Letter From SLT Horn To Browning In Italy 1944
Lt A J Horn of Browning High School writes from Italy to Mr and Mrs David Forbes and others. He describes life in 1944 with dull days for soldiers, civilians gathering food, women carrying loads on their heads, and the black market. he notes venereal disease concerns and the disturbing rise of prostitution tied to wartime hardship.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David Forbes
MecArtor
Jay Harvey
A. J. Horn
Browning High School
Italy
David
Edna
Doc
Jay
Dave
Browning
Germany
Rome
Dixie Minstrel Film at Electric Theatre Delights Audiences
Crosby and La moure star in Paramount Technicolor musical romance Dixie at the Electric Theatre Saturday and Sunday. The film recounts how the song Dixie was written by Dan Emmett with love triangles and Virginia Minstrels origin. Six new tunes join beloved classics while Crosby delivers strong vocals in a glamorous old South show.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Old South
Paramount
Bing Crosby
Dorothy [Lamour
Dorothy Lamour
Marjorie
Reynolds
Virginia Minstrels
Dan
Billy de Wolfe
Lynne Overman
Raymond Walburn
Eddie Foy, Jr
Minstrels
Crosby
Dixie
Electric Theatre
Birthday Party Honors Mrs Pfeiffer With Friends
A birthday gathering for Mrs. Andrew Pfeiffer on Saturday night February 19 included a group of friends who played games and enjoyed pie and coffee. Attendees listed include Charley Newton Ethella and Billie Bernice McCollum Ben Brantner Wesley Brantner Shir ley Glenda Harley Crist Roy Ball Ernest Linhart Clifford Ester Virginia Ola May Carrie Morris Arthur Billie Brantner Delmas Linhart and Harold Pfeiffer. The group departed late with wishes for many more birthdays and hopes to meet again.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Andrew Pfeiffer
Charley Newton
Ethella
Billie
Bernice McCollum
Ben Brantner
Wesley Brantner
Shirley
Glenda
Harley Crist
Roy Ball
Ernest Linhart
Clifford
Ester
Virginia
Ola May
Carrie Morris
Arthur
Billie Brantner
Delmas
Linhart
Harold Pfeiffer
Lula
Income Tax Return Preparation Notice
We are authorized to prepare income tax returns for Mrs. Lila F. Williams.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lila F. Williams
For Sale 115 Acres Southeast of Milan
115 acres advertised for sale located 74 miles southeast of Milan and 1 mile from a rock road. 100 acres in grass with 40 acres fenced with woven wire. Price quoted as .00 per acre. Contact John B. Lee at 908 S Sixth St Kirksville Missouri.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milan
Rock Road
John B. Lee
S. Sixth St
Kirksville
Christy Scores 1100 Lb General Purpose Team Bid
Joe D. Christy of Browning Missouri presents a general purpose team weighing about 1100 pounds for judging. The entry highlights the smooth mouth and livestock quality in a rural fair context.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe D. Christy
Browning, Mo
Circle No 1 Methodist Church meets in snow
The February 10 meeting at Mrs. Martha Gooch’s home gathered Circle No 1 of the Methodist Church despite heavy snow. Mrs. Ruth Savage led a worship service and Mrs. Nellie Seaman taught the lesson with several assistants. Minutes were approved, plans for a Washington tea discussed, and refreshments served to a group including Mrs. Gooch and Ray Gooch. The March meeting will be with Mrs. Stella Page and feature a tea-towel roll call.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Methodist Church
Martha Gooch
Ruth Savage
Nellie Seaman
Lillian Bennett
Beverly Moore
Almeda Bartow
Velma Jenings
Edith Burkholder
Washington
Leona Harris
Velma Jennings
Stella Page
Mildred Rhodes
Margaret Smith
Ray Gooch
Arthur Bennett
Jerry Jennings
Linn County Red Cross Drive Starts March 1
The Linn County Chapter of the American Red Cross launches a drive to raise 11 400 as part of a 200 000 000 war fund goal. Campaign leaders including H S Johnson, George Breen, and Mrs Beverly Moors set Browning quota at 452 with no ceiling on donations. The effort aims to support service for service members and their families.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Linn County
American Red Cross
Red Cross War Fund
H. S. Johnson
Brookfield
George Breen
Hhairmean
Beverly Moors
Browning
Red Cross
Browning and
Breen
America
Army
Navy
Birthday telephone call from Hawaii brings son home
Mrs. E R Carter received a call from Hawaii on Saturday notifying her of a call that day. The line from Staff Sgt Howard R Carter, with a U S hospital unit, was completed about eight thirty in the evening. The call celebrated Mrs Carter's birthday and came after nearly three years of service, including twenty months in the Hawaiian Islands. She heard him clearly and was thrilled by the long-distance talk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. R. Carter
West Coast
Hawaii
Howard R. Carter
Final Tax Collection Notice for Benton Township
Final notice to taxpayers states the collector will be in Purdin on Friday February 25 and at Citizens Savings Bank in Browning on Saturday February 26 for final tax collection in Benton Township.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Purdin
Citizens Savings Bank
Browning
Benton Township
Tax collection dates announced for Duncan Township
Robert Fields, collector, lists Friday February 25 and Saturday February 26 as final tax collection times. Friday morning in Cora and Regér afternoon, then Browning at Citizens Savings Bank for the final collection.
Browning Lumber Co Announces Short Closure
Special notice states Browning Lumber Company will close for three days next week from Monday February 28 through Wednesday March 1 due to unspecified reasons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Browning Lumber Company
Dinner for Major and Mrs Horn Honors Camp Howze Couple
Mr and Mrs Francis Fanning hosted a Sunday one o clock dinner in honor of their daughter and son in law Major and Mrs Wiley Horn of Camp Howze Texas. Attending included Gaylon Fanning Lawson Fanning Beryl Head and daughters W P Nickell Raymond Harris and daughters Mary Ruth and Eudora Clayton Harris and spouses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Major
Horn
Francis Fanning
Wiley Horn
Camp Howze
Texas
Gaylon Fanning
Lawson Fanning
Beryl Head
W. P Nickell
Raymond Harris
Mary Ruth
Eudora
Clayton Harris
Letter From Nolan Lambert AMM 3/c to Parents
Nolan D Lambert writes from the United States before departure, describing warm weather and mountains near his shipyard station. He recalls seeing friends Deloma and J D Gall and notes fellow sailors’ high morale after near misses. He urges support at home through War Bonds, praises the home front, and asks family to stay strong as the ship sails in one hour.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jacksonville
Fla
Deloma
J. D. Gall
Camp Beale
Washington
Berlin
Tokyo
Navy
Missouri
Nolan
Gary Kenley Birthday Party Held For Ten Year Old
Mrs. Leon Kenley hosted a Saturday afternoon party for Gary’s tenth birthday. Guests played games and worked puzzles before cookies and ice cream. Gary received many presents as friends left noting many more happy birthdays. Attendees included John D. Grice Gene Carter Eldon Bo Hannon Jimmy Nevins Donald Nevins Kenneth Arnold John Jerald Junior Jacobs Herman Jacobs Russell Lawrence and Mrs Otis Lawrence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leon Kenley
Gary
John D. Grice
Gene Carter
Eldon Bo Hannon
Jimmy
Donald Nevins
Kenneth Arnold
John, Jerald
Junior
Herman Jacobs
Russell Lawrence
Otis Lawrence
Fuller couple cited on business spree Saturday
Mr and Mrs R I Fuller were reported to be peed on business on Saturday in a fragmentary note. The brief item hints at a social or local incident but provides limited detail. Further context is unavailable in the surviving text.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. I. Fuller
George Washington Birthday Tea Hosted by Methodist Circle
The fifth annual George Washington birthday tea was held February 22 at Mrs. Beverly Moore’s home by Circle No. 1 of the Methodist Church. Despite bad roads, a large crowd attended. Refreshments included cherry ice and cake. The program featured music by Mary Smith, Gwendolyn Kelly, Jeanne Woolf, Ira Nevins, and readings by Ira Nevins, with Rosalie Gooch on the xylophone and Erma Peterson at the piano.
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George
George Washington
Mesdames Belcher
Christy
Mace
Carter, Hardy
McMillan
F. A. Woolf
C. C. Woolf
Edgar A. Guest
Rosalie Gooch
Whistler
Judith Ann Moore
Erma Peterson
Rottmann Killed in Action in Pacific War
Private First Class Gerald F. Rottmann of Carrollton Missouri was killed on February 4 1944 on Kwajalein Island in the Marshall group in the southwest Pacific. He volunteered in 1941 and served in the Pacific theater, survived by his parents two sisters and a brother serving in the Aleutians. his death was announced by the Adjutant General in Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gerald F. Rottmann
Kwajalein Island
Marshall Group
Pee Wee” Rechtmann
Browning
Sullivan County
Missouri
Carrollton
Missouri Valley College
Marshall
U. S. Army
Pacific Theatre of
Southwest Pacific Islands
Doyle F. Rottmann
Alutian Island
North Pacific
Agnes King
Barbara Rottmann
Ee Negee
Linn County Fourth War Loan Over Subscribed
The Linn County Fourth War Loan drive closed February 15 with $633,865 subscribed on a $556,000 quota, an overage of $77,865. Brookfield led with $178,850, Marceline $159,940, Bucklin $77,450, Meadville $55,275, Purdin $26,300, Linneus $23,325, Browning $11,725. allocations by firms brought the total to the grand sum.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brookfield Argus
Linn County
Ellis C. Brownlee
Brookfield
Marceline
Bucklin
Meadville
Purdin
Linneus
Browning
Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railroad
Birth of Dixie Sharon Pelzer in North Salem
Sgt and Mrs Marlin Pelzer announce the birth of their daughter Dixie Sharon weighing 63 pounds and born Thursday morning at 1 95 February 17 at the home of her parents Mr and Mrs Floyd Swisegood in North Salem Dr McArtor attended. Sgt Belzer is in Carmarthen Wales.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marlin Pelzer
Dixie Sharon
Floyd Swisegood
North Salem
McArtor
Sgt. Belzer
Carmarthen
Wales
Sale Notice for Sheep and Mare Near Browning
Prentiss Brown of Browning Missouri advertises 25 head ewes and a 16 year old mare weighing 1250 pounds with lambing to begin March 1. Sale is by owner through route 3.
Surprise Birthday Party For Mrs Haley
A surprise party was held Tuesday February 22 at the Haley home in the evening for Mrs. Arthur Haley. Guests included Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Drake Mr. and Mrs. Carl Drake and sons Mr. and Mrs. Van Arnold Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Williams and Mrs. Lela Neet Mrs. Nellie Stone Mrs. Dorothy Sayre and son. All departed wishing many more happy birthdays.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur Haley
Haley
Harvey Drake
Carl Drake
van Arnold
C. C. Williams
Lela Neet
Nellie Stone
Dorothy Sayre
Sixteenth Annual Clover and Prosperity Conference set for Milan
The Sixteenth Annual Clover and Prosperity Conference will be held Friday March 3 at 10:00 in the Milan circuit court room. Isaac Pickens chairs the Soils and Crops Conference with Ira Porter R. A. Thurlo Roy Glidewell Allen Crist Russell Page Edgar Judd Herbert Knight M. J. Rhoads and W. R. Lake among the directors. The theme focuses on methods to raise feed and food production for the war effort through efficient land labor machinery and farming systems. Milan merchants to sponsor the noon luncheon served by Milan High School Home Economics students. J. Ross Fleetwood from the Missouri College of Agriculture will attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Circuit Court
Milan
Isaac Pickens
Mr. Pickens
Soils and Crops Conference
Ira Porter
R. A. Thurlo
Roy Glidewell
Allen Crist
Russell Page
Edgar Judd
Herbert Knight
M. J. Rhoads
W. R.lake
Chamber of Commerce
Merchants In
Sullivan County
J. Ross Fleetwood
Missouri College of Agriculture
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SLT
Crosby, Lamour Minstrel Funfilm, “Dixie
Terrific
Linn County Red Cross
Cora
Regér
Duncan Township
Robert Fields
Albert ‘Lambert
Nolan ' D. Lambert
AMM
United States
Linn County Gems
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