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Newspaper
Brimfield News
Location
Brimfield, Illinois, United States of America
Date
May 11, 1950
Page
5
Sunday Masses at 7 30 and 10 30. Weekday Mass 8 00. Holy Days 6 00 and 8 00. Williamsfield Massa at 000. Cather Thoman GC, Rarsiaen, Pastor.
At 10:00 a m the Sunday School will be led by Sups 1480 Margify Worship Service at 3 30 and 7 30 evenings. Thursday choir rehearsals at 7 38. Friday Pilgrim Fellowship. The Woman's Association meets with Mrs Cha s Cex May 1 with Mrs M B Hamman leading devotionals. Mrs Esther Tecker has the program and Mrs Geo Wagner assists with recreation. Hostesses listed include Medames co Tennery Duane Welch Chalmer Gatton Owen Summerson Buoch W Kye D D Minister Parsonage phone No 3480.
The bulletin lists Lutheran services with Sunday School at 9 30 and Divine Worship at 10 30 led by Vicar A G Welch. It notes the theme A Changelous Christ in a Changing World.
Zion Episcopal Church marks its 105th anniversary with a special service on Sunday May 28. Bishop Wm L Essex of the Diocese of Quincy will preside at 4 p.m. Peoria time, 2 p.m. Brimfield time. Rev. Donald F. Heermansa, Vicar, notes there is no service May 21.
The Brimfield Methodist Church lists worship at 9 30 a m with sermon The Ghrianan game and Sunday School at 10 30 a m led by Paw Noland. Vacation Bible School runs June 32 to June 23, five days a week 9 to 11 30 a m. Members urged to attend regardless of denomination. Kenneth Redfearn minister.
A Civil Engineer visits a dusty shack on a hill to warn a mountaineer and wife that a wooden bridge will be dynamited. They discuss timing with the wife joking she will not set her husband's alarm if it is not moved to six. The scene blends rustic humor with a warning of imminent destruction.
Dialogue fragments show criticizing wife asking if husband came straight home from the office. He claims he did and jokes about efficiency. She retorts about stopping for corn, implying suspicion of deception. The exchange captures tension in a domestic scene.
The May 14 lesson from Christian Science Churches centers on Mortals and Immortals with the Golden Text noting those after the Spirit, not the flesh. Biblical citations include Romans and I John, and Mary Baker Eddy’s Science and Health passages affirm the supremacy of Spirit and the mortal view fading as the real sense of being appears.
A rich girl and a poor but honest admirer discuss marriage after a tender moment. He asks to marry, she reveals her wealth of one million two hundred fifty thousand dollars, and he responds with hurt. She explains she asked to feel how a man feels when he loses that amount.
A professor stresses final exam prep as papers go to the printer. A halted lecture yields a string of questions from the rear, including asks about marriage, living with Mother, club money, and a playful romantic inquiry, ending with a polite rejection.
A job applicant filled an application and faced the question Have you ever been arrested He answered No The follow up Why was intended for those admitting arrest but he replied Never got caught indicating he had not been arrested and left an amusing print.
A humorous anecdote about a man filling a factory job form who cannot decide who to notify in case of an accident. After long thinking he writes the answer Anybody in sight, highlighting a pragmatic if cheeky approach to a formal prompt.
A society matron asks Feodor Chaliapin to perform at a benefit. He quotes a high fee, remarking that only birds sing for nothing, signaling he will not donate his talents without compensation. The exchange highlights his businesslike stance on performance value.
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