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Newspaper
Brimfield News
Location
Brimfield, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1957
Page
1
A collage of harvest prices and brief local items references corn oats wheat butter eggs hogs and beans across years. Mentions of a pastor call at Richland Center Wisconsin graduates at a school and a high school building milestone appear among weather and market snippets.
A personal message expresses sincere appreciation to the union church committees the Flower committee the Woman's Association and many friends who joined in a June 2 ordination event. Bless you all. Royal LG Pearce.
The Roy Emerick Family and others express gratitude to relatives friends and neighbors for the ecards help and sympathy during the illness and death of a loved one. Sincere thanks are also sent for Mrs Dela Nichol and Mrs Clare Adbogant as well as Mr and Mrs Geo Traver for their kindness.
Charles son of Mr and Mrs Milford Stones of Fullerton California who suffered severe burns weeks ago is improving. Mrs Jones is the former Charlene Kingdon.
Brimfield Community Unit students who ordered annuals must come to the high school office Friday June 14 starting at 9:00 am with receipts and balance due. Office hours are 9 to 12 and 1 to 4:30. Seniors must schedule June or July portrait photos to ensure yearbook deadlines are met.
The Brimfield FHA chapter invites incoming freshman girls to a summer swim and picnic meeting at Kewanee on Thursday afternoon June 13. Cars depart from the high school at 2 00 DST with families encouraged to attend. Mothers may come. transportation and picnic wear provided by Elaine Bamatton. This starts a series of three summer meetings as Eloise Johnson and Mrs Bermalea McDonald attended a planning meeting at East Peoria High School. Plans for the Fall Rally target September 18 at East Peoria High.
Roy Emerick and Tara Edson Purcell visited Peoria Friday. Mr and Mrs Fred Jones called Abingdon Sunday. Mr and Mrs Corliss Laisure visited Kewanee Wednesday. Mrs Hazel Beamer and Florida visitors called at Don Webster's Monday evening. The Miller and Jones families plus Mrs Wm Jones and Tommie spent Friday in Peoria at Cliff Underwood's home. Ray Thomas of Kewanee and Ora Ingles of Galva visited Carey Thomas Sunday. Hartley and Kemper families called on the Wiley Reed family at Williamafield Sunday evening.
Frenc h Grove residents and relatives arrive at the Ed Auten peony fields with social visits noted. Mrs Dottie Clark's father E B Weems of Newtonila, Mc, is improving. Several local families, including Kelloggs and Oakes, are mentioned in church and home visit context.
Brimfield High School seeks past graduates to lend photos for a complete class history. The oldest 1917 image remains. gaps exist from 1918 to 1930, plus 1932 and 1933. Call the high school office with any authentic picture. items will be returned in good condition after enlargement and proper framing.
Ethel Memler, born December 16 1895 in Brimfield, died Friday at Methodist Hospital after a period as a patient since March. Funeral at Union Church conducted by Rev L A Pearce, burial at Brimfield cemetery. Survived by sisters Evelyn Friedlund of East Lansing and Henrietta Memier of Brimfield. Memorial gifts to the American Cancer Society.
Regina Mummert of Princeville died Friday. Funeral services were held Tuesday at the Preabyterian church. Born November 1, 1835 in Jubilee township to Golich and Elizabeth Dell Reicheneker, she was a lifelong Peera county resident. Survived by two daughters Florence Turner of Peoria and Teresa Willard of Princeville, two sons Freya of Wyoming and Wilbur of Princeville, a sister Tiltte Reichene ker et Peoria, and four brothers Late, George Peicheneker et Laura Philip of Peoria and Eramitet Toulon.
Announcement of the Fidelity-Phenix Insurance Co agency sale to Richard R. Savage. The speaker urges continued patronage through Mr Savage. Also notes birth of Dick Savage, a Brimfield High School graduate, US Navy veteran, and experienced insurer ready to serve clients.
A June 3, 1897 news item announced a reception and banquet for the high school alumnae to honor the class of 9. Lois Moore hosted the Saturday event, with Roxana Hayes as salutatorian, Pave Silloway as valedictorian, and members including Delia Hayward Mila red Kel v and Carrie Whitten. The 1896 class featured Rosa Pursell Mamet ongden Gertrude Bowman Mettie Chamberlain Lois Moore and Nettie Johnson.
The Dunlap Grange hosts a Strawberry Festival and Ice Cream social on Sunday afternoon June 9 from 3 to 9 at the new Dunlap Garage Mall on Route 91. Proceeds benefit Grange activities and community programs.
The library reports several memorial gifts of books and subscriptions to honor Mrs H Cadi and Mrs Merlin Parcell. Items include The Day Christ Died by Jim Bishop and American Heritage, with donors Grayce Elizabeth Kohn of Duneland and others commemorating Merlin Parcell and family. Wilma Hayes and Kathy Gass Poll are among contributors.
William Allen Herriott died Sunday May 26 at Behrens Memorial hospital Los Angeles funeral services were held Tuesday. Herriott served 15 years with the Glendale police. He was the youngest son of Ernest W and Dave Herriott. Survived by widow Vivian a son Stephen a daughter Sue Ron his mother of Sealand two brothers Donald and David of Gilet dale and a sister Mrs H R Wilisford of Sepulveda.
The Unce Church announces Daily Vacation Bible School from June 17 through June 28. Sessions run 9:30 to 11:30 DST with the theme Wider Relationships. Classes available for children aged four to fourteen.
St Pauls Lutheran Church will sponsor a Vacation Bible School June 10 21 Monday through Friday 9am to 11am. Each day features Bible stories with filmstrip pictures art projects handicraft songs and games. Refreshments served daily. All Sunday School aged children invited. No cost. Theme: Your Beautiful Savior.
The Methodist church shifts to Sunday Bible school at 9:30 with preaching every other Sunday at 10:30. Kev Harriette Gitter mann, previously pastor at Little York, now leads in Canton. Connected with Norris church, services begin in the new facility soon, with dedication planned for Sunday June 16 at 10:30.
Visitors included Mr and Mrs Sam Downa from Eldridge Iowa staying with Mrs Moon over the weekend as guests of honor.
The Children’s Day program will be held at 10:38 on June 8 at Union Church. It combines church and school service with a program prepared by the primary, junior, and Junior High Departments.
A dated and garbled note praises Fidelity-Pheniz and the agency for retaining clients over many years, noting payments of up to 560000 on individual losses with no quibbles and thanking customers for placing business during the past SI years.
The notices list films from June 8 to June 29 including Desert Song featuring Kathryn Gray and Gorana MacRae Jones, Our Vines Have Tander Grapes with Edwa Robinson and Margaret O'Brien, Master Robert on June 22, Geary Fonda and June 29 With a Song in My Heart featuring Sutan Hayward and Rory Cathoun, all in Technicolor.
A garbled clipping mentions Mva Frank guest of Van Nuys and lists D. B. Johnson as a brother with retarives in the vicinity. The fragmented item lacks clear names, places, or events for a fuller summary.
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