friday visits included Jesse Peve Lucille and families with Carl Peve Emil Recheneker Simmel and daughter. A happy surprise call on Detta Lou at Teachera College. Mrs Stanton Moore to Mayo Clinic next Monday. Vesper address by T C Hargreaves at 5 30 PM on WMBD with second appearance.
Full Time Cooperation notes the Vice President backed arbitration in the coal mine controversy and praises operators for cooperative conduct under taxes and labor troubles. It urges labor leaders to imitate industry leaders and warns against dictation by any group that could imperil national safety.
A candlelight vesper service is set for 5 o clock Sunday afternoon December 21 at the Union church. The program will be presented by the choir directed by Miss Kathryn Lindstrom and will feature Christmas music. The public is invited to attend.
The Brimfield Home Bureau unit postpones its December gathering one week due to member conflicts. The meeting will be at Mrs. Cuff Bluny’s home on December 11 with a sugar cookery demonstration and a gift exchange. Mrs. W. E. Carter chairs.
The next regular meeting of the Royal Neighbors Wil be held on Friday December 12 at the home of Mrs Glen Slane. At this meeting the election of officers will be held and there should be good attendance for the important business of selecting officers for the organization.
Millbrook Grange plans its first meeting at the new hall over the Webster Store in Laira on December 23 during the Christmas party. Members are putting in a new floor and decorating the walls.
Grade school honors list several students by grade including ANA Raymond Johnenn Grade 6 and others. State Grange sessions begin December 9 in Springfield with Millbrook grange master Clarence Biederbeck and Mrs. Biederbeck planning attendance. A series of eight card parties starts January 8 for the senior group. Public invited to the parties at the barn.
Mrs Lena Notzke longtime Jubilee township resident died at home Tuesday morning. Born in Stettin she came to Peoria in 1868 and married August Notzke on October 28 1880. Surviving are five children Elizabeth Frank Edward Charles and William all in Jubilee township, five grandchildren and Louis Kemke of Norton. Funeral Thursday at 2:00 pm at the residence, Reverend A A Lee presiding.
Mrs Edith Lackland widow of M P Lackland longtime Methodist minister died Wednesday in La Grange at her daughter’s home where she had lived since her husband’s death in 193. Funeral services were held Friday in the Washburn Methodist church, conducted by Reverend A A Rodygers of Chillicothe. Burial was beside her husband in Tremont cemetery. Surviving children are Tryner of Washington DC, Margaret Bayes of La Grange, and Warner of Chicago.
Mrs Isabelle Hanna Murdoch of Brinfield Illinois died at her Forest Park home on November 30 1941 at age 68. Funeral services were held at Zimmerman Chapel with Reverend Ralph A Parris of Maywood officiating. She is buried at Mount Carmel cemetery and leaves a sister Viola Jones plus nieces and many friends.
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