Local Social News Full of Christmas Visits and Guests
A long list of Sunday and Christmas visits across Linneus area as Mr. and Mrs. Bailey, Rev. C. J. Chappell, Mr. and Mrs. Hooker, and many others hosted or joined relatives and friends. Attendees include Kansas City, Fulton, Memphis, Keokuk, and Jacksonville linked families with soldiers and students home for holidays.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herbert Bailey
Frank Roach
C. J. Chappell
John Hooker
J. T. Hooker
Benford Watson
Charley Head
Purdin
W. P. Stephenson
Allen Swisegood
Kansas City
Merlin
Dorothy Quigley
Fulton
Jake Quigley
Pvt. Trump
Ft. J. Creason
Camp Carson
Colorado
Bev Creason
Eunice Wilhite
G. Fr.ee
Fanny
Lyle Wampler
Keokuk
Iowa
W. I. Langdon
Chas, Ford
Roy Haley
Ford
U. S. Army
Camp Phillips
Kansas
Chas. Thompson
Memphis
Thompson
Kirksville
P. E. Cokerham
New
London
Minnie Fanning
Alpha Hollon
Centerville
Mason Dell
Gaylonee
Pade Fanning Poyin
Billy Joe
Crookshanks
Central College
Fayette
Herbert Crookshanks
Billy Joe Jias
Intos
Chi Delta Fraternity
Eunice Dickinson
Canton
Harvey F. Dickinson
Hinsdale
Ill
J.H. Calhoun
Christmas Holiday Gatherings Across Town
Numerous residents spent Christmas with family and friends, including Mrs. America Fleming with the Williamses, Attorney Rupert Jones in Chicago with his mother, and Miss Marilee Mundell visiting from Moline. Others traveled to Sterling Colorado, Camp Phillips Kansas, and Barnett Nebraska, while local families hosted dinners with extended relatives and former neighbors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Merilee
Ware
LaPlata
America Fleming
Jas. K. Williams
Rupert Jones
Chicago
Josie Jones
Elmer Wykoff
Near Purdin
L. T. Wykoff
Samuel Cox
Sterling, Colo
Cox
Robert Morrow
Anna Beth
Barnett
Mason Dell
Plattsmouth
Neb
Clay Dell
Minnie Fanning
James Nevins
Independence
Rachel Nevins
Joe Nevins
J. J. Smith
Reed Johnson
St. Louis
Gordon Johnson
Pvt
Vernon Johnson
Erman Brantner
C. C. Linhart
Vernon
Jay Christy
Jimmie Nickell
Maxine Powell
Humphreys High School
Ralburn Powell
Richard Brown
Kansas City
Rufus Powell
Nellie Stone
Lorene
Jess Pulliam
Lawrence Elliott
Chas. F. Johns
Helen
Earl Stone
Carl Drake
John Oliver
Richmond
Virginia
John
Norfolk
Oliver
Fred Lumsden
M. W. Robison
U. S. Navy
Jewel Robison
Great Lakes Naval Training Station
M. W
Navy
Joel Dyche Russell
Shaw Field
Sumter
S. Carolina
Fair Field
Iowa
Lyle Wampler
Wampler
Joel Dyche
Marlie Davenport
Topeka
Mason Fora
W. W. Crawford
Nellie Seaman
Davenport
Sunday School and Communion Services at 10:00
The churches announce Sunday School every Sunday at 10:00 am with Jas P Bolling and Robert Morrow listed as superintendents. Everyone is welcome to attend the Baptist Church and the Sunday School services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jas. P. Bolling
Robert Morrow
Methodist Church Notice with Chappell Pastor Schedule
The Methodist Church lists Rev. C. J. Chappell as pastor. Sunday Church School meets at 10 a.m. under H. L. Schrock as superintendent. Preaching services occur on the first and third Sundays each month, both morning and evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. J. Chappell
H. L. Schrock
Christmas Holiday Social Roundup From Milan Area
Miss Mary E. Smith visited in Milan yesterday with Frances Lou Lawrence. Numerous local families hosted Christmas Day dinners and visits including the Grices, Elliots, Jones, and Peters households. Guests came from Brookfield Unionville and Kansas City, with trips noted to Jamesport, Quincy, and San Diego.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary E. Smith
Milan
Frances Lou Lawrence
A. B. Crain
Kansas City
Browning
George Alexander
Brookfield
W. D. Grice
Loren Elliott
T. S. Elliott
I. E. Hook
Harvey Drug Co
Jamesport
Jimmie Nickell
C. C. Linhart
Harold Young
Baby
Unionville
W. W. Wilkison
Mary Ellen
Fred Alspach
Glenn Freeland and
Max and
Nyle
K. M. Duncan
Robert Moore
W. F. Peters
Stella Peters
Simpson Hospital
Donald Jones
Martha Jean
Chicago
Leo Jones
B. J. Harvey
Quincy
S. J. Bartow
E. A. Haley
Daugther
Cecil Cassity
Matilda Haley
Lee Foster
John Robison
Jewell Robison and
M. W
Great Lakes Naval Training Station
Mervyn Garrett
Anita Fae
Keokuk
J. W. Garrett
Neve Crowdis
Orville Bohannon
Marshall Bohannon
Orville
Hawaii
West Coast
F. L. Maggart
Lois
Ronald
Porter Sayre
Leon Montgee
Mac Montgomery Lee
Ray Spinees
Jas. Havens
Scott Browning
Pleasant Hill Christmas Notices and Visitors
Christmas was celebrated by the Tucker and Mitchell families with gatherings at Knifong and Riley homes. Kyra Burris was ill and missed Sunday School. A Fairview school Christmas program featured Santa. Stanley Riley of St Louis visited Everett Riley weekend guests included Raymond Phillips and family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Tucker
Charley Newton
Leon Mitchell
Browning
Kenneth Knifong
Walter Smith
Alden Knifong
Lynden and
Norris
Stanley Riley
Raymond Phillips
Everett Riley
Kyra Burris
Fairview School
Santa
St. Louis
Reger Area Notices and War Hoarding Concerns
Community updates include deaths of Ranzo Kelley and Emily Deener and holiday visits among residents. A wartime hoarding critique warns Browning readers that stockpiling food and clothing harms the war effort, urging balance with War Bond purchases.
Pleasant Shade Items Christmas Gatherings and Visits
Pleasant Shade society notes list Christmas dinners and afternoon visits among families. Urb Johnson hosted a Christmas meal with Floy Johnson Wood and others. Rosa McCollum returned from Kansas City improved after medical care. various relatives visited and spent time with kin over Christmas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Urb Johnson
Floy Johnson
Lee Wood
Bob
Ruth Wood
C. M. Goins
Rolan Gooch
Rosa McCollum
Kansas’ City
Bellen Gooch
Ron Johnson
Don Ward
Roberta Gooch
Shelda Crooks
Kansas City
Arthur Griffith
Joe Moore
Everett Tolley End
Clyde McColum
Clifford McCollum
Hoarding Again Signals New Shortages Ahead
The note warns of renewed rationing across coffee meat clothing dairy and books. Officials forecast tighter supplies and potential price increases as citizens brace for tighter controls.
Bitter Sweet Club Christmas Meeting Emphasizes Gift Exchange
The Bitter Sweet Club met December 23 with Mary Lee Kimbrough as new president and twelve members plus six visitors. Merle Palmer played piano as two carols were sung, a club collect given, and a festive tree with gifts admired. Candy was served.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bitter Sweet Club
Mary Lee Kimbrough
Merle Palmer
Pearl Goins
Home Workers Club Holds Christmas Meeting
The Home Workers Club met with Mrs. Chas. Johns for an all day gathering on December 23. Members Hazel Tres sie Dollie Kathleen Blanche and Martha attended. The group sang It Came Upon the Midnight Clear and exchanged gifts before a noon dinner. The next meeting is with Mrs Ervin Berrows on January 7.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Home Workers Club
Chas. Johns
Theg
Hazel
Tressie
Dollie
Kathleen
Blanche
Martha
Ervin Berrows
Club
Willing Workers Club Christmas Meeting Highlights
The Willing Workers Club met December 23 with Mrs. Cecile Cotter. thirteen members one visitor five children and one man attended. After a social afternoon a dinner was served and gifts were distributed from the decorated Christmas tree. The program featured Bible reading recitations by children a quartet with piano, carols and readings, a visit from Old Santa and a gift grab bag for January 6 hosted by Mrs. Brinkley.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Willing Workers Club
Cecile Cotter
Wes
Michael
Ardith Haley
Ruth Hollon
Lorraine Taylor
Allie Ware
Sylvia Sheen
Louise Hollon
Lucille Norvell
Imogene Taylor
T Lonise Hollon
Emma Haley
Lucile Nervell
Santa Clene
Mary Vincent
Eone
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Linneus
A. J. Knapp
Laclede
Eugene Thurlo
Hinda Rush
Carl Drake and
Earl Drake
Kenneth Williams
Wayne Stufflebean
Vernon Linhart
Milton Garrison
Garrison
Junior Woolf
Marea Woolf
Jeanne
Gaylon Fanning
Omaha
Nebr
F. R. Fanning
Raymond Ford
Humphreys School
W. J. Ford
Lot Langdon
Max
Green Castle
W. J. Langdon
Wm. Oaks
Leonard Dell
San Diego
Calif
Nolan Creason
Near Linneus
Frank Creason
Nolan
Edgar Carter
Gene
Eva Doris
Lynn Carter
C. B. Fleming
Raymond M Andson
James Lee
Near Chula
John Carter
Beverly
Randall
Jo Ies
Kermit Houser
Los Angeles
California
Camp Crowder
Missouri
W. Langdon
Citizens Savings Bank
Nevins
Church of Christ
the Methodist Church
U.S. War Bonds
Pleasant Hill
Amiel E. King
Tennessee
Ranzo Kelley
Emily Deener
Reger
Listen Dunlap
Wolfe
Clyde Dillinger
Steeleville
Clyde
David Hasting
W. A. Er
Basil Tipton
Ball Hines
Ike Grindstaff
Gene Humpheys
Myron Williams
Green City
Tommy Breeding
Ceres
Irvin Smith
Stalingrad
Rommel
Solomons
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