Local notes and market bits from December papers 1889 to 1929
A collage of items including rail station notice by J F Gunter, short-term residence of Harry McMullen, death of Rev James Ferguson in Facminton, candy orders from Cady Bros, bicycle sales by W Fisher, electric light setup at Cummins, unbroken colt sale by R W Guyer, Mrs C Corcoran moving into Baguat parsonage, December 22 1919 pricing of corn oats wheat butter eggs hogs, amusement plans at community building, Swss (Swiss?) pig sale by Dave Wagner, Jones family moving to Abnguon, December 26 1929 Brimfield basketball win at Yates City, and frigid weather with 0 temperature and snow blockades.
Post Office Mail Closes Early for Christmas 1939
Christmas mail volume leads to earlier closing times at the post office. Mail must be in by 10:30 a.m. for morning dispatch and 1:00 p.m. for afternoon dispatch from December 16 to 23, 1939. Frank W. Clark Postmaster.
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Frank W. Clark Poatmaster
Townsend Meeting and Club Formation Notes
December Townsend meeting praised Dr Townsend for reframing old age pensions as part of a sound economy. A Townsend Club is planned in Brimfelé with thirteen members already committed and Mrs Mimmie Tenoery serving as temporary secretary and treasurer of the club.
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Dr. Townsend
Brimfelé
Mra
Mimmie Tenoery
Millbrook Grange Hosts Oyster Stew and Gift Exchange
At the next regular meeting on December 26 Millbrook Grange members cook and serve an oyster stew. A program and a 10 cent gift exchange follow the ladies exchange gifts and the men do likewise. The third card party will be the Zist.
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Zist
Band Lessons Tuesday Schedule Change
A note indicates Band Lessons and Begrover's Lessons will occur on Tuesday January 2 in the afternoon instead of Friday of that week, adjusting the usual schedule.
Coral protection beliefs and sourcing in Mediterranean trade
The Washington Post notes that coral is valued by many Italians and Indians as protection against the evil eye. It explains that the world’s red coral comes from Mediterranean African reefs and is chiefly obtained by Italians.
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Mediterranean
Africa
Washington Post
Brimfield Tops Elmwood In Exciting Game
Brimfield defeated Elmwood 47 to 23 Friday night before a large crowd. Dungan and Luthy led with 19 points each as Elmwood never recovered after a 12-12 early tie. Welsh added 6, Shaffer Endres 2, with Cahill, McDonough, Savage and Fisher contributing. Brimfield improves to 2 wins 1 loss in the Kexapou Conference.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brimfield
Elmwood
Crimson Tide
Dungan
Luthy
Welsh
Shafferland Endres
Cahill
McDonough
Savage
Fisher
Braamer
Welsh Iouthy
Savage Budren
Basher Sbatier
Peoria Farmers Profit From Wheat Loan Advantage
Peoria County farmers using AAA wheat loan show a gain over harvest prices, with Haller and Fabrikopf noting margins of about 14 to 27 cents per bushel after storage and costs. A meeting at the Farm Bureau building Peoria will discuss 1934 crop forecasts from USDA and state colleges, with local officials presenting supply and price outlooks for Peoria County crops and livestock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peoria County
Amers
Chas Haller
Surean
Harrison Fabrokopf
Ilimoia Grain Corporation
Hicarro
Illinois
Central and
Southern Illinois
Peists
Fabrikopf
IAA
Farm Bureau
Peoria
U. S Department’ of Agriculture
Pekin
W Whiseand
Wyatt Arhbaugh
Dao ‘Ag
Maurice Aatmes
Dunlap
Christmas Spirit Echoes Across Sea and Shore
Poetic meditation on Christmas as inner peace and faith, invoking heavenly hosannas and the enduring spirit that unites people from Manhattan canyons to distant ships. It recalls the sacred season dwelling in the heart and the courage to hear the heavenly host.
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Manhattan
Local residents and visitors spend holidays in Galesburg area
Laura ltems Mr and Mrs Wiliam Chapmag spent Thursday ip tenta Mr and Mra At a Dunivant wee Galesburg caliers holiday moron Mr. and Mra. Everet Moffittere liwing to the Raymund Barnett oouse. Hugh Wycoff of Forest Cry spent Sunday there with his father Dave Wy coff. William Clinch of Oak Hill called on his daughter Mrs. Ruth Moore and family Friday. Mr.and Mrs. William Duffy of Peoria spent the weekend here at the Ed Kalb home. Mr and Mrs. John Smrith Mrs. William McDonona and Jamita Mosher spent Friday in Galesburg. Mr. and Mrs. Walt Spellman and son of Galesburg spent the week od at the George Lorance home. Miss Phyllie Beiderbeck of Eureka spent the week end with her folks Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Beiderbeck. Mr. and Mrs. Clareyce Beiderbeck were delegates at the State Grange Convention held in Sterling last week. Mr. Frank Read arrived here Fs. Gay moving from Long Beach California to spend the holidays with her parents, Mr and Mrs Dao Kuats.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Everet
Raymund Barnett
Walt Spellman
Galesburg
George Lorance
Misa Phyllie Beiderbeck
Eureka
Clarence, Beiderbeck
Ciareyce Beiderbeck
State Grange
Sterling
Frank Read
Gay
Monday Is A Holiday Observed December 1939
The Christmas holiday led to postal observance with Post Office windows closing at 9:00 a.m. and no rural delivery service.
Shower for Recent Bride Honors Mrs DeFord at Brimfield
A miscellaneous shower was held Sunday December 17 at the H D Cosa residence in Brimfield to honor Mrs Eileen DeFord. Guests enjoyed banco and a dainty luncheon after an afternoon of socializing, with a large group of attendees including Ruth and Bernice Brage Kathryn Lindstrom Margaret Bowman and many others from Brimfield Peoria Elmwood Wyoming Canton and Laura.
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H D Cosa
Eileen DeFord
Banco
Dainty Lynch
Ruth Ara Bernice Brage
Kathryn Lindstrom
Margaret Bowman
Margaret Parcell
Bernlice Miller
Brimtell
Betty Schal_ithe
Alice Tully
Peoria
Louis, Whittaker
Laura
Louise
Carrie Coon
Elmwood
Dorothy Keistadt
Bernice Johnson
S. Genevieve Clark
Mildred Coon
Brimfield
Dorothy la Follette
Kathryn Cox
Wyoming
Janet Hinmel
Canton
Mionie Coon
Mildred German
Helen Clark
Mra Charolotte Blundy
Irene Moon
Reed School Pot Luck and Christmas Program Friday
Reed school district invites families to a pot luck supper on Friday evening followed by a Christmas program. A gift exchange is planned for December 22, with the event featuring community participation and festive activities.
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Reed
Scift
Local News Briefs and Community Notes
French Gove Jack Telchers out of school last week with tonsillitis. Dr. and Vere McCormick of Bloomington were visitors at Stanton Moore's. Mrs. Lane Clark and Mr. and Mrs. R. Clark plan to Missouri for the holiday with relatives. C. B. Walker, father of Mrs. Fairy Carter, died at home last Saturday night in Canton. The neighbors extend sympathy to Mrs. Carter and family. The local school hosts a Christmas program at the schoolhouse Friday night after a pot luck supper at 8:30. The Improvement Society plans a holiday party Thursday night, December 28 at the McClellan home with supper, gift exchange, and committee entertainment. Eleven little girls helped Mary Lou Carter celebrate her 8th birthday last Saturday at her home with games and refreshments. Loren Oates of New York City and Andy Olson of Washington, DC spent the weekend with Loren's parents. Monday they began a westward trip, with stops in Omaha, Lyon Valley, Idaho, El Paso, and Joe, New Mexico, ending with a visit to Dr. Harold Oakes.
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C. B. Walker
Fairy Carter
Tie Home
Canton
Mary Lou Carter
Loren Oates
New York City
Andy Olson
Washington, D. C
Loren
Omaha
N B
Lyon Valley
Ida
Olson
Ida Iho
California
el Pano
Texas
Harold Oakes
Joe
Mex
Shane District Christmas Program Set For Friday Night
Shane District Herman Somth and family visited the Meury Smith residence on Sunday. W Bennett and family and Mrs. Timmerman were in Peoria Christmas shopping on Saturday. Mrs Timmerman from Peoria visits with her daughter Mrs. Sam Pallister and family. Mrs Geory Kelateadt and son Clarence and Mrs. Sam Pallistis and daughter Violet were in Peoria Monday. The Shane District Christmas program is scheduled for beat Friday night at 7 30 with only the school children entertaining.
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Herman Somth
Bartonville
Meury Smith
W Bennett
Mrs. Timmerman
Peoria
Christman
Timmerman
Sam Pallister
Geory Kelateadt
Clarence
Sam Pallistis
Violet
Shane
Golden Wedding Celebrated Sunday By Laura Citizens
Emma V Reed and Robert P Carter will mark their Golden Wedding on Christmas Day 1939? The note says 50 years after 1889, with family honorees Harold Gelvin and Reed Carter. They lived in Lacra, earlier Touton, retired from farming, now host a family celebration at the bride’s parents home in French Grove.
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Laura
Joseph Reed
French Grove
Emma V. Reed
Robert P Carter
Lacra
Touton
Santa Claus Arrives in Springfield Holiday Fest
Christmas lights and a pig evergreen mark Main Street as Santa Claus is set to arrive Saturday December 22 near 7:39 pm, weather permitting. The Legion organizes the annual town celebration with a short program at the tree and a treat for children, inviting all ages to relive youth.
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Santa Claus
Jolly of
Saint
Srimfield
Legion
Princeville Opens New Money Exchange
Princeville welcomes a newly organized Money Exchange offering checking services. The institution aims to fill a local service gap since the bank holiday. Owner and manager J R Stephensos of Dunlap says he will work closely with a local board of trustees.
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Princeville
J. R. Stephensos of
Dunlap
Vesper Concert At Union Church Sunday Afternoon
The Union Church hosts a candle light service of song at 5 PM Sunday in December. The adult choir performs the sacred cantata The Christmas Vision by Roy E Nolte directed by Miss Kathryn Lindstrom with chorus, solos, and vocal duets and quartets retelling the Christmas story. Everyone is welcome.
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Union Church
Roy E Nolte
Kathryn Lindstrom
Basketball Schedule Notes From Local Games and Tournaments
The schedule lists games from November through February with results and locations. Teams include Vistoria Princeville Yates City East Peora Gorona Chriati Dunlap Elmwood Chillicothe Glasford Danlap and Glastora with dates such as November 17 and January 8 through February 16. Travel sites show home and away fixtures with mixed scores like 31 17 and 30 41.
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Vistoria
Princeville
Yates City
East Peora
Gorona Chriati
Elmwood
Chillicathe
Also Mentioned on This Page
J. F. Gunter
Harry McMullen
James Ferguson
M. K
Facminton
T Cady Bros
W. Fisher
Militar Tract
Will Lamb
Cummins
R W. Guyer
D&miap
Mrs. C Corcoran
Baguat Parsonage
Dave Wagner
A Jones
Abnguon
Snoz
Townsend
Millbrook Grange
Kimwood Secbnads
Biifield
Quartera Brimfield
Eawood
S20derson
Whea
Laura Ltems
Wiliam
Chapmag
Galesburg Caliers
William Clinch
Oak Hill
Ruth Moore
Mrs. William Duffy
Ed Kalb
John Smrith
William McDonona
Jamita Mosher
Reed School
Jack
and Vere McCormick
Bloomington
Stanton Moore’s
Lane Clark
R. Clark
Missouri
the Improvement Society
McClellan
Shane District
Hineas
Carter
Thia
Harold Gelvin
Reed Carter
Hem
Phinae
R. B. Roberts Sr E
Brimfelo
Tars
J.E. Welsh
Soi
Llesia
W.E
Linois
Frederick V. Arber
Bodad
Acber, Pendarvis & Anstem
Illinoisa
Geo. W. Chluskey
Calta
Vinseler
Fil
DE E.R. Clay
Veteinarian
Brimfield, Illinois
Gohnnon
Briargeld
Miinois
Dr. W. H. Herring
Walts&a Pasey
Bondi Building
Galesince
Iinow
G.mwroe
Robert Armet
Mary Carlisle
Call A. Messenger
Vincent Lope
Orel
Douglas Fairbanks. Jr
Ee Croft
Jean Rogers
Jane Withers
Riu
Yiur
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