19 Jun 1947
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Newspaper
Brimfield News
Location
Brimfield, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 19, 1947
Page
1
From The Files Gorn 1812 shows oats wheat butter eggs and hogs prices, plus silks and ginghams at Gady Bros Gyre. Weather notes and a Sunday July 4th meeting at the school park led by Rev McIner with Good Government themes. M W A picnic on July 3. cemetery fund at Saturday festival with local performers.
The page records agricultural prices for corn oats wheat butter and eggs in several towns and notes village lighting projects church appointments and local civic events. It mentions Rev Geo Cady named pastor in Cuba and an upcoming college band event with Dorald Hayes Join Babcock and Keith Savage.
The Auxiliary met at 8 30 pm with a regular business session followed by doughnuts and coffee served by Caroline Pacey Lily Halle and others. The next meeting is June 28 at 8 30 pm with officer installation and plans for a trip to Peoria State Hospital on a Tuesday afternoon in July.
A group of Elmwood unit ladies joined a Biatric camp trip to Grive 0 Yaluut to meet State president Mrs Katherine Krogh who gave a talk. Lunch was served by Methodist Church ladies. Attendees included Harnett Rhindy Caroline Brattihe Savage Vera Powers Levine Jones Kathryn Cecn Mary Pollenberger Lily Haller Bridie Pow Kathryn Gliskey Elizabeth Exeria Myrtle Franks Muude Kliegert Pern Johnson. The ladies reported no misfortune and enjoyed the trip.
Voters in the area approve consolidating 12 districts with 162 in favor and 74 against. The Brimfield grade school will host the new district enrollment, using Prescot rooms for extra space. Districts joining include Gilbert Gadbill Pawnhouse Scotland Maple Grove Whitten Radley Bell Shane Bramble and Golden Knoll. A meeting June 19 at Village hall 8:30 p.m. will nominate the seven member board.
Election notice states members of Consolidated School District 307 will be chosen at a poll on July 14. Superintendent Go. Supt. of Schools Downing issues the official notice announcing the board election and date.
At Zion Church on June 15 the regular offering totaled with checks and currency exceeding $60000 for maintenance. Contributions came from Florence Italy New York Pennsylvania Ohio Maryland DC and from Illinois Chicago Evanston Rockford Decatur Rimwood Jubilee Oak Hill and Peoria. Noted contributors include Thomas Lamont of New York Hon Scott Lucas Senator Louis Gromfield a movelist and writer and Dr Keith Chalmera president of Kenyon College. The pastor called Zion an orphan church with many friends.
Laura Items shows Mrs Mary Mitler of Peoria visiting her children for a few weeks. Galesburg people spent the weekend at Dan Kuntz's home. Mrs Harley Reed and Wiley visited Burt Hayward in Peoria Thursday. Mr and Mrs Merle Carter and two daughters from Tulsa are visiting relatives. Ed Jessup of Monmouth attended John Bardy funeral. Esther Miller, daughter of Harold and Mrs Miller, noted. Permilia Lassure of Peoria spent weekend with Corliss Baisure and Earl Meacham family. The Buzivant family hosted Peoria guests for Sunday dinner, then visited Maquan and Br Long.
John A Hardy son of John and Ilea Wodhull Bardy was born in Wanchester Til Oct 33 158 and died at home in June. He lived at a farm north of Laura after moving with his parents in 1872. He served as road commissioner 18 years and on the school board 16 years. He married Katie M Whitaker Mickapoo on Jan 1 1895 and lived south of Laura for 52 years. He is survived by two daughters, a brother, a grandson and three great grandsons. Funeral held at Laura Church July 16 with Masonic lodge oversight. burial in Brimfield cemetery.
A countywide survey of retail food prices in Peoria County is under way with 40 stores supplying pricing data. The Illinois Public Aid Commission conducts these surveys to compare budgets with current costs and adjust aid for changes, relying on dealers’ cooperation to reflect typical purchasing patterns of public aid recipients.
Brimfield fell 3 1 to Ball's Service in a league game at Canton on Sunday evening. The local team earned a win and a tie in related Friday and Sunday events as LeTour Necu Weldera and Giram Walker teams were noted to visit.
French Grove Teante Crarz spends the week at the McClellan Clark home. Mr and Mrs B L Oaken visit Peoria shopping Friday. Sue Smith works in a restaurant in Anton living with her aunt. Mr and Mrs W B Clark were dinner guests of the John Shaffer family. Mrs John Shaffer notes Amy Moore is visiting California with her daughter Knoth Ann. Mr and Mrs Ployd Brittingham and family celebrate their 26th wedding anniversary. Mire Verne Shaffer returns to Peoria last Friday. Their daughter Mea Jim Winters of Sibtey has been with her. Mr and Mrs C Davin and relatives from Pasadena stayed at the Gunter hotel in Alenburg last week. William Kellogg sang in the University of Illinois program Nine Under Par on WGIL Saturday morning. Mrs A Kellogg Gertrude and Dorothy attended the broadcast. Mrs Barold Oakes and Marilye left for Los Angeles via New Mexico to visit her mother. Telephone service for line 45 rates top news this week after January storm wrecked lines. Subscribers include Germans McCoy Smiths and Reeda Oakes Kelloggs Snoddy’s. Dan McCoy visited with aunt Winifred Cramer and daughter Emma Jane Eastzer in Dallas and with Joe Cramer in St Louis. Sarah Elizabeth Burdon of the 1947 nursing class at Indiana University Medical Center has been initiated into Sigma Theta Tau. She earned an A B degree from Fowler University and graduated from nursing school at Bloomington. Mildred left South Bend for Elizabeth N J to work with the Tri State Conference near Port Jervis. The two Burdon daughters are grandchildren of Mrs Maney Marshall.
At the Illinois Methodist conference in Jacksonville last week Walter S. Wright was appointed to the Brinfield Laura churches and Rev Avuntin Rodgera, former pastor, takes over the Baidford Boyd’s Grove charge.
Miss Bertha E. Carter of Brimfield and Louis Lee Stoecker of Princeville wed at Union Church Brimfield in a three o'clock ceremony. The bride wore ivory satin with a pearl tiara veil and carried a pink bouquet. sister Mary Lou Carter attended. The couple’s reception followed at the bride’s home with pink and green décor and peonies.
Mary Lou Kingdon of Whittier is traveling with friend Shirley Snapp for a week long vacation in San Francisco. They fly West er n Air Lines and plan to return via Carmel. Patricia Carnon visits Mt. Pleasant Iowa with grandmother Mra Mell Barty and other relatives.
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