Farm Club Meeting at Electric Theatre January 1 9
The Farm Club met at the Electric Theatre last Tuesday night January 1 9 with strong attendance. Cecil Lay president of M F A Mutual Insurance spoke on M F A Insurance its origin and progress since 1946. Willie Ware now has the agency and will handle insurance needs. Hoefert showed film on safer signs to prevent accidents. Entertainment by Mr and Mrs Reid Johnson and son Kirk. Foods by Ruth Luster Kathleen Quigley Ethel Bennett Helen Smith Ida Burke Leland Burke Gene Smith Charles Luster Lawson Fanning Leland Simpson Richard Williams Lewis Wood Keath Crooks. Next meeting January 29 will be annual meeting. invite family and friends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Electric Theatre
Ood
Cecil Lay
Ppdice Toeferts
M. F.’A. Mutual Insurance
M. F. A. Insurance
Willie Ware
Mrl A. Insurance
Hoefert
Reid Johnson and
Kirk
Ruth Luster
Kathleen Quigley
Ethel Bennett
Helen Smith
Ida Burke
Leland Burke
Gene Smith
Charles
Pie Supper At Woodside School Succeeds In Funds
A pie supper hosted by Woodside school district pupils and Mrs. Ghadiss Schreckhise at Purdin Hall on January 16 featured wildlife films, a student program, and an auction led by George Street. Prizes included candy, a red handkerchief, and a blanket, with Janet Cooper and Joe Schreckhise among winners. Revenue totaled 51.75 dollars for the school, and public support was urged for future events, including a Shelby School pie supper January 23.
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Purdin Hall
Woodside
Ghadiss Schreckhise
Schreckhise
George Street
Janet Cooper
Joe Schreckhise
Nellie Garrett
Johnnie Bummer
Virginia Falconer
Raymond Bagley
George
Shelby School
Local Visitors and Calls Span Several States
Mr and Mrs Max Green visit Vere Brookfield and others. Mr and Mrs Ralph Elliott of Denver came Sunday with Mrs T S Elliott and relatives. Mr and Mrs Warren McClelland of Trenton and Mrs Lena Evans of Chillicothe visit aunt and uncle Mr and Mrs F J Als. M O Alspach and her father W C Kennedy dined with Raymond Alspach. Ray Maggart Jr and family visit Leland Swearingen. Dale Bartimus returns to Casa Grande Arizona to stay awhile as a new home is built. Mr and Mrs C E Dust of Pasadena Texas called Linneus to attend his sister’s illness.
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Max Green
W. C. Kennedy
Casa Gran
C. E. Dust
Pasadena
Texas
K. W. Jennings
J.D. Jennings
Brookfield
J.B. Carter
H. B. Creason
Charles Fuller
Tennessee
Jessie Fuller
James Havens
Denver
Colorado
Max
James
Colo
Noble Crooks
Cecil Lay
Marie Burdett
Quincy
Grace Burdett
R. C. Burke
Macon
H. E. Creason
T. M. Kimbrough
Georgia
Earl Myrick
Kansas City
John Quigley
Roy Knnfong
RI. Fuller
H. E. Reason
Lawrence
Woodrow
Keithley and Sons
Roy Bundies
O. L. Lay
Mt. Zion
Everett Keithley
Keithley
Fay Bowyer
Trenton
Wayne Burdet
Milan
Billy Brown
Wm. Havens
Alice Fuller
Hinda Johnson
Hinda Rush
Satur
Reid Joh Kirk
Karen
Gordon Johnson
Vernon Johnson
Blaine Nickell and Sons
E. L. Chapman
J. D. Quigley
Robert Rinehart
Hillman Havens
C. M. T Elliott
Dickinson items reflect small town events in Purdin
Creason, Dickinson area notes report funerals, family visits, and social calls. Harry Lambert, Archie Dickinson, and Robert Lambert family members appear at a Will Lambert funeral in Purdin last Tuesday afternoon. Several residents visit Linneus and John Longwell’s home, with the Jolly Janes Club meeting. Ebb Spencer’s health and local tending are noted along with butcher work by Cordray relatives.
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Harry Lambert
Archie Dickinson
Robert Lambert
Will Lambert
Purdin
Herbert Coram
Minnie Riedl
John Longwell
Harry Lamert
Ona Lambert
Linreus
Jolly Janes Club
Allen Beizer
Raymond Browning
Wilma
Ellea Floyd
James Cokerham
Kermit Lambert
Walter Head
Sunny
Ebb Spencer
Soso
Cross Roads Socials Mention Bundridge and Hollon Family
Monday and weekend visits described among Bundridge Hollon and related families. Ernest Bundridge Dora Foster Add Payne Nora Hollon and sons Elza Clyde Floyd J W Bundridge are listed with relatives near Milan Perry Jacobs. Notes of spending days with Mrs Vergie Bundridge and visiting Harrison and Humphreys areas.
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Beryl Bundridge
Ernest Bundridge
Dora Foster
Add Payne
Nora Hollon
Elza
Clyde
Floyd
J. W. Bundridge
Perry Jacobs
Milan
Vergie Bundridge
Ernest
Add Payn
Virgie Bundridge
Earl Hollon
Melvin Gray
Near North Salem
Earl
Harrison
Alton Walker
Humphreys
Mt Hope Items and Local Visits Across Brookfield
In Brookfield on Friday Randal Minor and Alton Abbott with daughter Mona called on Mrs Elma Abbott who has a broken arm and is recovering. Several families shared supper with Mr and Mrs Raymond Phillips on Thursday night as other residents visited relatives and neighbors around town.
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Randal Minor
Alton Abbott
Brookfield
Alton
Mona
Dave Monroe
Elma Abbott
Raymond Phillips
Ora
Nolan Cassity
Glen Bailey
Charley Pearler
Edward Watson
Milo Bailey
New Boston
Emerson Corand
Mea
Loyd
Carol. Oyka
Locust Valley Community News Highlights Local Visits
Locust Valley notes recount visits and travel among-area residents. Jen nings and Jennings went to Brookfield. the Carter and Creason families hosted gatherings. James Havens went to Denver for a funeral. Various residents traveled, shopped, or visited relatives in nearby towns, with several farm purchases and employment updates.
Hopper Family Celebrates Friday Night Call
Mr and Mrs Luther Hopper announced the joyful call of their daughter Mona as part of a family news item reported Friday night.
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Mona
Luther Hopper
Purdin Winter Weather and Local Social Notes
Real winter grips Purdin with heavy snow and record cold. Local residents visit relatives, shop, and attend church and events while families plan travel and repairs. Notables include Effie Pulliam, Wallace in transit for Sears, and several visits across nearby towns.
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Creason
Dickinson
MT. Hope
Ebb Dennispent
Effie Pulliam
Bud
Saturn
George Hess
Anna Smith
Emporia
Kansas
Libby McDaniel
Mary Bird
R. D. Cassity
Rice
Tilly McShane
Arthur Monroe
Kenneth Bagley
Eilene Brown
Scott Brown
Orville Brown
Nadine Dixon
Pete Gray
Little Son
Browning
Opal Stevenson
Owen Stevenson
Linneus
Russell Ben‘skin
Rosalie
Leo
Clos Hicks
Bonnie
Carl Shafer
Novie Cartright
Utica
Billy
Glenn Morris
Kuhn
McDonnell Sale
Morri
Verne Turner
Donald
Linnells
Edgar Morris
Darrald Hutchinson
Warren Gooch
Women’s County
Rayburn Hicks
Russell Benskin
Arthur Johnson
Ross Palmer
Virgilara
Beverly
Hazel Stone
Jackson Center School
Laclede
Pauline Peterson
David Lee
James Morris
Gene
Chillicothe
Jesse Hicks
Bud Gilmer
Billy Morris
Mary Morris
Fay Coulter
L. W. Arnold
Tommy Burteh
Willie Burteh
Floy Morris
Everett Crookshanks
Julius Wood
Glenn Jerome
Missouri
Rock Road
Farmall
Minneapolis-Moline
H.G. Cletrac
Oliver
International Corn
International
Woods Bros
Skyline
Carl Bape
Eval
Ford
Clinton
Benton
George Crooks
H. V. Campbell
T. L. Bartow
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