I Plow Breaks Field First Time in 75 Years
Clyde Raines farm two miles north of Kingston Missouri watches as a field long in pasture since Gus Otto family settled is plowed for the first time in 75 years. The soil is dark and rich with old vegetation roots. He plowed eight to nine inches deep. The Hamilton Kingston rail line’s old right of way crosses the field.
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Clyde Raines
Kingston
Raines
Gus Otto
Missouri
Hamilton
Dandelion-Digging Dog Myth Sparks Courier Headline
Reporters in Winfield Kansas chased a story about Wendy a toy collie allergic to dandelions and digging them out. The dog’s press agent and owner dismissed the tale noting the yard is not as claimed and Wendy’s fame remains a rumor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winfield
Kansas
Courier
Wendy
St. Joseph
Flowers and vegetables mislaid in Arkansas City garden
The H O Wagners of Arkansas City Kansas will find bulbs of different plants mixed in their victory garden and flower beds. Bulbs of tulips and onions became mixed. the garden is now decorative as well as useful after the mix was not noticed until after many bulbs were planted.
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H. O. Wagners
Arkansas City
Kansas
Daily Traveler
Lodge Left Gift Missing in Fairview Cemetery Mystery
Nevada Mo Daily Mail reports a donation of 12 lots in Fairview Cemetery by a Kansas City woman to the Nevada Odd Fellows Lodge, but the exact location remains unknown and a finder is asked to notify the lodge about the strange gift. The note requests help locating the gift and preserving ownership inquiries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nevada
Odd Fellows Lodge
Fairview Cemetery
Kansas City
Grasshopper Surprises Lenox Farmer In Winter Tale
Wm. Bennison caught a two inch grasshopper on his farm and brought it to the Time Table last week. He saw no others and wonders how such an insect survived the season in this climate.
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Wm. Bennison
No Potatoes in Maryville Stores Memorial Day Shortage
Maryville housewives stocked up a day early as stores closed on Memorial Day left meat counters sparse. Grocers cited no potatoes available and substitutions ruled as the new crop was not yet dug, a common wartime constraint.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maryville
Maryville Forum
Homesick Sailor Tries to Drive Truck Home
Emporia Kansas police answered a radio call about a prowler around a parked truck. The suspect was a homesick sailor who formerly drove for the owner. On leave, he wanted to see the truck and what power it had, wishing to drive the south run again.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emporia
Kansas
Orphan Mule Raises Sugar Request From Kansas
From Wichita comes a ration board filing seeking sugar to feed an orphan mule. The applicant asks for sugar to mix into the animal’s formula, claiming the mule needs a tablespoon each time and is fed every three hours. The request remained under deliberation.
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Wichita
Kansas Ration Board
St. Joseph News Press
Outlandish hat saves girl’s life in traffic
A Topeka girl crossing in heavy traffic owed her life to an outlandish hat that blocked a car’s view. The driver halted suddenly and joked that he could not hit a girl wearing such a hat, according to the Topeka Journal.
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Topeka
Kansas
No More Nazi Prisoners but Plenty of Japs
The article states the United States will not receive further Nazi prisoners from Germany or Italy and will repatriate its own soldiers. It mentions many Japanese POWs will be kept, with shipping facilities being needed to return U.S. troops home.
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U.S
Germany
Italy
Bedford High School commencement items and town note
An account of Bedford High School events at Steele Opera House includes salutatory, graduations, orations by Lincoln Bent Nettie Dale and others, diploma presentation, and a festival. Local news mention Mormontown patriotism, trade moves, school closings, band plans, and a lightning incident harming cattle, with festival receipts totaling 101.40 dollars.
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Bedford High School
Steele
Opera House
Laura McCracken
Lincoln Bent
Nettie Dale
Grant Moser
Esay
Shams
Hattie Lewis
Wilkins Cornet
Steele’s Opera House
Great Tales of the American West reviewed by Vincent Starrett
Ellen Beebe discusses Moule's edited anthology Great Tales of the American West with Vincent Starrett praising its fascination. The piece surveys the westerns' rise from frontier reportage to a distinct school led by Wister White and Stewart Edward White, noting Zane Grey's popularity and ongoing debate about merit.
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Harry E. Moule
Modern Library
Vincent Starrett
Chicago Tribune
Mr. Moule
James Fennimore Cooper
Washington Irving
West
Bret Harte
Mark Twain
Owen Wister
Theodore Roosevelt
Mississippi
Wister Nor
O'Henry
Stewart Edward White
Maule
Bonds and Blue Cross meetings highlight town note
The town reflects on missed meetings for a Monday bond session at the schoolhouse and a Tuesday Blue Cross gathering at the Christian church. Weather and personal duties disrupt attendance, while local updates include fishing contest prizes and ongoing BHS annual printing projects.
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Blue Cross
Christian Church
Mokey
She's A Sweetheart at Rialto Theatre this June
At the Rialto a musical comedy titled She's A Sweetheart plays Friday and Saturday June 8 and 9. Jane Frazee stars with Larry Parks and Jane Darwell in a story set around a soldier’s canteen where Rocky Hill proposes to Maxine, is thought missing, then returns to reveal true feelings and a lover’s misunderstandings.
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Rialto Theatre
Jane Frazee
Larry Parks
Jane Darwell
Rocky Hill
Rocky
Maxine
Community Notes and Local Visit Highlights
Social visits and gatherings appear across the area with guests from Winslow to Pasadena visiting Bedford households. A Maple Grove Club meeting is scheduled for June 20 with host Mrs. Lowery. A film listing announces Dangerous Passage at Rialto Theatre on June 8 and 9 with Robert Lowery and cast in a perilous inheritance tale ending in rescue and reunion.
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Alva Haun
Alva
Dale Loucks
Lewis
David
Dict
Winslow
Arizona
Glenn Val Camp
Maple Grove Club
George Lowery
Crel Dye
George Hourley
Rodger
Dennis
Glenn Brant
Glenna
Joseph
Marguerite Senvick
Robert Eugene
San Francisco
Alva Straight
Ackley
Alta Hill
Ce” Bedford
Bruce Wiliam
Robert Turner
Camp Crowder
Springfield
Claude Thompson
Elmer Thompson
Ralph Inman
Omaha
Bert Sterrart
Frank Hembree
Compton
Calif
John Hutchinson
Bedford
Sim Farlow
Floyd Farlow
Will Hutchinson
Beverly
Charlie Thompson
Villisca
Ivan
Overseas
Dorothy Loch
Hopkins
Andrew Miller
Lloyd
Bertie Thorne
New Market
Robert Lowery
Rialto Theatre
Bob
British Honduras
Galveston
Charles Arnt
Brooks Woh
States
Lowery
Jack la Rue
Miss Brooks
Arnt
la Rue
Phyllis
Justice
Leo
What is the matter with western stories in literature
A critic asks why western fiction is often inaccurate noting a survey of 3000 novels found only one correct in description and terminology. Yet substantial western fiction exists and must be acknowledged in American literary history.
Hollywood Canteen comes to Pislto Theatre in June engagement
Reproduction of the famed Hollywood Canteen arrives at the Pislto Theatre Sunday through Tuesday June 70 11 12 featuring Slim Bob Hutton Dane Clerk Joan Leslie Janis Paige and a star studded cast. Includes Joan Crawford Faye Emerson Andrea King Ida Lupino Irene Moran Eleanor Parker Joyce Reynolds Alexis Smith Barbara Stanwyck Jack Carson Jane Wyman Eddie Cantora Nora Martin and more with musical performances by Jimmy Dorsey Carmen Cavallaro Kitty Carlisle Dennis Morgan and Roy Rogers among others.
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Hollywood Canteen
Pislto Theatre
New Guinea
Faye Emerson
Andrea King
Ida Lupino
Irene Marine
Dolores Moran
Eleanor Parker
Joyce Reynolds
Alexis Smith
Barbara Stanwyck
Jack Carson
Jane Wyman
Eddie Cantora
Nora Martin
Andrew S'sters
Peter Lorre
Sydney Greenstreet
Joe E. Brown
Helmut Dantine
Victor Francen
Alan Hale
Paul Henreid
William Prince
John Ridgely
S. Z
Cowboy Roy Rogers
Trigger
Joan McCracken
Rosario
War Mothers Monthly Meeting at Brooklyn and Local Visits
The War Mothers met Thursday with Mrs Homer Hank. Families and friends visited or attended events across Brooklyn and Bedford including Blue Cross meetings and Memorial services. Several couples and individuals spent Sunday with relatives in Nodaway Essex Corning and Sherman while others planned summer work elsewhere.
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War Mothers
Homer Hank
Everett Allen
Orville Allen
Brooklyn
Orville Penwell
Ima Eel
Fort Worth
Texas
Will Penwell
Everett Bryson
Ollie Murren
Gerald Werner
Joe Andersen
Earle Curtis
Orvie Fleenor
Blue Cross
Bedford
Mt. Etna
Dale Stroud
Glen Lacox
Nodaway
Dale Case
Norma Jean
Arthur
Omaha
Ora Koneene
Vesta
Corning
Viola Branan
Max Gray
Maxine Allen
Sheridan
Cla Tinda
Clark Grocery
Beuna Clement
Singer Sewing Machine Company
Marvin Orme and Son
Lawrence Hanson
Antonio Sparks Exciting and Invigorating Musical Treat
The remark hints at a lively performance featuring Antonio delivering a fresh musical experience. The description suggests energy and exhilaration designed to engage listeners.
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Antonio
Practically Yours at Rialto Theatre
Claudette Colbert and Fred MacMurray star in a light hearted comedy with Robert Benchley Gil Lamb Cecil Kellaway and Mikhail Rasumny in supporting roles. Fred a Navy ace presumed dead returns to New York and a case of mistaken romantic intent leads to humorous misadventures including Piggy the dog and a late night visit to Kellaway. Benchley and Rasumny contribute scene stealing turns as the comedy escalates.
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Claudette Colbert
Fred MacMurray
Robert Benchley
Mikhail Rasumny
Gil Lamb
Cecil Kellaway
Rialto Theatre
Fred
New York
Pacific
Peggy
Central Park
Claudette
Benchley
Kellaway
Lamb
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