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Newspaper
Brimfield News
Location
Brimfield, Illinois, United States of America
Date
May 23, 1929
Page
1
The baccalaureate sermon for Brimfield High School will be delivered by Rev. Traub of St. Pauls Lutheran Church at the M. E. Church on Sunday evening May 27 at 7:30. A cordial invitation is extended to all to attend.
Memorial Day services Thursday May 30 at 2 pm at the Community Building by the America Band with Rev Turner of Elmwood delivering Invocation and Memorial Address. Roses of Our Memory reading and Don't let the Rebels take My Flag reading. Graves decorated telegrams reported. At the Cemetery ritualistic work salute and Taps. Memorial Sunday May 26 service at M E Church with sermon by Rev A A Rodgers. Citizens and patriotic orders invited. Flowers for Memorial Day to Community Building by nine o'clock for distribution by children.
Dressed for sale through Smallenberger Company Store Peoria I offer a quantity of ladies and misses dresses in latest styles and colors priced from 5 to 16 dollars. Call at my home to view. Signed Mrs D G Shirley.
Local notes recount visits among residents including Miss Bernice Blundy with the Fairfield couple and Stanton traveler Mrs Sonnenschein visiting Mrs Maud Holmes. An estate auction for Robert Whittaker lots is scheduled May 25 at 2:00 PM. The piece also notes traffic enforcement in Brimfield and a brief parade of locals passing through town en route to Peoria.
The Union Church announces its Memorial Day service next Sunday May 2 at 11 a.m with a sermon titled Humoring America's Heroes Living and Dead and Rendering Honor To Whom Honor is Due. Rev. Gerbert N Blakeway invites all to regular weekly worship and notes contact via Chicago 5064 for parish matters. Church School meets 9:45 a.m. Young People's Association is canceled May 26 due to the M E Church Baccalaureate service.
Sunday School starts at 10 a m with Morning worship at 11. The service is under the Women’s Relief Corps for Memorial Sunday. Sermon “This do in remembrance.” Evening service at the regular hour, Lutheran Church uses the church for High School Baccalaureate with Rev. Traub delivering the sermon. Austin A. Rodgers, Pastor.
The Gospel Church and Lutheran Church schedule Sunday School at 10 a.m. Regular service at 10:30 a.m. with text John 3 1 16 on Regeneration Conversion. Brimfield High School baccalaureate sermon to be delivered at 7 30 p.m. in the Methodist Church. Henry Traub is pastor.
Hereford steers eight head weighing about 800 pounds are listed along with two loads coming, three loads yearlings, two loads calves and 90 springer heifers. Written by G. F. Greber, Fairfield, Iowa.
Public auction on the premises Saturday May 25 at 2 00 p m of Brimfield lots owned by the Robert Whittaker estate. See bills for particulars.
A readable seed catalog item lists varieties for vegetables including cabbage in early medium and late types such as Earlianz Stone Ponderosa Grand Pacific Jao Baer and Beefsteak tomato New York purple eggplant Mango Spanish and Early sweet peppers Giant Pascal Golden Plume and Golden self bleaching celery Garden huckleberry Copenhagen cauliflower Big Stem Yellow Jersey sweet potatoes HL P Tuily.
Elmwood Orchestra hosts a Tuesday night dance on May 23 with prizes. Local residents invited to attend for music and social dancing opportunities.
Mr and Mrs George Reath of Peoria are spending a few days with relatives and friends at the old home. Dr and Mrs R B Roberts drove to Chicago Saturday for a weekend visit with relatives, returning Tuesday.
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