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Newspaper
Brimfield News
Location
Brimfield, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 22, 1944
Page
4
In a push to defend electric service, the Society of Spooks and Spectres blames unemployment on too little gloom. The piece argues electricity banishes fear and preserves jobs, praising utility workers who keep power cheap and steady during wartime. It concludes with a radio program note for Report to the Nation on CBS.
Local society notes from Burlington Iowa list visits and guests including Mabel Notzke and Louella, Lt and Mrs Donald Hayes with a newborn daughter, Amboy gatherings with J E Travis, and numerous calls by Pacey, Endres, and Talmage families. The column covers travel, leave from service, camp news, and community events with neighbours, picnics, and church plans.
A wartime appeal urges the public to collect and deliver kitchen grease to the salvage depot at Carson's store. Demand rose after a first call, with grease needed daily for battlefields and hospitals to support troops.
A brief dialogue exchanges a quip about civilization with a sharp wartime tone. The two lines feature a character named Jerry remarking that someone should start civilization, framing a dark historical undercurrent.
Classified fragments show items for sale and services including a fresh cow with calf, metal ice box, bragging about 20 acres of land, tree work, and a five room house plus farm buildings. Several names appear: Mrs John OToole, Hubert Oakes, L. T. Barnett, Brimfield, Earl Maher, Mrs Ross Porter. Also listings for a pure bred Hampshire hog, pasture mix of clover and timothy, and spring fries delivery.
Dialogue heavy fragment shows characters discussing proposals and last resort actions. A humorous exchange features Sonny and Mother with lines about eyes nose and ears. Rastus and Sambo joke about fish halibut and a butcher clinging to a price.
Mrs Smith asks if the new school teacher is the mother of twins and Mrs Jones replies she only believes half of what she hears in a lighthearted kitchen‑table moment.
A witty exchange shows a newsboy and a man debating speed at counting change. The boy jokes about being out of practice, while the customer remarks on others who say to keep the change. It captures a light, period-voice street scene.
A playful exchange unfolds as a lady asks for dry goods and the grocer clarifies this is a grocery. The humor centers on misheard requests and a pun about dried apples to soft music. Jones riffs on musical instruments, revealing the joke about second fiddle.
Weekly update shows Wednesday evening figures for corn shelled No 2 at 107 per unit with 76 percent moisture, ear corn No 2 at 81, wheat 1 at 58, beans at 85, hogs at 60, and other data including November data and new rates subject to confirmation.
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