Mrs E L Arnold Dies in North Salem Funeral in Methodist Church
Melissa Jane Jennings born 1864 in North Salem Missouri died December 18 1941 aged 77 years four months and days. She married Edward L Arnold in 1887 and left four sons Noland Glenn Howe and Johnnie Arnold. She leaves husband four sons five brothers three sisters and a large church family. Funeral at Methodist Church North Salem conducted by Rev O B Hobbs with quartets and pallbearers. Interment in local cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Melissa Jane Jennings
Steven W
Louisa Jennings
Edward L. Arnold
Noland Arnold
North Salem
Missouri
Glenn Arnold
Howe Arnold
Columbus
Kan
Johnnie Arnold
Moberly
E. L. Arnold
Noland Glenn
Howe
Johnnie ‘Arnold
John
Emmett Jenings
Miami
Charlie Jennings
Laclede
Elmer Jennings
Milan
Roy Jennings
Anna Arnold
Macon
Eva Horton
Linneus
Mae Hoskins
Purdin
Misouri
Walter Jennings
Methodist Church
O. B. Hobbs
Laredo
Kenneth Guyer
Quinn Guyer
Harrison
For Sale Used Majestic Radio
For sale a used Majestic radio in good condition. Reasonably priced. May Drug Co.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Majestic Radio
May Drug Co
Bide A Wee Club Hosts Bridge Dinner
Mr. and Mrs. H. C. Bailey entertained Bide A Wee Club members and guests at a bridge dinner on December 17. Attending were Mrs. William Wilkison, Mrs. Edgar Carter, Miss Erma Peterson, Gleamon Roach, and members Mr. and Mrs. J. P. Bolling, Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Calhoun, Mr. and Mrs. C. B. Fleming, Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Gooch, Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Williams, and Mrs. J. N. Neet. Prizes went to Miss Peterson, Mr. Fleming, and Mrs. Wilkison.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. C. Bailey
William Wilkison
Edgar Carter
Erma Peterson
Gleamon Roach
J. P. Bolling
J. H. Calhoun
C. B. Fleming
C. W. Gooch
J. R. Williams
J. N. Neet
Miss Peterson
Mr. Fleming
Wilkison
Christmas Meeting Of Circle One In Bartow Home
Class Meeting Friday December 19 held at Mrs. T S Bartow home with a covered dish dinner served cafeteria style. Mrs. Bartow hosted assisted by Mrs. Jenie Lumsden and Mrs. Oma Rudloff. Nellie Seaman led the lesson and Beverly Moore gave a reading. Miss Van Dean Ogle sang a solo with Miss Mary Sue Bennett accompanying. Members exchanged gifts and drew names for next year's secret sisters.
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Circle No. One
W. S. of
C. S
T. S. Bartow
Bartow
Jenie Lumsden
Oma Rudloff
Nellie Seaman
Beverly Moore
van Dean Ogle
Mary Sue Bennett
Mrs. Tate
Annis Taylor
Ruth Lantz
Erma Peterson
Edith Burkholder
Ila Nevins
Margaret Smith
Evelyn Neely
Jennie Lumsden
Edna Forbes
Mary Anderson
Mary Wilkison
Almeda Bartow
Lillian Bennett
Leona Harris
Mildred Rhodes
Julia Ann Lantz
Mary Sue, Bennett
von Dean Ogle
Harris
Jeans Bartow
Bitter Sweet Club Meeting With Mrs Essie Wood
The Bitter Sweet Club met with Mrs Essie Wood on December 17. Eighteen members and seven visitors attended a Christmas party with Silent Night and Jingle Bells sung and the Lord's Prayer recited. The hostess served pie coffee cocoa and candy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bitter Sweet Club
Essie Wood
C. R
They Met in Bombay at Electric Theatre Weekend Show
Lavish 2 day engagement featuring Clark Gable and Rosalind Russell in They Met in Bombay set in the Orient. Gable stars as a discredited ex officer turned soldier of fortune while Russell plays a daring adventuress chasing and outsmarting him through Hong Kong Bombay and other Far East locales.
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Far East
Bombay
India
China Sea
Hong Kong
Orient
Electric Theatre
Clark Gable
Soldier of Fortune
Rosalind Russell
Lady Raffles
Gable
Miss Russell
Cail
Clarence Brown
Hunt Stromberg
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Legion Party to Welcome New Year at Sullivan County Post
Claude H Myers Post invites Legion members to attend an annual year end party on Wednesday night December 31 at 7 30 p m Sullivan County Post will host entertainment and a big feed Auxiliary will not meet Wm Ware Commander
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Claude H. Myers
Sullivan County Post
Legion
Browning Methodist Circuit Friends Gather for Services
The note invites attendees to Sunday services at Mt. Zion at 11 00 and North Salem at 7 30 with others joining every other Wednesday. The writer H R Tate wishes a Merry Christmas and hopes for better road travel.
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Mt. Zion
North Salem
H. R. Tate
General Purpose Club Christmas Meeting Held by Mrs Brassfield
Mrs Brassfield hosted the General Purpose Club on December 11 with 13 members and one guest. They sewed for Red Cross, held roll call, exchanged names for Christmas, and planned the Christmas meeting for December 23 with Mrs Ruth Lantz.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sarah Brassfield
Red Cross
Ruth Lantz
Jolly Jaynes Club Holds Christmas Day Meeting
The Jolly Jaynes Club met on Wednesday December 17 with nineteen members two visitors and three children present. Members worked on pillow case embroidery and shared a Christmas dinner with an angel food cake. Mrs Ara Buswell offered thanks and gifts were exchanged.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jolly Jaynes Club
Ara Buswell
Paul Smith
Cc. R
Star of Bethlehem message guides Brookfield rally themes
The front page appeal urges Star of Bethlehem as a beacon of hope faith and love. It recounts the Brookfield Zone Rally at Purdin with 125 attendees and links the Star to acts of service, courage, and Christian leadership for today’s world.
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Brookfield
Purdin
Star of Bethlehem
Israel
Christ
Jesus Christ
Grace Norvell Crowell
Farm For Sale 40 Acres Improved Land Browning Mo
40 acres of improved land for sale with a good location. Asking price is 1200 dollars. Interested buyers should contact J H Payne in Browning Missouri.
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J. H. Payne
Browning, Mo
Winigan 4 H Club Reorganizes With 33 Enrollees
Rural youths in Winigan reorganize the 4 H club with 33 participants for 1942. Nineteen boys and fourteen girls join, representing 26 homes. Offenses elected include Farrell Crist president Ruth Milhoan secretary Carl Abbott vice president. Project leaders named for clothing baby beef Eve and lamb livestock judging and handicraft.
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Winigan
J. W. Milloan
Farrell Crist
Ruth Milhoan
Carl Abbott
Lola Mae McConnell
Eileen McCollum
Donald Milhoan
Allen Crist
Myrtle Milhoan
H. A. Young
J. W. Milhoan
Eve
A. C. Crist
R. E. Cattey
Miss Bertha M. Banning Resigns Farm Bureau Post
Miss Bertha M. Banning resigns as secretary stenographer in the Linneus Farm Bureau office after 22 years of service. She is believed to be the longest serving secretary in the state and is praised as efficient and well informed on farm questions. She sends holiday greetings to her friends through this paper.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bertha M. Banning
Farm Bureau
Linneus
Farm Bureau Board
Miss Banning
Stitch and Chatter Club Members Plan Red Cross Work
The Stitch and Chatter Club met on December 18 with 23 members 21 visitors and 5 children. They vote to dissolve regular meetings in favor of Red Cross projects beginning New Year’s Day at Elizabeth's, donate 5 to Linn County Red Cross, and hold a Christmas party at Dickinson schoolhouse.
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Stitch and Chatter Club
Florence Elliott
Amelia
Doris
Red Cross
Elizabeth’s
Linn County Fund For
Cause of the Red Cross
Irene
Trene
Fannie
Florence
Dickinson
Goldie Abbott
Fannie Bailey
Alma Browning
Effie Britton
Elizabeth Cox
Alpha Christy
Wilma
Alice DeVore
Lois Foss
Laura Hamilton
Doris Hanman
Jim Elliott
Lou Kelley
Samuel Cox
Ted Hanman
Clarence Sargent
Jessie M. Britton
Marlene Abbott
Maurice
Phyllis Minor
Kenneth Steele
Willing Workers Club Christmas Meeting Report
The Willing Workers Club held its December 17 gathering with Mrs Shepherd and Lena Warren. Members appliqued quilt blocks, shared a noon cafeteria dinner, held a business meeting, sang carols, and heard a scripture reading. The group voted to support Red Cross with 1.50 and announced a Christmas contest won by Genevieve Warren.
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Willing Workers Club
Red Cross
Lydia Shepherd
Genevieve Warren
S Skeen
Browning Feels Impact of Japan Bombs
Wire report from Randall M. Jacobs states James G. Myers Skye of the U S Navy is missing after action in service. Myers joined the Navy fourteen years ago this May third and was married to Vernan Pearson of Seattle. she died June 12, 1939. He leaves two young sons, James Gerni and Gordon, living with their grandmother in Seattle.
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Randall M. Jacobs
Bureau of Navigation
James G. Myers
Skye
U.S. N
Gernie
Navy
Mary. Myers
Vernan Pearson
Local families mourn as two sailors go missing
Mr and Mrs Noel Head and Mr and Mrs Lynn Gooch reported that their sons Harold L Head and George Gooch, sailors who enlisted July 26 in Kansas City, serving at Great Lakes and San Diego, aboard U S S Oklahoma, are missing after limited leave. The community shares in their sorrow.
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Noel Head
Lynn Gooch
Laclede
U. S. Navy
Harold L Head
George Gooch
Navy
Kansas City
Naval Training Station
Great Lakes
Ill
San Diego
U. S. S. Oklahoma
Baltimore sailor writes from Pearl Harbor report
Mrs A W Baldwin of Brookfield received a card on Thursday claiming her son Charles Lowe a gunner on the U S Maryland was at Pearl Harbor on December 7. The letter said he was safe and would write soon but had no postmark.
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A. W Baldwin
Brookfield
Charles Lowe
U. S
Maryland
Pearl Harbor
Local family notes Navy sons and re enlistment
Mr and Mrs Roy T Jones received a letter from son Herman saying he is safe and at Pearl Harbor. He serves as an electrician aboard the U S S Louieville. On Monday a letter from H Clay Jones aboard the U S S Dickerson announced reenlistment. Their third son John Keith completed a Naval Trade School course and will be assigned to a ship.
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Roy T. Jones
Herman
Pearl Harbor
U. S. S. Louieville
H. Clay Jones
U.S.S. Dickerson
Navy
John Keith
Pearl Harbor Casualty Reported for Junior Johnson
Brookfield Argus News notes Charles Allen Johnson known as Junior was wounded in the Pearl Harbor attack. He enlisted in the navy two years ago and served on the battleship Oklahoma which was heavily damaged in the surprise strike. It has been reported that he has passed away. He is a nephew of Mrs. Mont Cumbo.
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Brookfield Argus News
C. M. Dean
Charles Allen Johnson
Quigley Son Reports Safe From Pearl Harbor
Mr and Mrs John Quigley received a Saturday letter from their son Eugene stating he is safe and well Eugene notes he is at Pearl Harbor aboard the U S S Portland The message provides reassurance to the family amid wartime tensions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Quigley
Eugene
Pearl Harbor
U. S. S. Portland
Modern Woodmen Meeting for Camp 2614 Officers
All members of Camp No. 2614, M W A, are asked to meet at the I C C F Hall Friday night December 26 for officer elections. Meeting called for 7 30 p m Also eats. R E Harris Council.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
1.C.C.F. Hall
R. E. Harris
Council
No Hunting Prohibition on Farm Land by Walker Brothers
Notice from W. V. Walker and G. D. Walker states that hunting with guns or dogs is prohibited on their farm and rented land. The posted restriction asserts property rights and clarifies access limits for visitors and trespass implications.
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W. V. Walker
G. D. Walker
Farm owner bans hunting on his land
Statement from H. F. Kille and Truman Stephenson prohibits hunting with gun or dog and trespassing by hunters on their farm.
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H. F. Kille
Truman Stephenson
Browning School Notes Christmas Program Set
The Sophomore class and Music Department will present a Christmas program Wednesday at 1 30 p m. Christmas Vacation runs from Wednesday evening December 24 to January 5.
Browning School Paper Extends Christmas and New Year Wishes
The Browning School Paper staff extends greetings for a merry Christmas and a joyous New Year to readers.
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Browning
The Story of Christmas Christmas Program Cast
The Wednesday afternoon program presents The Story of Christmas in three acts. Shepherd scene stars Joel Hrookshier L. T. Kelly Pharis Kelly and Phillip Britton. Herod's Court features Myron De Vore Waverly DeVore Doris Mitchell Mary Ellen Watson DeVaun Tucker Herman Gooch Allen Watson Leon Stephenson Leon Bennett. Adoration scene with Harold Tate Joseph Mary Waverly Ware Anna Nadine Sparks Simeon Charles Vincent. Readers before each act are Betty Brown and Laverne Kirby.
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Joel Hrookshier
L. T
Pharis Kelly
Phillip Britton
Herod's Court
Myron DeVore
Herod
Waverly DeVore
Doris Mitchell
Mary Ellen Watson
DeVaun Tucker
Herman Gooch
Allen Watson
Leon Stephenson
Leon Bennett
Joseph
Harold Tate
Mary
Waverly Ware
Anna
Nadine Sparks
Simeon
Charles Vincent
Betty Brown
Laverne Kirby
Christmas Carolers Noted. Paper Delayed to Next Week
Shortage of time and space delays the remainder of the school paper. Christmas carolers are mentioned as part of the planned content, with publication pushed to next week.
Notice to Taxpayers on City Tax Collections
Notice from Nelle Williams collector that she will be at Citizens Savings Bank on Wednesday and Saturday afternoons through December to collect city taxes.
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Citizens Savings Bank
Nelle Williams
Wanted old papers and scrap metals ad
Wanted old papers rags copper brass aluminum scrap iron junk tractors old radiators batteries. Good prices paid. Call Carios Mace.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carios Mace
Diary of Slats and School Tales from a Boy’s Week
A boy’s diary recounts a school trip to a murder trial, family jokes about engagements and rent, a young doctor visitor, chatter about wedding colors, a Christmas end‑of‑world rumor, and a street brawl in the north end with a tooth loss claim. The entries mix humor, family dynamics, and neighborhood life with casual schoolyard observations.
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Sun
Attention Legion
Wm. Ware
Browning Methodist Circuit
Rev. H. R. Tate
Japan
Pear Harbor
Joe W. Woodward
Portland
Maine
U.S. S. Wainwright
S. S
Elsy
Jake
Chrismas
North End
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