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Newspaper
Brimfield News
Location
Brimfield, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 15, 1939
Page
5
The 1889 festival netted $50 as harvest work continued with 25 to 30 employed on H O Burt’s strawberry crop. The Congregational church hosts a sermon from Sev. Mr. Guion, and Dr. J O Waddell maintains a private practice in McCabe block.
Shifting local notices report visits from Shane residents to Peoria and French Grove. Mr and Mrs Henry Smith celebrate their 80th wedding anniversary in Peoria. Merle Wallace and little Roger A Wallace receive hospital care. Verne Lauderbeck sends Shane district news week by week to keep readers informed.
The readable fragments hint at a note or notice referencing the month of July and various garbled words. Entities and concrete details are too unclear to identify a definite event, person, or organization.
The Brimfield school boards release the new faculty list led by Supt. P. E. King. Velma Alien teaches Mathematics and 3 others in home economics while Miss Dean arrives from Warren Community High with twelve years of experience. Grade staff unchanged with Metz Tth 8th, Talmage 5th 6th, Miars 3rd 4th, Hayes 1st and 2nd. Lindstrom Melani and Brasmer also teach music and athletics in the grade school.
Eighth grade graduates received diplomas at the County Commencement exercises held Saturday afternoon in Woodruff High School Peoria. Rev J B Rosemargy delivered the address at First Methodist Church.
Annual Peoria farming tour to the College of Agriculture will be held Wednesday June 21. Attendees meet the farm adviser at 9 30 a m in the new agricultural building. Tour led by a game with demonstrations on 63 year old soil plots cattle feeding tests dry lot and grass crop varieties and soil treatment comparisons.
Officials outline a cold storage plan aimed at farmers with about 85010 cubic feet of rented space and details on how the facility will operate, pricing, and eligibility for producers.
Local residents report hospital discharge and recovery. Betty Carter stays with Magaretta Carter in Peoria. 4-H club meeting at A. Kelley home. Edward Gee plans a two week trip west to the San Francisco fair. Loren Oakes visits relatives. Harriet Reed visits Jacksonville. Grover Kenoyan and Kennedy McKinty guest at Charles Thomas home. Yoiced Shorthorn sale held in Galesburg. McClellans enjoy Hudson River trip from New York to Albany. Ralph Carter and Gladys Carter visit. Gladys heads to summer school in Boulder. Robah and Anna Oakes visit from Chicago. Robah Kellogg to Wheaton for summer vacation. Keith Arnold attends Go-Getters Club party with 350 carriers at WMB broadcast, skating at Fernwood then lunch at Bishop Cafeteria in Peoria. R. E. Gray of Peoria visits. Alice Dawson and Stella Maher attend funeral for Rosina Holt at Texas Methodist Church. Gene Johnson and Aura Heskett visit S. O. Cady in Galesburg. W. E. King and J. W. Smith guests at J. M. Stenger home. Ralph Ball and Mrs Ball visit from Peoria.
Four plants with gradually increasing output discussed meat storage practices. Meat carcasses are chilled then frozen at 100 below zero, cut and wrapped for storage in customer lockers priced from about 9 to 142 dollars per year. Cutting and wrapping costs around 11 cents per pound. Mr Shuman envisions space for lockers and possible service in Peoria County.
Laura Items James Kemper spent Sunday with Mr and Mrs Cliff Leach in Peoria. Lon Webster and Leigh Beamer were business callers in Galesburg Tuesday morning. Ray Bonglas is exploring a vacation from mail carrier duties this week. Mr and Mrs Ray Douglas left for Missouri for a week with relatives. Mrs Harvey Woodard and daughter Gloria left for Seminole Okla for an extended visit. Roy White William McDonna and Edmond Lottman made a business trip to Davenport inow Thursday. Edith Emery of Galesburg spent Thursday and Friday here with her mother Mrs May Emery. Mrs O T Weir of Gatesburg spent Thursday there with daughter Mra Claude Lorance and husband. Mr and Mrs Ott Mosher and family of Williamsfield were Sunday dinner guests of Mr and Mrs Johonie Smith. Mr and Mrs Dan Kuntz attended graduation exercises at Champaign Monday. Their son Chester graduates this year. Mr and Mrs Joe McCoy of Brimfield and Mr and Mrs Jam Schneider of Minonk were supper guests of Mr and Mrs Edmond Lottmans Thursday night. Attendees at the tour al services for Jim McCauley held at Elmore Saturday morning included Bessie Mannie Harry Stooks John Elliot Roy White and George Moore.
The notice announces no band rehearsal or classes on Friday June 16 and that activities resume Friday June 23 with a band concert on June 24. It calls for a baritone saxophone player and directs interested readers to see Mr. Melonisa on Fridays.
The eighth annual aluo mo reunion of former pupils teachers and families from district 17 will convene at Bell school formerly Keighin school on Sunday June 18. A basket dinner at noon will be followed by a program.
The annual Home Bureau meeting takes place Tuesday June 26 at Arcadia Presbyterian Church 300 W Arcadia Peoria. It opens at 10:00 a.m. and continues until 11:30 p.m. Luncheon reservations should be made early.
A new store is being prepared in the Mande Richards area with shelves and counters installed. Ralph Carada plans to operate a cash and carry style market there. The facility will feature modern furnishings and is expected to open soon.
James P McCauley aged 74 died Wednesday evening at the home of his nephew E J and Elisabeth Winchester in Elmore. Born March 21 1851 in Ohio he trained as a teacher before owning multiple stores and serving as Elmore postmaster. He was a longtime member of Eimers Methodist church and Elmwood Masonic Lodge. Burial was at Glendale Cemetery Elmore.
Camp Shaubena near Galesburg has improvements including a lake water pumping system a new 40 foot boat landing dock and wooden floors for tents. Miss Bobbie Lass Miss Leon Nelson and Aunt Laura Green return as directors with a strong counselor corps ready for three camp periods July 17-23 July 25-August 3 and August 1-11.
Ruby Broninga returns home for the summer after completing her junior year at Illinois State Normal University. She is a member of Pi Omega Pi, and has recently joined Kappa Delta Epsilon and Kappa Delta Pi honorary societies.
A crowd from St Joseph's church Dramatic Club enjoyed a Brookfield Zoo trip on Sunday. A Black Haws bus carried the group with Les Hartley driving the lead car.
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