North Missouri Demands Fair Share of Farm to Market Roads
A Randolph county meeting with about 200 attendees urged establishing a North Missouri organization to secure more farm to market road funds and better roads north of the Missouri River. Critics cited unequal state aid, delayed paving, and a push for a cross-state network with larger park access.
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Randolph County
Missouri River
North
Missouri
Sullivan County
South Missouri
Rive
North Missouri
Sullivan
Big Muddy
Kansas City
St. Louis
Caulfield
Moberly Monitor
Association
Congress
O. L. Davis
Keytesville
Davis
Chariton County
Jefferson City
Highway Commission
Gearheard
Mark Twain
Wallace
Bigelow
South
James M. Ramsey
Ozarks
Highway Department
Card of Appreciation from Oma Atkins
Oma Atkins thanks supporters for kindness shown during the election in a brief note of gratitude and appreciation.
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Oma Atkins
Supt Holman Resigns to Take Meadville Post
Supt M A Helman resigned at a special school board meeting after eight years leading our schools. He accepted the Meadville superintendency with a salary increase and will move with Prof and Mrs Holman to their new home. Meadville gains a seasoned educator and our district wishes them well.
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M. A. Helman
Meadville
Holman
State Department
First Class High School in Browning, Missouri Receives Retention
A 1935 notice from the Missouri Department of Education confirms Browning School remains on the first class list with seventeen and one half units. It commends progress, organization, and morale while recommending improvements including worn English materials, inadequate upper grade reading, and painting walls when finances permit. Lloyd W. King signs the letter through Ray W. Dice, High School Supervisor.
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Jefferson City
J.W. Williams
Board of Education
Browning
Missouri
Williams
Ray W. Dice
Lloyd W. King
Fulkerson Monument Co Finds North Central Missouri Prominent
One of the outstanding business concerns of north central Mo. is the Fulkerson Monument Co. of Brookfield. Modern equipment skilled artisans and high grade materials enable the firm to produce high class memorials. They invite your investigation via letter or phone call to arrange samples and designs with no obligation.
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North Central Mo
Fulkerson Monument Co
Brookfield
Fulkerson
For Sale Lease of Shell Station and Ice Business
For Sale Lease fixtures and equipment of a Shell Service Station and an Ice business. Bargain price offered by owner. Reason for selling cited as pursuing other business. Burton Darr Browning listed as contact.
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Shell
Burton Darr
Browning
School Board Elects Officers and Accepts Superintendent Resignation
The school board met on Monday and elected officers: President J. R. Williams, Treasurer W. P. Nickell, and Secretary Mrs Floy Peterson. The six-member board also accepted the resignation of Supt M A Holman, who had been elected several times previously.
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J. R. Williams
W. P. Nickell
Floy Peterson
W. H. Dickinson
M. T. Scott
J. N. Neet
M. A. Holman
Slats Diary Friday Ant Emmy Wedding Invitation
Slats Diary notes Friday invitation to Ants wedding planned for this evening. The fragment mentions nephews and a last minute change but lacks full details of attendees or location.
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Emmy
Weekly family journal notes stray from routine
A stream of domestic vignettes covers Emmy missing weddings, Pa skipping a women's club talk, Sunday at home, the supper for the school superintendent, changes to meals, Turco Flint’s bubble life, a judge in Curt Minch case, and a schoolyard fight leaving a black eye.
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Emmy
Becaz
Yure Memry
Wimens
Skhool
Ant Emmy
Flint
Curt Minch
Pug Stevens
Mundell & Haggard Repair Shop Ad
Mundell and Haggard advertise repair services for telephones locks gasoline engines saw filing furniture chairs and all carpentry work all wood lathe work with guaranteed quality. J L Haggard.
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J. L. Haggard
Weather turns from rain to snow then melts
A system brought rain Saturday night across the region that turned to snow by dawn Sunday and lasted until about noon. Ground was covered but melted by night. Ice persisted Monday morning but sunshine soon cleared it. Since Monday it has become cooler and gardeners rue the snow and ice.
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Sol
Wanted Milk customers Milk 8 cent quart
Help distribute milk by becoming a customer. Ben Rhodes lists price at 8 cents per quart and invites interested parties to call phone number 26 for details.
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Ben Rhodes
Home Workers Club Hosts All Day Meeting
Mrs Edd Stone acted as hostess for an all day Home Workers Club meeting on March 28 with six teen members attending. Activities included a covered dish luncheon, Missouri song, and a discussion on forming a girls and boys 4 H club. Visitors Mrs Joe Bumgarner and three children from Laclede attended.
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Edd Stone
Home Workers Club
Joe Bumgarner
Laclede
Marion Belcher
Browning Garners First Honors in Linn County Contest
Browning school leads Linn County High School Contests with top marks in literary and vocal music. Virginia Bolling earned a perfect reading rating, and Browning swept five perfect performances across readings, glee clubs, and choral events, outpacing Linneus and Meadville in overall points and several solo categories.
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Linn County
Browning
Linneus
Linn
County
Virginia Bolling
Bowning
Dorothy Alspach
Forker
Marie Bennett
Wilma Norvell
Laclede
Ronald Williams
Harvey James Neet
Frances Peterson
Bucklin
June Line
Kenneth Dail
Alice Urbach
Purdin
Winston Chemweth
Linneys
J. B. Issaxson
Kermit Siegrist
Meadville
Harvey Neet
David Taggart
Linnews
Elmer Holcomb
Buck
Herbert Sturges
Donald Roach
Purdim
Brownfing
Shelby
Plastering and Cement Work Offered by J L Haggard
J L Haggard announces readiness to perform plastering and cement work. Contact details not provided.
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J. L. Haggard
Estate Sale at Brown ing Home on April 13
A home sale will be held in Brown ing on Saturday April 13 beginning at 1 30 p m. Items include a folding bed painting tools tool chest ladders tables stoves and other articles too numerous to mention Mrs A A Pipes conducts the sale representing the owner.
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Browning
A. A. Pipes
School Closes After Splendid Term at Smith School
The Smith School wraps a successful term with Mrs Frances Dell as teacher. District patrons and nearby neighbors arrive with baskets for a large noon dinner. Students and Miss Frances deliver a fine afternoon program before families depart satisfied with the day.
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the Smith
Frances Dell
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Mr. Holman
Mundell & Haggard
Browning Garrier
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