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Newspaper
Brimfield News
Location
Brimfield, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 17, 1943
Page
1
Green Lake on Knoxville Ave floods again with rain hail and lightning. Community gears up for July horse races as fast horses groomed and Old Settler’s Picnic committees named. Miss Flo Bowman joins Glencoe schools. Talbert Husi completes Louisville pharmacy course and Knox College chess star to Illinois State Meet. stores plan Thursday half days in July and August.
Roth Knight invited Verna Jean Edwards, Patricia Dungan, Shirley Harkless, Lois Harkless, Betty Howe, Bernice Johnson, Dolores Jordan, Yvonne Lanove, Willadean Reinham, Berta Slocum, Darlene Soltenberger, Jeanne White and others to a June 9 birthday party. They played games, then enjoyed birthday cake and ice cream, and the hostess received many gifts.
This editorial envisions the flag as a living symbol of land and people across America. It links the flag to coast to coast scenes, labor, duty, sacrifice, and shared ideals, celebrating liberty justice and unity while urging dedication to defend the nation’s ideals. Reprinted from the June 4, 1910 New York Times editorial and circulated by readers.
A wartime exhortation urges citizens to allocate all extra income beyond basic needs to War Bonds. It promotes payroll savings as the easiest method to support soldiers on the fronts and asks readers to figure the rest themselves.
Names and relations of residents from Peoria Chicago Toulon Maquon Elmwood Williamsfield Monmouth Galesburg and surrounding areas visit relatives and hosts on various days including Tuesday Saturday Sunday and Wednesday. Several households are listed with guests and family groups such as the Carters Lottmans Porters Kemper Burgess Purcell and Reed among others.
Nancy Knight marked her ninth birthday on June 15 with a group of young friends. Jeanne Clark Donna Clark Shirley Culbertson Judy Vanoue Nancy Jane Meyer Jerry Tosh Helen Turner and others joined in games and cake ice cream. Gifts were given to the birthday girl by her guests including relatives and friends.
Four eighteen year olds win induction into the army this week. Johno Francis Hingdor son of Mr and Mrs Raymond Kingdon Carl Hasselbacher son DT SY GEn Mts Dave Hassetne and Leonard Baysingar son of Mr and Mrs Leonard Baysingar plus Junior Johnson youngest son of Mr and Mrs Velde Johnson left for service. Junior recently graduated Brimfield High and attends Western State Teachers College at Macomb and had just registered for his senior year when called. He has been a member of the Army Reserve.
This Saturday night feature is Frontier Town starring Tex Ritter with his famed horse White Flash. The film screens as the Saturday program at the cinema, highlighting Ritter’s Western adventure.
French Grove residents and visitors are listed including Mrs Jim Anderson visiting Mrs Florence Reed, Donald Thomas helping with farm work, and Mr and Mrs Peve and Stubbs families spending weekends with local residents. Notes mention Keokuk visitors, Feltons from Chicago and Princeville, and Billy Shaffer called to Naval Preflight School in Austin Texas. French Grove Improvement Society plans a June 24 meeting and festival proceeds for cemetery benefit with an 7 o clock serving time and invitation to attend.
The annual Strawberry and Ice cream Festival, started in 1885 in French Grove, will be held Friday evening, June 18 at the church. Proceeds aid French Grove cemetery upkeep. Barbara Smith and Mrs John Shaffer organized the program featuring instrumental and vocal acts, readings, and an accordion role. Tickets are 4Sc.
The Trivoli Victory Mother a Club sponsors a Father's Night program and refreshments at Trivoli M4 EB Church on Friday evening June 18 at 8 pm. Past Dept Commander Cation of the American Legion will speak. The family is cordially invited.
A historical note on aviation and medicine describing how pilots endure extreme altitudes and strains. It explains that modern airpower relies on medical science and doctors who know flyers by name, monitoring progress through records and logs.
A series of local social notes recount visits and greetings among residents including Mr and Mrs James Alien and Sandra, Mr and Mrs Willard DeFord, and Mrs Jepaie Curley. An electrical storm interrupted work, farmers plowed corn, and funeral services for Mrs Andrew Stenger were held at St Marys church in Kickapoo. Four 4-H girls attend camp at Shaubena near Galesburg with county home adviser Antisdel and volunteers serving as counselors.
A fragmented quotation argues there should be no special privilege in America and stresses the government’s obligation to all people. It asserts that true progress comes from genuine national unity, not self serving interests, and envisions a brighter era of prosperity and social gains.
A fragmented line suggests guidance on how much beyond 10 percent of family income to allocate to War Bonds from each payday, urging readers to calculate how much they can invest beyond the baseline limit. The text hints at wartime savings and financial planning for households with multiple workers.
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