American Legion Auxiliary outlines new year program
Frances Grice outlines next year’s plans for the American Legion Auxiliary with chairmen assigned to various community programs including the Pappy program art sponsorship and poppy sales. She emphasizes recruitment, comradeship, and moral uplift through entertainment and Americanism, inviting all eligible women to participate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Webster
Pearle Thurlo
May McCormick
Goldie Abbott
Allce Ware
Mable Harvey
Marea Keithley
Legion and Auxiliary
Aeroes
Auxiliary
Frances Grice
American Legion Auxiliary
Woman and child die in Laredo farm house fire explosion
Mrs. Claude Kelsall 24 and her 10 month old daughter Mary Ellen died after a wood stove explosion and blaze that destroyed their six room farm home south of Laredo last Wednesday. The couple's other daughter 2 was saved by her father. Firefighters and neighbors describe a rapid holocaust and loss of nearly all traces of the baby.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Trenton
Claude Kelsall
Mary Ellen
Laredo
Kelsall
Wright Hospital
Barbara Louise
Ernest Swanks
Swank
Kelsal
W. H
May Ball Coffman
Laredo High School
Frank (Brooks) Murphy
Weekly Weather Review Reflects Mild Temps and Sparse Snow
The past week was mostly clear and dry except Saturday when clouds brought light rain and sleet. Extreme midwest snowfall contrasted with our region, while temperatures stayed mild with notable daily swings. 1945 precipitation total reached 37.29 inches, with June as wettest month and February as driest. Herman F. Kille.
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Middlewest
Iowa
Herman F. Kille
Happy Workers Club Meeting at Mrs Helen Shaw
Seventeen members and guests met at Mrs Helen Shaws home on a pleasant January 16. Dinners, program notes, and a roll call on wash day were shared along with poems reviews and a quick movie recap. The club voted a dime per member to the March of Dimes and planned the January 30 meeting with Work Quitting on the agenda.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helen Shaw
Happy Workers Club
Audry Swearengen
Helyn Spencer
Ruth Pipes
Loraine Shaw
Doris Robinson
Mary Bail
Grace Pipes
Lela Badger
Bernice
Margaret
Nellie
Faye and
Grace
Jesus
Helen
Myrtle Opel
Doris Brantner
Ber
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Faye
Wingaret
Ince
Mrs Comora Spencer Hosts Stitch And Chatter Cub Meeting
Mrs Comora Spencer hosted The Stitch And Chatter Cub on January 17 with fourteen members and one visitor. The group voted to donate to the March of Dimes, completed embroidery, and awarded prizes to Bessie Steele and Mildred. The next meeting is January 31 with Mildred.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Comora Spencer
Roll Colt
Bessie Steele
Mildred
Bessie
Doris
Hailie
Effie
Lydia
Blanche H
Irene
Blanche B
Florence
Goldie
Hallie
Edith
Orpha
Camora
Glen Westfall
Bill
Walter
Bernie
Ray
Ted
Everett
Archie
Fessie
Jim
Ellis
Ebb
General Purpose Club Meets with Mrs Jessie Oliver
Mrs Jessie Oliver hosted an all day January 17 meeting with six members and one visitor Helen Oliver. Members Frances Cathryne Genevieve Alpha Alma and Jessie discussed a club fund donation to the March of Dimes, proposed clothing drives, contests, and a fire safety discussion. Jesse won the contest. Next gathering set with Edgar Hoselton on January 24.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jessie Oliver
Helen
Oliver
Frances
Cathryne
Genevieve
Alpha
Alma
Jessie
March of Dimes
Harold, Rinehart
R. A. Thur“o
Roscoe Powell
Obeiex General Hospital
Peete
Locust Valley Social Notes Highlight Local Visits
Mrs Gertie Crooks helped with cooking for wood saw ers Monday. Eldon Nickell, U S Navy, son of Mr and Mrs Harry Nickell, returned home last Wednesday. Numerous visits and errands follow among families in Milan Linneus Brookfield Trenton and Pur din including the Schrocks Quigleys Jennings and Brittons with meals and farm chores noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gertie Crooks
Shelba Crooks
Maggie Creason
Lelia Hedges
Eldon Nickell
U.S. Navy
Harry Nickell
Southwest Pacific
Everett Keithley
Milan
Francis Schrock
Linneus
Brookfield
Kenneth Kennings
L. E. Bowyer
Trenton
Blaine Nickell
L. E. Hedges
Kenneth
Jerry Jennings
Purdin
Roy Bunches
Preg Son
Glen
Noble Crooks
Jewell
Ellis Clawson
Rose Hill
Opal
Marie Browning
Aletha Lou
J. D. Quigley
Kathleen Quigley
John Quigiey
Kenneth Jennings
Emerson Cattey
A. B. Cattey
Nelson
California
James Herbert
George Crooks
Rolla Gooch
Walter Crooks
Noble
Homer Creason
Dan Bundies
Ear. Chapman
Purdin Folks Return and Visit Over Weekend
Local residents including Mr. and Mrs. Iven Hedges and Orvin Tattershall spent the weekend in Purdin and vicinity. Veterans Jack Kollasch and Lawrence Cassity arrived home from service in Germany and other locales to visit relatives. A social list notes Kate Armstrong, Sadie Payne, Effie Pulliam, and a long-distance call from Quinton Carr homecoming, with several local families sharing visits and meals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iven Hedges
Orvin Tattershall
Purdin
Orvin
Uncle Sam
Jack Kollesch
Ed Kollasch
Jack
Lawrence Cassity
Germany
Kate Armstrong
Sadie Payne
Effie Pulliam
Bernie Carr
Quinton
USA
Smith Items: Mundell Hurt in Car Accident Near San Jos
R. C. Mundell of San Jos New Mexico suffered a severe accident when his car overturned an embankment breaking his left shoulder back and ankle. He is improving and friends hope he will soon leave the hospital and return home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. C. Mundell
San Jos
New Mexico
Hinda Johnson
Alpha l Powell
Roscoe Powell
Fairview District Social Guests Report Week End
Mr and Mrs Raymond Phillips and family visited Sunday with Mrs Everett Riley and others. Howel of Kansas City stayed with his grandfather C L Britton. Spencer Britton visited his parents Lyle Britton and Robert L. Sunday dinner with John Tucker family. Additional neighbors and relatives listed in casual weekend gatherings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. O. Brantner
Wesley Brantrer
Lyle
Robert L. Britton
Ethella Newton
John Tucke
Everett Riley
Nova Straley Butcher Momay
Raymond Phillips
Nora Straley
Wm. Riley
Charley Martin
Ellen Howel
Kansas City
C. L. Britton
Nelson Britton
Spencer Britton
Lyle Britton
Robert L
Junior Mattinly
Robbie Pearler
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Weekly Weather Review
Edgar Hoselton
Wesley Brantner
Tucker
E. W. Riley
Fern Nickell
Ellen Howell
Mrs. Lyle Britton
Lawrence Elliott
Charley McNally
Detroit
Lon McNally
Ray McNally
Wl Street
Claude Street
Will Pulliam
J. E. Spencer
Plis Abbott
Fairview
I. E. Hook
Frances Dell
Pillsbury
Boone and Columbia
Per. Bushel
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