Memorial Day address noted in Moore's Hall
The Files reports Rev C B Johnson delivered the Memorial Day address Sunday after Moon in Moore's Hall. It also notes Dr. A A Knapp locating in Brimfield for hospital work and mentions local farm updates, the powder factory progress at Kram Station, and graduates at Galesburg High School with Vella Martin as valedictorian.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rev
C. B. Johnson
Moon
Moore’s Hall
Kram
Vella Martin
Galesburg
Victory Garden Tips and Newborn Announcement
Instructions for tomato and cabbage worm control using soap suds or clear water spray, plus home remedies to deter butterflies. Also notes for eggplant spraying with arsenate options and a repeat-spray suggestion. Ends with birth announcement: Mr and Mrs Keith Cady of Rockford welcomed a son on June 1, joining brother Pau Keith visiting grandparents Mr and Mrs H C Cady.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Keith Cady
Rockford
Pau Keith
Brimfield High School Grants Twenty Six Diplomas
Twenty six graduates of Brimfield high school received diplomas in a Thursday evening ceremony. Dr Joseph B Rosemargy of Peoria delivered the address on Creating Your Own Place while Ruth Casson sang and a brass ensemble provided music. Several graduates already entered military service or naval programs, underscoring wartime reconstruction themes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brimfield High School
Ruth Casson
Chas. E. Dunlevy
Joseph B. Rosemargy
First Methodist Church
Peoria
Charlene Kingdon Leaves for Los Angeles Railway Post
Charlene Kingdon departs Friday morning from Laura with her mother Mrs Charles Kingdon and Linda Carol to join the Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe Railway in Los Angeles as a teletype operator. She will arrive in time for Wednesday evening graduation exercises.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charlene Kingdon
Charles Kingdon
Linda Carol
Laura
Los Angeles
California
Charlene
Atchisec Topeka and Santa Fe Railway
Rogdon
Walter
Traub Family Furlough Amid Illness at Home and Hospital
Paul Traub spent a furlough week at home with Rev and Mrs Henry Traub while his illness prompted hospital treatment. The brief note records his presence and ongoing medical care.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul Traub
Rev
Henry Traub
Ars Traub
Why Argue The Obvious About Retail Distribution In War
A wartime piece argues that retail distribution, supplying clothing, food, and goods, is as essential as shipbuilding. David R Crazy, president of the American Retail Federation, says retailers are the quarter master to civilians and pressure to avoid minimizing distribution efforts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Kaiser
David R Crazy
American Reta Federation
Galesburg Visitors and Local Visits Highlight Week
Galesburg and nearby towns see a flurry of visits as Laura Stems and others travel, with Mrs Wayne Colville hosting family, James Porter visiting Toulon, and many residents calling on relatives in Peoria Williamsfield Elmwood and Est Moline. Michigan and Detroit connections noted through Paul Kemper and Bert Strickland, plus a ten day furlough for Corporal Anton Opplez at Camp Livingston.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul Kemper
Detroit
Mich
Frank
James Kemper
George Moore
Marianne
Elmwood
Wm. Clinch
Anton Opplez
Camp Livingston
Tony Opplez
Doris
Don
French Grove Laura Home Bureau Meets at Mrs Carter Home
The Laura Home Bureau gathering occurred at Mrs Fairy Carter s home on Tuesday. Attendees included Verne Shaffer Stanton Moore and John Shaffer calling in Galesburg Friday. Several members visited relatives in Elmwood and Chicago during the week and past week callers included Amy Moore Owen Warble and others. The Improve ment Society met at Mrs Ela Keliosg s home last Thursday with plans to bolt a strawberry ice cream event and clothing for Kemmerer Home to be collected at the July meeting hosted by Mrs Mabel Mott.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shaffer
Amy Moore
Owen Warble
Robert Carter
Reed Caster
Harold Gelvin
Improvement Society
Ela Keliosg
Ference Rice
Ruth Oakes
Blanche Oakes
Louella Carter
Marilla Sticke
Barbara Smith
Georgia Shaffer
Decoration Day program pared by rationed gas crowd
Rationed gas kept many city folks away and planting delays kept farmers in fields Sunday, reducing the Decoration Day crowd. Yet many gathered for music by the high school band, Rolland Cady’s solo, and Rev Chas E Dunlevy’s address. The Reverend Thomas C Harrison gave the invocation and benediction as General Orders were read and Best presided.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rolland Cady
Chas E. Dunlevy
Methodist Church
Thomas C. Harrison
O. B Overen
J. Fonald Best
Schools Close For Summer In Rural District
The local high school closed last Thursday drawing students into farm programs or city office jobs. Several women teachers relocated for fall, including Miss Stigall to Washington Illinois, Miss Bergtold to St Louis, Miss Allen to Mt Zion, Miss Mauck to Owensville, and Miss Lidstrom to Galesburg. Bergtold and Allen return in fall. Stigall becomes a high school English teacher in Washington.
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Qor Gtvétts
Miss Stigall
Henrietta
Miss Bergtold
St Louis
Miss Allen
Mt. Zion
Miss Mauck
Owensville Lod
Miss Lidstrom
Galesburg
Bergtold
Telephone call reaches Charley McCartney in Canal Zone
A call to Charley McCartney who is among engineers in the Canal Zone was completed within two hours on Saturday. Mrs McCartney placed the call from Brimfield Friday evening but overseas calls were halted at midnight and the office notified. The call resumed Saturday morning and she spoke to her husband in remarkably short time given the distance and conditions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charley McCartney
Canal Zone
Mra McCartney
Brimfield Exchange
Elmwood Dinner Honors Two Birthday Celebrants
Mrs Willard DeFord hosted a dinner at her Elmwood home last Wednesday entertaining Mesdames Irving Bragg George Corney J W Murder and Grover Tat Mage. The gathering celebrated the birthdays of Mrs Bragg and Mrs Corney in a pleasant social event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mesdames
Irving Bragg
George Corney
J. W. Murder
Grover Tat Mage
Willard DeFord
Elmwood
Mra Bragg
Mrs Corney
Free Outdoor Pictures Start This Summer at Park Avenue
Merchants and business houses sponsor free outdoor sound pictures again this summer. The first show on June 5 features Park Avenue Legger with Geo O'Brien and Beatrice Roberts. On June 2 Turf Boy offers a heart warming race horse story.
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Park Avenue
Mrs Frank Slayton Rites Held at Elmwood Funeral Home
Funeral services for Mrs Frank Slayton were conducted at Patterson Funeral Home Elmwood with Rev W Harvey Young officiating. Burial followed in Elmwood Cemetery. Survived by husband six daughters two sisters a brother twelve grandchildren two great grandchildren and a son Harry who died in infancy. She was born Dollie Tucker November 22 1869 in French Grove and wed Frank Slayton January 20 1898.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Slayton
Patterson
Elmwood
W Harvey Young
Chillcothe
Brimfield
James McAinty
Earl Miles
Otto Windish
Rudolph Savage
Charles Travis
Ray Lynch
Mrs Slayton
Dollie Tucker
French Grove
John and
Mary Nelson Tucker
Reed School
Slayton
Husbanay
Frances Trowbridge
Maquon
Mabel McKinny
Mary Ragadale
Varcey City
Ruth Hoyt
Winsten McCartney
Garrie Kingdon
Srimfield
Wm. McMullen
Wm. Machin
Williamsfield
Glenn Tucker
Harry
Tax Equality in Pay as You Go Tax Plan Draws Ire
Public opinion favors pay as you go taxes but officials oppose it arguing for equality before the law in taxation. Critics say the Treasury Department plan would impose double taxes on one person while forgiving another, undermining justice regardless of amount.
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Equality and Justice
Treasury Department
Red Cross seeks small quilts for hospitals
The Red Cross requests readers provide 4 by 6 inch washable quilts or robes to cover knees of wheel chair patients. Deliver to Mr. C. D. Forney for distribution by the Peoria County chapter to army and navy hospitals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Red Cross
C. D. Forney
Peoria County
Army and Navy
Local Family Guests and Returning Service Members
Richard Hannon and daughter Jean along with Mrs Eddie Nelson and Joanna of Minneapolis were recent guests of their parents. Cpl Eugene Coyle of Camp Hood Texas visited his parents Mr and Mrs Joe Coyle. Ray Gelling came back from Marfa Texas after his son Ray Gene Gelling earned his wings and became a second lieutenant. Lt Gelling finished training in twin engine planes and was assigned to Marfa from Pecos Basic Flying School. Mrs Robert Beat left for a visit with her husband at a Mississippi army camp.
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Richard Hannon
Jean
Eddie Nelson
Joanna
Minneapolis
Geo Wagner
Cpl
Eugene Coyle
Camp Hood
Texas
Joe Coyle
Ray Gelling
Marfa
Ray Gene Gelling
Gelling
U Pon
Pecos
Mra
Robert Beat
Mississippi
Also Mentioned on This Page
A. A. Knapp
Cook County Hospital
Mrimfield
McCabe
A J. Blair
Opera House
Brimfield Bus Co
Weil
Jenry P. Tally
United States
Syria
Dante Boone
Kentucky
Pershing
London
San Francisco
U. S
Robin Moor
Atlantic
Robert Gadv
Armed Forces
Curtis L. Cady
John Francis Kingdon
Army
Rchard Savage
Navy
Veima 4Lien
Ired Stemman
Wayne Colville
Claude Lorance
John Whittaker
Princeville
James Porter
David
Toulon
Olive Brown
D . Mich
Robert Smith
Sam Williams
Wm. Chapman
Mina Vire
Mia Jones
Wm. Jones
Billie
Paul Burgess
Donald Kacer
Hester Weir
Claude Loranze
Marjorey
Charles Carter
West Jersey
Jennie Barrett
Gina Strickland
Est
Bert Strickland
Laura Home Bureau
Fairy Carter
Mars Forrest Dady
Vilas
Ralph Calet
Mesdames Verne Shaffer
Stanton Moore
John Shaffer
Mary Lou Carter
Bert Hawley
Kobah Oakes
Kobah
Gertrude Kellogg
Chicago
Wheathan
Mra Slayton
St. Francis Hospital
R. B. Roberts
Ilinois
J.E. Welsh
M. D
Brimfield, Illinoie
Frederick V. Arber
Arber Johnson
Attorneys AT Law
Yadd, Arber, Pendarvis & Anderson
Central National Bank
Bidg Peoria
Illinoia
Cluskey Mortuary Co
Madison St
Illinois
Res
Johnnon
Dr-Wah-Herring
Yates City
Walter Pacey
Oscar M. Harding
Jad Fal Alinsts
Nat’nal Realty Auction
Reppert
Vecatur
Indiana
Palace Theater
Elmwood, Illingts
Claudette Colbert, Joel McCrea
Palm Beach
Sun-Mon-Tues
Mickey Rooney
Andy Hardy
Weaver Bros
Elvira
Mountain Rhythm
Ellen Drew
Richard Denning
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