Death of W T Cordray Aged 70 At North Salem Missouri
William Thomas Cordray born February 6 1870 near North Salem Missouri died June 25 1940 at 70 years. Survived by wife Mary Frances Cotter two daughters Mrs Paul Gooch of Pullman Washington and Mrs Noel Bennett of Browning Missouri a brother Wesley Cordray seven grandchildren two great grandchildren and many relatives. Funeral held Baptist Church June 25 conducted by Rev O V Ethington interment Jenkins cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Thomas. Cordray
Singleton
Catherine Cordray
North Salem
Missouri
Mary Frances Cotter
Paul Gooch
Pullman
Washington
Noel Bennett
Browning
Baptist Church
Wesley Cordray
The
O. V. Ethington
Lela Neet
Gale Gooch
Leon
Bobby
Clinton
Beverly Ann Bennett
Beatrice Moore
Herbert Talbert
Arthur Rinehart
Jim Elliott
John Browning
Wm. DeVore
Clarence Sargent
Wm. Elliott
Ted Hanman
Jenkins Cemetery
A. J. River
Card of Thanks for Kindness and Flowers
We express sincere thanks for the kindness shown during illness death and burial of our loved one and for the beautiful flowers. Mrs. W. T. Cordray Mr. and Mrs. Paul Gooch Mr. and Mrs. Noel Bennett.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. T. Cordray
Paul Gooch
Noel Bennett
Young Tom Edison at Electric Theatre Shows Edison Pranks
Mickey Rooney stars as a boyish Edison in a biopic that links him with icons like Andy Hardy and Tom Sawyer. The film chronicles over a dozen pranks from Edison's youth, including a waker upper lever to wake his sister Tannie and a homemade message tube.
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Thomas Alva Edison
America
Tom Edison
Mickey Rooney
Tom
Electric Theatre
Wizard
Menlo Park
Andy Hardy
Tom Sawyer
Edison
Tannie
Bobby Jordan
Ice Cream Supper Hosted by Baptist Church Ladies
The Baptist church ladies host an ice cream and cake supper on Saturday night July 6 on the lot west of the Leader Record office. The invitation is extended to all community members.
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Ladies of the Baptist Church
Lot
Leader Record Office
Women’s Bible Class Meets At Mrs. McArtor Home
The Women’s Bible class gathered at Mrs. Josie McArtor’s home on Thursday June 20 with twenty four members present. Guests included Mrs. Lizzie Hoselton Mrs. Pearl Thurlo and baby and Mrs. Frances Hoselton. Mrs. Mae Schrock led worship and discussed Overcoming Discouragement after reading Matthew six. The afternoon included a business session roll call and two lessons The Light Ray by Mrs. Nelle Williams and Preventive Religion by Mrs. Marie Woolf. Refreshments followed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Josie McArtor
Lizzie Hoselton
Pearl Thurlo
Baby
Frances Hoselton
Mae Schrock
Matthew
Nelle Williams
Marie Woolf
North Salem Quilting Club Meets for Rag Rag Day
The North Salem Quilting Club held its monthly meeting on June 27 with Opal Moore hosting an all day session to tear and tack rag rags. A noon dinner was served, and at 3 pm the business meeting opened with Love Lifted Me.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Salem Quilting Club
North Salem Quilters
Opal Moore
Gertrude
Irene
Versie
Iola
Ethel A
Kitty
Evelyn
Madaline
Edith
Almeda
Anna Belle
Ethel S
Opal
Bertha
Reba
Lyle
Agnes
Eldon Stone
Calvin
Marvin
Ervin
Lucille
Leoma Lambert
Wilma Browning
Reva Jennings
Joan Cordray
Junior Tucker
Gene
Basil Moore
Evelyn Cordray
Max Swisegood
Ethel Almond
Navy Plans July Enlistment Wave Across Multiple Bases
The Navy Department approves 4700 July enlistments with 1200 heading to Great Lakes for nine weeks of training and then to Pacific Coast and Hawaii. San Diego and Norfolk will train 1250 each, Newport 800, plus 200 colored men to Norfolk for support roles. Since Oct 1 1939 about 34,372 enlistments have been completed across five stations averaging 4300 monthly.
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Navy
Navy Department
Great Lakes
Ill
Pacific Coast
Hawaiian
San Diego
Cal
Norfolk
Newport
R.I
J. Carey Jones
Navy Recruiting Service States
U. S. Navy
Ten Boy Scouts Enjoy Camp in the Ozarks at Navajo Beach
Ten members of Troop 104 camped a week at Tate Brothers Navajo Beach on Lake of the Ozarks near Gravois Mills. Scoutmaster David Forbes led the group with additional family and friends visiting later in the week. The outing included a side trip to Bagwell Dam and a donation of fifteen dressed chickens for Sunday dinner.
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Boy Scouts
Browning
Tate Brothers
Trenton
Bagwell Dam
Claude Kenley
van Christy
B. H. Peterson
Ray Duane
Burton Carr
W. B. Arnold
Picnic at Moberly Park for Baptist Sunday School
The Baptist Sunday School enjoyed a village picnic at Moberly Park on Sunday June 30. A harvest of games slides and swimming followed a table setup with iced tea and a treat of ice cream and pop for the children led by Dorothy Drake and Marjorie Lay. The gathering included numerous families and individuals with Noel Lay celebrating a birthday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moberly Park
Baptist Sunday School
Moberly Nton
Dorothy Drake
Marjorie Lay
Lantz McCormick
George Elbert
Wm. DeVore
Raymond
Clay Dell
Leonard
Carl Drake
Nelson
Dorcas Harvey
Jas. Neel
Nona Clair
Nellie Stone
Lorene
Noel Lay
Nola Jeanne
Bonnie Zoe
Wayne Bagley
Bertie
Mira Lay
Leone Harris
Martin Guinn
Nadine Bartimus
Merilee Ware
Harlow Hill
Lillian White
Bobby Dean
Louise
Jackie
Kathleen
Kenneth
Darlene
Thelma Lee
Vaughan
Laverne Gender
Carolett Jacobs
Hurst
Verl Dell
Son
Stitch and Chatter Club Meets on Pleasant Muddy Day
Seventeen members and visitors gathered with Elizabeth Cox for quilting and embroidery. A contest by Mrs. Theodore Steele and Mrs. Jim Elliott was held. members planned to reconvene at Mrs. Alpha Christy’s in two weeks.
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Altho
Elizabeth Cox
Theodore Steele
Jim Elliott
Alpha Christy
General Purpose Club Holds June Meeting 1940
The General Purpose Club met June 27, 1940, with Mrs. H. N. Thurlo as hostess. A large crowd gathered before noon for a cafeteria style dinner. The day’s work featured embroidery.
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General Purpose Club
H. N. Thurlo
Rainy Club Meeting Quilting at Effie on Friday
Rain interrupted the club meeting with Effie on Friday June 14. Quilting progressed as members and visitors dined at noon. Twelve members attended along with several named visitors and many men and children. Next meeting set with Mrs Ox on June 27 with roll call and a pickle theme.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Effie
Nelson Britton
Norman Woodside
May Smith
John Tucker
Bernice Riley
Vera Newton
Mrs. Ox
Dinner guests at the Nickell home Sunday
Sunday dinner at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Earl Nickell drew a crowd of relatives and friends. Guests included Mr. and Mrs. Harry Rhodes with Ben and Frances Lou, Mr. and Mrs. Sam Gooch and daughters Gladys M. and Rosalee, Mr. and Mrs. Chester Schrock with sons H. D. Max and Jackie, Mr. and Mrs. Glenn Rhodes with Dickie, and Mr. and Mrs. W. R. Rhodes with daughter Sandra Ruth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Earl Nickell
Harry Rhodes
Ben
Frances Lou
Sam Gooch
Gladys M
Rosalee
Chester Schrock
H. D
Max
Jackie
Glenn Rhodes
Dickie
W. R. Rhodes
Sandra Ruth
Wanted Small Improved Farm Near Town
WANTED small improved farm. 40 or 80 acres. Close to town on rock road. Contact L. O. Carpenter, Browning, Missouri.
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Rock Road
L. O. Carpenter
Browning, Missouri
Oklahoma Visitors Tour New High School Auditorium
Mr and Mrs Nelson Pipes and their son from Tulsa Oklahoma visited their grandmother Mrs Ann Moore and Mrs B H Peterson after a fishing trip in Canada. He toured the new high school auditorium and addition and praised the building and grounds before returning home Sunday.
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Oklahoma
Nelson Pipes
Tulsa
Okla
Canada
Ann Moore
B. H. Peterson
H. F. Kille
Nelson
True Blue Club Meets With Mrs Omi Phillips
The True Blue Club met on June 12 with twelve members and one visitor. Activities included flag and flower decorations, two songs, prayers, and a contest won by Mrs Grookshanks and Mrs Bob Smith. A second meeting on June 26 featured fifteen members and seventeen visitors with psalm readings and a grab bag roll call.
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True Blue Club
Edgar Morris
Dev. C
Phillips
Grookshanks
Bob Smith
Willard Phillips
Elmer Smith
C. R. the True Blue Club
Shafter
Warren Gooch
School House
Miss Rosella Perry Marries Richard C Bauer in Ames
March 25 ceremony at the groom’s grandfather James E Marvin home. Rosella Perry of Ames Iowa becomes Mrs Bauer daughter of I W Perry Ames. Richard C Bauer of Browning Iowa and Seymour high school graduate now senior in geology at Iowa State College. They will reside in Ames during his remaining college years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rosella Perry
Richard C. Bauer
W. W. Marvin
Christian Church of
Vandalia
Missouri
James E Marvin
I. W. Perry
Ames
Iowa
Bauer
Richard
Browning
J. E. Marvin
Seymour High School
Seymour
Liera Bauer
Nevada
Iowa State College
Belter couple marks 65 years of marriage near Winigan
Mr and Mrs Harry Belter celebrated their 65th wedding anniversary on Thursday June 25 at their home near Winigan. All children except one daughter in Fort Morgan Colorado were present for a noon dinner hosted by the couple and their daughters. Other guests included Nova Beck Milan LaPlata Willis Bunch and family Shelby Buswell Head and children North Salem and Belzer family nearby.
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Harry. Belter
Near Winigan
Fort Morgan
Colorado
Nova Beck
Milan
Willis Bunch
Asa
Dean and Dick
LaPlata
Art Buswell
Chloe Head
Lorraine
Duane
Near Shelby
Frank Belzer
Betty
Billy
Harold
Jerry
Mary
Larry
North Salem
Ice Cream Supper in Shafter Hosted by True Blue Club
An ice cream supper will be held in Shafter on Wednesday night July 10. The True Blue Club sponsors the event and invites everyone to attend.
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Shafter
The
True Blue Club
High School Band Debuts New Caps At Free Main Street Concert
Local high school band members unveiled their new caps during a free concert on Main Street. They operated a refreshment concession on the athletic field and earned funds toward uniforms, with plans to complete the uniforms as funds become available.
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Main Street
High School Campus Promotes Pride as Community Center
The High School campus and athletic field are well kept with WPA improvements last year transforming five acres. Floodlights illuminate several nights weekly as softball games draw neighbors, making the campus a town showplace and community hub.
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BHS
Sunday Dinner Guests From Harl Family in Morning Sun Iowa
Entertained Sunday dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs. Edgar Harl and family of Morning Sun Iowa were Mr. and Mrs. Farris Bailey and children and Allen Belzer of Wapello Iowa Miss Ilene Belzer of North Salem Missouri and Leonard Harl of Winigan Missouri. Afternoon callers were Mr. and Mrs. Willard Bailey and son E J. Ween enjoyed home made ice cream in the afternoon.
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Edgar Harl
Morning Sun
Iowa
Farris Bailey
Allen Belzer
Wapello
Ilene Belzer
North Salem
Missouri
Leonard Harl
Winigan
Willard Bailey
E. J
Fight Against Chinch Bugs Gains Steam in Linneus
Chinch bug control effort escalates as Farm Bureau notes sixty barrels of chinch bug oil were taken for use by farmers. A government car arrived in Linneus at week’s start to aid the campaign and officials say the pests are small, with early hatchers visible and controllable when properly treated.
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Farm Bureau
Linneus
Farming method to trap chinch bugs in cornfields
Directions detail a line and post holes to trap chinch bugs and stop their spread into corn. Maintenance requires checking in heat, renewing bait, and cutting back corn and grass behind the line to prevent maturation and flight of the bugs. Glenn Tomlin lost 20 rows waiting for a demonstration before cutting and mowing.
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Glenn Tomlin
Honor Roll Names Add June Dues to Community List
Following is a list of good friends who added their names to the June honor roll with heartfelt gratitude. The names include Dr. E. P. Harvey Frank Neff Rev. W. M. Owen Rev. W. W. Marvin Miss Alean Woodworth R. W. Keithley C. E. Jacobs Jas. Elliott Mrs. Elbn Page Paul Gooch Noel Bennett Verl Dell Glenn Rhodes W. J. VanHorn W. F. Peters Mrs. Noble Roe Lloyd E. Bowyer Mrs. J. W. Riedel by Mrs. Hinda Rush Mrs. Marie Head Geo. Walker David Sensenich Albert Maggart P. P. Kollasch Mrs. Clarence Blackman Mrs. May Neely and Ben Slater.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. P. Harvey
Frank Neff
W. M. Owen
W. W. Marvin
Alean Woodworth
R. W. Keithley
C. E. Jacobs
Jas. Elliott
Elbn Page
Paul Gooch
Noel Bennett
Verl Dell
Glenn Rhodes
W. J. VanHorn
Slats Diary Lays Out Simple Week At Home
The diary recounts daily scenes with family members and neighbors as Slats notes political leanings at breakfast and jokes about the Republican convention. He describes July Fourth anticipation, family tales from Grammas, wartime self training with Jake and Blisters, and a life insurance dispute involving a color lady.
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Brekfast
Wilky
Grammas_ yestery p. m
Jake
Noosepaper
Langwidge
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W.T. Cordray
the Baptist Church
Mickey
Womens Bible
BOY
Ozarks
V. B. Arnold
Ing
Rolla Baugher
Roy Crowdis
Glenn Wright
Marvin Barrows
Bill Barrows
Neva Smith
Gloria
Roy Mathews
Paul Warren
Elizabeth Ruth
Carl Brassfield
Janie K
Shirley
W. A. Watson
Leona
Ruth
Vivian Fisher
Ray Johnson
Stitch and Chatter Club
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