Mother Dodson dies after long illness at 86
Sarah Elizabeth Dodson died August 17 at her daughter’s home near Youngstown Mo after a long decline. Born October 16 1852 in Sullivan County she lived in Sullivan and Adair Counties most of her life. She married James W Hoskins October 16 1870 and had eight children. Burial followed at Kaifong cemetery beside her husband. Funeral at Methodist Church August 20 with relatives and friends in attendance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sarah Elizabeth Dodson
Sullivan County
Billia Smith
Youngstown
Sullivan
Adair
James W. Hoskins
J. T. Hoskins
Palestine
Ark
H. B. Hoskins
Hope, Ark
Mary Myers
Browning, Mo
Alma Hoyle
Ophelia Wood
Kansas City
Ada Wood
Browning
Clay Jones
Rush Jones
Enid
Okla
Dora Ritchie
Glory
Paradise
James Smith
Kirksville
Kaifong
Birth Announcement for Baby Boy of Mr and Mrs Ben A Mairs
Mr and Mrs Ben A Mairs announce the birth of a baby boy on Friday morning August 18. Both mother and child are reported doing nicely. Attending physician was Dr McArtor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ben A. Mairs
Dr. McArtor
Honey For Sale: White Clover Section Honey
W. H. Bennett offers white clover honey for sale. Premium quality honey suitable for table use and baking. Suitable for home delivery or pickup as noted in local advertisement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Honey For Sale
White Clover Section Honey
W. H. Bennett
Dinner Guests Include Notables From Kansas City And Chillicothe
Mr and Mrs J J Dodson hosted at dinner with guests Sunday August 20 including Mr and Mrs Winford Stufflebean and William Arthur and Mary Ruth of Kansas City Mr and Mrs Garland Fisher of Chillicothe Mr and Mrs Ralph Burris of Rockfield Mr and Mrs Elba Page and their children and Mr and Mrs Floyd Badger with Junior and Freda Joy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. J. Dodson
Winford Stufflebean
William Arthur
Mary Ruth
Kansas City
Garland Fisher
Chillicothe
Ralph Burris
Rockfield
Elba Page
Floyd Badger
Freda Joy
Tenth Hedges Reunion Held at Linneus Park
The tenth annual Hedges reunion took place in Linneus Park Linneus Missouri on August 20 1939 with 121 relatives and friends present. A noon dinner was served as part of the day’s events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Linneus Park
Linneus
Missouri
Board of Education Purchases Forty Passenger Bus
The Board of Education bought a forty passenger school bus from Johnson Chevrolet Co. The bus, assembled in Lima Ohio, will be received by a board representative and driven overland. Routes 1 2 and 3 list townships and stops with designated drivers and adaptable schedules.
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Lima
Ohio
Board of Education
Johnson Chevrolet Co
Pierce School House
Cross Roads
Locust Valley Church
Credit Extension Notice From Eunice F Dickinson
Special notice asks indebted recipients to settle by September 1st. Eunice F Dickinson requests prompt payment of extended credit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eunice F. Dickinson
Hanman and Quigley Bride at Hobbs Home
Hanman Quigley tied the knot in a ring ceremony at Rev. O B Hobbs’s home on Saturday afternoon August 19. The couple were attended by Harold and Mrs Harold Owens. The bride is Clara Hanman’s elder daughter. the groom is Jake Quigley’s son. They plan to reside on the Hanman farm in the Enterprise area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lucille Hanman
Clifton Quigley
O. B. Hobbs
Harold Owens
Bailey Walton Wedding in Kansas City
The marriage of Miss Barbara Lucille Bailey to Mr. Leland Louis Walton was solemnized at Rev. Dr. Cassius English Street residence in Kansas City Missouri on July 4. The bride wore a white gown with baby blue velvet sash and carried roses and lilies of the valley. Attendants were the groom’s brother and wife, Mr and Mrs William B Walton. Both now work with the Kansas City division of Dunn and Bradstreet. Mr Walton is currently in Wichita. Miss Walton is daughter of Mrs Scott Brown. Mr Walton is the youngest son of Mr and Mrs W H Walton of Dwight Kansas. The Advance extends best wishes to the couple.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barbara Lucille Bailey
Leland Louis Walton
Cassius English
35Th St
Benton Blvd
Kansas City
Miss Bailey
Wm. B. Walton
Lord's Supper Observance and Election at Baptist Church
This Sunday observance of the Lord's Supper closes the morning service. Sermon titled The Meaning of the Lord's Supper. Officers and teachers for the coming year will be elected after Sunday school. Evening sermon likely titled Our Lord's Return to Earth.
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Baptist Church
Invitation to join worship services at the church
A cordial invitation invites the public to attend worship services at the local church, welcoming all residents to participate in Sunday activities and community fellowship.
Get Acquainted Club Meets Despite Rain
The Get Acquainted Club gathered Thursday afternoon with Mrs. Elma Brinkley presiding. Members worked on embroidery and quilt pieces while lemonade and cookies were served. Contest winners were Lucy Sevier, Mary Alice Bozwell, and Bessie Head.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Get Acquainted
Elma Brinkley
Lucy Sevier
Mary Alice Bozwell
Bessie Head
Lucy Seveier
Goochs Host Six Oclock Dinner Guests List
Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Gooch and daughter Patricia hosted a six o'clock dinner Thursday evening. Guests included Mr. and Mrs. John C. Dutton Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Fields Dickinson Dr. W. D. Grice and son John Bill Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Calhoun Mrs. Jennie Glaze Lorraine and DeVon Mrs. Eunice F. Dickinson Mrs. Jo Wady Miss Charlene Haggard and Miss Lola Rae Bartow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. W. Gooch
Patricia
John C. Dutton
Harvey Fields Dickinson
W. D. Grice
John Bill
J. H. Calhoun
Jennie Glaze
Lorraine
DeVon
Eunice F. Dickinson
Jo Wady
Charlene Haggard
Lola Rae Bartow
Extra Fine Reid's Yellow Dent Corn Brought In
Cleve Jennings delivered five ears of Reid's Yellow Dent corn noted as the finest in years. The ears range eleven to thirteen inches long and 7.4 to 9 inches in circumference, grown on bottom land south of town near the Geo Prather and J H Calhoun farms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleve Jennings
Reid
Geo. Prather
J. H. Calhoun
Parmak Electric Fence Demonstration in Cora Missouri
Full information and free demonstration available from agent Clarence E. Head in Cora Missouri. Contact by phone 46F3 for details on where and when demonstrations will be held.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarence E. Head
Cora
Missouri
Pond Construction Services Available in Missouri
Advertisement from L. M. Kimbrough of Purdin Missouri offering pond building and ditching services. Interested parties are invited to write or call for arrangements and estimates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. M. Kimbrough
Purdin, Mo
For Sale Low Cost Concrete Products in Browning Mo
Concrete blocks for foundations and walls cave and well blocks grave markers monuments and cemetery lot markers hollow building blocks offered by Earl Peters Browning Missouri free estimates provided.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Earl Peters
Browning, Mo
Thurlo Family Reunion Held At Simpson Park Chillicothe
Thurlo family members from Sullivan and Carrol counties gathered at Simpson Park in Chillicothe on Sunday August 13 for a reunion. A large noon gathering enjoyed dinner and companionship with swimming for the younger attendees. Attendees included J H Humphries Ollie Chinn Jess Pennington Dale Pennington Tom Thurlo Dave Thurlo Floy Stewart Fay Recob John Thurlo and John Allen of Bosworth and many others from Tina Brookfield Browning Milan Kirksville Los Angeles Chance Carrollton and more.
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Thurlo
Sullivan and
Carrol
Simpson Park
Chillicothe
J. H. Humphries
Ollie Chinn
Jess Pennington
Dale Pennington
Tom Thurlo
Dave Thurlo
Floy Stewart
Fay Recob
John Thurlo
John Allen
Bosworth
Bill Snyder
Paul Thurlo
Bert Thurlo
Marjorie
Helen
Henry
Arthur Wrechers
Tina, Mo
Vane Thurlo
John Clifton
Joyce
Brookfield
H. N. Thurlo
Gale Thurlo
Henry Arthur
Browning
Roy Crowdis
Milan
Bob Kibbler
Kirksville
Alice Warton
Carol Dale
Los Angeles
Calif
Pearl Orr
Chance
Okla
Nedra Fay Fox
Carrollton
Browning Softball Teams Sweep Laredo Twin Bill
The Browning girls beat Laredo 6 to 2 and the Browning boys won 13 to 4 in a Sunday doubleheader. Shufflebarger and Urbach starred on the mound as Browning built a big early lead, while Laredo pushed two late runs to avoid a shutout in the girls game. Next, Browning routed Laredo with an 11 run first inning outburst before Laredo added four in the ninth. Carr and Urbach delivered strong pitching for Browning.
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Browning
Laredo
Shufflebarger
Carr
Urbach
Browning Girls
Marceline Girls
Hamilton
McKay
Marceline
Watsky
Marceline Hurler
Dickinson
Neet
Linneus
Martinsville
North Salem Homecoming Sunday August 27
North Salem announces Homecoming events with the theme Dont forget for the Sunday August 27 celebration. The notice calls students and alumni to join activities and festivities on campus grounds.
Mrs Eunice Dickinson Appointed House Mother at Culver-Stockton
Mrs Eunice F Dickinson receives appointment as house mother of the John Helper Wood Hall dormitory at Culver-Stockton College Canton MO nearing completion. The building will house seventy four men students plus guest rooms a matron room maid rooms and a two hundred seat dining room and recreation parlor. She will depart soon after September first to assume duties.
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Eunice F. Dickinson
John Helper Wood
Culver-Stockton College
Canton
Mississippi
Cotter Reunion Set for Linneus Park on September 3
The Cotter reunion will be held at Linneus Park on Sunday September 3. Local residents and past attendees are invited to gather for a community event with former classmates and family members expected to attend.
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Cotter
Linneus Park
Hummel Wesley Class Meeting at Mrs Iva Carr Home
The Hummel Wesley class met at Mrs Iva Carr's home on Thursday afternoon August 17. Mrs Norfolk led a worship service with readings from the 26th Chapter of Matthew and a discourse titled Going a Little Further. Prayer was offered by Mrs Lou Carter. The president led regular business and gave a lesson on Individual Negroes in the Economic Fields. The lesson by Mrs Haning was to be given.
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Hummel Wesley
Hummel-Wesley
Iva Carr
Norfolk
Matthew
Lou Carter
Haning
Preaching Services at North Salem Methodist Church
Rev. C. B. Hobbs will preach at eleven o'clock Sunday August 27 at the North Salem Methodist church for the annual homecoming. Everyone welcome.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. B. Hobbs
North Salem
Wallpaper shipment inbound from mill at Schrock's
Notice announces a wall paper shipment in transit from the mill with new patterns and fast colors offered at Schrock's, highlighting popular prices and selection for customers.
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Schrock’s
Sixth Annual Calf and Horse Show Adds Fall Festival in Chillicothe
Chillicothe Missouri hosts the American Legion post sixth annual Calf and Horse Show September 11 to 13 with a Fall Festival across September 11 to 16. Free displays of livestock poultry corn grains fruits vegetables and 4-H Boy Scouts Campfire Girls and other unit exhibits run all week alongside radio acts amateur contests hog calling horse shoe pitching and team pulling. A big livestock parade with bands and decorated floats is set for 10:30 a.m. Thursday the 14th as crowds are anticipated to be large.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vern R. Glick
American Legion
Chillicothe
Missouri
Brookshier 4-H Club Holds Final Summer Meeting
The Brookshier 4-H Club met Tuesday evening August 15 at the Brookshier schoolhouse with Floyd Cokerham presiding. Members discussed yearlong projects while Sunshine Workers presented club pins. guests and members shared ice cream and cake before departing late, noting an enjoyable evening.
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Brookshier 4-H Club
Brookshier School
Floyd Cokerham
Sunshine Workers Club
Leon Stephenson
Leon
Bobby
Clinton Bennett
Joel Brockshier
Paul Lambert
Ray Lambert
Jean
Rodger
Emery Gray and Sons
Victor Alspach
Leila
Wayne Stufflebean
Ella Stufflebean
Noel Bennett
Beverly and
Jerry
Walter Stephenson
Asa Badger
Phyllis Kay
Jimmie Nickell
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Methodist Church
Wilma Jean Hedges
Frances Smith
Beulah Hedges
Carmen Hedges
Alexander
Margaret
Clarice
Wilma Bagley
Athel Creason
Olive Hedges Sutton
Bethany
Sutton
Larry Dean Hedges
Ivan Hedges
Mary Reiner
Portland
Oregon
W. F. Reiner
Lyda Hedges Gill
Topeka
Kansas
Leonard Jenkins
Colorado
W. C. Simpson
Dayton
Frank Hedges
Pattonsburg
Lucy Salmon
McFall
Olive Sutton
Flora Tillotson
Center Point
Iowa
Mattie Horn
Myrtle Denger
Daws
Ida Cronkhite
Geo. F. Hedges
Fairmount
Ill
P. T. Hedges
Natchitoches
Ralph Hedges
Donald
Sidell
Wm. Hedges
Wilma Jean
Duane
Hedrick
Clifford Hoag
Glenwood
Mary Hedges- Reiner
J. A. Hedges
Purdin
Glenn Smith
Virgil
Chula
J. P. McKenzie
Jimmie
C. Leslie Bagley
Dale
Macon
C. S. Bagley
Manley Buckman
Jesse Woodside
Dorothy
Nelson Britton
M. W. Bagley
Bertie
Glenn Maize
Norman Smith
E. M. Alley
L. J. Houser
Joe Creason
Hazel Grice
Orville Ogle
Leota Owens
Junior Haley
Chas. Collins
Barbara
New Boston
W. E. Jenkins
Mirs
Travis Smith
W. T. Thompson
J. W. Smith
Pauline Woodside
Marie Owens
Lorene
W. R. Ross
R. C. Bagley
Wilma
Carnion
Gale
Jerry Hedges
John Hedges
Rollie Yeazel
Vern
W. A. Creason
Bernard Bagley
Raymond Lee
Gary Ind
Delbert Cornett
East Gary
Ind
R. D. Cassity
Purdn
THE
Hanman
Quigley
Bailey-Walton
May Schreck
Josephine McArtar
Marie Woolf
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