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Newspaper
Brimfield News
Location
Brimfield, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 28, 1944
Page
4
Rental and sale notices list a six room house with phone 68R4 for John Murdoch, Brimfield tree topping and cavity work by L. T. Barnett, rewards for Lott Silver wings about three inches, Farmall tractor for sale, baby buggy and clothing items, various furniture and livestock notes, and a sewing machine repairman visiting Brimfield January 3 with Brimfield News address for repairs or sale, plus Brimfield phone numbers and incomplete names.
The piece lists numerous holiday homecomings and family visits across Peoria Morton and surrounding towns. It notes furloughs for servicemen, Christmas dinners at multiple homes, and greetings to and from relatives including the Lottman, Endres, Shane, McCartney, and Garson families among others, with church and social club mentions and thanks from Star carriers.
The schedule lists games from November 14 through February 17 with locations in London Mills Washburn Elmwood Chillicothe Princeville Yates City Farmington Elmwood Glasford Dunlap and Glasford. Key events include the Princeville tournament December 19 to 22 and the Brimfield tournament December 29 to 30.
Josephs Ghurch holds Masses every Sunday at 7 30 and 10 30 with many in Williamsfield at 9 00. Catechism occurs Saturdays at 2 15 led by Patber Thomas C. Garrison, Pastor.
Union 10:00 a m Sunday School and 11:00 Moraotog Worship with the sermon God Requires the Paat. Mr Hargreaves thanks friends for greetings and Christmas remembrances sent to the parsonage. Hargreaves Paintor
The Methodist Church announces Sunday school at 10 00 a m followed by a preaching service at 10 45 a m led by Dr J Wesley Oborn Minister.
A 10:00 am sermon discusses seasons of 1945 and urges mindful living to avoid future regret. It cites Genesis 41 9 and Pilate while stressing that memory of faults can haunt unless washed away by faith in Christ and divine forgiveness.
Public sale lists 133 head of livestock including 30 head of Shorthorn cattle 3 horses 100 hogs and a full line of farm machinery. Items include two tractors Juha Deere G on rubber and International F120nated 8 tandem disc 3 bottom plow 3 row rotary hoe corn planter rubber tired wagon corn dump manure spreaders tractor wood saw and more. Also 60 laying hens oats corn baled straw loose clover hay and some household furniture. Lunch provided. Beeny Aunt Ted Dungan Clerk.
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