Brimfield concert and weekend gatherings noted
A community page records a band concert in Brimfield on Saturday night while celebrating the Fourth of July in Brimfield. It also lists many local residents visiting relatives in Peoria and Chicago, plus travel notes, church and social events, and a feature on weed control, town beautification, and farm conditions across Illinois with mentions of fields and crops affected by weather.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brimfield
Illinois
Corn
Brimfield 4 H Club Elects New Members And Attends Camp
Brimfield Girls 4 H club met at leader Mrs Julius Shaw home on June 15. President Karlene Collins opened the meeting. Two members absent. New members inducted. Talks covered first aid Hazel Collins bound buttonhole Ear lene Collins pasteurize Millie Gallister pinning on a pattern Berta Slocum. Games and refreshments followed. Earlene Collins and Arlene Shaw chosen for three day camp at Shau bena. Mrs Shaw attended as councilor. Reported by Arlene Shaw.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brimfield Girl's
Julius Shaw
Karlene Collins
Hazel Collins
Earlene Collins
Millie Maxne Gallister
Berta Slocum
Earlene Collings
Shirley DeGoot
Arlene Shaw
Shaubena
Quotations on Freedom and Justice from U S Leaders
A compact montage of lines on freedom justice and faith attributed to Montgomery Wendell Phillips Lincoln Benjamin Harrison and H W Beecher Each quote links righteousness obedience law and divine guidance to national conduct and moral strength. The set reflects early 20th century reverence for religious ethical governance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Caton
Abraham Mincoln
Earth
Benjamin Harrison
H. W. Beecher
Community Classifieds Fragment Summary
Local notices list items for sale including clarinet, furniture, doors, fencing, a tractor, farm equipment, and livestock. Rentals mention a Herriotthouse property. Several names appear with addresses and phone hints, plus a call for 100 detasselers around July 10 and repair services for drapes.
Auction A12 o'clesk on Saturday June 27 at Mra A 8Herrriott
Auctioneered household goods include antique beds dresser sets wall mirror dishes Bavarian and Austrian ware sewing machine hall tree sideboard cupboard oil burner heaters dressers lamps chairs rockers bed stools springs cot ladders garden tools canned fruit cook utensils bookcase music cabinet stove pipes rug carpet linens and more. Cash terms. M R Clack, Auct.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mra
Herriott
Anniversary Fish Fry At Ekena Home
Mr and Mrs Arthur Ekena hosted a Saturday night fish fry at their home to celebrate their anniversary. Attending were the Clarence Ekena and Harvey families, Mr and Mrs Chas Ekena, Wilbert Phillips and family, Dichie Phillips, Mr and Mrs K Weight, Mr and Mrs Harry Ekena of Peoria, and Mr and Mrs Cecil Miles and son of East Peoria.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Don Carnoey
Wilbur Tatly
Scott Field
Bob Daum
Gene Coye
Mrs W. Richardson
Daytona
Florida
Earl Overend
Richardson
Ida Clark
Mrs. Overend
Stenger
Jubilee Park
M. Stenger
Karl Christian
Beverly
Karl
Jim
R. Anu
Ralph Hall
Roy Cecil
Harold Cecil
Andrew Cecil
Nadine
Keith Cecil
Nyall
Clinton Curran
Macomb
Harry Wilkey
Muriel
Chillicothe
Barry Wilkey
Eas Peo Ta
Enetey Pulico
Gerald
Kenneth Pullen
Peoria
Bert Knight
Arthur Ekena
Ekena
Clarence Ekena
Harvey
Chas Ekena
Wilbert Phillips
Dichie Phillips
Lois Summer
Dell Furguson
Bloomington
Lois
Tell Belcher
H. Neikirk
Market Data Snapshot for Wheat Grades and Yields
The Market section reports new ear 2 at 16 percent, new shelled No 3 at 7 percent, No 1 shelled at 79 percent, and data 44 for wheat with a 104 percent yield figure. The figures reflect grade and condition notes from the market bulletin.
Local Social Roster and Visits Across Town
Items of interest recount Sunday visits by Mr and Mrs Arthur Ekena and families at Mapleton with Mary’s parents, plus gatherings with Goetze and Welch families. Notes on trips, a Peoria funeral, a county civilian defense meeting, and wedding anniversaries mark the civic social scene and local travel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur Ekena
Mapleton
Mary
Mir
Philip Goetze
Himwood
W. Harding
Ralph Beasmer
G H Heinz
Odesse
Also Mentioned on This Page
Johnson-Arber, Inc
Brimfield Elevator Company
Charles Stewart
Rostell
Royan
Megiensa
WMBD
Parkside
The
Irvin S. Cobb
By Irvin S. Cobb
Montana
American News Features, Inc
Nigat
Marietta Edwards
Edna McCoy
Fred Maher
Chicago
Walter
Peggy Cole
Pontiac
Mr. and
Mra Grea Shane
Pauline Mather
Laura Best
Kickapoo
Sennetta Ginger
Sanday Ginger Gueats
Mrr
Bob Bear
Wilson Reinhart
Heinz
Henry McCartney
Mabel Notzze
Dauughter
Luella of
Barlington
Iowa
Notzxe
G. C. Blundy
Eldon
Joe Coyle
Prophetstown
Willard Bloody
Jack Baker
Nancy
Bert Slocum
Berta
Moline
Singing Sands
Saugatuck
Michigan
Lorene Pacey
Galesburg
Chalmer Forney
Gyures Tolks
Standard
All Sweeney
Mobdigas
Phillips
J. D. Wycoff
DeWitt
Los Angeles
Calif
Donells Aircraft Plant
University of Southern California
Ihs
Marengo
Kenneth Walthers
Leo McKown
Mr. Grover Talmage
Norma Spurgeon
C. R. Spurgeon
Walter Rayfield
Fred Walliker
Gilson
Mabel Wyman
Eugene
Mystic Walliker
Thomas
Mabel Maher
Mesdames C.D Forney
Pearl Murdoch
Penrietta Guyer
Jud Harding
Ocoion
Mary Adams
Eva
Princeville
Henry Kelstadt
Bernard Fuchs
Feoria
Bernard
Will Fuchs
Atlanta, Ga
Fuchs
Feeser
East Peoria
O. D. Edwards
Ross Porter
Pratt
Kirkapoo
Norbert Pratt
Navy
A. E. Babcock
John Babcock
John
Coast Guards
Delbert Patty
C. W. Porter
Kewanee
Delbert
Charles H. Maher
Walter Maher
Hammer Maher
Judith Kay
Williamsfield
Leila Maher
Springfield
Bill Scuarotung
Walter Neel, Jr
Brimfield Girls
Montgomery
Wendell Phillips
Por Sale
Ruth Reed
Herriotthouse
Tucker
Midway Tavern
A. T Babcock
International
Korze Grawn
Horace
Oscar Harding
Osk Hill
Sol
Bragg
Detasselers
Precai
Barold Sh Saler & Bro
Rimwood
J. R. Brasmer
M. R. Clack
Church’s Butter
Ideal Coffee
P&g
Carson’ Cash Food Market
Brimfield News
Mitdred Pacey
Brimfield, Pont
Joseph Garrell
New Viceana
Joe Carroll
William Dell
Elmwood
John Rook
Chas. Welch
Clarence Kelstadt
George Tennery
Russell Snea
Eureka
Aire Chas Ekena
Funer Ol Gictad Madertwig
Gene Coyle
Scott Miela
Fx. Sill
Oklahoma
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