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Newspaper
Brimfield News
Location
Brimfield, Illinois, United States of America
Date
May 23, 1940
Page
5
Leona Nelson of Camp Shanbena for girls invites all former campers to a reunion at the Galesburg Y M C A on Saturday evening May 2, at 7 30. The event aims to discuss summer plans and gather suggestions while offering a camp fire style program and light entertainment. Old campers are urged to attend and may bring friends to join in planning and fun.
Blood tested fowl sale offered with specials on Pekin ducklings and bronze turkeys. Prices listed include $1.95 to $1400 for various ducklings and $3000 for bronze turkeys, with customers urged to call GC quirkeries at 216 North Washington Street Peoria Kilotes for availability.
A section lists students by grade with names such as Frederick Johnson Berta Slocum Patricia Dun gan Ruth Knient Evelyn Mose S Baysingar John Slocum Betty Howe Jimmy King Ward Harding Ariene Shaw Mary Anon Marvin Scott Geraldine Tosh Velma Turner Berneice Johnson Gene McCoy Betty Lindsey Raymond Johnson Donald Turner. The Illinois Agricultural Association safety department warns drivers to keep arms and wheels off soft shoulders and not brake or accelerate until speed is near zero to avoid losing control.
Central Illinois music lovers learn Herbie Kay and his nationally known orchestra will perform at the Bub Ballroom Edelstein on Sunday May 26 with dancing at 9 20 p m Daylight saving time Dorothy Lamour and Shirley Lloyd are noted former troupe members in his orchestra The Bub adds summer cooling changes Memorial Eve May 2 features Lloyd Hanson in Omaha Nebraska act See ad page 4 for details Value of whole cow’s milk per pound listed as 14 calories.
Church notes state divine worship at 9 39 a m with Holy Communion during the service this Sunday. A preparatory service is at 9 a m and registration closes by 8 p m Gov phase A special collection for War Suffer ers Relief will be raised during the Communion Service this Sunday at 220 p m C T Pastor Genry Traub
The Methodist Episcopal Church holds morning worship and church school continuus service from 9:00 to 10:30. The Methodist Ladies Aid meets Friday May 24 at Mrs Knee Clark's home. A pot luck dinner at noon precedes the 2:06 meeting. Pastor A C A Lee.
St Josephs Church schedules Mass on Sunday May 19 at 7 30 p m and catechism classes with choir practice on Saturday at 2 30 p m This will be the last Saturday Father Thomas C Garrison pastor administers prayers and duties
The Union Church will hold a memorial themed worship service at 7 30. The Friendly Class meets Friday May 31 at the home of Mrs A T Babcock. David Todd pastor.
Sealed proposals are due at 13 00 CST on June 3 1940 in the Village Clerk’s office Brimfield for Section Maint materials. Forms are available at the Clerk’s office and proposals must be enclosed in a labeled envelope. The board reserves the right to reject all proposals and waive technicalities. No proposal guarantee or surety bond is required. By order of the President of the Board of Trustees May 20 1940 Wm Harding.
Notice is hereby given to all persons that July 1 1910 is the claim date in the estate of Jennie Gibbs deceased pending in the Probate Court of Peoria County Illinois and that claims may be filed against the estate on or before that date without issuance of one. Robert Tucker Administrator. L Richard Whitney Attorney Elmwood Illinois May 14 1940
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