Try 7 days of FREE access to billions of articles

Start Free Trial

Brimfield News in Brimfield, Illinois

We have 16,533,978 pages in Illinois

View this page and access billions of articles with a 7-day free trial.

Start Free Trial

This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!

Start Free Trial

Cancel anytime, risk free

Not what you were looking for? Search our billions of articles

Advanced Search

Articles on This Page

This newspaper page contains 24 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.

Newspaper

Brimfield News

Location

Brimfield, Illinois, United States of America

Date

Dec 31, 1936

Page

9

Lutheran Church Sunday School and Divine Service

Church notes announce Sunday School at 10 a m and divine service at 10 30. Henry Traub is the pastor.

Divine Service Henry Traub

Methodist Church Morning Worship and Sunday Services

Morning worship at 8 30 with sermon Facing Our Task Church School at 10 30 This is your first chance to attend church services in 1937 Stirtthever right by attending church the first Sunday Fred Reed Pastor

Church School

St Joseph's Church Mass Schedule January 1937

Masses set for January include 8 and 10 o'clock services at St Joseph's Church. Sunday January 3 Masses at 8:00 and 10:00 led by Father Thomas C. Harrison, Pastor.

Thomas C. Harrison

Union Church Sunday Services and Endeavor Notes

Union Church schedules 10:00 Sunday School and 11:00 Morning Worship. Junior Christian Endeavor meets at 5:00 Sunday evening. Senior Christian Endeavor listed for 30 pm. The Friendly Class must leave their dish towel with Mrs. A S Nichols by the year’s start.

Junior Christian Endeavor The Senior Christian Endeavor A. S Nichols

Christian Science Lesson Sermon Reflections on Doctrine

The December 27 Christian Science Lesson Sermon cites biblical verses from John and Timothy and passages from Science and Health by Mary Baker Eddy. It emphasizes abiding in the doctrine of Christ and following the straight and narrow way of Truth through Mind as the authority guiding health and morality.

Churches of Christ Mary Baker Eddy

Catholic Daughters Meet on Second and Fourth Thursdays

The Catholic Daughters of America hold meetings in the club room of the Community Building on the second and fourth Thursdays each month. Sara Reed serves as Regent and Nellie Carroll as Historian.

C D.of A Sara Reed Nellie Carroll

Modern Woodmen Camp Meeting Notice

The M W A Camp No. 847 meets at the Community Building in the club room every other Tuesday evening. V C Rudolph Savage, H B Bowman, Clerk.

V. C Rudolph Savage H. B. Bowman

Camp No 203 R N A meets on first and third Wednesdays

Camp No 203 R N A holds meetings on the first and third Wednesday afternoons monthly in the club room of the Community Building. Oracle Eva Clark serves as Keeper of Records, with Carrie Arber as Recorder.

R N. A Oracle Eva Clark Recorder Carrie Arber

WRC Schedule and Officers for Cady's Hall

The WRC meets on the second and fourth Wednesday afternoons of each month in Cady's hall. President Mary Sollenberger serves as president and Alma Ellis is secretary.

WRC Cady's Hall Mary Sollenberger Alma Ellis

Quarrel Over Snoring Leads to Threats Aboard

A brief exchange reveals a man warning another that he could be put to sleep after a quarrel. The other replies with relief that the threat was not carried out, noting the snoring claim.

Woman’s Intuition in Nature Awe Inspires Humility

A Santa Fe Magazine excerpt notes Jones finishing a 400 page book “The Wonders of Nature.” The remark praises nature as marvelous and stupendous and contrasts it with human insignificance after reading. The quote frames nature as a powerful trigger for humility.

Jones Santa Fe Magazine

A Familiar Noise With Him

A dialogue notes a nightly roar disturbing sleep and a parent walking the floor with a restless child until quiet. The exchange underscores parental care and household routines in response to a child’s noises at night.

Daddi Baltimore Evening Sun

On His Way a Man Follows the Woman in Alarm

A woman reports being followed by a man while walking, describing multiple checks to see if he was approaching. Police inquire and document the incident as a safety concern. No further details available.

Very Thoughtful Exchange Sparks Campaign Speech Idea

Miss Cayenne dismisses a campaign speech plan saying she lacks luck charming men to make a hit with a crowd. The exchange notes her partner’s thoughtfulness including last winter buying coke to ease his wife’s coal shoveling burden.

Miss Cayenne

Plane talk couples in crash scene spar over signaled turn

A dialogue exchanges blame after a collision as a woman asserts she signaled first and a man counters that her signal misled him. The two discuss misunderstandings amid the tense moment aboard the Saratoga.

Whimsical Exchange Sparks Outdoor Bliss Idea

A playful line pairs a question about bliss with a reply about worms and air rifles. The remark suggests a rustic outdoor or hunting mood, humorously contrasting simple pleasures with practical gear. No further context provided.

Starting Young

A kindergarten class is tested on money knowledge as a teacher holds a half-dollar and asks for its value. A student from the back row quickly answers with a single word, “Tails,” revealing the coin side choice or outcome.

Reformatory Pattern Goes to Father for Good Conduct

A mother berates her son using the example of his father who has just earned two years off his sentence for good conduct. The exchange reflects penitentiary reform attitudes and family consequences.

Global locales and stats from early 20th century records

The notes list a 10 PM curfew in Johannesburg for natives, Panama City growth from 700 in 1913 to 11 000, long bookshop-lined streets in Tokyo and Osaka, London County’s planned education spend near 70 million dollars, Caspian Sea oil near Baku at 2150 feet offshore and 2200 feet deep, and Yokohama population rising from 450 000 in 1923 to 700 000.

Panama City County of London England Yokohama Japan

Global At A Glance Public Road Miles And Transport Shifts

Figures from various regions show Great Britain with 178 507 miles of public roads while Iceland's fishermen catch 50 002 tons of sea fish last year. Greece moves to modern farming gear as Britain still operates 1200 horse drawn vehicles on rail. South Africa’s Transvaal produces most coal as Hawaii sets boxing rules and North Wales donates 1200 acres to the government. Istanbul bans day horse drawn traffic with red at night.

Iceland

New Ideas Highlight Micro Precision Device Advances

A starvard professor perfects slicing to 1/25000 inch due to a new process. A glare tolerance measuring device is patented. A self rolling pneumatic wheel container speeds freight, transferring between streetcar and truck.

Starvard

Hudsons voyage and the disputed Sandy Hook channel

The 1609 log of the Half Moon by mate Alfred Juet notes three rivers near the New Jersey coast. Rutgers maps from 1777 and 1778 by Ber Ratzer show Sandy Hook as a peninsula then an island with a sea channel created by a breach in September 1778. Historians debate which waterways Juet meant.

Alfred Juel Henry Hudson New Jersey Rutgers University William Fadden Charing Cross London England Bernard Ratzer King’s Army Sandy Hook Man Island Hudson

Tasmanian devil described as ill natured and vicious

An Indianapolis News writer portrays the Tasmanian devil as a hostile, untamable pouched mammal native to Tasmania. The animal is described as large, powerfully built with a thick black coat and white markings, attacking caregivers and strangers alike. It was a pest to sheep breeders and poultry raisers during early European settlement, now rarely seen in the wild.

Tasmania Indianapolis News

Lammergeyer Feared by Children of Europe

Washington Star columnist W H Shippen Jr notes that the lammergeyer or bearded vulture inspires fear among Southern European mothers who warn children of its winged terror. Scientists counter that it prefers turtles and marrow bones, dropping prey to crack it on rocks. The bird, Europe’s large raptor, has a ten foot wingspan and nests on inaccessible crags.

Europe W. H. Shippen, Jr Washington Star Lammergeyer North Africa Asia

Also Mentioned on This Page

Lutheran Church Methodist Episcopal Church Fred Reed Paator St. Joseph's Church Union Church Christian Science Churches Christ Catholic Daughters of America Royal Neighbors Women’s Relief Corps Dodgers U. S. S. Saratoga Mickie Johannesburg South Africa Tokyo Osaka Caspian Sea Baku Russia Great Britain Greece British Railway Transvaal Hawali Boxing Commission North Wales Istanbul Turkey Island Fussner Elmwood Illinois Dette Brimfield Elevator Travis Grocery Christian Science Monitor Monitor Christian Science Publishing Society One Norway Street Boston Massachusetts Terraplane and Hudson Red Crown Kendall Oil McCartney’s Sewon Wajestic Gleaners Dungan Lumber Yard
Search Courier

Search the Brimfield News Today with a Free Trial

We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.

Not Finding What You Were Looking for on This Page of The Brimfield News?

People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!

Looking Courier

Browse Newspapers

You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!

By Location

By Location

Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.

Browse by Location
By Date

By Date

Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.

Browse by Date
By Publication

By Publication

Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.

Browse by Publication