Local social notes from Milan and surrounding towns
The column lists visits and travels of residents including Mr. and Mrs. Dan Freeland in Milan visiting relatives, New Year guests at Orbra Knifeng’s, and multiple family and service member updates. It also notes funerals, furloughs, visits to hospitals, relocations, a birthday and homecoming, a church guild meeting, and community news from Brookfield La Plata Galt Kirksville Milan and Niantic Illinois.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dan Freeland
Milan
Neil Freeland
Sam Warren
Simpson Hospital
Orbra Knifeng
Rosaine and
Stillman
Victor Jones
Byron Kaifeng
Louise Lambert
Alda Brookshier
Floyd Cokerham
la Plata
Eugene McKay
Galt
Leon Kenley
Gary
Byron Schrock
Wayne Britton
Phillip
Phillips
St. Leavenworth
Kansas
Eva Kramer
Longment
Colo
Floyd Standard
Madic Stone
Glenn Bumgarner
Brookfield
J. M. Fishback
Pvt
Lehman RK. Fuller
Ft. Riley
Art
Ross Fuller
Dale
T. R. McArtor
Robert A. Moore
Edgar Hoselton
Glenn Rhodes
Kirksville
Ray Nickel
Grim-Smith Hospital
Afton Wykoff
Chas. E. McGhee
McGhee
Fron Linnies
Eva Hope
Susan
Niantic
Lantz
Carter
O. C. Ral
Rosalie Schreck
John Owens
Chas. Owens
Owens
Aller Swisegood
Kansas City
Cordia Swisegood
Allen
Oversea
Lou Kelly
Ill
Veda Lambert
Floyd
Adam. Ewing
Glendale
California
Lambert
Lamberts
C. C. Linhart
Vernon
Wesleyan Service Guild
Almeda Bartow
Spiritua
Lila
Velma
Martha
Elizabeth Ann
Revos
Kathleen
Aland
Winigan Bank Robbery Trio Sentenced in Missouri Court
Judge G Derk Green in Milan sentenced Hugh Nenderson 27 of Frankfort Kansas to 25 years and Edward King 19 of Topeka Kansas to 12 years in Missouri penitentiary after guilty pleas to the December 19 Citizens State Bank robbery in Winigan. They were captured nine hours after the daylight holdup when a posse surrounded a Sullivan County farmhouse. Vance Pierce 30 near Winigan shot himself as deputies closed in. over $5 000 stolen was mostly recovered.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winigan
G. Derk Green
Milan
Hugh Nenderson
Frankfort
Kansas
Missouri State Penitentiary
Edward King
Topeka
Missouri Intermediate Reformatory
Citizens State Bank
Sullivan County
Vance Pierce
Neighborhood Boy Resumes Saxophone Lessons by Mail
Despite failed reconversion efforts, a local boy restarts saxophone lessons by mail, continuing practice and receiving instruction through distant correspondence.
From Shingle to Modern Fashion Breakthroughs
The remark hints at changing attitudes toward gendered dress and behavior, noting progress from early taboos to broader acceptance of self expression. It frames a cultural shift in fashion and norms without detailing events or dates.
Marine Corps Recruiting Visit Arrives in Chillicothe
Three Pacific veterans in a mobile recruiting trailer arrive January 16 and stay until January 20 in downtown Chillicothe. Interviews run 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. They showcase captured Japanese weapons to attract volunteers aged 17 to 26 who are single with no police or juvenile records.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marine Corps Pacific
Chillicothe
Missouri
Schmeckebier
Weekly Weather Review Highlights Unseasonal Rain and Heat
The past week brought heavy rain totaling 2.92 inches and unusually high temperatures with a Friday high of 50 and Saturday 53, while Friday night dipped to 48. Ground melted from 2 inches of snow as of week start. barometric pressure reached record lows. Weather shuts the door on January’s snow and marks the wettest January since 1941.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farever
Kansas City
Des Moines
Herman F. Kille
Marine recruiting trailer invites young adults to explore offers
A recruiting trailer invites residents under 32 to learn about Marine Corps opportunities. It highlights travel, education, and training options as paths to service and skill development.
Rural power line push faces loan delay concerns
Electric Cooperative Inc. pushes rapid rural line construction using REA loan funds already allotted. President W O McKinney voices concern over a Rural Electrification Administration announcement that it cannot meet all pending loan applications with available funds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McKinney
Department of Agricuture
REA
Missouri
Congress
North Central Missouri Electric Cooperative, Inc
Sullivan
Linn
Putnam Counties
RHA
Claude R. Wickard
W. O. McKinney
Rural Electrification Administration
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Hazel
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Browning
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H. G. Johnson
H. Orlando Johnson
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Della F. Powell
Marine Corps
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Glen F. Warren
True Story
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