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Newspaper
Brimfield News
Location
Brimfield, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 07, 1934
Page
1
A telegram from A G Black of the U S Corn Hog Administration informs Peoria county farmers that contracted acres may be used for forage after a recent modification. Planting dates for fodder corn and grain sorghums will be set soon, allowing pasture and hay harvest on contracted land even in a normal idle season. If rain occurs, farmers may sow soybeans for hay on those acres.
Rising corn prices and feed shortages across the corn belt push farmers with government corn loans to seek releases. The Peoria County Farm Bureau reports many requests to secure releases from the Commodity Credit Corporation via local banks. The procedure requires the bank to notify the CCC that payment is ready. only then may the seal be broken and corn delivered. The CCC in Chicago notes about 200 daily release requests.
The eighth grade graduates of the county prepare for Saturday’s commencement at Peoria High School. Thirty nine students average 90 or higher on the county superintendent’s exam. Brimfield town ship lists include Thomas Day Donald Hayes and other graduates from Brimfield Graham Cady John Babcock Margaret Reinhart Harriett Miars Donald Corney Max Dun can William Reed Merlia Gutshall Opal Burcham Marie Jones Augustus Risius Rudolph Naomi Tucker from Gilbert Daggins Symonds Shane Cahill Cahill Kathryn Reents Lowell Notzke Bramble Lucille Talbert Philip Maddox Poland Gladys Doering Kickapoo Millbrook township lists include Donald Garrison Velma Thomas Kilmore Nightingale Roba Kellogg Richard Wormoest John Wolf Elva Camp Brench Grove Earl Carter Keith Carter Margaret Kelley Evelyn Gessel Donald Miller Laura Joseph Carrell Scotland Berneice Reich Maxine Savage Campbell
A Peoria County Farm Bureau report cites Illinois Agricultural Association notes that owners of government loaned sealed corn are liable for the loan if fire destroys the crop. In Lee County, P. H. Dunphy lost corn secured by a government loan but insured, assigning the claim to the Reconstruction Finance Corporation. The insurer with CCC protection holds subrogation rights and may pursue the owner for loss recovery if fire occurs. Farmers with corn loans are warned to protect themselves against losses.
Residents report a week of extreme heat with temperatures reaching 100 to 106 degrees. Livestock feed and water scarce, hay, oats, and wheat ruined, corn stunted without rain. Farmers plow oat fields, plant forage crops, and replant corn as wells and cisterns run dry. Dew on grass would ease conditions.
About 2100 University of Illinois students receive degrees at the sixty third commencement. Urbana Champaign departments grant roughly 700 degrees next Monday while Chicago divisions confer around 400 degrees in medicine dentistry and pharmacy. Dr Arthur Hill Daniels acting president delivers addresses in both cities. Brockway Roberts of Brimfield earns medical certificate. Loren Burr of Galesburg graduates with a B S from Champaign after a Knox College background.
Miss Maxine Lierle daughter of Mrs Suzan Lierle Clay of 502 Illinois Avenue married Joseph L Williamson at the Peoria Heights church parsonage on Saturday May 12 Rev Burgess officiating The couple now reside at 713 Spring Street Peoria Star.
Community notices report Maxine Camp recovering from measles and various neighbors visiting. W M Carter improves at home while Mrs Will Clark returns from hospital. Frank Carter and Canton relatives hosted visitors. A festival program invites all to the 49th annual French Grove Church event this Thursday evening.
Oak Grove School known as Keighan School in District 17 announces the third annual basket picnic on Sunday June 17 with noon dinner. All past and present teachers pupils and district families are invited and asked to bring table service.
Leonard A Blanchard passed away at the Buehler home in Peoria on June 3. Memorial services were held at Winzeler parlors with interment in Springdale cemetery. He is survived by his wife Punnie Blanchard of the Buehler home. He was a familiar figure here, often visiting his niece Mrs Maude Bouimes.
The 49th annual festival featuring strawberries ice cream and cake will be held at French Grove church on Thursday evening June 7. Amy Moore leads the Improve ment and Missionary Society committees. A program is planned and all 18 and older are invited. Mr and Mrs Ruesel Swarts of Peoria visited A S Nichols home Friday.
Laura Items Tom Miller and family spent Sunday afternoon at Bert King’s home. Mr and Mrs Corliss Laisure shopped in Peoria Friday. A Children Day program is set for 16 00 Sunday Jupe 10. Dan Kuntz family visited his sister in Eureka. Winsor Jones and boys called on relatives Monday. Nelma May Barrett of Corydon Iowa visits John McKravy’s home. Charles Calhoun and Patricia left for Mississippi to visit relatives. Wm Jaques of Emwood called on Charles Jaques. Frank Hanson of Bloomington visited the Riel home Wednesday. Wm Reed Mrs Per Rice and Mrs Frank Riel were Peoria callers Tuesday. Maude Henderson of Winner South Dakota visits W C Reed. Robert Hughey and baby of Peoria spent Sunday with Ida Dimmick. Harold Gelvin was a Donner guest of Raymond Jordan. John Sargent of Farmington called on Alan Dunivant Saturday evening. Floyd Bryan of Atkinson Kansas and Mavce Owens of Garnet Kansas visited H E Barrett Thursday afternoon. The Jones family reunion was held at Lake Story at Gylerburg with multiple family attendees.
Peoria county launches its war on chinch bugs with eleven meetings held in farms and towns this week. The demonstrations cover how bugs operate and ways to reduce damage, led by farm adviser J. W Whisenand.
Mr and Mrs Royce Allen of Roseburg Oregon called Saturday or Mrs A S Gerriott. Mrs Allen was formerly Miss Jessie Wickwire and taught in the French Grove school. They drove from here to Reynolds to visit Mr and Mrs Guy V Pettit.
Mrs A C Cady died at her home in Kewanee after a year and a half illness. She was born in Andover New Jersey on June 24 1865 and moved with her family to Galva where she married to Mr Cady in 1891. The family later lived in Shelbina Missouri before settling in Kewanee in 1911. Surviving are her husband four children Archie C and Lawence C in Kewanee Ella Mae Mrs Gerald McDaniel of Taylorville and Lyle F in Kewanee plus five grandchildren. Funeral held Monday at the First Methodist Church with Rev A H Smith officiating. Burial in Galva cemetery.
Peoria Star notes a Peoria school club of boys pledged to protect birds by paying water bills and feeding cats to deter hunting. It urges Brimfield residents to join, warns against air rifle violence, and laments neighborhood bird deaths as mother birds struggle to feed their young amid cat predation.
Friday and Saturday events drew the senior class and guests to the Community Building and Palace theater. Dr Walter Briggs of Peoria delivered the commencement address, with El McKinney's orchestra providing music for a party and dance. The Nichols home hosted seniors and juniors after a decorated celebration in yellow and lavender, featuring games, contests, ice cream, cake, grape juice and mints.
The local Red Cross Chapter supplied textbooks for a Home Hygiene and Care of the Sick course for high school girls this winter. The graduates are Catherine Carrol Rita Cahn Mildred Lottman Ruth Mendenhall Martha Manoz Nellie Pacey Betty Schulthes Esther Tucker and Janet Tolly. Instruction was led by a registered nurse from Peoria.
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