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Newspaper
Brimfield News
Location
Brimfield, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jul 27, 1944
Page
4
A fragmentary dialogue shows a new neighbor’s beverage described as very bad. A person recalls visiting last evening, receiving a drink that was hard to finish, while another asks about personal grooming and suggests considering bathing as a topic.
A playful exchange features Harry asking if secrets can be kept, Mary affirming, and Harry confirming his own ability to keep one. The dialogue centers on trust and secrecy in a light humorous tone.
A farmer voices skepticism about divine provision while a preacher praises Providence’s care as all-sufficient. The dialogue centers on gratitude for daily sustenance despite hardship, with the farmer expressing concern over corn and livelihoods.
An old joke montage frames a courtroom scene with a judge asking why a long-married couple seeks separation while the defendant cites hunger as motive. Interludes feature a taxi dash and a doll ar debt punchline as lapses of logic reveal comic tension.
St Josephs Church holds Masses every Sunday at 7:30 and 10:30. Williamsfield also hosts a Sunday Mass at 9:00. Father Thomas Barriaon serves as pastor.
Union church announces August changes with Sunday School continuing at 10:00 a.m. and worship at 11:00 a.m. The 11:00 a.m. service will be withdrawn while classes remain for all. Pastor Tr. Hargreaves leads, with strong men and women’s classes available.
The Methodist Church holds a Sunday service at 10:00 with worship at 10:45. Communion Sunday observed next week with baptism and reception of members. A called business meeting of officers follows services. Rev. Wm Herrington preached Sunday morning. A furloughed soldier was baptized and joined the church, pastor Chas E Dunlevy reports.
Local society briefs list Sgt James Boyd visiting friends, a Royal Nieghvors meeting, and multiple trips among family and relatives across Peoria Williamsfield and Washburn. Appendicitis operation at St Francis Hospital, hospital stays, boat training completions, and a large wartime fix include many names, visits, and transfers, with farming weather notes and a baby announcement.
The piece extols hope and quiet waiting as Christian virtues. It likens sharing light in darkness to spreading hope and encouragement, notes self-control and patience as essential Carisan traits, and emphasizes the certainty of eternal life through faith in God as promised by scripture. Authored by Henry Traub, Pastor.
Fresh cow for sale and Avon products offered by Mrs Forrest Wicht. Sewing and dressmaking by Maxine Cecil. Tree work by L. T. Barnett. Boys’ brown Oxfords and rubbers size 2 1/2 available at News office. Reward offered as News office seeks owner for a set of car keys. gas coupons unavailable.
Sunday lessons in Christian Science churches centered on Life as divine, eternal Mind. Key Bible verses include John 10:7 10 28 29 affirming life through Christ and abiding protection in God’s hand. Edifying passages from Science and Health describe Life as divine Principle without beginning or end.
The Brimfield Legion Post asks residents to salvage paper magazines cardboard tin cans and rags. The notice ends with light banter between Sarge and Rookie and a playful bet about predicting a game's score.
A brief quiz item asks who was the last premier of Free France before Petain. It includes true false about Stalingrad as the high water mark of the Nazi invasion and asks for the common name of the M1 rifle. It also queries the Madagascar location off which coast among South Africa India or Norway.
The reader lists four items with scores and labels: Paul Reynaud as item one, True as item two, Garand rifle as item three, and South Africa as item four.
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