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Newspaper
Brimfield News
Location
Brimfield, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 13, 1934
Page
1
November shipments from the station include 73 car loads of grain and 17 of stock. The winter term begins with 180 in public schools. Local prices show corn 41 oats 28 wheat 45 butter 18 eggs 20 hogs 4.25. Election results note council and ties. Also mention skating, weather, and a school basketball win.
The Laura school pupils will stage an operetta Peter Rabbit at Grange Hall in Laura on Thursday December 13. The program begins at 8:00 PM and admission is 10 and 25 cents. The Exchange State Bank of Brimfield annual stockholders meeting is set for January 9, 1935 at 2:30 PM at the Community Building.
The Lutheran bazaar and bake sale is set for Saturday December 15 in the Auto Sales Room. A noon meal will include endil sandwiches coffee baked beans potato salad and pie.
The 1934 issue of rules under the Food and Drugs Act by the USDA lists 249 judgments for adulteration and misbranding of foods, but none for honey. C. G. Strieder of the Peoria County Beekeepers Association provided the article.
The Peoria County Beekeepers Association met with H M Evans secretary. Bob White of WLS was the principal speaker. The group heard about disease eradication from Deputy Inspector Trove and officials McLean Woodford and Peoria counties as they prepare for the coming season.
The National Safety Council issues simple rules to reduce December injuries and fatalities. Keep children off streets, ensure ice thickness before skating, improve car visibility, avoid hazardous tree decorations, keep trimmings away from heat, and anchor the tree firmly with bulbs no stronger than a firefly candlepower. Following these tips costs little time or money and can save lives.
The piece argues tax burdens are extensive and indirect, affecting bread, shoes, transport, and almost every purchase. It cites the National Investment Transcript to claim 58 taxes on fare costs and asserts tax awareness could spur policy shifts. It calls for mass public opinion and tax reduction, urging spending less tax money to reduce government costs from Washington to small towns.
The report shows a rebound after 1933 lows as four week spending climbed from 18 million to 19 million and then to 29 million for home construction. By mid November analysts estimate over one million homes could be built, costing about eight billion dollars, if sentiment had not remained weak.
French Grove residents spent time with relatives and guests. A meatcutting demonstration by Prof Sleeter Bulloff in Laura was announced as a Home Bureau project. Local students competed in a Prince of Peace declamation contest, with Kellogg and Oakes families noted among attendees.
The Farm Bureau hosts two talks at 234 N Madison Ave Peoria this week. On Tuesday December 18 C Rhoade dairy extension specialist will discuss beating feed costs and dairy cattle management. On Saturday December 15 at 2 PM T Robbins of the College of Agriculture shares calf feeding and handling tips for the 1935 Peoria county beef calf club to achieve cheap, fast gains for fall finishing.
Mr and Mrs James McGinnis depart by truck and Terraplane for Chicago to settle at 7655 Normal avenue after years of farming in the area. They carry good wishes from many friends and say they are simply returning home to the Windy City where they previously lived. The Chicago bundle is added to keep them informed about their adopted home’s happenings.
A Saturday old time dance at the Community Building features Scoop Galpin's orchestra providing music for attendees. December date noted as the 15th with details read in local notices.
Laura residents note visiting relatives and guests from Texas Joliet and Williamsfield. Events include a school theater in December a meat cutting demo by Sleeter Bull at Jordan's hall and a Christmas bazaar planned by the Laura Ladies Social circle. Dr Nordholtz of Chicago dies suddenly after visiting his daughter in the area.
The St Josephs Church basketball team beat Princeville Alumni 36 to 33 in Princeville on Monday December 10 to post their second win in as many starts. Players on the trip included Father Garrison manager Gerald Coon Eldon German Carl Rogers Paul Lottman Maynard Reinhart Edwin Meegen Robert Carroll and Eugene Coyle. A return game with Princeville is planned for January on the local floor.
Edward James Day died December 7 after a stroke at his home west of town. Funeral services were conducted Monday at ten o'clock in St. Josephs Church by Father Harrison with Mrs Vera Lammera and Mr Hietter leading hymns. Interment followed in Calvary cemetery. Survivors include his wife Anna Redmond Hayes, his son Rivard, stepson Joe Hayes, one sister Mrs Hazel Mulvaney, and others. Pallbearers were Jos Schmitt Jos Stenger Wm Miller John Mulvaney Clinton Day and Edw Meehan.
The Day Rivard Mulvaney family expresses gratitude to relatives friends and neighbors for kindness shown during our bereavement.
Isabell Quinn Johnston was born in New Orleans on August 8 1849. She moved to Brimfield Illinois then Beaconsfield Iowa where she lived for 58 years and died November 15 1934 at her nephew Sam Germans home. Funeral services were conducted at the Beaconsfield Methodist Church with pallbearers selected from relatives.
Schedule lists games for Gtasford Elmwood Chillicothe Dunlap Princeville Maqnon Yates City Gilson Elmwood Coba Giasford and Dnonulap across November to March with home and away notes. Some entries contain misspellings but indicate opponents dates and venues for the season.
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