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Brimfield plans ban on fire-crackers until July 1
Local village board restricts fireworks through early July while residents note social visits from Peoria and Chicago. The report also covers tax payment deadlines, a tax sale start date, and a Pekin marriage of Prof. Lewis Dierck and Merlin Terhune, with Dierck’s ties to the Choral club noted.
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Harry Fuson
Peoria
Brimfield
Lewis Dierck
Pékin
Merlin Terhune
Sparta
M. E
Pekin
Diercks