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Newspaper
Brimfield News
Location
Brimfield, Illinois, United States of America
Date
May 29, 1941
Page
1
A garbled 1981 column blends motivational maxims with student notes from Champaign University and local farm price data. Entries mention Nellie Darby graduating, a new Dryeddale walkway, and daily market prices for corn, oats, wheat, butter, and eggs, plus a planned clinic or operation by Ferry Bevier of Cantua.
Laura items list visits and calls across Galesburg Fort Wayne Victoria and nearby towns. Several families including Websters Carter Reeds Kemper Basrett and Moore are mentioned with weekend and weekday gatherings and hospital visits.
School band notes five members have practiced at home enough to earn letters. Members listed include Garbaca Eggs, Magaret Age Maher, Geien Moon, Dean Shane, and Dal Clark. The plan offers chances to earn letters for those close or returning, with letters already earned eligible to develop further this summer.
An afternoon program labeled patriotic is arranged with a service at 77 o'clock in the Community Building. Miss Lindstrom will arrange the music with school pupils, and Rev. T C Margreaves is slated to give the address.
The high school band will perform at a Memorial Day service starting at 10:09 AM at the Community Building, then march to the cemetery to conclude the music. They will wear white caps and store their capes for summer care, with rehearsal from 10:09 to 11:00 that morning.
Members of the Relief Corps request donations of flowers for grave decoration on Memorial Day. Bring blooms to the Community Building by 9:00 a.m. Decoration and grave flowers will be organized by the Relief Corps.
The May 10 event at KHomfield High School gym featured Spanish themed decor, music, and dancing by Mise Werner's Peoria pupils with acts of singing and acrobatics. A couples finale closed the program followed by dancing. Sponsors Miss Allemann and Vanghs led the junior class banquet with thanks to Father Hargises and others.
The tenth annual Bell school picnic will be held Sunday June 15 at the school grounds. All district residents including pupils teachers and families are invited. A basket picnic at noon will precede activities. Mrs Idam Maher Graves is the teacher and awards depend on home practice and attendance. Pred McInnis, Director.
Lois White died in the Methodist hospital in Peoria. Born January 27, 1893 in Little Falls Minnesota, she was the younger daughter of Rev. J. B. and Alma White. She taught at Davenport High School from 1917 until retiring in 1937 due to ill health and lived in Peoria with her sister.
Mrs W. W. Wyatt hosted a party for Bernice Hahn where guests learned of the engagement of Adiss Gladysa Carter and Edwuard B. Hawley of Elmwood. A miniature Maypole and pink carnations framed the reveal, with cards under the flowers announcing the news.
Local column records visits and travels including Mrs. Emily McCoy from Peoria staying a week at the farm, Bobby Stevens of Bloomington visiting his aunt, and H. E. Oakes buying at a Des Moines sale. It notes community events, church parlor plans for the June festival, and social gatherings with multiple residents mentioned by name.
Alex Reed enjoys a surprise seventh birthday party at a family gathering in Bilmwood on Saturday evening. Attendees include James Reed, Mr and Mrs Robert Garter, Reed Carter, Harold Galvin, Jos Reed, Lucie Daub, Verne Shaffer, and Paul Shaffer, who brought a Fuesta dish as a gift.
There will be no rural delivery of mail on that day and no window service at the office after 9:00 a.m. This notice informs residents of the holiday closing and limited post office operations.
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