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Newspaper
Brimfield News
Location
Brimfield, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 29, 1949
Page
4
Local residents report Christmas visits and family milestones from Minnesota to Peoria. Births, anniversaries, and wedding anniversaries are noted alongside travel to Florida and Missouri. Community members from Dungao, Clark, Miller, Cady, Snider, Goudy, McCartney, Reicheneker, and others are listed with holiday plans and visits.
Stewart scores 187 to lead high individual in a Ladies' League game as Serican Welsh adds 66 for teammates.
A Millbrook Grange group held a Friday night caroling event to raise funds and spirits, presenting polio patients Dean and Bernard Green with a gift from Grange friends as a form of future support. A Christmas care party at the Brimfield Legion Hall is planned with homemade candy for sale and a large turnout urged.
St Josephs Church announces Sunday Masses at 7 30 and 10 30 with weekday Mass at 8 00 and holy days at 6 00 and 8 00 Father Thomas C Garrison serves as pastor Williamsfield Mass is at 9 00.
Sunday worship at the Methodist Church begins at 1:00 am with Pastor Fred Wyman presiding. Sunday School follows at 10:00 am.
Union 10:00 a m The Sunday School Henrietta Memier Sept 10 00 Morning Service The regular Sunday morning worship services will be held on January 4 Dr Clarence W Schroeder of the Bradley faculty will be in charge of the service which should be of interest to every member of the church Give the year a good start by being in your place at church on the first day of the year.
A church announces Sunday services with Sunday School at 9 30 and Divine Worship at 10 30 led by Vicar A Welch. The notice invites parishioners to attend the morning worship and classes.
Zion Episcopal Church resumes vespers with services at 4:00 PM on the first and third Sundays. Rev. Donald Meermans serves as vicar.
The note lists corn varieties with percentages and counts, likely from an agricultural report. It mentions New Corn No 2 and Bar Corn with 70 percent and 11 percent values, plus an unfamiliar entry Oais Nee Beaus 2 0.
For sale purebred collie male pup three months old Mrs Jas Andrews Oak Grove sale three weeks old Duroc feeder pigs stags and more. Registered collie puppies male and female sable and white 25 phone reads listing multiple buyers and items including ducks geese washing machine and cocoa. Reunions and visitors noted from Chicago to Normal with many families traveling for holidays. Hog usefulness emphasized as farm waste to product.
Historical notice mentions Charles Miles and I. P129 marking a cast-iron James Olive patent from 1868 aimed at hardening iron for improved wear resistance and cleaning. The sermon subject for January 1 in Churches of Christ Scientist centers on God with biblical and science text citations.
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