PFC George Smith Killed in Action in Korea
Mr and Mrs Ora Smith of Purdin report their son Pfc George Smith was killed in action in Korea on July 20 after being previously listed as missing. He attended local high school, enlisted January 1949, landed in Korea July 2 1950 with the 24th Division infantry, and is survived by four sisters and five brothers in Missouri and Illinois towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ora Smith
Purdin
Pfc
George Smith
Korea
George
Army
Infantry
Ruth McKenzie
Meadville
Lucille Hoag
Fairmount
Inl
Frances Duncan
Essie Maye Oertwig
Linneus
Jay
Browning
Glenn
Travis
Norman
John Robert
St. Louis
Cleanup Day Arrives May 1 Under City Board Notice
The city to collect trash including tin cans and broken glass on Tuesday May 1 1951. The Cleanup Squad will be present on the date. By order of the Board of Aldermen dated April 10 1951 City Clerk A D Peterson signs the notice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Aldermen
A. D. Peterson
Birthday weekend visit in Harveyville-Crawford homes
Mr and Mrs W J Davenport and Mr and Mrs Mason Flora of Harveyville Kansas spent the weekend with Mrs Crawford and Mrs Nellie Seaman for Mrs Crawford's birthday. Other Sunday dinner guests included Lyle Ingraham and his niece Elaine Ingraham and Mrs M L Haning, all celebrating birthdays.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. J. Davenport
Mason Flora
Harveyville
Kansas
Crawford
Nellie Seaman
Enterprise 4 H Club Meeting In April At Enterprise
The Enterprise 4 H Club met April 10 at the Enterprise school house with Vernon and Gilbert Head. President Gary led the meeting after pledges and songs. Members discussed Tractor Maintenance project, planned 4 H Sunday at Browning Methodist Church, and a park picnic. Twenty eight members and visitors received candy bars. next gathering May 8 with Marlene Abbott at Dickinson school.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Enterprise
Theatee
Vernon
Gilbert Head
Enterprise School
Gary
Browning
Marlene Abbott
Dickinson School
Farm For Sale Near Linneus With Red Clover Pasture
158 acre farm on Rock Road eleven percent mile southeast of Linneus. Fenced hog tight with good water supply and about 45 acres of Red Clover. Modern house with updated bath. Barn wired. Contact 22F21 or Carlyle Bennett in Linneus.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rock Road
Linneus
Bath
Carlyle Bennett
PTA Meeting Report Omitted Dinner Plans For May 10 Banquet
The PTA reports the Junior-Senior banquet set for May 10 with committees to donate food and help in the kitchen. Meeting adjourned with sandwiches pie and coffee in the kitchen. Next hostesses are Mary Grice Eva Nickell Esther Jennings Edgar Carter and Gerald Wade. Menu is a pot luck supper. The next meeting will be the last until September and May 14 is the tentative turnout date.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
P.T.A
Mary Grice
Eva Nickell
Esther Jennings
Edgar Carter
Gerald Wade
C. R
Pioneer Seed Corn Orders at Good Feed & Produce Browning
John H Browning salesman announces seed corn orders may be left at Good Feed and Produce Store Browning or by calling 176F21. Pick up your orders now.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pioneer Seed Corn
Good Feed & Produce
Browning
John H. Browning
Mr Music Exults Sparkling Entertainer At Marty Ann Theatre
Paramounts Mr Music opens at the Marty Ann Theatre Milan Missouri for April 29 and 30. Bing Crosby Nancy Olson Charles Coburn Ruth Hussey headline with guests Groucho Marx Peggy Lee The Merry Macs Dorothy Kirsten plus Marge and Grover Champion. Crosby delivers a strong performance alongside eight new songs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paramount
Milan
Bing Crosby
Nancy Olson
Charles Coburn
Ruth Hussey
Groucho Marx
Peggy Lee
the Merry Macs
Dorothy Kirsten
Marge
Grover Champion
Crosby
Abbott and Costello in the Foreign Legion at MartyAnn Theatre
Abbott and Costello return to a familiar pattern in a Foreign Legion comedy seen at the Marty Ann Theatre. Patricia Medina Walter Slezak and Douglas Dumbrille co star in the production running May 1 2 3 with the duo delivering the same humor as Buck Privates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Man River
Bud Abbott
Lou Costello
Abbott and Costello
Foreign Legion
Patricia Medina
Walter Slezak
Douglas Dumbrille
Birthday Gratitude Letter from Mrs Crawford
Mrs W W Crawford thanks friends and acquaintances for kind birthday wishes cards letters flowers and gifts expressing appreciation for the thoughtful gesture.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. W. Crawford
Seed Beans For Sale By Lincoln Soybeans At My Farm
Seed beans for sale at 1 percent miles southwest of Reger. Ralph Pipes and Milan, Missouri listed as contacts. Quantity 1200 units offered. Call or visit for arrangements and pricing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lincoln
Miles
S. W. Reger
Ralph Pipes
Milan
Birthday Dinner in Monroe Celebrates April Birthdays
A family gathering in Monroe Iowa honored five April birthdays with a decorated cake baked by Delphine Lambert. Attendees from Browning Missouri Maywood Illinois Knoxville Iowa Waterloo Iowa and Waterloo Iowa shared the celebration and extended wishes for many more happy birthdays together next year. One who was there.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monroe
Iowa
Herbert Lambert
Delphine Lambert
Hulbert Dixon
Wilma
Stanley
Vernon
Ronald Dixon
Browning, Mo
Billie Crowdis
Maywood
Marvin Dixon
Knoxville
Ellison Phyllis
Waterloo
Mary Waddill
White Oak Grove Church Monday Services April Season
White Oak Grove Church announces Monday night services at 7:30 PM for April 30. The Christian Crusaders of the Church of God in Roger will lead the devotional program and encourage youth talents to glorify God. Messages urge growth in grace and knowledge of Jesus Christ, with a note from Mrs. Elza Jacobs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
White Oak Grove
Church of God
Roger
Jesus Christ
Elza Jacobs
Jones Taxi Offers Late Model Clean Cars
Local taxi service advertises comfortable late model vehicles available from a home office north of the bank. Contact by phone.
Haunted House Mystery Off Friday Fright Night
A staged haunting at a haunted house promises comic thrills and mystifying surprises. The cast includes Miss Oletha Lenhart Edwina Liz Zeke Gracie Tug Ralston Hi Lowe and Snorky Snodgrass as the story unfolds with carnival characters joining the perilous fun. The plot centers on a logical denouement and a revelatory, humorous resolution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Serpentina
Zara
Jojo
Butch Killigrew
Oletha Lenhart
Edwina
Liz
Zeke
High School Music Department Concert Set for May 2
The High School Music Department will present a concert on Wednesday night May 2 featuring the band glee clubs and small ensembles. A silver offering will support entry fees to Columbia for the Girls Glee Club Girls Quartet and Boys Quartet who will attend the State Contests on Saturday April 28. Next week’s paper will report State ratings. Marilie Schrock will enter the State Contests at Columbia in Speech representing the North East District in Pose and Poetry Readings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbia
Girls Glee Club
Girls Quartet
Boys Quartet
Weeek
Marilie Schrock
North East
Wool Market Advertisement by J. R. Williams & Co
Wool buyers announce their usual purchasing from J. R. Williams and Company in Browning Missouri. The notice invites merchants and farmers to sell raw wool to the firm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. R. Williams & Co
Browning, Mo
Welcome New Neighbors Social Near Jamesport
Last Wednesday evening neighbors gathered at Mr. and Mrs. Earl Gooch to welcome the family who recently moved from near Jamesport. The group enjoyed cards, visiting, and candy with Earl Maggart, Noel Tully, Fred Smith, Clifford Abbott, and Porter Sayre and their families in attendance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Earl Gooch
Gooch
Jamesport
Earl Maggart
Noel Tully
Fred Smith
Clifford Abbott
Nancy
Porter Sayre
Citizens Savings Bank Stockholders Meet in Browning
Notice is given for the sixteenth annual stockholders meeting of Citizens Savings Bank of Browning Missouri to be held at the banking house on May 8, 1951, at 9:00 a.m. for at least three hours to elect seven directors and transact any proper business. C. E. McGhee, President, L. L. Ingraham, Secretary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Citizens Savings Bank of Browning
Browning
Missouri
C. E. McGhee
L. L. Ingraham
Appreciation for kind deeds during hospital stay
Norman Smith expresses sincere thanks for cards letters gifts and acts of kindness received during his hospital stay and after his return.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norman Smith
For Sale One New Allis Chalmers Tractor with Implements
One new 1951 model Allis Chalmers tractor with cultivator and plows. From a home franchised dealer, full year guarantee. See in town. Below list price. Clyde Brinkley, Browning, phone 34.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allis Chalmers
Clyde Brinkley
Browning
Foster Birthday Dinner Hosted By Maurice Foster
Sunday April 22 Maurice Foster hosted a turkey dinner honoring the birthdays of Lee Foster and Curt Bagley. Guests included Keith Myers family Bob Johnson and sons Olio Iowa Lewis Foster Marcia Chillicothe Jyde McCollum daughter Moberly Curt Helms Max New Boston Lee Foster Jess Foster Jon and Curt Bagley and the hosts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maurice Foster
Lee Foster
Curt Bagley
Keith Myers
Bob Johnson
Olio
Iowa
Lewis Foster
Marcia
Rom Chillicothe
Jyde McCollum
Moberly
Curt Helms
Max
New Boston
Jess Foster
Jon
Curt“Bagley
Fairview School Closes With Community Picnic
Fairview School ends its 1950-51 term on April 14 with a noon meal for patrons and friends. Teachers and students presented a program after dinner and prizes were awarded for spelling and attendance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fairview School
Lee Ester Frazier
Charlie Britton
Carlos Britton
Reva
Earl Maggart
Earl Gooch
Kenneth
Max Grisamore
John Harmon
John Tucker
Soons
DeVaun Tucker
Danny
Edwin Tucker
Kathy
Frank Tucker
Betty Hautala
Beryl Head
Nancy Jo
Jack Head
Bill DeVore
J. B. Maggart
Leonard Foster
Shirlene Atwood
van Mairs
Clarence R. Head
Bobbie E. Head
Celia Gooch
Jerald Gooch
Larry Frazier
David Braley
Allen Tucker
Roger
Radio service and pick up at Bailey Maytag Co
Radios may be left at the Bailey Maytag Co for convenience Neff Radio Service phone 587 16 S Main Brookfield Mo.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bailey Maytag Co
Neff Radio Service
Brookfield, Mo
Picture Show Sponsored by Local Merchants
Merchants and business people of the city rent the Legion Hall for a Saturday night picture show. Dickerson Road Show to provide entertainment with admission 10 and 25 cents. April donations listed from numerous local businesses and individuals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Business
Legion Hall
Dickerson
Wade. Furniture & Alliance
Jewell Tea Co
Joe High
M.F.A. Central Co- Operative
Lambert Garage
Farmers Cash Store
Bugg's Ma
Thanking Friends for Kindness During Illness
Mrs. Mable Harvey expresses gratitude for the cards letters acts of kindness and prayers received during illness noting full appreciation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mable Harvey
Friendship Circle Club Meets for Quilting and Social Day
The Friendship Circle Club met with Mrs. Curt Bagley on April 18 for an all day session. Ten members six visitors fourteen men and eight children attended. Activities included quilting, a covered dish luncheon, opening songs, a seed bulb plant exchange roll call, and two contests won by Velma Page and Lucy Cumbo. Prizes went to Jewell and Mrs. Chas Bagley. May 2 is planned with a garden seed exchange. visitors are welcome. Curt Bagley reporter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Friendship Circle Club
Curt Bagley
Juanita
Velma Page
Lucy Cumbo
Jewell
Chas. Bagley
Geo. Walker
Kenneth Bailey
Wayne
Raymond Bagley
Betty Shanks
Curt Helms
Max
Jewell Blender
Methodist Church Announces Vacation Bible School Start
Pastor Rev. Robert Burns leads Sunday School each Sunday at 10:00 a. m with classes for all ages. Worship services are on the first and third Sundays at 11:00 a. m and 7:30 p. m. Vacation Bible School begins Monday May 28. All children are invited to attend. The Enterprise 4-H Club will attend Sunday School on April 29 and give a program at 11:00 a. m. Everyone is cordially invited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Calhoun
Enterprise 4-H Club
Home Workers Club Meeting Report April 11
The Home Workers Club met at the home of Mrs Genevieve Prather on Thursday April 11 for an all day gathering. Guests included eight members and eleven visitors with program elements, gifts, a flag pole gift, and a get well card for a former member. The group closes with the Lords Prayer and plans for May 10 with Mother’s Day theme and tray finishing work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Home Workers Club
Genevieve Prather
Bryce Logan
Pearl Mundell
Old Rugged Cross
Genevieve
Maggie Wykoff
Junius Mundell
United Nations
Brownin School
Valjean Gooch
John Quigley
Linneus
Elizabeth Crookshank
Richard Mundell
Neil DeWeerdt
George Prather
Prather Ellsberry
Mary Grice
Kathryne Taylor
Local residents host Sunday dinner guests
Mr. and Mrs. T.C. Palmer visited Mr. and Mrs. Vernon DeVore with Bonnie and Donna. Mr. and Mrs. Leland Shipp were evening callers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T.C. Palmer
Vernon DeVore
Bonnie and
Donna
Leland Shipp
Tenth Annual Missouri Conference Attended by Local Women
Mr and Mrs Guy Adams Mrs Clairessa Slack Mrs Frank Maggart Mrs Silas Bartow Mrs Marie Woolf Mrs H L Schrock Miss Maude Morris Mrs Mary Rudloff Mrs C C Williams Mr and Mrs A D Peterson Mrs Arthur Bennett and Mrs Geo Prather joined the tenth annual Missouri Conference of the Woman's Society of Christian Service in Brookfield last Tuesday and Wednesday. Delegates from Browning Methodist Church included Miss Morris Mrs Williams and Mrs Slack.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guy Adams
Clairessa Slack
Frank Maggart
Silas Bartow
Marie Woolf
H. L. Schrock
Maude Morris
Mary Rudloff
C. C. Williams
A. D. Peterson
Arthur Bennett
Geo. Prather
Missouri
Woman’s Society of Christian Service
Brookfield
Miss Morris
Williams
Slack
Browning Methodist Church
Purdin Methodist to Observe National 4-H Service
Purdin Methodist Church will host a 4 H Club Sunday service at 11 a m on April 9 with the national theme Working Together For World Understanding All local 4 H clubs are invited A worship drama at Bear Branch is planned for Sunday evening at 7 30 weather and illness permitting W A Pollock Pastor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Purdin Methodist Circuit
Purdin Methodist Church
Bear Branch
W. A. Pollock
Browning Baptist Church Announces Weekly Schedule
Kenneth G. leads services with Pastor H. C. Bailey as superintendent. Sunday School aims for 75 attendees with classes for all ages. Worship Sundays at 11:00 a. m. and 7:30 p. m. Prayer meeting Wednesdays at 7:30 p. m. All are invited to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Browning Baptist Church
Kenneth G
H. C. Bailey
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Mr. Music
Citizens Savings Bank
Fairview
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