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Newspaper
Brimfield News
Location
Brimfield, Illinois, United States of America
Date
May 30, 1957
Page
4
An after-dinner speaker laments the moment when words fail yet obligation to speak persists. The narrator reflects on the speakers who fill time with empty remarks, recognizing the frustration and social pressure of delivering contentless discourse. The piece previews a broader critique of public speaking fatigue.
Mrs Matilda Hasselbacher and Earl visited Sterling with family while John Vaughn hosted three grandsons from Seward Wis for six weeks. Scottie and Susie Doubet from Peoria joined their grandparents Glen and family for the weekend. A large group shared supper with Ronald Gibson and Gene and Menny, including Mrs Katherine Reste and Perle Hoyt. Numerous neighbors and relatives from Mt Zion Peoria and New Brauaities visited the Carson Garson Reinhart areas. Cathy Ann Gramer celebrated a fourth birthday with many cousins and friends at her parents home. A surprise party for Mrs Fry was held at Bridge Vila with many friends attending. Army Specialist Francis L. McCoy helped rescue three men from a drifting fishing craft off Virginia Beach, driving a 347th Transportation Company amphibious vehicle to safety at Fort Story VA. He joined the Army in February 1955 and trained at Fort Leonard Wood Mo.
A garbled mixed list of ads and requests from Brimfield township, including painting and sale offers, livestock for sale, a request for a family photograph, guitar and bake services, garbage removal, cake decorating, tax collection dates, and notices of visits to hardware stores and banks. Names include Willard Haase bacher, Mrs Deane Milter, Chester Bennett, Bickory Grove Farm, Raymond 8B. Arends, Laura, Mrs Lorene Maher, Stella Kelley, Jana, Maude Hasgelbacher. Deadline June 1.
The article lists nominations for Mart Maker by Time Association for American Farmer with a potential Washington state acceptance and chapter status, notes Arlen Higgs and Bob Coxartright earning State Farmer, mentions ten boys traveling to Springfield for State FFA Convention June 5 to 7, and details funding and sponsors Brimfield Motors Dungan Auto Sales J R Emry Brimfield Hardware. It also covers a new Frank school principal Robert Kotwict per the Bourneton graph May 25, and June movie and theater listings with titles and actors.
St Josephs Church lists Sunday Masses at 7 39 and 10 30 Fist Friday confessions at 6 30 am Communion 7 66 am Confessions 7 00 to 7 30 am Mass 7 30 am Weekdays confessions before daily masses Williamstein Mass at 9 00 am Father Thomas C Parrison pastor
Morning worship and service times listed by Union Rev loyal Pearce. Single schedule note mentions daylight time and a 30 o clock reference with 16:60 a.m. times and supervisor Guy Evans.
Sunday worship at 9 00 am led by Rev depretia Gittsmann. Sunday School at 10 15 am. MYF at 7 0 pm. Worship service at 11 00 am. Sunday School 10 30 am. John Rollins leads Sunday School session. LAURA Worship Service 9 30 am. Sunday School 10 30 am.
The Lion Episcopal church will hold a 1937 service at 4 pm Central Standard Time 6 pm daylight time with Bishop Wm. L. Essex in charge. The date fixed is Sunday June 23 and the event is described as an Episcopal erection in 1845.
Whites Grove Baptist located five miles west of Princeville on highway 91 then one mile north. Sunday School at 10:00 am and church at 11:00 am. Pastor James Lawrence Williams. Box 111, Brimhilda, Illinois. Affiliated with the American Baptist Convention.
Washington reports spring arrives when children compete in marble games. The tradtional ring game uses a shooter to knock common marbles from a ring while players touch the ground. Origins trace to ancient Egypt Greece and Rome with varied marble materials noted across eras.
sale items list various goods including a 10 A type bog horse sale contact Bert Snort with phone 2073 a storm removal and awning installation request and rhubarb canning price 26 cents per pound 25 pounds for 1 Charles Risius Brim 2601 Mrs Bertha Archivald offers women's lingerie and clothing at home phone 2601 66 8 plus a baling twine baler wanted with shares offered by Jack Binde details include prices and currencies referenced in mixed fragmented notices
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