Large crowd attends Linn County Farmers Field Day
More than 550 people from Sullivan, Chariton, Macon and Livingston Counties attended the Linn County Farmers Field Day held at Charles Grafton's farm despite morning rain. Extension leaders showcased orchard grass, canary grass, ram and bull selection, terracing, and rock phosphate spreading with local 4-H clubs serving dinner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Linn County
Charles Grafton
Sullivan
Chariton
Macon
Livingston
St. Joseph
Mr. Grafton
Ross Fleetwood
Grafton
Fleewood
E. S. Matteson
Matteson
Jones Taxi Offers Late Model Clean Cars
Advertisement notes late model clean comfortable cars with a home office location block north of the bank and provides a phone contact.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jones Taxi
Electric Theatre Weekend Mix and Fighter Squadron
The listing details August shows: Friday and Saturday feature slaystick comedy and drama with Paulette Goddard as a gambler. Sunday and Monday present Gentleman's Agreement tackling anti Semitism. Wednesday and Thursday offer Fighter Squadron a color war saga with daring air combat and dramatic wrecks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paulette Goddard
Hollywood
Dinner guests share Sunday at Thurlo Smith home
Mrs F C Thurlo and Mr and Mrs Cale Smith hosted a one o clock dinner last Sunday. Guests included Mr and Mrs Harry Hamilton and Mrs Walker of Humphreys Mrs L S Peterson Edward Buckingham Mr and Mrs Gene Henley and a son of Galt Mr and Mrs Ira Smith Mr and Mrs Lee Wilkinson and Mrs Callihan south of Humphreys Mrs Crawford and Mrs Nellie Seaman of Browning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. C. Thurlo
Cale Smith
Harry Hamilton
Walker
Humphreys
L. S. Peterson
Edward Buckingham
Gene Henley
Galt
Ira Smith
Lee Wilkinson
Callihan
Crawford
Nellie Seaman
Browning
Mrs Jas R Williams Hosts P E O Chapter V Meeting
Chapter V P. E. O. met at Mrs. Jas. R. Williams home on July 27 with guest Mrs. Jennie Glaze of Norfolk Virginia. Beverly Moore led a lesson on the Atomic Age and Della Peters read Home Folks during the social hour. Refreshments were served.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jas. R. Williams
P.E.O
P. E.O
Jennie Glaze
Norfolk
Beverly Moore
Della Peters
For Sale Fried size chickens dressed or undressed
Mrs Louis Arnold of Browning offers frying size chickens for sale either dressed or undressed.
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Louis Arnold
Browning
Sunday Guests From Purdin And Nearby
Sunday guests of Mr. and Mrs. Lindley Hollon included Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Waltz and daughters of Purdin, Mrs. Evert Hollon, Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Coram and children, and Harold Coram.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lindley Hollon
Floyd Waltz
Purdin
Evert Hollon
Ralph Coram
Harold Coram
Outing Party Returns From Osage Beach Trip
Mr and Mrs Carl Drake and sons Nelson and Gene and Mrs Nellie Stone returned home Sunday night from an outing at Osage Beach in St Missouri. Mr and Mrs C B Barrows and son of Monroe City accompanied them.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carl Drake
Nelson and
Gene
Nellie Stone
Osage Beach
St. Missouri
C. B. Barrows and Son
Monroe City
Fall Festival Highlights At Meadville Judges Tap Dance
Mr and Mrs Merril Peter and their grandchildren along with Mrs Reta Peters and Penny Peters attended the Meadville fall festival on Thursday and Friday evenings. Judy Peterson and Penny Peters entered the amateur contest and earned second place in tap dancing.
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Merril Peterson
Reta Peters
Penny
Meadville
Judy Peterson
Penny Peters
Household items for sale include water heater and chest drawer
30 gallon hot water tank and gas heater are listed along with one chest drawer. Offered by Mrs. L. W. Hummel and described as early new.
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L. W. Hummel
Mrs Sides Receives Six Stitches After Fall at Home
Mrs James Sides fell in her home Thursday morning hitting her head on a door casing and required six stitches. Her sisters Mrs Gordon Johnson and Miss Jessie Fuller cared for her during the last days of the week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Sides
Gordon Johnson
Jessie Fuller
Joe Ratio Show Promos From Brookfield Station
A local entertainment item notes Joe Ratio Show broadcasting from 1112 5 832 E Helm Street in Brookfield Massachusetts. The brief record identifies contact points and venue for the program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe
E. Helm
St. Brookfield, Ma
Mrs Christy to Speak at Browning Community Program
Mrs Charles E Christy pastor of the Methodist Church of Linneus will speak at the community program in the city park Sunday at 2 30. The Browning Pip celebration is sponsored by the American Legion Post of Browning with musical numbers by local youths.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles E. Christy
Methodist Church of
Kirksville Lions Face Browning Junior Baseball Clash
Kirksville American Legion Junior team hosts Browning American Legion Junior team Friday at 3 30 p m for homecoming night game in Kirksville. The two good youth squads met recently with an 8 to 6 score and promise an exciting showdown. Come out and cheer the future Merchants team.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kirksville
Browning
Kirksville American Legion
Browning American Legion
Merchants
Stores to Close Friday Afternoon for Homecoming
Several businesses will close Friday from 1 30 to 4 30 during Homecoming. M F A Central Cooperative Farmers Cash Store Gooch s Store J R Williams Wykoff Produce Browning Lumber Co Bailey Maytag Co Wade Furniture and Appliance H L Schrock Browning Locker Co Johnson Chevrolet Co Peterson Insurance Agency.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M.F.A. Central Cooperative
Farmers Cash Store
Gooch’s Store
J. R. Williams
Wykoff Produce
Browning Lumber Co
Bailey Maytag Co
Wade Furniture and Appliance
H. L. Schrock
Browning Locker Co
Johnson Chevrolet Co
Peterson Insurance Agency
Surprise Birthday Party for Mrs Prather Hosted by Mrs Ellsberry
Friday night a surprise birthday party honored Mrs George Prather with informal conversation and bridge. Bridge prizes went to Mrs Arthur Bennett and Miss Marilyn Jennings, with many guests from Laclede Marceline and surrounding areas in attendance.
Purdin W C T U Members Meet Linneus Ladies
Ten members of the Purdin W C T U traveled to Linneus on Wednesday July 27 and met Linneus women at the city park for a one oclock luncheon. They held the regular monthly meeting with Miss Rose Chambers and Mrs. Helen Cokerham as leaders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Purdin W. C. T. U
Purdin W.C. T. U
Linneus
Rose Chambers
Helen Cokerham
Pleasant Grove Church Services Announced
Pleasant Grove Evangelical United Brethren Church lists worship at 11 00 a m with a sermon by the pastor Kennedy G Kelley Sunday School at 10 00 a m Morning Worship 11 00 a m Youth Fellowship 7 30 p m and Evening Evangelistic Service 8 15 p m All are welcome to these services led by Pastor Kelley.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pleasant Grove
Kansas City Visitor Returns After 43 Years
Ellis Robinson of Kansas City visited Browning last Saturday with Walter Crooks. Robinson left Browning 43 years ago and this marked his first return to the area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ellis Robinson
Kansas City
Walter Crooks
Mr. Robison
Browning
Mrs Lillie Pearson Visits Relatives Near Chula
Mrs Lillie Pearson and sister Mrs Anna Hilbret spent part of the past week with Mrs Chas Spencer and other relatives near Chula.
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Lillie Pearson
Anna Hilbret
Chas. Spencer
Chula
Notice of Enlarge School District Election
Notices inform qualified voters in Linn and Sullivan counties Missouri about a August 23 1949 election to form an enlarged school district R I. Polls open 6 am to 7 pm at five voting sites including Browning Legion Hall Purdin City Hall Shelby School Building and Enterprise Voting Precinct. The measure combines districts listed plus Browning Purdin North Salem and Sullivan County districts.
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Senate
64Th General Assembly
Linn and
Sullivan
Missouri
Wning Legion Hall
Purding
Shelby
Enterprise
John Smith
Salem
Cattey-Price
North Salem
Dickinson
Jenkins
Mundell
South Hooker
Light
Pierce
Gooch
Prairie Seminary
Nevins
Clapp
Triudium
Woodside
Grantsville
Leg
Brown
Pleasant Shade
Oak Grove
Purdin
Browning
Sullivan County
Bundridge
White Oak
Scottsville
Russell
North Hooker
Smith
Brookshire
Knifong
Prairie Mound
W. P. Brinkley
County Board of Education
Vera P. Rinehart
Browning—Legion Hall
Ovid Atkins
Carl Head
Cora
L. E. Hedges
Pauline Peterson
Lucille Norvell
City Hall
Virgil Lee
Nora Gooch
George Haley
Ray Pulliam
Jas. Chambers
Norman McDonald
Randall Minor
Archie Dickinson
Clay Stufflebean
Wilma Guyer
Harold Abbott
Charlie Owens
Walter Head
Ray Kelly
Emerson Bailey
John Smith Building
Don A. Minor
Oakie Milhoan
Byron Deskins
Ellis Ware
Genevie Kaschmeider
Piano Spinet Mirror for Resale in Browning
Piano spinet type mirror offered for resale at 345 dollars. Sold through Jefferson Piano Co. box 603 Jefferson City Missouri. Written address and company indicate local sale listing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Browning
Jefferson Piano Co
Jefferson City
Birthday Celebration for Mrs Vernon DeVore
August 1 marked Mrs Vernon DeVore’s 21st birthday as relatives gathered at her home Sunday. Guests included Luther DeVore and family, Beth Harris, Fred Cotter, Bonnie and Donna, and Arlene Smith visited in the afternoon.
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Vernon DeVore
Colorado visitors extend Iowa trip with relatives
Mr and Mrs Cecil Dear dorff of Colorado visited Mrs Marie Woolf and family in Iowa. Mrs Woolf and her daughter Jeanne returned home with them Thursday and will visit more relatives in Colorado for two weeks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cecil Deardorff
Colorado
Mrs
Marie Woolf
Iowa
Make Us a Call When In Town
A brief note urges readers to contact the paper when visiting town. It emphasizes reaching out by phone for a quick update or request. The item reflects a local emphasis on accessibility and reader engagement.
Young couple wed in Linneus July thirty first
Miss Dolores Shanks and Eugene Smith were married at the Linneus Baptist Church in a Sunday afternoon ceremony conducted by Rev J Purd Hays. The bride wore white taffeta and pink carnations, with sister Arlene Smith as maid of honor and Neal DeVore as best man. A reception followed at the bride’s parents home with cafeteria style dinner and two three tier cakes. The couple plan to reside in Purdin Missouri.
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Baptist Church
Linneus
Dolores Shanks
Richard Shanks
Purdin
Eugene Smith
Edwin Smith
J. Purd Hays
Arlene Smith
Neal DeVore
Linneus High School
Shelby High School
Purdin Mercantile
Erwin Smith
Gerald and
Billy
Antone Riddle
Wheeling
John Shanks
Browning
George LaBar
Jr. Franklin
Milan
Doris Shanks
Airplane Rides Offer Sunday Flight Opportunity
Airplane rides will operate from 9 a m to 5 p m Sunday August seventh, offering scenic trips half a mile north of George Crooks.
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Browning
Dinner Guests At Prather Ellsberry Home
Mr and Mrs George Prather and Mrs Elizabeth Ellsberry hosted Friday night dinner for Mr and Mrs Chester Hoover of Laclede Miss Betty Green of Marceline and Miss Pelle Logan indicating a social gathering in Franklin County.
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Chester Hoover
Laclede
Betty Green
Marceline
Pelle Logan
George Prather
Elizabeth Ellsberry
Engagement announced for Marie Ellen Logan to Dr Chester Scott
Mr and Mrs Byrce Logan of LaCrosse Kansas announce the engagement of their daughter Marie Ellen to Dr Chester Scott of Kansas City Kansas. The couple plans a Methodist Church of LaCrosse wedding in August. Marie Ellen Logan a LaCrosse High School graduate attended York College and Mayo Hospital School of Nursing. Dr Scott a Kansas University Medical School graduate and intern at University Hospital of Kansas City. Marie Ellen also works at University Hospital. Grandmother is Mrs Ella Bundridge.
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Byrce Logan
LaCrosse
Kansas
Marie Ellen
Chester Scott
Kansas City
Methodist Church of
Miss Logan
LaCrosse High School
York College
Mayo Hospital School of Nursing
Rochester
Minnesota
Scott
Medical School of
Kansas University
University Hospital of
University Hospital
Ella Bundridge
Browning
Browning Merchants Win At Spickard 5-3
Browning Merchants baseball team defeated Spickard 5 to 3 on Sunday. Pitcher H. Belzer allowed six hits. G. George reached base five times with four hits and a sacrifice, scoring three runs. P. Gray had four hits in four at bats, extending his three game batting streak. R. Gooch, batting for Dixon, collected a hit for the ninth straight time as a pinch hitter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Browning Merchants Baseball Ball Club
Browning Merchants Ball Club
Spickard
H. Belzer
G. George
P. Gray
R. Gooch
Dixon
Radio dropoff options at Bailey Maytag Co
Radios may be left at the Bailey Maytag Co for convenience. Neff Radio Service located at 16 Main Brookfield Mo offers pickup and service with phone 587.
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Bailey Maytag Co
Neff Radio Service
16 & Main
Brookfield
Miss Evelyn Adams Weds Marvin C. Hopper in Webster Groves
Evelyn Adams and Marvin C. Hopper of Brookfield Missouri united in marriage August 3 at the Prayer Chapel First Congregational Church Webster Groves. Rev Allen O Miller officiated a candlelight ceremony attended by family with dinner on the Hotel Chase St Louis roof and modest honeymoon plans to Kansas City Salina New Orleans. Adams daughter of Mrs W H Adams Brookfield, Hopper son of the late Mr and Mrs C M Hopper. Hopper a Missouri Law School graduate and Linn County prosecutor since January 1 1947.
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Evelyn Adams
Marvin C. Hopper
Brookfield
Missouri
Webster Groves
First Congregational Church
Allen O. Miller
B. V. Hopper
Chase
St. Louis
Kansas City
Salina
Kansas
New Orleans
Adams
W. H. Adams
Southwestern Bell Telephone Co
Hopper
C. M. Hopper
Universityf Missouri
Rockfield
Linn County
Birthday Dinner Guests for Mrs Wykoff in Pur din Area
Sunday dinner guests were Mr and Mrs Al Brown Mr and Mrs L O Wykoff near Pur din and Mrs Viola Jones and Nona. The occasion was Mrs Wykoff's birthday.
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Max Helms
al Brown
L. O. Wykoff
Near Purdin
Viola Jones
Nona
Wykoff
A Smile We May Recall A Simple Ode
A short poem by Addison Payne extols the power of a smile. It reflects on how small acts of kindness keep friendships alive and how a smile can be a lasting blessing remembered, with guidance to carry it everywhere.
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Addison Payne
Carter Family Plans Five Week California Vacation
Mr and Mrs Edgar Carter and children Gene and Eva Doris depart Thursday for five weeks visiting relatives Ray Keithley Paul Kollasch and Vivian Parkison and families in California.
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Edgar Carter
Gene
Eva Doris
Ray Keithley
Paul Kollasch
Vivian Parkison
California
General Purpose Club Meets in July Session
The General Purpose Club met on July 14 with Mrs. Sam Artz for an all day gathering. Eight members, nine children and three men attended as President Mrs. Roscoe Powell opened at two o clock. Roll call referenced health, quilt work completed, Nellie won a hostess gift of 22 cents. Next meeting set with Mrs. Harold Rinehart on July 28.
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Sam Artz
Roscoe Powell
Nellie
Harold Rinehart
Meeting Notes From Mrs Rinehart Club Session
Mrs Rinehart hosted an afternoon meeting on July 28 with six members eight children and one visitor. President Mrs Roscoe Powell led with singing Church in the Wild Wood. Mrs Sam Artz reviewed a book and the club collect. Next meeting with Mrs Gale Thurlow on August 14.
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Electric Theatre
Goering
Continent
Chas
Christy
Arthur Bennett
Marilyn Jennings
John Browning
Peggy
Jerry Jennings
Marilyn
Ruth Ann
Morris Lantz
Julia
Michael
Joe Nevins
Steve Lay
Lyle Britton
Bobby
Prather Ellsberry
George Crooks
Ponders
Wildwood
Ray Nickell
Gale Thurlo
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