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Newspaper
Brimfield News
Location
Brimfield, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 30, 1938
Page
5
Lutheran Church notes list Sunday School at 10:00 a.m. preaching at 7:30 p.m. Bible class and Christian Endeavor. First and Third Tuesdays at 7:00 p.m. Genry Traub is the pastor.
Sunday services at 9:00 o clock with Church School and Morning Worship combined. Pastor Pred Reed presents the sermon on The Value of a Clean Cat Decision. You are invited to worship with us.
St Joseph's Church announces Masses Sunday July 3 at 7:30 and 7:30 p.m. Father Thomas C Barrison serves as pastor.
At 10:00 Church School and 43:00 Communion Service. 6:30 Young People's Pilgrim Fellowship meeting. Tree 3 hour, the young people sponsor a patriotic program with readings musical numbers and talks. An offering will go to the service fund. Pastor Dawid Todd notes good attendance encourages effort.
A religious item cites Isaiah 35 10 and Isaiah 33 10 11 as lesson content about joy and God’s word. It also references Mary Baker Eddy's Science and Health noting prayer as mental and God as a present aid, with Love as impartial and universal.
The Catholic Daughters of America hold meetings in the club room of the Community Building on the second and fourth Thursdays each month led by Regent Sara Reed and Historian Nellie Carroll.
The M. W. A. Caco No. 47 meets in the club room of the Community Building every other Tuesday evening. Rudolph Savage and H. B. Bow Bao serve as officers and clerk.
Royal Neighbors Camp No. 203 R N A meets on the first and third Wednesday afternoons in Cady's Hall Oracle Eva Clark Recorder Carrie Archer. Women's Relief Corps will meet at the home of Mrs Frank Hamilton at 2 30 with Irene Miller president and Mary Sollenberger secretary.
A long letter recounts a night watch on a four masted ship that ran aground near Golden Gate Station and the rescue with a breeches buoy after several attempts. The writer narrates a varied career from surf boat crew to conductor in Ho Quin am Washington and San Francisco, Seattle police chief, postmaster at Yaquina Bay, and lifelong Oregon resident. He recalls an injury from a boa line strike, years of service, and pride in ocean life. He notes limited school years but a long, adventurous life in Oregon with greetings to Brimfield.
The text praises The Reader's Digest as a time saving, concise magazine aiding in quick conclusions and informed reading. General Pershing notes his military training taught him to value an efficient staff and uses the Digest to spotlight articles and magazines he might otherwise miss. A free sample copy offer is extended via Dept X Readers Digest Pleasantville NY.
A brief catalog style listing notes a 2 lb box of American Cheese and Long Horn Cheese Potato Chips priced at 45 cents, with smaller 2 lb box at 10 cents for 25 cents tall 12 percent.
Actress Star Bust delivers sharp lines in Speaking of Doubles as Virginia Vale notes witty banter and clever dialogue. The piece highlights the performer’s stage presence and comic timing in a lighthearted star showcase.
The piece notes Howard Hill will headline a Pete Smith short showing him shooting apples from the heads of fifteen girls in a Robin Hood style sequence. It recalls actors doing own stunts, mentions Warner Brothers yacht trip and Jeffery Lynn landing a leading role after Bette Davis helped his screen test and Metro rejection.
The paper notes Miss Davis stood by her stance and refused to act as critics called the story and dialogue poorly written. A journalist praised by readers contrasts with critics, citing her ex-society editor husband and a wife’s support, suggesting television’s Western Newspaper Union influence.
The item lists entities including 20 cabinet officers from the University of Pennsylvania, Angora rabbits, coal by products used for auto parts, David Hsia as the first Chinese flyer across the Pacific, and notes on railroads lumber use and Indian wards in 25 states. It also mentions Georgia’s forest acreage and Boston harbor pilots appointed by the Massachusetts governor.
The term connoisseur is French in form yet traces to the Latin cognoscere from which it means to become acquainted with. This exploration links language history to how expertise is named.
In East Cape Siberia the earliest light appears each day, earlier than anywhere else. A bale of cotton contains more than 45 billion individual fibers, highlighting the material’s immense microstructure.
A vintage advertisement promotes Feen-A-Mint chewing gum as a gentle tasteless laxative. It claims it relieves constipation, boosts energy, and improves mood for both children and adults, urging readers to buy from their druggist and feel refreshed by morning.
The traveling show hits a small Vermont town led by the Knife Thrower known privately as Hennessy. The circus proprietor and chief attraction draws curious crowds as performers stage feats of aim and precision.
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