Uncle Charlie Got Ritup in Keokuk IA Hobby Shoes
A Browning Missouri insurance agent known locally as Apple Charlie collects baby shoes as a long running hobby. He began when boarding with a widow with three children twenty years ago and has since filled an office wall with shoes. The collection drew national notice and remains a curious local feature alongside village notices and ads.
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C. M. Thornton
Browning
Thornton
Charlie
Uncle Charlie
St. Louis
Canada
Holland
Gate City
Keokuk
Town
Detour Road Planned as New Highway Link
Three Macon highway engineers inspected the east road to Cora and toward Milan with plans to grade and use it as a detour. The contract for the new road will be let as soon as district engineers prepare for the State Highway Board in Jefferson City. Sullivan County has $240,000 to $300,000 for road right of way, and landowners along the east Cora road should clear brush to facilitate a spring and fall improvement. Dr Palm Coming March 8 Glasses at low prices. Oyrl Pharmacy Browning.
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Macon
Cora
Broyles
Milan
State Highway’ Board
Jefferson City
Sullivan ‘County
Kingdom of
Sullivan
Birthday Party Honors Mervin Garrett Fourteenth Birthday
Mr and Mrs J W Garrett hosted a party at their city home February 12 for son Mervin s fourteenth birthday Several games prizes and treats followed in a lively gathering Jimmis Robison won a book and spark plug for naming the most cars Burton Carr earned a book for most words created from Mervin s birthday Ethel Tharp won candy for naming the most known advertisements Vadis Nickell received a book for eighteen Lincoln questions and five pennies for six pennies questions Harvey Fields Dickinson earned five pennies Refreshments and friendly mingling concluded the event with many well wishes for future celebrations Names present include Oma Atkins Erma Peterson Carrie Neely Ethel Tharp Jimmie Robison Harvey Fields Dickinson J Griffith Raymond Alspach John Smith Howard Carter Burign Carr Earl Nickell Elizabeth Dearing Vadis Nickell Mrs Imogene Taylor their teacher Edris Garrett Mary Griffith and others A second item notes C L Moore announcing his candidacy for township collector on the Republican ticket and a sale ad from Kenneth Baker of Brookfield describing cows and heifers on a farm sale about three miles south and east of the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. W. Garrett
Mervin
Jimmis Robison
Burton Carr
Ethel Tharp
Vadis Nickel
Harvey Fields Dickinson
Irl
Mrs. Garrett
Local Sale Ads and family notes fill town week
Property listings show horses cattle and farm goods for sale or rent with two scheduled sales for February 22 and 25. Health concerns prompt T. S. Elliott and wife to seek new climate as they liquidate livestock machinery and household items. A quirky diary recounts daily town happenings from driving a Ford to siblings’ mischief and a young girl’s marriage plans.
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Averybody
T.S. Elliott
Tom
Jersey
Linn County Farm Facts Highlight Strong Livestock Output
Linn County shows strong livestock value reaching 1.25 million in cattle and 335000 in poultry with corn valued at 2,340,000 in 1926. The county hosts the first Missouri livestock shipping association and the oldest Wool Growers Association, plus multiple farm bureaus and extension groups. Also notes lightning protection offer from Old Reliable Copper Cable.
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Linn County
Farm Bureau
United States
J. Robert Hall
Livestock Shipping Association
Missouri
Linn County Wool Growers Association
Rhode Island
Birthday Surprise Celebrates Mr. Moore’s Sixty-Ninth
Relatives and friends gathered at North Salem to honor Mr. E H Moore on his sixty ninth birthday. About forty guests arrived with baskets and gifts after a misread radio burst, sharing a feast, games, song, and conversation in a hospitality filled home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. H. Moore
North Salem
Moore
Uncle Lige
Maple Moore
Bird Authors
Wayne Abbott
Sarah Moore
Clay
Harvey
Ward
Enid
Bird
Gene Moore
J. A. Wyatt
Flossie
William Head
Andrew
Amelia Cassi
Leon Mitchell
D. V. Mardis
Noah Head
J. L. Sweatt
Bobby
Geraldine Pace
Wrights Meat Smoke Discount at The Owl Pharmacy
A clipped sale note shows Wrights Meat Smoke now reduced to 95 cents at The Owl Pharmacy. The item price drop highlights a local promotional run and invites shoppers to visit the store for the bargain while supplies last.
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Wrights
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Charley
RITUP
Keoku,ia
J. W. P. McQuown
C. L. McQuown
Browning Mo
S.C. Pipes
W. A. Clem
G. S. Gilmer
A. L
Joe Martin
Browning, Mo
Poland
China
Farrow
R. S. Jenkins
Roger
Julia Lastella Murphy
Kirksville
Reger
Sullivan County
Pollock and
Church of God
L. M. Murphy
Clyde Murphy
Des Moines
Iowa
Clarence Murphy
Harris
Violet Harvey
Redfield
Genevea Webb
Claudia May
Near Milan
Virginia Murphy
Martha Reger
Bright Shore
Murphy
Miss Reger
Summers
Gora
Dr. Palm
Oyrl Pharmacy
North Salem Township
C. L. Moore
Kenneth Baker
Brookfield
Fern Carter
Baker
Charley Rottman
Scottsville
Wood
Fare House
Wensday
Elsy
L. C. Carpenter
P. E. Cokerham
Purdin, Mo
Harnsen and Mahood
S.C. RL
J.B. Harvey
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