Christmas Gift To A Yank Who Gave
A public message from The American Legion calling for donations of gifts and money to honor veterans in Missouri and nationwide. The note urges participation, gift collection in Browning or Purdin, and timely delivery for Christmas Day. It also lists Thanksgiving visits and local social notices from the community.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Missouri
American Legion
Browning
Purdin
American Legion Auxiliary
B. J. Harvey
Locust Valley Thanksgiving Guests Share Delights
Local families in Locust Valley gathered for Thanksgiving meals and celebrations. W E Crooks and others joined Mr and Mrs Noble Crooks for turkey dinner. many relatives from Chillicothe Milan Carrollton and Vernon Johnson shared visits and anniversary joy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. E. Crooks
Billy
Grace Burdett
Noble Crooks
George Crooks
Keath Crooks
James Herbert
Roy Crooks
Chillicothe
Dan Bundies
Walter
John Baskett
Harold
Permelia Baskett
Veterans GI Bill job training declines nationwide
The Veterans Administration reports that World War II veterans on the GI Bill are exiting job training faster than they enter, as ceilings on earnings and a two year limit curb active enrollment. National totals show a peak in January 1947 and a steady drop to 564 000 by September, with Arkansas Kansas Missouri and Oklahoma mirroring the trend amid rising approved training facilities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Veterans Administration
Arkansas
Kansas
Missouri
Oklahoma
C. B. Sherry
United States
Sherry
Decemer
Erry
Rural Electrification Near Half of Missouri Farms Have Power
Rural Electrification Administration reports 49 percent of Missouri farms have electric service as of June 20 1947 with 12 000 farms connected nationally 39 percent remaining un electrified in the United States. The study notes 6 078 865 in new loans for Missouri by June 30 1948 and outlines a total 225 million in loan funds for the year with half distributed by need. REA borrowers built vast distribution lines and connected nearly 300 000 rural consumers from July 1946 to June 30 1947.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Missouri
Rural Electrification Administration
U. S
Congress
REA
Farmers Demand Modern Electric Service Amid Rural Electrification Push
Farmers flood REA with loan applications as modernized farms seek electricity. REA Administrator Claude R. Wickard warns that despite progress since 1935, remaining rural areas are harder to electrify and the pace risks slowing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Claude R. Wickard
REA
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Leota Yogel
Ed Yagel
Ben Barrows
Ervin Barrows
Robert Hoskins
Carlyle
Wanda Lee
Brookfield
Wayne Burkholder
Mary Jane Fowler
Columbia
Dora Fowler
Kirksville
M. L. Fowler
Fred Schwengel
Davenport
Iowa
Frank Cassity
Joseph Yogel
Chas. Seals
Miss Vinsons
Colubia
Hubert Lyons
Alva Hoerrman
Blaine Nickell
Arents
W. Tickell
Roy Bundies
Mrs
Woodrow Keithley
Milan
Herman Smith
Carrollton
Fay Bowyer
Lelander Glidewell
R. I. Fuller
Reid Johnson
Vernon Johnson
Gordon Johnson
Mss
Jessie Fuller
Wayne Burdett
Wilson Havens
Bil Brown
Wm. Havens
Charles Tate
H. E. Creason
Friendly Neighbors
Friendly Neighbors Club Club
Elonzo Schreckhise
Minnie Riedl
Shelby School
Elpha
Lois
Bill Gall
Bertie Baker
Lois Foss
Ada Schreckhise
Icel Tapscott
Elva Christian
Bernice Coram
Elpha Cokerham
Mamie Schreckhise
Sebert Baker
Harold Foss
Everett
Tracy Christian
Stitch
Alfie Christy
Alfie
Mesars
Mesdames
Walter Head
Brantner
Fessie Minor
Jim Elliott
Edward
Theodore Steele
Archie Dickinson
Wm. Hale
Clinton
Everett Hale
Robert Lambert
Harry Lambert
Onie Lambert
Bill Barclay
Ibb Spencer
Wayne Britton
John Tucker
Ray Kelly
Norman Woodside
Harold Abbott
Ellis
Clifford Abbott
Clara Hanman
Grantsville
Lesley
Arrow Coach Lines
Ottumwa
Centerville
Unionville
Browning, MO
Marceline, MO
Union
Bloomfield
West Grove
Moulton
Cincinnati
Lemons
Pollock
Boynton
Linneus
Laclede
Marceline
P—P.m
Raymond “Buggs” Rottmann
Browning, Missouri
A.A.M
Uncle Jim
Lloyd’s Studio
Panent Gn
ES Moines, Iowa
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