Brimfield Data Snapshots Across Four Decades
The Files itemized local agricultural prices and notable happenings from Brimfield and nearby, listing crops like corn oats wheat and animal prices, plus town news. Events include shipments of fine horses, carloads of steers, shifts in village leadership and infrastructure planning, and a blizzard that paralyzed traffic.
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Gorn
F. G. Campbell
Brimfield
James Hindle
A. D. Bitner
Ella Hall
Etta Stansbury
Mra
A. B.bartlett
Brimfield Wwnship
Forda
Princeville and Elmwood Face Rough Schedule Shuffle
A basketball schedule lists Nov 20 Princeville at home vs Elmwood, Dec 11 Chillicothe away, Dec 21 Princeville home, Jan 8 Ginsford home, Jan 12 uson away, Jan 29 Elmwood home, Feb 2 Magunnon away, Feb 12 Chillicothe home, and Feb 5 Dunlap away. Scores show several close results and mixed outcomes amid a crowded slate.
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Princeville
Elmwood
Williamsfield
Chillicothe
Ginsford
Uson
Magunnon
Caillicothe
Yates City
Slasford
Family gathering honors Pvt Clifford Buskirk at Kewanee home
Mrs Walter Rayfield Mrs Earl Stine and Earlene joined a weekend family gathering at Eldon Buskirk home in Kewanee. A pot luck dinner celebrated Pvt Clifford Buskirk on a fifteen day furlough from Camp Cooke California. About forty relatives and friends attended. Clifford is a grandson of Mrs E L Marvin.
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Walter Rayfield
Earl Stine
Earlene Op
Eldon Buskirk
Kewanee
Pvt
Clifford Buskirk
Camp Cooke
Calif
Clifford
E. L. Marvin
Reasons for Delayed Soldier Mail in War Era
Public complaints about delayed or lost mail to armed forces reflect a shift of responsibility. Mail goes to Army and Navy authorities near camps. delivery to civilians rests with those services. Delays arise from urgent needs, censorship, transfers, ship sinkings, and space limits. V mail gets priority and overseas addresses help. Names of offices and Washington addresses are noted for obtaining service member addresses.
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Armed Forces
Army
Navy
Areecar
Armeed
Adjutant General War Department
Washington, D. C
Bureau of Naval Peracanel
Navy Department
Washington
Marine
Marine Corps
IVF Registrants Offered Industrial Training for War Work
Selective Service Illinois director Col Paul G Armstrong announces an experimental rehabilitation program for IV and V registrants with non remedial physical defects. The plan offers free training and jobs in war production plants, with a list of classified IV men provided to Rehabilitation division. Governor Green urges immediate training offers by letter, while some may be reclassified to I V or II W and inducted depending on medical clearance.
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Paul G. Armstrong
Illinois
Selective Service
Green
Aist
Induc
Tin Can Drive Sponsored By Local High School Club
The Save, Serve and Conserve Club at the high school sponsors a tin can collection drive. Residents are urged to wash cans, remove tabs, and flatten them. Boxes will be available at grocery stores for donations.
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Save
Mrs Rosella Hanlon Hosts Group Before Roderick Cahill's Army Call
Mrs Rosella Hanlon entertained a group of boys at the home of Mr and Mrs Wilson Reinhart on Wednesday evening before her son Roderick Cahill left Saturday for army service. Attending were Rick Savage Lyte Johnson Gerard Blinstey Rolland Catton Bob Cady Bo Reinhart Barry Nordwall Mr and Mrs Fabian Cahill John Gerber and Mr and Mrs M J Reinhart.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rosella Hanlon
Wilson Reinhart
Roderick Cahill
Rick Savage
Lyte Johnson
Gerad Blnstey
Rolland Catton
Bob Cady
Bo Reinhart
Barry Nordwall
Fabian Cahill
John Gerber
M. J. Reinhart
Local residents host and visit across Peoria and nearby towns
Laura Items Mrse Gelleen Brown of Peoria spent the weekend with home folks. Peoria callers included Mrs Richard Emery and Richard. Toulon callers Friday afternoon featured Mrs Fred Jones and sire Edna Reed. Curtiss Laisure traveled to Chicago after his brother's death Monday. Edmond hottman of Chicago visited the Kemper family Sunday. Russell Purcell family and Mrs Edson Purcell were in Peoria Friday. Mrs Jennie Barrett joined Mr and Mrs Lee Burgess of Monica for Kewanee visit Thursday. Dr and Mrs Leigh Beamer of Tingley Town welcomed a daughter born Wednesday February 3. Everett Moffit and family welcomed a daughter at Sevenoaks hospital in Princeville on Monday in the north countryside. Warne Colville of Gatesbury visited Lorance and family Thursday evening. Colville serves in the Navy at Charleston. Hannah Beamer hosted a supper for her niece Mrs Delmar Grossland in Monica honoring John Rook of Brimfield, who left for the Army Saturday. Clyde Naslund, Pennington and daughter, Joe Smith and daughter of Williamsfield dined with Howard Pierson family Sunday. A surprise farewell for Mr and Mrs Fred Fassner drew many guests. Fassner couple plan to move to Brimfield.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hannah Beamer
Delmar Grossland
Monica
John Rook
Brimfield
Potluck Supper By Mother's Club
Brimfield Grade School hosts a Saturday February 13 potluck supper at 6 00 PM inviting all parents and families to attend and bring their own table service for shared dining and good times.
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Brimfield
Eightieth birthday thanks from John Caldwell
A note from John Caldwell thanks friends for cards and greetings on his eightieth birthday. A reminiscence of convalescent typhoid includes a quip about food and a nurse offering tapioca, prompting a witty reply about a postage stamp.
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John Caldwell
Henry and Anita Shearer wedding in Henry
Mrs Carter and Mrs Brinson attended the Henry wedding of Miss Anita Shearer to Z R Dorsey with reception at Webbs Inn Chillicothe. Families including Shaffer and Shaffer relatives planned travel from California via Kentucky. Community members sent cards and visits to Giles Martzief recovering at home.
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Mra
W. E Carter
Anita Shearer
Henry
Z. R. Dorsey
Tou
Briden
Webbs Inn
Chillicothe
Birthday party honors Mrs Prudvence Cecil at Roy Cecil home
Mr and Mrs Roy Cecil hosted a birthday supper for Mrs Prudence Cecil with Cecil relatives and guests including Harold Cecil Andrew Cecil Patricia Nancy Nadine Keith Cecil Nyal and grandmother Cecil visiting from Roy Cek home. Nearby, John Rook celebrated his twenty first birthday with a birthday cake and ice cream at Delmar Grossaint home with Mr and Mrs Russell Spurgeon and Mrs Hannah Beamer Me and Birs Everett Bitner.
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Roy Cecil
Prudvence Cecil
Harold Cecil
Andrew Cecil
Patricia
Nancy
Nadine
Keith Cecil
Nyal
Cecil
Roy Ceck
Hannah Beamer
Everett Bitner
Russell Spurgeon
John Rook
Delmar Grossaint
Women of the factory ceremony highlights long service and humor
John Stidel and William Allen, long serving leaders in the plant, head the event. The ceremony featured the theme song Praise the Lord and Pass the Ammunition sung by the Chicago Board of Trade American Legion Band led by Col Arm F. Band. Henry W. Altorfer presented the event. Norman Mee provided humorous remarks about women moving from the home to the ABC plant duties.
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Chicago Board of Trade American Legion
Col. Arm F. Band
Henry W. Altorfer
Compasasy
Norman Meee
Chicago
Baby Rivard Jr. Funeral in Peoria
Four month old George Day, son of Lieut Rivard and Genevieve Plack Day, of 804 Wisconsin Ave Peoria, died Saturday afternoon at St Francis hospital. Funeral services were held Monday morning at Cluskey Mortuary Peoria by Rev Kane and burial followed in Calvary cemetery.
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Rivard George Day
Rivard
Genevieve Plack
Wisconsin Ave
Peoria
St. Francis Hospital
Cluskey Mortuary
Pan Kane
Calvary Cemetery
Tragic Death of Patricia O Toole at Farmington
Patricia Louise O Toole, two, daughter of John and Florence O Toole of Farmington, died at St Francis hospital Pesria after an illness of six months. Born March 19, 1940 in Canton, she was a parishioner of St Matthew's Catholic Church. Survived by parents, grandmother Mrs Barnard Gilies of Mickapoe, and sister Margaret. Funeral from grandmother's home to St Marys in Kickapoe, officiated by Father Mey. Burial in Kickapoe Catholic Cemetery.
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Patricia Louise O'Toole
John
Florence Giiles O'Toole
Farmington
St. Francis Hospital
Pesria
Patricia
Canton
St Matthew's Catholic Church
Farmingtom
Mra Barnard Gilies
Mickapoe
Margaret
St. Mary’s Gursh Im Kickapoe
Mey
Kiskapeo Catholic
ABC Company Receives Army Navy E Flag at Peoria Plant
ABC Company, Altorfer Bros Co., received the Army Navy E pennant before 2,500 guests at Plant No 1 in Peoria. Brig Gen Donald Armstrong praised the workers for wartime readiness and the tank destroyer force, noting the plant’s role in producing machine tools to defeat enemy tanks. M J Broderick accepted the award, with praise for Clyde Ulrich, John Castricone, and other leaders and a nod to Local 1144 CIO representative Daniel Bronkosky.
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Altorfer Broa. Co
Peoria
ABC
Plant No 1
Altorfer Bros. Co
Donald Armstrong
Ordnance Replacement Training Center
Aberdeen
Chicago Ordnance District
M. J. Broderick
A. W. Altorfer
Ulrich Ang
Armstrong
Altorter Arsenal
Chicago
U.S. Army
Charles Taylor Walter
War Production Board
Msgnia
Ins
Gnoa
Daniel Bronkosky
United Electrical Radio and Machine Worker of America, Cio
Gottlieb Hister
ABE
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Pythias
W. W. Marts
Brimfield Dray
Express
Ed McClellan
Dalesberg
Harry C. Pose
Gerry Scott
Wyoming Pas Herald
Trafic
Lincoln
la Negros Ga
England
Willam and
Mary
Harrison Recomme
Hawaii
Cleveland
Charleston
S.C
Ipa
Davis
IVF
Mierra Hodson
Barriett Krown
Oak
Mab-1
Wyman
Methodist Hospital
America
Laura
Gelleen Brown
Richard Emery
Richard
Mre
Fred Jones
Sire Edna Reed
Toulon
Curtiss Laisure
Monday
Edmond Hottman
James Kemper
Russell Purcell
Jennie Barrett
Lee Burgess
Mra Clinton
Gesset
Husband
Jars Jones
Leigh Beamer
Tingley Town
Everett Moffit
Sevenoaks Hospital
Warne Colville
Gatesbury
Lorance
Colville
S. C
Clyde Naslund
Pennington
Joe Smith
Howard Pierson
Fred Fassner
Dan Kuntz
Paul Noland
Clarke Beiderbeck
Chas Jaques
Jananne McDonnell
Fassner
Mother’s Club
Mary Lou Carter
Helen Bridson
Mra S. A. Kellogg
Altona
L. McClellan
Roy Burch
Mra Forest
Bert McLaughlin
Galesburg
Jesse Peve
Giles Martzief
Dale Murdock
Murdock
John Stidel
William Allen
Stidel
Mr Allen
Machine Shop
Patricia Louise O Toole
ABC Company
Army Navy
Broderick
Clyde Ulrich
John Castricone
Bes
R. B. Roberts
J.E. Welsh
M. D
Illinola
Frederick V. Arber
Arber Johnson
Attorneys AT Law
Odd
Arber
Pendavyis & Anderson
Central National Bank
Hlinda
Cluskey Mortuary Co
Madison St
Ilinois
Res
Gohnnon
DR. WH. Herring
Walter Pacey Dentilar
Bondi
Llinola
Oscar M. Harding
Nat’nal Realty Auction
Reppert
Vecatur
Indiana
E. L. Norman
Tokio
Palace Theater
Gene Autry
Smiley Burnett
Betty Grable
John Payne
Carmen Miranda
The
Rockies
Lionel Barrymore
Phillip
Dr. Gillespie
Ann Sothern
Red Skelton
Panama
Hattie
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