Local Social Notes Highlight Visits and Farewells
Mr and Mrs Frank Arnold of Kansas City visited relatives and friends Sunday. Ben Alexander of Purdin came Saturday afternoon. Will DeVore and family plan a move to the Purdin farm they bought. Chillicothe visitors included Mrs R E Harris and daughter Mary Ruth with the Harris family. Mrs Hinda Rush and Mrs M L Haning dined with friends Monday evening. Joel Brookshier and Bobby Bennett left for Fort Leavenworth to begin military service. Mrs Ja Gooch of Chillicothe joined Mr and Mrs W P Nickell for Sunday dinner. Robert Harvey and children of near Brookfield called in. Mrs D B Hunter of Brookfield and Clifford Shell of Danville Ill visited Tuesday. Mrs Hunter wintered with the Shell family. Dolly Quigley and Shirley Lowe of Kansas City spent the weekend with Mrs Laura Atkins. R O Steele received a warrant and declined nomination after 18 years as Enterprise Township clerk. Sunday guests at W S Langdon’s included John Hollon of Jacksonville, Ernest Langdon and relatives from near Brookfield, and Doris Burnett of Kansas City. B J Lambert visited in the afternoon. AVITAB ad appears as poultry tonic advertisement by E F Peterson Browning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Arnold
Kansas City
Ben Alexander
Purdin
Will DeVore Sare
C. B. Purdin
R. E. Harris
Mary Ruth
Clayton Harris
Chillicothe
Hinda Rush
M. L. Haning
Hummel
Sloan
Twyman
Joel Brookshier
Bobby Bennett
Fort Leavenworth
Kansas
Ja Gooch
W. P. Nickell
Robert Harvey
Near Brookfield
D. B. Hunter
W. S. Langdon
John Hollon
Jacksonville
Ernest .Langdon
Doris Burnett
B. J. Lambert
Minnie Street
Andrew Stufflebean
Near Shelby
Schrock’s
John Burkholder
Brookfield
L. A. Dickinson
Ray Lambert
J. E. Spencer
Kirksville
Spencer
Leonard Shatto
Elba
Rob Stephenson
Nellie
Roger
Floyd Cokerham
LaPlata
Alda Brookshier
Joel
A. J. Lambert
Cecil Guyer
Shelby
R. C Bagley
Northeast Missouri State Teachers College
Leo Jones
Chas. Thudium
Garner Neighbrhood
Wichita
Ray Wampler
Kathryn Calhoun
J. 4
Bev Creason
Virginia Hott
Raymond Jacobs
Agnes Gender
L. W. Hummel
Crawford
Nellie Seaman
Josephine McArtor
Billie Brown
C. B. Knifone
Belle Knifone
John Deere
Linnean
Alpha Hollon
Milan
Minnie Fanning
Earl Nickell
Leon Montgomery
B. J. Harvey
Wm. Rhodes
Trenton
John Neely
Chicago
C. B. Fleming
Lynn Carter
Edgar Carter
Gene
Eva Doris
J. G. Shipp
Bernice Shipp
Leeman Pennington
Local residents share meals and news around Purdin area
Community members from Purdin and nearby towns visit relatives attend funerals and church events. Names include Marion Jacobs Linneus Joan Carter Shelby and many families in Kirksville Milan LaPlata and Galt as well as notes on hospital visits and a baby chick tonic ad.
91st Birthday for Mrs. Helen Calhoun in Pawnee
Mrs. Helen Calhoun celebrated her 91st birthday on March 30 at the home of Mrs. Fred Green in Pawnee Oklahoma. Mrs. Green held open house from 2 to 5 p.m. where friends called to wish her many happy birthdays.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helen Calhoun
Fred Green
Pawnee
Okla
Calhoun
Mrs. Green
Mrs. Calhoun
Sunday School at North Salem Methodist Church
North Salem Methodist Church invites all ages to Sunday School every Sunday at 10 o clock. Corr dially invited. Leslie Belzer serves as superintendent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Salem
Methodist Church
Leslie Belzer
Local Visitors Share Weekend in Milan and Surrounding Areas
Social notes list numerous visits and gatherings across Milan Linneus Trenton and nearby towns. Families including Pulliam Williams Stephenson Hollon Hamilton Knifong Schrock Rhodes Campbell Gooch Bartow and Smith are mentioned with Saturday Sunday and Monday visits and a college enrollment update for Helen Nadine Smith at Northeast Missouri State Teachers College Kirksville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. M. Pulliam
Milan
Browning
C. Williams
Herbert Hamilton
Mr. Hamilton
Robert Stephenson
Rob Stephenson
Nellie
Shirley Coram
Jack Hollon
Purdin
Joe Nevins
Bonna Jo
Margaret Smith
Mary
Clair Shipp
Linneus
Belle Knifong
Jesse Foster
Ben Perry
Maurice Schrock
Hattie Schrock
Marion
Harry Rhodes
R. H. Smith
North Salem
Northeast Missouri State Teachers College
Kirksville
Miss Smith
Private Drake Returns To Camp On One Day Pass
Pvt. Carl C. Drake of Camp Chaffee Arkansas was home on a one day pass visiting Mrs Drake. He returned to camp Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carl C. Drake
Camp Chaffee
Arkansas
Local Servicemen Enjoy Short Visitation in Suburban Home
Pvt. Philip Bond Grice of the Quartermaster's Corps arrived Tuesday for a ten day visit with his parents Dr and Mrs W D Grice and John Bill and other relatives. Pvt. Herman R Gooch, recently stationed at Camp Robinson Ark, came home for the weekend and is visiting his parents Mr and Mrs Rolan Gooch and other relatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pvt
Philip Bond Grice
Quartermaster’s Corps
South Carolina
W. D. Grice
John Bill
Herman R. Gooch
Camp Robinson, Ark
Mrs
Rolan Gooch
Pvt Donald Britton Visits Family Before Fort Meade Move
Pvt Donald Britton, in training at Fort Sill Oklahoma, visited Friday morning with his parents Mr and Mrs Wayne Britton and other relatives before heading to Fort Meade Maryland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pvt
Donald Britton
Fort Sill
Okla
Wayne Britton
Britton
Fort Meade, Md
Pfc John Brinkley Returns Home from Overseas
Pfc John Brinkley, long serving with the Signal Corps in the Persia Gulf Command, arrived home last week to visit his parents Mr and Mrs Ann Brinkley and other relatives and friends. He has spent 30 months overseas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Brinkley
Signal Corps
Persia Gulf Command
Ann Brinkley
Pfc
Brinkley
Local social notes include visits and cancellations around Milan
The report lists numerous visits and arrivals from Linnean Milan and nearby towns. John Neely was rejected after induction at Fort Leavenworth and returned to Chicago. A school event notes rain reduced attendance while a noon dinner preceded a program conducted by Miss Ruby Tate and residents including Mrs. Billie Morris and Mrs. Flya Crookshanks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ruby Tate
Donald Stone
Billie Morris
Flya Crookshanks
Lelia Hicks
Darrald Hutchinson
Lorch
True Blue Club Meeting at Shafter School
The True Blue Club held its regular meeting at Shafter School. Members discussed upcoming activities and community involvement, with plans outlined for a charity event and member recruitment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
True Blue Club
Shafter School
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Avitar
Browning, MO
Browning Rendering Service
American Saddle Horse Breeders Association
O. G. Pile
Keytesville
Sky Pilot
Ruth McDonald
Bourbon King
Miss Carrick
Rex McDonald
Miss Mildred
Belle Anderson
Arlington Peavine
Mae Queen
Astral McDonald G
Mary Belle Anderson
Astral Denmark
Pearle White
My Farm
Gravel Road
John C. Simpson
Fon Street
Marion Jacobs
Edgar Shepherd
H.S. Johnson
K. M. Duncan
L. A. Dicknson
Joan Carter
J. B. Carter
Janet Lumsden
Luther DeVere
Near Purdin
Nellie Stone
Sam Warren
D. G. Freeland
Douglas Neal Lay
Scott Brown
Oral Hatcher
Welch Okla
Dick Ishmael
Great Lakes
O. P. Morris
Winigan
Kay Stufflekean
Guy Brookshier
Norene
Leone Palmer Harris
Veteran’s Hospital
Wadsworth
Farl M. Palmer
Earl
Gable
E. F. Peterson
Missouri
By Jay Tobias
Benita Bolt
Rebecca
Lutie Spinks
Rebecca Bolt
Bolt Sanitarium
Martha Grubb
Starr
Benita
Dr. Hippocrates
Joy
Henry Goober
the Porter
Phineas Plunkett
Miss Prunella Figg
Cadwallade
Mary Smith
Peggy Head
Jeanne Woolf
Rosalie Gooch
John Grice Marvin Abbott
Junior Fanning
Leroy Beckett
Wilbur Glossop
Jack Gordon
Martha Cotter
Lyle Jacobs
Gwendolyn Kelly
Billy Newton Eldon Head
Browning Lumber CO
Browning Lumber Company
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