General Purpose Club Meets In February Social
Mrs Dale Bartimus hosts the General Purpose Club on February 8 with eleven members and two visitors. They quilt, share a dinner, hear talks on Missouri family laws, and plan a February 22 party at Warren schoolhouse.
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Dale Bartimus
Paul Fisher
Michelle
Lincoln
Washington
Warren
United Cerebral Foundation
R. A. Thurlo
Harold Rinehart
Missouri
Robert Fields
Francis McCaughey
Ray Nickell
Mather
Gene Arnold
Happy Homemakers Club Evidence of Community Extension Work
A personal letter extols the Happy Homemakers Club praising its meetings on food home decoration and health. Members discuss purses gloves trays textiles paintings and dress forms while noting the march of dimes. After business they serve meals and offer cheerful support to members.
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Happy Homemakers Club
Mrs D B Pratt Obituary Notes Family Visits
Mrs D B Pratt formerly of near Purdin died at the Rest Home in Linneus on February 12 1951. She will lie in state at Wade Funeral Home until nephews from Oklahoma arrange the funeral. Ervin Moeller of Galesburg Illinois and relatives visit Pratt family as Carl Norvell and Ben Rhodes hosts travel plans to California and other places.
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D. B. Pratt
Purdin
Linneus
Wade Funeral Home
Oklahoma
Ervin Moeller
Galesburg
Ill
J. N. Mundell
Junius and
Richard
Carl Norvell
Ben Rhodes
California
Brown Family Hosts Ottumwa Guests for Weekend
Mr. and Mrs. Orval Brown welcomed Mrs. Brown's sister Mrs. Louis Shoemaker and her son Bobby, along with Mrs. Edwin Fiedler and her son, from Ottumwa Iowa, for a weekend visit.
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Orval Brown
Brown
Louis Shoemaker
Bobby
Edwin Fiedler
Ottumwa
Iowa
Weather Inversion Follows Freeze of Water Pipes
A cold snap caused water pipes to freeze followed by the cistern freezing, disrupting household water supply. Residents report low pressure and anticipate thawing as temperatures rise. Local crews work to repair lines and restore service.
Klemme To Address Soils And Crops Conference
Arnold Klemme University of Missouri soils specialist will keynote the Linn County Soils and Crops Conference this Wednesday. He will discuss pasture livestock farming and has a long record including a 1925 degree in agriculture and 1932 soil studies, plus a European trip awarded for service to Missouri agriculture. Raymond KL Carroll Jr, County Agent.
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Arnold Klemme
University of Missouri
Linn County
Klemme
University of Illinois
Lawrence County
Europe
Missouri Friends
Missouri
Missouri Agriculture
Recommended Soybean Varieties for Missouri
MU crops specialist William Murphy advised region specific beans at the Good Seed Short Course in Kirksville. He named Chief Wabash Lincoln and Hawkeye as top north Missouri choices and noted late maturity in southeast varieties like Ogden and Arksoy. Ross Fleetwood cited Missouri crop value and seed quality factors for judging seed stock.
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Missouri
William Murphy
University of Missouri
Kirksville
Murphy
Chief
Lincoln
Wabash
North
Ogden
Balsey
Arksey
Ralsey
Arksoy
Missouri Experiment Station
Ross Fleetwood
Browning
Missouri High School Drivers Contest Sponsored by Patrol
The Missouri State Highway Patrol will sponsor the First Missouri High School Drivers Contest approved by the State Department of Education. Each school offering Driver Education may select one boy and one girl to represent at district contests across nine troop areas plus Saint Louis and Kansas City. A state contest will follow at the State Capitol in Jefferson City on May 12 after district winners are chosen.
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David E. Harrison
Missouri State Highway Patrol
State Department of Education
Harrison
Missouri
Patrol
Saint Louis
Kansas City
State Capitol
Jefferson City
Missouri High School Driver Education Contest
Colonel Harrison cites 900 traffic deaths in Missouri last year and urges driver education to cut accidents. The contest awards certificates, United States Bonds, and a school trophy to state winners, funded by Patrol members.
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United States
Harrison
Missouri
Troop Leaders Plan District Contests To Boost Traffic Safety
District contest dates and locations will be announced by troop commanders once plans are completed. The group believes contributions will yield fewer accidents and greater Missouri motorist interest in traffic safety.
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Missouri
VA GI Bill changes cap correspondence courses after 1951
John R. Wilson of the Moberly Missouri VA Office says veterans may not switch from correspondence to classroom courses after July 25 1951 the cutoff date. Veterans may advance from basic to advanced within a course but cannot start a new program after the deadline. Correspondence courses are treated as independent units and not as steps to residence study. The World War II veteran story note.
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John R. Wilson
Moberly
Wilson
Advanced study by correspondence toward education goal
The text suggests pursuing more advanced work by correspondence as part of a normal progression toward the student's educational objective, contingent on how the standard training is viewed in relation to that goal.
Northeast Missouri High School Festival Dates Set
Kirksville Missouri on the Missouri State Teachers College campus the annual Northeast Missouri High School Festival will be held this spring Noah P Richardson director of the Bureau of Educational Contests announced dates cover March April events including agriculture music English language health math and social science with multiple solo and ensemble contests and track and drama activities scheduled across Saturdays and Fridays through April 14.
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Kirksville
Missouri State Teachers College
Noah P. Richardson
Bureau of Educational Contests
The
Teachers College
Richardson
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