Don Brookshier Dies at 26 in Missouri
Don Brookshier died July 11 1939 at his home south of Milan Missouri aged 26 years 7 months 13 days He was born November 24 1912 near Tyron Oklahoma He leaves wife Ruth Owens and son Don Louie Brookshier along with parents siblings and extended family Funeral at White Oak Church near Milan conducted by Schoene Brog with Rev C L Rowland and interment at White Oak cemetery
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Don Truman Brookshier
Tyron
Oklahoma
Milan
Missouri
Guy Brookshier
Don Louie Brookshier
Cushing
Leona Jennings
Cora
Alta Stufflebean
Shelby
Norene
John Pratt
Fern Dodd
Nell Maxey
Leafier
Sylvia Shepherd
Luther
Glen
Carl Brookshier
Kansas City
Ruth Owens
White Oak Church
White Oak
Schoene Brog
C. L. Rowland
Card of Thanks for Kindness After Loss
We thank friends for kindness and sympathy shown during the death and burial of our loved one. Mr. and Mrs. Guy Brookshier and family.
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Guy Brookshier
Luther Rauer to Receive 60 Hour Certificate
Luther Rauer son of Mr and Mrs John Rauer of New Boston will receive a 60 hour certificate on August 4 at the 71st annual Summer Convocation at Northeast Missouri State Teachers College in Kirksville Missouri.
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Luther Rauer
John Rauer
New Boston
Northeast Missouri State Teachers College
Kirksville
Missouri
Highway Department Finds Castor Oil Replaces Tung Oil
Faced with tung oil shortages from China during wartime, Missouri Highway Department workers researched substitutes and developed a castor oil replacement for white road paint. This innovation aimed to sustain winter and marking needs as tar paint remains in use for concrete surfaces.
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Highway Department
Jefferson City
China
State engineers eye caster oil to ease child fears
The state engineers may use large quantities of caster oil to remove a major worry for Missouri children. If the experiment proves valuable, caster oil could save the state many dollars.
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Missouri
Social Evening at Norfolk Home Hosts July Guests
Eugene Hood entertained Monday evening at Rev. and Mrs. Norfolk’s home for July visitors from St. Louis. Guests included Joan Carter, Joyce Crowdis, Anita Fay Garrett, Donald Lee, Beverly Ann Stovall, Eldon Bohannon, and Charles Vincent.
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Eugene Hood
Mrs. Norfolk
St. Louis
Joan Carter
Joyce Crowdis
Anita Fay Garrett
Donald Lee
Beverly Ann Stovall
Eldon Bohannon
Charles Vincent
Missouri State Special Heads to New York World's Fair
Gov. Lloyd C. Stark invites Missourians to join the Missouri State Special on August 5 from Kansas City with stops in Jefferson City and St. Louis. The tour includes a three day New York Fair visit highlighted by Missouri Day on August 10 and a return via Niagara Falls and Detroit with plans for stops at Jamestown Yorktown and Williamsburg along the eastern route. Col. Claude C. Bary chairs the effort with inquiries directed to his Jefferson City office.
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Missouri
Lloyd C. Stark
Stark
Kansas City
Jefferson City
St. Louis
Washington, D. C
Norfolk
Jamestown
Yorktown
Williamsburg
Niagara Falls
Detriot
Claude C. Bary
Missouri State Highway Commission
Get Acquainted Club Meeting Notes and Winners
The Get Acquainted Club met with Mrs. John Jones on July 5. Eight members five visitors and nine children attended. The group quilted and shared poems or songs during roll call. Contest winners were Gracie Foster Bessie Head and Coy Jones. Refreshments included fruit salad and cookies. Visitors included Inez Whitaker Dollie Foster Georgia Jones Laddie Dodson and Fred Bozwell. Little folks listed Coral Lee Dodson Helen Jimmie Brinkley Bonnie Bernice Eugene Foster Ronald and Donald Jones. Members named Lottie Dodson Susie Bozwell Bessie Head Hazel Dodson Elma Brinkley Gracie Foster Mary Alice Bozwell and officers. Next meeting announced with Mrs Vernice Foster to elect new memos.
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John Jones
Inez Whitaker
Dollie Foster
Gracie Foster
Bessie Head
Coy Jones
Georgia Jones
Laddie Dodson
Fred Bozwell
Coral Lee Dodson
Helen
Jimmie Brinkley
Bonnie
Bernice
Eugene Foster
Ronald
Donald Jones
Lottie Dodson
Susie Bozwell
Hazel Dodson
Elma Brinkley
Mary Alice Bozwell
Hazel Jones
Vernice Foster
C, R
Mrs. C Hubbard Passes After Long Illness
Mary Elizabeth Hubbard age 84 died July 7 at her daughter’s Oklahoma City home after heart and kidney trouble. Born May 22, 1855 near Cora Missouri she lived in several towns before settling in Oklahoma. Survived by son Elmer Hubbard daughter Mrs E P Riley nine grandchildren eighteen great grandchildren. Funeral July 8 at Hinton Methodist Church. Burial in Hinton cemetery beside husband C C Hubbard.
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Mary Elizabeth, Hubbard
Blanchard
Oklahoma
E. P. Riley
Glen Ellyn Place
Oklahoma City
James A
Big A
Janie Knifong Pipes
Cora
Missouri
Jesse Knifong
Wash Pipes
John W. Pipes
Pleasant Grove
C. C. Hubbard
Walnut Grove
Bundridge
Browning
Winigan
el Reno
Wheat Belt
Hinton
Scott
Cotton Belt
Hubbard
Elmer Hubbard
Passing of Mrs Bundridge Near Cora
Mrs Joe Bundridge of near Cora died Monday morning at 8 in Savannah hospital. Funeral services were held at Mt Zion near Milan Wednesday at 1. She is survived by her husband two daughters Mrs Fred Lumsden and Mrs Albert Seaman her aged mother Mrs N B Arnold and many other relatives
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Joe Bundridge
Cora
Savannah
Mt. Zion
Milan
Bundridge
Fred Lumsden
Albert Seaman
N. B. Arnold
City
Home From Hospital Kirksville Couples Reunite
Clarence and Dwight Sheen visited Kirksville Thursday to bring Dwight's wife home from the hospital after a three week stay.
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Clarence
Dwight Sheen
Kirksville
Sunday Guests and Local Visits Noted in Chillicothe
Sunday visitors included Mr. and Mrs. Estel Riddle and their daughter from Chillicothe staying with Bertha Riddle. Also visiting were Mr. and Mrs. John Gooch and their children and Mr. and Mrs. Herald Lambert with their son.
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Estel Riddle
Chillicothe
Bertha Riddle
John Gooch
Herald Lambert
Farm Program on Radio Official Timely Information
A farm information radio program promises timely data for growers and ranchers. It airs scheduled segments with expert guests, market updates, weather outlooks, and household tips to aid daily farm decisions.
Missouri 4-H Round-Up Set for August at State College
The Missouri 4-H Round-Up for 27 000 farm boys and girls runs August 14 to 18 at the Missouri College of Agriculture. T. T. Martin says the meeting is the year’s high point with demonstrations and judging contests. J. W. Ch. notes the event offers cross-state exchange of ideas and prepares youths for national and state honors.
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Missouri
Missouri College of Aasea Agong
T. T. Martin
J. W. Ch
Agricultural Extension Service
Gasenes Tees
Miss Catherine Woolf Receives 60 Hour Certificate
Miss Catherine Woolf daughter of Miss Marie Woolf will receive her 60 hour certificate at the 71st Annual Summer Convocation Northeast Missouri State Teachers College Kirksville Missouri on August 4.
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Catherine Woolf
Marie Woolf
Northeast Missouri State Teachers College
Kirksville
Missouri
North Salem Quilting Club Holds All Day Meeting
The North Salem Quilting Club met July 13 with Edith Browning presiding by song. Fourteen members attended along with seven visitors and eleven men and nine children not all of whom could attend due to haying and threshing. A club carnival was tentatively planned with a later date to be announced.
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North Salem
Edith Browning
Edith
Evelyn Cordray
Bertha Lambert
Gertrude Lambert
Mary Lambert
Evelyn Longwell
Kitty Longwell
Iola
Lela
Verna Pearler
Helen
Goldie Swisegood
Madaline Tucker
Flossie Wyatt
Edna
Mabel Lambert
Bonnie and Vergie Cordray
Betty Norris
Lorene Pearler
Lizzie Lambert
Inember
Picnic Birthday Dinner at Simpson's Park
A group from the Baptist church traveled to Chillicothe for a birthday dinner in Simpson's Park honoring George Elbert Kollasch. Attendees included Edgar Carter Gene and Eva Doris Drake Nelson Lay Nola Jean Bonnie Zoe and many others. The day featured ice water shade trees a birthday cake and a pool outing. George Elbert attends Chillicothe Business College and valued the honor shown.
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The
Baptist Church
Chillicothe
Simpson's Park
Edgar Carter
Gene
Eva Doris
Carl Drake
Nelson
Noel Lay
Nola Jean
Bonnie Zoe
C. L. McCormick
H. C. Bailey
J. N. Neet
B. H. Peterson
Ray
George Elbert
Chillicothe Business College
Lambert Baby Girl Born In Chillicothe
Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Lambert announce the birth of a 9 pound baby girl born Sunday July 16. Attending physician was Dr. E G Fuhrman of Chillicothe assisted by Virginia Fuhrman.
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Alfred Lambert
E. G. Fuhrman
Chillicothe
Virginia Fuhrman
Power costs rise while wages lag under electricity demand
A 1920s column argues electric power offers more value for the dollar as living standards rise and productivity improves. It contrasts taxed, regulated private energy with public deficits and notes electricity buys far more in energy today than in 1913, supporting higher wages and less drudgery.
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Power Trust
U. S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
McCollum Reunion Set for Browning Park
The McCollum Reunion will be held at Browning Park on Sunday July 23 1939. Everyone is welcome and asked to bring well filled baskets.
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McCollum
Browning Park
On Vacation Of Mr and Mrs Jimmie Rudloff
Mr and Mrs Jimmie Rudloff left Sunday for their annual vacation. They plan to visit her brother Ovid Atkins and family at Elgin Illinois, his relatives in MoKane Missouri, and other relatives along the trip.
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Jimmie Rudloff
Ovid Atkins
Elgin, DL
Rudloff
Mokane
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Don Brookshier
Mrs. C. Hubbard
Methodist Church
Oklo
KMBC
Jesse W. Bunch
Sullivan County Agriculural Conservation Association
Simpson’s Park
George E. Kollasch
Jane
Elsy
Jake
USA
Ant Emmy
Darkey
Darkey Witch Has Got Sevral
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