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Newspaper
Brimfield News
Location
Brimfield, Illinois, United States of America
Date
May 05, 1932
Page
1
Laura school pupil Lola Chapman was fourteenth in the Peoria district belting contest held Sunday night in Peoria. Local social notes list visits and callers from Laura and nearby towns with many family and shopper mentions.
Brimfield High School students dominated district Commercial Contests at East Peoria on April 22. Clarence Shell won first in bookkeeping individual, the Typing II team placed second, and the bookkeeping team earned third. Brimfield will send Shell and teammates Bowman Bell and Coon to the May 7 sectional at East Peoria.
Oak Hill Mr and Mrs D C Carmichel were Peoria callers Friday. Mr and Mrs Lee Hartley and children and Mr and Mrs Arthur Hartley drove to Davenport Iowa Sunday. Verless Gore and son of Manito visited their granddaughter May at Thos May's home Sunday. Elmer Shoff and two children spent Sunday in Peoria at his brother’s home. Sid Duls and daughter Edna Nixon hosted Tuesday visitors. Scott Powel won a free grocery basket at the Hardy Cash Store Saturday night. A free-moving picture show drew many, exciting the 4th grade studying rubber. Oak Hill kittenball team defeated Elmwood in a doubleheader Sunday.
The annual Junior Senior Reception moved from the Community Building to the University Club in Peoria. Juniors hosted seniors with place cards, favors, and a three course dinner, then moved to the Palace Theater for additional entertainment and the long-standing campus social exchange.
Longtime crisis reflection on speed and excess. The author laments past rush and overconfidence, notes how society pursued rapid growth from finance to farming, and argues that slowing down and thinking anew will lead to safer, saner plans for the future.
J M Cluskey died at his home north of town Tuesday evening after a long illness Funeral services for Mr Cluskey will be at St Joseph Church Friday at 10 am Father Thomas C M Harrison officiating Burial will be in Calvary cemetery Henry H Rynearson died at the home of Harry Johnson east of Oak Hill Monday night aged 82 Funeral services will be held at Cottonwood Church Thursday afternoon May 5 at 2 pm burial in Combs cemetery Flowers omitted Friends may call at Johnson Undertaking parlors
George Richard Deach argues that government subsidizing private enterprise harms private initiative. He cites wartime rail operations and postal deficits as examples of inefficiency and paternalism. The editorial condemns federal sponsorship of services and urges voters to rebuke self seeking supporters of government participation in business.
Hunter Freeman in Paris Missouri reflects that the lesson has been costly but worthwhile as they have learned where the brake pedal is. The remark underscores caution and earned progress after a difficult experience.
The Brimfield district schedules a busy May with track meets at Chillicothe and an invitational in Kewanee, a Bartonville grade school literary contest, and a baccalaureate at Union Church on May 22. Seventeen seniors will graduate May 27 with Thomas Pearman delivering the commencement address. The 4-H club reports new members Louise Whitaker Lenora Ekena Catherine Reents Ruth Tucker Kathryn Maher Elaine Averill Edith German with meetings April 9 and April 23 and a next session May 14 to welcome more girls aged 10 to 20.
Brimfield residents and visitors from Cambridge Gardner and Mt Gilead called on local families last week and over the weekend. Notables included Mrs Mamie Moody Mrs Emma Pemble Mrs G A Keyworth with kin in Gardner and several Chicago and Ohio guests. The Cemetery Association plans Decoration Day supper committees and appeals for volunteers and donations to support the event.
The Brimfield Jublee and Rosefield township district reports its 1931 32 tax levy 12000, income 14100 from tuition, and payroll 9267 for teachers with 1800 rent and misc balance 2985. The board reduced several salaries and fully re employed the faculty with adjusted pay scales for next year led by Supt E L Coberly and teachers Sterling Monk Frances Rockwell Ada Saddler Margaret Finnicum Norma Efnor plus co pay from District 15 for music and administration.
On Saturday evening at five o'clock, Miss Helen M. Plack and Mr. John M. Libby were married at the Lutheran Parsonage in Brimfield by Rev. Henry Traub. The bride wore blue crepe, with a blue hat and matching accessories. bridesmaid Dorothy Plack wore a brown suit with hat and slippers. The groom, attended by Dean Plack, is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Bert Libby of Elmwood. The couple will reside on a farm south of Elmwood after a short period of home hosting for friends.
Prominent Brimfield men are sought for the all star Brimfield Follies to be held at the Brimfield munity Theatre Friday night. The note also mentions visits by local families, and Everett M. Dirksen visiting town to connect with voters in the sixteenth district. A comedy “Beads on a String” will be presented by the Millbrook Grange in Laura on Saturday May 11.
Rev and Mrs H N Blakeway Wallard with Elsie of Chicago spent a few hours here with old friends on Friday They planned to return via Streator and Miss Ada who has been teaching nearby would join them to Chicago.
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