28 Jun 1928
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Newspaper
Brimfield News
Location
Brimfield, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 28, 1928
Page
1
Construction crews continue on 91 east of town with shoulder gutter and culvert work. The 78 route is being secured for later traffic, while deeds are filed in Springfield and a start date for the next phase remains unsettled.
Mrs Mary Evelyn Wasson born June 22 1874 on her father's farm near Laura NL. Married Samuel Whittaker February 22 1892 at Laura. Survived by husband three children Laura Morris Howard Lloyd foster daughter Harriet Williams three sisters four brothers six grandchildren and many friends. Funeral at Laura M E church June 1928 with Rev E B Morton. Burial at Princeville cemetery.
The Parent Teacher's Club of Akron Colorado honored the memory of Mrs. Ray Culbertson and Mrs. Grace Gibbons at its last meeting with appropriate exercises. A poem by Margaret Widdenmer was read about a mother as a guiding, watchful presence from heaven, awaiting her children and keeping them in memory.
The Union Church announces a Sunday service with a sermon on Victory over Prejudice ahead of Independence Day. At 7:30 pm the play Dust of the Road by Kenneth Sawyer Goodman will be performed, featuring Gladys Carter and others. School sessions and youth camps are noted, with a singing gathering Thursday at Mildred Pacey’s home.
The Methodist church schedules Sunday School at 10:00 am and Morning Worship at 11:00 am with sermons on Spiritual Food and Keeping Great Experiences Vital. Communion will be next Sunday. Evening Worship at 7:30 pm. Pastor to depart for vacation next week so July worships canceled, resuming August 8. Official Board to hold July session after Sunday evening service on July 1. Supervised play on the Sunday school playground set for July 4:30 to 5:30 pm daily except Saturday and Sunday.
In a New York street scene a black woman selling apples is knocked over by a rough sailor. She forgives him, turns the moment into a moral lesson, and he offers payment, declaring he will reform. Pastor Henry Traub underscores mercy as the strongest counter to hardness, likening forgiveness to a cancelled, burned note.
Hall's Pavilion hosts a Saturday night dance on June 30 featuring Walles' Standard Blue Moon Orchestra of Galesburg.
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