Old Bill Williams Master Trapper and Explorer
William Sherley Williams known as Bill or Old Bill Williams was a famed mountain man and trapper who led brigades into beaver country from the Gila to the Columbia. Born January 3, 1787 in North Carolina, he lived among Osages Pueblo Navajo and Apache and helped shape the Santa Fe Trail surveys before his death in March 1849 after being killed by Ute Indians.
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William Sherley Williams
Bill
Bill” Williams
Missouri
Great Plains
Mountains
Rocky Mountains
James Bridger
Beaver Country
Rockies
Gila
Columbia River
Williams
Rutherford County
North Carolina
St. Louis
Missouri River
Bellefontainé
Southwest
Fort Osage
Kansas
Mad Buffalo
Little Eagle
Little Bear
Little Rattlesnake
Curtis Welborn
Council Grove
United States
Joseph C. Brown
Yellowstone
Texas
Utah-Colorado
California
Joseph R. Walker
Bent
Taos
Lucien B. Maxwell
West
Fetchem
Plan to Raise Two Batches of Chicks This Winter
Dear Poultry Raisers Frank Priebe urges farmers to expand output to meet world demand. He advises raising two lots of chicks in sequence, starting early in January or February, with a clean brooder house and dependable stove. He notes winter operations can earn a dollar or more per hour.
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Secretary of Agriculture
England
United States
Douglas C. MacKeachie
National Defense Purchases
Washington
Frank Priebe
Williams Namesake Peaks Span Two States
Fragmentary text notes a tribal reference to a warrior and the name Old Bill's carried in Bill Williams Mountain and Fork on the Colorado in Arizona, plus Williams River in Colorado and Williams River Mountains.
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Bill
Bill Williams
Colorado River
Arizona
Williams River
Colorado
Reed Johnsons Return to San Diego After Holidays Visit
Mr and Mrs Reed Johnson and their son returned to San Diego California on Monday after spending the holidays with their parents Mr and Mrs C C Norvell and Mr and Mrs Gordon Johnson They were joined by Mr and Mrs J D Quigley who had been visiting their parents Mr and Mrs John Quigley and Mr and Mrs Victor Jones
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California
Reed Johnson and Son
San Diego
Calif
Gordon Johnson
J. D. Quigley
John Quigley
Victor Jones
Sunday School and Communion at The Churches Church of Christ
The church holds Sunday School and Communion each Sunday morning at 10:00 led by Jas. P. Bolling as Superintendent. Everyone is welcome to attend.
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Church of Christ
Jas. P. Bolling
Baptist Church Sunday School at 10 A M
Sunday School convenes at 10:00 a m every Sunday led by Herbert C Bailey superintendent inviting all to attend.
Methodist Church Services Announced by Pastor Hall
The Methodist Church invites all to Sunday Church School at 10 a.m. with H. L. Schrock as superintendent and C. B. Carr as assistant. Preaching services are held the first and third Sundays each month, morning and evening.
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the Methodist Church
C. O. Hall
Prayer Meeting At Mrs Ivah Carr Home Tonight
A prayer meeting will be held at the home of Mrs Ivah Carr this Thursday evening commencing at 7 30. Residents are invited to attend for shared reflections and fellowship.
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Ivah Carr
Home Canning Stocks for Family Diets
Miss Flora L. Carl of the University of Missouri advises farm families to plan at least two home produced meats per week. Canning extends variety and saves money, with options like tenderloin sausage heart liver tongue hogs head cheese and soup stock all suitable for home canning. Use only healthy clean animals. do not eat spoiled meat of any kind.
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Flora L. Carl
University of Missouri College of Agriculture
True Blue Club Seeks Charity and Cheer at December Meeting
The True Blue Club meets with twelve members and one guest Mrs Lelia Hicks. Hostess Mrs Edgar Morris leads with songs Silent Night and Little Town of Bethlehem and God Bless America. Donations to Missouri Society for crippled children and Red Cross dues are decided. Christmas cards to shut ins planned. Contests won by Mrs Cora Phillips and Mrs Lewis Arnold. Santa visit enjoyed. Reporter notes homemade candy delights.
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True Blue Club
Lelia Hicks
Edgar Morris
Bethlehem
God Bless
America
Missouri Society
St. Louis
Red. Cross
Cora -Phillips
Lewis Arnold
Friendship Circle Club Christmas Meeting Report
The Friendship Circle Club met December 18 with Mrs. Willie Woodside for an all day session. Fifteen members, four visitors, sixteen children, and several men attended. no school due to a Teachers Banquet at Brookfield. Activities included readings, songs, bingo, gifts from Sunshine Pals, candy, and cookies to be sent to the County Infirmary. Next meeting is January 2 with Mrs. Earl Stone.
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Friendship Circle Club
Friendly Circle Club
Willie Woodside
Brookfield
Houston
Linneus
Herald Angels
Ruthe Patterson
St. Nichols
Francis Smith
Jewell Blender
Edna Bagley
Opal Skeen
Gerthel Brown
Frances Smith
Lillian Remick
Earl Stone
U-R
Garner Items New Year Reflections and Family Visits
Xmas has passed and 1941 nears as Mr and Mrs W J Burkholder host a family supper on Christmas Eve. Mr and Mrs A E Dodge spent a week with their son Paul and...
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W. J. Burkholder
A. E. Dodge
Paul
Families Share Christmas Day Across Bevier
Local residents recount Christmas gatherings across Bevier including E E Thudhum, Tom Cassity, Lawrence Riedl and Dorothy Pamperl families plus a reunion with Elvis Martin. Several households report colds flu and a eye specialist visit in Ludlow. Roy Maxwell hosted a dinner with Mahurin Clapp Clapp and Almond families.
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Bevier
Paul
E. E. Thudhum
Tom Cassity
Lawrence Riedl
Dorothy Pamperl
Orville Thudium
Elvis Martin
Lawrence. Riedl
Connie Reverage Fae
Bailey
Ludlow
Ain Eye
Geo. Thudium
Roy Maxwell
Silas’ Mahurin
Jno. Clapp
Olin Clapp
Nelson Almond
Reger Area Christmas Visits From Local Families
Mr and Mrs Beverly Rusk of Geneseo Illinois spent Xmas with her parents Mr and Mrs Johnnie Stephenson. Robert Stephenson home hosted many children and grandchildren including Fritz Brinkley Opal Mae Cleo Ford Jimmie Edith Ellen Stephenson grandchildren Stephenson Jr Keith and Elzie Jacobs.
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Ray Jennings
Mae
Donald
Ellis Jennings
Vernon
Reva
Nile Rauer
Ray Rauer
Dean
Shirley
Arlo Smith
Alferd Spray
Green City
T. M. Smith
Lyle Stone
Eldon
Madie Stone
Turney Bailey
Chas . Wilson
Beverly Rusk
Geneseo
Ill
Johnnie Stephenson
Robert Stephenson
Fritz Brinkley
Opalmae
Cleo
Tom Ford
Jimmie
Edith
Ellen
Melvin Stephenson
Thomas Wesley
Robert Stephenson, Jr
Keith
Duane Ford
Millard Swank
Irvin Smith
Kansas City
Lyndal
Reger
Claude Reams
Ernest
Local Families Visit Visitation Notes From Area Towns
Mr and Mrs George Ford move out west of Milan. Mr and Mrs George Carter and Marjorie and Joel spent Sunday with Mr and Mrs Melvin Stephenson and Thomas Wesley. Mr and Mrs Frank Smith spent Sunday at the Add Norman home at Cora. Mr and Mrs Johnnie Stephenson spent Thursday at the Robert Stephenson home.
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George Ford
Milan
George Carter
Marjorie
Joel
Melvin Stephenson
Thomas Wesley
Frank Smith
Add Norman
Cora
Johnnie Stephenson
Robert Stephenson
Christmas social notes from Shafter and area
Shafter school held a Christmas program and free Tuesday afternoon. Several residents, including Mrs. Omi Phillips and son, were listed as ill. Numerous dinner guests and visits are noted among local families such as the Coop ers, Morris, Shifflets, Woods, Gilmers, and Pearsons with neighbors in Laclede, Purdin, Chillicothe, and Haseville.
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Shafter
Shafter School
Omi . Phillips
Harold Cooper
Floy Morris
Bob
Shifflet
Julius Woods
Price
Gilmer
Grover Cooper
Elburn Hicks
CCC
Laclede
Lelia Hicks
Russell
Benskin
Chillicothe
Lilburn
Ernest ‘Pearson
Purdin
Price Gilmer
John"Peer
Betty Hoskins
Earl Hess
Donnie
George Hess
Kenneth Gooch
D. L. Cady
Darrold Hutchinson
Gene
Arthur Stultz
Edgar Morris
W. E. Morris
Joe Edmanson
George Phillips
Elizabeth Foster
Arthur Foster
Haseville
Veda Irene Hammock
Alta Phillips
Allen Heed
Milwaukee
Wis
Hiram Street
Lilburn Gilmer
L. W. Arnold
James Coulter
Fay Coulter
Russell Paul
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North Salem
Helen Bauer
Lois Riddle
Harold Cordray
Lois Jennings
Fay Jennings
Donald Jennings
Reba Lambert
Georgie Lambert
Macon
Anna Arnold
Elva Lambert
Oren Jennings
Alvie Walters
Charley
Lon Dickinson
Marion Wyatt
Walter Bunch
Forrest Thomas
Clay
Enid Moore
Doris Mitchell
Veda
Carl Jones
John Baker
Roswell
Fred Bailey
Earl Peavler
Mike Peavler
Kirksville
Dude Lawson
Baptist Church
Herbert C. Bailey
Lee Tomlin
Browning
Smooth Mouth
Jersey
Poland
McCormick
Emerson
John Deere
Iowa
Knifong Aid
T.R. McArtor
Frank Tornow
H. V. Campbell
F. D. Street
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