18 Feb 1943
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Newspaper
Brimfield News
Location
Brimfield, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Feb 18, 1943
Page
1
The Files records varied agricultural prices for corn oats wheat rye and eggs plus local events from 1892 1903 1913 1983 and 1933. Entries mention price data for commodities weather sleighing thaw electrical lighting at the opera house missed trips in bad weather and local gatherings including a Woodmen attendance contest and a Fireman's Ball committee appointments.
W N Metowan announces candidacy for another term as Brimfield township highway commissioner. He notes the township ranks among the highest financially on road and bridge funds for 194%, funded with less than a 25 percent regular tax levy over four years, while county reports show other townships at 33 percent for 1943. He urges support at the Republican caucus on February 27, 1943.
A Republican caucus will be held in Brimfield Township at 2 30 pm on February 27 1943 in the Village Hall.
Grand Coulee dam accelerates waterworks on Washington's birthday in 1941 with rapid operation increases. Historical note records the date and national impact of dam activation in the Pacific Northwest. John Quincy Adams dies in 1848, marking a separate historical milestone. Fone a U. S. 178k appears as a fragmented data item referencing fiscal or numeric detail.
Students at Bimfield Community High School run a Save Serve and Conserve Club selling war stamps and bonds. Freshmen raised 133.75 dollars, sophomores 686.10, juniors 477.80, and seniors 320.80, totaling 160.45. Posters by Bertha Reinhart and Delozis Radelif helped promote the drive. The school also collects paper, tin, rubber, and eld alk hose.
The piece notes absenteeism near 7 to 8 percent in October 1942 with shipyards seeing up to 20 percent, linking loss of workers to war effort. It discusses stuttering patients and nervous disorders, veteran service by lawmakers, and college training contracts as manpower strains grow. It ends with Congress initiating a permissive statute to merge Postal Telegraph with another firm to curb losses and preserve facilities.
A series of social notes records visits and audiences across Peoria and surrounding towns. Laura Beamer visits relatives in Peoria while Amy Moore visits her son George Moore. Several callers travel through Wyoming Princeville and Duncan. Local funeral and dinner events are noted, with a church supper raising substantial funds and family birthday observances.
The passage argues Congress should create a practical tax system funding government without harming productive enterprise. It emphasizes perfecting a method for millions who never paid taxes to pay tax on income as earned and calls for removing politics from the formula.
Reed and H K Oakes visited Washburn on Wednesday. Mrs Ralph Workman and Mrs Lumbery of Elmore called on Mrs Thomas. Mrs C F Adams and Floyd Brittingham family visited A R Moore's Thursday. Weekend guests of Mary Alice Thomas were Letha Libby and Della Mae Hart of Dahinda. Mrs C L Mclellan resting at home and hopes to be about by week end. Seaman 2d Class Robert Peterson, California, stationed at Great Lakes, spent days with Mr and Mrs Peter Custer and Mr Eldert. Mrs Fairy Carter and Gene Me and Mrs Earl Carter with Mr and Mrs Dale Welch and Gerald Lee Thursday evening. Sixteen members of the Improvement Society attended a shower for Mrs Myrtle Coe at the Biederbeck home Saturday.
Medical professionals including ana vets abandon practices and endure frontline service with troops. They live in fox holes, fight and die with navy and marines, perform miracles amid blood. Home doctors toil 24 hours daily, sacrificing careers and comfort for wartime duties.
Drivers with Band C books must have tires checked by February 23 under OPA regulations. Bookholders with 4? may finish by March 31. Visual inspections cost up to 25 cents per car, with 50 cents per tire if removal is needed. Post inspection, tires are checked periodically: six months for initial, four months for B coupons, and three months for C stickers.
Community registration for War Ration Book Two runs February 22 to 26 at Brimfield High School with hours 1 PM to 9 PM Monday and Wednesday and 9 AM to 5 PM Tuesday, Thursday, Friday. Applicants must list all family members, Book One numbers, and complete a declaration sheet detailing coffee, canned goods, and other rationed items as of dates in 1943.
The Illinois Council of Defense explains point values are uniform nationwide. Canned soups are rationed while dehydrated soups are not. The program covers canned bottled frozen fruits and vegetables juices dried fruits and canned soups. Evaporated milk is not included. Stamp colors indicate future uses and values.
Jack Fisher a Medical Corps ambulance driver at Camp McCoy writes to Mildred about slow mail delivery misaddressed letters, long shifts seven days a week, and lack of overtime. He describes the hospital complex, nearby routes, and the busy camp life with heat, ash hauling, and nurses to visit points of the camp. He signs as a friend from the front.
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