J J Smith Dies After Lingering Illness In Browning
Jerrena John Smith born September 7 1870 west of Browning Missouri died December 23 1943 at age 73 3 16 survived by wife Mary Elizabeth daughter Mary Hiisa beth son John Lee three brothers and several half siblings. He ran a Browning general store 1895 1931 later traded in livestock and held local offices. Funeral held December 26 1943 at Church of Christ Browning. burial Jenkins Cemetery.
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Jerrena John Smith
George D
Mary Haynes Smith
Browning
Missouri
Mundell Rural School
Browning School
Etta Lorentz
John Lee
Chicago
Mary Zee Murphy
J. J. Smith
Board of Education
Christian Church
Church of Christ
Gregory K. Poole
Browning Methodist Church
Guy Adams
Herbert Bailey
Robert Moore
Edgar Carter
J. H. Calhoun
John Bill Grice
Charles Vincent
Freddie Montgomery
Jenkins Cemetery
Frances Lawrence
Mary Ruth
Eudora Harris
Mary Sue Bennett
Raymond Harris
Harry Rhodes
H. N. Thurlo
Charley Swearengen
W. P. Nickell
Glenn Rhodes
Relatives Attend Funeral of J J Smith
Mr and Mrs Luster Smith of Omaha Neb Mrs Bert Reed of Kansas City and G W Smith of Heavener Okla came Saturday by call reporting the death of their brother J J Smith They visited Mrs Smith and daughter Mary and other kin and left Monday for home
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Luster Smith
Omaha
Neb
Bert Reed
Kansas City
G. W. Smith
Heavener
Oklo
J. J. Smith
National Day of Prayer Observances Planted by Assembly of God
Pastor C G Tiahrt and Ernest Williams announce President Roosevelt designates New Year’s Day for national prayer. Observances include a Mission Hall service on Saturday at 8 00 and an all day Fellowship meeting at Local Assembly on Monday with multiple times. Outside speakers and musical numbers expected and public invited.
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Roosevelt
Ernest Williams
Assemblies of God
Mission Hall
Assembly of God
God
Random Harvest at Electric Theatre
MGM's Random Harvest stars Ronald Colman and Greer Garson in a tale of amnesia after wartime brain injury. Availed by a rising romance she becomes his wife until an accident reopens his past, testing their love and memory.
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Random Harvest
James Hilton
Ronald Colman
Greer Garson
Colman
Miss Garson
Med student Billy Joe Crookshanks joins Alpha Epsilon Delta
Billy Joe Crookshanks a midshipman in the U S Navy and a Central College Fayette Missouri student spent holidays with his parents Mr and Mrs Herbert Crookshanks He was initiated October 12 into Alpha Epsilon Delta a national honorary pre medical fraternity Eligibility is based on a B average in all scholastic work
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Alpha Epsilon Delta
Billy Joe Crookshanks
U.S. Navy
Central College
Fayette
Herbert Crookshanks
Billy Joe
New Closing Hours at Harvey Drug Co
Starting January 3 the store will close nightly through January and February except Saturday and Sunday nights at 7 P M It will close on Sundays from 12 30 to 4 P M Harvey Drug Co
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Harvey Drug Co
Brothers On The Savannah Heroism Letter Recalls SLaters
Ralph Slater of Mendon received a commendation for heroism when the cruiser Savannah was struck by an enemy aerial bomb September 9 while protecting the Fifth Army. Keith Slater was aboard the Savannah as well. The Slaters are sons of Mr and Mrs James Slater of Mendon, formerly of Brooking.
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Savannah
Kansas City Times
Ralph Slater
Mendon
Fifth Army
Keith Slater
Ralph
James Slater
Browning
North Salem man Shan McCollum dies in sleep
Shan McCollum of North Salem died in his sleep last Thursday afternoon from a heart attack. The funeral was held in North Salem with interment in the local cemetery. he was a lifelong blacksmith and single, with two children Nellie Sill and Jennie Spichard and one surviving brother R J McCollum.
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Shan McCollum
North Salem
Ramah McCollum
Floyd Swisegood
McCollum
Shannon D. McCollum
Stephen
Elizabeth
Bolin McCollum
R. J. McCollum
Sullivan County
Eliza Wright
Nellie Sill
Jennie Spichard
Nellie
Rec. Chaffee
Mrs Keithley Hosts PEO Chapter Y Christmas Meeting
The P E O Chapter Y held its annual Christmas gathering on December 22 with Mrs John Keithley hosting. A business meeting followed by a light lunch and a program of music and readings by community members followed. guests and members were listed with a Christmas tree and gifts for attendees.
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John Keithley
Bailey
Moore
Linhart
Cynthia
Judy Moore
Nancy Jo Keithley
Laura Henry
Stella Page
Ruth Savage
Pearle Thurlo
Patricia G
Miss Shirley Brassfield Laid To Rest In Mendon Cemetery
Shirley Brassfield daughter of Carl and Anna Brassfield born near Browning May 20 1929 died December 21 1943 at home near Mendon at age 14 years 7 months and 1 day. She moved with her parents to Mendon three years ago and attended the local school. Burial was at Mendon cemetery with Rev C J Chappell officiating. Flower girls and pallbearers were schoolmates of Shirley.
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Shirley
Ann Brassfield
Carl
Anna Brassfield
Browning
Mendon
Janie Kay
J. W. Brassfield
Missouri
Guy Myers
Lucerne
Methodist Church
C. J. Chappell
Mendon Cemetery
Lena Lois Sellers
Betty Dent
Deloris Fox
Rosemary Reich
Almire Ammons
Erma Helen Steinback
Dorothy McCollum
Verna Mae McCollum
Helen Thornsberry
Alta Jean Gates
Johnnie Kitchen
Freddie Ammons
Milton Fox
Jake Thornsberry
Ralph Daniles, Jr
Keith, Bowman
Virgil Kroger
Francis O’shaughnessy
Rhodes Family Shares Christmas Dinner in Milan
Mr and Mrs Harry Rhodes of Milan hosted a Christmas dinner with turkey and trimmings. Attending were Mrs Ruth Lawrence and Frances, Glenn and Dickie Rhodes, Mr and Mrs Earl Nickell, Joyce, Robbie, Bennie Joe and Roger Neal, Mr and Mrs W R Rhodes, and Sandra.
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Harry Rhodes
Milan
Ruth Lawrence
Frances
Glenn
Dickie Rhodes
Earl Nickell
Joyce
Robbie
Bennie Joe
Roger Neal
W. R. Rhodes
Sandra
Dinner guests share Christmas with Stufflebean family
Mrs. Ella Stufflebean and her father Frank Neff hosted Christmas dinner for relatives including Mr. and Mrs. Ben Alexander of Purdin and Mr. and Mrs. Harry Neff with Mrs. Neff's mother of Trenton. Sunday guests included Wayne Stufflebean Leon Vincent and families of So. Git ford.
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Ella Stufflebean
Frank Neff
Ben Alexander
Purdin
Harry Neff
Trenton
John Barber
St. Joseph
Wayne Stufflebean
Leon Vincent
Asa Badger
So. Gitford
Thurlo family named in local listing
R A Thurlo list includes Mr and Mrs James Bundrddge of Kahoka Mr and Mrs Cecil Taylor Mrs Nelia Bundridge Mrs Frances Dell and son James and Pvt Eugene A Thurlo of Camp Grant II.
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R. A. Thurlo
James Bundrddge
Kahoka
Cecil Taylor
Nelia Bundridge
Frances Dell
James
Eugene A. Thurlo
Camp Grant
Methodist Church New Year Services Schedule
The Methodist Church lists programs for the new year including Sunday School at 10:00 Worship Services at 11:00 Youth Fellowship at 7 09 and Evening Services at 8 00 Pastor Gregory K Poole delivers guidance from the verse about forgetting the past and seeking the future.
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Gregory K. Poole
True Blue Club Meets at Mrs Cooper Home
The True Blue Club gathered December 22 at Mrs Herm an Cooper s home with twenty members. President Mrs Lilburn Gilmer opened the meeting. Silent Night and other carols were sung followed by a Christmas prayer. A dues vote funded Red Cross blood drives.
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True Blue Club
Herman Cooper
Lilburn Gilmer
Bethlehem
Floy Morris
Everett Crookshanks
Alice Marie Jackson
Fay Coulter
Peale
Jackson Township
Red Cross
Elva Crookshanks
Linneus
Edgar Morris
Junior Phillips
Kenneth Gooch
Glenn Jerome
Harold Campbell
Drew
Joe Long
Heaven's Bouquet Poem About a Bud Plucked for Heaven
A lyrical poem describes the Lord reaching to earth to gather a rare bud for Heaven. It depicts a garden of life, a delicate plucking for another land, and the bud placed on Heaven's altar in repose. The verse contrasts patience with sudden gathering of beauty for divine purposes.
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Heaven
Card of Thanks for Shirley Brassfield Family
The family expresses sincere thanks for acts of kindness and sympathy in their loved one Shirley Brassfield's death. They also thank readers for the many floral offerings.
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Shirley Brassfield
Family
Residence For Sale in Browning by Minnie Ogle
Mrs. Minnie Ogle lists a Browning residence for sale with 9 rooms and a bath plus good outbuildings. Property advertised as available to buyers seeking a sizable home and utility structures.
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Browning
Bath
Minnie Ogle
Willing Workers Club Christmas Meeting December 22
Mrs. Dwight Skeen hosted the Willing Workers Christmas gathering on December 22 with eleven members, five children and two men present. A noon cafeteria meal, readings and poems, a ninety cent silver offering, gifts for officers, Santa with treats, and a Silent Night closing followed. The next meeting is January 5 with Mrs. James Lay and a grab bag roll call.
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Dwight Skeen
Willing Workers
Cecil Taylor
St. Matthew
Rell
Ruth Hollon
Ardith Haley
James Gooch
Clive Lay
Skeen
Emmett Haley
Santa Claus
Skeen Getiesea
James Lay
C.r
Vincent couple marks fifty years of marriage
Christmas Day. Mr. and Mrs. Loren Vincent celebrated their fiftieth wedding anniversary at the home of their daughter in Browning. Attending were George and Lorraine Taylor, Orvis and Gary Vincent, Leon and Jane Vincent, with John Vincent unable to attend due to his mother in law’s death. The couple received a platform rocker as a gift and keepsakes from their wedding. The community extends congratulations and best wishes for many more years of happiness.
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Loren Vincent
George Taylor
Browning
Jane
John Vincent
St. Catherine
Leon Vincent
Christmas Day Dinner At Gooch Home In Purdin
A Christmas day dinner was hosted at the home of Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Gooch and Oral in Purdin. Attendees included Gale Bartow of Camp Chaffee Arkansas, Justin Phillips and Lola Rae Bartow of Kansas City, H. V. Campbell and daughter Sue of Chillicothe, Walter J. Gooch, S. J. Bartow, Shirley Bartow, Ray Gooch, T. I. Bartow, and Jeans.
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W. J. Gooch
Oral
Purdin
Gale Bartow
Camp Chaffee
Arkansas
Justin Phillips
Lola Rae Bartow
Kansas City
H. V. Campbell
Sue
Chillicothe
Walter J. Gooch
S. J. Bartow
Mrs Bertha Riddle Hosts Sunday Dinner Guests
Mrs Bertha Riddle entertained Sunday dinner guests including Mr and Mrs John Gooch and children Mr and Mrs Herald Lambert and son and Mr and Mrs George Barrows and daughters from near Laclede Also Mr and Mrs Jimmie Herket of Kansas City attended as evening guests.
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Bertha Riddle
John Gooch
Herald Lambert
George Barrows
Near Laclede
Jimmie Herket
Kansas City
Legion New Year’s Eve Party Postponed Due to Weather
Due to bad weather and widespread illness the annual American Legion and Auxiliary New Year’s Eve party has been postponed. Adjourned.
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American Legion and Auxiliary
Adj
More Farmers To Get Electricity Next Year
County Extension Agent Ralph Rogers reports the War Production Board has liberalized copper wire and metal allocations for REA cooperatives. More farmers will receive electric service next year as manufacturing plants finish and civilian needs rise, with extensions approved up to 20 miles. Farmers not yet served should contact their cooperative for details.
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Ralph Rogers
War Production Board
REA
KEA
War Time Rationing Details and Medal News
Rationing updates list stamp validity through January and late December for meat dairy fats sugar shoes and gas. Stoves require a War Price and Rationing Board certificate. Also notes Pvt. Glenn Bundies from Hawaii receiving a Medal for Good Conduct and two other honors, as well as his parents and brothers in service.
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Glenn Bundies
Hawaii
Pvt. Bundies
Roy Bundies
Christmas Greeting from Briton Echoes Missouri
V Mail greetings from Pfe Loup and Cpl Hirton Hill, a former Farmers Store employee in Browning, share Christmas wishes from somewhere in Britain on December 25, 1943, sending regards to friends in the best little town in Missouri.
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Overseas
Harlow
Missouri
Slats Diary Fragments Show School Budget Fight and Small Events
Friday notes a teacher warning of cuts if funds do not rise, with the diarist arguing Joggraffy as a crucial study. Other entries reflect family visits, a bank attempt, water shutoff, gossip about Miss Glancy, a criscum supper, and party etiquette.
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Are
Evry
Ant Emmy
Joe Hix
Miss Glancy
Sandy McCrary
Effy Brent
Crismus
Emmy
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J.J. Smith
C. G. Tiahrt
the Methodist Church
Willing Workers Club
Legion
Tires
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