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Newspaper
Brimfield News
Location
Brimfield, Illinois, United States of America
Date
May 08, 1941
Page
4
Aledo and area residents share visits and family gatherings from La Fayette to Peoria. Highlights include the Band Mother's club meeting on May 9, farm shop plans by the high school, a 4 million rain benefiting fields, and various weddings, birthdays, and church events. Local people travel to Pontiac, DeKalb, and Canton for visits and inductions.
The H. S. honors list recognizes seven girls for straight A grades, with seniors Betty Donaldson Eileen Hanlon Eloise Savage listed among top performers. A lengthy roster shows numerous students across senior junior and sophomore classes with A counts ranging from 1 to 8, including Imogene Hawk and Barbara Riggs among others.
The cemetery committee asks for contributions to maintain Brimfield cemetery with plans to gravel the main drive. The annual report shows receipts of 98.00 from grave openings, 226.00 from donations, 26.24 from lore base, 240.53 from trust fund, totaling 690.78. Expenses include sexton 319.00, repairs 30.15, postage 4.80, labor 16.9, safety box 8.20, totaling 372.46. Donations and calls for contributions are handled by D. G. Johnson, treasurer, with volunteers named across townships and individuals.
Community items list Vigil Fair Brimfield wanted the owner of a chair left at the W H McMay home last week amateur softball team seeks 12 to 15 boys ages 14 to 17 See Wiley Reed manager flower plants include petunias asser snap dragon salvia ageratum marigold spry geranium H Tullo painting by hour contract work guaranteed experienced men estimates free Roy Randle Monica Mi for sale Dusco fall board A Kellogg Brimfield route 150 phone Brimfield 45F3
A prenic Gunday closed the Gilbert school year with a big basket dinner at poom followed by an afternoon of fun and visiting. Over fifty patrons of the district were pre aco. The teacher left Monday wore iung to make her home in Moline.
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