Corn-Hog Farmers Meet at Linneus in Linn County
Thursday afternoon a Linn county corn-hog meeting convened in the Linneus circuit court room with County Agent Hall presiding. The overflowing crowd heard plans to sign up corn-hog contracts and to manage ground taken out of corn production, followed by refreshments and social gathering.
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Hall
Linn County
Linneus
Comora Abbott
Bart Lambert
Will Elliott
Ora Bennett
W. B. Arnold
Lloyd Bowyer
Will Cordray
W. J. Cordray
Walter Prather
George Prather
Custer Linhart
Archie Dickinson
John Gooch
T. W. Seale
Frank White
Surprise Birthday Party For Mrs. C. N. Russell
Mrs. C. N. Russell celebrated her birthday with a Tuesday surprise party attended by friends and neighbors. Guests arrived by seven thirty with contests music and refreshments followed by singing and goodbyes from a large group including Mr. and Mrs. Buckman Jacobs Tharp and many others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. N. Russell
M. J. Buckman
Ivan Russell
Brooks Buckman
Kenneth Jennings
Forrest Jacobs
Alden Tharp
Ethel Boyd
Herbert Elwood
Eugene Burchett
Lula Lee
Cleve Jennings
Byron Schrock
Francis
Harold Russell
Joel
John Longwell
Jesse
Evelyn
Anna Belle West
Eugene
Lloyd Bowyer
Gertie
Fay Bowyer
Ronald
Donald
Wallace Keithley
Roy Keithley
Gus Coulter
James
Roy Burchett
Everett Keithley
Fern
Norris
Maurice
Roy Buncies
Lyle
Glenn
Hazel
Ivel
Rex
Leatha Oaks
Martha Fuller
Grace Fields
Wendell
Beverly
Ted Rottmann
Earl Arnold
D. D. Sewing and Bridge Club Meeting Recalls January Visit
The D. D. Sewing and Bridge club hosted Miss Erma Peterson on Thursday January 25. Members sewed through the evening and welcomed Mrs. Dorothy Atkins and Annabel Atkins of Chillicothe and Mrs. Cliff Peterson as visitors.
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Ers
Miss Erma
Frances Carr
Oma Atkins
Gladys Atkins
Dorothy Atkins
Beverly Moore
Vadis Alspach
Annabel Atkins
Cliff Peterson
D. D. Sewing and
D. D. Sewing and Bridge Club
Erma Peterson
Chillicothe
Attend Church Next Sunday at M E Church South
The M E Church South invites attendance at 11 o clock and 7 30 with special music at both services. Rev C R Luton is the pastor.
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M. E. Church
South
C. R. Luton
P. E. O. Chapter Twelve Holds January Meeting
Twelve members met at Mrs. Etta Lantz home for a candle service honoring founders. A memorial service honored Mrs. Effie Fields and Mrs. Gertrude Fields. A luncheon followed. The next meeting will be hosted by Mrs. Reba Hummel in three weeks.
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Etta Lantz
Effie Fields
Gertrude Fields
Reba Hummel
Quilting Bee Brings East Winigan Ladies Together
The East Winigan quilting club met at Mrs. Obe Clapp residence on Thursday January 25. Members present included Mrs. Clara Farson Mrs. Sarah Farson Mrs. Helen UHar Mrs. Fern Sarge Mrs. Ethel Reed and Mrs. Ruth Reed.
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Ladies Quilting Club
East Winigan
Obe Clapp
Clara Farson
Sarah Farson
Helen Uhar
Fern Sarge
Ethel Reed
Ruth Reed
Bitter Sweet Club Meets With Visitors
Bitter Sweet Club and two visitors gathered with Mrs. Ola Creason and Miss Martha last Wednesday afternoon. The meeting opened with the president’s call to order and club report followed by singing. The hostess spoke on Sugar Curing of Meat and a short study of parliamentary rules was held. The child development chairman reported on her work and guessing contests entertained before adjourning to meet again in two weeks with Mrs. Edna Falconer.
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Bitter Sweet Club
Ola Creason
Martha
Elizabeth Ward
Edna Falconer
Bertha Gooch
Ethel Kimbrough
Creason
Milan Merchants Foiled by Three in Estrange Theft Plot
Last Thursday and Friday three suspects, two men and a woman, used a store swap scheme in Milan to steal articles by returning bought goods for refunds. W H Wakefield of the Mercantile Store uncovered the ruse as they fled before an officer arrived. later the trio was caught but had no stolen items on them.
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Milan
W. H. Wakefield
Bridge Party Hosts Dinner in Honor of Fun and Prize
Mrs. E. P. Harvey and Mrs. J. N. Neet entertained with a two course bridge dinner on Friday evening. Mrs. B. J. Harvey won the high score prize. High score at each table earned a box of candy.
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E. P. Harvey
J. N. Neet
B. J. Harvey
Alma Hobbie 21 Die. Kirksville Teachers College Student
Miss Alma Hobbie aged 21 a junior at the Teachers College Kirksville died at her home on South Florence Street Sunday morning She graduated from Kirksville High School in 1930 and was active in Alpha Pi Sigma the Methodist Church choir and Q E S B Club Surviving are her mother two brothers a half brother grandmother and an aunt Funeral services were held Tuesday at the Methodist Church Reverend Joseph W Thompson officiated Students and teachers mourn her loss noting her sunny disposition leadership and high ideals
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Alma Hobbie
Teachers College
Florence St
Miss Hobbie
Kirksville
Alpha Pi Sigma
Methodist Church
Church
Q. E. S. B. Club
Wallace
Lester
Clarence
Waterloo
Iowa
Catherine Wallace
Lurie Walace
Joseph W. Thompson
Northeast Missourian
Alma
Prison Officials Thwart Escape Plot At Jefferson City
Prison authorities in Jefferson City halted an escape plan by six dangerous inmates at the penitentiary. A dummy revolver and about $500 in morphine were seized as part of the plot, uncovered after a prisoner tipped off staff.
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Jefferson City
Penetentiary
Lansing Penetentiary
J. E. Gillispie
Six Men Plotted Escape to Solitary Confinement
Report notes a failed escape plan by six men. The group faces punishment likely including solitary confinement as a consequence of their attempt.
Obituary of Carrol McAllister of Reger Missouri
Carrol McAllister born November 4 1873 in Greenup County Kentucky died January 19 1934 near Roger at age 60 after a stroke. She lived in Missouri since age five and leaves a uncle three sisters and one brother and many relatives. Funeral services were held January 21 at the M E church in Reger conducted by Rev. W H Bunting and she rests in Schrock Cemetery.
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Carrol McAllister
Greenup County
Kentucky
Missouri
Roger
Allen B. Lee
Lucy Clark
Trenton
Myrtle Lawrence
Gilman City
May Shaffer
Leon
Kansas
Fred McAllister
M. E. Church
Reger
M.E
W. H. Bunting
Linneus
Schrock
Who Gets The Dollar The Printing Dollar Benefit
The piece argues that over seventy percent of the printing dollar stays local, benefiting bakers, butchers, clothiers, grocers, and all retailers. It urges merchants to educate themselves about printing spending returning loyalty to the community and notes local presses support local economies.
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Wisconsin Press
Electric Theatre Presents Popular Saturday Night Pictures
The Electric Theatre in our city offers good pictures for Saturday visitors. Local youths from surrounding towns attend these fine shows, boosting city business. J. Ben Carter promises value for money and urges hearty support for the entertainment.
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J. Ben Carter
Mt Hope M E Church Services and Boy Scout Meeting
Church services are held morning and evening at Mt Hope M E Church. Mt Hope lies five and a half miles southwest of Winigan. Boys interested in joining a club meet at North Salem M E Church at 7 00 p m Thursday night. John W Barclay pastor.
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Mt. Hope
Young Couple Married At Linneus Wednesday
Raymond Warren and Lena Shepherd wed in Linneus on a Wednesday using a ring ceremony. The couple, from well known local families, celebrated with a dinner and two charivaris as friends and relatives offered congratulations.
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Linneus
Raymond Warren
Lena Shepherd
Linnies
E. John, Meyers
Baptist Church of
Earnest Warren
North Salem Pair United In Linneus Marriage
Marion Wyatt and Miss Maxine Murrell of near North Salem obtained a marriage license from the county recorder and wed Judge A L Pratt in Linneus. The bride, a former local high school student, lived with Ed Smith nearby. the groom, grandson of Uncle John Wyatt, spent years in Oklahoma before residing in North Salem.
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Marion Wyatt
Maxine Murrell
North Salem
Charley Smith
Maxine Riley
Linneus
A. L. Pratt
Ed Smith
John Wyatt
Near
Oklahoma
Slats’ Diary Reveals Fragments of Local Gossip
The diary notes Slats at work tying items for the paper. It mentions Mrs Holcom and Mrs Blints, a Thursday trip in Jackson, and a Saturday complaint about the unemployment news and the government.
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Agen
Leader Record Notice Subscribe Price
Subscriptions to the Leader Record are offered at $1.50 per year as a reduced rate for readers.
Court Clears Kenneth Williams In Lumber Case
Squire T J Seaman presided as the State of Missouri versus Kenneth Williams concluded with a not guilty verdict. Williams hauled a small amount of lumber for Long Bell Lumber Co to Ola Knifong then obtained a coal load. prosecutors and defense appeared with Montgomery for the state and Har ned for the defense. The jury found no violation of the law and the courtroom crowd witnessed the verdict.
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Squire T. J. Seaman
State of Missouri
Kenneth Williams
Long-Bell Lumber Co
Ola F. Knnfong
Kenneth
Unionville
Henry Wicker
Williams
Squire Seaman
Duncan Township Farmers Meet at White Oak Grove Church
A sign up meeting of Duncan township farmers was held Monday morning at White Oak Grove Church with Emergency Agent Rolla Baugher in charge. Farmers attended as Baugher and others aided corn hog producers in transferring worksheets to the contract sheet.
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Duncan Township
White Oak Grove
Rolla Baugher
Mr. Baugher
Busy Browning Farm Club Keeps Wheat Moving
M. T. Scott manager of the Browning Farm Club supervised loading two car loads of locally raised wheat last year. Trulan was on the run both days but preferred steady work.
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M. T. Scott
Browning Farm Club
Trulan
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J. Robt. Hall
Miss Lena Shepherd
Mr. Fox
Crick
Washington County
Will
Ant
Emmy
Wensday
Milly Plank
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