19 Feb 1942
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Newspaper
Brimfield News
Location
Brimfield, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Feb 19, 1942
Page
1
The Methodist Church will hold continuous worship and church school from 9:00 to 10:30. The W S C S meets at Mrs. Alice Whittaker’s home on Thursday February 19 at 2:00. A Les, Pastor.
Union schedules 10:00 Sunday School on time during Lent and 11:00 Morning Worship with a sermon on the first Lenten theme Nathanael the Devout. The Briesdly Class meets Friday Feb 77 at Mrs Reed Blundy home with Mrs N Bragg as program leader and Mrs Oli Blundy as game leader.
St Joseph Church holds Mass every Sunday at 1:30 PM and 9:30 AM at Williamsfield. Lent services occur each Sunday after some hour at 3:08 PM. Bible classes meet Saturday at 2:30 PM led by Pastor Thomas Barcrison.
Sunday school and worship details are listed with strong Christian gospel language. The piece centers on Jesus as the atoning sacrifice for sin and the believer’s remission through faith, citing passages from Isaiah and Psalms and naming Henry Traub as pastor.
Compilation of service members with unit, base, and location details across multiple posts including Fort Lewis Washington Fort Presidio San Francisco Camp Crowder Missouri Camp Barkley Texas Camp Wolters Texas Camp Grant Illinois Scott Field Illinois Fort Dix New Jersey Patterson Field Ohio and other sites. Includes ranks PFC Corporal Private and staff roles across infantry coast artillery army air forces and ordnance with associated bases and states.
Robert Todd Lincoln died leaving Abraham Lincoln's private records. The article discusses forthcoming disclosure of the president's documents five years from now and the implications for historical insight and family legacy.
A lighthearted column asks what a husband should do when his wife asks him to mind the baby. The briefer vignette explores domestic roles with a humorous tilt.
A recruit reports sickness and cannot eat. The medical officer checks teeth throat and stomach but finds nothing wrong. The explanation comes when the recruit says he has lost his knife and fork, causing the M O to declare the patient fine but hungry.
A countryside gardener wins a prize wrongfully for tomato class after mistaking red currants for a show exhibit. A burglary inquiry reveals an inside job claim, while a host explains a transformed, tall heir in gossip at a dance. A kitchen joke ties sponge cake to neighbor supply trades.
The excerpt recalls George Washington’s late life near Mount Vernon and his 1798 appointment by John Adams amid an undeclared naval war with France. It notes the birth of the American navy, Jay treaty tensions, and Washington’s Farewell warnings. It highlights Lafayette’s help, the X Y Z affair, and Washington as first in peace and war.
A clipped aside notes Busby visiting a chiropodist this morning. The line hints at a serious matter underway, suggesting curiosity about a hidden issue.
A brief quip features a customer noting sausages are meat at one end and bread at the other, while a cashier replies that in hard times it’s tough to make both ends meat. The exchange reflects thrift humor and wordplay without graphic details.
A jumble of humorous exchanges from a domestic setting shows Mrs Brown and Mr Jones navigating air travel couples fights. A tailor coat joke and a theater outing remark underline light domestic comedy. The dialogue pairs include a patient doctor banter and a pun about killing time.
In a playful exchange, a He questions a She about a neighbor in a square. She hints at a circle barrier, noting she may live nearby but does not cross his round boundary. The dialogue riffs on geometric shapes and social space.
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