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Newspaper
Brimfield News
Location
Brimfield, Illinois, United States of America
Date
May 29, 1952
Page
4
Community events include a 10 quart dishpan sale at Mecmiers Bed-of-Month on Saturday and square dancing with Ralph McKown's orchestra at Ewart's Recreation on Sunday. A long list of visitors and social gatherings fills the week, with meals, birthdays, and family visits across Galesburg and surrounding towns.
Jubilee Taxpayers IT will be at the Member's Store on Saturday May 2. Mrs Rath Slane is listed as a contact or party involved in the notice.
A tour of 4-H projects and family pecan lunch is planned for Sunday June 3 at Southport School House at 9 00 DST. The May 21 meeting featured talks by Edward Crosby Theodore Compton Sharon Sloan Mary Ann Coon David Coon and Mary Reed. The next meeting is June 138 with talks by Jerry Vohland Ronald Compton Nancy Coon and Gary Herridge.
A jumble of sale and wanted notices lists multiple items and services. Items include bicycles, seed corn, alfalfa clover hay, beans, white rock trees and fruit, seed oats, Duroc boars, piano tuning, farm work, rides, Avon representatives, agricultural chemicals, seed and livestock services, and repair work. Contacts include Glen Lindacy, Lela Aucr, Ross Porter, Mrs Bierman Heras, Henry Meehan, Deane Mulier, Kleen Notske, Enid Demmer, Gerd state, Brenlyn McCowan, Mra Mess Porter, and Rudolph Tucker with various phone numbers and locations such as Brimfield, Avon, Princeville, Elmwood, and Peoria.
A small boy struggles with a heavy sand-filled wheelbarrow while a kind old man stops to assist. The boy praises the help with a joking remark about others always stepping in to lend a hand.
In a staged courtroom clash two lawyers argued over a case where a woman claims she shot her husband out of love. The first lawyer said he just took the case, while the second suggested their plea would claim spring as the time for tender sheets.
A pair of boys recount a game where men lie to a girl or forfeit a box of chocolates. One boy remarks his sister was lucky, as she returned home with thirteen boxes of chocolates from the party.
A courtroom exchange ends with a defendant sentenced to state prison for a total of ninety nine years across nineteen counts. The judge asks if there is anything to offer and the defendant retorts that the judge is generous with another man's time.
Knott and Shott fought a duel resulting in Knott being shot while Shott was unhurt. The encounter leaves the conclusion that it was better to be Shot than Knott.
An insurance inspector angrily questions a policy rule for an 98 year old man. The new agent explains he checked the census and found very few people at that age die annually, justifying the rarity of such cases.
A local education initiative aims to improve child vision through screening and resources. Officials stress early detection and collaboration with families, schools, and healthcare providers to ensure follow up care and access to glasses where needed.
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