Local notes and prices from Brimfield area ads
A collage of 1895 to 1925 local ads and notices lists names such as Hindle Kellogg Hayward Robinson and others, with market prices for corn oats wheat butter eggs hogs and poultry. Weather and events include skating at Clark's pond and a Brimfield Elmwood basketball score.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. Hindle
P. Kellogg
W. B. Hayward
Wm. Robinson & Co
Cummins
J. H. Wyman
J. SB. Phares
Doug McDonnell
C. A. Reed
Walter Wiley
Exchange Bank
E. D McCabe
Atty
W. W. Martin
City Express
Mrs. Wm. Stansbury
Charles Simons
Honor Roll by Class Naming Top Students Across Grades
The list highlights students achieving 90 or better averages across grades. Notable honorees include 7th graders Jack Welch Gale Foster and Bernard Stutler. 3rd graders Jacqueline Riggs Frederick Johnson Karl Christian Junior Johnson and Roger Nichols. 2nd graders Arlene and Bernice Collins and Roland Cady. 1st graders Gerald Blundy Murray Cady and Roy Thomas. Other performers include 8th grader Earlene Reiohart and 7th grader Eloise Savage. 6th graders Bernadine Ashley Richard Savage. 4th graders Charles Wyman Gwyneth Dungan Harold Baysinger Dale Catton. and 2nd graders Duane McKown Everett Howe Franklin Driskell Gerald Miars and Jimmy Christiano. Improved and regular honors noted with continued names across grades.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jacqueline Riggs
Frederick Johnson
Karl Christian
Junior Johnson
Roger Nichols
Arlene
Bernice Collins
Roland Cady
Eloise Savage
Bernadine Ashley
Richard Savage
Charles Wyman
Gwyneth Dungan
Wallace Everend
Harold Baysinger
Dale Catton
Dixie Dolls
Barbara June Riggs
Beverly Christian
Jo Ann Kingdon
Rolland Cady
Gladys McKowr
Duane McKown
Milly June Snyder
Everitt Howe
Earl Snyder
Billy Gilroy
Gerald Miars
Charles Turner
Willis Floyd Kingdon
Wallace Overend
Leonard H Baysinger
Kari Christian
Donald Thomas
Oyster Lovers Meeting Tuesday Evening
Attention urged for oyster enthusiasts to attend a meeting on Tuesday evening December 17 to discuss tasting, sourcing, and local seafood events.
Library Receives Funds For Books
The Brimfield Public Library gets $28.60 for books and periodicals from last year’s General Assembly relief funds. New children’s shelf titles include Indian in Winter Camp and Aunt Martha's Corner Cupboard among demand reads from a 21-library poll reported in the November Bulletin for Libraries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
General Assembly
Brimfield
Deering
Blanche Dearborn
Smith
la Rue Cinder
Cat
Huber
Anne Lindberg
Lloyd C. Douglas
Green Light
Public Libraries of America
Chicago Tribune
Brimfield Boys Triumph After Scrappy Win and Hard Losses
Brimfield swept a busy night with a 34-13 grade school win over Williamsfield, while the high school team suffered its first conference loss 31-15 to Dunlap as Babcock exited with a bad ankle. Earlier, the second teams played a tense 15-14 finish.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dunlap
Babcock
Williamsfield
Brimfield
Public Notice on WPA Work Registration in Peoria
All local residents seeking employment on the new high school building must register with the Employment Agency. Contractors are required to hire through the agency on WPA projects. Registration available with Miss Agnes Kennedy at 226 Madison Street Peoria Illinois.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Contractorsa
Agnes Kennedy
4-H Party at Proctor Center in Peoria
The County 4-H club achievement party will be at Proctor Recreation Center Martin and Allen streets Peoria. The event Saturday December 14 at 7 30 p m features group singing recognition of winners in club activities the new sound picture Under the 4 H Flag and games. Farm and Home Bureaus cooperate and both boys and girls clubs are invited as are parents and others interested in club work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Legion Hall
Proctor Recreation Center
Martin and
Allen Streets
Peoria
Western Avenue
Betelle Or
Martin Street
Farm and Home
cooper t_ng
Township Farm Bureau Officers Elected This Week
George Schiele Frse and Reinhard Bochle were chosen as Farm Bureau directors for 1936 for Medina Richwoods and Chillicothe townships at a Mossville meeting last Thursday. Succeeding Ray Neal, the others retained their posts as new officers welcomed with an oyster sipper and cooperative program talks. Similar meetings are set countywide in December with Brimfield and Millbrook December 11, Kickapoo and Rosefield December 16, Elmwood December 18.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Schiele
Say Frse
Reinhard Bochle
Farm Bureau
Medina Richwoods
Chillicothe
Mossville
Shelelein
Ray Neal
Brimfield
Millbrook
Kickapoo
Rosefield
Edwards Church
Elmwood Ownship
Elmwood
Local Notes From French Grove Area and Peoria
French Grove gossip and social visits fill a week with Mrs. Verne Shaffer and family visiting Galesburg. Margaretta Carter and Cliff Blundy hosts. Mrs. Fairy Carter and family spent time in Galesburg. W M Carter and relatives enjoyed turkey with Dr. and Mrs. C L Davis in Peoria. Reed School commodity club organized by teacher Erma Tidd with a pot luck lunch. Mrs. Lena Stubbs and guests helped celebrate Mrs. Carter’s birthday in Peoria. Emma Rhae reports hospital stay in Decatur waiting infection clearance after toe operation. Numerous callers from Peoria and Decatur-Macon County area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reed School
Erma Tidd
Lena Stubbs
Chicago
Cecil Stubbs
Roy Kneer
Fairy Carter
Carter
Womens’ Society
Kemmerer
Emma Rhae
Decatur-Macon County
Peoria
Amy Moore
Wilburta
Hubert Oakes
Ruth Ann
S. A. Kellogg
Robah
Will Clark
W. E. Carter
Jim Welch
Helen and
Dale
C L. McClellan
Where Do We Go The Neutral War Materials Dilemma
The piece debates American neutrality as Italy attacks Ethiopia and sanctions threaten. It notes the difficulty in defining war materials beyond rifles and planes, since oil, cotton, iron, and copper fuel both peace and war. It weighs keeping peace without harming American commerce or imposing harsh embargoes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Italy
Ethiopia
Germany
Japan
England
France
The Magic Christmas Bell Operetta at Community Building
A grade school operetta titled The Magic Christmas Bell will be performed Friday evening at the Community Building on December 20. Santa Claus oversleeps, prompting a lively tale as characters including Rudolph, Wimble, Chinese and Spanish groups, and many children perform in a festive pageant with trees, balloons, and musical numbers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Santa Claus
Rudolph Arnold Wimble
Richard Savage
Wimble
Jack Welsh
Stephen Minor
Paul Curran
Donald Miara
ME Church Anniversary Drama Pilgrims Progress Night
The Brimfield and West Jersey Churches celebrate with a Sunday night program on December 15 at 7:20. Pastor, joined by West Jersey Epworth League folk, stages Pilgrims Progress in song and story with a hidden choir rendering 18 church songs to emphasize the tale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brimfield
West Jersey
Epworth League
Pilgrims Progress
John Bunyan
Indian Maids and Cowboys Baseball Tonight
Beginning at 7:45 p.m. admission 10c and 20c for a listed cast of players and maids, including Betty McGuire Lois Wae Kingdon Nedra McKinney Arlene Collins Phyllis Reinhart Bernice Collins Bernice Johnson Cowhboys Robert Dungan Harland Sollenberger Robert Knight John Rook Keith Arnold Wilfred Despines Thomas Endres Lloyd Despines Clarence Luthy Porter McKinney Gene Maher Poddinge Gerald Blundy Roy Thomas James Despines Russell Baysinger Kiurray Cady Franklin Driskell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Betty McGuire
Lois Wae Kingdon
Nedra McKinney
Arlene Collins
Phyllis Reinhart
Bernice Collins
Bernice Johnson
Contracts Set For New School In Brimfield Illinois
Work will start soon on a Brimfield Illinois school after PWA State Director Carl H Bauer announced approval of contracts. Smith and Gibson Jacksonville Illinois won the general contract for $61 161 base bid excluding several numbers. R W Bradley Pontiac Illinois won plumbing and heating for $15 565 with adjustments. The PWA grant totals $45 793. Project duration is about eighteen weeks with an average of 101 workers daily.
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Brimfield
Ilinois
PWA
Carl H Bauer
Smith and Gibson
Jacksonville
R. W. Bradley
Pontiac
Illinois
Cadwell Sollenberger Wed in Galesburg Thanksgiving
Cadwell of Williamsfield and Sollenberger of Brimfield quietely married at Rev. Harvey Young’s home in Galesburg on Thanksgiving Day. Attendants included Mr. and Mrs. Haridy Caldwell. bride wore royal blue, tan, and black. groom in dark brown. The bride, eldest daughter of the Cadwells, grew up in Williamsfield. the groom, son of the Sollenbergers, from Brimfield. They plan to live in Brimfield, where the groom works for Central Transfer Company.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gearel Jave Cadwell
Williamsfield
Charlea Sollenberger
Brimfield
Galesburg
Harvey Young
Congregational Church
Haridy Caldwell
Caldwell
Mr. Cadwell
T. G. Cadwell
Truro
George Sollenberger
Central Transfer Company
Williamsfield Times
Mystery of Mata Hari's Gay Ex Ecution Solved
The American Weekly unveils a sensational revelation about Mata Hari’s alleged execution, claiming she believed the cartridges would be blank. The magazine promises readers new details and clarifications in its latest installment distributed with Chicago Herald and Examiner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Weekly
Chicago Herald and Examiner
How Many Taxes Do You Pay
A discussion argues that a loaf of bread bears about 53 taxes from seed to sale and urges action to lower living costs. It cites taxes on millers farmers carriers bakers and retailers and warns against new taxes on foods. Advocates two fixes: avoid new food taxes and streamline distribution to cut overhead and middleman charges.
Safe following distance urged by Chicago Motor Club
The Chicago Motor Club warns drivers to maintain a safe distance from the vehicle ahead. Staying too close can prevent quick stopping if the car ahead brakes suddenly or an object falls from a truck.
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Ticago Motor Club
Also Mentioned on This Page
Jack Welch
Gale Foster
Bernard Stutler
Gerald Blundy
Murray Cady
Roy Thomas
Earlene Reiohart
Lth
Robert Knight
Thomas Endres
Ruth Miara
Phyllis Rook
Kathleen Ibeck
Ruth Ann Maher
Wilma McKown
Leonard Baysinger
Julia Bell McGuire
Mildred McDonough
Georgia Despines
Everett Howe
Franklin Driskell
Jimmy Christiano
MWA
D—U. S-Spain
U.S
George Washington
Connecticut
Jimmy Shoestring
le Bron
Kirby
Bigham
Cocky
Orton
Pratt
Lucy Perkins
Lobo
Ray and
Vixen
Ernest Seton
Clyde Ford
Prince Hubert
Sidney Baldwin
Puble
Madison Street
Linas
Proctor Center
Township Farm Bureau
Farm Bureau and
Farmers Cooperative Program
Angus Moore
Hoga
Verne Shaffer
Margaretta Carter
Cliff Blundy
W. M. Carter
Gladys
Margaretta
C. L. Davis
Mussolini
Iitaly
Prance
Washington
United States
Jack Davis
Ruth Carson
John McDonough
Kathleen Sbeck
Robert Reichart
Rolland Catton
John Francis Kingdon
Doris Jean Collins
Aeemana McDonough
Beatrice McCartney
Ruth Miars
Jean Marie Sloan
Harriett Driskell
Dorothy Kreiter
Juilia Belle McGuire
Caroline Kreiter
Bertha Reinhart
Velma Turmer
Romana McDonough
ME Church
City of Destruction
OR R. B. Roberts
Mlinois
J.E. Welsh, M.D
Brimfield, Illinois
W.E. Nolting
Cadwell-Sollenberger
DR Walter Pacey
Bank of Galesburg
Frederick V. Arber
Todd, Morgan, Pendarvis & Arbe
Central National Bank
Geo. W. Cluskey
Undertaker
Calin
Wiareler Undertakingo
Peoria, I
DE R. BR. Claybaugahr
Miners
H R. Johnson & Son
Palace Theater
Elawood, Illinois
Tom Brown
Virginia Weidler
Carol Stone
Gene Stratton Porter
Our Gang
Loretta Young
Henry Wilcoxen
Katherine DeMille
Alan Hale
Cecil DeMille
Edmund Lowe
Karen Morley
Paul Cavanaugh
Wednes-Thurs
Dick Powell
Joan Blondell
Adolph Menjou
Joe. E. Brown
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