Elsie Huey: Early Brimfield News

Interview Date: 11 May 1976

Elsie M. Huey was a daughter of Robert J. Huey and Eva (King) Huey Clark. She was born in 1896 and was a longtime resident of the Brimfield area. Miss Huey was interviewed on 11 May 1976 by Velma Clark. They discuss Elsie’s work on the Brimfield News, how the news gathered, printing preparation, location of the printing office and other types of printed materials.  

Below is a tag and timestamp for this audio recording. The original cassette recording is not high quality. Because of this there are places of the digital recording that may not be audible or discernable. There are likely spelling issues with names and places in the timestamp. 

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Introduction
00:07 Preservation of Brimfield Newspapers
00:08 Work history on local newspaper
00:57 Publishers of the Brimfield News
01:27 Frequency of publication
01:34 News gathering activities
01:56 Types of news, articles and filler
02:20 Page count and newsprint preparation
03:18 Employees
03:44 Preparation, setting type, printing the paper
12:27 Cost of newspaper
13:31 Location of newspaper office
15:44 Advertising
16:36 Types of print; other printed items
19:10 End of recording 

Heritage Committee
Addison Pacey
Mildred Pacey
Wyoming
Chicago
Clifford Cady
Margaret Archibald
Mr. Polk [?]
Microfilm
Hardware Store
Hamilton’s
Mr. Bradley [?]
Shoe shop
Farmer’s Club
Joe [inaudible name] barber shop
American Legion
West end grocery
Ballots
Wedding Invitations
Stationary
Calling Cards 

Interviewed by: Brimfield Historical Society

Interview Format: mp3 Recorded from Original Cassette Tape

Total Time : 19:04

The interview is archived at the Brimfield Public Library District in Brimfield, Illinois.

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