Calf Naming Contest Offers 10000 Prize Pool At Whit's Feed
Whit's Feed Store Brimfield hosts a calf naming contest with 10000 in prizes. Entrants name one of the Wayne quintuplet calves born premature at the Brimfield feeder, with clips of prize options including a Case tractor, pickup, washer, carving sets, and kitchen items. Entries close June 1, 1956. 203 prizes total and entry blanks available at Whit's Feed Store.
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Tes
Brimfield
Locas Feed Ceater
Psonic
White
Przes
Cartain
Nola
Emma
Wanda
aAona
Everybody's Business Royal Kehbers Meet Friday May 2S
The Royal Kehbers plan a gathering at the home of Mrs Len Poster Mra Wane ox of Peoria on Friday May 2S. Mrs McCoy and Mr Melvin McCoy spent time in Wilmette and Ghrezgo last week. Don Greenfield and son are at home after his Navy duty. Lerene Courtright of Portland Ore visits with her parents J. R. Courtright and family. Tax deadline nears with five days left to avoid penalties as books stay open until mid June.
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Royal
Len Poster
Peoria
Melvin McCoy
Wilmette
Ghrezgo
Don Greenfield
Son
Don
Navy Servie
Lerene
Counright
Portland Ore
J. R. Courtright
Jane I
Wandering Baskets Fundraiser Patrols Local Trip
Gypsy Baskets seeks two wandering baskets circulated by Junior Pilgrim Fellowship to raise funds for a trip to a Kentucky school. Baskets are re circulated after payment. those with baskets on Sunday July 1 should call Marilyn Evans at 2589 to arrange pickup.
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Pilgrim Fellowship
Wissen
Kentucky
Masilyn Evans
New Library Books PTA and The Journey Saith Interrupted
A list of book titles and authors appears as a catalog of upcoming library additions and educational reading materials. It includes titles such as The Journey Saith Interrupted by Melody Lawrence and The Child Who Never Grew by Pear Bock, along with works by Hansen, Pratt, and Sandburg. The compilation highlights children's literature, parenting guides, and classic tales linked to a community library program.
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Lawrence
Bors
Menninger
Producer vows to hire famed writer despite cost
Mr. Von Sternheim of Reaper Colossal Pictures says only one big name writer can script a major project. His assistant doubts him. The producer insists, urging to hire the writer at any cost.
St Josephs Church Mass Times Shared by Pastor
Sunday Masses at 7 2 3 and 10 30. Weekday Mass 8 am. First Friday Contersion 6 30 am. Communion 7 00 am Conteanmon 7 30 am. Williamstein Mass at 9 00. Father Thomas C Harrison, Pastor.
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Conteanmon
Williamstein
Thomas C. Harrison
Mother's Right Father Says to Mabel About Visits
Dialogue fragments reveal a family scene where a father admonishes his daughter Mabel about late visits from a young man while the mother notes that men have not changed. The exchange hints at generational attitudes toward courtship.
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Mabel
For sale items and care notices from Brimfield area
A scanned page advertises multiple for sale items including barrels, rubber hose, a 1948 Dodge sedan, Studebaker truck, Kaiser trailer, and a John Deere tractor with plow. Also lists wallpaper steamer for rent, car wash services, and a Bible with plastic covers for sale. Tips on varnish restoration and a contact name Evalyn McCowan in Brimfield are included.
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Tell
Brimfield
Evalyn McCowan
Temporary Only Binks and Skinks Dialogue
A comic exchange centers on a wife’s new upper plate. Skinks notes the wife’s attractive tight lip smile like Mona Lisa, while Binks teases that it won’t last after tomorrow when the dental appliance is ready.
Union Rev Loyal Pearce Church Morning Worship Service
Community worship at 10:00 a m led by Mrs Guy Evans superintendent. Monthly gathering scheduled for the second Sunday at 6:30 o'clock with Balgrim Fellocabip noted for the date.
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Scroo
Guy Evans
Balgrim
Methodist Church Schedule and Pastor Monica Worship
Church weekly timetable lists Pastor Monica leading worship at 11 a.m. with a 9:30 a.m. service in NYFTZpm LAURA, Sunday School at 10:30 a.m. John Rollins teaches Sunday School. BRIMFIELD offers a 9:00 a.m. worship hour and MYF at 10 p.m.
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Monica
Sanaav
Laura
Suraday School
Zion Episcopal Holds 1956 Anniversary Service
Zion Episcopal will mark its 1956 anniversary with a Sunday service on June 24 at 4:00 pm standard time, daylight saving time adjustments noted. Bishop Wm. K. L. Eaeex is to lead the observance.
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Wm. Kl. Eaeex
Ehaczge
Wrong Number Roulette Tale Sparks Casino Stir
A first time Monte Carlo visitor fainted after betting on the number matching her age. Her friend advised placing the stake on 25, but the wheel landed on 30, ending the tense moment with her collapse.
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Monte Carlo
Best of All We Hear of Popular Labor Saving Device
A humorous claim notes that among labor-saving devices advertised for women none has matched the popularity of a husband with money. The columnist jokes about the social value of wealth in marriage and domestic life.
Men Are Valued Higher Than Women In Cash Value
A dated remark asserts that men are more valuable than women, claiming a man has a price while brides are given away, reflecting gender bias and problematic social norms.
Is Your Mother or Father Boss at Home?
A teacher asks a child who runs the house. Betty replies that her father is the boss, but her mother does most of the work, with the child echoing a mispronounced phrase. The fragment hints at family roles and a humorous exchange.
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Betty
Mommy
Car Repair Question Sparks Quick Price Guess
A reader asks how much it costs to have a car fired and what’s wrong with it. The note mentions fifty two dollars and sixty cents, implying a rough estimate amid confusion.
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